Bicyclettes

[siq tribal brah]

Electra's are definitely nice bikes, my shop just started carrying them and they are very popular right now. they are a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for. they also make cruisers with 3+ gears which is really cool as well as the Amsterdam bikes with working lights. such a cool company if you're into cruisers.

[Kitsune]

Most of the discussion here is about fixed gears . . . but I'm thinking about getting a cruiser as a second bike. Does anybody know anything about these? I was looking an Electra Coaster 1, but have no idea. Lots of websites have the exact same set of bikes for less than $200. The Electra has Shimano components and an aluminum frame. I'm gonna drive to a LBS today or tomorrow and see what they have. I like these aluminum "Kroozie" cup holders you can get.

These things are heavy as fuck, trust. We have a couple of those at Bicycles West (My work) and they're pretty much tanks. Coaster brake, medium tread tires, platform pedals, fatty ass seats, and handlebars that spread your chest out.

Word if they float your boat though

[salty_road]

pretty much stock except for the continental back tire, the quil stem, and the mks clips. I had the bars flipped and chopped when i had the stem installed. I'm not the biggest fan of the stems aesthetic. What do you guys think? I was thinking that sometime in the future i'd try and get a cinelli stem and some riser bars, that is if i ever decide to go brakeless.

[aydo1]

hehe one of my soma toeclips broke... before my soma doubles...

still going strong xD

[offmybiscuits]

me black betty

[m1sterko]

after a hard day of riding... my tail bone area started hurting really bad.. .it hurt to sit down and such.

was it because my bike (it was my friends) was not for my size?

anyone ever have similar problems?

[murdered out]

salty road, that quill stem is beyond ugly...a nitto jaguar would be nice instead.

[salty_road]

salty road, that quill stem is beyond ugly...a nitto jaguar would be nice instead.

Is there any way that I can tell what certain measurement or kind of stem will fit? When I went to the shop and asked for a stem the guy told me that the only stem he could find with that short of a body to be raised up was this one. I thought I'd need my stem to be raised higher when really I just needed the top tube length of it to be shorter so i could be closer to the bars.

[chingon]

superconfessional:

I had a dream (nightmare) last night that I moved to san francisco and the first day someone stole my bike. I recovered my bike, nd I wasn't too bummed, until I realized they had drilled my fork. in my dream I actually threw my head back and screamed: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

[highfructosecorn]

me black betty

beautiful! aero wheel is a nice touch.

[party pooped]

A better photo of my bike at work...

[xxandyarmada]

What's the point of riding a Spinergy on the street, when it's practically inevitable that it's going to explode.

Oh silly me, it's "aero". Liek you can feel a difference.

[bones.]

What's the point of riding a tarck bike on the street?

fixed*

(no pun intended, lol)

[zelah]

Tarck?

Mercier 50cm

Nitto 100mm Gold Jaguar, Nitto 2500AA Purple Flat Bars, Red Oury Grips

Stock Mercier Fork, Shimano 105 headset

Bianchi XL Levitation 16h rim, Bianchi carbon fiber hub, spoke beads

32h Open Pro laced to a fixed/fixed Surly hub, spoke cards

Stronglight 170 crank arms and bottom bracket

Thomson Elite, Turbo

MKS sylvans, MKS clips, 2 sets of Christophe vinyl straps

46t 1/8" red Sugino chainring, 17t 1/8th Surly cog

www.tarckbike.com fuck what you heard

[Wolves]

wow that shit is colorful.

[keagan]

stupidest shit i've seen in a while. not even remotely humorous.

[chingon]

stupidest shit i've seen in a while. not even remotely humorous.

it's also some wannabe shit. I wish I could find the pic of the kerin frame, I think it was a bridgestone, that had the three pads on it like three years ago.

[zelah]

you're looking for shants, i'm not claiming 3 pads as my own, i'm claiming it as tarck

http://velospace.org/node/251

[drivel]

look good on roof of vw harlequin

[salty_road]

Is there any way that I can tell what certain measurement or kind of stem will fit? When I went to the shop and asked for a stem the guy told me that the only stem he could find with that short of a body to be raised up was this one. I thought I'd need my stem to be raised higher when really I just needed the top tube length of it to be shorter so i could be closer to the bars.

:/..................

I want a stem that will work well with riser bars just incase. Any reccomendations?

[Wolves]

I'll take that seatpost if you throw in the pista for free (:

[dino might]

superbikeconfessional: just got back from a roughly 19 mile ride. being a little drunk, wide awake, and bored (since no one else is awake at 430am) leads to weird shit apparently, and exercise. jokes aside, most likely the most exercise ive gotten in the past 6 mon. at least. took me about an hour and a half, to a friends house and back. i feel accomplished.

*edit- how much/often does one typically have to ride before his ass bones stop hurting?

[hysteric]

is it possible/safe to lace a 32 hole hub to a 24 hole rim?

[jewbagel]

Whats the best bike shop for fixed gears in Seattle?

Thanks.

[highfructosecorn]

*edit- how much/often does one typically have to ride before his ass bones stop hurting?

not much if you have a good saddle and its positioned properly...

if lucky i get maybe one good ride a week now and have never had a problem even on spontaneous longer rides.

[vee_dub]

look good on roof of vw harlequin

GOoooo DUBBBBBBERRR

[chingon]

*edit- how much/often does one typically have to ride before his ass bones stop hurting?

uh, three years, until I got a regal.

[the Repeater]

is it possible/safe to lace a 32 hole hub to a 24 hole rim?

While I wouldn't do it with -every- hub, for all intents and purposes, it is doable. It will look sorta stupid though, with every fourth hole open.

[dino might]

not much if you have a good saddle and its positioned properly...

if lucky i get maybe one good ride a week now and have never had a problem even on spontaneous longer rides.

uh, three years, until I got a regal.

thanks, elaborate on regal? my gooch is sore as hell

[fix.]

thanks, elaborate on regal? my gooch is sore as hell

a regal is a saddle san marco makes.