Bicyclettes

[mlproject]

i'm in on the toshi buy. when does money have to be in by? i'll probably buy 2 pairs.

[prufrock]

no idea. its going to take a while for this to get organized. the guys on BF like the bicker at each other.

[mlproject]

aka its probably not going to happen

[knucks]

^lol ya, exactly. I'm out as I can barely adjust my single strap.

Ugh, I think my cog isn't on tight enough..something slipped when I was breaking today. I thought it could have been the chain but there isn't much play..i guess I will rotafix it later tonight and re-tighten the cog..

[VuONG]

^lol ya, exactly. I'm out as I can barely adjust my single strap.

Ugh, I think my cog isn't on tight enough..something slipped when I was breaking today. I thought it could have been the chain but there isn't much play..i guess I will rotafix it later tonight and re-tighten the cog..

yea its the cog, try to put some grease on it and then rotxfix it and then retighen the lockring

[knucks]

lol I called 4 bike shops in my area and none have ANY chainrings. hahah wtff

[mlproject]

nowhere usually does in smaller cities. you have to get them to order them out of QBP. bigger shops will place an order every week, so you'll end up with your stuff pretty fast.

[knucks]

Yeah but i figured that Ann Arbor, being quite bicycle friendly, would cater for that..guess not!

I guess Imma wait on my paycheck and probably get the TA's in a 49..run 49x18 holla

[Minibigben]

I ride a Bianchi, but I hate Pista's. Every hipster and their mom have a chrome pista. In general modern Bianchi isnt that impressive.

They serve their purpose well, a first bike. I got mine when I knew absolutely nothing about bikes, didn't want to spend that much money because I wasn't sure if I would get into it. I definitely did, and now looking to upgrade, but don't regret my purchase at all.

And we've already been over this, "hipsters" and their moms ride black IROs with white deep-Vs. What do you ride?

[aydo1]

lol i was a noob when i built my set of deep-vs up. you just have to be patient, dont get frustrated and start torque the shit out of the nipples.

aydo: when you say overdrive, are you talking about the anime? man, i havent seen any fansubbed episodes past 11. if not, damn im a fucking nerd.

yeah i was talking bout the anime haha.. and doh, havent seen past 11 either...

i wish i took some japanese classes. french did nothing for me :[

well maybe cuz all i did was play with my techdeck during class haha.. owell..

wish i knew about the toshi deal earlier, but since it seems unlikely i guess i'm glad i picked up some doublestraps. the soma ones, but still double.

oooh comfy...

[greentalks43]

They serve their purpose well, a first bike. I got mine when I knew absolutely nothing about bikes, didn't want to spend that much money because I wasn't sure if I would get into it. I definitely did, and now looking to upgrade, but don't regret my purchase at all.

And we've already been over this, "hipsters" and their moms ride black IROs with white deep-Vs. What do you ride?

1987 Bianchi Brava fixed gear conversion thats been extensively modified.

[knucks]

Needs a better seat + straps..

What brake lever is that?

[braydendevito]

Needs a better seat + straps..

What brake lever is that?

amazing break

[VuONG]

1987 Bianchi Brava fixed gear conversion thats been extensively modified.

nice death platforms.

Beauitful brake lever. haha wat is it?

[stillthehorror]

wish i knew about the toshi deal earlier, but since it seems unlikely i guess i'm glad i picked up some doublestraps. the soma ones, but still double.

you should jump on the toshi buy, anyway.

you're going to be replacing those soma's reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllll soon.

[mlproject]

word is those soma's suck.

looks like the toshi buy is coming together quite quickly. just shy of 25 people, so they will be $75 or less. get up on BF to get on the order.

[greentalks43]

Needs a better seat + straps..

What brake lever is that?

I picked up a new seat this weekend. I am testing a Motobecane ti rail racing seat right now, its substantially lighter and more comfortable overall.

I also picked up MKS GR-9 pedals, MKS steel toe clips and SOMA leather straps. Like people say, SOMA leather straps are terrible. Once I get the money I am upgrading to better straps.

The brake lever is some OEM lever I picked up at this shop in Oakland. I have a spare that I can let go of for $10+shipping. Ive picked up a new front brake, dual pivot Shimano 105. Overall I think I got a solid ride.

[aydo1]

yay. joined bf and found the group toshi thread, i hope it gets to 75 :\

[prufrock]

im just dreading the day when i have to pull the toshis through my mks sylans. AHHHHH!

[sycamore no more]

You guys suck, why wait for every poor ass kid to give 75$ bucks + tax + shipping so you can get Toshi straps for 10$ cheaper?

[/sarcasm]Nice breaks.[/sarcasm]

[prufrock]

how much are toshis at freewheel?

oh, sycamore: i fucking hate you and your bike. that shit is raw.

jellysickle.

[prufrock]

10 bucks cheaper is 10 bucks more in my pocket! we aint ballin like you sycamore. =P

[hipset]

[prufrock]

thats hot.

did the pista concept ever come with a threaded headset?

[VuONG]

haha wtheck? haha thats like hot... haha dude... haah is that your gf?

[aydo1]

married? haha

[Icicle Cubicle]

I picked up a new seat this weekend. I am testing a Motobecane ti rail racing seat right now, its substantially lighter and more comfortable overall.

I also picked up MKS GR-9 pedals, MKS steel toe clips and SOMA leather straps. Like people say, SOMA leather straps are terrible. Once I get the money I am upgrading to better straps.

The brake lever is some OEM lever I picked up at this shop in Oakland. I have a spare that I can let go of for $10+shipping. Ive picked up a new front brake, dual pivot Shimano 105. Overall I think I got a solid ride.

hope you dont plan on rocking double straps with that gr-9. thats a no-go for fit. singles only.

[sygyzy]

Finally finished my bike. Thanks for everyone's help, especially mlproject

[Icicle Cubicle]

^ interesting (in a good way)

[knucks]

I hate Soma's decals..they look so cheap.

Nice bike otherwise.