New Crust just dropped.
Hard rubbish gaspipe MTB, all the shifty bits stripped off, 2-speed rear coaster wheel, front wheel with redundant disc. Big apples.
Off to the beach shack, think this is bike #5.
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That looks fun as hell
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Finished the build on the dumpster 1k for a friend with a stiff back. Wish this thing were my size, so smooth. The only hitch was a broken rear axle and having to deal with canti brakes.
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I had the next touring bike down in the miyata line up BITD. 600 maybe? It was very smooth but maybe a little too smooth for my weight, I could almost shift the front just by climbing out of the saddle.
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Did you switch to 700c? Ash had like a 48cm version of that bike that came with 27” wheels and I could never make the cantis work with 700. I actually built a set of 27” wheels for it lol.
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My most recent stupid build. Might put swoopy bars on it for around town use. I had almost all the parts to build in my bin. 45T Alfine ring/Absolute Black 18t cog and a Rohloff tensioner. Force cranks/shitty bmx pedals. 24mm Vittoria Open Corsa SR on Kysrium Yksion wheels, raceblade long fenders, Terrible zero gravity calipers laced to some trp levers. 3T cockpit.
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Love it. Needs a Wald.
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Needs a magic gear! There was a warrantied R5ca that had a busted pusher hanger I built up SS with a magic gear. Weighed like 12lbs. Only got to ride it a couple times. My boss assumed it was actually mine and put it with my other junk for HR to give me and I regret not playing along.
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It came equipped with 700c, which was the spec for this year (1985), although looks like these were not the stock wheels if the catalogue is to be trusted.
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Rode this thing for the first time in like ten months. I’m gonna hybridize it so I actually ride the thing.
It’s still a real nice riding bike.
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worth doing. i had a lot of fun when mine was a hybrid but i ultimately liked it better as a curly bar bike. somehow it felt more rowdy with drops- not sure how that works but here i am
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I’m in denver for two days and getting around on this thing that I left in my dad’s basement. It feels like the bike version of a Colorado native sticker, but hopefully cooler.
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rip lemmy
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Had the ‘pieced together from co op and parts bin’ look to it. I dig it.
The looptail rear end is doing it for me
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That bike fucking rules. Needs a Clydesdale.
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This was the right decision. I’m gonna put a thousand miles on this bike this summer.
11 speed friction shifting rules!
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that escalated quickly.
i want to try this 11 friction
seems precise
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Dang dude, getting shit done
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