The R3V Bicycle Thread

[quikveedb2]

Have you guys seen this thing?!

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...SethHigbee.htm

it's a shame to take such a nice cruiser (internally geared 3spd!) and do that with it. start with a junk bike if you're just gonna strip a bunch of parts off. he probably could have sold that and paid for the parts he needed to do a fixed conversion on a crappier bike. it is pretty sexy, though.

also, cutting that brake arch probably caused some loss of rigidity.

i do like the twisted spoke wheels.

[scabzzzz]

it's a shame to take such a nice cruiser (internally geared 3spd!) and do that with it. start with a junk bike if you're just gonna strip a bunch of parts off. he probably could have sold that and paid for the parts he needed to do a fixed conversion on a crappier bike. it is pretty sexy, though.

also, cutting that brake arch probably caused some loss of rigidity.

i do like the twisted spoke wheels.

I would totally rock that bike.

[scabzzzz]

When did i say it was a bad deal or that it wasnt worth it? I said that if I PERSONALLY was going to spend 300 dollars on a windsor i was going to get components with it. I know the cost breakdown. I know what your fork costs and thats great for you man. Congrats. The addition of your gangster carbon fork with out the components isnt worth it for ME.

Sorry you took that so badly.

I was jk by the way.
Forgot the smiley

[So Live]

it's a shame to take such a nice cruiser (internally geared 3spd!) and do that with it. start with a junk bike if you're just gonna strip a bunch of parts off. he probably could have sold that and paid for the parts he needed to do a fixed conversion on a crappier bike. it is pretty sexy, though.

also, cutting that brake arch probably caused some loss of rigidity.

i do like the twisted spoke wheels.

I was thinking the same thing dude. I dont know how i feel about the twisted spokes though. And why would you just flip the drop outs instead of brazing in some fork ends?



Hahaha, your an ass scabzzz. Glad i didnt go as in depth as i was planning on. Its been a long week... Web sarcasm doesnt work with out the smileys

[scabzzzz]

Hahaha, your an ass scabzzz. Glad i didnt go as in depth as i was planning on. Its been a long week... Web sarcasm doesnt work with out the smileys

I would gladly take it in the barnhole to make it up to you.

[FredK]

This is what happens when hello kitty explodes within inches of your bike.

:rofl:

[DEV0 E30]

Dallas, October 1913. "Messenger boy in the heart of the Reservation (Red Light). Prostitutes run back and forth. Business beginning at mid-day. I saw messenger boys and delivery boys for drug stores from 15 years upward. Some still younger told me that they go there. This was in spite of a strong agitation being waged to close up the resorts." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Dallas, October 1913. "Messenger boy in the heart of the Reservation (Red Light). Prostitutes run back and forth. Business beginning at mid-day. I saw messenger boys and delivery boys for drug stores from 15 years upward. Some still younger told me that they go there. This was in spite of a strong agitation being waged to close up the resorts." no-Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.

Fixed.

[kronus]

Here is the photo. It will appear in this thread once you go to that link.

I only see one messenger boy and one prostitute in that photo, but his handlebars are HUGE.

[DEV0 E30]

http://www.shorpy.com/node/4571?size=_original

Damn. Beat to it. I should have realized a site where you can buy prints would protect their images.

[FredK]

uggghhh. She is showing ankle in that pic. BRB gtg fap.

[quikveedb2]

holy crap look at those fucking bars!

[So Live]

Damn, we should all make our rides a little more retro and rock bars like that.

[red]

Ok, so I've decided to I want a flip flop hub; single speed one side and fixie on the other, so I can ease into the whole fixie frenzy. I have a quick release wheel, so it shouldn't be too hard to flip it around. (I don't think its that hard to flip around regardless)

Where can I find such a thing?

and is there any cool bike forums you guys read? I'm more of a lurker than a poster.

By the signup process, I'm not sure SFFIXED is exactly welcoming unless you fit their standards or w/e. So I dunno if I should try to sign up if I don't have a fixie yet.

[T3rd Ferguson]

i've never seen a quick release flip flop hub, but i would probably change your wheel set to a hub that's not quick release... i dunno about your city, but every bike with quick release here gets their wheels stolen.

Wheelsets aren't expensive, you could probably just buy a rear if you really wanted.