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shennong posted:

Impper posted:

shennong posted:

Impper posted:
i dont actually ride a fuji feather but i thot it'd be funny to say i do. i almost bought one also

how much do they go for anyway

it was actually a really great deal, the guy had put in like $800 of upgrades (yea i kno thats worthless basically but still) and wanted 350 or 400 or something. i don't remember the price exactly, just that it was a steal, and i underbid him by 150 or so just to be a dick when he was selling it cheap in the first place lmao. but then i told him i'd pay what he's asking but he was still pissed about my first thing and he sold it to someone else

$800? he put a new wheelset on it or sth? anyway 350-400 seems alright, fuji makes nice frames and i wish i could work on them more. the only guy i knew with a fuji track bike got his jacked about 2 months after he bought it so i never got a chance to get it in the stand

iirc a really nice chain, installed the brake, wheels, and something else. also some shitty decals lmao, and a brooks saddle i think

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brooks saddles suck
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idk much about bikes but im in the market for a new one. what do u think of this bro

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2926027826.html
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yeah but the stuff im getting in la is like 80% pure and the stuff in london can be like 20% or less. i'[m happy ok. im happy
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im sure its not pure but coke never is, its really nice stuff though, the dealer is this dopey frat boy with a bunch of mexican contacts

is like 90% of cocaine in the US still cut with levamisole



oh i didnt notice that this was a question. i have no idea im not a chemist i just gank the stuff up my nose ( )holes

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Impper posted:
idk much about bikes but im in the market for a new one. what do u think of this bro

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2926027826.html



$425 is way too much for a mystery frame. if you have a lot of time it might be worth having a look at it but my guess is it's a hi-tensile steel frame that's spraypainted white, all the value is in the wheelset. can't tell what's going on with the crank either. dunno what the market is like in chicago but i'd hold out for sth better

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ok it was just the first one i saw and it looked interesting. ya ur rite... ill post some more links in a bit
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deadken posted:

shennong posted:

deadken posted:
im sure its not pure but coke never is, its really nice stuff though, the dealer is this dopey frat boy with a bunch of mexican contacts

is like 90% of cocaine in the US still cut with levamisole

oh i didnt notice that this was a question. i have no idea im not a chemist i just gank the stuff up my nose ( )holes



you may have seen this stuff but if not it's worth looking at, particularly if you feel ill after using

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-mystery-of-the-tainted-cocaine/Content?oid=4683741

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hahaha check this one out. http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/bik/2937108148.html
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this 1 looks kewl too
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2937007146.html
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2936734250.html

also this one. i'd be bugging my bike expert friends but both of em are sick of me
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how big are you, impper?
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i fit a ~56 cm frame. 5'11 weigh about 170 atm
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lol this is actually a nice bike despite looking like a clowncar



http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2935214450.html

it looks like chicago is pretty expensive generally, theres a lot of old road bikes on here for like $200-300 that are worth $50-100
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Impper posted:
i fit a ~56 cm frame. 5'11 weigh about 170 atm



yeah i think that motobecane would be a bit small on you. the chicago ultimate fixie isnt really my style and im not sure why the guy thinks that no fixies have 27" wheels but $200 sounds about right for what it is. id probably change the bars and put some drops on tho

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hahahaha that thing looks ridiculous. for reference i've got a geared bike and i hate it becuz its heavy & i hate switching gears
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yeah geared bikes are significantly more work maitenance wise as well, theres a lot to be said for single speeds in flat cities. depending on what your current setup is you may be able to convert to single relatively straightforwardly if you like the frame, crank, etc
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DAMMIT I JUST REALLY WANT A FUJI FEATHER.

i spotted a fuji feather once at the western blue line stop and i was like seconds from calling my friend who has a truck and bike stealin gear to gank that thing then some dude came by and unlocked it, and we talked about it for a minute hahaha
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shennong posted:
yeah geared bikes are significantly more work maitenance wise as well, theres a lot to be said for single speeds in flat cities. depending on what your current setup is you may be able to convert to single relatively straightforwardly if you like the frame, crank, etc

naw the frame is soooo heavy and my friends' fixed frames, even the heaviest ones, are like dreams compared to the pos i got. theres a lot more things i hate about it too... only thing i like about it is that when i shift into that third gear i can really dust clowns on their fixeds lol. sometimes i'll be cruisin along and some dickhole will pass by me, 30 seconds later i fly past him!! HAHA WHO WINS NOW

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deadken posted:
la is apparently the densest city in the country and i have literally no idea how that can be true



lol where did you hear that

pretty sure it's Macau or Hong Kong or something

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like a bullet! ON A SHIFTIE BIKE
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Australia (and maybe NZ) is the only country in the world to make it compulsory to wear a helmet riding a bike, is that not the most idiotic shit you've ever heard.

fuck helmets they look gay as hell
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Impper posted:
naw the frame is soooo heavy and my friends' fixed frames, even the heaviest ones, are like dreams compared to the pos i got. theres a lot more things i hate about it too... only thing i like about it is that when i shift into that third gear i can really dust clowns on their fixeds lol. sometimes i'll be cruisin along and some dickhole will pass by me, 30 seconds later i fly past him!! HAHA WHO WINS NOW



is it a steel frame? if you can find an older jap road or touring bike, a lot of them use tange double butted steel and its light as fuck, the centurion frame i have is like that. keep an eye out for tange & columbus frames. a lot of fixed gears these days are unbutted 4130 cromoly and you can often find vintage frames that are lighter

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Impper posted:
brooks saddles suck



wrong.

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ok ill try. the thing is i dont really know shit about bikes and cant remember anything so i always rely on showing a link to someone and them saying yes or not
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Ironicwarcriminal posted:
Australia (and maybe NZ) is the only country in the world to make it compulsory to wear a helmet riding a bike, is that not the most idiotic shit you've ever heard.

fuck helmets they look gay as hell

i think you are supposed to here in ontario too

and i had a friend who saved his life because he was wearing one lol

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Impper posted:
ok ill try. the thing is i dont really know shit about bikes and cant remember anything so i always rely on showing a link to someone and them saying yes or not



if you find something that fits you and feels solid for under $300 i wouldn't worry too much about pulling the trigger on it if you're not strapped for cash. if you have a lot of friends with fixies it's a good bet one of them is a mechanic and can give you a hand building one up which could save you a few bucks

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Ironicwarcriminal posted:

deadken posted:
la is apparently the densest city in the country and i have literally no idea how that can be true

lol where did you hear that

pretty sure it's Macau or Hong Kong or something



the country yo. the country

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20261868/l-area-is-still-densest-population

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what do u think of this for 4 hundo shennong

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/bik/2926411251.html
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dude on the right's knee rises to become his cocknballs, and the dude on the left's ass became his knee. thats awesome.

edit holy shit im late
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deadken posted:

Ironicwarcriminal posted:

deadken posted:
la is apparently the densest city in the country and i have literally no idea how that can be true

lol where did you hear that

pretty sure it's Macau or Hong Kong or something

the country yo. the country

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20261868/l-area-is-still-densest-population




Oh whoops misread.

Yeah it makes sense if you’re talking about total metro areas and such. NYC itself is obviously hyper dense but all the suburban stuff in Long Island or northern New Jersey or Connecticut is interrupted by woodland and big estates and little old towns separated by farmland. Whereas LA is a solid non-stop block of medium suburban density stretching from Simi valley to way out past Riverside.

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Impper posted:
what do u think of this for 4 hundo shennong

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/bik/2926411251.html



if its in really good shape its prob a couple hundred off retail so it could be a reasonable deal. khs frames are reynolds 520 which is basically decent taiwanese 4130 cromoly. i dont know anything about khs drivetrains but its probably alright. worth taking for a ride and seeing how it feels

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alrite ill check it out. kool