Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong - Page 11 - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

johnnyhotdog · 12th August 2008

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Originally Posted by mechanical_vandal

Was in Gear yesterday, they have the frame hanging there, stripped, supposedly the new owner is going to do it justice and build it geared. Those fugly gold bars are on display in the shop too. This and the guys other bike are just the epitomy of "more money than sense".

when we saw the frame in gear it looked stunning but everyone in the shop was a bit shocked that the guy wanted gold everything!

it was the green rims that really fucked it up, i think. that and leaving all the braze-ons and then converting it to fixed.

just out of interest, what is his other bike?

(how's it going. by the way?)

deadly fanny pack · 13th August 2008

I dont think I need to soil your eyes by posting pictures but I must say, EVERYTHING that the cannondale company has ever produced (or just thought about) by far out does anything in this anti-porn thread.

31t®um · 13th August 2008

i have to disagree with you, i think gabes's cannondale is absolutely lovely

dogsballs · 13th August 2008

can o ale, you mean?!?

31t®um · 13th August 2008

that's the one.

Broker · 13th August 2008

tallsam · 13th August 2008

I quite like Canondale stuff.

horatio · 13th August 2008

I loved Cannondale MTBs when I was a kid. Headshoks were the shit.

Too piss poor to ever own one though :(

Object · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by horatio

I loathed Cannondale MTBs when I was a kid. Headshoks were shit.

I never owned one though, thankfully:(

Fixed.

Superprecise · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Broker

Superprecise · 13th August 2008

whatever, cannondale were and are awesome. does anyone remember when they first did the review of the jaw-dropping gorge bright red Super V 4000 in Dirt magazine? no? just me then. Anyway it was hella dope.

gabes · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by 31t®um

i have to disagree with you, i think gabes's cannondale is absolutely lovely

thanks murts! It aint no can o' ale anymore, i've removed the branding, it's amazing how many questions i get now "what frame is that?" etc etc

-the branding: http://tinyurl.com/5jrf4w

dogsballs · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Broker

that's pimpin. looks like they've run spacers under the headset to keep the top tube even and decrease the likelihood of pedal strike.

gusyup. · 13th August 2008

i like it! ^

31t®um · 13th August 2008

@gabes, looks even sweeter now :)

Broker · 13th August 2008

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I'm undecided about it - thought it was worth throwing up though.

Pistanator · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by gabes

thanks murts! It aint no can o' ale anymore, i've removed the branding, it's amazing how many questions i get now "what frame is that?" etc etc

-the branding: http://tinyurl.com/5jrf4w

Looking nice Gabes. Where did you get the HED 3 from?

pete · 13th August 2008

a m8 just got one.. i actually like them! too expensive for me though :(

gabes · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Pistanator

Looking nice Gabes. Where did you get the HED 3 from?

I got it from the wheeler and dealer that is briankwan.

Pistanator · 13th August 2008

So it was YOU that got it!! Was after that, missed the boat....

Lal · 13th August 2008

I'm sure some people will like this but ....

tallsam · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Lal

I'm sure some people will like this but ....

I like it. I'd love a mini.

Lal · 13th August 2008

yeah ... i guess it's more aesthetically pleasing and technically interesting than this last one

mechanical_vandal · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by johnnyhotdog

when we saw the frame in gear it looked stunning but everyone in the shop was a bit shocked that the guy wanted gold everything!

it was the green rims that really fucked it up, i think. that and leaving all the braze-ons and then converting it to fixed.

just out of interest, what is his other bike?

(how's it going. by the way?)

Hey not bad u? The other bike was a light blue something with white tyres and a dildo bar :S hold on il see if i can find it, think he posted in the bike porn thread himself!

RPM · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Lal

yeah ... i guess it's more aesthetically pleasing and technically interesting than this last one

I reckon that bike was made for a bloke with long legs, a really long torso and fucking short arms. he wanted a really high bar position so they made the headtube massive.

If you were to make the toptube horizontal, it would just be a very large standard frame, he hasn't really got that much seat post showing...

mechanical_vandal · 13th August 2008

Hmm cant see how to edit this into my last post so heres the pic,

Thing is, im pretty sure the owner was in Gear one of the times i was in seeing about the Flyer and he was really "stoked on how awesome its gonna look" and it was him i heard talkin to Joe about what sounded like b2w vouchers. If thats he case then he will be paying all year for a bike that im sure i read somewhere he has sold already. Nowt as queer as folk as they say.

fred · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by gabes

thanks murts! It aint no can o' ale anymore, i've removed the branding, it's amazing how many questions i get now "what frame is that?" etc etc

-the branding: http://tinyurl.com/5jrf4w

except now you've posted it in the anti-porn thread :-)

horatio · 13th August 2008

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Originally Posted by fred

except now you've posted it in the anti-porn thread :-)

Already been here ;) Although as a joke. It's a really really nice bike. Everything on it is bling without being obnoxious at all.

fixedfreak (max) · 14th August 2008

dogsballs · 14th August 2008

thats bad! need to show link ;)

chris crash · 14th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Lal

yeah ... i guess it's more aesthetically pleasing and technically interesting than this last one

head tube angel looks weird as fuck on that.

picco · 14th August 2008

do you think you'd be able to reach the bottle on the downtube?

tallsam · 14th August 2008

Same bike? The wheels look even more out of proportion on this one.

13th August 2008	#502
deadly fanny pack	I dont think I need to soil your eyes by posting pictures but I must say, EVERYTHING that the cannondale company has ever produced (or just thought about) by far out does anything in this anti-porn thread.
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13th August 2008	#503
31t®um	i have to disagree with you, i think gabes's cannondale is absolutely lovely
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13th August 2008	#504
dogsballs	can o ale, you mean?!?
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13th August 2008	#507
tallsam	I quite like Canondale stuff.
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13th August 2008	#508
horatio	I loved Cannondale MTBs when I was a kid. Headshoks were the shit. Too piss poor to ever own one though :(
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13th August 2008	#511
Superprecise	whatever, cannondale were and are awesome. does anyone remember when they first did the review of the jaw-dropping gorge bright red Super V 4000 in Dirt magazine? no? just me then. Anyway it was hella dope.
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13th August 2008	#515
31t®um	@gabes, looks even sweeter now :)
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13th August 2008	#518
pete	a m8 just got one.. i actually like them! too expensive for me though :(
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13th August 2008	#520
Pistanator	So it was YOU that got it!! Was after that, missed the boat....
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13th August 2008	#521
Lal	I'm sure some people will like this but ....
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13th August 2008	#523
Lal	yeah ... i guess it's more aesthetically pleasing and technically interesting than this last one
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13th August 2008	#526
mechanical_vandal	Hmm cant see how to edit this into my last post so heres the pic, Thing is, im pretty sure the owner was in Gear one of the times i was in seeing about the Flyer and he was really "stoked on how awesome its gonna look" and it was him i heard talkin to Joe about what sounded like b2w vouchers. If thats he case then he will be paying all year for a bike that im sure i read somewhere he has sold already. Nowt as queer as folk as they say.
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14th August 2008	#530
dogsballs	thats bad! need to show link ;)
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14th August 2008	#532
picco	do you think you'd be able to reach the bottle on the downtube?
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14th August 2008	#533
tallsam	Same bike? The wheels look even more out of proportion on this one.
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