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mplsminx
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 Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:59 pm |
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chris's steamroller:
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hereNT
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:03 pm |
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We need more details - what happened?
It's not a result of bridge club, is it?
Seriously, that sucks...
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mplsminx
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:13 pm |
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don't know...there was a dent in the frame that i guess just...did its thing.
however, he did have a persistent creaking all week...check your frame, jer.
i'm soooo sad.
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steef
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:18 pm |
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I had a frame crack back in '90 and it also did the creaking thing before I noticed the crack in the frame.
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pinkzilla
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:19 pm |
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Great. Now I'll be paranoid about creakings if they ever pop up.
I'm so sorry about the crack. Does this mean the whole frame is bad?
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mplsminx
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:50 pm |
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it's fucked. totally fucking fuckered. fuck!
but to compensate for my sadness, i'm powdercoating my frame. i just got some pink bar tape...any suggestions?
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hereNT
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:06 pm |
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Light baby blue...
Just realized that this means you two won't have matching bikes anymore - you need to pick up a tandem SOON to keep up the cuteness...
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nate_k_81
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:20 pm |
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mplsminx wrote: it's fucked. totally fucking fuckered. fuck!
Nice fuck ratio. 4 out of 6 words. Your a pro. Touche.
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steef
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:30 pm |
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The frame could be saved by a good framebuilder. It's probably cost prohibitive, though.
I like making stools out of trashed frames by chopping off the down tube and top tube, then spreading the rear dropouts for a stabler base.
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mplsminx
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:08 pm |
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hereNT wrote: Light baby blue...
Just realized that this means you two won't have matching bikes anymore - you need to pick up a tandem SOON to keep up the cuteness...
i know! fuck!
but that baby blue sounds like a damn good option...
and nate, you have no idea of what the not-swear to swear ratio usually is. tends to be higher than 2:3. especially when something like this is involved.
sigh.
making it into a stool is a neato idea for keeping it around. i seem to recall that they have some of those sitting around at express bikes in st. paul.
sigh.
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steef
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:40 pm |
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I first saw stools like that at Grand Performance in St. Paul. I just had to make some for myself. Now I don't have any left because of moving and such. Granted, the frames didn't have sentimental value to me, either.
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tempodog
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:26 am |
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[quote="steef"]The frame could be saved by a good framebuilder. It's probably cost prohibitive, though.
I like making stools out of trashed frames by chopping off the down tube and top tube, then spreading the rear dropouts for a stabler base.[/quote ....................... I would give it a shot if you want me to give it a try. The only problem that I could see is in the finishing becuse of the dent. It might require that we cut frame to lessen the dent or a little body work before paint. If ya want me to try to fix it I will , I work in a steel fab shop and have fixed a few frames.
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bjorn
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:12 pm |
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Looks like a good location for an S&S coupler...it could become the travel fixie!
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blipzandstripz
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:33 pm |
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You could bribe a friend who knows how to weld and combine the broken frame with your good Steamroller frame and make the world's coolest double decker tallbike...
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kyledr
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:18 pm |
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I guess there's no warranty for that sort of thign?
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