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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 06:26:00 No.49755 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey, I just picked this Raleigh Rampar R-2 up the other day for $15, I put new tires/tubes on it and trued the wheels already and it rides nicely. It looks like it's been in a couple falls, but everything functions like it's supposed to, all the gears shift. Any suggestions on what I should do with it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 06:37:00 No.49756 Report

Quoted By: >>49758 >>50608

Lose the kick stand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 06:47:00 No.49758 Report

Quoted By: >>49761 >>49763

>>49756
Maybe I'm just a newfag at being a bicyclist, but what is the reasoning behind losing the kickstand?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 06:52:00 No.49761 Report

Quoted By: >>49762 >>49765

>>49758
If it doesn't make you go faster it's dead weight.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 06:56:00 No.49762 Report

Quoted By: >>49764

>>49761
The bike frame is a high carbon steel, it's already heavy as fuck, I'm just looking for something to do with my bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:01:00 No.49763 Report

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>>49758

It's not "cool"

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:02:00 No.49764 Report

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>>49762

Ride it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:02:00 No.49765 Report

Quoted By: >>49768

>>49761
weight weenie detected... but seriously;

for $15 it's a bargain at twice the price...

OP; just ride it... it's now your day-to-day commuter/errand machine

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:05:00 No.49768 Report

Quoted By: >>49786

>>49765
So, you're just telling me to use the bike for something useful and/or productive and to enjoy it?

I was expecting 3-4 people to start yelling "FIXED GEAR NOW!!" or something. Well, thanks, that's cool then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:49:00 No.49781 Report

Quoted By: >>49794

1. FIXED GEAR NOW
2. Post pics here
3. Make fixie hating /n/iggers RAGE
4. ?????
5. PROFIT!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 07:54:00 No.49786 Report

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>>49768So, you're just telling me to use the bike for something useful and/or productive and to enjoy it?

oh hell yeah... what else is a bike for?!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 08:01:00 No.49791 Report

Quoted By: >>49797

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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 08:30:00 No.49794 Report

Quoted By: >>50605

>>49781
what a coincidence i just happen to be a nigger and hate fix gear hipsters

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 08:39:00 No.49797 Report

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>>49791
FUCK OFF HIPSTER

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 08:52:00 No.49798 Report

Quoted By: >>49800

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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 08:58:00 No.49800 Report

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>>49798
thats one pugfuglyugly bitch

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Sep 2008 09:03:00 No.49802 Report

Quoted By: >>50612

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Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 04:39:00 No.50605 Report

Quoted By: >>50608 >>50617

>>49794

Being a black person on 4chan, are you racist?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 04:47:00 No.50608 Report

Quoted By: >>50617

>>50605
I think he meant /n/igger
>>49756
Only one reason to lose the kickstand and it's very pragmatic. They can loosen and come down while cycling causing you to go ass over teakettle.
Absolutely nothing to do with fixiefags.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 04:53:00 No.50610 Report

Quoted By: >>50611

OP Here. I bought some new pedals+toe clips and put them on the bike. And I also put on a back rack, I don't have a bag for it, so I'm thinking milk crates.... I'll post pics tomorrow. Anything else I'm forgetting?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 04:55:00 No.50611 Report

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>>50610
Putting a gun in your mouth and pulling the trigger?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 04:56:00 No.50612 Report

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>>49802

Whoever's office this is has good taste in furniture, and the budget to back it up!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Sep 2008 05:17:00 No.50617 Report

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>>50605
as hell
>>50608
no meant of african american decent

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Sep 2008 06:54:00 No.50722 Report

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bamm diii damm bam bam

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 21 Sep 2008 04:15:00 No.50804 Report

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Also a new saddle

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 21 Sep 2008 06:13:00 No.50824 Report

Quoted By: >>50828

Find the nearest cliff and kiss it goodbye.

Then, buy yourself a specialized Tricross, or Roubaix if you have the financial means.

You americans are waaaaaay behind everybody else in terms of transportation, biking included.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 21 Sep 2008 07:05:00 No.50828 Report

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>>50824
But I like my $15 bike.

Plus I'm kinda poor...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 21 Sep 2008 11:09:00 No.50834 Report

Quoted By: >>50840 >>50881

How do you "true" wheels anyway?

Kartma !wvTgDQHyaM

Kartma !wvTgDQHyaM Sun 21 Sep 2008 12:07:00 No.50840 Report

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>>50834

Truing has to do with making the sure the wheels are perfectly round. It's also done with train wheels. So trainfags and bikefags have common ground in liking their wheels to be trued.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 21 Sep 2008 20:58:00 No.50881 Report

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>>50834
You tighten/loosen the spokes until your lateral and vertical movement is as little as possible.

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