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Reversed front wheel and valve caps? Wat.

Who cares! It's a rat/beater. This isn't p0rn.

Who cares! It's a rat/beater. This isn't p0rn.

This should be the subtitle for this thread.

Not often, but sometimes, gathered up over a few miles of shitty cycle paths, i heard a bit of gunk in there first, then the wet grass completely locked up the wheel and off i went.

Enough with the valve caps ffs

I think its a re but deservedly so

My rat rayleigh quadra

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Found it in a skip

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Doing that on purpose is dumb.

It's paint.

I 100% agree regarding deliberately hastening the patina of your bike though.

Interesting frame, what is it? The back ground is so fitting

Interesting frame, what is it?

Custom Maldea

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That's my point.
It's like rag rolling.

my first bicycle

Readers rats/beaters/pubbieks

I was close to get that one, still have a pic of it to use it as screen saver.

Probably a repost but worth it:

http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/fista-laser-pista-16087

Not really but kinda:

Looks rad , you've done it justice , new fork or just re paint?

oooh the marsini?, my build ? or previous one ,sweet frame , would have kept it if it wasn't too small