Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

Yeah, I was a bit high strung last night. Long week.

I think the silver finishing parts look good but I like the contrast between black/silver. When it's all silver or all black, it just seems to blend all together. Different strokes for different folks.

Almost all of the parts on the bike were sourced from old builds or what I could find cheaply used. The Deep V's were off my first bike and were originally bright green. lol

I had all silver on my sparkly silver njs, but wound up swapping the wheels out to charcoal open pros with disco hubs just to break it up a bit
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/246640/?offset=75
in the end, it's your bike, so your choice is all that matters
subjective innit?

He did in the CP thread..

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/286386/#comment12968712

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Not great pic, nice rat at local shop earlier tho.

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My little lamb, in the process of upgrading the wheel set and cranks

I'd change the saddle first!

it will be done

or

Or a blue Concor. It will darken with use.

Then do white grips/tape.

White always gets dirty. Much easier spending $10-20 to freshen up your rig with new bright white grips as they get grungy.

Oh, for the ridiculous story of the day.

Took the Samson out for the first longer ride (35mi-ish). It's a long paved trail with tons of bicycle traffic. A couple of areas are very upscale.

While at a park/water stop, a guy started berating me at the bike racks about the condition of my "beautiful frame" and trying to convince me it needed a fresh paint job. "I wax/polish my Masi after every ride. How you can let such a nice bike get like that..." I went inside that bathrooms and soon as I exited, he continued his vocal disgust as if not missing a beat.
(I'm 100% dead serious).

Really wish I had some clever reply but I was tired/not in the mood.
Yeah, I know cool story, bro.

Gutted that he didn't appreciate the rat you so were so keen to show off!

Did you tell him it was pre-ratted by a MASH rider?

I imagine he would have changed his tune if he'd known

My sub £100 beater , got an itm stem and risers to fit. If anyone's got a cheap silver crankset for sale possibly 48t let me know :)

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How does one build a full bike like that under a hundred quids?

Buys a £100 frame and doesn't count cost of all the other parts they had at home as "they had been left over free from other builds".

Ah yeah, I could have thought of that. :P

1. Complete bike with mks pedals and straps off eBay for £70 something
   
2. New sprocket £8
   
3. Itm stem £6 off eBay
   
4. Risers off an old ladies townie For £0
   
5. Turbo off my old pug £0
   
6. Grips £5
   

That's a steal wow. Wish I had this luck with buying stuff. :P

Was looking for a cheap fixed on eBay for over a year before I came across it , 100% worth the wait .

Best fuji track colourway ever.

My everyday before winter

IMG_1791 by Puke Lenny, on Flickr

current set up

IMG_2334 by Puke Lenny, on Flickr

^ that scoblebricks...

do people still care about that shit?