Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

Extra braking when the tyre hits the downtube

its made that short on the understanding that its a small frame....

It was one of these iirc, but not this photo.

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Was that @TM 's one?

A thread classic

I miss those days

Are front brakes allowed in this thread?

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lets check the HHSB stylepoints first:
frameset with track pedigree, check
crazy mismatched wheelset, check
megalong stem on lopro paired with riser/flatbars, check
so front brake is no problem ;)

Except ass-stab death seatpost, Gatorskins, that bottle cage, cranks not aligned and picture slightly on the wonk.

Also, I question the legitness of the front disc

I knew a kid with a Fort that had a small headtube like that, shit snapped off and homie ate the street pretty good. Those frames are sketch, but also that kid was sketch so who knows

oh shit there goes my peace of mind.
surprised to hear that because the tubing is infinity MTB which i assumed had higher tolerance than a road/track-intended tubing
Hopefully that was on the "compact track" model which is the same geo but w sanko (or something -anko) tubing

Gatorskins and questionable front disc are both HHSB af. HHSB doesn't have to make sense or be good.

alu or steel!? makes a big difference, i guess he had an alu one

Now we're talking. Besides that tyres are standard Conti Grand Prix.

I don't get the hate for gatorskins. they no good on UK roads??

I'm actually pretty sure it was steel but I could be wrong. But like I said this kid was a little off. He dented a Low's chainstay with a hammer to fit his omniums and many other janky things. So hard to say who's at fault lol

Gatorskin hate is based on the fact it's like putting clogs on your bike. Rather than lose all comfort, grip, and speed, many folks figure actual tyres are preferable

Yep, that's the one. Cheers

That’s wild, but… buys super fancy custom anodised Record cranks only to run them with straps that’ll scuff the fuck out of them on the first trip to Whole Foods.

Should be able to break his PB getting there, mind.

Can’t stop, don’t want to.