Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

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One of the Mash's stable-mates. Probably belong in here as well.

nice tight rear clearance. what size tyre you using?

Knog seat tube extension lolz...

bargainous zen that would be a suitable addition to any slave build: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NJS-KEIRIN-Sugino-Zen-48T-144BCD-1-8-Track-Chainring-/130941383698?pt=US_Chainrings_BMX_Sprockets&hash=item1e7cb6f412

TP88 quitting cycling?

http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2013/07/fuck-gears-fuck-roadies-fuck-bikes/

^ sounds like user errors to me.

Motor bikes are just plain stupid. Every single person I know who has one, has had at least one stolen and one major accident involving broken bones.. and even (tragically) two deaths of people close to me.

I once spent 10 mins on the back of a 1000c Ducati, it was enough to convince me that I would never ever be doing it again. Stupid things.

TP88 quitting cycling?

http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2013/07/fuck-gears-fuck-roadies-fuck-bikes/

Tl;DR

I have both, motorbikes have been taken off the road and garaged for over a year now, approaching 2... bicycle(s) get used daily.

Save money/gain health > going fast/losing money

so my first stab against #deathtoroadies

1. he is not a good mechanic/doesent want pay for a good mechanic
   
2. he clearly hasnt used electronic groupsets ;)
   
   

My story goes like this;
shitty £150 MTB > dabble in 'hybrid' bikes (oh god what was I thinking!) > steel langster SS > Planet X CX geared > first serious road bike > first fixed bike (langster alu) > first expensive fixed bike > Motorbike (Bandit 600cc) > sell road bike and JUST have fixed bike(s) and motorbike > back to road bike with fixed bike on side > Electronic shifting and hydraulic disc brakes

I get what he is saying, I have had those frustrating moments when things dont work smoothly and then getting back to ss/fixed thinking how simple is this! But since then I have learned about gears and mechanics and dont (or rarely) have those frustrating moments.

Doesent mean I hated it, it was just me being thick.

#sorryandypancake

oh, that was always the plan. all along - cbr1000rr + bikes.

TP88 quitting cycling?

Not quitting just chatting the usual none sensical shite.

http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2013/07/fuck-gears-fuck-roadies-fuck-bikes/

^ sounds like user errors to me.

Motor bikes are just plain stupid. Every single person I know who has one, has had at least one stolen and one major accident involving broken bones.. and even (tragically) two deaths of people close to me.

I once spent 10 mins on the back of a 1000c Ducati, it was enough to convince me that I would never ever be doing it again. Stupid things.

Fair comments. But I also know many who ride motor bikes who have never crashed or been in any accidents. I also know some who have crashed and one in particular who is no longer with us. It's not enough to put me off though...

Being on the back of a ZX6R when I was about 13 pretty much sold it for me. At the end of the day, car, motor bike, push bike, you're at risk of being in an accident.

^ motorcycles are nice; I literally laugh at anyone who says they are a deathtrap for 2 main reasons;

1. I am from India and I used to (and still do) ride a 350cc bike there. Nothing can be more dangerous.
   
2. Generally people who say this have very less or no 2 wheel road experience so they are mainly talking out of their ass or the media/cultural paranoia.
   
   

If you visit motorcycle thread you will see lots of forum members have motorbikes and enjoy them.

The only reason I sold my motorbike was because the insurance was fucking expensive for me.

I have crashed on both but my pedal bike crash was worse ;)

Get a motorbike, dont hate on roadies.
The whole argument is as illogical as saying 'I love apples but I hate people who eat oranges'.

Who writes the FGLDN blog or is it a mishmash of everyone involved's contributions?

Also Tim, you think road bikes are a pain in the ass to maintain, just wait.... Motor bikes are whole different ball game.

Mish mash. Mainly Andy and mikey. Sol very rarely posts

^^ very much this

Damn orange eaters!

Motorbike thread>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

nice tight rear clearance. what size tyre you using?

28, clearance will open up a bit when I change out to a smaller cog at the w/e.

Knog seat tube extension lolz...

Yeah, fits in nicely.

I was riding motorbikes since I was tiny, but I've only broken bones on a pushbike. Go figure.

I'm about to take the Harley down to the south of France to park the fucker on the Ventoux. I just hope motorbikes don't have a huge resurgence in the same way that bikes have. If I have to deal with a nodder peloton of motorbikes like I do with pushbikes, that'll be way too scary.

India Driving - YouTube

at least we have traffic lights here!

^ that doesn't look too bad tbh and not busy at all!
Possibly a sunday and an important cricket match going on.

haha!

Driving Through Pune, India - March 31, 2012 - YouTube

This is my city. its famous for horrible traffic.
This dude is going from an international airport to a hotel.

India's traffic is unreal!
Particularly what i saw in the centre of jaipur and downtown delhi

Although I disagree with him on a lot of points Andy is one of the only people talking sense on this forum of late.

#deathtoroadies #angryellis