Yesterday I fixed it and rode it for a while. It has been idle for 4 years.

Just came back from the very first ride after building it, new parts: frame, stem, headset, fork, bottom bracket, everything else is from the old one. I love it already. Yaaaaay.

So I saw this sorry thing yesterday (it's not mine wheel, thankfully). Don't ever, ever lock your bike by your front wheel only to anything. Thieves sometimes walk the streets with a wheel looking for such occasions.

japmn wrote:Maybe the US is different than London (maybe?), but that bike looks super thieffy. Maybe if you spraypainted it flat black... breaks, tires, the whole shit. Other than that, yeah, anything with a shiny part is up for grabs. Those breaks alone are a methheads wet dream on a Tuesday night. My crappy $300 bike was stolen. They left a banana in its place with the word clue written on it in sharpie. That's what we're dealing with here.japmn wrote:My crappy $300 bike was stolen. They left a banana in its place with the word clue written on it in sharpie. That's what we're dealing with here.japmn wrote:They left a banana in its place with the word clue written on it in sharpie.i died

bishopdante wrote:Exactly what I want london's bike thieves to think yes. It will get further gaffer and reflective sticker rat-look theft deterrants as I go along (and some plastic bottle mudguards).Maybe the US is different than London (maybe?), but that bike looks super thieffy. Maybe if you spraypainted it flat black... breaks, tires, the whole shit. Other than that, yeah, anything with a shiny part is up for grabs. Those breaks alone are a methheads wet dream on a Tuesday night. My crappy $300 bike was stolen. They left a banana in its place with the word clue written on it in sharpie. That's what we're dealing with here.

bishopdante wrote: cheap & stealthy steel mountain bike.Looks like a pretty smart build for riding around town. I like the Pace forks.

emmanuelle cunt wrote:Just came back from the very first ride after building it, new parts: frame, stem, headset, fork, bottom bracket, everything else is from the old one. I love it already. Yaaaaay.Woah! That is the meanest bike in the thread. I would not like to mess with the rider of that bicycle!Alright, time to update my contribution with my last 3 since the Look mtn bike has been retired until I gather all the parts to juniormonstercrosserize it, or enduro all-roadify it, as Jan Heine might say.This one I hated, mostly because I did not switch out the saddle, grips and pedals when I got it. Let that be a lesson! Went down a hill like a fat donkey covered in bubble wrap (that's a plus), but otherwise unsuited to city riding. It really wasn't a bad bike. Nice brakes. FUCKING HATED IT.This is more like it. First road bike in my size and price range I could find after selling the Genesis. Looked like the guy had taken it out once, jammed the FD, got a flat then left it in his garage. I really just wanted something, anything, to work out my road bike fit. Lots of fun. With the alu fork it needs those expensive 28c tires to be ridable. Eventually stuck a 46t on the front. 105 5800 calipers (like having a Iron Fist on each wheel in both grip and weight). Bars and stem too flexy- maybe intentionally so to counter the stiff fork? Ground a ton of gravel on it, but a bit of an arse-rattler, which is why I sold it. Got this for song from a lovely couple from Caldicot. "He didn't ride it more than twice! It's got very thin tyres", she said. I never thought I'd find myself on an alu Spesh, but here I am. Not as zippy as the Giant, but so much more comfy, more solid feeling too. Nice sparkle paint! Horrendous shifters, which are going, as soon FSA gets their budget 46/30 chainset in the shops, for a set of Sora 3500 9 speed. Could maybe have the bars lower. I like this more than I feel I should.All of the above bikes needed their wheels re-tensioned and trued, the Giant especially was particularly shittifying on couple of descents. This is quite important to sort out if you are buying a bike second hand.