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  1. Rarity Rarity

    Here's that $25 garage sale bike I got btw. It's a 90's Raleigh, cosmetic rust but I think the owner had to have gotten new moving parts or something because they look new (also RDN grapeing upload my pictures pls) http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/847572

    Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:30:45 UTC from web
    1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

      @rarity Not sure if the fenders fit it more because they're polished or not

      Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:32:22 UTC from web
      1. Rarity Rarity

        @awl the thing is I don't know if I'll ever ride in conditions making fenders useful

        Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:34:41 UTC from web
        1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

          @rarity Hey as long as you like their look it can't hurt. I kind of wish mine could fit them but there's barely clearance for the tyre itself.

          Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:35:41 UTC from web
          1. Rarity Rarity

            @awl they certainly add that classic cruising feel

            Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:36:30 UTC from web
        2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @rarity @awl I got forced into fenders as a kid but eventually learned they're worth it even if ugly, whenever I rode over muddy or wet roadsides.

          Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:36:58 UTC from web
          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @nerthos @rarity next bike I get will have them whether I buy it that way or fit some on.

            Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:38:30 UTC from web
            1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @awl Well you can always get some old ones, cut them in half, and attach them to the frame with metal strips, rivets and sealant.

              Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:40:05 UTC from web
    2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

      @rarity Looks nice. Practical, with a basket and a wide seat with suspension to hold your fat behind.

      Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:32:29 UTC from web
      1. Rarity Rarity

        @nerthos oh yeah my fat ass needs a big seat

        Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:33:44 UTC from web
        1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @rarity I should buy a seat with suspension whenever I get a chance to use my bike again because the only downside of it is that riding for extended periods of time shakes every bone in my body as it has no suspension whatsoever.

          Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:35:28 UTC from web
          1. Rarity Rarity

            @nerthos ugh I know that feeling. I've ridden bikes that feel like there's no seat there at all

            Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:37:57 UTC from web
            1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

              @rarity haha *cries*

              Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:38:53 UTC from web
              1. Rarity Rarity

                @awl bikes are all about trading off. If you want a more comfortable everyday rider you sacrifice weight and speed, and if you want to go really fast you wear banana yellow lycra, shave your legs, and ride a bike that weighs less than an ounce and will make your body hate you

                Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:41:07 UTC from web
                1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                  @rarity I might be middle of the road here and never will shave body hair again

                  Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:41:44 UTC from web
                  1. Rarity Rarity

                    @awl but the lycra is still on the books

                    Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:42:15 UTC from web
                    1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                      @rarity uh probably not

                      Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:42:59 UTC from web
                      1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                        @awl Just attach rockets to your bike

                        Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:43:30 UTC from web
                        1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                          @nerthos fire extinguishers

                          Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:43:44 UTC from web
                          1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                            @awl Perfect. You sign up to a race, manage to land one of the positions on the front, and start your boosters as the race starts, disabling the competition.

                            Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:45:18 UTC from web
                            1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                              @nerthos "Learned this trick at the office, FrankerZes"

                              Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:48:12 UTC from web
            2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @rarity You have no idea how much I spend on #'s due to the sore butt it causes.

              Wednesday, 22-Jun-16 00:39:02 UTC from web