IM GOING FUCKIGN IN SANE
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aksendz at 09.1.08 - 1:06 am
im tired of my crappy as bike!
everything keeps braking on it
FUCK WALMART
FUCK CHINA!
anyone know any good bike stores where I can get a new bike with budget of like 500, looking for like 20-30miles a day with 20lbs pay load, 180lb rider, 15-20mph. on city streets.
fucking mountain bike are too slow with big fuckign wheels wiith stupid gears taht dont shift and brakes burn out and pedal breaking
FUCK IT!
AHHH!
end rant.
anyone know where I can get a patch kit as well.
WHITE MAN IS ANGRY!
if i dont get a bike soon ima go insane
. haven't riden in 4 days. it sucks!1
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sorry, i love you guys.
but unriding is so tough.
and i really wanted to go on a ride since it was labor day weekend.
even if i missed out i would of liked just riding alone
aksendz09.1.08 - 1:12 am
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road, urban, hybrid
i dont know anything about bikes
but i know fixies are too cool for me :]
aksendz09.1.08 - 1:13 am
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hahah any bike shop would have a decent bike for 500 no crazy top of the line fuji's or anything but a bike that will last a long time.. i know that performance is having a blow out on bikes nice bikes for resonable prices but thats the westside where you comin from.
theshues09.1.08 - 1:18 am
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Start from scratch. Buy a seventies or eighties light weight steel 4130 cromoly frame. Then slowly, as you can afford, start adding things to it. Rims, tires, etc. Go with a flip flop hub so you can freewheel and ride fixed, depending on your mood.
Soon you will be so hip, we won't be able to talk to you.
Seriously though, build your own bike. You'll learn a lot and you'll love riding even more.
skd09.1.08 - 1:19 am
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@aksendz
sounds like a SWAP MEET CRISIS!!!
or just a craigslist. hah.
theshues09.1.08 - 1:21 am
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no time to build new bike
maybe a project while i still have on to ride.
tell me more about performace.
aksendz09.1.08 - 1:31 am
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PerformanceBike is pretty much everywhere, but they're damned good too if you're lazy like me and can't hit all he local LBS's.
Last I checked, they had this Mongoose with 700's on clearance for $400 smackers.
Not too heavy, not too light, but it's a utility rig that serves it's purpose nonetheless.
bentstrider09.1.08 - 1:36 am
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There is also
Athena Bikes in Studio City. The guy who runs it, Howard rides with us. Go in and see him, tell him what you can afford and test ride a few of the bikes. He will work out a deal for you.
skd09.1.08 - 1:38 am
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im lost on their website.
ima check out the ^^^^ bike stop soon.
and ima stop by orange 20 tomorrow.
test my luck there
aksendz09.1.08 - 1:52 am
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@aksendz
how tall are you?I just bought an old raghly (I know I spelled it wrong) from good will like 2 or 3 weeks it's a 58 ,I'm 5'11" and seems to fit.it needs some work the front derailer is broken but everything else seems good.I bought it for 80 so I'll sell it for what I bought it for.If you want to see it let me know.I'm down near usc.
blackout_blacklung09.1.08 - 7:02 am
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There is also Athena Bikes in Studio City. The guy who runs it, Howard rides with us. Go in and see him, tell him what you can afford and test ride a few of the bikes. He will work out a deal for you.
skd
09.1.08 - 4:38 am
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UNCLE HOWARD IS THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
man he has EVERYONE's back.
HANDBONE09.1.08 - 9:35 am
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Howard @ Athena is very cool guy, has a great selection of bikes, and will cut you a deal if you tell him youre a Rida. Now if you really want a good deal take him a sixpack of some Japanese beer...
leoleo09.1.08 - 9:45 am
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and even more points for a bucket of clams.
HANDBONE09.1.08 - 9:57 am
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Or just buy something online (bikesdirect.com has some pretty great deals) and save a ton of cash, then hit up the Bikerowave / Bike Oven / Bike Kitchen and get it set up properly.
The local bike shops are cool, but in the sub-$500 range, it's hard to compete with the internet.
But whatever you buy, chances are most of it will have been made in Taiwan / China.
JB09.1.08 - 10:06 am
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+1 on what JB said,
+1 on Performance Bikes.
At least at Performance you get to ride the bike and look at it. I would never recommend anyone that is starting out to build their own bike, wtf? Maybe somewhere down the line in their biking career they may want to build a bike, but when you're starting out? As you start to learn bikes, you'll start to learn the direction you want to go. If you look hard you can even get a decent bike for $300 plus.
User109.1.08 - 1:24 pm
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he doesnt even know that type of bike he wants nor what size he needs so how would buying from the internet be a good idea? most of the interent sites are just some corporate heads that dont know or care anything about bikes, just in it to make money.
and since he is new he probably wont be able to put the bike together himself so he he would have to drive the bike in box to a bike shop to get it put together. add that amount on top of high shipping charges, probably will remove any money hes saved from buying from internet for a bike hes not even sure fits him right..
going into a bike shop he can test different types of bikes out, figure out what size he needs, tire kick, etc...and take home a bike he knows he likes and fits him correct.
leoleo09.1.08 - 2:18 pm
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All this bike madness must be going to your head! You didn't even spell fucking or insane correctly! I am sorry. Very sorry. If you need spelling therapy, I have someone I can call for you.
imachynna09.1.08 - 2:21 pm
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DO NOT BUY YOUR NEW BIKE ONLINE, YOU NEED A PART, OK, BUT NEVER A WHOLE BIKE.
eddieboyinla09.1.08 - 3:15 pm
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im going insane kniffers at my place bring weeeed. and a torch if you got it.
theshues09.1.08 - 3:18 pm
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I have a couple of bikes for sale if you're still looking.
Let me know your size.
e-mail me? quanmunist@gmail.com
or if you use aim: quan chi master
quanmunist09.1.08 - 4:34 pm
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