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can't understand why a dumbass thread like this is responded to, but legit questions from newbs are ignored.
Obnoxious
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Take your time, great stuff pops up here every day. Figure out exactly what you want, as In 'dream bike' territory. You'll find something soon enough, at a fraction of the cost of ebay, gumtree etc.
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The clamp is reversed in the before pic too
Oh yeah, ha ha, I completely skipped the before pic. The after was too hypnotic.
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what i want to know is at what point did he go, "yeah i'll spray the rims and spokes red, that'll look good"
Probably around the same time he decided to reverse the seatpost to get it even closer to the bars. This bike also belongs in the Epic Fail thread.
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Looks like it was built in Mordor.
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Lug Anti-Porn.....
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When I think of the sexy dutch imports that rih sells here I have to say no.
£360
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What an ironic post. Is the bike ironically yours? Now that would be ironic.....
By God, I wish it was. If I were capable of that level of Irony I would, no doubt, find transcendental Levitation a piece of cake.
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_if_XeEEAXGM/TM-EA3CVKVI/AAAAAAAAJ7w/2aCZATjk4W0/s1600/IMG_8393.JPG
"uh look at my shite bike made out of crap and covered in ironic rust. I'm so unpredictable that I've gone and put white deep-V rims on it. That's the thing about me, you think you've got me figured out but you don't....by the way I don't even care if it gets stolen"
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Looks like it's made of snake skin.
Yeah, sort of looks like someone's put a tiny pare of snake skin pants on the stays! :)
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And this is how cast lugs are made:
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/jimr2527/scan0004.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/jimr2527/scan0005.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr314/jimr2527/scan0006.jpgSome great links there Rowan. It would seem that those Hetchins lugs are the real deal. While other builders may have beaten them over the years for ornateness, when you consider the pressed lug material that they started with it really puts the time and effort that went into achieving that finished product into perspective.
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Five pages of lug loveliness:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10703870@N06/page98/Lovely, they remind me of something you might find in the costume department of some crazy fantasy epic!
Looking at those pages got me wondering! How can you tell the difference between pressed lugs and cast lugs?
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+10 forum spirit points Cheese.
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There are some incredible craftsmen out there, but to me a lot of it comes across over the top and a little too 'Franklin Mint'
Like this vintage Mariah Carey Tourer?
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^^^^ I agree, well executed, simple forms are hard to beat. However I also appreciate a little subtle flair from time to time. There is a difference between nice and fancy, I like a combo of both :)
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The finishing on that Llewellyn is insane!.
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Seriously wow! Right down to the cable clamp.
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Ashamed to admit I'd never sat on a Brooks until today. Saw a guy unfolding a Brompton with one on it, so I went up and asked if he'd mind if I sat on it. Apparently I'm a trustworthy looking fellow because he let me. Instantly, it felt amazing, better than any saddle I've ever been on and this is just from ten seconds in a stationary position. I'll certainly invest in one once i've got a bit of spare cash. It was the standard B17 as far as I know.