New Titanium frame - Ti project
- Thread starter Justin Fox
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Yeah huck!
Justin Fox
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Perhaps... but then they might get dirty, or scratched even! Building bikes is way more fun. Pedalling a bicycle is way overrated IMHO. Too much effort. I'd rather drive.
Gripo
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Post your expensive parts threads.....
Seeing the above posted comment, I couldn't help but think of the quote below.
Bodin
GMBC
Damn right - by the same you get to my age (34) and you have a 50-hour-a-week job, a kid, 2 dogs and a billion things that your missus reminds you that you haven't done yet, all you can do is occasionally sneak in to your garage late at night and sincerely apologise to your bikes for not riding them.
I'd still rather be riding than postwhoring, but long live bike "art" like Justin's builds.
tasty.dirt74
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God that sounds familiar.
Tazed
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Too frickin' right.
I've resorted to wrenching a heap of my stuff instead of riding it these days because it's 9pm by the time I've finished with the kids and cleaning up the house and I can leave bikes in various states of disassembly in the garage half way through.
Doing that on a ride isn't advised...!
Most of the riding now is play biking on short rides close to home.
That and towing my eldest around on her trailer bike hooked up to my $5k Giant Trance 0!
Justin, the bike's looking great.
I thought you weren't happy with that frame, though...?
I've resorted to wrenching a heap of my stuff instead of riding it these days because it's 9pm by the time I've finished with the kids and cleaning up the house and I can leave bikes in various states of disassembly in the garage half way through.
Doing that on a ride isn't advised...!
Most of the riding now is play biking on short rides close to home.
That and towing my eldest around on her trailer bike hooked up to my $5k Giant Trance 0!
Justin, the bike's looking great.
I thought you weren't happy with that frame, though...?
Ha, I sense sarcasm from JF. He rides nearly every 2nd day, along with some of the other guys from BMU. Still a bike whore though.
2nd time quoted, but its nice to hear there are others that share the same pain...
Justin Fox
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At your age you've achieved more than I have Bodin. I'm 34 too, and as you know, just engaged last month. I have a feeling I'll be catching up to your dog and child situation real soon!!!
The fact is that in just a little over a year since I've gotten back into riding I've:
- Quit smoking (but I now drink more bahahaha)
- Ride a trail at least once a week (sometimes more of-course!)
- Ridden on trails I've never ridden on before (many more to do too!)
- Entered the NRMA careflight ride (entered again this year too), killed my previous Gong ride time and did the Dirtworks (100km next year!)
- Met a lot of great people who share the same passion
- Ridden at night on trails a fair bit lately, something I've never done in the past.
- Founded the Bikesmoveus.com forum/community
- Work for my local bike shop MC Cyclery
Maybe doing a real ride out on the trails once a week isn't that much in comparisson to some, but it's enough for me. I don't feel I need to do any more (ie: I don't get upset that I'm not out there riding every single day) and yes, call my bike building projects an obsessive compulsive thing, but I love having bikes as a passion and no I don't feel at all guilty about some of the bikes I build and sell, or don't ride as much as the Reign (or more recently my Anthem).
I'm working on yet again another project (surprise surprise, new thread, maybe, tommorrow!
The fact is that in just a little over a year since I've gotten back into riding I've:
- Quit smoking (but I now drink more bahahaha)
- Ride a trail at least once a week (sometimes more of-course!)
- Ridden on trails I've never ridden on before (many more to do too!)
- Entered the NRMA careflight ride (entered again this year too), killed my previous Gong ride time and did the Dirtworks (100km next year!)
- Met a lot of great people who share the same passion
- Ridden at night on trails a fair bit lately, something I've never done in the past.
- Founded the Bikesmoveus.com forum/community
- Work for my local bike shop MC Cyclery
Maybe doing a real ride out on the trails once a week isn't that much in comparisson to some, but it's enough for me. I don't feel I need to do any more (ie: I don't get upset that I'm not out there riding every single day) and yes, call my bike building projects an obsessive compulsive thing, but I love having bikes as a passion and no I don't feel at all guilty about some of the bikes I build and sell, or don't ride as much as the Reign (or more recently my Anthem).
I'm working on yet again another project (surprise surprise, new thread, maybe, tommorrow!
Turn It Up
Banned
Far out dude your builds are so nice truly inspirational
sea monkey
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wow what a beauty, I bet you have to have a decent pair of knicks for that saddle.
Bodin
GMBC
...and you thought that "humour" was worth a 7 or 8 MONTH gravedig? Please...wow what a beauty, I bet you have to have a decent pair of knicks for that saddle.
supermajo1
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holy spaghetti munching grave dig monkey
