Meet Scar

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Originally Posted by PamNY

I'm selling T shirts.

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I've got the popcorn concession!

Love those tires!:cool:

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Originally Posted by Zen

Fistfight.
Your house
Five o'clock pm

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Lol. You & your wimpy Miss Plum chose 5 o'clock because you know I'm never home by then.

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Originally Posted by 7rider

Yeah, I was thinking...28s or 32s would be da bomb for my new commuter (I'm accessorizing in blue)...but 37s would be too fat.
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I take Catriona in Round 2.

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Yeah - more sizes in those tires would be great.

Scar fights dirty unlike your elegant and civilized Sevens.

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

Love him! Tires and all. Is the yellow thing on the handlebars a headlight? It looks like a toy alien.

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It's a teapot bell. I was on dealextreme.com looking to see if they had a tripod mount for handlebars and saw the teapot bells...

Scar also has LED lights that will be installed on his wheels that flash in various patterns, but I haven't tried that yet.

I will have to commute at night just to be able to see that.

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Originally Posted by Zen

I don't take trash talk from Catriona and we often have fist fights.
Just another day.

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I let her win when I want some pie.

You're gonna have to race her in next year's alley cat

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Originally Posted by MDHillSlug

Great bike!

I love how you matter-of-factly say "I switched this, I changed that"; what does your spare parts box look like?

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Wait... Spare parts are supposed to be able to fit in just one box???

Unfortunately, mine stopped being able to do that a while back. There are a lot of parts that I'm saving for various builds.

One of these days I'm making a touring bike. I have everything but the fork and possibly the frame scrounged.

I didn't have those tires in a box, but couldn't resist them once I saw them.

Scar was $80 on craigslist - the drive train looked mostly unused, it looks like the bike has moved with the family a couple of times - the teeth on the cranks have no wear - but I'm not sure how much wear old steel cranks showed?

The original seatpost was steel and the seat was huge - so I think I lost like 3 lbs off scar just switching those off. I needed a setback - but he was a funny 26.6 mm size.

I may one day buy him a longer stem.

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Originally Posted by Selkie

Scar is the Bad Bad LeRoy Brown of bikes. A bad azz. If you wanted to give him to me, I'd take him (I don't steal).

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I'll keep you in mind when he needs a new home! He's a wanderer, possibly doesn't like staying in one spot too long.

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Originally Posted by Melalvai

I like my kevlar tires too much to switch, but I love the Hulk Hogan flames, and the reflective thing is irresistible! So then I thought-- reflective paint?

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God help my bikes the day I figure out how to paint 'em well.

Let's buy some spray paint!

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Originally Posted by Zen

Let's buy some spray paint!

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I will practice on your kayak, Miss Aurora and Miss Plum

This thread is hilarious :D

Scar ROCKS! Man, I have the worst case of tire envy!

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Originally Posted by Catriona

It's a teapot bell. I was on dealextreme.com looking to see if they had a tripod mount for handlebars and saw the teapot bells...

Scar also has LED lights that will be installed on his wheels that flash in various patterns, but I haven't tried that yet.

I will have to commute at night just to be able to see that.

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oooh, I can SEE that - as others have said, Scar is one bad azz bike! I've seen those LED lights online that can be programmed to flash in different designs and so forth - seeing him coming at you at night with those tires and flashy lights on the wheels... Hmmm, especially on darker streets I can see someone who has had a bit too much to drink thinking that the aliens have finally landed :D

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Originally Posted by lph

This thread is hilarious :D

Scar ROCKS! Man, I have the worst case of tire envy!

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See here: The same tire for $15! The only problem is these are even wider - 26x2.1

The same store also sells 24 inch :confused: and 26x2

The original link for 2.6x1.9 is tempting that Catriona provided... ummmm I am assuming this would slow The Wanderer down though - currently I have 26x1.5 tires. Would noticeably this slow me down on a long ride?

Catrin - pay attention to the tread pattern, the ones I linked to were semi-slick -not too bumpy in the center, but a lot of these tires are mountain bike with knobs everywhere. (I didn't check your link)