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Old 08-07-2007, 10:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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my bicycle is nothing to brag about, i just take it into sport authority in torrance and have paul work on it...i think he does a decent job, seems to know a thing or two...but yeah parts can take forever....on my recent ride through the loop i totally bent my back rim..so paul will have to fix that, also i bent 2 teeth on my front...gears? so is that going to be a problem too? sorry i dont know the proper names for bike parts!
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Old 08-07-2007, 10:49 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Those two teeth are chainring teeth. That could mean that your shifting gets sloppy (maybe you don't even use that chainring/gear though?). If you never even shift into that bigger chainring you probably don't have to worry about it anytime soon.
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Old 08-07-2007, 10:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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my bicycle is nothing to brag about, i just take it into sport authority in torrance and have paul work on it...i think he does a decent job, seems to know a thing or two...but yeah parts can take forever....on my recent ride through the loop i totally bent my back rim..so paul will have to fix that, also i bent 2 teeth on my front...gears? so is that going to be a problem too? sorry i dont know the proper names for bike parts!
hey its a bike and its getting you out there riding... better than riding a Lazy Boy!!!
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Old 08-07-2007, 10:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
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hey its a bike and its getting you out there riding... better than riding a Lazy Boy!!!

Yeah... What he said
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Old 08-07-2007, 10:59 AM   #5 (permalink)
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hey its a bike and its getting you out there riding... better than riding a Lazy Boy!!!
I know a guy that wants to ride really bad but is waiting to save up for something nice. I say the heck with that....get something..anything...and just GO OUT AND RIDE!!
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:01 AM   #6 (permalink)
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me and a friend took a girl he worked with out on the loop and all she had was a *gasp* kmart level bike and a helmet that didnt really fit, but dammit!! she did the entire loop NO PROBLEM!

Quite amazing...
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:05 AM   #7 (permalink)
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me and a friend took a girl he worked with out on the loop and all she had was a *gasp* kmart level bike and a helmet that didnt really fit, but dammit!! she did the entire loop NO PROBLEM!

Quite amazing...
the scary part is how well she'll do when given a lighter better bike! there's something to be said about walmat/kmart bikes...makes you tough
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:08 AM   #8 (permalink)
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my bicycle is nothing to brag about, i just take it into sport authority in torrance and have paul work on it...i think he does a decent job, seems to know a thing or two...but yeah parts can take forever....on my recent ride through the loop i totally bent my back rim..so paul will have to fix that, also i bent 2 teeth on my front...gears? so is that going to be a problem too? sorry i dont know the proper names for bike parts!
What make and model of bike did you buy???
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:19 AM   #9 (permalink)
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i have a colombia silver ridge that i got at sports authority....its cute..
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:21 AM   #10 (permalink)
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i have a colombia silver ridge that i got at sports authority....its cute..
The rim might just need a good true... and the chainrings can be bent straight in a pinch...

Hard to say without seeing the bike in person...
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:27 AM   #11 (permalink)
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its funny because i never thought my gears shifted correctly, maybe its just me...but yes it is my second one! ahh...so now when i ride it, peddle, it totally feels like nothing is going on!!! i had to finish the loop on like 1 and 4 the rest of the way...yes i know i should not have rode on my bent rim!!!!
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
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my bicycle is nothing to brag about, i just take it into sport authority in torrance and have paul work on it...i think he does a decent job, seems to know a thing or two...but yeah parts can take forever....on my recent ride through the loop i totally bent my back rim..so paul will have to fix that, also i bent 2 teeth on my front...gears? so is that going to be a problem too? sorry i dont know the proper names for bike parts!

This Paul does not work at the Sports Authority in Torrance or any other bike shop...!!! Thought I would try to protect my good name for a lil while longer!!
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Old 08-07-2007, 11:38 AM   #13 (permalink)
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oh yeah...sorry, i should of made it very clear, the paul at torrance does not ride at all...he's just a bike tech that is very curious about bike maintance stuff....and the laws of the road...for instance you need a horn to ride in torrance, who knew?
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me and a friend took a girl he worked with out on the loop and all she had was a *gasp* kmart level bike and a helmet that didnt really fit, but dammit!! she did the entire loop NO PROBLEM!

Quite amazing...
Was she hot? Thats what matters
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