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thirdraildesignlab posted a photo: View of my Walnut portage strap, as stitched onto the frame of the wrongbike fixed- gear conversion project in it's second incarnation after a recent tear-down.Wrongbike is a fixed-gear conversion of an old Vista road bike. The current set-up is:1. Vista original frame and fork, sandblasted and powdercoated nuclear trigger yellow-orange, with chrome fork accents2. Nitto Tecnomic quill stem3. Nitto Moustache bars4. Toshi leather bar wrap with cork bar end plugs5. Original Vista headset6. Walnut portage strap7. Mavic Pros laced to a White Industries Eno Eccentric hub8. Sugino cog and Messenger crankset, 72 inchgear9. gumwalls, for science10. Brass Universal Sound Bell on Velo Orange retro bell headset mount.More on the build can be found on www.teamlopetyreclubbe.com

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Micro-Minimal Urban Bike Concept

11/11/09

Posted in: TLTC Items to Amuse by TRDL thom | Comments (0)

jruiter02 Micro Minimal Urban Bike Concept

This is kind of interesting. At first, I hated it. Then I looked at the materials and loved it. Then I looked at the ride posture and hated it. Then I saw the Unicycle back end, and loved it. So I’m 50/50 on it.