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Best way to get around town?

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ZMILLZ
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This summer I will be without a car but I have to get around a 5 mile radius often. Moving on foot is too boring. What should I adapt as my method of transport...i.e. longboard, inline, bike, etc
Apr 23 2012 3:43PM
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DubV134
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make more threads
Apr 23 2012 3:44PM
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rareison
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floating dildos
Apr 23 2012 3:46PM
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maximiliaan
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did you try walking backwards? ive heard its fun as hell
Apr 23 2012 3:46PM
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skithesprings
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cheap, fast, nobody wants to steal them, nothing to get weathered (no gears, brakes, derailers, ect)
Apr 23 2012 3:47PM
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Randy_Quench
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My ripstick-G kicks ass around town and it was cheap!
Apr 23 2012 3:48PM
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HamFaceGirl
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Doesn't seem too safe
Apr 23 2012 3:48PM
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skithesprings
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I ride mine every day, never been hurt.

I've even ridden it blackout drunk.


Apr 23 2012 3:50PM
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I_Am_Mod
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or a segway
Apr 23 2012 3:50PM
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EastCoast315
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that looks like hell
Apr 23 2012 3:53PM
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james6345789
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Bike. Only maintanience is some lube, degreaser, and a couple of brushes.
Apr 23 2012 3:53PM
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ZMILLZ
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Apr 23 2012 3:53PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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I have the same bike, things zippy. (did you chop and flop the bars or what bull horns are those?)


And to OP, look on craigslist for an old beater bike that you don't to have to worry about, or a longboard
Apr 23 2012 3:54PM
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CliffyByro
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unless you live somewhere completely flat, you'll need at least one brake on that. apart from anything you'd end up spending a shit ton on tyres because you have to skid all the time, and theyre thin as hell.
Apr 23 2012 3:56PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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but for real

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Apr 23 2012 3:56PM
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Bmo.
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i see ur stilts and i raise you jumping stilts
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Apr 23 2012 4:00PM
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easiestEC
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this

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Apr 23 2012 4:02PM
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thenightman
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get your own personal sherpa, like this black kid

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Apr 23 2012 4:04PM
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razors-chaz
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i hope that is a sinlge speed and not another fucking fixie (too many hipsters with them being "original"). just buy a cheap shit old looking bike on craigs and run it into the ground and repeat.
Apr 23 2012 4:10PM
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soulskier
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bike
Apr 23 2012 4:22PM
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45.
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single speed without brakes? talk about reckless. It's gotta be a fixie - or this guy is just a bad ass.
Apr 23 2012 4:26PM
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I_Am_Mod
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a single speed with coaster brake would be a sick ride imho ...
Apr 23 2012 4:34PM
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Deluge
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oh. yes.
Apr 23 2012 4:40PM
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Cody-R
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agressive inline skates

Apr 23 2012 4:52PM
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Mr.Turtle
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go to the homeless shelter and pay them a dollar an hour to give you piggyback rides
Apr 23 2012 4:54PM
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powderdrunkie
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I bought this for $600. sold it for $800 a year later.

Apr 23 2012 4:56PM
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nkmo.
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While my vote totally goes to a fixed/SS bike, I have a hard time believing you actually ride that thing very much.

Riding brakeless is absolutely retarded without some sort of foot retention, not to mention terrible on your knees, and that chain slop looks horrendous.

And Fixies are hardly fast bikes.
Apr 23 2012 4:58PM
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Gnarwall
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Get a 10 speed on craigslist. You can take it out and do some more intense riding if you feel like it. Can't pull that off with a fixie.
Apr 23 2012 5:04PM
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skithesprings
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The bars are the stock drops chopped and flopped. I love them like they are
Apr 23 2012 5:17PM
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TheClap.
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clearly drunk driving
Apr 23 2012 5:19PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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ride the bus, thats how i roll
Apr 23 2012 5:20PM
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TallTeeNation
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Apr 23 2012 5:22PM
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no_steeze
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Apr 23 2012 5:24PM
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TheClap.
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I love this idea

I will sell my body for rides
Apr 23 2012 5:27PM
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HorsecockTony
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fuck yeah!! I love penny's!!! Although I think I like stereos and bantams more...
Apr 23 2012 5:29PM
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ZMILLZ
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Would they really be good for city cruising and hills?

or should i go with Click for larger image
Apr 23 2012 6:01PM
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LivingColour
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shit if those actually were sold I would contemplate buying one
Apr 23 2012 6:03PM
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PJS.
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I would ride one, but I assume they would suck, so I couldn't buy one.
Apr 23 2012 6:08PM
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naturday
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i am in the same situation. I am moving to nantucket for the summer and wont have a car, i am sort of worried because since i could drive i have been in love with my car, but i have a great bike so im not that concerned.
Apr 23 2012 6:08PM
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t-roy
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pretty sure a bike is the logical choice here.
Apr 23 2012 6:16PM
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GayWolf420
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After I watched a Documentary on Dogtown and the Z-Boys, I really want one of those boards.
Apr 23 2012 6:19PM
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KravtZ
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dude buy a sick road bike....things haul ass so much faster than youw ould think compared to a regular mtn bike. 5 miles could take down in easily 30 minutes tops. Dont buy a pussy hipster bike like the one shown above, so useless, no brakes no gears. Stupid handle bars.

Other than that you could buy a scooter, kinda sweet though pretty gay
Apr 23 2012 6:20PM
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skithesprings
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I ride it literally every day at least 2 miles and typically around 4 but have ridden it as far as 20 miles without putting a foot down. (track stands ftw)

strapless is just a preference of mine, I can skid and check just fine with no straps.

oh, and the chain slop is because nothing was tightened on the ass end, I was swapping the coaster side of the flip flop for another fixed ring, I just put the wheel on for the picture, but thanks for noticing.
Apr 23 2012 6:24PM
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skithesprings
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because you want to have a "sick road bike" getting rained on, left locked anywhere in a city, ridden in shitty conditions, ect... and pay for the upkeep?

I ride a fixie because I like the added challenge, but anyone can ride a singlespeed coaster with a front brake, and theres almost nothing to worry about on them. Unless you're racing in the tour de franzia, live in a mountainous area, or regularly go on rides longer than 10 miles there really isn't any reason to get a "sick road bike"


Apr 23 2012 6:36PM
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*N_Wist*
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would you not go flying over the handle bars if you were going anywhere over 10km. think you mean rear brake.
Apr 23 2012 6:42PM
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skithesprings
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No.

Rear brakes are useless on road bikes.

Do I need to explain?
Apr 23 2012 6:45PM
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*N_Wist*
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Nope I am quite capable of riding a bike i just don't know jack shit about road bikes.
Apr 23 2012 6:47PM
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The_Big_Tuna
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dat stache
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Apr 23 2012 6:47PM
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-Mugatu
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You already gave yourself 3 viable answers to your question, you fucking idiot.
Apr 23 2012 6:49PM
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caucasian_chad
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Don't listen to the fucking hipsters about getting a fixie. As a mode of transportation, that's retarded. You're trying to get from point A to point B, not look "hip." Would you buy a car with only one gear? No. Having multiple gear ratios is a good thing, especially if you need to ascend/descend.
Apr 23 2012 6:50PM
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45.
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agreed. I would feel like a little kid again.
Apr 23 2012 6:52PM
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