"whoa i'm buying a bike!!"
 

So, i'm looking to purchase a bicycle, not too expensive, i have around $800 to spend, but thats including all the accessories, like a strong helmet and a pump too, any recommendations?

maybe i will need two pumps?

i g0T 2 pUmpZ r1tE h3r3 4 u maYnE!!! ..lol

what about a helmet? i take a XS size

LOL serrius tho mayNe i g0t dis p1mp RIDA:



l0 ridin, g0ld pl4tED pI/\/\p kaNe 5hiT. p4id tha c0st to be tHa b0$$ tho. 3 Gs.

i'm not so interested in attracting the opposite sex, my girlfriend and i have been together for 7 years now, but i would like something reliable, and strong so i can carry equipment to the studio and back..

something vintage would be nice

LOL maYnE whY d0nT u jUsT get ur wh1tE A$$ a STATION WAGON??

Thurston has two, they are a great family car, but i don't think i'm quite there yet...
plus i like the environmentally friendly aspect of having a bicycle, burn fat not oil

Lee recently bought a bicycle



and he's really shaped up since

:eek:

L00K @ h1s g4y A$$ haNdBags?!!! :fuckyou:

see, i'd like a bike with a basket so i don't have to carry so many bags, personal items i can keep in my fanny pack

This deserves a spot in the "best thread of this year" thread.

I bought a bike here: metrobicycles.com/ way back in the 80's and they did a great job.

This place used to have a great rep too. togabikes.com/

Nothing like a good LBS to get exactly what you want.

And weren't you on Home Improvement?

ahahahhahahaha

Cars are for idiots.

I got a bike for sale for about $300, can you set me up with a Matador 21 ticket? I know this sounds like extortion, haha...

I want an old school Schwinn Stingray.

Double dutch with kim to piss Thurston off.

No, no, no, the courtship never ends! Don't make the same mistake I made. After 7 years, I figured I didn't have to impress my wife anymore, so I finally went out and bought that bright orange AMC Gremlin I had been dreaming about. She left me the next day. ;)

If you like it then you gotta put a ring on it son. peace word to god man bithces love the ice na'mean?

It's all about Sturmey-Archer 3-speeds these days.

Can't go wrong with a chopper....



or these are convenient...

That second one isn't a bicycle.

...and the Chopper is debatable.

PUMP-wise you should buy a Joe Blow pump. They're great.
http://www.topeak.com/products/Floor-Pumps/JoeBlowSport

Bike-wise I'd look on craigslist. You can often get more for your money than going to some store and getting a new bike. "Vintage" is also likely to mean "heavy" w/ the frame, if you're OK with that. I have a road bike with an 80s steel frame which is heavier than newer bikes but I just work with it.

Personally when I buy a new (used) bike I replace a lot of the components to fit my personal preferences. For $800 you should definitely be able to get a sweet ride. Id' recommend putting "no-flat" tires on them. I currently have Schwalbe tires and have had them on for a year and a half without ONE SINGLE FLAT TIRE!!! They are great!
http://www.schwalbetires.com/marathon_plus

fanny pack?

I used to ride a bike, but I got rolled by the 5-oh every single fucking day and night, and so I got sick of it. plus, the bike cockblocks on getting rides home like a wingman with no game and no ride home of his own...

Get a strong basket on the front and you're laughing :)

no you misunderstand, the bike doesn't hate on getting with chicks, it hates on getting rides home from various places you rode the bike to when offered, because generally people don't expect to drive you home from Eagle Rock or Echo Park with a bike hangin halfway out they trunk on the 110 freeway...


hijole! but where are the red white and green streamers?