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HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
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Got this model of my bike made by this dude in Indonesia — It’s pretty cool, handmade so not like diecast perfect or anything but both the shocks work, the rear sus pivots as it should, the wheels spin, pedals and cranks turn, it’s pretty dope. The stand on the model is even through the bb axle. :thumb: Going on my desk at work I think.
Oooh, wonder if he could do a bike with a weird fork and a backwards seatpost?
Might have to join Secret Santa this year.
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
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Good to see some people still going full retard, 4.0L V20 with just two cylinder heads.
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V? Looks flat.

If you want to go full retard, find an old Lycoming 8cyl IO-720. Although it's "only" 400hp, given how aircraft engines work, the torque is probably off the scales, like 750ftlb or so.
 
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Changleen

Paranoid Member
Jan 9, 2004
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A little respect to the humble XT derailleur and the way it doesn’t turn to shit (cough, sram 12 speed) when a bit of dirt looks at it.

1700km, 99.9% trail action, 5 solid crashes inc. two that kept me off work for a day or two and the one I just cleaned up.

100% still works like a crispy gear changing beast.

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mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
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This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach2, 1,350 mph. It was taken from a Royal Air Force Tornado, which rendezvoused with Concorde briefly to the south of Ireland. Although the Tornado could match (and even exceed) Concorde's cruising speed it could only do so for a matter of minutes due to the enormous rate of fuel consumption. After racing to catch Concorde and struggling to keep up, the Tornado broke off the rendezvous after just four minutes, while Concorde cruised serenely on to JFK