ARISE! Sir Loin of Beef hit's the pavement!

[ej599]

[karfer67]

*sighs* when u got this done at first it had the bars up right and then u fliped them and i know you are not a huge fan of bars like that.

[ej599]

That's what I thought you said! Heh heh-just bustin man! No, I like the looks of flipped bars but I smacked my knee good on a set I flipped years ago climbing a hill. Crashed and everything. The bars on S.L.O.B. were always flipped (check out the early pics) but their shape means there will be no knee smackin'.
There is not too many places to ride in my town and avoid the hills so I guess it all boils down to the fact that I'm jealous of you guys with flat terrain. Unless I'm on the Railtrail, I spend as much time standing on the pedals as I do sitting down. I may throw a set on my R.R.B.B.O.5 bike just to overcome my 'trauma'!

[KOTA]

That's why I like ape hangers, I can stand up straight when going up hills (I need all the help I can get). This way here I can get ALL 255lbs. of pressure on the pedals.

[ej599]

Yeah, I guess it all depends on the bikes purpose. Around here there aren't many shows so there ain't much sense in building a 'show bike'. That's why most of my are built are built to ride.
Speaking of which, I had S.L.O.B. out about 15 miles yesterday. 9 on the Airline Trail and a little over 5 to get there and back. There were some young kids on the trail with a lemonade stand who liked the bike when I stopped for a cup. They thought the seat springs and tool box were good ideas! But now the bike is splattered with trail mud and that S.L.O.B. needs a bath.