Um. 

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 05/23/2018 at 21:11 • Filed to: None

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There’s no way this isn’t a joke.

Bought a seat post on Amazon. Any the brand name is a bit questionable. Also the bike is more or less together. I still need some bullhorn bars as the BMX bars kind of suck, and there’s a bid of wobble in the old cottered crank that is very disconcerting especially on a fixie.

Also headlamps make for funny spotlight photos.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/23/2018 at 21:20

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If it doesn’t work well return it and tell the company they Cansucc it

PS9 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/23/2018 at 21:23

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But they already do. It’s right there on every product they sell. They ‘cansucc’.

Urambo Tauro > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/23/2018 at 21:23

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There once was a man from Nantucket...

LOREM IPSUM > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/23/2018 at 21:43

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That’s not a brand name, it’s a disclaimer.

Sam > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/23/2018 at 23:05

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Your bike is so sweet, but sooo hipster. I’d ride the hell out of it.

Nom De Plume > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/23/2018 at 23:15

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If you are truly committed to the sw8 fixie lifestyle you can use a wooden dowel with both ends sanded.

A correctly sized piece of metal pipe with bar ends is another solution.

One more solution is to cut off a road drop bar, flip it over, and wrap it with bar tape. Or in your situation perhaps shellacked cloth tape. (Disregard this poser example. You only wrap the ends where your hands will sit.)

Now might also be a good time to investigate crappy tattoos and day drinking of cheap ironic beers. Gotta work on that image if you expect anyone to take this fakenger lifestyle choice seriously.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Sam 05/23/2018 at 23:41

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You should see my other bike. It’s An Iverson. “But you’ve probably never heard of it” neither had I.

It started out like this, complete with generator head/tail lamps, fenders, and big springy seat. Also the shifters are on the bottom tube so that’s... weird. I added a Ching Ching bell and ditched the seat.

Now it looks like this. Stickers milk crate and all. The “bracket for the rack is an old leather purse handle, and it even has a skateboard rack, and a bottle opener. Probably weights 40lbs it’s the anti of this Fixie. Also it’s name is Joliet Beatrice because that’s the name on the milk crate.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nom De Plume 05/23/2018 at 23:43

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That first one is full hipster. You never go full hipster. I’m hoping to find some drops to cut.

I only day drink Corona

Nom De Plume > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/24/2018 at 00:27

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It is laughable and has certainly been co-opted by the hipster/fakenger crowd. At its root they had two utilitarian purposes; Unlikely to be stolen when the bike is locked up while delivering a package in the inner city and extremely narrow for avoiding car mirrors and the like. Cut to a more comfortable width they can be quite functional and an excellent DGAF very low budget option.

This is turning into a very enjoyable DGAF bike. One option you might care to look into for your cockpit is a 1" threaded to 1 1/8" threadless stem adapter for $10. Might not sound like a huge upgrade until you lose the BMX stuff for an oversized bar connected to a longer and much stiffer mounting point. You want more extension than that BMX stuff offers to distribute your weight evenly. Fit becomes incredibly important when you are putting that much pressure on the pedals. Speaking of which, get a SS freewheel for another $10 before you rip that cottered crank off!

Stef Schrader > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/24/2018 at 00:55

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I have a friend who keeps naming internal projects with Insane Clown Posse-inspired abbreviations. Stuff like I.C.P., H.A.T.C.H.E.T. and the like.

It brings me great joy every time he says he’s done a new one.