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FPMSL at that taxidermy sh1t ^^^^
is that taxidermy about, I am sitting here crying with laughter at the faces and that fox is fooking hilarious.
Think I've just shat meself reading that lot! Too fookin funnyI had an opinion at the start but now I'm just rolling about laughing What was the thread about again?
Crap parts and in some cases crap frames that we wouldn’t have touched in the old days... Is it just that your tight and don’t want to shell out for a decent skyway/haro/GT?DP freestylersAbsolute cack then, cack now in my eyes. Sure, I appreciate that to some there’s a certain quirkiness about a British built (read birdshit welded, low quality steel) frame but honestly we used to laugh at DP's back then and I still laugh at them now.
Quote from: pickle on July 13, 2011, 11:48 AMI have to say I like the old DPs but there geometry is awful! There head tube angle is way to relaxed and the steering is all over the place.Thank god a voice of sanity! They rode like what they were - a very poor copy of a haro with the angles all wrong. The only reason the forks are non raked is to try and put some sparkle into the geometry - and all that did was to make them feel nasty and squirelly. Ride a master or a streetbeat directly after a Firebird and youll see what I mean. Even an Ammaco freestyler (which was frankly the ultimate dogshit bike) has better geometry than a DP IMO.
I have to say I like the old DPs but there geometry is awful! There head tube angle is way to relaxed and the steering is all over the place.
You can't polish a turd, no matter how you you dress it up.
Quote from: Moose on January 18, 2010, 04:20 PM you can't polish a turd? But you can roll it in glitter...
you can't polish a turd?
I registered on this site some time ago when I was building up my Streetbeat, then I lost touch and have come back, and I have a rant to get off my chest. Im sure this rant will mark me as an enemy or a snob to many on this site but its something that I have to say! WTF is going on with all the absolute crap being put on peoples builds these days?Crap parts and in some cases crap frames that we wouldn’t have touched in the old days... Is it just that your tight and don’t want to shell out for a decent skyway/haro/GT?3 Prime examples:Maxycross cranksThese things were hideous back in the day and I for one would have been embarrassed to be seen with a pair (I stuck with a one piece till I could afford a set of profiles). I remember halfords had literally hundreds of them on the shelf as frankly - they were shit!DP freestylersAbsolute cack then, cack now in my eyes. Sure, I appreciate that to some there’s a certain quirkiness about a British built (read birdshit welded, low quality steel) frame but honestly we used to laugh at DP's back then and I still laugh at them now.Cack stems, ie Sugino, SR etcAppalingly made sandcast lumps of ugliness – just why?Am I on my own here? Don’t get me wrong I see some quality builds still happening (the trickstar for example) but honestly the cheapo build seems to be taking over and I DONT LIKE IT!Rant over, flak jacket engaged, bring on the flames
can we have a look at this streetbeat please?
Quote from: darksunday on July 15, 2011, 12:03 AMhaha is that the famous katau's helmet?the fooker never put it on for us like he promisedhope he paid up in the end though