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   smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:29:50 JST smellsofbikes

   Well y'all Veloswap was wonderful and my favorite day of the year exists again so I can be happy and have hope for the future.
   So I'm gonna post a bunch of pictures.
   There are loads of bamboo bikes out there. @attoparsec has a lovely bamboo cargo bike. But the AluBOO was a weird side quest using bamboo main tubes in an otherwise light aluminum frame.
   Crazy titanium design, reminiscent of old softrides, where the seat boom flexes slightly for cushioning.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:29:48 JST smellsofbikes

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     All that is amazing and astonishing: a Blacksheep truss fork 36" wheel. James Blacksheep is a genius at titanium welding and this is flawless. absolutely otherworldly. It was a giant among the other bikes.

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     I absolutely do not need another unicycle. Particularly not a tall one.
     Nor do I need a lowrider or oil slick pedals.

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     Some really amazing seats. I was particularly impressed that the skelly one was $20. But I do not need it.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:29:49 JST smellsofbikes

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     Wee bikes oh my heart

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:29:49 JST smellsofbikes

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     Some of these parts are ridiculous and I cannot justify dropping that kinda cash even though I quite fancy them.
     Campy high flange: gnarrrrr I mean I already have a fixie wheelset with these I don't need more.
     Crazy power meter crank with adjustable crank length. Terrible idea, even for $500, which is a fraction of the new price.
     Mag wheels yo.
     And the tiniest Regina FW it is so cute I just want to squeeze it

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     I DO NOT NEED THESE.
     Those Kleins. Arrrgh.
     There were so many bikes that were practically at giving away prices. It was interesting to me this Schwinn was dated to the month of its production.
     Another booth had a whole run of lugged steel Schwinn Paramounts that had never been painted, unfinished, right off the production line when it shut down.

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     S-works with rear end damage and a spare chainstay set, mostly because the owner was offering to change the size using a hacksaw. Cool large capacity water carrying setup that I'm going to implement in titanium for my bikepacking friend.
     Softride four bar suspension stem on a vintage world cup raced Volvo/Cannondale.
     People were giving so much stuff away. Someone gave me brand new gloves because "I smiled nicely"

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:38:58 JST smellsofbikes

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     @slothrop There were so many people saying "We don't need it either, that's why we're selling it!"

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:44:03 JST smellsofbikes

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     Whole display of vintage carbide and kerosene bike lanterns converted to LEDs.
     This is amazing.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:44:03 JST smellsofbikes

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     Elf cyclecar, some diy welded frame outside that was very nice, and a big pile of frames with ski mods.

     Ok I'll stop now and chortle over the rest of my pics on my own as I know nobody else is as obsessed with stuff like this as I am.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 06:44:04 JST smellsofbikes

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     So THESE lunatics play bike polo on singlespeeds at a local park on Wednesdays and guess what I'm doing next Wednesday.
     Carbon fiber disc brake guard.