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Rampage
 Post subject: Does this look silly?
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Undecided, tbh. From the front it look great - from the side not to sure with how the top of the forks intersects the handlebars. But that might just be me beign weird. :)
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it's mostly the fork that's throwing it off (aesthetically). A stem with more rise would probably be good, too.
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sancho wrote:
it's mostly the fork that's throwing it off (aesthetically). A stem with more rise would probably be good, too.


.... or..... less rise, bringing the bars down closer to the level of the fork crown, and reducing the "gap"


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i think it looks okay
lets see it more finished
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Is that your kitchen in the first pic? :)
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a little bit yes, can't see how you will get it to work with 3 front wheels.
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juice wrote:
Is that your kitchen in the first pic? :)


Utility room!

I'll put a different stem on it later.
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Weird yes, but I kind of like it ;)
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