# Mess around 8th inch- Idea's
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 22, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732 "2010-05-22T00:55:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@LukeR](https://fixed.org.au/u/LukeR)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/21 "2010-05-22T23:42:30Z")
> [@S-Club](#):
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> Hi Luke
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> I think what the overwhelming response to this thread shows, is that the majority of users really aren’t interested in helping you “customise” your bicycle, irrespective of how “into art” you are, and maybe more people would be interested in hearing reports from interesting rides and adventures with you bike.
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> Whilst I’m also relatively new to this forum, my understanding of it is as an online community interested in organising events, sharing constructive bike related knowledge, and insightful comment that interest people in other areas. Lots of people seem to be rather attached to this forum, you only need to look at the overwhelming responses [here](http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f14/all-those-here-before-2008-a-11342/) to see that. It might be worthwhile asking yourself before each post, “how am I contributing to the forum with this post?” And if you can’t come up with a reasonable answer, it may be better to not post it.
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> But if that doesn’t make much sense, you could always cover it in contact as per the video. If you really want an original idea to show your personality through your bicycle’s “colourway”, you’re more than welcome to cover it with the brown and lime green linoleum i recently ripped up from my kitchen floor.
I understand your point but…
Going by this would mean that no one asks questions therefor no one will post answers. It wouldn’t work. The whole point of forums is give advice, and learn.Though, this forums is sometimes very unforgiving and reminds me of shop keepers who are so far up them self and don’t tell you anything, that they lose their own business.
But, this is not the whole forum obviously so don’t take offence.
Thanks to all that do put in valuable input. Amending my previous posts, no respect to people who just write crap. (no, not you S-club or HMC-apart from first post)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/22 "2010-05-22T23:51:02Z")
LukeR
I think you will find that Blakey (someone you mentioned was posting crap) has contributed more to this forum than almost anyone over the past 5 years, and certainly more than you have in your brief time here.
You are quite right in regards to the function of forums. To continue the analogy you yourself used, some of your posts are like that of a customer that comes into a shop, asks fairly vapid questions, then gets offended when the shopkeeper is a little bit frustrated at having to answer the question.
You have every right to ask how you should decorate your bike. I applaud it. However, don’t get insulted, overly defensive, and frankly aggressive, when you hear things you don’t necessarily like or appreciate. My comment, the consequences of which I am now regretting, was a simple comment, suggesting that, perhaps, the best bit about bikes is in the riding, not the decorating. My opinion only, which is something you were asking for.
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### Author:  [@Cafe\_de\_Keirin](https://fixed.org.au/u/Cafe_de_Keirin)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/23 "2010-05-23T01:24:03Z")
Dammit. Was i not offensive enough to warrant a private message. What is it? HMC gets all the love.
And why should everyone post nice things and be helpful? Variety is the spice of life folks, and i like my forums vindaloo hot.
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### Author:  [@LukeR](https://fixed.org.au/u/LukeR)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/24 "2010-05-23T01:27:07Z")
> [@Cafe\_de\_Keirin](#):
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> Dammit. Was i not offensive enough to warrant a private message. What is it? HMC gets all the love.
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> And why should everyone post nice things and be helpful? Variety is the spice of life folks, and i like my forums vindaloo hot.
Cool story bro.
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### Author:  [@will](https://fixed.org.au/u/will)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/25 "2010-05-23T01:41:07Z")
you should paint it the coolest colour ever!
and the heaviest wheels you can find, by what i can grasp of trends (aerospokes + b43s), heavy = totes rad
as for bars, risers only, the narrower the better (try the nipple to nipple measurement for max comfort and cool)
bmx cranks and pedals will really flesh out the look, bonus points if the pedals are translucent. minus points if they’re black or silver.
huge straps that look like they’re constructed from discarded backpacks are rad, bonus points if the logo can be seen from 200m. clips are out, think of your sneakers!
just whatever you do, don’t mount a brake (even worse if there are two, oh god), stay away from fenders and god forbid you would think of mounting a bottlecage, that would be heresy.
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### Author:  [@LukeR](https://fixed.org.au/u/LukeR)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/26 "2010-05-23T01:45:04Z")
> [@will](#):
>
> you should paint it the coolest colour ever!
> and the heaviest wheels you can find, by what i can grasp of trends (aerospokes + b43s), heavy = totes rad
> as for bars, risers only, the narrower the better (try the nipple to nipple measurement for max comfort and cool)
> bmx cranks and pedals will really flesh out the look, bonus points if the pedals are translucent. minus points if they’re black or silver.
> huge straps that look like they’re constructed from discarded backpacks are rad, bonus points if the logo can be seen from 200m. clips are out, think of your sneakers!
> just whatever you do, don’t mount a brake (even worse if there are two, oh god), stay away from fenders and god forbid you would think of mounting a bottlecage, that would be heresy.
Lmfao? Don’t you sound like a douche after what we’ve been talking about this whole thread?
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### Author:  [@will](https://fixed.org.au/u/will)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/27 "2010-05-23T01:50:23Z")
oh i was just contributing, sharing my wealth of knowledge. sorry i must be in the wrong place
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### Author:  [@Pip](https://fixed.org.au/u/Pip)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/28 "2010-05-23T01:51:12Z")
How’s this dumbass not banned yet? We don’t need idiots on this forum.
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### Author:  [@Cale](https://fixed.org.au/u/Cale)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/29 "2010-05-23T01:56:07Z")
so basically the overall message i have gathered from this very artistic informative thread of a forum is that luke r should just eat a dick?
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### Author:  [@fullface](https://fixed.org.au/u/fullface)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/30 "2010-05-23T02:24:50Z")
LukeR
my 2 cents
If you walked into a room of artists as eclectic as the member of this forum and asked them what to paint on a blank canvas you would get a much less gentle reply than you have received here.
I think the question you mean to ask is different from the one everyone is hearing .
but what the fuvk would I know
fullface
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### Author:  [@The\_JAMS](https://fixed.org.au/u/The_JAMS)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/31 "2010-05-23T23:27:55Z")
yep, what everyone else said. if you can’t think of a colorway for yourself, just steal one off FGG.
and don’t act like a little turd when ppl take the piss out of you. they’ll only take the piss even more.
and LAM’s idea was pretty cool.
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### Author:  [@trmac](https://fixed.org.au/u/trmac)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/32 "2010-05-24T03:45:46Z")
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading the whole thread and in particular imagining LukeR’s voice as it got higher and more agitated each time he felt compelled to respond each and every post in opposition to him.
Made my day.
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### Author:  [@LukeR](https://fixed.org.au/u/LukeR)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/33 "2010-05-24T03:52:07Z")
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### Author:  [@snowflake](https://fixed.org.au/u/snowflake)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mess-around-8th-inch-ideas/45732/34 "2010-05-24T03:58:10Z")
Looks like we’re done here then.
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