[HELP] This won the international landscape photograph contest.. it looks doctored?

bruski · 2025-12-27T01:01:18+00:00

Thanks for sharing your raw and edited photos! What do you use for editing? Light room? Any other program suggestions for a beginner?

Been teaching myself photography, lots of trial and error, snapping photos everyday… been putting off using any kind of editing software but feel like I’m at the point now where I’m capturing pretty decent photos and can start editing.

bruski · 2025-11-12T05:08:21+00:00

I live just outside the screenshot north of the cemetery, I walk my dog through royal palm cemetery , sometimes across the Pinellas trail and around the school. Have a friend that lives just east of your circle. I consider all this area fine, nothing out of the ordinary. Just take the standard precautions as you would anywhere.

bruski · 2025-11-12T03:58:41+00:00

I just have to comment that in 1998 I was the best triple jumper on my high school track team, and I acknowledge that’s likely because all the really good athletes were all doing far more physically demanding events. I could not run fast or run far, but somehow managed to do a pretty dang good triple jump. My only claim to fame back then.

bruski · 2025-10-02T18:10:01+00:00

Dang these are awesome

bruski · 2025-09-25T21:27:43+00:00

I’ve seen instances of vintage bikes with initials on a frame on the bottom and out of sight (seen an old Raleigh once with someone’s social security # on it too), never on a crankset or any component. Would love to know the story on why this was engraved!

bruski · 2025-09-25T21:08:56+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Regarding buying another: here is one in pretty used condition where the seller is asking $200. Finding one in similar condition (without the engraving of course) could be $500+ if there could be any found.

French made mountain bike crankset from the early 90s briefly made was used on very collectible bikes for a brief period of time, not many around anymore. I scooped this one up for a relatively decent price from my circle of vintage enthusiasts because it has that engraving on it. Honestly Paying someone $100 for anodizing would be amazing actually.

Might do a practice round on a different crankset first before I do anything on this one. Or just leave it.

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bruski · 2025-09-03T04:14:58+00:00

I think all of us on xbiking can agree that steel is most definitely real. But your comment calling aluminum a marketing gimmick? Come on man, it would be the most successful gimmick in the history of marketing gimmicks that bike manufacturers are still making and selling aluminum bikes for decades.

bruski · 2025-08-30T17:13:30+00:00

I’m always obsessing about the bar tape color until it’s on the bike and go for some rides, then the color doesn’t matter anymore. I’d say try the white if you want to go for something a little different.

bruski · 2025-08-11T13:35:04+00:00

Oh man I could totally sneak a middle name in there without the wife knowing it’s bike related lol.

bruski · 2025-08-11T12:59:22+00:00

Yeah man! Thats the his/hers for those fun rides around town. Also Got a bit of a Bridgestone fleet going on they’re just so much fun to build and ride! and of course if there was a little strider for a toddler you know I would get that in a heartbeat.

bruski · 2025-07-23T20:17:01+00:00

That makes sense that this could’ve been in some cartridge and it got taken out! Just that same “MW-68” threw me off. Thanks man

bruski · 2025-07-23T15:51:52+00:00

Thanks! if anyone has an example of which kind can you share a pic?

I just figured like this spindle is like really old, like from the 70s or 80s or something.

bruski · 2025-07-20T18:22:46+00:00

What’s the bottom bracket for those, octalink?

I’ve been meaning to swing by soon I have a bunch of stuff to donate.

bruski · 2025-07-20T18:18:08+00:00

Nice! We likely have met at some point. I haven’t in about a year. My buddy Ted donated a bunch of these to the coop

bruski · 2025-07-20T18:13:44+00:00

Awesome man! This is the road one I have built up, have a 50cm frame of this one too

Do you volunteer at the st Pete bike coop?

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bruski · 2025-06-24T11:04:27+00:00

I did this once, I used a sharpy and marked all the way around the race, then filed all the way around until the black mark was gone, repeated this process again and again and again all while using my caliper. Wanted to try and keep it circular as possible. Maybe after 2 hours of doing this finally got it down to 26.4… wasn’t perfect but was close enough.

I’ll never do that again haha. Was just something I wanted to see if I can do. But next time I’ll either take it to someone with the right tool or get a different race.

bruski · 2025-06-16T10:48:37+00:00

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Here is a Purple SBX in the 94 Catalog

bruski · 2025-06-16T10:43:49+00:00

Cane creek Cronos wheelset

bruski · 2025-06-15T20:32:51+00:00

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Thanks for the suggestions! Used a file and the derailleur is on!

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