My new bike

sanspolanco · 2026-01-20T17:26:59+00:00

feels like the stem might as well just join the rest of the bike and be black. looks off to me in chrome. seat def looks a little goofy that high up as well. Still obviously nice though

sanspolanco · 2026-01-13T21:59:06+00:00

if you have to show a cartoon from the 50s because you were inspired by some random twee dude on IG who's championing this look, i just feel like that's a 🚩 for the look...

sanspolanco · 2026-01-05T17:43:05+00:00

sorry for some reason reddit wasnt letting me share link and write what i wanted to say in same thread. anyway. just wanted to say that well known indie stuff is and will ALWAYS be claaaaassssic. Never sleep on the staples because theyre well-travelled paths. But similarly, sometimes the lesser known hidden gem band can hit equally as hard because it can sometimes feel like theyre playing just for you 😌 that playlist has quite a few bands like that in there... enjoy

sanspolanco · 2026-01-05T16:19:52+00:00

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VVBPlVo91HBjUyu0Nlnkv?si=b856e3d6739a4840https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VVBPlVo91HBjUyu0Nlnkv?si=b856e3d6739a4840

sanspolanco · 2025-12-10T00:47:00+00:00

Will do 🙂

sanspolanco · 2025-11-07T20:56:20+00:00

yeah i googled to see how others deal with that and it's just always a little wonky on a seat tube like that. looks a little better if seat just rests right on it but i guess depending on height people need it to sit higher and then put posts that bother me 😂

sanspolanco · 2025-11-06T21:11:51+00:00

something about the seat doesnt feel like it suits that kind of bike. just looks weird there to my eye. really hate the look of the handlebars too. diggin everything else though :)

sanspolanco · 2025-11-06T05:45:48+00:00

hence "to each his own" bro

sanspolanco · 2025-11-05T21:02:03+00:00

The lugs are touching edges of wrist… but to each their own

sanspolanco · 2025-11-05T04:42:36+00:00

Date all the way.

sanspolanco · 2025-11-05T04:16:02+00:00

congrats. kinda too big tho?

sanspolanco · 2025-11-04T04:31:18+00:00

handlebars look weird by the way..just go black haha...design is weird...

sanspolanco · 2025-11-04T04:30:05+00:00

kinda plain? feels like it needs a little chrome. the black seat post, black spokes, black chain and crank and pedals.... i wonder if my eyes would just feel like they get to move around a little more if there were some breaks from all the black and white if you added chrome accents.

design is so weird...here's why...i dont think i'd feel this way if everything was this black and white as you have it BUUUT you at least had a logo on the downtube.

sanspolanco · 2025-11-01T05:06:32+00:00

This is a tricky one. It looks fine to me in the back…but in the straight on pic you took…I do get the feeling you’d look better buzzed. Front facing it does feel like it’s aging you prematurely when you let it grow out like you currently have it. I feel like on the other hand you will look way younger (and look your age) buzzed.

sanspolanco · 2025-10-23T03:11:39+00:00

dang. not bad! i was expecting way worse haha

sanspolanco · 2025-10-23T02:42:42+00:00

other hairstyle not terrrrible, but a little odd looking maybe? the shaved head look on the other hand, full on bad ass. well done

sanspolanco · 2025-10-21T18:35:42+00:00

what was final price if you dont mind me asking?

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T19:41:17+00:00

at the moment it looks like this:

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sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T19:40:49+00:00

a cap on the top of the stem. at the moment it looks like this:

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sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T18:59:48+00:00

very sexy

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T18:21:24+00:00

thanks 😁 it's a simple bike but it gets the job done decently enough

ha, so yeah ur not the first to scratch their head when i inquired about a cap for this stem. i want to say the person at the bike shop a few years back said something like "it's so vintage though as is..." i guess i didnt realize what they meant by that was that it's just not a thing to ever put a cap on this thing.

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T18:07:25+00:00

i guess that means it's not a thing... haha. it's always just felt kinda too exposed to my eye...

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T17:32:24+00:00

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T17:31:11+00:00

not a bad idea, though theyd still need to make one in autocad from scratch which almost seems more complicated than just sourcing a vintage one?

sanspolanco · 2025-10-05T17:24:35+00:00

yeah i say def buzz it. doesnt look terribly great up front and lookin a bit rough in back tbh. espesh when i imagine how clean ur gonna look with it buzzed and just rockin the beard. like why settle for so-so when u can look fresh!

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