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Title: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Frosty on March 13, 2006, 12:33 PM

as you'd expect a feeding frenzy is in action

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Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Brownie on March 13, 2006, 02:39 PM

Think he'll be lucky to get a buy it now for the seatpost on his other items. By same token the buy it now for the NOS Powerwings seems fair.  8)

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 13, 2006, 05:08 PM

Shame its been polished really , as ball burnished is the original finish it has obviously been polished out at some point , shame

Rich :)

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: ORB on March 13, 2006, 05:14 PM

lol

i was thinking that when i saw it.

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Jazzchimp on March 13, 2006, 06:24 PM

Here's the question...

would you build it?

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: bodamus on March 13, 2006, 06:55 PM

I've got an NOS one there rubbish :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 13, 2006, 08:01 PM

Yep it would be built  ;D

i have to wonder at its nosness , the tech talk is stapled to the frame , not in the bag with the forks , it sure looks unbuilt IE dropouts and bottom bracket , but why polish out the ball burnish. spoils it for me

Rich :) 

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: theRuler on March 13, 2006, 08:02 PM

i'd ride it

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on March 14, 2006, 02:19 AM

i would drill holes in it to make it lighter ;D

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: ORB on March 14, 2006, 10:06 AM

i would paint it with tippex and write all over it with a biro.

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: toooldforthis on March 14, 2006, 10:41 AM

I would stand it in the garden and grow runner beans on it  :yahoo_silent:

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: theRuler on March 14, 2006, 03:14 PM

i'd ride it until it broke
then hang it on the wall

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: Bob_Acid on March 14, 2006, 08:20 PM

i'd use it to chisel out the tiles in the bathroom.

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: lazychubs on March 14, 2006, 08:26 PM

Quote from: the®uler on March 14, 2006, 03:14 PM

i'd ride it until it broke
then hang it on the wall

lol that wouldnt be long then

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on March 14, 2006, 09:52 PM

Quote from: Lazychubs on March 14, 2006, 08:26 PM

Quote from: the®uler on March 14, 2006, 03:14 PM

i'd ride it until it broke
then hang it on the wall

lol that wouldnt be long then

About as long in minutes as the ripper toptube is in inches ;D

Title: Re: NOS Ripper on the bay
Post by: theRuler on March 15, 2006, 11:02 AM

rippers arent that flimsy

mat hoffman rode one for a while. ok he broke it, but if it can stand up to even one of his riding sessions, then it will last a lifetime for me.

i've been riding mine for getting on for 4 years now, and i trust it fully.