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That is a pretty bike.
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Man, the Iro is what I've got a beady eye on - the basic Iro Mark V.
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Thtz one cool, handy bike
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Rear fender is awsum !
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oh man .. I just didnt notice the rear fenders .. and your right, they are freaking awesome.
I love the clean look of the bike the decent components, the simplicity and the handlebar .. oh man .. check out the freaking handlebar !!!!
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Yeah , simply superb. Did you take this pic in NY ? I liked the handle bar too. Nice clean bike.
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yup. New York :)
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What a bike ! :) simple n neat design
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Try and get one dude !handle bar and fender.
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Oh well... cut and paste then.
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This is interesting as well. Not sure I'd want one though... http://www.renovobikes.com/the-renovo-bicycle/
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Just look at the THICK chain and the HUGE lock (just peeping through behind the chain). No wonder s/he needs to keep the bike as light as possible :-) Operating with just the front brakes when there are no shock absorbers is kind of risky, don't you think?
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It's a fixie - fixed-gear bike, so when you stop pedalling, the back wheel stops moving (provided you keep your feet on board!)... that's why there's no rear brake. Didn't understand the connection between shocks and brakes though...
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Gautam, Umm.... Perhaps you are right. Though by look I could not make out if this is a fixed wheel bike. But then that could be the only explanation of why no rear brakes. The connection between shocks and brakes ... If you have a bike that does not have shock absorbers try pessing only the front brakes. What happes? At good speed you would topple over. The weight shifts to the front and there is no play without the shocks on the front wheel. However, when the bike has a shock absrober the pitching moment is absorbed by the shocks and a counter moment by the springs in the shock balances the pitching moment. In fact this happens on motorbikes also. That is the reason most good riders depress both the brakes simultaneously (the pitching moment lifts the load off the rear wheel and braking at that moment reduces the speed by the time the rear wheel regains the grip. This prevent skidding.) In fact you should do this on your bike too (if it has shocks in the front, that is). You would skid a lot less. What you need to practise is pressing the front brakes a shade before the rear brakes. This may save lives in emergency. This seems counter-intuitive but is correct. (A lot like counter-steering, but that is another story). Physics can be funny. The reason most people will tell you to depress only the rare brakes is because most of us graduate to mobikes from shock-less bikes and the memories of being thrown over the handles are still painfully alive.
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I'd say this guy must be a pro from the old school, if you know what I mean.