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Levitate posted:This would be more interesting if he just said “I like rim brakes” instead of spending multiple paragraphs sounding like an rear end in a top hat 
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Everyone thinks they’re the first person to develop the rim is giant disc joke.
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kimbo305 posted:Everyone thinks they’re the first person to develop the rim is giant disc joke. I suspect st Sheldon came up with it.
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Sep 1, 2020 03:59
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Having the steerer integrated into the stem and the fork clamping onto the steerer seems idiotic... like rim brakes in 2020.
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Sep 1, 2020 05:29
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TobinHatesYou posted:Having the steerer integrated into the stem and the fork clamping onto the steerer seems idiotic... like rim brakes in 2020. If my countless hours in bridge builder have taught me anything, the gussets on the crank are backwards and will be real collapsey under any kind of big watts 
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Sep 1, 2020 05:43
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e.pilot posted:If my countless hours in bridge builder have taught me anything, the gussets on the crank are backwards and will be real collapsey under any kind of big watts Or the trusses/triangles are oriented the right way. We've just been riding bicycles backward the whole time.
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TobinHatesYou posted:Or the trusses/triangles are oriented the right way. We've just been riding bicycles backward the whole time. 
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e.pilot posted:If my countless hours in bridge builder have taught me anything, the gussets on the crank are backwards and will be real collapsey under any kind of big watts I don't think those cranks had many issues except the splines stripping. Admittedly, that failure may have prevented any long term issues from coming up.
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Sep 1, 2020 07:26
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nm posted:I don't think those cranks had many issues except the splines stripping. Admittedly, that failure may have prevented any long term issues from coming up. he's talking about the diagonal braces in the spider. They should be joining the opposite corners.
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Sep 1, 2020 08:33
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Well, more fool me I guess. Was waiting on the Endurace to see if Canyon pushed a sale over the TdF. Instead they raised the price by £250.
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Sep 1, 2020 08:58
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TobinHatesYou posted:he's talking about the diagonal braces in the spider. They should be joining the opposite corners. Do they neeeed to be? By triangulating at all, wouldn't those rectangles resist being distorted? The links as oriented would resist via tension instead of compression.
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Sep 1, 2020 09:03
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e.pilot posted:lol look at this guy that never rides down big hills, never rides in the wet, and never rides with carbon wheels I'd also like to add sandy areas to this, wears rims and pads down so quickly
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Sep 1, 2020 13:37
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A wheel rim is basically a big disc, if you think about it.
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Sep 1, 2020 13:41
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:A wheel rim is basically a big disc, if you think about it. 
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Sep 1, 2020 14:31
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:A wheel rim is basically a big disc, if you think about it. Hahaha, wow, gosh I never thought of it that way before. Thanks for sharing this novel and witty take that is in no way a lame repeat of the same post yesterday.
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Sep 1, 2020 15:44
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My pleasure!
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Sep 1, 2020 15:46
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numberoneposter posted:INTEGRATED DISC ROTORS 2/10 +1 point for color and +1 point for Speedplays. Now let's all post handmade bikes that aren't a retrogrouch travesty. Modal Auxiliary fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Sep 1, 2020 |
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Sep 1, 2020 16:26
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wait is that really a weird sarcastic article about how the simplicity of rim brakes is better than disc but also on a bike with dumbass internal cable routing?
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hemale in pain posted:wait is that really a weird sarcastic article about how the simplicity of rim brakes is better than disc but also on a bike with dumbass internal cable routing? The English are known for their excellent engineering, see also Lucas electrics and household hot water cisterns.
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Is there a place I can get non-black spacers for a 1-1/4" tube? Specifically I'm trying to find some gold ones. Trying to add a dash of color to my all-black-everything bike.
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Sep 1, 2020 16:44
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Talk me out of buying a commuter/road bike with a Gates belt drive. Because I've been looking at them.
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TobinHatesYou posted:he's talking about the diagonal braces in the spider. They should be joining the opposite corners. Yeah, I'm just saying I remember when those cranks came out in the 90s, and I never heard of any failures beyond the splines stripping.
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Sep 1, 2020 17:51
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I crunched my road bike a few weeks ago. It is out of service until Giant ships the replacement frame. So I have been riding my gravel bike in the mean time. Until I folded the inner chain ring on my Praxxis Zayete carbon crankset trying to push over the top of a very steep hill. That is what 190 pounds, 40 rmp will do. And I can't seem to find replacement rings anywhere. The shop said they will warranty it, but who knows when the part will arrive. And my backup road bike is a CAAD12 from my bike rental biz, but somebody has it out for a 2 week rental. So my choices are dust off the bike of questionable road worthiness that is on my trainer, or ride the vintage Mavic equiped Vitus 979 for the next few weeks. Let's see what I can break next.
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Chinatown posted:Talk me out of buying a commuter/road bike with a Gates belt drive. Because I've been looking at them. IGH pedal feel is divisive. I really don't like it.
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Sep 1, 2020 18:13
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Tried to go do some climbing at a mountain right next to my city in Taiwan because it looked like there was a nice road all the way across it... of course there's a military base covering most of the mountain and that road goes right across it. Was thinking there were suspiciously few markings along the road on google maps...
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Chinatown posted:Talk me out of buying a commuter/road bike with a Gates belt drive. Because I've been looking at them. I will not, I have one and its real good.
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Sep 1, 2020 18:19
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I went on a sad sad bike 3 mile ride yesterday. But my cleats got here and I'm going to a state park to try them out in a safe environment.
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Sep 1, 2020 18:34
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Went to a local shop today just to check out inventory, and they just happened to have a new Giant Contend AR3 that a guy had never ridden more than a block and just returned because it didn't fit him right, so I picked it up for $250 off the new price! It's so drat smooth compared to my beater! Excited to start getting into whatever this is.
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Sep 1, 2020 19:58
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Sneeing Emu posted:Went to a local shop today just to check out inventory, and they just happened to have a new Giant Contend AR3 that a guy had never ridden more than a block and just returned because it didn't fit him right, so I picked it up for $250 off the new price! It's so drat smooth compared to my beater! Excited to start getting into whatever this is. I'm riding the '1' version of this (carbon post + fork, Shimano 105 R7000 groupset) and it's a fantastic bike for the price. Put over 1000 miles on it so far since June and it's been a blast to ride.
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So here's how I know I've become a bit obsessive. I found a PBP video where I popup in the middle of it; this is something I've been looking for since last year on occasion. I finally found one in one of the official videos. I have a pretty distinct riding style so it was easy to find. My wife thinks I'm crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5twczA2uF0U&t=562s I'm the guy in the white helmet far in the background. 2 seconds later, I'm ahead of the people being featured.
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Sneeing Emu posted:Went to a local shop today just to check out inventory, and they just happened to have a new Giant Contend AR3 that a guy had never ridden more than a block and just returned because it didn't fit him right, so I picked it up for $250 off the new price! It's so drat smooth compared to my beater! Excited to start getting into whatever this is. Nice! Very much a bike I'm interested in.
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ElMaligno posted:I went on a sad sad bike 3 mile ride yesterday. But my cleats got here and I'm going to a state park to try them out in a safe environment. So I went to the state park (This one if you are curious) it went as well as the first time using clipless pedals can be.    I mean at least I did about 7.7 miles while getting up from eating poo poo????
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Cracking spring day in Sydney today, best thing about covid is being able to ride more.
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A good part of my weekend was 75km of gravel in the middle of nowhere and it owned. Highway 314. Easy as pie served on a washboard.
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New bike for m'lady friend.
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numberoneposter posted:New bike for m'lady friend. Where are the brakes???
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vikingstrike posted:Where are the brakes??? 
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Pulled the BB out of my bike today to find ... its totally trashed and sadly after looking at the chain rings they are toast. Teeth are mangled, etc. Yay. The BB is a BB-5500 118.5, triple chain ring in the front and a 9 speed cassette. Crank arms are an FC-5505. The question I guess is .. how does the "lower" end stuff compare to the 105 of 2006? I am just riding or fun, am I really going to notice the Tiagra or whatever it is a step below if I were to transition to that? I just wish bikes weren't so insanely expensive right now, would make the choice much easier. mAlfunkti0n fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Sep 2, 2020 |
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Can't you just buy new chainrings and a new octalink BB? That should be cheaper than a new crank set. I am a huge fan of the FC-5500, it is the last really good looking road crank shimano made. I mean Tiagra will shift just as well but have you looked at it? Ewww.
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mAlfunkti0n posted:Pulled the BB out of my bike today to find ... its totally trashed and sadly after looking at the chain rings they are toast. Teeth are mangled, etc. Hunh, I didn't know that generation was square taper bottom bracket. Are you talking about replacing just the crankset? It's not a huge change going up to Hollowtech or sticking to a lower tier of square taper. I'd say get whatever's a deal online.
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