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I did my first 100km+ ride today, feeling very satisfied and can confirm the thread title. Slow and steady  Next up, of course, a proper century (once it's a bit warmer outside and perhaps on a less windy day)
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learnincurve posted:I get on my bike to ride home and this absolute motherfucker has let the air out my front tyre.
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May 1, 2021 18:26
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FireTora posted:Yeah, Bearpope is in the mart, https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3885509. FredLordofCheese does it. Thanks. I think I just didn't have, you know, whatever it is that makes people that do this successful. I was lacking the connections and the marketing budget to compete. Probably started about 2 years too late to do it the way I tried to really. Either way I'm still happy I did it, at least I have an answer to 'Well what if???'
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May 1, 2021 18:50
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Angryhead posted:I did my first 100km+ ride today, feeling very satisfied and can confirm the thread title.  Keep it up
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May 1, 2021 19:58
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serious gaylord posted:4 years ago you guys gave me the push to do something I'd always wanted to do, which was design and make my own kits. I did it on my own with far too little money behind me and just a handful of friends backing me up. I learnt some horrendously harsh lessons but at the same time I can now count a Track champion as a friend and I got my stuff on Olympic Gold medalists. Not bad for a guy who just wanted to make bonkers stuff for himself really.
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May 1, 2021 20:04
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PSA to any Portland area goons, my brothers bike was stolen out of his apartments bike storage this morning. It's a Salsa Journeyman Apex, black with purple pedals. Not sure what resources are available other than filing a police report (already done) and scouring CL/FB marketplace. Someone busted through a security window with a grinder and blow torch in hand. Thankfully they weren’t able to cut through the lock on his much more expensive mountain bike. Needless to say he’s moving that into his apartment.
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May 1, 2021 21:21
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serious gaylord posted:Thank you for all your support goons. A bunch of you have got my stuff and it really meant a lot to me. Got the email through while at a cafe stop (appropriately enough), ordered a load of random stuff while waiting for my mac and cheese scotch egg, 100% zero regrets.
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May 1, 2021 21:24
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yoohoo posted:PSA to any Portland area goons, my brothers bike was stolen out of his apartments bike storage this morning. It's a Salsa Journeyman Apex, black with purple pedals. Not sure what resources are available other than filing a police report (already done) and scouring CL/FB marketplace. https://bikeindex.org
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May 1, 2021 21:25
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I stripped all the paint off the frame, fork, and crankset of that cheap fixie. The forks took the blue, but the frame is either stainless or aluminium. It weights 4 lbs almost exactly, scratches reasonably easily, and isn't magnetic, so I'm guessing it's aluminium. So I guess I'm running a raw (+clear coat) EDIT: the more I read about aluminum vs steel, the more I think it's stainless. I used a wire cup on an angle grinder for some stubborn paint deposits, and it sounds like if it were aluminum It'd have gouged the hell out of it, which It didn't. This also means the bike probably isnt from Pure cycles, just the wheels. (maybe not? it doesn't really matter). The next question then becomes: Do I want as many polished/raw components as I can get, or do I want to run raw with black components? I'm leaning toward contrast since I already up and blued the fork. Oldsrocket_27 fucked around with this message at 01:30 on May 2, 2021 |
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May 1, 2021 22:12
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serious gaylord posted:Bearpope is something different. ahh okay, sorry for the misunderstanding...these are pretty affordable! i think i'm in for a hex kit
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May 1, 2021 22:40
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serious gaylord posted:4 years ago you guys gave me the push to do something I'd always wanted to do, which was design and make my own kits. I did it on my own with far too little money behind me and just a handful of friends backing me up. I learnt some horrendously harsh lessons but at the same time I can now count a Track champion as a friend and I got my stuff on Olympic Gold medalists. Not bad for a guy who just wanted to make bonkers stuff for himself really. Just bought some final stuff. Love the designs, it was always disappointing to hear about the supplier fuckery. How’s that crash replacement policy gonna hold up??? 
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Just bought some final stuff. Love the designs, it was always disappointing to hear about the supplier fuckery. I'm gonna honour it with a voucher to an online store.
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May 2, 2021 00:13
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Do you have stuff in fat American sizes?
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yoohoo posted:PSA to any Portland area goons, my brothers bike was stolen out of his apartments bike storage this morning. It's a Salsa Journeyman Apex, black with purple pedals. Not sure what resources are available other than filing a police report (already done) and scouring CL/FB marketplace. This really sucks and I hope your brother gets it back somehow. Working in a shop and hearing all the stolen bike stories has made it clear that there's no safe common area in any condo/apartment building to leave bikes. They're robbed so very often. Some kid was mugged at knifepoint yesterday morning for his bike on a MUP in a fairly affluent neighborhood. This bike theft situation is really getting out of hand. Keep your heads on a swivel, everyone.
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Nothing as wild as my mountain adventure route last week but it's cool that more flat 💯 mi rides are starting to not feel too taxing on the body. Pulled the trigger on a Brooks B-17 too so hopefully that'll help with extendo ride gunch pressure after it's broken in. I did see a rad sun halo and sun dogs for the first time ever at one point on the ride back though! I've caught the lunar version of this but had no idea it could happen with the sun too.  Angryhead posted:I did my first 100km+ ride today, feeling very satisfied and can confirm the thread title. 👏👏👏
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May 2, 2021 06:57
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Hekk posted:Do you have stuff in fat American sizes? I mean it depends how big we're talking. My best friend is around the 100kg mark and fits the 2XL stuff which is the biggest sizes I have left.
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May 2, 2021 07:28
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serious gaylord posted:I mean it depends how big we're talking. My best friend is around the 100kg mark and fits the 2XL stuff which is the biggest sizes I have left. I'm around 100kg, and if I'm a bit above I need 2XL and a bit below then XL, for reference.
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May 2, 2021 08:12
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Objurium posted:Nothing as wild as my mountain adventure route last week but it's cool that more flat 💯 mi rides are starting to not feel too taxing on the body. Pulled the trigger on a Brooks B-17 too so hopefully that'll help with extendo ride gunch pressure after it's broken in. they’re heavy as hell but man the b17 is comfy
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May 2, 2021 08:14
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A hero to us all. I've been meaning to get some proper bike clothes, I'll join in the vulturing.
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May 3, 2021 01:49
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Thanks goons! For those of you not in the UK its a holiday today so everything will be despatched tomorrow for you.
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May 3, 2021 08:08
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Anyone gone from a arione to a tune speedneedle? Love my 15 year old arione so will probably get another one for the new build but the tune looks baller and just wondering how they might compare.
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May 3, 2021 08:50
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Angryhead posted:I did my first 100km+ ride today, feeling very satisfied and can confirm the thread title. Hell yeah! Me, my girlfriend and her friend also did our first ever 100km ride yesterday. Made a route that took on the highest road pass in Wales too so the legs are definitely tired now. The moving time would be a bit less but we spent the first 30 mins looking for some public toilets in Abergavenny!     
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May 3, 2021 09:59
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Wow, gorgeous pictures and a nice ride!
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May 3, 2021 18:46
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Aphex- posted:Hell yeah! That looks fantastic
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May 3, 2021 20:10
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VideoGameVet posted:New chain(s) (3 of them, this is the recumbent). Soaked in alcohol for a few weeks. I applied Super Secret on the bike itself, no soaking. Sorry for digging up this post from a few days ago but I wanted to say thanks for the reply. It prompted me to not skip some kind of long soak during the degreasing and I think that probably made the difference. I did several 1 minute shakes and a 24 hour sit in mineral spirits followed by a couple more shakes, then let it sit in liquid super secret for a couple hours to get the initial wax on there, and the second chain is silent as expected now.
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Anyone have recommended road bike routes for Zion, Grand Canyon, Escalante, etc. general vicinity? I’ll have a week or so with my bike after doing the Iron Horse in Durango so ideally aiming for doing a few hours every morning.
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May 4, 2021 02:20
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where THE gently caress is the DRILLED frame at?
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License to Drill
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Bicycle Megathread 5:meowmeowmeowmeow posted:where THE gently caress is the DRILLED frame at?
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May 4, 2021 04:21
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POZZ my NEG drillHOLE
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First we need to acquire drillium in the form of boutique German finishing components. Then we add chinesium with Juintech brakes. Finally, drill baby, drill.
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May 4, 2021 04:57
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May 4, 2021 06:18
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May 4, 2021 06:57
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please use a drill press
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BraveUlysses posted:please get someone to film it so you can hold the drill steady
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May 4, 2021 07:18
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BraveUlysses posted:please use a drill press Professionals use drill presses because they're cowards
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May 4, 2021 08:17
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I couldn't find the It's Happening smiley so uh 
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May 4, 2021 09:04
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Aphex- posted:Hell yeah! Dead Nerve posted:
Objurium posted:👏👏👏 Thanks y'all! This thread has been a big inspiration for a while now, especially the great pictures. (I didn't take any besides my goony face refueling on ice cream halfway through and I'll spare you of that for now) e: I'll throw in a pic of a tall tree  serious gaylord posted:Thanks goons! Angryhead fucked around with this message at 12:22 on May 4, 2021 |
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This feels like a dumb question but if I want to convert a wheelset with a shimano freehub to campy, do I need a freehub body specific to the hub? Some HED jet blacks popped up on the pros closet, thinking about grabbing them for my slow-burn project build.
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Yes, freehub body designs are particular to hub models.
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