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green kingfisher posted:I miss having a bike so bad. Check out the bicycle megathread op, that answers a lot of questions about bikes: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3933899 I'm not a professional or anything, but my advice would be to find a coop that sells used bikes and see what they recommend or got on hand if you want cheap, but probably good shape. Craigslist has a lot of options and you can post listings that you're considering in one of the various threads. If you're ok spending a bit of money, a bike shop will help you out. For city riding and locking up, you can check out the commuter thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3933970 For city riding/commuting an old beat up bike is great because it's easy to replace and you're not going to cry about it if it gets ruined or stolen. My city is filled with drivers that are not good at driving and have very poor attitudes, so starting out it was a bit of a contact sport for me and my friend. Starting out for you, it's a good idea to be very careful about routes, use bike lanes, be careful in intersections to not be going through them next to cars, and if you feel the need to ride on a sidewalk: understand that you need to slow down to pedestrian speeds while crossing alleys or streets. Edit: Oh yeah, and final thought about city riding is treat pedestrians like they're children and treat children like they're going to dive in front of you at every opportunity. Slow down and give them all a lot of room. Bikes are really fast and very silent, so you can surprise people. Mauser fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Sep 16, 2022 |
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where my dong hydro squad at
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I think the best version of this bike so far Not the lightest it's been, not the grippiest tires I've had. But still pretty light and fast uphill, and a little more capable overall. Like the tires, the new seatpost, really like the new digressive valving in the shock. Maybe all it needs now is axs. jamal fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Sep 17, 2022 |
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mama mia
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 Went to Whistler last week, my first trip since 2011. I did a full rebuild over the few weekends before, but this is my 2005 Brodie from before I stopped cycling, with the (long-shocked, flipped link, dual-crown) setup I had wanted but couldn't afford when I originally built it. Ignore the Sunrace derailleur, I exploded my original Shimano on the first day of the weekend, and this was the best the bike shops could immediately sell me for 8spd.
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I too would like to know what's happening there.
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BMX Formula 1. It was a thing for a little while
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Lmao someone cut up a ninja 250 for that
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Cyclocross season
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Dog Case posted:BMX Formula 1. It was a thing for a little while My buddy has a BMX F1 bike he converted to pull a trailer that he uses to haul his track bike to the velodrome to race on. It's a pretty amazing combo.
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tylertfb posted:My buddy has a BMX F1 bike he converted to pull a trailer that he uses to haul his track bike to the velodrome to race on. It's a pretty amazing combo. The photo you meant to post didn't upload.
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  Went biking around the Eastern Shore of MD. Hit up Chincoteague (didn't see any horses) and Assateague (saw some horses). The horses were in the bike lane 
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Those ponies give no fucks
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 New bar bike let's gooo spf3million fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Oct 1, 2022 |
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spf3million posted:
A month from now we're going to see this bike with rene herse tires, paul brakes, and SON lighting.
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New shoes from Singapore: 69mm depth 23mm internal 35mm external (31mm at the edge) hooked DT Swiss 180 hubs, Sapim CX Ray spokes 1549g ... The owner of the company offered to go through their stock and find their lightest rims for me. Overall impressions... very, very good. 
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CopperHound posted:I don't think you have have self control to not bling that out. Otherwise, I feel very seen 
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TobinHatesYou posted:New shoes from Singapore: this bike looks so sick
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Time posted:this bike looks so sick I love those paintjobs that still look wet, that's a cool bike.
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 1990 Bridgestone RB-2 - forgive the bad photo, only one I got. Broke it in with a 70 mile ride this morning and it rides like a cloud. Perfect weather, new old bike, good times.
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  Finally upgraded from my ~2009 Specialized Sirrus to a 2022 Kona Libre and my god I should've done it sooner. I was concerned about adapting to drop bars but it was a complete non-issue. I am in love with this bike, I've already gone further and faster than I ever did on the Sirrus and the ergonomics are night and day. I can finally keep up with my fiancee on her Scott Addict in the second picture. On the most recent ride it developed some front brake shudder but I'll figure it out.
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Fifty Three posted:On the most recent ride it developed some front brake shudder but I'll figure it out. Did you bed in the pads?
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Fifty Three posted:
Good bike.
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Did you bed in the pads? also double check in case the headset is loose
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Did you bed in the pads?  Embarrassing, I'm comfortable with car and motorcycle maintenance and never even considered bedding in bicycle brakes. Not sure where I'd go around here for a good spot to bed them in, I'll have to look around for solid hills. Appreciate the guidance. According to SRAM it sounds like I might be in for new rotors and pads, ah well.Levitate posted:also double check in case the headset is loose bicievino posted:Good bike.
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Fifty Three posted:Sure didn't. Nah, doubt you’ll need new anything. I’d pull the pads and look at them, at worst you might need to sand them a bit and clean the rotors.
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My crappy road bike went for a ride yesterday   
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Nah, doubt you’ll need new anything. I’d pull the pads and look at them, at worst you might need to sand them a bit and clean the rotors. My one time improperly bedding in my rotors meant they were toast. There was a pulse once per revolution that I couldn't completely get rid of with careful sanding (of the rotor's surface.)
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Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread.  I gotta put on the racks for an upcoming camping trip and make some adjustments after the first ride.
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Good bike. I like the paint!
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Mauser posted:Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread. i don't love where the pump is but everything else is ace. what's the max width you could fit on the tires?
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Mauser posted:Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread. This is a very pleasing bike, I particularly like the large jump between the chain rings. Does it mean you have several unviable combinations?
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Mauser posted:Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread. oohh la la
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Slavvy posted:My crappy road bike went for a ride yesterday Looks nice! My first grown up bike was an old Avanti with the same colour paint. Lots of good times.
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Bottom Liner posted:i don't love where the pump is but everything else is ace. what's the max width you could fit on the tires? Me neither, actually. I wish they had put the pump bump on the inside. The recommended max is tire width is 48mm with fenders and 2.2" without and mine are 47mm Slavvy posted:This is a very pleasing bike, I particularly like the large jump between the chain rings. Does it mean you have several unviable combinations? I was kinda worried about this, but surprisingly not an issue. The only combination that doesn't work is largest to largest because the chain isn't long enough, but that's not a combo I would ever use.
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I almost spit out my drink because I thought rivendell was doing disc brake and thru axle.
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Nice! Where is that at? Looks similar to a few places on Lookout Rd, but not quite.
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