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Shifting to smallest cog is silly imo You get the gear I was in 
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Imo smallest cog+ biggest chain wheel is right for road bike gears but if you've got 1x it's more pleasing to be in the middle of the cassette so the chain line is perfectly level
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cruft posted:Oh, I did mine wrong, didn't I. Hahaha I'm pretty sure a folding bike exemption exists. If it doesn't, it sure should! Slavvy posted:Imo smallest cog+ biggest chain wheel is right for road bike gears but if you've got 1x it's more pleasing to be in the middle of the cassette so the chain line is perfectly level img-Scruffy-I'll-allow-it-/img
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Sep 13, 2023 20:24
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amenenema posted:This is very good but see below your post for proper bike photo setup. Drivetrain side out is top priority. gently caress this dude. Bikes should be photographed in their natural habitat, not stuffed and on display like it’s in a museum diorama. Gravel bike on its side in the dirt is primo. Beautiful bike.
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Sep 13, 2023 20:46
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Tigren posted:gently caress this dude. Bikes should be photographed in their natural habitat, not stuffed and on display like it’s in a museum diorama. Drive side facing camera is the only important rule because it keeps you from bending the derailleur hanger
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Sep 13, 2023 21:07
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Tigren posted:gently caress this dude. Bikes should be photographed in their natural habitat, not stuffed and on display like it’s in a museum diorama. Respect your bike by not throwing it down in the dirt like you’re discarding trash
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Sep 13, 2023 21:22
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Tigren posted:gently caress this dude. Bikes should be photographed in their natural habitat, not stuffed and on display like it’s in a museum diorama. Ouch
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Sep 13, 2023 21:29
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Bikes fall over both ways when you try to stand them up for pics. Let chaos reign
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Sep 13, 2023 21:42
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Levitate posted:Respect your bike by not throwing it down in the dirt like you’re discarding trash I mean if you're throwing it down in the dirt, do it on the non drive side so your expensive running gear lasts longer Or have a really cheap bike you don't care that much about Both strategies work for me
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Sep 13, 2023 21:47
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Just use your kickstand, jeez
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Sep 13, 2023 22:17
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amenenema posted:This is very good but see below your post for proper bike photo setup. Drivetrain side out is top priority. I took a new one today 
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Sep 15, 2023 04:06
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here's a bike on the ground I guess. Just hit 1000mi on it
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jamal posted:here's a bike on the ground I guess. Just hit 1000mi on it It looks tired
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Levitate posted:Respect your bike by not throwing it down in the dirt like you’re discarding trash what about grass!? 
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Levitate posted:It looks tired Two tired imo.
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Sep 15, 2023 12:38
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Newly fitted out with Nitto Bullmoose bars and a new KMC chain. Been riding fully brakeless for awhile now. Love this bike so much. 
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Chinatown posted:Newly fitted out with Nitto Bullmoose bars and a new KMC chain. Been riding fully brakeless for awhile now. Love this bike so much. This is the right resolution to the hydraulic vs cable debate
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Sep 19, 2023 06:58
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It sure isn’t
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Coaster brake is the only acceptable solution for dumb clean track bikes if you're riding it outside of a track Also they look better with a single lever and front brake anyways
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Bottom Liner posted:Also they look better with a single lever and front brake anyways lol My legs are the brakes my guy. 
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The Fool posted:I took a new one today 
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Chinatown posted:
head too with that attitude how many years has it been since we had the fixie debate around here?
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Bottom Liner posted:
You can't possibly really believe this
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Bottom Liner posted:head too with that attitude oh poo poo!  Anyways here's my other steel Cinelli. 
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Chinatown posted:oh poo poo! This is extremely nice but is the chain ring oval or is that an optical illusion?
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Slavvy posted:This is extremely nice but is the chain ring oval or is that an optical illusion? that’s what happens when you don’t inflate them properly
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Slavvy posted:This is extremely nice but is the chain ring oval or is that an optical illusion? Thanks. Yes, it's an absoluteBLACK 48t direct mount oval chainring. Was curious about the whole theory about them and I'm still not sure but they feel good when you get used to it. Biggest downside is that if you've been riding fixed gear for a week or whatever and you change onto an oval ring, your pedal stroke is out ofwack out for bit until you switch your brain that it's an oval. It's very subtle though and I'm at the point where it's no longer an issue. Worth it? Not sure. But is looks cool. 
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I heard a bikefitter on YouTube speculate that ovals are best for heel droppers due to the exaggeration of the "dead spot" it causes. Hence Froome running them.
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I saw this simulation study a long time ago: https://www.noncircularchainring.be/pdf/Biomechanical%20study%20chainrings%20-%20release%202.pdf Go to page 27 for the quick deets. Basically this author simulated a model of the leg bones and muscles. The prescribed clocking of an oval chainring per manufacturers is typically with the peak radius ~70deg after the crank. But that tends to have (per the simulation) as low of a minimum power as a circular ring. The optimal clocking is ~70deg ahead of the crank, which brings up the worst dip in the dead spot by a little bit, at the cost (benefit?) of lower peak power across the stroke. (I'm pretty sure the blue curve on the top left graph is wrong, as it differs from all other graphings of the circular chainring's power output). Anyways, this is back in the day when narrow-wide teeth profiles were pretty simple, so to achieve the clocking suggested by the paper, I just flipped the chainring over and fit it against my 5 arm spider (conveniently 72 degree apart). Nowadays, I'd probably not have the option of reclocking an oval ring to the angle I want, between keyed direct mount rings or asymmetrical 4 arm spiders.
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Finally grabbed a pic of these bikes you got out here in western Kenya.  Incredibly long wheelbase, double top tube, often reinforced fork, usually very thick rear rack and all are single speed with a freewheel. Folks can carry some pretty impressive cargo on these, or even passengers. There are a few other kinds I've seen people riding, but this type is the vast majority.
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I love where the kickstand is welded in, that's a kickstand built to prop up some serious weight.
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I figured out what it is: a Chinese-made Flying Pigeon PA-06, first manufactured in the 1950s. I guess if you're Chinese this bike would be instantly recognizable. Cool old bikes.
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Most civilian Feiges (flying pigeons) are not as built up as that one. More normal sized rack (that you can still sit on and get pedaled around if you’re in a flat city like Beijing), no double top tube. I think much more emblematic for peddlers and crafts people is a trike with wooden bed. There’s a good variety in here: https://photography.bicyclingaroundtheworld.nl/bicycle-culture/china/
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First time buying a new bike in 10 years. Upgrading from a BMC Race Master to this. I was going to wait for the Supersix 2 with the tacky green paintjob but got a deal I couldn't turn down. The iridescence is better in person.
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that’s a nice looking bicycle, even has room for fat tires
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I don't see how you'd fit 4 inch tires on that
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you know what i mean!! here's a bike in its natural state, beholden to no rules 
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:you know what i mean!! 
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One of these days I'm gonna cave and get an eTap groupset.
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:that’s a nice looking bicycle, even has room for fat tires Yea it comes with 25 but ill swap to 28 or bigger when they wear out. Did a quick ride and super happy so far. Rival double tap to etap is still hard to wrap around my head.
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