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Cause I went to minute lube and live in canada, so everything is expensive.
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Helios Grime posted:
Even in a city environment, what's the appeal of a single speed bike? I used to commute on a cycle and found a mountain bike with smooth tires took the abuse pretty well and having gears is nice if you find yourself traveling up a grade. I just bought this back in the fall..  Its a Giant Roam 2 hybrid. I'll finally be getting a chance to ride it more since the weather is turning. I would have loved it back when I was commuting and couldn't imagine anything else being better suited to the task.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Even in a city environment, what's the appeal of a single speed bike? I used to commute on a cycle and found a mountain bike with smooth tires took the abuse pretty well and having gears is nice if you find yourself traveling up a grade. Simplicity I think. Fixed gear bikes are also used by cyclists wanting to train harder (since you can't coast).
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Mar 26, 2015 04:59
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A single-speed is vastly superior for city riding unless you enjoy having a permanently sweaty gooch. Coasting is the best. But really, fixies offer absolutely no benefits for commuting.
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Mar 26, 2015 05:03
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colas posted:Simplicity I think. Fixed gear bikes are also used by cyclists wanting to train harder (since you can't coast). I'm not sure I understand. So a "fixie" is actually just two sprockets connected by a chain with no coasting? So there's no freewheeling and your pedals will spin with the wheel? Its not even like a kids bike with a coaster brake? That sounds like an incredible pain in the rear end to deal with. I think of a commuter bike like it should make it as easy and comfortable as possible. I understand wanting something that takes more effort for training purposes though.
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Mar 26, 2015 05:19
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I'm not sure I understand. So a "fixie" is actually just two sprockets connected by a chain with no coasting? So there's no freewheeling and your pedals will spin with the wheel? Its not even like a kids bike with a coaster brake? That sounds like an incredible pain in the rear end to deal with. Yeah basically you are directly connected to the rear wheel. It's great for leg strength because in addition to normal brakes you can use your legs to slow down. Lots of people pull the brakes off and rely only on their legs. Those people are dumb unless it's on a closed track. My commute bike is fixed so I get a nice workout in before work. I also strap it up with about 30 extra pounds Mondays and Thursdays for bonus fun. The best is going downhill and trying to stay at low speeds.
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For all the information you may need on fixed gear bikes, I would recommend the documentary Joseph Gordon Levitt starred in and narrated, Premium Rush
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Mar 26, 2015 06:23
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 A used copy for cheap so I can replay this because I had a lot of fun with it the first go round. And this on Blu-Ray: 
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Mar 26, 2015 06:24
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Got some catfish for grillin some poboys, but I don't have a pic of that. Spent a good chunk at Costco but don't have a pic of that either. Did get these tho, and I found a pic online.  Mental health pills. Also, a churro! 
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Mar 26, 2015 07:08
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:
Or as I would say a mental health sugar stick.
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I understand the fixie thing now but it still don't really get it. I ride recreationally and its extremely hilly around here so I sort of pick a gear for whatever hill I have in front of me and pump up it. When there's a bit of downhill I gear down and pedal till no faster I can go then rinse and repeat. This is country road stuff so in don't think I'll ever want anything to do with a fixie. My Giant is perfect for what I need it for.
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Mar 26, 2015 08:54
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Jerry Cotton posted:How can an oil change be expensive? By paying for organic synthetic oil.
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Mar 26, 2015 08:59
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Echeveria posted:I bought an oil change for my civic. It was expensive, but I just needed to get it off my list. You can get a jack, some jack stands and the tools to do an oil change for under $100. It takes less than an hour to do on most cars, costs about half of what a shop would charge and its immensely satisfying to do your own work on your car.
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After being satisfied with my camera phone for years, I've decided to go back to having a more traditional camera and ordered a sony cybershot rx100 II: After using it a few times this summer I'm sure i'll go back to being annoyed at having to carry around an extra thing in my pockets and wish I hadn't spent the money. yeah I eat ass has a new favorite as of 09:36 on Mar 26, 2015 |
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Mar 26, 2015 09:33
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:You can get a jack, some jack stands and the tools to do an oil change for under $100. It takes less than an hour to do on most cars, costs about half of what a shop would charge and its immensely satisfying to do your own work on your car.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:36
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I understand the fixie thing now but it still don't really get it. I ride recreationally and its extremely hilly around here so I sort of pick a gear for whatever hill I have in front of me and pump up it. When there's a bit of downhill I gear down and pedal till no faster I can go then rinse and repeat. This is country road stuff so in don't think I'll ever want anything to do with a fixie. My Giant is perfect for what I need it for. Personally I think it's also an aesthetic thing, it's nice to have a very simplistic bycicle. Honestly it's the main reason I picked a single speed this time around. If i still lived in a bit more rural part or needed to ride on country roads from times to times I probably would have picked a cross bike or something alike.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:45
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Murphy Brownback posted:After being satisfied with my camera phone for years, I've decided to go back to having a more traditional camera and ordered a sony cybershot rx100 II: If you are satisfied with your camera phone, you will be annoyed. On the other hand the rx100 makes gorgeous pics so see it as an opportunity to start shooting as a hobby.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:59
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:If you are satisfied with your camera phone, you will be annoyed. I guess satisfied wasn't entirely accurate - I mostly didn't care about how good the pictures I took of the dog I saw on the bus or whatever were, so a camera phone was acceptable enough. Now that I'm starting to take more pictures of things and getting annoyed at how many times I come home only to find out half my pictures are blurry because my phone sucks, I figured I should get a real one.
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Murphy Brownback posted:I guess satisfied wasn't entirely accurate - I mostly didn't care about how good the pictures I took of the dog I saw on the bus or whatever were, so a camera phone was acceptable enough. Now that I'm starting to take more pictures of things and getting annoyed at how many times I come home only to find out half my pictures are blurry because my phone sucks, I figured I should get a real one. Also get a grip for it, I find it very useful and it doesn't alter the look of the camera. I think I picked the G3 http://flipbac.com/camera-grip-about.htm 
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Mar 26, 2015 10:18
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:You can get a jack, some jack stands and the tools to do an oil change for under $100. It takes less than an hour to do on most cars, costs about half of what a shop would charge and its immensely satisfying to do your own work on your car. Where do you put the oil? (I put it in nature because that's where it came from  )
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Autozone, and a bunch of the other chain stores take it back for free. I'm pretty sure they get paid for their waste oil so they have no problem taking it. Autozone in particular has specials on Mobil 1 and filters all the time. I swear by Mobil 1 in my car. Its worth the extra cash up front for an longer change intervel.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:08
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RX100 is a great fun thing. Still too big for my pockets but I like having such a good camera in such a small size.
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Helios Grime posted:Personally I think it's also an aesthetic thing, it's nice to have a very simplistic bycicle. Honestly it's the main reason I picked a single speed this time around. I figured it was an aesthetic thing mostly since it attributed to hipsters a lot. I can also see how it could be a fun novelty to ride around on. I'm gonna stick with my 27 speeds and disc brakes for myself though.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:You can get a jack, some jack stands and the tools to do an oil change for under $100. It takes less than an hour to do on most cars, costs about half of what a shop would charge and its immensely satisfying to do your own work on your car. Yeah, I'll never go back to not doing my own oil. I'd recommend Rhino Ramps personally. You can get them on sale for like $40 and they're a lot faster to use. Once you have the tools oil changes are about $20 for traditional oil and $30 for synthetic.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:02
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Unless you have a VW in which case getting to the oil filter requires two elbows or a specialty tool.
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Jerry Cotton posted:How can an oil change be expensive? Blinker fluid is more expensive per ounce than printer ink... at least that's what the guy at the auto shop told me.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:14
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Plus you usually have to replace the johnson rod after doing an oil change. They can get pricey.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Autozone, and a bunch of the other chain stores take it back for free. I'm pretty sure they get paid for their waste oil so they have no problem taking it. This, or find a shop that uses a used oil heater. Generally they're more than happy to take it.
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Mar 26, 2015 15:12
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Etrips posted:By paying for organic synthetic oil. Excuse me, my car takes only gluten-free organic synthetic oil.
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Trabant posted:Excuse me, my car takes only gluten-free organic synthetic oil. Literally retarded.
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My wife asked me to go to the store and get some toilet paper (along with a bunch of other stuff on The List) so I checked our supply on hand, we have five rolls left... gently caress it, riding to the store and filling the saddlebags with the other stuff, bought a big 48 pack of toilet paper on Amazon with free Prime shipping. Livin' la vida lazy.
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88h88 posted:Oh man I've been eyeing one of these up for a while. Really need to get my license... Let us know how it is! Ordered it in November, took me like 4 months to get it here, KTM is a bit slow to ship them here in Italy apparently, and if you want to order one now, atleast here, you can get one in 2016, because they sell out so quickly.. I'll let you know how it is for sure!
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 This thread got me curious, and then all the reviews made me order a pair to try. I am anticipating these underwear more than anything else this year. (also they were only $15 yesterday)  and this because I'm paranoid about losing my collection of 1's and 0's. sleppy has a new favorite as of 17:02 on Mar 26, 2015 |
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I understand the fixie thing now but it still don't really get it. I ride recreationally and its extremely hilly around here so I sort of pick a gear for whatever hill I have in front of me and pump up it. When there's a bit of downhill I gear down and pedal till no faster I can go then rinse and repeat. This is country road stuff so in don't think I'll ever want anything to do with a fixie. My Giant is perfect for what I need it for. Another good reason for single speed / fixie is that there is so little that can go wrong. Maintenance is simple and replacing parts is cheap. Content: Got some ugly shoes Wolverine Horace Wingtip Brogue  Quoc Pham Fixed (got the light brown) for riding to offsite meetings where I need to look nice.  Also got new batteries for my Sony Action Cam, because it sucks to run out of juice after only an hour and a half or so at 720p. Here it is attached to my commute bike  (under the handlebars)
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Coffee And Pie posted:For all the information you may need on fixed gear bikes, I would recommend the documentary Joseph Gordon Levitt starred in and narrated, Premium Rush It's super accurate. lol.  not as good as Fat Tire. Also got a laser pointer, I wanna see if my parent's lizard-hunting terriers will go after it.
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colas posted:It's super accurate. lol. I'd disagree, I find fat tire a pretty uninspired beer, but their seasonal offerings, especially during the summer, are fantastic.
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Mar 26, 2015 21:22
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Bought this to cook a corn beef in (and drink the other 5). It's surprisingly great.
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