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Eejit posted:Just placed a deposit on a Ripmo AF that should get in around May. Went for the SLX groupset and Fox Float fork and shock upgrades which put it ~300 over the Hightower AL build I was looking at earlier. After talking to my LBS and a few spots in Denver, trying to wait out the Hightower was just too risky so I think this is probably the best overall choice. Probably going to be the best frame and parts I'm going to get in 2021 so I'm pretty thrilled. That’s a nice ride, also the one I would be buying if I was shopping. Congratulations
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Eejit posted:Just placed a deposit on a Ripmo AF that should get in around May. Went for the SLX groupset and Fox Float fork and shock upgrades which put it ~300 over the Hightower AL build I was looking at earlier. After talking to my LBS and a few spots in Denver, trying to wait out the Hightower was just too risky so I think this is probably the best overall choice. Probably going to be the best frame and parts I'm going to get in 2021 so I'm pretty thrilled. 
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Recommendations for bike storage solutions (2 bikes?) for an apartment that don’t require screwing shot into walls? Renting and don’t feel the need to find studs and screw poo poo into the walls. I’d rather have something I can pop the bikes onto that saves space. Vertical storage a thing?
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gamera009 posted:Recommendations for bike storage solutions (2 bikes?) for an apartment that don’t require screwing shot into walls? Lots of good “gravity stands” to choose from, but they are more expensive than ones you just screw into the wall.
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Coxswain Balls posted:Bidon is a fancy word for water bottle. bidongs
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The best bike storage I ever found was to scooch my TV up a little from the wall and then I'd pick up my bike and put it behind the TV and that way everyone had to look at it all the time when I wasn't riding it.
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BraveUlysses posted:bidongs I think I saw these in the BME Pain Olympics.
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Does anyone know about using a rear child seat with a folding bike like a Tern? This article confirms it is doable: https://www.ternbicycles.com/support/kb/1450772306179609/how-fit-yepp-maxi-easyfit-child-seat-tern-cargo-rack But I worry about how much it affects the handling. I've never ridden a bike with a child strapped to the back. And how easy are they to attach and detach? I'd obviously have to take it off before I can fold the bike for the elevator.
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Started riding again after about a year. Are we still doing Bear Pope kits?
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Yeah, but the store is currently closed and that might not change for a while. Here's the thread.
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gamera009 posted:Recommendations for bike storage solutions (2 bikes?) for an apartment that don’t require screwing shot into walls? https://designbydelta.com/collections/bike-racks/products/two-bike-gravity-stand Would recommend.
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^ I've got one of those, too, and like it pretty well. Only problem I've had is the rubber on one of the hooks splitting, but that could be my fault.
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marshalljim posted:^ I've got one of those, too, and like it pretty well. Only problem I've had is the rubber on one of the hooks splitting, but that could be my fault. Same thing happened on mine, it's just prone to drying out and cracking. I removed it when that happened and replaced it by wrapping some old tubing around it. 
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Jan 20, 2021 18:57
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Soma has great prices on Kogu Masamune stands right now. https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/44613-kogu-masamune-stand-ibuki-1-3227?category=943
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Bud Manstrong posted:Soma has great prices on Kogu Masamune stands right now. drat that is a good deal
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I used to have that gravity stand and it never felt safe. I got this one for my garage now - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q5HZ21W/ The bar that attaches to the wall is pretty tight if you use all of the hooks, but luckily the bar is a standard Unistrut/Superstrut that you can get at your local Home Depot or Lowes. It's typically used for scaffolding to support electrical conduit, but has many other uses as well. I had a big piece from another project and used that to give my bikes some more space.
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anyone have this backpack? https://ilequipment.com/collections/backpacks/products/race-day-bag looking for something to replace my clapped out deuter race exp that ive had forever. would be using it for day trips with a change of clothes and shoes. any other nice backpacks out there? or maybe ill start looking for frame bag solutions for my road bike.
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numberoneposter posted:anyone have this backpack? mystes fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Jan 20, 2021 |
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numberoneposter posted:anyone have this backpack? I don't have that specific bag, but I've got a rack bag and a phone holster from them that are both really great. I would imagine that bag was equally as great. (Bud Manstrong also has one of their rack bags)
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numberoneposter posted:anyone have this backpack? i have the radius pack and i really like it
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Eejit posted:You can use flats or clipless on an MTB. I use clipless because I like the falls I take when I can't get unclipped, especially while standing. My partner likes flats because of the way the cleats gouge her shins and because she has an easier time losing control of the bike in the air Not trying to be a dick here but if you're relying on your feet being clipped to the bike to maintain control in the air you're gonna eat poo poo super hard one day. Keeping feet on the pedals with flats and controlling the bike in the air is a fundamental jumping skill and going around it via clipless is gonna trade some smaller bails learning for a big slam down the line. Same with slipping a foot in the rough, you're gonna be going faster clipped in and the same poor technique will get you bucked into a tree instead of smacking your shin or a low speed crash. Really not trying to be a dick here but the worst slams I've seen are related to people running clips because they can't keep their feet on flats and it works until it doesn't, and it usually stops working at a way faster speed clipped than on flats and the consequences are much higher due to the speed. The classic bucked on the lip and dead-manning through the air to implosion is a classic crash from not being used to staying with the bike and getting it under you which imo is easiest to build with flats, same with weighting the bike at the right time and heels down through rough parts of the trail.
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What is the point you're trying to make? Yes, you can wreck on clipless if you don't know what you're doing. Yes, you can wreck on flats if you don't know what you're doing. Sometimes you're going to eat poo poo no matter what pedal type you're on. Of course, learning the "proper" way to do things will help prevent issues down the road, but you can learn with either pedal type.
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I have seen quite a few people use clips as a replacement for learning how to keep their feet on the bike and have it result in bad crashes. You can learn either way but clips will hide technique problems until you are traveling at a speed where you go from small off to laugh about with friends to pitching into a tree with the bike on top of you and you have to get scraped out of the woods. Learning to ride with the bike instead of independently is a really important thing and a hard skill and being physically attached makes it way easier to not realize when you are riding and movong independently.
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:Not trying to be a dick here but if you're relying on your feet being clipped to the bike to maintain control in the air you're gonna eat poo poo super hard one day. Keeping feet on the pedals with flats and controlling the bike in the air is a fundamental jumping skill and going around it via clipless is gonna trade some smaller bails learning for a big slam down the line. It was jokes
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I got that but also didn't want people to think feet come off bike jumping or in the rough means they need clips, especially because I saw this thinking result in a couple bad crashes last summer with new riders especially ones coming from road. Literally 'I cant keep my feet on the bike with flats so I got clips' and a couple weeks later they had a bad crash after getting bucked in either a rough section or jumping and had to go to the hospital.
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Late on this - but did about 30 miles on the new whip last Sunday. Bike feels good, getting the hang of clipless pedals - ate a big rear end shrimp po boy as a reward. To continue the pedal derail I started - thinking about replacing the SPD-SL pedals with SPD pedals on the new Caledonia. My riding style is basically Saturday rides with friends, lots of stop starts, rides through the city, hanging out in parks at the beginning/middle/end of the ride. I'm thinking SPD style shoes will be better for walking around (particularly post pandemic where I suspect these rides will end at breweries and restaurants more often than not). Any thoughts from folks on what has worked for you? My only hesitation is I bought shoes and SPD-SL pedals already, and that's an expensive retrofit.
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SPD is way better for "casual" use than SPD-SL. I switched on one of my bikes and ended up just switching everything. I rode on SPD-SLs for years and they're great for long road rides, but they aren't better enough than SPDs for me to justify the pain in the butt they are off-bike when so much of my riding is urban. And if dirt/gravel is in the equation that favors SPD even more.
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keep the SPD-SL and shoes in case you get a full time road bike and SPD means shimano SPD sandal
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:I got that but also didn't want people to think feet come off bike jumping or in the rough means they need clips, especially because I saw this thinking result in a couple bad crashes last summer with new riders especially ones coming from road. Literally 'I cant keep my feet on the bike with flats so I got clips' and a couple weeks later they had a bad crash after getting bucked in either a rough section or jumping and had to go to the hospital. Sir this is the Bicycle thread. Take your tonedeaf effortposts to the mountain bicycle thread, please.
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numberoneposter posted:and SPD means shimano SPD sandal 
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My knees don’t like SPD. Gotta get that zero float road cleat.
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numberoneposter posted:keep the SPD-SL and shoes in case you get a full time road bike The sandals require immense old man strength to operate: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKU4HxrFFTA/?igshid=pgf5timy30ha
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numberoneposter posted:anyone have this backpack?
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I have two ortlieb backpacks and I would go with something else. The atrak is nice for airplanes as a duffle that exactly matches the carry on dimensions and is nice for clothing, and a rolltop is perfect for when you're getting soaked, but I can't get past the lack of side pockets. Its really annoying to have nowhere for your phone or water while walking, and if you need to access something frequently you need another bag on the your bike. They are super high quality, but the designers are obsessed with water proofing to the point that they won't allow you to have an optional space that would get wet.
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Like bicycles, I basically always have my "next backpack/bag" purchase already planned out.
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 Hey it’s the new year, time to do a second run of Trashkits, orders will close out at midnight Z on Feb 5th. https://forms.gle/3aK1aZoH4CvA9QLu6 It’ll take me a bit to calculate out how much is owed once orders close to send out payment emails, but should get them out by the end of the 6th at the latest. Then I’ll start taking payments over the following week or so (will be working around my work schedule so it’ll take a little time). Will place the order on the 15th, unless everyone that orders gets the payments in quickly, then I’ll do it sooner. The only thing that’s going to be different from the last run is I’m going to put the Palace Trash raccoon on the front instead of just repeating the same raccoon from the back. 
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e.pilot posted:Hey it’s the new year, time to do a second run of Trashkits, orders will close out at midnight Z on Feb 5th. Extremely interested... somehow missed it last time. Can't find the original post about it -- are these race-cut jerseys or a more relaxed fit?
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Wonder_Bread posted:Extremely interested... somehow missed it last time. Can't find the original post about it -- are these race-cut jerseys or a more relaxed fit? I’d say race cut. I’m a small in regular sizes (Pactimo, Voler, Rapha, etc) and this was probably a half size smaller than those.
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