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Bottom Liner posted:What tires/width are you going to run on it? Ultradynamico, natch. Rose front, cava rear, both in 48. If I hadn't been intent on running 650b this thing would already be on the gravel road.
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Sep 13, 2021 23:44
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Those will look really sweet for both of the rides they last 
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Sep 13, 2021 23:48
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:Ultradynamico, natch. Rose front, cava rear, both in 48. If I hadn't been intent on running 650b this thing would already be on the gravel road.  my frame is packed away while I accumulate dirtbag cheap parts. Planning on 700x43 with a dynamo and front rack.
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Sep 14, 2021 00:36
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Took the road bike out for a smash today, it's been way too long. The one good thing about being in hard New Zealand lockdown is that the roads are almost empty compared to normal, so you can go for a ride in the afternoon on a weekend without worrying about being run over. Apologies for how dirty it is, ridden hard and put away wet.
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Sep 19, 2021 04:25
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😍😍😍 the crankset on that beauty...
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Sep 19, 2021 04:53
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:😍😍😍 the crankset on that beauty... Cheers! My first road bike, built from parts myself nearly 10 years ago now.
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Sep 19, 2021 20:33
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Blackhawk posted:Took the road bike out for a smash today, it's been way too long. The one good thing about being in hard New Zealand lockdown is that the roads are almost empty compared to normal, so you can go for a ride in the afternoon on a weekend without worrying about being run over. What frame is that? Love giant carbon weaves.
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Sep 19, 2021 20:46
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e.pilot posted:What frame is that? Love giant carbon weaves. The mighty Hongfu FM039, with 12k outer weave: http://www.hongfu-bikes.com/html_Products/Road_Frame/Aero_Road_Frame/2016/1026/411.html Bought in 2012, I don't ride tons (probably only have 15 or 20k km on it in that time) and it's not particularly light but I've raced it, crashed it and it keeps going.
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Sep 19, 2021 22:18
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This Soma Rush that I bought back in ~2013 has been a lot of bikes over the years. Track racing bike, ss cyclocross and gravel, fixie commuter... Well in my neverending quest to break it here we are in bikepacking mode for a week on the Katy Trail   N+1? More like N+whatever-basement-parts-I-can-swap-to-do-the-thing
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Sep 20, 2021 02:19
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I’m genuinely impressed by your dedication to that frameset. I have one in chrome that is easily my favorite bike, but it has never occurred to me to fit luggage.
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Sep 20, 2021 12:33
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The first pic made it look like you had a uke in your rear pannier and the second pic was very disappointing. You need camp tunes. Pack that lute.
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Sep 23, 2021 22:13
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Gave up mountain biking a couple of years ago due to injuring myself a few too many times. Finally decided to get something new, and tamer, after hankering to get back on a bike for a while now, happy with it so far and that colour    
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Sep 26, 2021 05:54
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Love drop bar mountain bikes. Great accent color choice on the flats too 
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Sep 26, 2021 15:22
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That's a good looking bike. With those pedals, it'd look pretty sweet with purple hubs and purple Supacaz tape as accents too. Here's my Journeyman on Dirt Mulholland. I climbed up Sullivan Canyon which was gorgeous and smelled amazing, like an old house or acoustic guitar. Musky, not musty. Unfortunately I didn't stop to take any pictures.  And then it got dark on me. At least I got to see a nice view of LA. 
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Sep 26, 2021 16:48
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My toddler got into the habit of grabbing onto my saddle as I put him into the bike seat and not letting go, forcing me to ride standing up. On a lark I looked for cargo bikes on Craigslist and found something that fit the bill for my needs: - can carry two seats - compact enough to take in and out of the basement (and up the outside stairs if I'm parking temporarily)  The Tern Cargo Node is basically Tern's Node frame (running 24" wheels) with disc mounts and then a standard Xtracycle cargo retrofit kit. It's so not-bespoke that there's still the hanger at the original axle:  Also note the plastic roller idler for suspending the untensioned bottom half of the chain. Deployed vs folded:   So far, it's working out. It's shorter than a normal bike when folded, but wider, and has no easy way to grab around the deck with the bike seat installed. Still, it's a bit more wieldy than a normal bike for the up/down stairs use case. The Andros adjustable stem seemed gimmicky when I first heard about it, but in this application, it's nice -- I don't bother folding down the steerer and the bars and saddle are close enough in height where I need to swing the stem down to tuck the bars under the saddle. It's definitely more solid feeling than I expected. Having a frame mounted front rack is the most trippy part. I apparently was verifying my steering angle subconciously by looking on my peripheral vision for my front basket to swing with the bars as I steered, and with this rack visually turning away from the bars, I kept overadjusting my steering every time I thought the basket (and therefore bars) weren't turning, exacerbated by the fact that I'm used to turning the weight of the load in the basket. But in the long run, it'll be nice -- no variation between morning and night when dropping the toddler and supplies off at daycare. Turning circle is mostly ok, but again I'm not used to the front rack sticking out to the outside of the turn, required more clearance on tight turns. Coming with dynamo and lights is a nice bonus. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Sep 30, 2021 |
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Sep 30, 2021 17:23
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Just upgraded my 3x7 to a 1x9!  It's an ancient Peugot Altitude MTB that i've put skinnier tyres on, new wheels, new everything p much - and goddamn do I love it even more than ever. Used as a commuter bike about 20 miles daily to/from work.
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Sep 30, 2021 19:43
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AEMINAL posted:Just upgraded my 3x7 to a 1x9!
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Sep 30, 2021 19:57
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kimbo305 posted:My toddler got into the habit of grabbing onto my saddle as I put him into the bike seat and not letting go, forcing me to ride standing up. Frame mounted front racks are The Way, it's so loving annoying/dicey steering a bike with a loaded bar/fork rack. AEMINAL posted:Just upgraded my 3x7 to a 1x9! Older rigids are the best commuters.
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Sep 30, 2021 20:05
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CopperHound posted:I like bikes that get ridden a lot. evil_bunnY posted:Older rigids are the best commuters. Hell yeah! I work at a bike shop now doing IT poo poo, and I get B2B prices for all my parts and expert mechanic help from my fellow coworkers :-) Nothing like bombing down a steep hill blasting past 3 e-bikes and 2 e-scooters on nothing but muscle power while heading to work. It weighs about 15 KGs total, solid steel frame. edit: fun fact: i've spent 4x the amount of money i paid for this thing 10 years ago on upgrades by now lol 
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Sep 30, 2021 21:04
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AEMINAL posted:Just upgraded my 3x7 to a 1x9! Rad bike imo. If I had access to a workspace I’d love to put something similar together as a beater bike.
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Sep 30, 2021 21:59
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CopperHound posted:I like bikes that get ridden a lot. 
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Oct 1, 2021 01:49
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that is as rad as it is dad
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AEMINAL posted:I work at a bike shop now doing IT poo poo, and I get B2B prices for all my parts and expert mechanic help from my fellow coworkers :-)
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Oct 1, 2021 11:30
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Didn't see my brother post in this thread but eenmachine and I got some new Priority Apollos and have been doing some fun bro rides
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Oct 3, 2021 01:40
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evil_bunnY posted:the dream Sometimes. When I'm at the computer with a dozen Excel sheets open doing vlookups and doing inventory and ordering for our new POS and website I sometimes wonder if I should have kept my old job where I was paid more and had better health benefits, and the chair was more ergonomic. Then I look down at my grungy runners and t-shirt from some race which is way more comfy than business casual, look at the clock and realize it's closing time. I go to the back to grab a beer from the fridge and crank the tunes even louder while I do the count and lube up my chain and go 'eh, I didn't really need that money anyways.' But xc ski season cometh and ugh then it really just feels like a lovely retail job for a quarter. Anyways. Fall is p much the best. 
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AEMINAL posted:I work at a bike shop now doing IT poo poo I think you just described my dream job... teach me your ways?
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I got my fancy wheels all built and tires glued up but I haven't put them on yet because the next two races are at a golf course and I think the current tubeless file treads are the best choice there Also new major jake is out. frame only, all black  Ivan's going to have one black and one green, i wonder if he wants to trade frames jamal fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Oct 6, 2021 |
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Oct 6, 2021 04:16
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Your color is better but lmao that new logo didn't last long did it?
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Oct 6, 2021 04:59
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And they only did it on this bike, no other konas. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCGFiwFJip/
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I forgot to show my Florida Man because I've been having too much fun riding it. So here.   Feeling vindicated about my 650b choice, yes there's an increased risk of pedal strike but absolutely zero toe overlap and the high volume tires are so cushy to ride on.
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Oct 11, 2021 16:20
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Are you riding in Florida, Man? If so, come hit up Lake Apopka and Green Swamp with me.
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:I forgot to show my Florida Man because I've been having too much fun riding it. So here. drat that's pretty. Looks like a hoot!
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I bought a nice cruiser cum cargo Bike that gets me round in style and comfy Did a walk around video because there wasn't a review video online https://youtu.be/DNLk_BB56FE  Got a very neat modular carrier system using carriage bolts and some woodshop skils And I recently bought a road bike for $25 It will need a new chain shortly but at 25 dollars I won't complain 
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Yus! Good bike and good wall. My build is stuck in supply-chain limbo. Edit: actually I did one thing.. per forum tradition, I drilled it - to take a modern recessed brake caliper. 
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Oct 12, 2021 00:41
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:I forgot to show my Florida Man because I've been having too much fun riding it. So here. love it
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Bottom Liner posted:Are you riding in Florida, Man? If so, come hit up Lake Apopka and Green Swamp with me. Kansas City Misery unfortunately! Not near as pretty as whatever I just Googled up. But the gravel ride out to a small town bar and grille is usually a good time. sweat poteto posted:Yus! Good bike and good wall. Curious what you're doing for a brake setup. I used a super long reach cheap BMX side pull because it was purple, but I will probably swap it out because it's flexy as poo poo. Not sure how well something like a Dia compe boomerang works for converting to canti...
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:Not sure how well something like a Dia compe boomerang works for converting to canti... Not enough depth -- the pads would rise halfway up the arch. And if you did have a super deep arch, it'd have to weigh a lot to have any hope of not being the flexiest part.
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Finally got around to finishing and riding and taking a few photos of the custom frame I got made this year. I ended up with pretty much what I wanted, and it rides and handles very much how I expected and asked for. Jeffson Bikes in Rotorua NZ was the frame builder. Due to a long lockdown and stuff with the kids I haven't had much more than short local rides on it but it's rad. Colour looks a lot more 'hot' in person it's hard to photograph even with a bit of image manipulation.         I asked for a fairly traditional lugged bike, very similar to my two favourite bikes which are both 1980's steel frames. But I requested more tyre clearance, at least 40mm on 700c and 650x47mm. Plus clearance for mudguards, 3 bottle cage mounts, QR dropouts, disc brakes, external cabling with the shifter cables run over the top of the bottom bracket.     He then used his knowledge and experience to do what he could without too many compromises and telling me if something was a dumb idea.      I'm pretty happy with the result. I would have liked to be able to afford to have it painted but powdercoating is pretty good and durable and much cheaper, my budget was pretty small. And I kept most of the groupset off my old bike and just shifted it over. The wheels are my old mtb wheels set up tubeless with some Goodyear somethings.. I've got all the parts to build a 650b wheelset on some old XT hubs but haven't got around to it yet. I'm looking forward to doing a bunch of riding this summer and through next year, hopefully I can.
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Hokkaido Anxiety posted:Curious what you're doing for a brake setup. I used a super long reach cheap BMX side pull because it was purple, but I will probably swap it out because it's flexy as poo poo. Not sure how well something like a Dia compe boomerang works for converting to canti... I've got a Paul Racer caliper for it. I looked into special ordering the non-recessed version but was told the Racer is discontinued and they aren't taking any more orders for it. It has disappeared off the paul website. Though.. it wouldn't surprise me if they bring it back next year when they're on top of their logistics again and are just telling people it's dead now to reduce their email load. I briefly tried to wrench the hex bolt off it but it's a little M4 and began to round out so gave up on that and just drilled the fork.
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