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The stable is: flatbar converted mtb to rigid mid drive e-bike stuntman Long wheelbase recumbent Front wheel drive recumbent So I'm either due a unicycle or trike.  I'd wear it. Coredump fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Jul 26, 2022 |
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Coredump posted:I N-1 today. Does that mean I get a sixer? We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards n+1  Need a longer seatpost and longer stem, but it’s rideable in the meantime
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Jul 26, 2022 23:33
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What size tires/wheels are those?
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Jul 26, 2022 23:52
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Slavvy posted:What size tires/wheels are those? 24" x 2.6" Kind of a strange size. Not looking forward to finding replacements.
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Jul 26, 2022 23:57
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Coredump posted:
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Jul 27, 2022 00:24
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Coredump posted:The stable is: BMX Cruiser Dutch Bicycle built for Two Speed bike
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Jul 27, 2022 00:54
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Buying a bike in the covid world has been a real struggle particularly in Canada. All the lbs within ten hours of me have nothing but xxls and 5000 dollar (admittedly pretty sweet) rides. I'm really tempted to buy a Poseidon X and deal with the extra fees but it seems like a poor deal at that price point when the canyon grail seems to have much better components at not a huge price increase (admittedly I'm a newb). Past few months I've put probably 1000km on this lovely Kona lanai I bought off some guy for 75 dollars but I rented a gravel bike with 36mm tires and drops and I'm fiending out to make something like that my primary ride.
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Jul 27, 2022 01:11
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I’m not sure how much this is in BeaverBucks but I like this for the price: https://www.statebicycle.com/collections/4130-steel-bikes/products/4130-all-road-copper-brown-650b-700c
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Jul 27, 2022 02:30
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flashman posted:Buying a bike in the covid world has been a real struggle particularly in Canada. All the lbs within ten hours of me have nothing but xxls and 5000 dollar (admittedly pretty sweet) rides. could it be a singlespeed? I mean, I could probably find you something decent with gears too edit: or get a grail. It a good bike. GT appears to be making Grades again too…
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Jul 27, 2022 02:46
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PoorPeteBest posted:I’m not sure how much this is in BeaverBucks but I like this for the price: I really enjoy this option as well, the steel frame is a big plus. It falls awry of our dumb bicycle import fees as well though.. Looking at an additional ~500 usd it seems to get it shipped here inclusive of duties shipping and taxes, not sure if that changes your calculus a bit. Unfortunately while digging I've discovered canyon falls under the same umbrella so they're out - can't afford 30 percent plus shipping on a 2000 dollar bike for sure. Going to have to really weigh whether I want to wait for an lbs to get a topstone 3 or a gestalt or something in my size or just bite the bullet and pay the duties.
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Jul 27, 2022 02:55
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We did our first ride today with the Brooks B17 on my wife's bike and she said it was way better than the last saddle (Scoop Line Elite Shallow). Gonna take some adjusting the seatpost and stem because the saddle is such a radically different shape from what was on there before but as long as it doesn't cause her any pressure pains we should be good to go.
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Jul 27, 2022 03:01
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Ok Comboomer posted:could it be a singlespeed? I think single speed would kill me with the hills we have and the amount of granny I still have to use at the end of a 50km ride. Grail was looking good but my size is not there until November-February and a bit of digging has shown the drat import duties apply there as well ( I was tricked somewhat by the Canadian pricing on the website tbh). Probably prices me out of something already ~2000 to start with. Ive even been looking at Kijiji in some of the bigger centers where I have friends across the country to no avail. I was floored when I walked into the lbs after my rental ride willing to splurge and they basically just told me no dice lol but I guess that's the state of things
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:24" x 2.6" Maxxis Hookworms.
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flashman posted:I really enjoy this option as well, the steel frame is a big plus. It falls awry of our dumb bicycle import fees as well though.. Looking at an additional ~500 usd it seems to get it shipped here inclusive of duties shipping and taxes, not sure if that changes your calculus a bit. I have one of these! The steel frame is good but heavy. I'm pretty sure it's straight gauge tubing with no butting simply because they don't call it out as such anywhere. Also the cassette is junk and will be ghost-shifting within 100 miles. Everything else is pretty decent and it's a really good platform for customizing if you're just after a fun to cruise around and explore bike that's super stable and comfortable. Less great if you're looking to go fast. Also the sizing is a little weird. They measure center to top of the actual seat tube, so my medium is labeled as a 51cm but fits more like a 54 or 55. You have to pay attention to the tt and reach measurements and mostly ignore the given measurement. 
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Jul 27, 2022 03:42
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CopperHound posted:Stop trying to subliminally make me think Iowa is awesome. That's my bad.
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Jul 27, 2022 17:56
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Dog Case posted:I have one of these! The steel frame is good but heavy. I'm pretty sure it's straight gauge tubing with no butting simply because they don't call it out as such anywhere. Also the cassette is junk and will be ghost-shifting within 100 miles. Everything else is pretty decent and it's a really good platform for customizing if you're just after a fun to cruise around and explore bike that's super stable and comfortable. Less great if you're looking to go fast. Awesome stuff to hear! With the canyons being firmly out of my price range this is the straight to consumer that has me most interested now. I'll never be a racer or doing group rides just looking to punch out a few metric centuries and improve my fitness. Got a call from the bike shop that they've received a few Marin bikes as well, the gestalt x10 would run me similar to ordering from state (with the advantage of me pedaling away if it fits) so fingers crossed it feels nice / is the right sizing. If not I'm going to get them to help me size a state and pull the trigger.
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Jul 27, 2022 18:22
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Dog Case posted:I have one of these! The steel frame is good but heavy. I'm pretty sure it's straight gauge tubing with no butting simply because they don't call it out as such anywhere. Also the cassette is junk and will be ghost-shifting within 100 miles. Everything else is pretty decent and it's a really good platform for customizing if you're just after a fun to cruise around and explore bike that's super stable and comfortable. Less great if you're looking to go fast. Did you get their self branded derailleur and shifters too? What are those like?
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PolishPandaBear posted:Did you get their self branded derailleur and shifters too? What are those like? Yeah, they're rebranded Sensah SRX and they're fine. The levers feel a little plastic-y when you're just looking at them, but shift nicely and feel just fine when you're actually using them. The derailleur has adjustable spring tension rather than an actual clutch but it works fine. I've rattled down a bunch of gravel roads and bounced around on a little bit of rooty single track and haven't dropped the chain or heard it smacking the chain stay or anything. The cassette wasn't the Sensah one though. They used a Sunshine brand 11-42 and it was pretty bad. Pretty much immediately there would be a little jump up or down every once in a while which at first i thought was just cables stretching in but it just gradually got worse. It would also drop down a cog and jam up if you back pedaled in the two largest. I replaced it with a SunRace 11-46 and the random shifting and backpedaling problems immediately went away and it's been perfect since.
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Dog Case posted:My Brooks B-17 was immediately more comfortable in that it doesn't cause any numbness for me, but initially more uncomfortable because they're rock hard until they start to break in. Ordered a swift today. Hope it doesn't suck!
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What’s the brooks cambium equivalent to the swift? My wife likes it but doesn’t want a leather saddle.
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The cambium model naming is a bit weird, but C15 is the narrowest I believe. The C13 has carbon rails.
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now that i'm used to it, i really like my specialized power mirror, despite the insane pricetag. the only nag i have about it is that the material has a small bit of nonslip which can be kinda good (keeps my butt where it should be) but also weird because instead of sliding back to adjust position i have to lift my butt up and move it back.
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I'm largely happy with ergon saddles, but they're pretty firmly in the flatter end of things with a decent cutout. I do agree with BraveUlysses about nonslip though (It's on the fancier ergon road saddles) I wish I could just scootch back into my spot after having to stop and step down instead of getting started pedaling and then having to lift my rear end up and make the daintiest little settling contact with the saddle to find the right spot without the it pulling at the bibs and causing friction. They're great saddles when you're in the pocket (and lower end saddles don't have the grippy) but I don't think you should need a sticky saddle to stay in place if your fit is right, and having it there makes it a pain.
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Bought a bike in January 2021 for $3500 and just passed the $1 per mile threshold.
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sweat poteto posted:The cambium model naming is a bit weird, but C15 is the narrowest I believe. The C13 has carbon rails. She ordered a C15 and mocked me for not taking advantage of the 15% first time discount  I'll probably just let her buy our bike poo poo from here on out.
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sweat poteto posted:The cambium model naming is a bit weird, but C15 is the narrowest I believe. The C13 has carbon rails. I was pretty sure that C13, C15, C17 refers to the saddles' approximate widths in cm but the Brooks website is not providing that info
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:I was pretty sure that C13, C15, C17 refers to the saddles' approximate widths in cm but the Brooks website is not providing that info The widths are on a graphic further down below the other info and yeah, the numbers don't correspond to anything logical
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BraveUlysses posted:now that i'm used to it, i really like my specialized power mirror, despite the insane pricetag. the only nag i have about it is that the material has a small bit of nonslip which can be kinda good (keeps my butt where it should be) but also weird because instead of sliding back to adjust position i have to lift my butt up and move it back. Try spraying a little Pedro’s Bike Lust on a paper towel and giving it a wipe on the nonslip part In related news I got a good deal on a gallon of Pedro’s Bike Lust and now I’ll probably be set for life. It’s probably placebo but a clean bike with bike lust just feels faster
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My bike's natural state is Covered in Sealant and i'm not going to mess with nature
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Dog Case posted:Yeah, they're rebranded Sensah SRX and they're fine. The levers feel a little plastic-y when you're just looking at them, but shift nicely and feel just fine when you're actually using them. The derailleur has adjustable spring tension rather than an actual clutch but it works fine. I've rattled down a bunch of gravel roads and bounced around on a little bit of rooty single track and haven't dropped the chain or heard it smacking the chain stay or anything. Interesting. I've never heard of Sensah. Where would you say it compares in the Shimano/Sram lineup? With 105 going Di2, looks like people wanting midrange bikes will have to look elsewhere.
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105 is going Di2 only? No more mechanical version?
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:105 is going Di2 only? No more mechanical version? https://cyclingtips.com/2022/06/shimano-105-di2-12-speed-groupset-weights-prices-features/ Well, going ahead, the new 12 speed 105 7100 will be Di2 only, but apparently they will still offer the 11 speed 7000. PolishPandaBear fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Jul 28, 2022 |
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The trajectory seems to be that Di2 will be midrange before too long, but the price still needs to come down more even at the 105 level. I don't know how I feel about this direction.
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Guinness posted:The trajectory seems to be that Di2 will be midrange before too long, but the price still needs to come down more even at the 105 level. I get that, and I'm fine with Di2, but it's the 300% price point increase that sucks. All of their marketing talks about offering Di2 to cyclists who only had access to mechanical shifting before. Will Tiagra's next version be 12 speed? Will it be comparable in performance and weight to 105? The do all the group sets below shift up a notch? Otherwise you're leaving gaps. Sorry, I know this is a 3 week old discussion brought up again.
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PolishPandaBear posted:Interesting. I've never heard of Sensah. Where would you say it compares in the Shimano/Sram lineup? Based on my experience with a Sensah SRX Pro groupset I’d peg it around SRAM Apex / Shimano Sora quality level although 11 speed vs. 10 and 9.
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Are there any good intro to road biking guides? I've been doing it for about a year and a half, but mostly ride solo based on what feels right. I have no idea if there is anything I should be doing to improve my riding and I worry I'm developing bad habits. Even such simple things as when to stand when climbing, how to shift efficiently, mapping rides. I usually only do like 10-20 mile rides, with the occasional longer one.
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PolishPandaBear posted:Will Tiagra's next version be 12 speed? Will it be comparable in performance and weight to 105? The do all the group sets below shift up a notch? Otherwise you're leaving gaps. Tiagra is already 11 speed with 10 clicks (or 9 but nvm) in the shifter so I'd guess the plan has been to upgrade it next to 11 speed at probably a pretty low cost. The rear deraillers with eg. Tiagra and 11 speed 105 are interchangeable though unofficially. This leaves 10 speed road currently at a weird spot since any 10 speed rd before Tiagra is not compatible with it but they still make 10 speed 105 RDs. Is possible 10 speed Sora gonna skip to actually 11 speed same as Tiagra? Why not move the whole range there eventually? The difference is a few millimeters of cable pull so it's probably trivial to manufacture both.
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Coredump posted:The stable is: Velomobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09237hc8lE
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:105 is going Di2 only? No more mechanical version? Yes, the people's groupset is now more expensive than Campagnolo Record.
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Hutzpah posted:Are there any good intro to road biking guides? I've been doing it for about a year and a half, but mostly ride solo based on what feels right. I have no idea if there is anything I should be doing to improve my riding and I worry I'm developing bad habits. Even such simple things as when to stand when climbing, how to shift efficiently, mapping rides. I usually only do like 10-20 mile rides, with the occasional longer one. I haven't subscribed to Bicycling magazine in years, but I actually picked up most of what I know about form from reading short articles and stuff in there for the 3-4 years that I got it. Not that I'm an especially skilled rider or anything, but it's how I found what helped and worked well for me. And a bit of coaching and riding with one or two better riders at a time was a big help. The combination of listicles and occasional shorter articles about how to improve a skill kind of added up. So as dated as something like this probably seems: https://www.amazon.com/Bicycling-Magazines-Complete-Cycling-Skills/dp/0875964869, I'd bet a bunch of the stuff about form and body mechanics hasn't changed. There's always a bunch of gadgets and poo poo to tell you if you're doing it the right way, but listening to your body goes a long ways too. Knees, back, arms, hips feel pretty good? Can you ride a bike a decent distance at the drop of a hat or several days in a row without issue? Is it fun? You're probably doing most of it right. Focusing on some basic stuff that improves efficiency is always worth pursuing though. Smooth pedal rotations rather than alternating pushes, spinning comfortably at an rpm that doesn't make you bounce but doesn't hurt, etc. I'd probably watch some Global Cycling Network videos on form, they seem pretty decent a source.
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