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My disaster is complete. it rides smooth and solid! i only test rode it in the lot so far.. but it turned out better than i imagined  the fork situation coulda been better but it is what it is with this non tapered size headtube without spending a few hundred more with that said.. this was an awful investment and i can't stop thinking about all the other bikes i could of got instead but.. now i got it, this one  i will be experimenting with spd pedals later and of course the seat height
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Does the silver stem on a bike where everything else is black bother you at all?
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Slavvy posted:
They make scissor action ones with two legs that fold to one side, but they mount the same as regular ones that clamp behind the bottom bracket. You can also get these things but I don't think they're compatible with a derailleur and/or don't look like garbage
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Turmoilx posted:My disaster is complete. it rides smooth and solid! i only test rode it in the lot so far.. but it turned out better than i imagined Why is the saddle so low and the bars so high? Bikes are designed to have some inches of seatpost showing for comfort, as it’ll flex a bit. If that’s truly the height you need it, the bike is way too big for you.
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Slavvy posted:Does the silver stem on a bike where everything else is black bother you at all? on that part i just picked cheap and fast pretty much same goes for the seat, brakes too.. a handful of "let's just get this build rideable for now" i did raise the seat before i rode it, the bars i don't know why there's so many spacers, i guess for when/if i figure something could be better. i didn't know bikes are designed with seatpost flex in mind, but ..this bike does have a lot of flex in it slightly concerning but it's all solid i just mean when i put 1 foot on the pedal while standing still putting some weight into the right to left side for example i can see it took it for a proper test spin only hills here and its good except the brakes actually suck.. in comparison to my only other bike that has top notch hydraulic ones, big difference, hell even rim brakes work easier like these get the job done just not with ease. i don't ride much yet so that's why the stem is flipped i wanted to start with as upright as possible for now i also spent some time trying to figure out how to clip the shoe to the pedal, with backwards cleats.  do it wrong first then youtube video after, check.and i did originally have 3 spaces under the stem.. all the extra ones were the bikeshops idea tbf Turmoilx fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Nov 3, 2023 |
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What's the status of pressfit bottom brackets in TYOOL 2023? I can still hear the creaking of my old BB30 CAAD10 in my nightmares, but some people say Cannondale was especially bad. I'm looking at gravel bikes, and theoretically, a threaded BB makes sense for a bike that is going to be in mud/dirt/etc. Are there less issues with them these days?
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Residency Evil posted:What's the status of pressfit bottom brackets in TYOOL 2023? I can still hear the creaking of my old BB30 CAAD10 in my nightmares, but some people say Cannondale was especially bad. I'm looking at gravel bikes, and theoretically, a threaded BB makes sense for a bike that is going to be in mud/dirt/etc. Are there less issues with them these days? I've never had any long-term issues with my bikes that have PF BBs, but I also know how to address creaks myself. Aka Loctite 609 works wonders.
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I got major creaks on the caad 10 105. I was always pushing huge gears in it and standing on the pedals but still
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A hope screw-together pressfit bottom bracket solved all my creaking woes, I suspect it will outlast every other component on my bike too Wasn't cheap though
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Heliosicle posted:Do they detect other bikes too? I can see a use on ebikes/escooters since there's so many fast and silent things about now. I got hit in the side on my ebike the other day when someone tried to overtake me as I turned at a crossing (he then tried to blame me lol). It has picked up bullshit scooters closing in on me while going over the Manhattan Bridge.
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 “Ridiculous attempt at preventing and recovering from knee injury” At least OP recognizes that it’s a folly.
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My gravel bike has platform pedals, and they're functional, but there's a problem: they're not teal enough. I'm going to keep this bike equipped with platforms for a while, and when I look at Amazon, I see about a gajillion options from companies I've never heard of. Does anyone have any opinions on any brands of mountain bike pedals that are available in lots of colors? Or is it crazy to put these kinds of pedals on a gravel bike? I might eventually get some SPDs for the bike, but that's not a big priority right now.
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Oh good this again. Anyway Crank Bros and PNW Components are real companies with lightweight platforms and both have a teal color. If the color matters most you can check BMX sites like Dan's Comp and Albes. They'll be beefier but they'll usually have tons of wild colors Edit: If you're looking at BMX stuff you do have to watch out for pedals with 1/2" thread. Not super common but they do still make some modern pedals that way. (You want 9/16"). Dog Case fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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tarlibone posted:My gravel bike has platform pedals, and they're functional, but there's a problem: they're not teal enough. These MZYRH pedals get my seal of approval. They’re better than Raceface Chester pedals in that the shaft housing doesn’t make a bump in the middle of them. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Nov 4, 2023 |
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Nov 4, 2023 21:05
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tarlibone posted:My gravel bike has platform pedals, and they're functional, but there's a problem: they're not teal enough. https://www.sim.works/collections/the-homage-green-ltd-collection/products/taco-pedal-ltd-homage-green
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Dog Case posted:Oh good this again. 9/16”
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Every time I see 9/16ths, I am reminded of my first motor vehicle, a 1979 Ford F100. With a handful of 9/16ths wrenches and sockets (3/8ths drive, of course), you could all but totally disassemble that truck. Excuse me while I pour one out for my long-gone but not forgotten buddy. And in that truck, I could pour one out into the floor, because the floor had rusted through in a few spots.
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tarlibone posted:My gravel bike has platform pedals, and they're functional, but there's a problem: they're not teal enough. https://www.deitycomponents.com/deftrap_pedals.html best pedals The purple ones are on most of my bikes
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Bianchi celeste blue‐green is the best color for bike components. This isn’t up for debate.
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Platystemon posted:Bianchi celeste blue‐green is the best color for bike components.
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Platystemon posted:These MZYRH pedals get my seal of approval. Obvious clone of DMR pedals v11. I’d suggest not buying any bike component from Amazon, and not buying Chinese rip-offs with no warranty or support or good bearings. Platystemon posted:Bianchi celeste blue‐green is the best color for bike components. Yep, really helps with security too, celeste is actually Latin for ‘disgusting unstealable turquoise’
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gently caress bianchi for canceling all of their good looking affordable frames and only making the current pista available in black on black, like idiots there should be more Celeste, not less. Other colors are cool too (their Italia blue is nice, as is their red), but Celeste on everything. Mix celeste with other colors. Celeste. You look at Cinelli and the bikes are all gorgeous art pieces going back like five years, and meanwhile Bianchi is doing poo poo like killing the super pista and making all of their bikes boring. Anyway I think I wanna buy a CSport in God’s Color and upgrade it
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Raceface Chester (pins) or Ride (no pins) come in teal and are fine if you’re basic, and there’s cheaper ($20ish vs $40ish) knockoffs on amazon if you’re extra basic.
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Raceface Chester has already significantly added to the scars on the backs of my legs from carrying my wife's bike down the cellar stairs
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I reran the cable housings on my celeste‐accented bike in boring black shortly before realizing that Jagwire makes cable housing and hydraulic lines in celeste.  wooger posted:Obvious clone of DMR pedals v11. Thanks. This is good to know. Let me know if you if come across any obvious clones of Oneup composite pedals in size small.
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Hypnolobster posted:https://www.deitycomponents.com/deftrap_pedals.html I have these in mint, and they're great. Need matching bar tape and stem cap now.
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Oops that's right. Brain bad Edit: I'd be able to remember it better if we called it 14.3mm, like bars and seatposts Dog Case fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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Anyone have a good source for watching old cycling races/stages? I know people have thrown around GCN here: is that the way to go?
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Residency Evil posted:Anyone have a good source for watching old cycling races/stages? I know people have thrown around GCN here: is that the way to go? GCN+ has a ton of races but I’m not sure how far back it goes, the app is only showing me races in 2023
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Dog Case posted:Oops that's right. Brain bad Just the other day I learned that 31.8mm is actually 31.75
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So, I was ordering some cold weather stuff from Amazon because my current setup is a Sponeed outfit that, while functional, is tacky. I let my wife pick it, and she rarely misses, but it reminds me of Code Zero clothes from back in the early 1990s: it's got the look of some real high-dollar duds, but it's loudly emblazoned with the logos and wordmarks of a discount brand that's only sold at one store. It's the Ozark Trail of Amazon, basically. I prefer solid colors and fun designs, so I went with Baleaf, who I highly recommend if anyone is looking for budget cycling gear. Yes, there's a lot of stuff that's much better, but at the price point, it's hard to beat Baleaf. And while I was ordering stuff...  ... it's coming together. in a well actually posted:Raceface Chester (pins) or Ride (no pins) come in teal and are fine if you’re basic, and there’s cheaper ($20ish vs $40ish) knockoffs on amazon if you’re extra basic. Honestly, those look perfectly fine. I'm basic as hell. I'm not extra-basic, though, but mainly because that would involve being extra and basic, and I generally try to be just one of those at any given time. On Amazon, I found two listings for these pedals with price points $15 apart. And that's weird. Hypnolobster posted:https://www.deitycomponents.com/deftrap_pedals.html Those are also pretty neat.
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kimbo305 posted:Just the other day I learned that 31.8mm is actually 31.75 Bars of diameter “22.2 mm” are actually 22.225 mm, or ⅞″.
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Bicycles are covered in trash measurements for trash people, we know this
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kimbo305 posted:Just the other day I learned that 31.8mm is actually 31.75 Technically it's 31.7499 so it shouldn't even be rounded up, if you want to get really perturbed.
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bicievino posted:Technically it's 31.7499 so it shouldn't even be rounded up, if you want to get really perturbed. The inch has been defined as 2.54 cm since the nineteen thirties. So, one and a quarter of them are precisely 31.75 mm. And before the definition was pegged to SI, the inch was ever so slightly larger, not smaller. 31.7499 only results from handling floating point numbers inaccurately.
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kimbo305 posted:Just the other day I learned that 31.8mm is actually 31.75
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Everybody itt learning about clearance dimensions…
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tarlibone posted:My gravel bike has platform pedals, and they're functional, but there's a problem: they're not teal enough.
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tylertfb posted:Everybody itt learning about clearance dimensions… What is that? When sometimes the listed dimension is larger and sometimes smaller than the actual (or target) dimension?
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tylertfb posted:Everybody itt learning about clearance dimensions… Systematic incompetence and a near-total lack of standards is not clearance dimensions, op
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