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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1774026252803870966?t=N_-Y4GefM8pcY8ObPTYspQ&s=19 all this effort and the dipshit is just gonna get hit by a car cause of his beloved nearly-all-black outfit
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Cup Runneth Over posted:all this effort and the dipshit is just gonna get hit by a car cause
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1774026252803870966?t=N_-Y4GefM8pcY8ObPTYspQ&s=19 the weekend warrior with full kit and very expensive carbon bike has been one of the pillars of American cycling culture for a while now
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1774026252803870966?t=N_-Y4GefM8pcY8ObPTYspQ&s=19 Carbrained as hell
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1774026252803870966?t=N_-Y4GefM8pcY8ObPTYspQ&s=19 coal rollers can have this one
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Cup Runneth Over posted:all this effort and the dipshit is just gonna get hit by a car cause of his beloved nearly-all-black outfit blaming victims because of their clothes ftw
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my bony fealty posted:the weekend warrior with full kit and very expensive carbon bike has been one of the pillars of American cycling culture for a while now I mean I kind of get it. Any hobby I've ever gotten into, I've gone hard. Motorcycling, archery, DJing, photography, drumming, even the bass guitar i never play  has all been top-tier gear or somewhere close to it. I wonder what drives that, are we so indoctrinated by marketing or is there something else at play?
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Mister Speaker posted:I mean I kind of get it. Any hobby I've ever gotten into, I've gone hard. Motorcycling, archery, DJing, photography, drumming, even the bass guitar i never play tbf carbon fiber bikes ARE nice and if you have the money to blow (i.e. rich dentist or comptuer toucher), why not blow money on it. it's a tangible improvement unlike say buying bespoke gold-plated audio cables or an ivory elephant tooth guitar pick.
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I ride a nice bike and like riding a nice bike, but I don't rub lotion on my thighs before going on a ride because my thighs might chafe.
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gradenko_2000 posted:I ride a nice bike and like riding a nice bike, but I don't rub lotion on my thighs before going on a ride because my thighs might chafe. you should, it feels pretty good
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chafing is really lovely and painful so sympathies there. I've gotten some nasty inner thighs chafes running. don't recommend!
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Xaris posted:A lot of it is marketing and drive to be the "most efficient". almost universally most americans are conditioned to think if they just consume the Right Product suddenly they'll find happiness or be good at something with the right product. My favorite part of talking with my bike guy when we were buying our gravel bikes in 2020 “Want this carbon one for $500 more?” “Nah, it’s wasted on me” “Well, it’s wasted on pretty much everyone”
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Xaris posted:A lot of it is marketing and drive to be the "most efficient". almost universally most americans are conditioned to think if they just consume the Right Product suddenly they'll find happiness or be good at something with the right product. this is true. when I did a triathlon last year my bike was in the shop and the rental place had exactly one bike my size, a fancy carbon thing. was a blast to ride. felt like if I crashed the whole thing would come to pieces though.
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1774026252803870966?t=N_-Y4GefM8pcY8ObPTYspQ&s=19 this is what peak performance looks like e: handmade in the usa wheels lol
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Yeah that's what I want in my machine parts, the extra tolerances and imperfections of manual labour.
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:My favorite part of talking with my bike guy when we were buying our gravel bikes in 2020 yeah if you're biking largely for exercise or commuting from x->y, then standard cheapo aluminum or light-frame steel is good enough, plus the extra weight is good for burning calories. it's only if you're trying to push maximum speed, maximum endurance distance cycling that it would matter. i mean i'd like to have one even if i don't do those things, but definitely not worth it cuz i dont have the money and the money i have is better spent elsewhere. plus it'd just get stolen since i don't live in a house. that said only a +$500 for a carbon frame is pretty good deal and not a big hobby expense: people routinely drop $2000 a year on new iphone/ipad/macbook models or $100 bar tabs every weekend.
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I want a cheap and sturdy carbon frame, and I don’t care if it’s heavy, but there’s no market for those. Used frames are a minefield, too.
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Platystemon posted:I want a cheap and sturdy carbon frame, and I don’t care if it’s heavy, but there’s no market for those. What's the upside here? Doesn't heavy carbon frame defeat the point?
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the guy in the video is a douchebag for sure but don't let yourself get backed into a corner. you will want the padded shorts and chamois cream if you ever find yourself doing 100+ km days on the bike.genericnick posted:What's the upside here? Doesn't heavy carbon frame defeat the point? yeah pointless. if you're not worried about weight, go for steel. steel is the correct material for virtually all cycling applications, from high speed roadies to mountain bikes to cargo bikes to beach cruisers to tandems and on and on and on. a vanishingly small percentage of incredibly strong riders want carbon because the weight difference matters in high end races, but for everyone else it's just vanity. n.b. i say this as the owner of a carbon road bike, already i am eating from the trash can of ideology
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There’s no market for practical steel bikes, either. People who buy steel frames are hipster rubes, and framebuilders know it.
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gradenko_2000 posted:is "chromoly steel" different from "steel"? this is a particular range of flavors of steel, with extra chrome and molybdenum based on the name. there’s thousands of formulations of steel for extremely specific applications
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okay. I only ask because the bike that I really like (not that I'm in any market to buy it anytime soon, if ever) is made out of that and I'm wondering if it requires more/special care because of that.
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gradenko_2000 posted:okay. I only ask because the bike that I really like (not that I'm in any market to buy it anytime soon, if ever) is made out of that and I'm wondering if it requires more/special care because of that. if anything compared to steels for other purposes it has extra corrosion resistance from both of those alloying elements looks like it’s used for stuff which you expect to withstand some sudden and strong forces, like roll cages and frames for small vehicles?
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I want a single speed hardtail 29er with tires that won't get flats easy. is belt better for this? what about two gears?
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when carbon fiber fails it REALLY fails. Explodes into hundreds of sharp shards. Get an aluminum or light steel frame if you want a consumer light bike.
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For all the problems you may have with derailleur chains, singlespeed chains have way less of them. The move to a belt is not getting you that much. How would you be getting two gears? Hub with integrated gears? Flip‐flop hub? Yeah sure.
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i enjoy road cycling (as in the sport where you wear lycra and ride a carbon road bike)… and for that i can only apologise
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heated game moment posted:I just walk places Like, to your car? Is it parked far away or something?
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heated game moment posted:I just walk places more like a yikescycle
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Ensign Expendable posted:Yeah that's what I want in my machine parts, the extra tolerances and imperfections of manual labour. Rims and hubs are still sold separately all the time. Any good bike shop can build up a wheel, or replace a worn rim without replacing the hub and spokes. I’ve even built a number of wheels myself. I take forever but the end result is still good.
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heated game moment posted:I just walk places I just walk in place while thinking about my car.
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I love this threads perfectly even split between people who hate cars because they hate everything and people who hate cars because they love bicycling.
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Salt Fish posted:I love this threads perfectly even split between people who hate cars because they hate everything and people who hate cars because they love bicycling. I hate cars because someone driving one and running a red light almost killed me yesterday, and he didn't even have the common decency to throw away his keys and walk into the river afterward
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Salt Fish posted:I love this threads perfectly even split between people who hate cars because they hate everything and people who hate cars because they love bicycling.
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Bicycles are awesome just from a turning movement into work perspective if nothing else. It’s pretty loving cool that a mechanical device with no motor will increase a human’s max speed like 3x and comfortable moving speed like 5x.
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