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I know theres a thread about bicycles somewhere in these forums, but I can't find it, and I'm not about to buy platinum to figure out the best way to save :10bux:

rehabing my bike. Can one of you chill and/or magic people point me in the right direction?

# ? Mar 25, 2018 15:28

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 20:37

vanisher

Heck friend please tell us what's wrong we might know how to help.

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# ? Mar 25, 2018 15:50

rump buttman: I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili

do you have a good bell for your bike? I�d start there

# ? Mar 25, 2018 16:57

vanisher

rump buttman posted:

do you have a good bell for your bike? I’d start there

This is good

Lets add this to the OP

# ? Mar 25, 2018 17:05

Mummy Napkin

before doing any major restoration work, have you tried clipping a baseball card to the spokes? that way it makes a cool noise when you ride.

# ? Mar 25, 2018 17:07

420 SWAGLORD: saban bajramovic

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3515357
^ that's the thread you're looking for, I think, but it looks super long and full of nerds. Nerds! So maybe let us help instead, your bike will be way cooler that way

# ? Mar 25, 2018 17:12

Manifisto

the first question when rehabbing a bike is to determine whether the front wheel is large enough, or whether there is still room to make it even more ridiculously out of proportion to the rear wheel

the next questions deal with bowler hats and moustache wax, but let's not get ahead of ourselves

# ? Mar 25, 2018 17:43

Fantastic Foreskin: A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

Thanks pals. I'm trying to get a higher gear ratio on my bike, but my local bike store doesn't carry any freewheel gears higher than my 13.So I was wondering if bikegoons knew a good way to get high ratio freewheels, or, failing that, how to replace my bike without dropping $600, cuz I don't ride that often or like to spend money.

Also,

rump buttman posted:

do you have a good bell for your bike? I�d start there

I don't, and its real dangerous, I should do that.

# ? Mar 25, 2018 17:52

420 SWAGLORD: saban bajramovic

I don't know what a high ratio freewheel is, but I do know that changing tire size will affect your final drive ratio. Have you considered a larger/smaller tire to achieve the desired result?

# ? Mar 25, 2018 21:54

blaise rascal: "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Pearl...."

Here's my bike question:

I took the bike out yesterday for the first time in years, and pedaling didn't do anything because the chain had slipped off the rear wheel. I kinda tried to thread it back on, but whatever I was doing didn't work.

What do

ty vanisher, ty khanstant

# ? Mar 25, 2018 23:56

alnilam

blaise rascal posted:

Here's my bike question:

I took the bike out yesterday for the first time in years, and pedaling didn't do anything because the chain had slipped off the rear wheel. I kinda tried to thread it back on, but whatever I was doing didn't work.

What do

did you turn the wheel while you thread the chain back on

Like stand the bike upside down or have a friend hold the rear aloft and turn the pedals

# ? Mar 26, 2018 01:41

Robot Made of Meat

blaise rascal posted:

Here's my bike question:

I took the bike out yesterday for the first time in years, and pedaling didn't do anything because the chain had slipped off the rear wheel. I kinda tried to thread it back on, but whatever I was doing didn't work.

What do

Did you try making "Vroom vroom" noises while pedaling?

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# ? Mar 26, 2018 03:16

rump buttman: I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili

important: [url] https://www.summitbicycles.com/prod...BSABEgIMN_D_BwE[/url]

# ? Mar 26, 2018 03:58

redm

mummynapkin posted:

before doing any major restoration work, have you tried clipping a baseball card to the spokes? that way it makes a cool noise when you ride.

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# ? Mar 26, 2018 03:59

Cyberpunkey Monkey: by Nyc_Tattoo

rump buttman posted:

do you have a good bell for your bike? I�d start there

a good yell works equally as well

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# ? Mar 26, 2018 05:45

City of Glompton

I think you should try putting streamers on the handle bars

# ? Mar 26, 2018 19:11

Adiabatic: What have you assholes done now?

blaise rascal posted:

Here's my bike question:

I took the bike out yesterday for the first time in years, and pedaling didn't do anything because the chain had slipped off the rear wheel. I kinda tried to thread it back on, but whatever I was doing didn't work.

What do

turn the bike upside down and look very seriously at the gears and pedal it and the rear wheel should start spinning before some main character comes into your garage to interrupt you

# ? Mar 27, 2018 18:53

Olympic Mathlete

ItBreathes posted:

Thanks pals. I'm trying to get a higher gear ratio on my bike, but my local bike store doesn't carry any freewheel gears higher than my 13.So I was wondering if bikegoons knew a good way to get high ratio freewheels, or, failing that, how to replace my bike without dropping $600, cuz I don't ride that often or like to spend money.

Also,

I don't, and its real dangerous, I should do that.

In a past life I was a bike mechanic, it was pretty fun if shittily paid. I like bikes.

A bigger freewheel would give you a lowerrrrrrrrr gear ratio, not higher. Depending on your cranks (the bit your pedals spin on, sorry if you know what this is already) you might be able to just swap out the chain and put a bigger chainring on instead. It's worth swapping out the freewheel at the same time though so all the new parts wear at the same rate.

mummynapkin posted:

before doing any major restoration work, have you tried clipping a baseball card to the spokes? that way it makes a cool noise when you ride.

...and then do this.

# ? Mar 28, 2018 00:23

Fantastic Foreskin: A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

Thanks friend, that would work. I'll give it a shot.

Also, yeah, "lower than".

# ? Mar 28, 2018 21:31

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I've taken the liberty of approving some safety gear for you.

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# ? Mar 28, 2018 22:28

Jolo: ive been playing with magnuts tying to change the wold as we know it

If you live near a college campus, many of them have a "take a bike, leave a bike" system. If you see a rack full of bikes, pick one that looks more your speed and then leave yours behind in return.

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# ? Mar 28, 2018 22:34

blaise rascal: "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Pearl...."

Jolo posted:

If you live near a college campus, many of them have a "take a bike, leave a bike" system. If you see a rack full of bikes, pick one that looks more your speed and then leave yours behind in return.

Not everyone knows this, but there exists a "code" for bike owners to signal which parts of their bike they are leaving for others. If you see a bike chained up by just the front wheel, that means the owner doesn't care if you remove the wheel and take the rest of the bike home with you! As a general rule of thumb, only take the parts that are not chained to a bike rack, unless the chains they use are those skinny plastic ones, in which case that's a signal that you're supposed to cut the chain with bolt cutters and take the whole thing. It's the spirit of sharing and caring that makes the world go round!

ty vanisher, ty khanstant

# ? Mar 28, 2018 22:45

blaise rascal: "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Pearl...."

I took everyone's advice and maybe the bike is working now? Haven't taken it out yet since it's been raining and snowing but I will report back when I do

ty vanisher, ty khanstant

# ? Mar 28, 2018 22:46

Rushi: by Smythe

how much candy fits in the basket

# ? Mar 28, 2018 23:14

Jolo: ive been playing with magnuts tying to change the wold as we know it

What is a bicycle anyway? It's basically just a ham with wheels that you ride around instead of eating.

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# ? Mar 28, 2018 23:24

Twenty Four

Six-Of-Hearts posted:

I've taken the liberty of approving some safety gear for you.

What on earth is safe about having a shark bite your head?!?

# ? Mar 29, 2018 00:13

Manifisto

Twenty Four posted:

What on earth is safe about having a shark bite your head?!?

nothing else can bite it, duh

# ? Mar 29, 2018 00:16

rump buttman: I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili

I need a good basket. any recs?

# ? Mar 29, 2018 02:37

Robot Made of Meat

rump buttman posted:

I need a good basket. any recs?

Try wearing a cup supporter.

Thanks to Manifisto for the sig!

# ? Mar 29, 2018 02:43

rump buttman: I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili

I need to be able to breath. that polyurethane cup shell really traps the moisture .

# ? Mar 29, 2018 04:06

Piso Mojado

bikes are cool as hell

# ? Mar 30, 2018 04:05

Piso Mojado

here's my hawg

# ? Mar 30, 2018 04:08

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oil your chain brah, just a few blurp blarps on the bottom of the oil dispenser while you slowly rotate the chain and you will be rad af

# ? Mar 30, 2018 06:13

Pot Smoke Phoenix: Smoke 'em if you gottem!

Turn it off and then back on again.

You're welcome.

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# ? Mar 30, 2018 15:43

blaise rascal: "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Pearl...."

I biked to work yesterday. Here is what I learned:

1. biking to work sucks
2. going up hills is just as bad as it was when I was a kid

ty vanisher, ty khanstant

# ? Mar 31, 2018 02:19

Jean-Paul Shartre: this sentence no verb

1) true
2) true

but pompously displaying moral sincerity by biking, priceless

# ? Mar 31, 2018 02:34

alnilam

biking to work owns actually

# ? Mar 31, 2018 02:39

Piso Mojado

alnilam posted:

biking to work owns actually

this, but unironically

# ? Mar 31, 2018 18:45

krampster2

Sorry if it's off topic or not allowed in this thread but I would check out unicycles. My friend rode one to primary school back in the day and drat, there is no better way to get street cred than to rock up to the occasion one one goddamn wheel! Also it's cool because other people only know how to ride two wheels so it won't get stolen. Although I wouldn't park it out the front of a circus.

# ? Apr 3, 2018 08:08

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 20:37

Jolo: ive been playing with magnuts tying to change the wold as we know it

Somebody stole Red Panda's custom 7 ft unicycle from San Fran's airport. On the up side, the Golden State Warriors organization replaced it with a new one.

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/01/31/red-panda-acrobat-unicycle-stolen-sfo

I don't know why that link has a puppy bowl video at the top, but the puppy bowl is very fun. If you scroll down there's a video of Red Panda doing her thing. She rides a unicycle with one foot and flips bowls up onto her head using the other foot. It's magical.

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# ? Apr 3, 2018 13:55

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