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LimburgLimbo posted:I’ve heard that disc breaks are pointless and steel is real please c/d?! OP, more and more people are saying this
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I am taking my wheel to the shop because the drive side spokes are loose, op.
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Jul 25, 2020 17:07
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I think "check the skewers" is the "have you tried turning it off and on again" of bike repair source: had a noisy drivetrain and took an embarrassing amount of time to check if the rear wheel was fully in the horizontal dropouts
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Jul 26, 2020 13:56
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the base model Shimano SPD MTB pedals are basically perfect
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Jul 27, 2020 03:08
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is there a way to remove decals from H+Son alloy rims, or any other well-regarded 36-spoke alloy rims? I like the ones which look like old Mavic CXPs but they're for an old bike and the decals on H+Son rims are completely inappropriate for a vintage bike (they look way too "fixie cool")
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nm posted:I think all Velocity rims have removable decals. You can email them and ask as well. Thanks. Was going off this article and was surprised how few options had 36 spokes, given that I imagine there's a decent market of people buying these for old hubs. The H+S TB14s look good and don't have decals either, but I prefer the "v-shape" look a la Mavic CXPs for an 80s bike. http://blog.fairwheelbikes.com/reviews-and-testing/alloy-rim-roundup/ Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Jul 27, 2020 |
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Jul 27, 2020 16:58
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Imo never buy wheels you can't afford to replace
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Jul 29, 2020 00:25
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Guinness posted:When I was a new cyclist I thought all blacked out stealth bikes were cool as gently caress. It was a reaction to the 2000/early 2010s thing of bike companies cramming every spot on their bike possible with logos or swooping lines. Like with many backlash trends, it was neat at the start but now looks generic. The current look seems to be either that or the "billboard" look where the entire bike is a solid color and is completely devoid of detailing, writing, or even the model name, with the exception of a massive brand decal on the downtube. The Trek Madone is the king of this look and I hate it. Basically make bikes look like this again 
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Jul 29, 2020 00:43
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Good news! Hideous bikes are back in fashion!  it won't count until people go full 80s and make this a normal non-special edition paint job though
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Jul 29, 2020 00:51
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It's a cool paint job but Trek discovering that they can extend the logo to the headtube to make it even more massive is the most ominous development in cycling since the press fit BB.
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Quite A Tool posted:Thanks for the input y’all. if it fits slap some Paselas on and you're good to go 
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Are there any good-performing tanwalls like the Vitorria Corsa that won't puncture as often as the Corsa, or will most puncture-resisting training tires come with blackwall? In 23mm/25mm, since I don't think my bike will fit anything wider. The Corsa Control seems nice but $$$ Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Jul 29, 2020 |
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Benson Cunningham posted:https://www.diamondback.com/road-bikes/endurance-bikes/century-6c-carbon-d42 These are "local dealer checks" but you might get lucky with a $3k bike versus everyone buying out the sub-$1500 ones. https://www.fujibikes.com/usa/bikes/road/endurance/gran-fondo/gran-fondo-1-3 https://masibikes.com/collections/performance-road/products/vivo-rs-2019?variant=13099170463833 (also the Evoluzione if you want a racier geometry)
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honestly the most annoying thing that isn't carelessness/dangerous driving is when people decide to be "nice" and hold up at intersections despite arriving first/having ROW, rather than just going, leading to that "wait who's going to go" standoff that can end in both people trying to go at once. just go, man!
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Aug 2, 2020 16:20
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bicievino posted:Augh. Why is it so hard to just follow the rules of the road. like, I don't want to get into ~vehicular cycling~ because that's a stupid debate, but in most cases it's much better for everyone involved to just be predictable
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Red Crown posted:Just got my bike back from its first tune up in 2+ years. Turns out it needed a new chain and cassette Google has a cycling mode which is vaguely acceptable, but DC has enough cycling infrastructure that the city and local clubs probably have good maps.
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Thanks, friendly regional bike shop + artisanal coffee roaster. (I didn't know about the coffee until I walked in - it was extremely my poo poo)
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Aug 6, 2020 17:32
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nm posted:That has been an issue for me. I have just started zip tying. never taking off the old Campy calipers I have, from the "it's impossible to brake from the brake hoods" era  Despite being single pivot, the sprung Shimano 105 SLRs on my Univega are actually very practical to brake from the hoods (and got listed by Sheldon Brown as the "best single pivot brakes ever made", so they're probably expensive on ebay a la other Sheldon Brown favorites like Bridgestones and Miyata 1000s) (also check out that amazing frame clearance, and the worst bar tape ever made AKA Benotto Cell-o-tape) 
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Aug 9, 2020 15:18
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Is anyone still looking into updating the OP? I could write up something quick and dirty if that's alright.
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It's generally out of date. It doesn't include any mention of gravel/e-bikes which are like, the two hottest bike categories right now, for instance. The Hybrid writeup is stupid (fixing a hybrid is "more trouble than it's worth???") There's just a bunch of other issues that personally stand out to me as potentially iffy (people who don't know anything about bikes should absolutely not go to ebay or craigslist to buy a first bike, for instance), and I think a rewrite might be the best way to fix it, rather than adding or adjusting every bit.
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Twerk from Home posted:What’s the distinction? If I saw a rigid flat bar bike with smaller than 2” tires and forward geometry I’d call it a hybrid. There isn't a distinction because all of these are terms with no standardization.
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Aug 11, 2020 02:37
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"suspension forks on commuter bikes are generally poor quality and not worth it" is good advice that might be worth including in a brief commuter/city bike writeup "throw your commuter bike in the trash if it drops a chain!!! Rule V!!! HTFU!!!!" is not
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Killswitch posted:LOL I don’t want to live in a world where this: that's not what the OP says, and the "writeup" in the OP is much less obviously hyperbole i get that it's kind of useless because nobody is going to join this gay forum in 2020 anyway, but treating any bike with a flat bar like a Wal-Mart bike with Falcon derailleurs is really really stupid.
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and I'd call the bottom bike a hybrid and the top bike a (lovely) city bike because these terms are fake and have no standardization. and it's not like you can't get a well made city bike with racks/basket and a step through frame, it's just that the companies that make them are sadly extremely "hip"
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Aug 11, 2020 03:16
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and both of them are above vintage low-end French bikes, which you should only get if you want to get into a world of plastic derailleurs and nonsensical threading standards
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Aug 11, 2020 14:56
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bicievino posted:I'm sure that anyone who was willing to put the effort into offering up an actual improved section for the OP instead of complaining that what is there isn't good enough would get a more receptive response. i was literally asking if anyone would be interested in me making an updated writeup/OP and used that as an example of something that might not be great advice
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Aug 11, 2020 16:33
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I was writing up a big effort op but after these last posts I'm deleting it and just saying that aero is fake and aero frames are ugly and should be trashed
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"aerodynamics" was a scam pseudoscience invented by Canadians in 2003 to sell ugly bicycles. Few know this
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I still can't believe Specialized threatened to sue someone for using "Roubaix" in their Cafe name when it turned out they didn't even own the rights to that brand but were licensing it from the owners of Fuji. Just incredible. I actually really like old Specialized bikes but I'll never get a new one after stories like that.
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PabloBOOM posted:If we get raccoons I don't need a refund I'm keeping it. Bicycle Megathread 5: everyone gets rabies
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Texibus posted:Would an older Specialized Stumpjumper for $150 be a decent deal, if it's in good shape? Yes because if it doesn't work out for you, you can probably sell it overpriced because people overpay for Stumpys. E) seriously though I'd usually caution that you probably want a rigid frame instead of dealing with old suspension forks, but unless it's literally falling apart $150 for an old Stumpjumper is a good buy Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Aug 14, 2020 |
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Aug 14, 2020 22:18
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is there a good choice for tubes if the primary criterion is "valve stems which are extremely durable"
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I don't know if I'm just being lovely while pumping but I'm having problems where the rubber valve in the core will get jammed/out of position and require me to carefully unscrew it to let air out before removing the core and unjamming it.
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bicievino posted:That's weird. I've never run in to that issue, and it's not like I'm picky about only using fancy tubes or something. Both of these issues have been with the same brand of tube so I'm going with "never buy 'rubbers' brand tubes again"
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Aug 15, 2020 18:50
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nm posted:That's loving weird. Are you using a lovely pump? It's cheap but it's Topeak, which I've never really had issues with, and it's definitely only on the tubes I installed.
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2k will get you a quality 105-equipped bike which will be perfectly fine for anyone. The difference between mechanical Ultegra and 105 is not really significant. Unless you want like a Colnago from 1987 you're fine going new. At least locally I haven't noticed year old used bikes going down seriously in value, probably because of the pandemic demand. Tldr just buy the thing
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:Get the one with the best paint. can't emphasize how correct this is
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Dumb question for people who keep track of Cannondale, has being owned by Pacific Cycle made them shittier? A lot of the time, the giant companies which own the (mostly) dead legacy bike brands have different brands for different price/quality points - Pacific/Dorel/Whoever the hell owns Cannondale right now clearly have Cannondale as their top-of-the-market bike, with GT as their more mid-range brand and the corpses of Mongoose and Schwinn as their budget/department-store-bike line. You sometimes see them move around - whoever owns Raleigh used to use them to sell pretty nice mid-to-high range bikes (including some interesting gravel models) that were generally good deals, but their current lineup is very much more budget/boring. For an actual answer, most of the problems people have with Cannondale (the occasional inexplicable design choices, usually with a disregard to parts standards) existed before they went bankrupt and got bought out. Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Aug 30, 2020 |
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nailing the MAMIL look (this is a good thing)
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but are they more dangerous on MUPs than tribike riders??? E) for actual content, the covid boom knockon effects are still annoying. Thankfully I can get 7 speed chains again, but SPD pedals have vanished from the earth, apparently. I've got a pair of Deore XT SPDs that I'm guarding like precious jewels at this point. Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Sep 28, 2020 |
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