Show Us Your Bicycle: That is as rad as it is bad

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mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Hoopy Frood posted:

I like Giants.
Apparently I like black Giants (and I posted this before I realised there's a movement against black bikes on this very page).

Black Bikes Matter

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mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Oldsrocket_27 posted:

Har har.

If stainless is uncommon and expensive then it's probably aluminium, and I guess the wire cup I used isn't very harsh. I was basing my assumption on all of about 10mins of googling things like "how to tell stainless vs aluminum."

Those welds are a dead give away, it's aluminium.

# ¿ May 13, 2021 21:58

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

First ride out on my new old wheels!

The most photographed petrol pumps in the county.

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# ¿ Jun 9, 2021 14:50

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

I picked up my N+1, a Cannondale supersix Evo Hi Mod. The guy selling it got knocked off by a car breaking his collar bone, and this bike was the replacement, its got around 25miles on it, and the guy has lost his nerve and is going to stick to gravel.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2021 18:22

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

MacPac posted:

finished my aliexpress mix and match bike just in time for it to be stowed away for winter. Building a bike up from parts is fun, but getting the cables at the front looking neat is hard.

Its got shimano 105 brakes but other then that its all Chinese stuff weighing in at 7,2kg with bottle cages and pedals

I have the same bottle cages, they ejected a water bottle today and I turn around just to see a car run over it.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2021 22:12

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

TobinHatesYou posted:

What kind of bottles? Those Bontrager cages have never ejected Purists for me, and I race Copperopolis every year.

Elite fly, I had just removed the last of the logos from the bottle so I guess the bottle was extra slippery, but it wasn't the first time it had happened.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2021 09:32

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Jestery posted:

While are on topic of recumbents

I've seen some recumbents set up so that the drivetrain in part of the steering assembly

Is this really a thing?, It seems like it would unduly impact steering and cause other issues?

Yes it is a thing, but anything over walking speed you don't tend to move your handlebars more than a few degrees,

BlancoNino posted:

You won't be doing any hard cornering on a recumbent, and with the chains as long as they are you can get away with a lot of flex.

Recumbents can corner as hard as any other bike, the center of gravity is usually quite low, and you never risk grounding a pedal.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2022 10:46

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Not really mine, but I am storing and piloting this beast of a tandem. Thats Stuart owner and stoker.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2022 10:39

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

CH Science posted:

Have had a set on my mtb for about a year now that have done fine. Not sure what the other poster is talking about with the frozen bottle thing? Do you unscrew the top and chew on the ice? Or are you counting on it melting over the course of the ride? Might have to give that a try on my next century

The trick is to fill one bottle 3/4 full and put in the freezer overnight, then top up with cold water just before you ride so you have water to drink straight away. make sure to put it in the freezer standing upright or you will have to wait until it thaws to drink.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2022 22:35

mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Slavvy posted:

F500 final day

I am very, very glad that's over.

I missed out this year, twisted my knee half way through. I did manage to pass 9000 miles for the year though. So that's something.

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mikemelbrooks: Jun 11, 2012; One tough badass

Jestery posted:

This is correct, and I likely will later

Part of this build was to have it be easily swapped out between it's modes if I have need to carry a second person

When I used to ride my old tandem solo ( it had clips and straps on the back) to stop them from scraping on the floor I used a couple of bungee cords attached to the front pedals.

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