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lovely pics of my lovely biek:  It's my first road bike, first ye olde project bike, first time I've laced wheels, first time I've taped bars (I'm on attempt 2 and it's still nightmarish), stil got to sort some fat tyres, a different chain wheel and a more suitable seat.
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The backwards caliper is cause I thought it looked neat, it doesn't seem to make a difference which way round I have it as it's identical to the front one. Also makes for a tidier cable routing. The brakes are incredibly useless in general and something I want to upgrade when I've got the money but I'm not sure how much of a benefit there would be. The original wheels were I think 27-3/4 or something like that, they were totally hosed so I laced 700 hoops to the original Shimano front hub, modern Shimano QR cassette rear hub.
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Nov 11, 2021 19:34
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As in I don't know if newer ones would be any better or if it's a fundamental problem of leverage because I'm running smaller wheels than the bike is built for, also they cost money.
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Nov 12, 2021 03:01
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Do they usually have gears? Is it true they're a lot more efficient than normal bikes and banned from racing for *reasons*?
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Jan 3, 2022 23:11
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The main concern off-road would be little stones getting trapped between the belt and pulley right? Seems like you'd have to get awfully lucky for it to happen right where the master link piece is
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Jan 30, 2022 21:05
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evil_bunnY posted:this is a neat combo and apparently the new hubs aren't as adverse to shifting under load (which wouldn't budge at all if you had foot/assist going). That's pretty awesome I have to say. I had the chance to ride a 5 speed internal hub bike and I thought that + belt drive would be the ideal drivetrain for almost everything.
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Jan 31, 2022 04:18
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evil_bunnY posted:That's what I have (inter5 di2) on the cargo bike and it's nice but not perfect. It doesn't shift under load, and snaps all the shift you requested once you reduce the load which can be jarring (and noisy). Oh that sounds unpleasant, so it basically works the opposite of a derailleur? Like you have to back the torque off momentarily to let out change?
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Feb 2, 2022 04:02
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That will be loud as a fucker when there isn't a whole car in the way, you might need ear protection.
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Feb 5, 2022 19:59
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If the best bike is the bike you ride And the only bike I have that's not broken is the one that cost five bucks Then five bucks can get you the best bike in the world  
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Apr 16, 2022 01:23
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Time to forensically investigate this internet person's bicycle colour
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Aug 6, 2022 00:33
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I wonder what rgb value my collection of frame paint chips have
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Aug 6, 2022 02:41
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Colonel J posted:
Wtf
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Aug 22, 2022 19:32
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LoudPipesSaveLives posted:Been for a few rides recently and it's been good Awesome. For my part, cycle shopping loving rules and I can finally do it properly now that I've got saddlebags 
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Sep 8, 2022 05:59
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LoudPipesSaveLives posted:That is a serious good load on that bike, nice! Thanks dude, it's not maxed out yet but I fully intend to test the value of SUPER CHARGED OVER SIZE tubing, as well as what a Nexus hub will put up with before exploding. Jestery posted:We doing cycle shopping loads? Those look like a similar design to what I've got in the front and they do rule, I was going to go for a setup like yours until I decided to compromise toward weatherproof-ness and stuff.
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Sep 8, 2022 06:53
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I too would like to know what's happening there.
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Sep 20, 2022 07:10
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Lmao someone cut up a ninja 250 for that
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Sep 20, 2022 08:22
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My crappy road bike went for a ride yesterday  
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Oct 5, 2022 02:54
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Mauser posted:Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread. This is a very pleasing bike, I particularly like the large jump between the chain rings. Does it mean you have several unviable combinations?
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Oct 6, 2022 02:56
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I love this lovely old bike.   Once again the hardest thing I've ever done but it was easier with a more comfortable seat and ice cream.
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Nov 26, 2022 05:09
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eeenmachine posted:Very awesome. What kind of shoes do you wear with those pedals over those distances? They're just normal shoes, puma somethings with flat soles. The pedals kind of suck in that the moment they get wet they lose all traction but it's hard to find better ones that still look right to me; I try to avoid riding it in the rain anyway cause I feel sorry for it.
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Dec 1, 2022 17:20
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I am a corpse   Shortly after this picture was taken I realized I had a front puncture, at least I got to do it well rested in the shade. My $12 bar tape was totally hosed an hour in, will be following people's advice and getting some decent silicone stuff.
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Dec 4, 2022 04:34
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wibble posted:It looks so warm were you live... It was absolutely roasting today on my third 100k+ ride. It's getting very slightly easier, chamois shorts are an absolute game changer I must say, but I'm still shattered.       Cycling infrastructure makes me hate this city a lot less I must say
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Dec 18, 2022 04:14
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You'll need to be more specific
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Dec 18, 2022 07:32
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The bridge visible from the balcony is the most recent one, I think it got finished last year? I've cycled it and it's nice, intelligent layout and good surfacing. The tunnel I'm parked in has been there for a few years and runs under the big motorway bridge. I prefer it because it's almost always deserted so I can go fast and make whooping noises. Idk when the other stuff was built but it felt and looked fairly recent.
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Dec 18, 2022 07:41
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Festive 500 day 1  
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Dec 24, 2022 06:53
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:i love how hard you’re going on that bike Thanks dude! I never thought I'd be able to do 100km in one ride and now I've done two consecutively, it's hard to believe how fast and how far I've gotten. abraham linksys posted:gotta say pictures of that bike always make me think about getting a frame bag like that. I've got a Topeak rear rack and have the Topeak quick release bag that slides on it, but it's a lot of heft on the back of my bike. wonder if it'd be nicer to have something distributed on the frame like that for when I'm doing proper rides instead of just running errands... It's incredibly convenient, I'm never going without one again. Festive 500 day 2 down, only 3 more 100k efforts to go because I'm working three days in-between     
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Dec 25, 2022 04:49
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Day 3. I am proper hosed but there's 300km banked.   
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Dec 26, 2022 02:58
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Day 4. 350km in the bag, now I get to rest (work) for 3 days which will add 30km, leaving me with Saturday for the big finish hopefully.  
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Dec 27, 2022 01:14
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Sweet bike, what made you get those particular tires? I'm always interested in people's tyre choices
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Dec 28, 2022 05:50
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F500 final day   I am very, very glad that's over.
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Dec 31, 2022 05:23
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New bike first ride    It fucken rules
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Jan 15, 2023 04:01
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The front wheel drive ones really break my brain wrt how the chain can stay on while you steer
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Jan 18, 2023 01:05
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Goddamn I love this bike, best bike I've ever had easily
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Jan 21, 2023 02:53
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Went for a ride this weekend and just remembered I took pictures   Heliosicle posted:I love this thing so much, it lets me do the kind of riding I dreamt of as a kid
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Apr 12, 2023 02:00
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It's a combination of wheelbase, fork take, tyre size and weight distribution all adding up to a certain amount of what I call 'trail force' that wants to pull the wheel straight when it starts to flop over one way or another. You can affect it to some extent by leaning your body forward or backward.
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Jul 6, 2023 18:29
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Do tandems have the same front end geometry as a normal bike or are they a lot steeper/lazier? You're also (when riding alone) sitting much further forward on a tandem, to really test it you'd need to be sitting in the same place in relation to the wheelbase as a normal bike. Really the way to do this would be to get a welder out and start experimenting with extreme geometry.
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Jul 6, 2023 18:51
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Finally took my road bike for it's first proper actual ride after many, many poo poo weather weekends prevented me 
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Aug 6, 2023 07:28
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I'm going to choose to imagine the stuff on the back is an enormous haggis
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Aug 7, 2023 00:02
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I got my bike dirty today, maybe I'll wash it tomorrow
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Aug 27, 2023 04:35
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Just faggin along on my faggin
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