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is it feasible to convert a singlespeed/fixed gear to Shimano Alfine? is it feasible to convert to Alfine Di2? various sites seem to say "yes", but my research (not to mention what's actually available) seem to say "probably not"
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:As always the answer is maybe, and how much work do you want to do. It's 120mm, which would be way too small....but it's steel and could arguably probably be modified without much difficulty, which is why I'm having doubts in both directions. I wouldn't want to permanently gently caress up a frame for something that either wouldn't work or wouldn't be safe if it did. trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Feb 26, 2023 |
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Feb 26, 2023 05:49
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:120->135 is alot and there's a good chance you'll have to permanently bend the frame to get the bigger hub in there. well yeah, I assumed it'd be a permanent conversion. It's not a particularly valuable frame seems like there's a bunch of people "cold-setting" steel frames like this- including some 120-135 jumps- mostly retro builds. Biggest danger seems to be getting the frame out of alignment, which can happen if one isn't careful about the chainstays potentially being different due to chainwheel clearance
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Feb 26, 2023 06:08
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Anybody try Veer Split Belt drivetrains?
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Mar 5, 2023 00:07
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Ok, its just soreness. My butt is used to a big office chair, and now its a smaller bike seat. mind that there’s a difference between “good” pain and “bad” pain, and you should never, ever try to ignore or bootstrap your way through bad pain if you’re getting any numbness or tingling or residual pain in your perineal area or anywhere in your dick-to-butthole axis then address it immediately any “good” pain should be restricted to your glutes and the muscle groups that actually do the work and maybe your gluteal fat pads while you build up tolerance weight should always be borne on your sit-bones and rear end-cushion and never on your taint
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Mar 13, 2023 17:45
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Al2001 posted:I'm thinking of getting a bike fit even though I rarely ride more than 10 miles at a time. yes yesyesyesyesyes I would do that before experimenting with various stems and bars on your own and/or dropping money on parts bike fit is super important and valuable, step one if you’re having discomfort issues
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Mar 28, 2023 18:46
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May 7, 2023 22:21
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just picked up a step-thru Huffy Thunder Ridge for  (I prolly overpaid, lol) to hopefully turn into a “tooling around town and cruising” bikeIt emergently needs new tires/tubes and a chain, and secondarily it could do with new grips, pedals, and probably cables/housings. Also maybe a saddle but that’s w/e any reason I should spend $20-30 on a Shimano 6/7/8 speed chain vs $9 on something like this https://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-Bicy...807339163&th=1?
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Jul 1, 2023 02:56
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maybe an even dumber question: how feasible would it be to mate an unknown 3x6 old school mountain bike cassette and crank (ie keeping the original wheels and crankset) with something like Shimano Tourney 3x6 derailleur and shifters? Seems like at least the chain might be compatible?
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Jul 2, 2023 19:14
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SimonSays posted:It will all work. If everyone was using 6-speed transmissions these compatibility questions wouldn't even come up. kicking rad. this project has just doubled in scope but the end result is gonna be a sick bike can somebody who understands group components explain to me what the difference between all of these Shimano derailleurs is? Is it just cosmetics? I’ve been on the shimano site itself and various other places and I really can’t tease it out beyond the obvious long/short reach ones, etc. I’m just posting this Amazon store because it’s an easy way to see a bunch of them side-to-side https://www.amazon.com/Shimano-Dera...ByABEgIU7vD_BwE some of these are direct mount and others are hanger mount. Ignore that for the time being. Actually here’s the Shimano Tourney page with the rear derailleurs on it: https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/tourney.html trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Jul 2, 2023 |
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Jul 2, 2023 20:52
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SimonSays posted:Get an RD-M310, it will work with whatever you've got going on, and you won't have to worry about it again. It'll index anywhere from six to eight cogs. If you can find a stamped steel RD-TY18 in a drawer somewhere, go for it, but it's not going to work any different. it seems to be much higher quality than the tourney ones (people seem to really hate those, esp the vintage-looking ones), but are you sure I won’t have issues getting it to work right with 6sp? Lots of conflicting info out there, but a lot of accounts seemingly telling me it won’t work
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Jul 2, 2023 22:47
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cruft posted:If you're okay using friction shifters, they'll work with anything. I wind up doing this a lot because I'm incredibly lazy and don't adjust the derailer tension. (really old and toasty) friction shifters are what it’s got ATM, and if I go with other friction shifters then I can’t use the clicky index brifters that I want to use
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Jul 3, 2023 03:55
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SimonSays posted:You found six speed brifters? https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/tourney/ST-EF41-6R.html $26 for a 3x6 set from Amazon
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Jul 3, 2023 04:31
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LimaBiker posted:To me it seems like they're trying to whip up a hipster-like hype. But people will be disappointed if they get a 250-euro-when-new piece of poo poo for 500 euro, and find out they're pretty drat wobbly, very slow, and have an excessive brake distance especially in the rain. selling bikes to the same people who watch tiny house YouTubes and nod slack-jawed as somebody describes how they framed up a house with Home Depot lumber on top of a scavenged utility trailer frame
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Jul 10, 2023 19:46
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that bike is rad treat that fucker right (within reason) don’t casually let it rust or get stolen if you can help it bring it indoors/into a garage/into a shed at night
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Jul 19, 2023 12:44
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SalTheBard posted:Is there a bike on Amazon in the $400 to $500 range that you might recommend? On Bikesdirect.com? yes. on Amazon? No. Edit: Actually here’s a Poseidon that you can get for $500 with a sign up coupon https://www.poseidonbike.com/products/flatbar-x Also Dicks seems to have bottom-spec GT bikes of various ilks around/below that price. Can’t speak to their quality but I’ve liked their more expensive bikes fine, even the ones from the “bad” years. Random Specialized hybrid, Idk anything about it but it fits the budget: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roll-2-0/p/216876 trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Jul 30, 2023 |
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Jul 29, 2023 23:55
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I'll gladly pay you Friday for a bike today
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Aug 28, 2023 00:40
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SalTheBard posted:My budget went up to $1000 or $1500 (got laid off from my job of 11 years so getting a pretty decent severance check at the end of September) get an alloy gravel bike or a flatbar commuter/hybrid, unless you want to get into mtn biking
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Sep 1, 2023 05:53
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Dog Case posted:You don't even have to have a use case for a dumb little bike. The use case is that it's fun to look stupid. You can even have one that doesn't fold up if you want how is it? waiting for them to come back into stock https://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/nano.htm
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Sep 13, 2023 05:09
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Wish I could find a post I saw from a few weeks ago from a white lady in Japan who got deported for breaking the law (taking and posting creepshots of people on public transit) and wrote a 40 tweet screed about how injust it was getting deported from Japan for taking creepshots on public transit is like being deported from America for unlawfully carrying a firearm
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Sep 13, 2023 16:45
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kimbo305 posted:It kinda bugs me that that is a weak point of fenders. I've had two pairs hold up great elsewhere but have the rivets corrode to nothing and pop loose. time to buy a riveter? (Edit: or just pop em out and replace with nuts/bolts?
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Nov 7, 2023 20:54
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norp posted:I feel you - had a head on collision with a 12yo on his bike who popped out into the road from behind a parked truck 5 weeks ago I hope you’re suing the poo poo out of that kid
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Jan 11, 2024 21:39
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Nobody Interesting posted:Almost time to take the studded tires off. I've been off the bike now for about 2 months because the weather here was shockingly inconsistent, it just made the ice treacherous. There’s years worth of GoPros to pick from. You don’t need a Gen 12 or Gen 13 or whatever they’re on. Something from 6-7 years ago will do fine for action cam duty.
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Mar 14, 2024 19:53
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https://youtu.be/_yDtLv-7xZ4?si=SQCLPqdB7MkhG0TR NotJustBikes went to Montreal and liked it and also didn’t trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Mar 24, 2024 |
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Nobody Interesting posted:How do you get good at uphill you gotta ride a heavy granny bike 50 miles to Akiba every day after school, singing the theme of your favorite magical girl anime to both give you emotional strength and also further work out your lungs then you too can become a champion climber
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TenementFunster posted:i know it’s a rapha dentist faux pas, but i couldn’t help but get the evangelion unit 01 autism helmet this rules
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