Bike Commuting: pickin' and flickin' to keep it clean

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TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

does anyone make a reasonably-priced 27.2 seat post that will take a standard M8 or M10 security torx saddle bolt? my gf's bike has a stocking seat post collar, but some rear end in a top hat stole her saddle and the factory bolt is some weird bullshit so the standard bolts I've ordered won't fit the factory saddle nut.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2020 00:13

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 01:40

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

bicievino posted:

Oh sure, maybe, but look at this fuckin' thing.

Like, I'm struggling to think why someone wouldn't want to wear a sweetass accessory. I guess folks who don't want to muss their hairdos?

drat it looks like that rad mystic paint they put on mustang cobras back in the late 90s too

# ¿ Jul 31, 2020 08:24

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

bicievino posted:

It's prolly safer than a 90s mustang tho

you can�t get too dangerous if you accelerate slower than a modern-day camry

# ¿ Aug 4, 2020 00:00

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

I strained both my meniscuses in a move last summer, so i'm finally now getting some time to shakedown and ride my old commuter that I converted from Rival 2x10 to a SRAM 1x11 groupset during covid. this poo poo loving rules! i hate front shifting! i have an old 2x10 Red groupset on a gravel bike, and now im' tempted to pull the FD, punch the shifting mech out of the left brifter, stick on an 11-32T cassette, and find a 42T chainring for it.

all my homies hate front derailleurs!

# ¿ May 2, 2024 07:15

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

wooger posted:

I cannot to this day understand the problems people seem to have with front derailleurs.

i am always crosschained, somehow

also i live in a city with sudden and substantial hills now, and like being able to bail out fast using one hand. 34x36 sounds NICE

Groda posted:

At that point why not an Alfine

i don�t know poo poo about IGH mech and don�t want to learn. also the wheelset on that bike is nice. plus, i wanna look like a cool guy still. the alfine is the goldwing of bikes

TenementFunster fucked around with this message at 09:06 on May 2, 2024

# ¿ May 2, 2024 08:59

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Why would you need to gut the shifter? Just don�t use the doubletap paddle.

for grins, obviously

e: also i just discovered that the bottom pulley on the rear derailleur has a crack running down the full radius. i have no idea how that would happen or howl long it's been there, but it's a good enough excuse to swap out the cage assembly anyway!

TenementFunster fucked around with this message at 22:01 on May 2, 2024

# ¿ May 2, 2024 20:27

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 01:40

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

i know it�s a rapha dentist faux pas, but i couldn�t help but get the evangelion unit 01 autism helmet

# ¿ May 6, 2024 23:25

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