New /bqg/Old one is at: >>996461Opening with..Any good resources for adjusting bb7s?I was descending from a mountain the other day and at one point, I found I was decelerating on the descent. Didn't know what to do about them so I just kind of worked the brake and stuff until shit stopped being shit but it's probably in need of tuning.
>>1002058>>1002060>>1002063I'm ok with Sora's performance. I currently don't think another cog would improve my riding. Plus, I don't believe my hub would be able to fit a 10 speed cassette. I would buy only the FD, cranks, and shifters. Rear derailleur works with the new sora, and the bakes are ok. Total upgrade would be around $250, and I'm guessing I could get some $100 for my current groupset.
>>1002053>R3000noice.Good thing the thumb levers are gone
>>1002067Those were long gone. Sora 3500 already has decent shifting.
>>1002060105 5800 for 400$, uhh huh.... ok anon
>>1002071actually, he's righthttp://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/shimano-105-5800-11-speed-groupset/rp-prod116477
Any cyclists here?Posted your longest ride and how you got into cycling>>70 miles>>got fired from job and literally walked into a bike race
eh, something like 110 km I guessI am not into long distances, though, I prefer like 3 hour rides maximum aka about 80 km.>how you got into cyclingwell, I got a bike as a kid and my parents took me out for some rides now and then and I enjoy it since then
>Any cyclists here?No, wrong board.
~170 km, wanted to complete the Rapha 500 challenge and had one day left.Always rode as a kid, once we moved to an apartment I stopped riding, then when I went to college I got a bike again to avoid paying bus fares, and rediscovered my love for it.
>85 miles, 135km>One of the guys at work asks a few of us if we want to go for a ride one lunch next week. Expecting it to never happen I said yes.>Next thing I know I've got a calendar invite for the ride.6 months down the line I'm in my local club, second from fastest group and considering the move up.Next season I'll get some races under my belt.
118 milesI rode a bike as a kid but stopped because as a teenager I was too big to ride my old bike, and too short to ride my dad's 90's Trek (pictured). Got back into cycling when I discovered I was tall enough to ride that bike and could save some cash if I rode to work instead of driving, and that realization ultimately led to an obsession.
Will there ever be a revival? Can they find more use than just as glorified billboards?
>>1000162To the end of his life, Pruss believed the Hindenburg disaster was the result of sabotage. In a 1960 interview, he dismissed the possibility that an electrical discharge could have caused the accident, arguing that zeppelins had passed through thunderstorms and even lightning many times without incident:Pruss: You see, we have on every flight to South America we have lightning and thunderstorms. In about 4 degrees north of the equator they have thunderstorms all the time, and we were going with a ship traveling right through the thunderstorms and never was there trouble. During the First War, we had lightning hit the ship. At the bow you have a little hole through was going lightning in [i.e., lightning burned a small hole at the bow], and then [the lightning went] through the framework and then the radio station and the antenna was blown up, and no more [i.e., nothing else happened]. This thing happened at Lakehurst two times–we had big thunderstorms before the start. Passengers which were coming with airplanes [i.e., flying from Newark to Lakehurst on American Airlines], must come with buses, because flying was forbidden. And we were waiting outside the ship, because we are thinking not that the next lightning would go in the ship. And when the passengers were there, we took them inside, and we [flew] through the thunderstorm toward the sea.
>>1000165During the 1950s, Pruss energetically but unsuccessfully tried to raise interest in the construction of new zeppelin airships to be inflated with helium. In support of his crusade he often used an argument offered by Charles Rosendahl in the 1930’s, when the airplane was already posing a competitive challenge to the airship: “If you want to get there quickly, take an airplane; if you want to get there comfortably, take an airship.”In describing Hindenburg in his 1960 interview, Pruss commented:I can only say that [Hindenburg] was a real ship for passengers, and a new ship, too, and it’s very regrettable that we have no airships. On an airship you have a wonderful trip, not with an airplane about 1,200 meters high and so you can’t see anything. In an airship, we have a height from 100 to 200 meters over the ocean. You have very nice islands, you have big ships. It’s for passengers a very, very comfortable [flight] and a very nice flight. No seasickness.Pruss’s plan to revive passenger zeppelins centered on a modified version of LZ-131, which had been designed as a successor to LZ-129 Hindenburg and LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II; it was proposed to equip the redesigned LZ-131 with four 1800 hp engines to carry 100 passengers or 42 tons of freight at speeds up to 100 MPH. Later plans envisioned another design for a 200 passenger, 920-foot long airship inflated with 10.5 million cubic feet of helium. But building such ships required not only a huge investment of funds for the zeppelins themselves — up to 24 million marks per ship — but also similar amounts for the reconstruction of hangar and operating facilities dynamited in 1940 by order of Hermann Goering and futher destroyed during the course of the war, and Pruss was never able to attract sufficient interest to turns these plans into reality.
>>1000166>>1000165>>1000162Max Pruss
>>995627
Personal airships are already a cool entertainment concept. An artist once used a more oblong design to fly around a mall untethered using wings for propulsion.http://www.thedreamengine.co.uk/heliosphere/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AltW9QiqU
What's your favorite thing about Matt Stephens?
Matt is the coolest>>1002007national champ while working as a police officer no less, his training was riding 25 miles to work, 25 miles back, then racing on weekendshe's my favorite commentator on eurosport too, his observations and comments are much more insightful than the garbage we usually get in the US like from ligget or vadevelde
>>1001917He's from edgware,which is served by the pretty reliable london Northern underground.
>>1002047you from egdware?
>>1002050Nah mate,from dude weed lmao land(Euro version)
>>1001950>>1001963No love for best boy Si?
I don't get it. I can adjust the wheelbase by sliding the front roller forward and backwards, but that also changes the belt tension. I need to move the front roller forward, that will make the belt tension tighter. There's no way to adjust these independently? Should I worry about it being too tight (from being too far forward)? Or too loose?No manual to fucking read, got them used. Kreitler with the full aluminum rollers for $70.
There's like 3-4 settings you can easily find out which position to put it in because you will be unable to ride if it isn't in the right setting.
>>1002059So the difference between the longest and shortest settings shows the difference between the most and least belt tension - right? They're totally dependent upon each other?
A couple of years ago I was gifted a Kona Dew Plus, a hybrid bike. I rode it maybe about 70 miles all together and for whatever reason became disenchanted by it because I wanted a road bike. That didn't happen and my cycling career ended. But now I need to exercise, do cardio, and I want to get into shape... and I hate running so I pulled it out of storage. It's a pretty sweet bike to be honest, don't know why I became bitchy about it. Some nuts rusted but nothing on the frame and it's essentially in perfect condition just dusty and the tires are flat, the disk brakes squeal a bit but work. How much do tires cost? How much is a tune up, reasonably? I don't want to get hustled by the bike mafia in my town. Also I want to put butterfly/trekking bars on it because I can just transfer over the current brakes without having to convert shit like I would with drop bars. Any ideas? >pic related, it's the same bike but not the exact one
>>1001864flat bar road bike riders carry a little black book that's full of phone numbers of girls who are more than willing to come and rescue him when he gets a flat tyre. #alphaprivilege
>>1001864>>1001849Brakes might squeal if you didn't use it because you probably didn't broke them in/ bed them at first. Disc brakes you need to do about 30 firm brakings at first to allow to set them and exchange particles from the pads to the rotor.They could also be squealing if the caliper needs to be aligned, rotors have warped because of how you stored it or the wheels aren't well centered, all those things can be easily fix by you.To clean disc brakes, look for the instructions on how to remove the pads if you think those might have been compromised by oil, but is usually very straight forward and just use isopropyl or acetone to clean the rotors and calipers.Tires range from an estimate of around 10$ up to 70$, each depending on what you are going for and tire quality, design, puncture protection.If you are worried about flats, look for tubeless setup or tubes with sealant inside, like slime, or tubes with removable valve cores which then you can fill with a sealant of your choice. In any case, just carrying a patching kit which cost like 3$ is enough to fix most tubes and tires, and works wonders, just carry a spare tube in case you prefer to change a punctured tube rather than patching it, which can take 10 minutes to wait for it to glue, plus the patching kit.I personally hate flat handlebars, problem is that if you want to go for dropbars you would have to change the shifters, which wont be cheap if they brakes are fully hydraulic, if they are mechanical a pair of 105 STI shifters can go about 160$.
>>1001893Wow very informative, you're like some kind of bike guru. The brakes are squeeling because, I think, some wd40 got on them. I'm not particularly worried about flats. I just want tires and tubes that will work and last a while before having to replace them. I'm looking more for "rugged" than being a speed and distance demon. I for whatever reason just don't like flat handlebars (risers being flat as well), they just don't do anything for me like on a personal and aesthetic level. That'a why I was thinking about trekking "butterfly" bars, because I could just transfer the current brake system over without having to change it all like I would with drop bars. I want to add a rear and front rack but I don't know how to figure that all out with the sizes and stuff.
sure smells like dui repeat offender in here
>>1001902Why would you say that? Wanting to ride a bike means thay person got a dui?
Why do cyclists disobey traffic controls all the time? You say "share the road", claim that the bicycle is equivalent to a car or motor cycle on the road, and bitch about actual respectable people who can afford to drive a car because they work hard and don't ride a bike everywhere like a loser.A red light means stop. Green light means go. Stop signs mean stop. No turn on red means no turn on red. No left turns or no right turns mean no left turns and no right turns, respectively. Want to treated the same? Act the same, abide by the rules. If you don't then don't complain when cars run you over when you're riding on the road disobeying every single rule of the road. It's your fault.
>>1001889Do you know why the rules exist? Because cars fucking kill people when they don't follow the rules. They're not there just to give structure to people's lives.Also, car owners can kindly stop being sanctimonious about the rules of the road until they're prepared to actually follow the speed limits.
Eh cyclist cause less damage and can't get away as easily if they do. The cops don't enforce the laws just like they do with motorists who break the law in greater numbers and with greater consequence. Also, sometimes I just don't wanna sit at a light so some asshole can run into me from behind because they weren't planning to come to a full stop anyway and didn't expect me to be there. (Or I don't wanna be called FAGGOT eight times while I wait for the light to change. )
>>1001865>tired, worn-out, low-quality BAIT>>>/trash/
>>1001865Why do motorists disobey traffic laws all the time?Figure that one out and you've probably got the answer to both questions.
>>1002009The rules fucking exist and are applicable to all road vehicles. Don't bitch and moan about "cagers" when you deserved to get run over because you're blowing red lights/stop signs and never signal your turns. You have no right to complain.
Has anyone here done the Eroica California?Anyone going next year?>inb4 retro grouch
>>1001909Related
>>1001644that picture is absolutely horrifying
>>1001909The #1 tip is to try to be near peak condition for the ride. Do lots of long rides, be prepared for wet, cool, or possibly hot weather. Don't party all night Saturday and have to change to the short route on Sunday morning.#2 Get your bike ready. In no particular order I saw riders having problems with loose headsets, thrown chains, loose seat clamps, and ineffective brakes. Don't wait until the morning of the ride to find out your downtube shifter clamp is loose and your bike starts shifting by itself. Put on new brake pads, e.g. Coolstop, they're much better than thirty year old Campy brake pads. #3 Do lots of riding on your Eroica bike. Learn (or re-learn) the muscle memory to get in and out of toe clips without thinking. Teach your hand to move to the downtube shifters. You'll probably have to brake from the drops because the mechanical advantage of old brake levers and brake calipers is different.(if you also have a modern road bike you'll come to appreciate it even more)#4 Rules and Enforcement. I think they kinda relied on the honor system, but that could change. So long as you had a steel diamond frame, steel fork, non-aero wheels, downtube shifters, old pedals, and non-aero brake levers, your bike was okay. I saw wool and modern jerseys, lots of lycra shorts, and a variety of bike and non-bike shoes.
>>1001133Hello /pol9k/! You seem to be lost. >>>/9gag/
>>1002061>historical accuracy is /pol/better not crack open any history books, you might get triggered
>lock thread general
The subway stations here in the Bay Area California have these really cool electronic locking cages. They cost 5 cents an hour, you get a card and you just slide it in, put in your time stay put your bike in and it locks behind you. Also refunds all extra hours you put inFor some reason, some dumbasses still use the bike racks inside the station
>>1001807Can't argue with free And people have already bought locks
>>1001813>5 cents an hour is too muchWEW LAD. The point is that those cages are also way safer than locking it up outside
>>1001815If something like that existed for me id totally use it... But I'm just trying to explain to you that even if something costs a penny it's a barrier for a lot of people
>>1001807Shit, that's nice anon. I don't think ive seen those in LA.
ITT Any all forms of transportation that you can also live in Everything from RVs and stealth camper vans to sailboats , yachts and sleeper cars.
>>994262Thanks, doc
>>994262What the hell is going on with that top?
a challenger is appear!
This week my uncle showed us his new purchase, he got retired less than a month ago and he purchased a Fiat van that looks pretty nice, it had even a BBQ, he pretend to travel pretty often with his waifu. I'm pretty jelly because It's one of those ´´luxury´´ things that are really useful.
>>994670I remember you anon! You were over on /K/ a few months back. Ever make it to Oklahoma? If I remember correctly you were wanting to winter there.
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I don't understand half of what is being said in the image but:154
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Was riding my bike on paved sidewalk path, and some cager redneck in a pick-up raced passed and yelled "fuck you" No provoking, nothingFucking cagers
>>1001812I'm thinking all of them, friend.>spend about 5-10 thousand dollarydoos on car costs a year>call people who choose to save rather than piss it down the drain "poor">people who save (bike) have more money left at end of year, can buy whatever they want>cager has to shop at walmart for food because all he can afford is great value brand ramen and mac'n'cheezBeing retarded is a prerequisite to being a cager. Meanwhile I leisurely coast 1.5 miles to work from my COMFY apartment in the nicest area of the city, literally the mansion district is a few blocks over. And my rent is less than his mcmansion maintenance and mortgage cost. But I'm the one who is poor. Meanwhile he drives 90 minutes each way to work and arrives in a huff from the stress of traffic and his hemorrhoids.
>>1000517>Ducati >falling for the meme
>>1001711You're the one passing, you're the one creating the hazard. Had you followed them the distance of one mail box to another, their lead on you would have increased to the point where you would even catch them for a while. This is how adults drive.
>finishing up a 50k ride>come up to red light>pass the 7-8 cars on the shoulder to wait at the line because I'm a bicycle>cager rolls down his window and starts yelling at me "get back in line and wait my turn like everyone else" like this is the McDonald's drive thru>tell him to get out of his car and fight me if he doesn't like it>he just drives off like the cager pussy he isSeriously though why would I wait behind cars at a red light? So one of them can turn right without looking and hit me?
>>1002042I know, right? You'd get twice the amount of harresment if you waited in the middle of the lane like a motorist.
What's bike culture like in your part of the world?>Minneapolis, MN>Decent amount of bike lanes in the city>The 'burbs are pretty much no-man's land, though>Leisurely biking around the lakes April-Nov>People commuting on fatbikes during the winter>Routinely called one of the best cycling cities, but the inattentiveness of drivers makes me question that>Potholes, potholes everywhere
>>999320>>992529SW ldn is pretty comfy if you go to the right places
>>1001903But it doesn't have any carriages/wagons.
>>1001713Cool, see ya there. Transferring to OU this spring. On a totally unrelated note, selling my mtb to buy some Raybans and an orange fixie
>>1001968Oh you won't see me there. The other day it took me 45 minutes to cross 3 blocks in my cage. I take highway 9 to the east side for trail riding, or stay on the west side by 35 for paying bills. I want no part of campus. I live in Newcastle and online out there on weekends to see family and pay bills, and ride some paved trails. Soon I'll have a decent trail bike though.
>>1001967It is a DMU consisting of two carriages.
Previous thread >>984715The Best There's Ever Been editionGetting ready for CX, lads?
>25 mile solo road bike "time-trial" this morning at a massively popular park loop>now rank 19/1037 on Strava>maximum FTP calculation of 4.512W/kg how can I improve lads?
>>1001696what injury is it?if its just knee pain, 99.999999% of knee pain is from lack of flexibility, usually from having worked the legs a lot and then everything tightens up after during recovery, so you go out for the next ride and you got knee painmost knee pain is caused from tight hamstrings, they wrap around the front of the knee at their ends and yank on the PT. Also, RICE prolongs knee pain. ligaments, tendons get minimal bloodflow, resting and icing them makes them get even less bloodflow which prolongs recovery from inflamation/pain. You want 20 minutes of gentle movement in the area and apply heat to the area. So stick your bike on a trainer and spin for 20 minutes a day, and stretch until you can put your palms flat on the ground when doing a standing hamstring stretch.if its something different disregard this post, i suffer from knee pain and it fucking bugs the shit out of me when people say you need to drop 200 bucks for a meme bike fit which are a fucking scam.
>>1002010post tha stravawe need to see the data
>>1002024Best known methods indicated alternating heat and cold, and reducing inflammation and swelling actually increases blood flow, allowing damaged cells and toxins to be moved out, and oxygenated blood and materials necessary for repairs to be moved in.>meme bike fit which are a fucking scamLOL no, if you don't know how to do it yourself properly then you have to get someone else to do it, if you're going to push yourself to your limits regularly on a bike.
>>1002026https://www.strava.com/activities/700422843/laps
Don't see a specified used bike thread/buying thread so here goeshttps://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/5708300470.htmlI'm just looking for a basic, light bike to get around town in. Plenty of hills and trails but I don't need a road or mountain bike. Does this seem like a decent deal?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/bik/5759639008.html
>>1001516That looks like a cheap option, is microshift stuff any good? Or would I be better served getting a 2x7 shimano tourney?Will these STI replacements work with a not-indexed front derailleur?
>>1001432Seems like you got a fair deal there- definitely didn't get robbed.
How's this for the price? http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/bik/5761956518.html
>>1002013That's a good deal even if it needs work, those Ironman frames make fantastic riders.>>1001522A little overpriced for what it is, but if you're a short person looking for a basic bike it's an okay option.