I never really see any bicycle threads on fit, and I didn't see any obvious love on out or sports/XS, so I dunno if there's a better place for it. I used to bike all the time when I was in college and it was moreso out of necessity and convenience to travel around that city. And I rode some shitty quality bikes. I wound up buying picrel back in like 2018 on a good discount because it looked good on paper, but I just didn't care for it at all. And at that point I'd gotten my grown up job and moved out to the burbs which aren't at all bike friendly in my area. I still have it and it's in great shape and I have tried taking it back out to do something new, but I still kinda hate it. I figured that I could tool around with it because I'm pretty handy, but all of its standards are out of date, so upgrading it really isn't worth it. I'd probably be better buying a new bike and keeping the old one as a beater that I can then maybe eventually upgrade with old parts as I upgrade a way better base. Wondering what all you guys do bikewise? Nothing remotely MTB worthy around me, road biking seems gay as fuck, and gravel seems to be the new rage, and probably something like a gravel or more likely allroad would be the most useful for me. MTB does seem fun as hell, but I'd never really be able to use it other than making a weekend vacation out of it, because the only good trails are like a 3-5 hour drive. And I drive a fucking Altima. Which I can put a hitch on that, but then I'm dropping another grand just to chauffeur the fucking bike around for an at best 10-20 times a year excursion.
I enjoy a nice bike ride on a summer evening, just around mostly residential streets near me. It's something to do, a decent light cardio workout (sometimes I add in a sprinting workout at a school campus I bike to), and a way to enjoy the weather and just be alone and think, and I dint bring my phone or a helmet
>>76686014what dont you like about that, looks fine.
>>76686014The best way to get some cardio imo. It's an actual functional way of going around town without your car. Compared to running, you get to see more scenery on your route, and feel the wind during hot summers.
>>76686014cardio sucks because people do it for time and distance. It's the ultimate watching-the-numbers activity and watching numbers is boring. If you want to get good use out of your bike, you should use it for transportation - on bike paths, dirt paths, sidewalks, streets, and minimally: America's evil and stupid road-street hybrids. Never ever on roads, obviously. Find some place you can go while avoid roads or hybrid-roads, and go there and do something there and come back. If you can go to interesting places, even better. A beater has the advantage of you caring less if it's stolen or vandalized.If a practical destination isn't possible, all you can do is flaneuring - focus on seeing what's going around you, bird watch, people watch, LARP as neighborhood patrol.If you can't avoid roads, junk it and buy a rowing machine, or put it away until you can move, and next time take a look at the bike path layer of Google Maps.
>>76686264oh, another option is to drive somewhere that has bike paths. I forgot about this but I actually see people doing it ALL the time because I live near really nice bike paths.
there is a better place >>>/n/
>>76686238Part of it is definitely me. I just need to get better with learning proper gearing. It's a slightly tighter 2x10 gearing. It's my first "road style" bike ever. I kept with Trek because the best bike I had before it was one of their budget hybrids, can't remember the model exactly. I know it was an older DS 1 or 2. Other than that, the only things I think I can complain about is that some of the gear shifts aren't very smooth, and as far as I can tell, everything is set properly. Again, probably user error, but the right side bigger shifter, for moving to a smaller gear on the cassette seems wonky a lot of the time. It has that kinda 2 stage thing going on. I thought that it was supposed to be that one click moves one gear, and two clicks moves two, but it's super inconsistent. Other than that, it's experimenting with saddles to find my perfect assmate. I was more hipster back then so I got a brooks b17, and just didn't care for it at all, even with proper break in. I just got a super cheap WTB volt off ebay that I'm working with now. I don't love it, but don't hate it. I'm considering getting one of those AliExpress 3d printed copies that seem to be pretty well regarded though. The one thing I definitely need to do is get better tires. I'm still running the budget ones that came on the bike and with tubes. But I was thinking of trying to just get better used wheels. But that's where the compatibility issues seem to creep in. The bike is 6 bolt disk brake, but with 100/135QR, so it really limits what I can find. And I've been autistically researching it, and I can kinda make some things work, but it kind of requires the stars aligning and probably using adapters for the hub body brake mount and/or the hub endcaps. Which very few hubs offer. Which is why I was thinking I'd just leave this bike alone, use it as is, which is perfectly fine, but also not be super scared to leave it locked up for a few hours out in the city.
>>76686264That's kind of what I missed about living in the city. Biking was just simply more convenient a lot of the time. My city is probably less bike friendly than average, but it was fine. But then I moved out to the more rednecky suburs for lower rent and less space, but it's pretty much zero bike infrastructure. There are definitely good road and light trail bike routes, but that's more of a bike rack and 15-30 minutes drive to adventure, which is more of a use half of a day off of work kind of thing. I am looking to move to a new city though. Mine currently sucks now since Covid made all the WFH techies move here and it drove up housing but my wages in healthcare have pretty much stayed the same. I can pay similar rents but make 15-30% more in somewhere like Denver metro, which is where I'm currently looking.
>>76686361oh nice, thanks
>>76686014It's a great form of cardio. I prefer powerwalking these days though.
>>76686014I bought one recently with the intent of cycling to workCycled it home from the guy I bought it from, no problemCouple of days later went to take it out again, and front tyre was completely flatIt's a tubeless tyre, I'm not familiar with how they workBought a pump and some sealant, then pumped it up and left it to see how fast it would leakIt's been a month now and it's still totally fullWhat gives? Did the tyre seal itself? Is it only with my weight on it that it'll go down? Do I just need to always bring the pump with me when I cycle to top it up? Should I put in the sealant or not bother?
I'm not really sure if a fitness oriented cycling general should be on /fit/ or /n/
>>76687445Weird board I didn't know existed. Good to see some trains and planes autism.
I ride my Trek MTB every other day between lift days, best form of cardio in the sense that I don't get bored, an hour on a treadmill or eliptical feels extremely boring and tedious, where as I can go for 1-2 hours on my bike and its fun every time.80% of the time I'm riding on pavement and its good steady cardio, but actual MTB trails are extremely good cardio and very intense with lots of uphill. It's also a universal form of "hanging out cardio" i go on bike rides with my GF, my friends, and sometimes with my brother and his kids, always a good time.Yeah you could say I'm pretty bike pilled
Yeah, I've got a nice local park with a dedicated bike lane, good scenery, and varied terrain. I got this thing in 2020 when you couldn't find new bikes anywhere
>>76686014Take the skateboard pill. It has a lot of bullshit terminology but it's been good cardio for even 3 or 4 mile rides around. Sometimes efficiency is counter productive to it being good cardio. I find it's a lot more convenient for short trips since you can just pick it up and take it inside.
>>76686014no, I juggle while running for cardio>>76687690good idea, from next year onward I will be juggling while skateboarding through the city
i ride my bike almost every day. usually 30 miles. sometimes 100+
i ride my bike to go to parks to go birdwatching.
>>76687981>I juggle while running for cardioyou what
>>76687352Yes, that's how tubeless tires work. The sealant is a kind of gluey goop with fibers in it, so it does a pretty good job of sealing up any kind of small pinprick sized holes. I'm not the expert on it at all, but I'm thinking that anything much larger than like 1mm or so of a hole probably can't really be compensated by the sealant, which is why the repair kit's for those kind of tires is basically just like a rubber stick, and a tiny shrimp fork that you plug into the hole to shrink it, and then allow the sealant to do its namesake job of sealing that plug in.
>>76687352Or to be more specific in your case, the sealant also seals the bead of the tire to the rim. So adding sealant made the seal again. Tubeless is mostly the best way to go these days, but you do need to upkeep it slightly. Depending on how much you ride, you need to add a little sealant every few months. I'd google about it to get an idea. It's not super hard, but it's also something you want to be informed about because getting a flat that you can't deal with miles away from home fucking sucks.
bikeframe alloys are super coolIf I could I'd replace my bones with gamma titanium aluminide though, but 6061 is still coolen.wikipedia.org/wiki/6061_aluminium_alloy
>>76688401My cardiovascular training sessions consist of repeatedly tossing objects in the air and catching them again while I simultaneously move my legs so as to advance in a certain direction.
>>76686238is that seat not insanely high? its above the handlebars. surely its not proper to be hunched over that much.
>>76690851this dude is jestermaxxing
>>76690851no running was shown in this video
>>76690851Publicly humiliating yourself isn't good for you. Fucking retards man.
I ride 30-50 miles per day, i average 21-22mph, on a good day with no wind 23mphif you do want to actually ride, get a road bike, you can get a nice cheap aluminum frame road bike for a couple hundred bucks, and if you like it put more money in to a used carbon frame bike. I can burn around 2000 calories in 50 miles if I'm putting in effort. I started riding years ago because of what happened to my dad. He was an avid runner, he ran every single day for most of his life and it destroyed his knees, he is in his late 60s now and he's probably going to have to get knee replacements on both knees because he has so much pain now, but he still exercises by riding a bike. Much lower impact on your knees.
>>76690905I stopped giving even a shred of a fuck what the morons around me think when they got mindbroken by their TV's into being so terrified of catching a cold that they accepted the destruction of the national economy and the purchase of useless biochemical RNA concoctions with billions of tax dollars.Now I'm free to do whatever I want, so long as it doesn't land me in prison.Juggling is great cardio because it puts the mind into a flow-state in which time flies by very quickly.
>>76687981Hey man, from someone that can juggle 5 clubs: you’re rotating them with your hands a little too much, just try to flick your wrist and have faith in your rotations (and the trajectory of the club) instead of shepherding them around like that.Juggling always looks silly but it’ll look less clumsy.Good on ya, though!You ever fuck with cigar boxes? They’re incredible cardio and a leg workout if you’re going hard in the paint.One of my favorite props.Unrelated: the other day a small child was freaking the fuck out while I was waiting in line at the grocery store and its poor mom looked like she was about to break, so I took out the oranges I had in my basket and juggled to distract the little dude.It worked, and the mom thanked me.I share this because it is incredibly rare that juggling ever actually looks cool.
>>76687474Trains, Planes, and Autismoyeaah.
>>76690864how come
>>76691110>You ever fuck with cigar boxes?no, those are too loud for my taste.>it is incredibly rare that juggling ever actually looks cooldunno man, when I walk through the city just juggling 3 balls doing very basic tricks, I get applause and compliments from people every 10 minutes or so, including entire bus loads of elementary school kids clapping and shouting. Practicing in the park got me laid twice this year, once with a woman who wanted me to teach her, the other time with a single mom who was happy I distracted her kid for a while.>>76687474skating goes in >>>/xs/
>>76691253Not a trick skater. Just commuter boarding with a comfy cruising setup. You get crazy cardio pushing up hills. Trick skate kind of stuff always seemed ~fruity~ to me.
>>76689730>>76689740That's cool, we live in the futureThanks anon
>>76690864It looks wrong for a flatbar, but I'm also not a MTB guy at all. Most road bikes seem to be set up like that though. I have an all road bike and my seat is pretty much in line with my stem, but I'm also weirdly shaped at 6ft with only a 31" inseam.
>>76686271>roads and cars are evil and stupid>drive your car on the road to get to the bike pathyou fucking dipshit
E-bikes are more fun and you can get the same workout while going even further distances.Oregon Coast.
>>76691484cars are fine.roads are fine.the only thing I spoke badly about was>America's stupid and evil road-street hybrids'stroads'. If you bike on them you're going to fucking die.
>>76691498I feel like cyclists miss the idea of cardio entirely and just replace it with wandering while still paying rent somewhere
>>76691512if your idea of cardio is only to get your heart to stay in some zone for some time, then you shouldn't use anything but a stairmaster.you might want to replicate some of the natural, unpredictable varying load of biking over hills, though.
>>76691506Bicycles dont belong on the road.Bicycles are toys.You dont play with toys in the road.If you're a grown man and reply on a bicycle to get around you a loser and complete failure in life. The only exception is maybe if you live in a big city where a bike will get you around faster than a car due to the all the traffic.But you dont. You're just a broke loser pedaling around on your povertycycle pretending you are better than everyone because you're getting le epic cardio workout while not contributing to global warming.
>>76691498I like the concept of ebikes, but some of the realities of them still don't have me sold. You're looking at like $1500-2000 for a modest quality one for commuting, and it makes them the highest value target for thieves. And DJI's new motor has kicked off a power arms race for MTB's, which is most likely going to lead to ebikes getting a flat out ban at most state and all national parks in the not too distant future.
>>76691512Why does going on leisurely bike ride trigger the cyclecels so much?One more reason everyone hates you people is because you always larp as Lance Armstrong on the Tour de France on your LE EPIC RIDE to starbucks for a lousy cup of coffee
>>76691535>lives in a city clogged with traffic and niggers who steal everything>thinks its everyone's problemkek
>>76691522My bike is worth more than your car faggot
>>76691540Ft. Collins is like 85% white and a very bike friendly city and they still have a problem with ebike theft because leaving thousands of dollars of easy money lying around that can be stolen with 30 seconds and a cordless angle grinder would still be a problem in even the highest trust societies on the planet.
>>76691536This is a thread about bikes as cardio. Not bikes as pleasant way to get around. The priorities and conditions are very diffent.
>>76691541yeah I'm sure your faggocycle costs more than a 2023 4runner.Dyel loser.
>>76691556>he owns a weebmobile and is calling other's poor
>>76691555>You cant have an enjoyable ride and good workout at the same timeLike I said, cyclecels are all just Lance Armstrong wannabes pedaling around as hard they can while hunched over the handles bars looking at the front tire and not even watching where they're going while screeching how anyone who doesnt ride a bike exactly like they do is a fat car-addicted jew or something.
>>76691563I think your idea of cardio is a walk.
>>76691555scroll upread thread subject
>>76691560>LOOK AT ME IN MY WEEBMOBILE I AM SUCH A LOSER BOO HOO WEEP WEEP!jealous poorfag trapped in his nigger infested city with only a rusty bike to get around. Watch a bitch you are
I did. A nigger stole my bike off the porch 3 weeks ago unironically. I had a used Specialized road bike and I miss it. The fact that some crackhead nigger stole my bike has been fueling my morning runs tho. Used to bike in the morning.
i ride a road bike because im too autistic to drive even though im in my 30s. its nice to get exercise and fresh air doing it instead of being stuck in a car, but obviously it takes up way more time than driving would, but it isnt like i have anything important to use my time for anyway. and its shrunk my world considerably because theres only so many places i can get to.
>>76691607I don't really interact with true retards, but how can someone be too autistic to drive a car, but fine riding a road bike? Do you wreck all the time? Or is it more of a executive function disorder thing where you simply just can't be trusted with the higher responsibility?
>>76691751its strange isnt it? im scared to drive a car but fine with having no protection riding a bike on the street with other cars. to be honest ive never even driven a car on my own, only a few lessons like 7 years ago, got my license, never drove again. i dont know why im so scared of driving. im aware of how pathetic it is to be like this at 33. i feel like i dont have the confidence to drive. even when im a passenger in a car i get scared thinking a car is gonna hit us, etc.
>>76691779These are the people giving you advice on weightlifting and women on /fit/
>>76691794I don’t do either
I love it. I mountain bike a ton. My current GF was a D1 athlete in track and cross country. We bike a lot together. I can't go back to non-athletic chicks. It's such a game changer to be able to be active together.
>>76686014>gay looking bike>driving an altimadid you rip this thread straight from reddit? Cycling is based but you come across as a little bitch. Men have cool bikes and fast cars
>>76691805My last 2 ltr's were with girls who originally kept up with things, but maybe just the bare minimum of 3 hours a week, but they both stopped completely when things got comfortable and both balloned up 50-100lbs. And neither was "athletic" before, just in ok shape. On the other hand, I don't want to deal with having to do a daily run or WOD's with a partner. I like to do my exercise solo, it's kind of like meditation for me. It's hard to find something in between. Enough exercise to keep yourself decent, but not obsessive over it. Most girls are just doing enough to upkeep until they can land a man, and that's annoying.
>>76691816I have a Yamaha R6 for fun. A car is just to get from A to B. I never really saw the point of getting a track tuned car or 4x4 for driving to work and the grocery store. Just some budget sedan works fine for that. I think it's weird how many people around here have pickups with hitches and beds so pristine that you could eat off of them.
>>76691849okay you're alright i guess. There still has to be times where you want to go fast in your altima but can't though
>>76691805Living the dream. One day I want to go cycling with my dream girl the get home and spread those cheeks and just inhale her sweaty asshole.... One can only dream
>>76686014i have a "CENTURION" roadbike from 1977. it's got metal gears and was made in japan. it's the best fucking bike i've ever had.
>>76691916I'm still an Altima driver at the end of the day. I'm faster and more wreckless than anyone else out on the road.
>>76691003Have fun being an anti-social societal leper.
>>76691591Look at how outdoorsy I am and where I got with my car! Fucking reddit tier faggotry. Your ancestors are ashamed.
>>76686014I got an e-bike a few months ago but haven't touched it in weeks. I usually only ride for a mile or a little longer, but it would be a nice work out and stress reliever that I need.
>>76692738What bike did you get? Not trying to be a debbie downer, but 1 mile on pretty much any bike is practically nothing, it's like walking 2 blocks.
>>76692345says the guy sitting in his messy room all day watching cartoons and posting frogs
>>76692946A GoTrax, 15MPH and 15 mile range. It's not much but I got it half off and it was the best I could afford.Yeah, one mile is nothing.
>>76692987I guess you just have to keep up with it and build up. I'm in okay shape, but it's only been like 2 weeks of me trying to get into it, and for me, the limiting factor is my ass more than anything. It was like 10 minutes the first day, then 2 days later 15, then two later 20, all around the neighborhood. Tomorrow I'm going to drive out to the park that has bike paths and try and do an hour.
>>76690932>i average 21-22mph, on a good day with no wind 23mphhow do you get faster? I'm lucky to avg 16 mph on 30-45 mile rides. I started riding in 2023. heart rate monitor and long z2 rides? sprint intervals?
>>76693155>sprint intervalsAssuming that there's not some glaring issue with your bike/gearing/shifting skill, pretty much just that. Computers can help with pacing and efficiency, but it's one of many marginal gains, such as dropping $3k on an DA groupset over a 105. Most people would be better served buying an indoor trainer for that same cost to much more reliably do interval training. Depends on your routes though, just even doing more steady state stuff can get you there. 16mph isn't terrible, but I guess how hard have you been trying? Someone that's mildly dedicated would probably be getting closer to 20 on anything but an absolute garbage bike. On second thought, a head unit might not be terrible. It could maybe bring to light some issue you're not seeing. If you need power meter cranks too, it'll be a hefty cost though. If you already have them, but for some reason don't have a head unit, try and borrow one for a few rides. I don't think most people need one on the regular, but they're nice to have.
>>76693155>anon can only ride 16mph on bikehow does it feel knowing even some perp-weight dudes (such as myself) can literally OUTRUN you on a freakin BIKE? kek.This board just has levels up levels of different kinds of cycle skill issues.
>>76690851kek, based court jester
>>76693241>16 mphyou run sub-4 minute miles?sure you do, Deepak. Sure you do
>>76693001Before I only had a beach cruiser. I have a few big hills nearby, those were some workouts.
>>76693192>On second thought, a head unit might not be terrible. It could maybe bring to light some issue you're not seeing.like what? heart monitor you mean?
tl;dr>live in Japan :^O country side>have my own home gym>run every morningThe running part isn't working out for me, I ride motorcycles so I figured maybe cycling would be a nice replacement for running. I'm looking at two bikes at almost the same price:Giant Contend 1Shimano Sora, 9.6kg, aluminum frameGiant Contend AR 4Shimano Claris, 10.3kg, aluminum frameThe biggest difference seems to be that the Contend 1 has a slightly better groupset, while the AR 4 has better overall components e.g. disk brake vs old rim brakes on the Contend 1. Weight wise, they are also very close.So, spoonfeed me? I don't intend on ever competing, I just want a reliable bike that I can take out every morning down the river path.
>>76693338get hydraulic disc brakes and thrue axles
>>76693286No, the computer/head unit that communicates with a sensor that's (typically) in your crankset. Some can measure HR, but they're mainly for measuring speed, distance, elevation, and wattage. Most ones these days also do GPS. I ride for fun, so I don't care enough, so I just use my phone with Strava at the most. They have their place, but I think to many amatuers with dillusions that they could go pro just get too sucked into them.
>>76693346At this point I don't think I need stopping power, if anything I need to go faster.Another option is a used Giant Defy 3 2013 for half the price of the aforementioned brand new models.Lighter and has a fancier Ultegra groupset.
>>76693338Do you have links to the specific bikes? I tried looking really quick, but Giant doesn't seem great about listing their parts. The Contend 1 seems like an older model not in production anymore, and I'm only guessing that the AR4 is using the current gen Claris because they don't list the actual model number. It's possible that they are basically the same groupset due to trickle down. Older gen Sora is basically current gen Claris. I have an older bike with Shimano 105 5700, and that's pretty much equivalent to modern Sora/Tiagra.
>>76693367Don't just go off the groupset name. On a 2013 bike, the Ultegra was good at the time, but it's more equivalent to modern Tiagra.
>>76693381>>766933722025 Contend 1, brand new, $1,000https://www.giant-bicycles.com/jp/contend-19.5kgaluminum frame, carbon forksSora 2x92025 Contend AR4, brand new, $1,000https://www.giant-bicycles.com/jp/contend-ar-410.3kgaluminum frame, carbon forksClaris 2x92013 Defy3, used from a large reputable bike shop, $600https://jp.mercari.com/shops/product/9XTc4sqqsJx5t9UAsUK8cG9.1kgaluminum frame, carbon forksUltegra 6800 2x11The 2013 is 40% cheaper, but obviously is a very old bike.I will be entirely just using this bike for cardio, so from that perspective if the 2013 bike which is much cheaper works just as well then I guess it's the better option?
>>76693367hydraulic brakes arent for the stopping powercombined with thru axles, hydraulic brakes are pretty much self adjusting, you never have to worry about messing with them, unlike mechanical brakes with quick release, where you have only one brake pad pushing againts the other, and quick release allowing you to sometimes overtighten and push the fork more to one side, leading to you constantly messing with the brakestrust me get hydro brakes, even with quick release they are a whole class above mechanical brakes and will make you trust your brakest. claris owner
>>76693688>>76694035and canyon endurace allroad is $1000/1000 euros, which is an absolute steal, get it if you can, it has everything you will ever need
>>76693688They don't list the model numbers of the parts so it's hard to say at a glance. But they both look like fairly equivalent parts. I'm also not familiar with the lower end groupsets as much as 105 and up. At a glance, I'm thinking that the AR 4 is maybe slightly better between the 2. The Defy 3 is probably pretty close too. Is there not a good used market in nipponland? If you're just looking for aluminum bikes, it's a pretty safe bet to buy used. Damage is more obvious. You'd just need to read or watch a couple used bike buying guides to get an idea. And if you're at all handy, you can often get a steal on a used bike that needs something replaced. You can get really good quality bike tools for cheap these days. I also work on cars/motorcycles, and I don't cheap out too much on those tools, but I've been perfectly fine with some cheap "Bike Hand" toolset from Amazon for most bike stuff.
>>76693241I have an allroad/gravel bike, and I probably only average like 12-15mph on hilly road. MPH isn't the best metric, which is why computers exist. Watts beats all.
>>76686014I love biking, just make sure you set it up correctly so it doesn't fuck up your knees.
>>76695700I think I've got it set up well, but I am a retard. I got a setup when I bought it, and it stayed that way in the garage. But then I autistically poured over fit vids, and changed the seatpost height based on that. Kind of a coin flip on who the bigger retard is between me and the bike techs. I haven't noticed any pain, but my cardio fitness is really the limiting factor right now. I can't really bike more than 30 mins or so on it before my delicate muscles start to get ouchy.
Bicycle + veganism = the new alpha
>>76691522Post physique
>>76693338Disc brakes are - mostly - a meme on road bikes. They are better in wet conditions, that's for sure, but in dry conditions there's no difference worth mentioning. They're more expensive, require more maintenance and cost more to maintain. So unless you really enjoy riding in the rain there's no real benefit to disc brakes. As for reliability they're probably about the same when they come out the box, what matters is how you maintain them. I would say what groupset is on there doesn't matter all that much for a casual rider, especially if it's your first roadbike. I'd say try them out and just see which one feels best.
>>76686264how fat are you
>>76696575>disc brakes are a memeare you a retardimaging having your rim as a wear partimagine not being able to brake in the wetand what benefits do you get? rim brakes are cheaper and lighter (not that it matters for casuals)
>>76697119>imaging having your rim as a wear partI don't need to imagine it, that's how bikes were made for a hundred years and it worked perfectly fine. It takes a long ass time to wear out a rim and by then you will likely have spent more money servicing your disc brakes than a new rim costs.>imagine not being able to brake in the wetSee: >They are better in wet conditions, that's for sure, but in dry conditions there's no difference worth mentioning>and what benefits do you get? rim brakes are cheaper and lighterYes, they're cheaper and easier to maintain, require far less maintenance, they're lighter, and while it's a matter of taste I'd argue they look better.There is a case to be made for disc brakes: if you often ride in conditions where the braking surface gets wet / dirty. Most people don't do that. If it's pouring down outside they won't go out for a bike ride. But if you're the kind of person that does that, go ahead and get a bike with disc brakes. If you're not, it's a waste of time and money.
>>76696562>anyone who doesnt pedal a bike around all day larping as Lance Armstrong is obeseyou people arent even sane
>>76686014Asking because this seems like a place someone might have a recommendation. I recently got a stationary bike and new bike after not riding one since 14. The only problem I've ran into is sitting on either of them for more than ten minutes makes my dick and balls go numb. I have tried a wider seat thinking that might help and nope still pinching the nerve. I also tried some shorts with more cushion but that didn't do much either. I know I should stand periodically but that just delays the onset not prevent it. How can I bike for hours and not lose feeling in my dick?
are bib shorts supposed to fit this tight?? i like going on long rides and my ass was getting sore from wearing normal clothes.
>waah bikeshttps://twitter.com/anticarsls>>76697775that happened to me as well and was very annoying but... it just doesn't happen anymore. Maybe I'm sitting differently. I did try to sit more on my 'sitting bones'. Maybe I lost just enough weight that the nerve doesn't get pinched anymore.For the real bike something you can do is stand up often to pedal. It's more fun anyway, and lets you straight your back out and not always be hunched over like a tryhard. If I'm doing anything different, this is the only thing that comes to mind - that I don't just plop my ass on the seat for a solid 60min and only move my legs, but rather I change position pretty often.
