>learning spanish>start drinking heavily>day labour at Lowes>get into 4mm, 5mm, 6mm hex specs>boss wants me to adjust his handlebar
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>>2070322Who is he waiting for
>>2064898i'd have thought anyone taking a shit at tesco wouldn't really want to commemorate or celebrate the act but whatever ?
>>2056724bump
yeWax or Oil?What do YOU like better?I don't wanna listen to the youtube silca shills
>>2077767I wonder if wax rubs off more if you're changing gears vs if you're not
>>2078110literally any oil for any kind of machine will be good for a bike chain. motor oil, gear oil, sewing machine oil, automatic dildo fucking machine oil, whatever.the only caveat is, if it's too thick, it won't sink down into the internal bits of the pins and the inside of the plates, which is the only parts that need it (you wipe as much as you can off the exterior so as not to collect dust, dirt, and grit.)so, thicker oils need to be thinned with diesel or mineral spirits to a medium viscosity so that you can see it rapidly sink down into the links as you apply it.if you use a super light oil like the stuff for hair clippers, it technically works fine but you have to reapply it all the time and it's just not worth it.
>>2078154To drive home the point anon is making, I've literally oiled my chain with everything from olive oil to silicone sex lube
>>2078024Just wipe off the chain with a dry towel after every ride where it got wet.
>>2078024waxx it harder next time?
I am currently using a xiaomi smart band 9 to track my rides (so thats GPS from phone + HR from band), I start and end the ride from the band and the app automatically transfers the route, speed and heart rate to stravaI am wondering if I should upgrade to a bike computer cus I am not worried about how much calories I burn nowadays, as I got the idea of it. I just want to know how far I went and how long it took me, and to keep track of cadence so I learn to ride optimallyI have been looking at XOSS G2+ (pic related) with 2 sensors - one for cadence on crank and other on rear hub for speed (rotation)my questions about bike computers in general are:>do the bike computer accessories (cadence, speed, HR) connect to it, or to the phone>does only the bike computer connect to your phone and stay connected constantly, or only to transfer data to strava or an app once the ride finishes?>can I just get on my bike and ride, and the bike computer will then automatically upload my ride to strava once I am done?>can I still use my xiaomi band 9 to measure my HR? will I be able to see my HR on the screen? or the bike computer only connects to HR sensors and not other "smart" devices>should I get a bike computer with an actual screen to show maps/route?>should I even get a bike computer to begin with, I am riding actual gravel and trails, basically exploring my region on weekends and driving 2-3 times to work a week, will the sensors and shit survive the rough terrain?>will my mechanical watch (8 year old skx007) get fucked by the vibrations from the single/double track?Thanks
>>2075971>boomer fails to rtfm>ITS ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE, SPURIOUS TRANSMISSIONS!!!!
>>2076123infetterance
Good on you, dude.
Holy fuck you cheap bastards just buy a wahoo or a garmin and fuck offYour chinese computer is useless unless it is dual band
>>2078092I have an old wahoo but I'm thinking of getting a chinese computer for my next one THOUGH because the battery doesn't last a whole day anymore and I have to carry around a power bank like a retard and recharge my head unit at cafe stops
Hey guys I love when school busses are repurposed either for USA van lifers or as public transit in other countries like MX, Nica, Guatemala, etc. SO I saw this and took a picture to share with you all I love the green color.
>>2048275Literally
>>2062297She didn't say that.
>>2048425Usually they just collect it after people are seated
>>2072708*they
>>2072694Is this CGI
The EMUs are out of service. Post your pics here of Queensland Rail service- double imaginary bullshit points for rural/discontinued services
>>2066588nah they have a maritime border with timor-leste
>>2055247Conductor we have a problem
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>>2049223That's how it should stay
What does this have to do with emu wars?
Why does a graffitied train have to be taken out of circulation immediately? How much does it cost in your country to clean up one graffiti piece? In Finland, the average cleanup cost is 600-700ish.
Graffitti """"artists""" should have their spray cans shoved up their rectums. Doubt they'll be "tagging" anything any time soon.
>>2078008>Graffitti """"artists""" should have their spray cans shoved up their rectumswhile you watch, right?pervert.
>>2078008spray can is too small for good feelings and butt pleasure
>>2078026Yes, and? >>2078031It's to make a point.
>>2078031You have to shake it before cramming it up your ass though
We had to destroy the plane in order to save it edition.Crashes year to date:https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2026/1Last thread:https://boards.4chan.org/n/thread/2062242/
anyone have the pic of the Delta Airlines flight 191 crash at Dallas Fort Worth where it shows people sitting in the seats in the back half - the plane ripped open and the front half kept going. I remember seeing it in the newspaper but nothing on line.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ahmedabad-tragedy-supreme-court-accepts-pilot-dads-plea-not-to-make-air-india-crash-report-public/articleshow/132694428.cmsplease do not redeem the final report saar
>>2076023I still don’t know who Oliver tree is or why people are söying over his death. I heard one of his songs and it was dogshit
Why is it so hard for people to POINT THE FUCJING CAMERA AT THE THING THEYRE FILMING????
>>2078012
How often do you pedal? Is it for chores or work? Do you do it for fun?
>>2080161My dumb ass got addicted to smoking again and I barely rode my bikes this summer because I killed my breathing. I am a moron.
If I went around in the heaviest most inefficient shoes possible to make a statement, people would rightly think I was a tryhard, trying to show off how strong I was, or otherwise basically see it as impractical, quixotic, or foolhardy. Normal people prefer lighter shoes that are more comfortable and efficient. Especially elderly women, people who aren't fitness freaks, etc.Yet if I do the same with a bicycle, all the urbanists want to suck my cock for being "practical". With bicycles, riding something comfortable, efficient, that doesn't ride like a boat anchor, is tryhard, show-off behavior. The least practical bike is seen as practical down to earth stuff for normals, and the most practical bike is seen as status-seeking show-off sports equipment for the very strong. Casuals belong on bikes that convert most of your pedal input energy into rattlecan noises and heating up the tires. Bikes that are reasonably effective at "bike things" are classified as competitive hobby gear.When did this mentality take root and who is responsible?
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EPISODE 10: THE NEON BETRAYALEXT. VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK - GOLDEN HOURThe sun is dipping low, casting a heavenly, honey-baked glow over Venice Beach.MAKO leans against a wooden piling, looking like a man who has achieved enlightenment through board shorts. Next to him is The Big Kahuna. Calling it a bicycle is generous; it is a moving museum of iron oxide, held together by structural rust, bumper stickers, and purely good vibes. The bamboo wind chimes dangling from the handlebars clink lazily in the breeze.His SandDash app chimes. A high-priority, ultra-premium order.THE CARGO: A single, $38 "Deconstructed Matcha-Avocado Toast" (the avocado, the bread, and the matcha are all in separate, environmentally friendly, extremely fragile glass vials).THE DESTINATION: An influencer photo shoot at the very end of the pier. Sunset is in exactly nine minutes. The lighting waits for no man.Mako nods to the ocean, taps the Big Kahuna’s rusted top tube, and sets off.THE CATASTROPHIC UNSPOOLINGMako is making great time, cruising past the outdoor gym at Muscle Beach. He decides to give the Kahuna a little extra juice to beat the setting sun. He stands on the pedals, puts his weight into it, and—SPROING-CLANK-TING-TING-TING.It doesn't just snap. The Big Kahuna’s eighty-year-old chain violently disintegrates, exploding into a cloud of red dust and showering the pavement with brittle, fossilized metal links.Mako coasts to a sad, pathetic halt. He stares down at the pavement. The chain looks like a crushed pretzel.MAKO(Falling to his knees)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
THE CORPORATE STEEDDesperation sets in. Mako spots his only salvation: a docking station for the city’s newest bikeshare program, "Omni-Pedal."The bikes are identical, aggressively neon green, and possess the aerodynamic grace of a household refrigerator. They weigh approximately eighty-five pounds.Mako approaches one like a wild animal. He pulls out his phone to scan the QR code.APP PROMPT: Please verify your identity. Select all images with a traffic light.Mako furiously taps crosswalks, traffic lights, and a picture of a fire hydrant, sweating profusely.APP PROMPT: Processing... Please connect a major credit card, a blood type, and agree to the 400-page Terms of Service regarding biometric data harvesting.Mako hits "Accept." The bike unlocks with a loud, sterile, corporate BEEP that completely shatters his aura.THE FRANKENBIKEMako tries to place his beloved tie-dye "Cold Storage" bag into the Omni-Pedal's front basket, but it’s a tiny, shallow plastic tray designed for a single briefcase, not a courier's haul.MAKO(Shaking his head)I can't ride this. It has no soul. It has no basket. It has... an integrated bell. This is a sin against the wind.He looks back at the disabled Big Kahuna. He looks at his cargo. He reaches into his Hawaiian shirt pocket and pulls out a fistful of heavy-duty industrial zip-ties.In a blur of desperate, MacGyver-esque engineering, Mako rips his massive, vintage wicker basket off the Big Kahuna. He completely ignores the Omni-Pedal's intended design, violently zip-tying the enormous wicker basket and the bamboo wind chimes directly over the digital display screen of the neon green bike.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
THE RIDE OF SHAMEMako mounts the Omni-Pedal. He pushes down on the pedal. It barely moves. The bike is so heavy it seems to generate its own gravitational field.He tries to shift gears. There are only three speeds: "Molasses," "Quicksand," and "Wet Concrete."MAKO(Straining, veins popping in his forehead)This... isn't... cruising! This is... crossfit!He pedals furiously down the pier. The Omni-Pedal's solid rubber tires aggressively transfer every single bump in the wooden planks directly into Mako's spine. The bamboo wind chimes are thrashing around like they’re in a hurricane. Mako is sweating through his shirt, his bucket hat flying off his head, his face locked in a grimace of pure anaerobic agony.THE DELIVERYWith exactly ten seconds left of usable golden hour light, Mako crashes the neon-green, wicker-basketed monstrosity into the railing at the end of the pier. He is panting like a golden retriever in August.The INFLUENCER is waiting, tapping her foot.Mako, trembling from the exertion of pedaling an eighty-five-pound smart-bike, reaches into the wicker basket. He gently pulls out the three glass vials of deconstructed matcha-avocado toast. They are miraculously unharmed.INFLUENCER(Snatching the vials)Finally! The natural lighting was about to literally die.She looks at Mako's bizarre, neon-green-and-wicker contraption.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Go for speed!
move around and generate household power and get my daily dose of exercise.Is there any a bicycle can not do?
>>2078893I guessed so, at least guessed they need to have it in the video to appeal. to the types in the west that you can grift like this.Personally I dont think highly about all those charities who come up with a really weird, unpractical and convoluted way of economically helping africa, tell people the thing had a price tag of xxx dollerinos and subsequentially flood africa with shit.Most of such stuff ends up repurposed in no time but the guy doing so would rather wish they had the donated cash in hand.IMO on par with trying to pull water from the air in deserts and similar stuff. Even worse than providing permethrin treated mosquito nets and solar cookers.
>>2078815what's wrong with the helmet?
>>2078937I am. calling it unrealistic. Even in the first world almost no commuter or utility cyclist wears a helmet. Sports only riders only started doing so what UCI started demanding it because apparently they want to ride with the exact same gear and in the circumstances of a TDF winner. But in africa? C'mon. It's almost as funny as the branded bottles.
>>2078954in my turdy country if you were a helmet (especially for commuting) you are committing street-cred suicide
Reminds me of this~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5voOCqAQ
In general I prefer older road bikes with rim brakes, exposed cables, mechanical shifting, tubes, weight > aero etc. The modern disk brake bikes just don’t make sense to me. I don’t hate them, if I lose my rim brake bikes and can’t purchase another or parts for my bikes, I won’t stop riding, I will buy a modern bike. But I have never ridden a modern bike. I can’t rent it here and I have no friends with one to borrow. So, sometimes I wonder - are they really that bad as the rim brake enthusiasts make them to be? I mean, majority of the bike riders out there are on modern bikes and they do not complain, they seem happy with their bikes, so bad could they be? So if somebody who has ridden a lot both - which is really the better option and is there even a better option or both are just fine?I do ride XC MTB as well and my MTB is with disk brakes, tubeless, electronic shifting. So, I am familiar with the technology, I like it on my MTB (minus the e-shifting, but that’s how the bike came), but I still think these are not right for the road. But since I haven’t tried, I don’t know. So, am I right it my assumptions or am I missing out and people that are bashing the modern bikes are just contrarians?
What would you do in this situation?
>>2062901Chicken bros...
If everybody reclines, everybody still has the same amount of room. Except maybe for some retards in the back, but they are back there for a reason (I am one of them).
>>2062901spam BBC thread online
>>2078411Asian masculinity moment
>>2063425Yeah, they have very few trash bins in public. I'm used to seeing them everywhere in my cunt so going to japan and seeing almost none aroumd was a bit of a shock.
GPS used to be fancy, and is now affordableCarbon frames used to be fancy, and are now affordableCarbon aero wheels used to be fancy, and are now affordableHydraulic brakes used to be fancy, and are now affordableWireless shifting used to be fancy, and is now affordableGood tires used to not even exist, and are now available albeit a little expensiveLighting used to be heavy and annoying, now it clips to anything and you can light up the road with something the size of your thumbWide range cassettes used to be unimaginable, now some lazy people are even going 1x because they got filtered by 2x It seems like it's all been done. Seriously, what's left. What else is there to improve? We even got bonuses like thru-axle, 3d printed saddles, internal routed everything, and aero frames/cockpits, which let's be honest, you weren't really expecting were you?Can the cycling industry outdo itself or is it now a plateau of stagnation?
>>2020833RIP Hayden Panettiere 1989-2026
i have a 70s steel road bike and the only thing I wish I had is disc brakes and standardized parts who cares about allat other nerd shit
>>2021297your saddle could transdermally give you estrogen
>>2021297>>2080005someone now needs to make a gooner comic featuring a feminization bike
The bike everyone needs but it's all stuff that isn't made anymore: Long Reach drop barsSuntour Ratcheting barconsV brakesAlloy frame, steel fork2x9Pinned flatsFull fenders700x35 tires That's it. Can't buy anything like this anymore. The cycling industry is a meme
usecase?realistic reliability and chances of failure?
>>2079295I was once talking about shimano with a friend and we both kept getting confused wtf the other one was talking about until we took a moment to figure out he was talking about fishing and I was talking about bikes
>>2079149>can easily be reteofitted>chain onlyIf you go to the lengths of retrofitting one of those to *any* existing bike and even call doing so easy, then I don't see what stops you from putting a closed loop belt in too.Anything can be retrofitted if it can otherwise be made. It's just that at some point it's not economical as the effort rivals complete manufacture from scratch. It's like replacing seat tubes. I can do that. But usually I would not.Also belts that split exist.
>>2079079>usecase?Burning money while instilling a sense of smugness >realistic reliability They'll mail you a new one>and chances of failure?100% but the boomers who buy them don't ride enough to find out
>>2079145>>2079146>>2079147Rohlsissies on suicide watch
>>2079183Allee on cyclingabout used to rave about his belt drive and rohl hub, but I know he recently went back to chain
How the fuck is this even possible?
>didn't throw the screaming cuntnugget off the planewhy are people such cucks
>>2079340>The parent couldn't get the toddler to cooperate eitherStrengthmogged by a two year old
People will dab on me for being an antinatalist but literally every single problem we're having these days is because of the "think of the children, takes a village" mentalityAirplane ride? FUCK your airplane ride, it takes a village to improve a toddler's self esteem until it's ready to wear the seatbelt, don't tell me how to raise my kids!Privacy? FUCK your privacy, you will show your ID before looking at anything online or posting anything online ever because think of the children!Nice date night out with the lady? FUCK your expensive date, the table next to you didn't want to spring for a baby sitter and now there's a crotch monster puking on your shoes and if your face even mildly twitches with disgust you're a monster pedophile murderer and should be EXECUTEDEvery consumer product that has ever been enshittified is because THINK OF THE CHILDREN. Cigarette lighters don't work anymore. Opening any package whatsoever now requires a special pair of japanese titanium package surgery tools or you destroy it in the process. Can't buy any medicine OTC anymore even vitamin C gets you on a DEA watchlist. Fucking kitchen islands can't even have an electric power outlet because some mouth breather let their kid trip on a cord and now we have to suffer because think of the childrenEvery draconian law that takes away your rights is because of children, every zoning law, everything you hate about your community, every architectural compromise, every window that's impossible to open, every beautiful tool ruined by gigantic warning labelsChildren are why we can't have nice things. Total children death, launch the kids into the sun
>>2079587>It takes a villageThe problem is that people are TOO gun shy about the civic responsibility of telling someone else's kid to fucking behave, though this goes hand in hand with weak willed parents who refuse to discipline their "little angels" and call the cops on anyone else who has the gall to tell those same kids to sit down and shut up.So yes, it takes a village, but instead we've focused on the individual ironically at the village's expense
>>2079587Cool opinion that disproves itself by going extinct
