Post the greatest bicycle type of all time, in your opinion.For me it's the v-brake steel touring bikes of the 9 speed era. They are the pinnacle of utility, function, durability, and serviceability. Fast enough for commuting and staying enough to take you across a continent.
>drop bars>multiple gearsthis is NOT a race
There's only one answer to this question and it's the roadster. These were initially popularized in Europe and then exported and copied all over the world. They're the ancestor of all modern city bikes and have been more successful as a form of popular mobility than any other type. The Chinese communist version of this bike (Flying Pigeon) still ranks as the most mass-produced bicycle model of all time.
boozer cruiser
>>2013108Isn't that the Trek steel touring bike that's notoriously stiff?
>>2013122Every touring bike is stiff compared to a road bike, otherwise it's going to snap from the cargo load. The 35mm tires make up for it. Still less stiff than disc forks
8/9 speed is goat because of the interchangeability of parts
>>2013108> pinnacle of utility, function, durability, and serviceability.Direct drive motor wheel + single speed transmission Maximum savings on transmission and brake pads (due to electric movement and recuperation), no shiftersE-scooter for max savings - no no transmission, no spokes
I hope the gravel bike never goes out of fashion again.
>>2013150Fact>>2013152No idea what you're on about
Rigid steel 29er.Should be able to take at least 29x2.6, a rear rack and fork cages.
>>2013150Thats why i bought some years ago a Spez Sequoia made of steel and with Sora 9sp. Have changed gears, cracks, derailleurs just for experiments and fun spending very little.My favourite bike, above my carbon ones even.
Something like thisSimple steel frame with a 1x drive and chunky tires.Racks, fenders and other stuff optional.Comfortable, functional and cool looking.
>>2013278Id love to build something like that but using an old small cyclocross frame and a subcompact 2x with a 12-28 cassette.
>>2013108yes, those are bulletproof bikes, comfy also, and second only to 80's jap tourers for me.
Socialist foldies, in particular I'm familiar with the East German one. Front spoon brake so crappy you might as well throw it out for further simplification and weight savings, indestructible rear coaster brake, indestructible single speed, comfy upright body position, quickly accelerating 20 inch wheels, the power of Karl Marx makes the rear rack so sturdy you can carry 20 kilo crates of beer on it and pinch them down onto the rack with your saddle. I know it's tempting because I ruined one this way but just avoid bunnyhopping it up and down curbs or you'll slowly fold the frame in on itself at the bottom bracket, otherwise it's an absolutely golden urban runabout. University wouldn't have been the same without it.
>>2013310seems more like an appeal to personal nostalgia than objective quality. i respect it, though. i love that you love those weird things.
>>2013108so nice heres mine
>>2013117This
>>2013354you should be ashamed of presenting that shit
>>2013354>3xDisgusting>>2013278You're gonna get so much hipster-cred at the local alternative coffee shop with a bike like this>>2013108Unracers need to stop appropriating racer culture and drop bars
>>2013757>hipster-cred at the local alternative coffee shop They don't go for the understated fixed gear (fixie?) anymore? That old GT makeover looks a bit opulent for what I consider hipsters. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying "fuck, when did that change, did it change?"
>>2013354Why would you let your cable ends fray like that? Where are the rest of your spokes? Wtf is going on with your valve stems? Are they excited or is a bit cold?
>>2013765Fixies have been faux pas for hipsters for quite a while now, however, fixies did become popular with urban youth, as well as BMX. Hipsters turned to unracer retrogrouch builds "I'm not a cyclist, I'm an urba/n/ commuter"
>>2013765>They don't go for the understated fixed gear (fixie?) anymore?Those are so 2010s anon.
>>20138102000s. 2010s was when the turbo-laggards caught on to it and by 2015 it was already so far out of fashion that the last generation never got hazed for it because it was squarely into the "maybe it's going to become cool again" phase of the fashion cycle
>>2013354Based alumibro
>>2013354I have the ultegra 2x9 carbon version of this with the same paint jobpretty poggers bike, though the lack of low gears can get annoying on tougher climbs.
>>2014162get wider gears
>>2014162>>2014165get stronger legs
>>2013863Where I live you could still see a lot of their kind on fixies during the 10s. Nowadays it's hard to generalize what hipsters ride due to the ever growing number of subvariants. Some ride dutch bikes, others 90s 26" mtbs, and a few are still holding on to the steel road bike.
> upright position> makes your body move> ultracompactNothing else comes close.
>>2014529Take your ai shit elsewhere broski
>>2013310Based>>2013272Everything but the disc here pleases me>>2013354With that spoke count I know you barely ride it just bought it. They won't last a year of real use>>2014192Based
>>2014577A rigid steel 29 better be disc brakes or I'm not buying. Good Hydros are $50 for levers hoses and calipers, get with the times.
>cromoly steel cx frame>33 slicks>disc brakes>single speed>pinned flatsperfect bicycle for me. low maintenance, zippy, fun.
Here's mine.Hand built fillet brazed columbus frame, so comfy, durable and light enough.Nice low mileage M732/5 group, it's quick enough, comfortable and fun. It's my daily commuter, has been for a couple of years and I have no intention of looking for another. I've fitted a rear rack since this pic was taken.
>>2013108>I agree! Picked up a Trek 520 from 2014 for $350 and got it tuned up in working order for $200. Absolutely amazing bike.
>>2014801Call me a hater but any drop bar setup where the bar is lower than the saddle seems retarded to me. Drop bars are for the aero gainz if you want alternative hand positions there's better alternatives desu.
>>2014801Call me a hater, but any bike that small cannot possibly be the greatest.
>>2014972fashion bullshit nonsense perspective. Most roadies setup their hoods as low as is tolerable and the drops are practically unuseable, certainly not that useful for long descents. And most people hate drop bars because they're usually too low. I don't know why you think a touring bike should be as aggressive as a road bike. Plus look at where the position in the drops is, it's where a flat bar with a -7° stem would be, below the saddle. It's still a fairly aero position. And the aero from drop bars is from having a narrowish stance, not from being low. >there's better alternativesthere aren't.
>>2014991>Most roadies setup their hoods as low as is tolerable and the drops are practically unuseable, certainly not that useful for long descents.>And most people hate drop bars because they're usually too low. Most people most certainly don't lower their bars and hoods. Those who do set it as low as possible know what they want and have the conditioning to comfortably hold a bent over position for longer.>And most people hate drop bars because they're usually too low. I don't think so but the midget who rides that abomination certainly seems to think so given his choice of bars.
>>2014972>>2014991I think one of you guys omitted a "not" somewhere. Anyway, I have high drop bars on my tourer and like them better than moustache bars or jones bars. I haven't tried the loop style, and I think I'm gonna put aero clipons on before my next long trip, but that's in addition to drops not instead of them.
>>2014972You're not a hater, just dumb.
>>2014637very sexy but you need to fix those fender lines
>>2014972It's not a race
>>20131089 speed is basedfuck vbrakes though give me cantis
>>2013111botpost
>>2013150reali love 8 and 9 speed you can put them togehter with anything and set them up however you want>>2013192i hope the touring bike never goes out of fashiongravel bikes are just larping as real tourers>>2013272which one theres alot of themim actually looking for a steel 29er>>2013278i like gts but i dont like how that ones builtit just looks yucky>>2013757adopting racer techniques and set up makes you more effective at unracingits not about speed its about efficiency :)if i get clip on aerobars i can go the same speed with less effort
>>2014166get a bigger cock
>>2014172im the 90s mtb hipster
>>2014599>disks>low maintanancealso which cx frame
>>2013108wait this is just /pyb/
>>2015869>im actually looking for a steel 29erI can tell you what NOT to get, a Kona Unit. Doesn't have that springiness and compliance you would expect from a steel frame.I'd go for a smaller British manufacturer, they actually seem to care how a frame rides. I've only owned a On-One Inbred and a Singular Swift but both are great.My theory is that mass produced American bikes are overbuilt for fat Americans which absolutely ruins their ride quality.
>>2013108Just ride it
>>2013272>>2015869>>2015918I like muh Jones with 29x3.25", though I might try to lengthen and lower the cockpit a bit.
>>2017322wtf
GRAVEL GRAVEL GRAVEL
>>2014972It's a touring bike -- the whole priority is comfort and longevity. If I can't use the bike comfortably for 100+ miles in a single day, then it's not doing the job that I'm asking it to do. I recently swapped out the bars for Velo Orange Noveau Randonneur handlebars and am even more comfortable, but had to lower the stem on the stack a little bit. IMO, the drops are best used for descent and trying to get away from the wind on this set-up. And the drop set-up is so comfortable that I'm able to use it almost exclusively for a good 20 miles without hand or back pain. I don't see other set-ups being capable of that unless you're willing to have the bars up as high as mine are.You can hate if you want, but you're not the person throwing a leg on this bike and riding it for 150 miles each week. You can keep working yourself up on an internet forum -- I'll be out riding in the meantime.
>>2014989This bike carries 50+ pounds of groceries, gets me to work, now has full dynamo light set-up, and can take a kid seat on the rear or front so I can ride with my daughter. The frame size is ideal for me because I'm a manlet. I can repair and work on almost everything on this bike and the parts are inexpensive (like $20 for a new chain vs. the $50 11 speed chains, $10 brake pads, etc.) I've had many other bikes but this one is easily my favorite, most versatile, and most durable.
This will be peak bicycle for me when I switch to wider rims and go back to 2x. 165mm cranks fit me just right, but the choice is very limited. I tried 1x and it just isn't for me, finding short 2x cranks took some time and effort and they're currently in shipping.The fork feels worlds better after a full service, I was considering switching it out, but now it's working just right.The peak bicycle for me is the one that fits me right, doesn't strain my budget, doesn't let me down and gets me out into nature.I rode some brilliant mountain routes during my vacation this summer on this bike, the limited range of the drivetrain and the slight squirming of the tires on lower pressure are the only things that let it down right now, which I intend to fix for next year.Being blessed with living a walking distance away from a metro station and being cursed with living ~30km away from work, I don't see commuter bikes as peak bicycles, sorry urbanists.The final spec will be:700mm alu barsESI racer's edge grips70mm 7° alu stem0 offset seatpost165mm Prowheel Zephyr 551 cranks (36/26)2x10 m5120 drivetrainSuntour Epixon forkm6100 brakesMaxxis Ardent 26"x2.25"Helix TR29 rimsGoldix M370 hubsXT quick release skewers
