Post Your Bike Thread>Winter Commuter>"I'm not a cyclist">Limited EditionPrevious Edition>>2018643
Can we get some love for a vintage ride?1977 Motobecane Grand JubileeMy first ride on a bike with drop bars and it was very fun other than a broken quick link ending my ride prematurely. I'm amazed at how nimble and flexy the whole thing is coming from mountain bikes.
>>2028201Nice bike. The grand jubilee is a mid range model and from that era made in france. The vitus tubing is french and was generally known to be more flexy then tange, colombus, or other brands. Add in the larger frame size(60cm?) and it will be a little flexy.Looks like some old continental tires on there, a 42-52 crankset, and a nice wide range freewheel.sigh I can't be assed to shrink my photos right now, but here is one of my vintage rides.
>>2028201it seems cool if you can avoid getting boned by French standards. but I figured an NBA player could afford a custom frame
Taken on a bike tour across Denmark and Southern Sweden last January.
>>2028221neat
>>2028212It's only mid-range if you consider the team racing bikes as top of the line. Otherwise the Grand Jubile is the top touring bike they made, and it shows in some of the fine details. This one has some non original parts on it, with the strangest being a 6 speed shimano indexed downtube shifter despite being a 5 speed. I think a previous owner wanted indexed shifting and just set the derailleur limits to ignore the 6th gear.It's got new Panaracer tires on it now, the front was a Kenda with rotting sidewalls.I got it for $60 and I'm going to have loads of fun with it. >>2028215Yeah French stuff is special snowflake, but I'll keep this one original. I must be a masochist though, because I bought this 1975 Mirage frame for $20 and I'm going to build it up next year. I just like French bikes, I guess
>>2028212That's a nice ride there. Was the top tube replaced or is that a factory thing?
>>2028228No idea tbqh. Dad bought it off ebay from a dutchman in the early 2000's when I was a kid. I think it came with a campy groupset. Weighs in around 22.8lbs right now with some heavier tires and wheels.>>2028227Oh, didn't know it was top of the line motobecane touring at the time, I just know it was in the middle of the catalogue, but still a very good buy. Aesthetically I always liked the red and black grand record's with nervex lugs60 bucks?nice, that's in my vintage road bike buying range as well. I don't do much over 100 since there were so many deals popping up.
>>2028227>I'm going to build it upfor someone else? that frame is radically smaller than the GJ
>>2028233After some quick googling I do believe that your top tube was replaced, but it looks good in my opinion! You keep your bike in very good condition.>>2028234I think it's just perspective. The Jubile seat tube measures 24" and the Mirage is 23". It's only a little smaller
>>2028188My all weather all terrain 80s beauty
>>2028248>perspectiveprobably the wide angle lens. that's kind of cool to have a racer and a tourer same make same era same paint.
>>2028201>>2028227Nice. Before getting over myself and succumbing to 26" MTB I had an early 80's grand touring as my one bike and rebuilt it in a lot of wacky ways. Good ride, looked cool, real cheap and stout. Ended up fitting 700x35's in there and gear hacking for a really low range. Could only find an old pic with the OG 27 wheels and fork; eventually I bent 2 forks(!) and just threw on whatever was around that fit. Luckily it ended up riding great with the last one. It was a good painful lesson in what I actually need to be strong>>2028263Jealous, this is properly badass
A 2014 Trek 520 that I had picked up a few months back and refurbished. It needed some work, but I picked it up for $250 and it has been dead reliable once everything was sorted out. Love this bike -- recently took it on a trip to South Carolina and back and it was comfortable as hell.
>>2028265Interesting stem choice lol. Based on your photo, you can help me with a question. Bar end shifters can fit in pretty much any drop bar?I've been thinking about putting some on my Mirage frame but I wasn't sure if I'd run into problems fitting them in a vintage drop bar. Did you enjoy them, and would you recommend them? I'm not excited about putting stem shifters back on.
>>2028298I like the white, it's not that common of a bike color. The matching pedals and bar tape are nice accents too.
>>2028298Interesting paintjob considering you are running old school headbadge, and seatpost decal with a newer trek frame?The parts are hilarious to me since they are very utilitarian with some expensive options.
>>2028306Maybe someone can correct me but I think control diameter on drops is basically universally standardized. At least, I've always swapped controls between "classic" and modern bars and not had issues.By all means use bar ends. They lack the instant "snap" of downtube shifters due to the extra bit of cabling, but I imagine nice modern housings and hyperglide would clean that up nicely. That bike had a ratty drivetrain. You can kind of slide your hands down the outside of the hooks to shift from whatever riding position, so you really don't have to take your hands off the bar when it gets bumpy, which is obsiously really nice. You might think they would be fragile in such an exposed spot, but I abused the shit out of that thing and those shifters are the one thing I held onto when I got rid of the bike...
I'm not a cyclist, but my car is a piece of shit, so I use this second-hand bicycle to get around most of the time.It's a warm -7C and there's plenty of grip so cycling is actually pleasant right now.
>>2028353I like the idea of barcons with their simplicity and (I assume) low maintenance but on my average daily 25 mile ride I probably shift over 100 times, I would lose my mind. I think it's more of a flatlander apparatus>but you don't need to shifttrue but my linux days are behind me, I'm tired of that mentality
>>2028374Bar ends are a joy compared to downtube
>>2028367neat
>>2028376If I bang my head against the wall for a while it feels good when I stop
>>2028221i like your fuzzy seat cover>>2028263very nice
>>2028394I like it, although if you could explain the long stem/swept bars combo. Why not a shorter stem and more normal bars?
>>2028446swept back bars are pretty normal. helps keep the wrist and arm in a more natural position.
My new singlespeed Vassago smile :)
New tires, semi-slick, white. What do you think?
>>2028688I think you're a midget and that handlebar setup is way too try-hard.
>>2028691Yes. To both accusations.
Merry Christmas
>>2028607not a single speed man myself but that frame is hot.
>>2028743great pic>>2028746how would you characterize the ride of the titanium. do you notice anything aside from the weight?
>>2028733Thanks. This is my first singlespeed bike. It comes with a derailleur hanger add-one if I decide my legs can't take it.
>>2028746That stem is repulsive and the bottle cap cover is weird. I guess money can't buy taste.
>>2028756Be willing to mess around with gearing to find the best spot for your terrain. Oh, and I hope you like standing while climbing.>>2028688It's fine either way.>>2028746That stem is sick and it looks a little smol for ya
>>2028697That looks like a cruiser. What's that frame?Happy new year!
>>2028771It's a State Klunker, I finally built that fixed gear wheel for it but... It's retro, not vintage >Goes back to hiding from vintage purists>Happy New Years
>>2028756hehe that's great.slap a mid level 1x10 drive train on there eventually and you'll have all the bike you'll ever need.
>>2028319So this is the OG paint job -- this is the 2014 model, which I think was the last year they ran V-brakes. They brought back the old school decal for that run along with the head badge. I dig it.And the parts, lol. The only thing I bought new for this bike is the Tubus Front Rack, the Velo Orange Noveau Randonneur Handlebars, the pedals, brake pads, cables, and the bar tape. I tried to be frugal about where I bought stuff from, did my own maintenance as well. The Brooks saddle and rear rack came with it for that $250 price point. I think, including the original price point, I've spent... maybe $600 on this bike total? Not bad, IMO, for a touring bike.
>>2028307Thanks, man! The owner of the LBS that I got the pedals and tape from tried to talk me out of getting the bar tape, said that they would get dirty and grimy. I told him, "That's okay, the rest of the bike is white too, I'm just going to embrace it and lean into it."
>>2028797The way I see it, tape of other colors gets just as grimy. At least you know how dirty it really is on the white one.
>>2028754It's comfortable without feeling like there's much power loss through frame flex.Obviously no material can give you the best of everything, carbon will always be lighter, but it's fragile and plasticy, aluminium is also light and stiffer but feels dead and the ride is uncomfortable, steel is comfortable, can be stiff enough but is heavier and rusts, there's always that trade off. Titanium definitely gives you a higher rating in each desired characteristic while almost eliminating all the less desired costs, except the financial one.
>>2028811Is there a research about what percentage of watts is spent from human and inertia on frame/fork flex?
>>2028812Probably.We all know when we're riding a bike that's at either end of the spectrum, but exactly how that's quantified I don't know. I used to have a Klein Attitude which was famous for it's extreme stiffness at the rear, and the climbing / acceleration boost that came with that, and it's true, it was absurdly rapid off the mark and uphill, I've never experienced anything like it before or since. After riding that most bikes felt like they leaked watts. I imagine the physics is both fairly simple, in that materials and geometry play a major part, and more complex when it comes to things like the welds.
>>2028746Fucking insane looking stem
took you guys' advice and changed some parts, including mounting a smaller chainring. also swapped the stock promax brake calipers for 105. after taking off the old ones i noticed they feel like they're moving through molasses, meanwhile the 105s are nice and snappy. bike companies should honestly be ashamed of some of the dogshit components they put on entry level bikes while charging more than ever.
>>2028831It's an early model Allsop Softride "Frankenstem". One of the better flexistems from the 90s.
This is actually kitted different from this pic now as it has Deore XT M8000 and Hayes dominion A4’s but this pic fucking slaps so you get Sunrace and mt200’s
>>2029166The less pretty picture of it waiting in my dining room for it to not be constantly raining, but such is the time of year, this probably won’t go anywhere until march, the rat bike is the winter bike
>>2029166>>2029167>that rear shock Soul
>>2029167Nice bike, anon. I'd never heard of Castellano prior to this. How common are these?
>>2029469One pops up every now and then for sale across a few platforms, there’s a complete one on eBay currently but you gotta be willing to commit to an entire early 2000’s bike as opposed to a frame.John Castellano is the guy who designed a lot of compliant frames for Ibis, like the Ibis Bow-Ti, pic attachedThis Fango is also a first gen Ibis Ripley, same frame. And the titanium version is the Ibis Silk TiI’ve seen more Silk Ti’s for sale than Ripleys or Fangos for some reason.This Castellano Fango is him selling his aluminum frame design under his own name. The website for it is actually still up 22 years later, basically unchanged.http://www.castellanodesigns.com/fango.htmlIt’s a cool ride, not seen much else like it out there with pivotless suspension.
>>2028367nice pic anon
>>2029470I can't find anything on Ebay, but I suspect it's way out of my league. I just commited to a -95 Mongoose Alta I paid 20€ for and that's all I can afford. :DD
>>2029470It’s worth mentioning the one on eBay has a bent chainstay and should be avoided
>>2029504I don’t think it is, but the listing in general is poor quality and I wouldn’t trust that seller anyway.The photo I think makes it look bad because of the angle it was taken at, the chainstays fork outward and I think from their shots it looks bent at the fork.But that’s also definitely a rough looking one in general. I would just think if you managed to do this much damage to one of these that the chainstay bent then it would’ve snapped a seatstay at the axel or broken the shock.But 1 feedback score, two pictures, single sentence description, avoid.
Planing to sell some of my bikes and build up a no sus mtb with 3in tires to tackle ungodly hillclimbs with a shitton of slippery roots.But this will stay
>>2030565I'm sure it's a great bike, but man these things have no soul.
>>2030581Im completely at your side anon.I have soul bikes but sometimes you just have the urge to get the next best thing to try it out. And i love it. It really shines on fast trails. Even the uphills are okay because it weighs like 13.5kg
finally got a good pic
>>2030635Is that thing 3x8?
>>2030635That color is a sign of the times. Luckily many people like black on black on black
>>2030680Blacked out is timeless but comes with stigmas and stereotypes
>>2030676yes>>2030680it was last one, 300 euros, but I kinda like it anyway
>>2030714As long as you like it. I know many deals were going on for nice bikes as of late and it does seem pretty modern with the long front center of the frame.
>>2030714Yeah that's a good deal. You won't rip any dude bro singletracks but that'll be the easiest smiles to dollar ratio at 300 bucks. A go everywhere 3x8 hardtail (old school go everywhere gearing) with modern bars and wide tires.Lbs or wmt or sporting goods store?
>>2030743how many spokes is too many spokes
>>2030743Nice troll r/bicycles
>>2030747Grok I love the poster to baby boy but am also hipster generate bike plz
>>2030746I understood like 5 words from what you saidI bought it from some online shop, its a velomarche nv 908>>2030721I guess I like it? I wanna ride on some hardpack soil/dirt roads we got between the fields but its constantly raining
>>2028746>>2028394>>2028212nice bikes ITTits winter so I rebuilt an old cross biketempted to try a harlequin bar wrap with cloth tape for maximum retrogrouch points
>>2030778Retrogrouch here. Ditch the fugly threadless adapter and go back to the graceful quill stem as God intended.
>>2030779I'll meet you halfway with a limp dick
>>2030778would it have killed you to put something on the bars?
thoughts on this SL7 for $2350? https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/bik/d/las-vegas-specialized-tarmac-sl7-54cm/7817814718.htmlalso are those sram red chainrings and the rest of the drivetrain is force? i've only ever used shimano so i'm not very familiar
>>2030806nvm it's some scam shit
>>2030779Fuck you very much. Quit bullying threadless stems and adapters, quill stems are archaic dog shit.There is hardly any length and angle choice, even less if you want to run a modern 31.8 bar and the prices are ridiculous. They weigh significantly more and are less safe and less reliable. Beauty is subjective and I think they look like shit.The only objectively better thing would be to junk the frame and fork with this garbage standard and go full threadless.
>>2030607Enduro bikes are dope, but 13.5kg is kinda heavy, if I were you I'd be saving up for some carbon wheels
>>2028833You're making good progress.You're in the bottom gear, you'd benefit from 2x. Try it out some day.
>>2028607Looks excellent, what are those bars and stem?
>>2030842Then get a fucking fork that was made for threadless. They kept the original fork for looks, so don't work against that by using some butt ugly adapter to get the worst of both worlds. Le modern standard 31.8 isn't an improvement over 25.4(or 26) except when you want to route cables internally through your fucking head tube. Great upgrade, huh?Quill stems defnitely could have been made lighter, but they are only unsafe if the rider is a complete retard. You want to suck off threadless stems so bad, take off your top cap and look at that star bolt inside. Looks awfully similar in function to a quill wedge huh? Except now you've got two little shitter screws holding your stem on, which will never look elegant, ever. Take your girthy modern standards and stick them up your ass.
>>2030842>>2030857Quality parts and good mechanical practice is universal through the years and across different standards. Safety and quality is not an old vs new question. I had an old boy mechanic telling me at length how sketchy carbon is the other day, i'd been working on a carbon bike that had a cracked dropout and ended up jumping on it and putting it in the bin. He was scathing about carbon. And then i was having a look at his bike and he'd spread the 25.4 quill stem to fit 26 bars. Likewise with the poster going on about quill stems being dangerous, i wouldn't be surprised if he was buying extremely cheap chinese stems and other parts. For used stuff too, if you're willing to buy a bike or really use any parts that aren't new then you're in the same camp as retrodouches, it's not relevent how 'modern' the gear is because just a couple years is enough for a roadie or mtbro to put a higher level of wear on anything than you'd see with a typical 20 year old bike or part. >>2030778That's a pretty sick build. The threadless setup actually looks alright cos your brooks has black rails. And the other poster is right that threadless allows cheap/easy fit adjustment. I would personally want a quill stem on it when you work out the ideal fit and if you like how it rides in that setup, a nicer mtb one with a roller for the canti stop. That's the right way to do threadless adapters, it's a cheap way to experiment with the setup and then you dial it in with a quill stem. Personally I don't really like the bridgestone spec albatross bars. I'd rather just have drops, or a cruisier alt bar with mtb controls.
>>2030842>less safe and less reliableIt's a town bike. Neither of these are a concern.
>>2030871Nah that's not true. Beaters, custom spec nice beaters, should really be extremely reliable. And you can have a front tire blowout or your steerer snap at low speeds and still be hospitalized. It is simply untrue though that quill stems are less safe or reliable than threadless. Threadless is -better-, Brandt was right about that, but quill stems never posed any common issues. With carbon steerers it's really threadless which has common pitfalls, this isn't a mark against it , it's not inherently dangerous but it is no longer idiot proof either. Steerers now do crack, this does cause accidents, i seen it happen.
>>2030842>There is hardly any length and angle choice, even less if you want to run a modern 31.8 bar and the prices are ridiculousI have boxes of nice quill stems in almost every different length, and they all go up and down. I took most of them for free from junked bikes or bought them for ~$5 each. If you're in a city you probably have a co-op that has much the same, or, even with a price gouging second hand bike shop their stems still won't cost half as much as basic stems from an LBS. At the opposite end of the market is new/newish boutique stuff in old standards like Nitto etc, which become reasonably priced (still not cheap) once they enter the used market. If you live in a bike drought place or have severe anxiety or are just a retarded internet babby who needs to line everything up new in a webstore from an approved list at chinese prices or you just don't care and want to ride a good bike that fits you well, then maybe quill stems aren't for you, bless, but if we're bickering here then it isn't the last one.
also the fit question and availability with road bikes and quill stems is a bigger problem 26.0 can be a difficult standard unless you want to spend a lot of money of have a fairly aggressive fit. Re-wrapping bartape to change stems is annoying. With mtb bars, or alt bars, it's not a problem. 25.4 is incredibly common then and now, 25.4 stems and bars are in a wider variety of sizes, and they can be easily made to work with all fit goals. It's also much easier swapping them round.
>>2030846i was just in bottom gear to get over a bridge there, i find that 11-30 by 46t is pretty much perfect for flat areas. as for trying 2x, the claris fd i had on seems to be extremely clunky and slow, which just sucks compared to how swift the rd is.
>>2030872Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fZTnnmbthVc
>>2030880>Extremely clunky and slowI bet my ass the fd is innocent, you must've had some other mechanical issue, like a pinched cable housing or a frayed cable.>>2030870I've had some quill stems get seized and I've had some slip even when degreased and tightened as hard as possible. That's unsafe. The brands were Sakae and Kalloy, both old and reputable. And it has nothing to do with the brand and everything to do with physics and the inferiority of the threaded standard.The only thing holding a quill stem in place is the steel wedge between the stem and the steerer tube, pulled under high tension from the top with one bolt. This is objectively less reliable than a threadless system, being held together with three bolts at much lower tension, with one holding the stem cap down and two gripping the stem and steerer together. The bike can even be ridden without one of the stem bolts in place, if need be.Practicality: a threadless stem can be flipped, giving the option of adjusting both the reach and the stack. The hex wrench, needed to undo the threadless stem bolts is much lighter and smallerthan the one needed to adjust a threaded stem. Threadless systems are much lighter too.New drop bars got smaller reach, shallower drop and come in a multitude of widths to match the shoulder width. Comfort is everything. And thus choosing the bar that fits just right means switching to the 31.8 standard.>>2030873A healthy man doesn't spend a second of his life digging in bins of worn out inferior parts.A healthy man orders and installs the parts he needs to get his fit right and gets on with his life.
>>2028221huh, it's somehow never occurred to me that you can do bike tours in winter, nice idea actually now that i think about ithow do you spend the nights?
>>2031011>I've had some slip even when degreased and tightened as hard as possible. That's unsafe. The brands were Sakae and Kalloy,Did you not grease it after cleaning? They require grease on the threads of the bolt but also a lot of grease around the wedge. I have never encountered that problem and find it bizarre. >quill stems get seizedYeah, true, but only if they're incorrectly installed and serviced never. >objectively less reliable than a threadless systemThreadless as you describe is a better system, I won't deny it, but with carbon steerers which can and do crack given incorrect torque threadless is not more reliable. >Practicality: a threadless stem can be flipped, giving the option of adjusting both the reach and the stack.Quill stems also have height adjustment, but yeah, true, fit adjustment with threadless is easier especially for road bikes.>The hex wrench, needed to undo the threadless stem bolts is much lighter and smallerthan the one needed to adjust a threaded stem.The shop tool, yes, but most multitools have 4,5 and 6mm hex anyway and the size/weight difference between those that do and don't is nothing. >A healthy man doesn't spend a second of his life digging in bins of worn out inferior parts.>A healthy man orders and installs the parts he needs to get his fit right and gets on with his life.I simply cannot accept the argument here that inane bike stuff is a waste of time seeing as bickering with you cunts about bicycles is by far the most inane bike part of my life, far less healthy than tinkering with old stuff >New drop bars got smaller reach, shallower drop and come in a multitude of widths to match the shoulder width. Comfort is everything. And thus choosing the bar that fits just right means switching to the 31.8 standard.I actually agree with this and i've already said it. The ease of fit adjustment with threadless for road bikes is a major bonus. But we're talking about a meme build.
>>2031011I'll say it again since you decided not to respond to my post. There are a large variety of 25.4 bars out there, the only reasons to move to 31.8 is because the industry decided you needed it (goy) and so you can route cables through your head tube (not an improvement)
>went to replace my inner tube because i thought it was broken>nearly finished and i realise it was the pump that was broken, not the original inner tube>reseat the tyre with the new tube>pump it up>new tube is puncturedFUCK
>>2030778I wanted to try these bars despite their reputation but went back to drop bars. They offer a lots of positions (TT, flat, swept) but they’re all a bit wrong / don’t make sense. If you’ve got downtube shifters why not go with flat bar levers or/and swept bars?There’s plenty of good Cinelli or Nitto 25.4-26.2 bars. Ergonomic bars are pretty underrated if you don’t mind a normal drop (which I think is fine if you only use them for descending).
>>2030778The more I look at this bike, the more I'm triggered by it.What did it start life as? It's a 1988 Peugeot what?
>>2031060you used levers right?don't use levers to install tires.
>>2031130>don't use leverscould have just said that. there is basically no reason ever to use levers, they promote bad habits and are unnecessary
>>2031132If we're being pedantic, 'basically' and 'ever' in that sentence contradict one another. 'basically' means there is the occasional reason to use levers and 'ever' means that there is never a reason to use levers. Saying they promote 'bad habits' doesn't make sense either, what bad habits? Using levers? It's like saying smoking promotes the bad habit of smoking. Also levers are incredibly useful for removing tires. If you don't think levers are often necessery for that then you're probably only used to working on wider tires bikes and shitters. Try get your average nice folding road tire off a rim without levers, it's just suffering for absolutely no reason and often it would be actually impossible.
>>2031130i used to use flathad screwdrivers and never punctured a tube, just don't be a troglodyte
>>2031132>>2031130I want to watch you put my GP5Ks on my rims without using levers.my wire bead tires were doable. folding kevlar bead cannot be done without levers.
>>2031060>>2031130>>2031132>>2031135>>2031165>>2031183post bike
>>2031187gp5ks on sunrim cr18 rear, velocity a23 front.
>>2031189Damn you are one big fucker anon.
>>2031189bro wtf are you me?i just put spinaccis on this the other daytook em off 2 rides later. The speed difference on the flat is amazing but i can't stand having them there.What's the seattube c-c on that frame?bike looks well setup & i like that gen of 105whats the janky shit going on at the rear dropout rack boss?
>>2031196thanks >>2031200hello fellow nitto technomic-needing brother.I couldn't deal with the spinnacis' clamp straight horizontal like that and using them like an aero bar. I need them at 45° or whatever and use them as an alternate hand position for climbs. which is apparently what they were designed for (although I tried the aero thing first). the idea is they open up your tuck and that opens your chest up for more air. I like using drops or hoods on climbs, too, but damned if you can't feel more air on the spins, particularly compared with the drops. but also, it's another hand position which feels good and keeps them from cramping up.>What's the seattube c-c on that frame?it's "only" 60 cm, but they don't really make production bikes in my size apparently that year-model came in 62 but that's what my other bike is and it doesn't really fit, either. with the technomic and long post on there I don't really notice, though. I like how nimble it is, and it's my "fast" bike (as fast as 1989 aluminum can be, anyway) so I guess the small frame is like grams shaving?>bike looks well setup & i like that gen of 105yeah, the calipers are really beautiful. I just recently stripped it down, touched up all the paint chips, built the wheels, built it back up with brifters, and polished all the metal. took forever, so thanks for noticing .>>2031200>whats the janky shit going on at the rear dropout rack boss?good eye! so, back when I was dailying this bike, I was hauling ass and a cab u-turned into me. snapped my foot bone, snapped the derailleur hanger. so I made a new hanger out of some eyelet bolts and attached it with a hose clamp.
Basso Gap
>>2031221and i got this one for the spring/fall recently.unfortunately is has a Sachs shifters
>>2031187already did >>2031014i haven't used a screwdriver on that one because at one point i got gifted levers
>>2031223>sachs shiftersthose are campy ergo's renamed. Pretty good tbqh tri-bro.Always liked the older anodized rims, and that fork almost looks like a kinesis carbon one.>>2031221nice shimano 600 basso. Those are some deep drop ergo bars... not really my thing but they were prolific for a decade or so.>>2031204I figured a 25in+frame would be larger. That's the most common XXL frame size for road bikes. Still, that is too small for you to run a normal stem, and really you would need a 27in+ frame, which I know some old schwinn's came in that size, fuji's, and other japanese bikes.Of course custom frames do show up that larger but they are pretty damn rare.>I like how nimble it is, and it's my "fast" bike (as fast as 1989 aluminum can be, anyway) so I guess the small frame is like grams shaving?Generally smaller bikes are lighter, and stronger since the tubes are shorter. If I were you I would still keep an eye out for a super large frame in your area, since they generally go cheap due to lack of potential buyers....
Does anybody here know the Basso lineup?Where does the GAP fit?
>>2031238Basso must have purchased a pile of influencer impressions because it seems like they went from being an obscure brand to the talk of the internet in the last week
>>2031227>stronger since the tubes are shorterlol that's not true, fitted the same, the longer post and stem will flex more than having a larger size frame which puts more stress on it and larger size frames are often built from more stout tubing.
>>2028367How did your tires work in the snow, mine were slipping everywhere
I love my walmart mt bike
>>2031223if it came with a nice campy hub and cassette and they don't slip gears, then great. They're 8spd right? They'll also index a 7 speed shimano cassette, that's a good shimergo combo. get drop barsA major bonus of those ergos is the front shifting is microratcheting so you can run whatever front setup you want as if you had a friction shifter. When they wear out they will actually autoshift up and slip gears.
>>2031275based
>>2031275the quality of these depends on how well they were put together, and how decent the wheels areif the wheels are true and the gears are tuned, this is basically peak bike
>>2031221sick bikeyour rear qr skewer can't fully close over the frame and it's not quick to release there eitherpoint it ~45° those tricolour calipers are excellent but man those pads most be ancient... fine, and you could run them along a file but new shimano cartridge would be a big upgrade. Think you'd probably prefer a shorter stem and that one you have is ugly af (and dangerously overextended?). One of the midschool welded profile ones would look cool and they're way stiffer. Probably your levers should also be slightly higher on the bars. Lay a piece of wood against the flat at the end of the drops and then butt the bottom of the lever blades against it.
>>2031272I was just inferring that the smaller a triangle double diamond frame is with the same tubeset the stronger it is in general.Yes, they use thicker tubes on most bikes as they scale up, but that can happen at 58cm, or 60cm and shitty bikes don't.Long post causing flex can be a desired application for many riders.I will also concede that larger frames with taller headtubes support the quill stem much better and tend to allow less flex via the front end when standing or sprinting, but that too can be a desired trait over rough terrain.>>2031275GOODjust keep your chain lubed since you live in snow/wet country, and don't ignore sounds if they get louder as you ride.
>decide on a specialized tactic 4 as my helmet>find a local store selling it for 85 euros>find an eu store selling it for 60 euros total>decide on the local store cus delivery will be faster, and I need the helmet NOW>2 work days pass, no contact except oder confirmed email>decide to call them>"um its with an external supplier, I need to contact them to see whats going on, I will call you back, but delivery should be under a week">they dont call back
>>2031315Thats what you get for not buying it at your local LBS
>>2031315You are supposed to walk in, fit a bunch of helmets on your head, and just buy them there.All that matters is it fits and protects.My last helmet was on sale.
>>2031318>LBSI am from bulgaria, so my local bike shops supply some random noname fucking brands, like fucking "head">>2031319read abovehow can I be sure it protects when there is no info on it online? like sure a helmet that meets the EN standard will have some sort of protection, but I am a fat fuck on a cheap mtb that goes mach 1.15 on the slightest incline, atleast the tactic 4 is ranked 4 out of 253 helmets by an independent labI know a dude that said to his gf (now wife) "watch this" ontop of 3 fucking stairs in a school yard and woke up a month later in the hospital not able to recognize his gf, he got his memory back in a week or two dont worry
>>2031320>tfw you can get head at LBS
>>2031299my chain makes a grindy noise because it rubs against some metal part of the front derailleur, and if i push on the pedals with great and sudden force, it makes a grinding noise in the back wheel somewhere, and also the back brake is difficult to feather without pressing down all the way because it got loose or something
>>2031325also the front suspension thing doesnt seem to do anything different no matter how much i turn the suspension knob thingy
>>2031315so go to your local thrift store and get one for five bucks and Lysol the hell out of it.every single helmet passes the same Snell and ANSI tests, including the ones at Walmart with dora the explorer on it. you will be safe as houses until your other piece of foam arrives in the mail.
>>2031325so adjust your derailleurs. https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help
>>2031326then I'm going to guess it's broken?sus on an entry-level 26" hardtail from 2016 was probably never any good is probably the root issue. cheap sus is a bit of a racket.
>>2031320heat is a large sporting brand that commonly sells tennis racquets. They did sell some cheap bikes.>>2031326Cheap front forks have a preload knob, and if it is broken/not working you won't notice anything.>>2031325If you care to fix it watch rj the bike guy on youtube, or read sheldon brown's website.
>>2031330>every single helmet passes the same Snell and ANSI testsYeah, maybe in a country like the US where local stores need to adhere to standards but anon up the said they're from Bulgaria. Idk what their market is like but if it's a market full of sweatshop goods, then it's likely there can be helmets that don't adhere to safety standards
>>2031346if the standards can be passed by every helmet with dora on it at walmart, it's not a particularly high bar to pass. it seems like it'd be more of a hassle to make one that didn't since you couldn't sell it universally and could only deal with certain buyers. of course I'm just guessing. but the guy can just look for the stickers saying it passed. then again, a bootleg sticker is probably pretty cheap....
>>2031200Sick build. Autistic kino >>2030743Long Beach crackhead>>2029470>not seen much else like it out there with pivotless suspension.My dad still lives those horrifying Cannondale scalpels with the carbon flex chainstays. Pic related
>>2028188Too cold in Chicago for me today but here’s my trek in the summer
>>2031330>buy a cheap second hand noname helmet for 5 buckswhy would you recommend that?bro ur head is the most important body part you should protect baka
my beater bike
>>2031357it's a fucking foam bowlthere's nothing you can do to make it safer than any other foam bowlyou can only make it more comfortable or aesthetic
>>2031378>t. retard
>>2031373cool
>>2028743fuck yeah ozark trail. best bike under 400 in the usa>>2028774cool klunker>>2030778fun. I like the hand hammered look of the fenders and the fact you didn't make this a SS
>>2031357>>2031384>Specialized Dissident 2>500 bucks>For helmets sold in the U.S. and Canada: Complies with U.S. CPSC Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets for Persons Age 5 and Older.
>>2031397it's not like they make an unsafe model outside north America, they just don't pay for the random testing. which is pretty involved:https://www.cpsc(dot)gov/FAQ/Bicycle-Helmetsscroll to "how do I test a helmet..."
>>2031398spesh will swear up and down theirs is safer, but there's only one independent testing standard they comply with, which is the same as the walmart helmets.there's a lot of helmets out there that come straight from China that aren't certified, which are copies of helmets that have passed the tests. quality control is a valid concern, but assuming no manufacturing errors, they would pass, but Chingchong Inc. doesn't pay for certification. if that bothers you, pay 20 for one from a North American website (or presumably the Euro cert is at least as rigorous) instead of 8,99 from ali
>>2031400ah fuck, I had to split post for spam filter. this one goes after >>2031398>wallystore(dawt)com>Concord Adult Bicycle Helmet>19,96>Complies with U.S. CPSC Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets for Persons Age 14 and Older
>>2031401fyi, wallyworld or walmart can't be used in a string that sounds like a product listing. I just tried both
>>2031401Walmart sells a Bell with MIPS in either mtb or roadie style for 28.99 and 34.99.Not bad at all, Bell has always made good stuff. If you do the online wmt you can get a Giro helmet for 34.99 but I'd rather have a bell mips
>>2031405one thing I just learned is that the Snell and ANSI standards, which were voluntary but everything sold in the US met, have been replaced by the CPSC standard which is now legally required.
if you spend time thinking about helmets your brain probably isn't worth protecting anyway and you certainly shouldn't be allowed to operate any vehicle that might require a helmet
>>2031428post bike
>>2031275> that leaf's in rear break LOL
>>2031274That's a maintained gravel path. It's probably safer in the winter than it is in the summer. The gravel is frozen solid at below freezing temps and cold snow is very grippy.
>>2031378the space shuttle uses "just foam" in their shieldingthermonuclear weapons use "just foam" around the secondary fusion device. I am generally anti helmet for actual reasons but your reasoning is dumb and maybe you should stop posting because it makes anti helmet people sound dumb
spent 2 hours fixing front derailleur, its so retarded without a stand..and I fucked up>accidently buy downtube protector instead of chainstay protector>cut in half, cover top side>notice 2 dings on the bottom side>decide to use second half to cover bottom side, even cut little U shape for cable holder, fits perfectly>front doesnt stick>tear a little piece to put only where ding is>realize that the rear plastic film was still on the half piece, thats why it didnt stick>put it back on>the teared piece is on the visible sidemy autism... I cant handle it, its bothering me so much, it would have been so clean....well anyway, why is my cable exposed like that wtf? i should cover it right? then I will tape everything up with electrical tape to cover my botched protector me thinks
>>2031548>buying protectors>instead of recycling old tubes
>>2031550its my first bike bro, the protector was like 8 euroswhat the fuck do I do with the exposed bit of wire though, do I detach from rear deraileur, then remove the shield coming from it to the first frame mounting points and put a new shield to the other mounting point?or I just like cut a little piece of shielding and put it over the cable and then tape everything together?
>>2031548>i should cover it right?NO
>>2031548>well anyway, why is my cable exposed like that wtf?a BIG advantage of segmented housing with exposed runs is that when the cable seizes up, you can just unbolt it, remove the housing from the stops, oil the cable, and slide the housing around to whick oil into it. Once you pull a cable all the way out of the housing, the end is frayed, and it's usually impossible to get it back in, so you can't do that with full housing and when the cable causes problems you need to recable.
people oil their cable housing? that seems like the kind of thing that feels good in the moment but makes things much worse in the long run
>>2031596Helps on old non lined cable housings, and on the rusty ones inside liner housings it still helps. Although for those you could use a penetrant instead.
Same anon as the singlespeed Vassago, posting my mtb. Love it. Getting much better at riding this summer and having a blast.
>>2031596it used to be standard practice to oil -new- cables on install, before plastic linings and PTFE coatings you still see a lot of mechanics doing that, they do it on a lot of the Bluelug build videos. With old cables that are stiff and it's affecting shifting or braking, yes, of course, what did you think was done to fix that? Nothing,ever, just replace? Oil usually can revive fucked cables. By oil i mean i use LPS-1 which is a greaseless lubricant or Inox, fancy PTFE aerosol or little bottles with needlenose dripper. WD40 or CRC are better than nothing so is chain lube but it's way too thick really. A LOT of bikes can be massively improved by servicing the cables and yeah cables aren't that expensive or hard to change but just always replacing stuff is kinda retarded and a waste of time
did my first abuse of me bike on some gravel/dirt road, pushed as hard as I could, sadly this route is shortI felt like my fingers were going to fall off, am I gripping too hard, or is it just the hardtail life? my psi is at max the tires are rated for cus I am 220lband generally what can puncture a knobby tire? a sharp rock on the ground? piece of a broken bottle? hitting a rock going downhill or with force?like will I ever puncture a tire on dirt/gravel roads cars drive on
>>2031641if your anything hurts more than just muscle soreness, your bike's fit is off. Painful hands means you're supporting your body with your hands and not your saddle, fingers hint your saddle's tilt angle could be sliding you backwards forcing you to hand off your fingers, if it was wrist pain, that hints being pushed forward putting pressure on your wrists. Now to solve something like this, adjust your saddle and handlebar height. Post bike so we can judge your bike's fit>and generally what can puncture a knobby tire?bottoming out the tire due to low pressure. Also, you don't need to rock the highest pressure, the rule of thumb is to run as low pressure as you can without bottoming the tire. Sure a higher pressure tire is easier to spin but the drawbacks far outweigh the benefits of traction, comfort, handling. Finding that perfect balance requires considering all factors. Ideal tire pressure is a very complex subject here in the bike world
>>2028188i will post some pics of my winter commuter later, my commute is 6 miles each way, about 60% of the route is canal towpath, which is lovely.The problem is I work late shift and ride home at 3am.
>>2031642it feels weird, like I am just straining them, it goes away quite quickly when I get off the gravel/dirt, the vibrations are pretty bad and I am kinda blind at dusk, so I feel like I am just gripping the bars for dear life, and maybe the vibrations go straight to my fingers?the bike is here, the seat is higher now I think >>2030635 I also did tilt my seat forward a bit cus my balls were hurting not in a good way, now I barely get any pain, although I probably need to readjust it forward/backwardsisnt bottoming out a "pinch", or are most punctures generally the object puncturing the tire not because its sharp, but because the tire cant move out of the way (if that makes sense), I thought object penetrating tire simply because its sharp-ish was more commonthanks king
>>2031641Don't death grip. Yes, you need to grip hard on impacts over rocks, drops, or other features, but otherwise stay loose.I am a similar weight and used to do black diamond trails with a hardtail. Generally it was my hips or hands that gave out, but that was after half a day.I have to presume you are standing up and descending when this is going on, if you are just talking about seated pedalling refer to this anon>>2031642Rocks, sticks, nails can all puncture a rock. The more pressure your tire the less protection it has against REALLY sharp objects, but the more protection against snake bite/pinch flats.You could also just be a DYEL no forearm guy and your muscles are working overtime.>>2031643run good lights. I used to ride at that time and it's the best with how quiet it is.
>>2031641what anon says is good. lowest pressure that still prevents the tire bottoming out against obstacles. it will sandwich a tube and puncture it against the rim, any further bottoming out will affect the rim. if you do tubeless it'll still fuck the rim.in the city, whenever I roll up a curb is a good test. stay seated, pull the front tire clear up and over, mash the crank and roll the back tire over. if you feel the curb slightly, you are just below what you need. if you feel it a lot hopefully you didn't get a pinch flat lol. if you feel nothing and seems stiff and rigid, that's too much. if you feel the tire give but no hint of curb, that's probably it.front tire isn't supporting your weight so it's correct something like 10psi less than rear.silca has a pretty good online calculator which takes weight, on/offroad, and aggressiveness into account but I still played around with it some.agree with both anons fit advice.
Back at it after a few days of cold temps and ice. Hate all the salt though
Any electric dirtbike riders here ? Looking into the stealth bombers
>>2031692basedthat downtube cable stop is triggering me tho. i already dislike the plastic campy ones and wtf you should get a smaller granny
>>2031643Here it is.By a canal lock at 02:30 this morning.
>>2028688Pretty nice>>2028774Didn't think anyone from this board would ever buy anything from state>>2028746Sex>>2031200Sick photo all around love the swift and love the build>>2031692Always great to see youBeen a while since I've posted but we got a little snow here in tejas
>>2031707>Didn't think anyone from this board would ever buy anything from stateWhy not?
>>2031707>Didn't think anyone from this board would ever buy anything from state>>2031708>Why not? Yeah, why not? I've been posting my other State for a few years now but I think I'm the only one here that does. When I first got this bike, their reputation isn't as good as it is now (well, better, not exactly good but better). It's weird how within the list 2-3 years the subculture did a 180 regarding their views on State, then again a lot of bike makers closed and the options these days is a little bleak and State delivers a great value to performance proposition. Anyways, I liked my Black Label so much I got a Klunker. I'm wanting another, maybe the 4130 or the 1x8
>>2031692gross
>>2031622They lube the cables on Park Tool videos as well.
Piece of shit bike that will bend to my will or get sold.
>>2031738I’m getting sick of the crate desu. Might switch to a basket
>>2031692Drain gang
>>2031275Is it bad if the front suspension has this tube thing loose and riding up the pole?How can i fix? Does the suspension work anyway?
>>2031878Just push it down with your hand.Your forks are kinda bad but will work. The rubber is a seal trying to keep grit and nasty stuff out, it's just on cheap forks this can happen.
>>2031879Thank you anonOn a side note, what do you guys do about wooden bridges? I slipped and almost had to bail on this bridge but i caught myself in time and recovered. Another time, I wasnt as lucky>>>/wsg/5791037Do you avoid them when wet or covered in slush?
