Kawaii edition Ride your bike faggot
I only rode once to work this week ~ 30kmI want to kill myself, I overslept two days in a row
>>2045383you have a nutrient deficiency, most likely protein
>>2045384you might be right, I am trying to loose weight so I am eating less, I am so tired these days, this week went away in an instantlast week I rode 4 times to work so 150km
>>2045383I have also not been riding as much as i should, its hot as fuck and the sun brings all the tourists. roads are busy just so karen can get her £6 ice cream at the beach night rides have been nice but if i wanna go for a decent length im getting back at like 2am
>>2045385you should always take a little carbohydrates before your rides even if you're trying to lose weight. exercising on a deficit and no fuel to burn is going to throw off your sense of satiety and you will likely massively overeat at the next opportunity, it sounds counterintuitive but you sometimes have to eat "more" to actually eat lessyou don't have to eat a whole pint of ice cream but at least drink a juice or something. if cost is an issue you can get carb powder and protein powder at a fitness type store
>>2045380Only did 35km today because it was fucking hot. Other roadies did check out my bike tho and made me blush
>>2045380>Ride your bike faggotOK.
I was all up for a DRT but not when you include fucking strava like its a fucking lycra warrior general. I will be hiding this thread. do better next time fucking idiot
>>2045405triggered
>>2045405Triggered + fat
>>2045388oh I am absolutely fueling during every rideits ~55 mins 17.5km to work, and I drink somewhere between 200 to half a liter of isotonic drink with carbs with itand on the way back I take a detour sometimes, so it goes to 40km a day, but this heat...>>2045387yeah... the heat sucks, sweating 1 hour before work, then sweating all day at work like a pig, then getting on bike and riding for an hour....atleast it doesnt get dark at 5pmoh and all of the trails are now overgrown rip
this is the shit I drink, its from decathlon>135kcal per 500ml water bottle>35g of carbs>15-25% of different vitaminsI bonk so hard otherwiseI should probably start consuming some protein tho...
>>2045414I just eat protein after a ride. Gels are unironically pretty good, tho even the cheap ones are annoyingly expensive but if i take a generous handful of gels with me, im not bonking ever anymore
>>2045405just for you I'm putting my next streve in this thread
>>2045405TRIGGERED + GAY!
>>2045423Hi bacon
>>2045414What's the american equivalent?
>>2045433
>>2045434okay har har very funny
>>2045427
How do I stop myself from overreaching?
>>2045446Damn Frank Zappa really let himself go, don't do drugs kids
>>2045448Don't eat the yellow snow, kids.
>they actually yeeted his post/n/ is crazy
>>2045574/n/ature is healing
Yall niggas aint even ride bikes2 koms (took one from myself)3 top 10s5 pr’sFastest niggaFuck u
>>2045702how are you getting KOMs, all the good segments around me are KOM'd by pro racers
>>2045706its the same here, a lot of them don’t look doable at all but im bagging some. There’s a sportive here in about a week so everyone is out training, i hit part of the route today and im kinda mogging everyone nglits probably less competitive here than like some area of Spain but we have an iron man and tonnes of races in the summer so im fucking shocking myself by being able to compete Half the time i am slightly tipsy
>>2045414Or you can just use table sugar + some salt for electrolytes in the summer
>>2045706I simply wait for weather warnings and then use the extra tailwind.
i kom next ride
>going PB for route to work>get stuck almost 2 minutes on a left turn
>>2045775Carniggers.. either trying to kill you because they are impatient or slowing you the fuck down
>>2045821well I am trying to turn left on a corner that is right off the highway leading to an industrial zone and there is significant traffic (semis) to the zone which I ride by and work in, so its not their faultand honestly, I havent faced that much anti cycling faggots, I constantly get lorries slowing down a bit and letting me take a corner instead of them overtaking me in a corner. people seeing me trying to merge and just letting me position myself and giving me enough space as if I am a carbut I get the feeling that because its my commute I meet a lot of the same people and I am a nice cyclist, when I see a lorry or a bigger vehicle behind me and infront of me about to pass eachother and me, I jump off the road into the gravel, and I know some of the drivers of the semis that pass me, they honk at me and I wave at them its cutebut I mostly ride out of town, in the city I do get some mean looks from cagies when they realize that i am faster than them in traffic
>>2045775>PB?
>>2045906Most people are fine here too, lot of cycling going on around here so most drivers get it but you’ll get some fag come here on holiday and try drive like a faggotShit its not even about bicycles man plenty of niggas walking along country lanes, horses, whatever. Anyone with experience driving here just plays it smart so they dont whip round a corner and rear end a tractor. Only the tourists you gotta worry about
>>2045914Peanut Butter
>>2045914Praise (Sheldon) Brown
>>2045914Perma Ban
>>2045914PussyboyAka cuntboy basically its a boy with a vagina some people are into that these days totally not me tho
>>2045702do you know how many lumens are your light? i dont have a light currently but thinking about getting one so i can right at night more
>>2046070Currently using a Syncros Nanaimo 1200Its bright enough for full speed at night
>Strava>Abyssal-low tier waifu anime stickerUnironic freds? In my /n/? Can’t be real
>>2046072Its actually my /n/ now sorry broEnjoy ur cycle path commute or whatever
>>2046074looks like a nice area to ride your bike and maybe stop to have a sandwich
>>2046089>no saturation>no dynamic range>3 Megapixelsbased early oughts boomer camera
No kom today. pissing wet + shitty headwind, last try for a while because i am now going to spend time in spain with a girlShe has a nose ringStill felt strong on the bikeMade a friend instead. Good ride.
>>2046218based Chad toad
Did a comfy early morning ride cause I couldn't sleep anymore. I actually get the gravel meme now. Riding is much nicer without cages around you.
>>2046241>Riding is much nicer without cages around you.yes thats why grævel is king
>>2046241why ur hoods pointing up
>>2046246It's fixed gear so I brake by putting back pressure on the pedals. Which puts forward pressure on the hands. Higher hoods are better to push against.
Are 32's wide enough for gravel?
>>2046251are you 50kg?im 100 and I run knobby 45s
>>2046251It's very possible to ride typical gravel or forest paths on 32s. It's the standard width for Cyclocross. Hell, I've done it on 28s and even 23s for years.But it's not ideal. IMO something around 42 is perfect for hard packed gravel, and if you have a lot of mud or deep sand, the wider the better.
>>2046268
>>2046268Based nice one lad Looks nice and flat there. Would be nice for a change
Small chapel-on-the-hill lap.
>>2046300
>>2046301nice
>>2045392Love this paint job, looks slick
>>2046326Unfortunately you pay the Cinelli tax for it, and it's pretty easily scratched.But it gives me joy every time I look at it.
>>2046300Lovely. What do you carry in the bag?
Heyy fags on my way to pride. I love my bike but the frame is obviously too big for me so I wanna get some drops for a slightly more aggressive stance.
>>2046461>the frame is obviously too big for me so I wanna get some dropsThat's fully retarded and will achieve exactly the opposite of what you want. The issue with too big frames is length and you want to add more.
>>2046461What's that thing between your rear axle nuts and dropout?
>>2046468Chain tension thingy to keep the rear wheel in alignment.>>2046466The length is fine and the configuration I have now is okay it's just I'd rather sit slightly higher than the bars when I feel like it.
>>2046047
>>2046461How short do you have to be to have the saddle that low? That frame's what, 56cm?
>>2046579I forgot the exact length desu, but I'm 5'8" and if I stand with my feet planted the top tube is jammed in my crotch. With the seat all the way down it's the perfect length for my feet to connect with the pedels. Obviously it's not ideal for me to have the seat this low compared to the bars, but how I have it it's at least comfy to ride. I plan on getting a huge frame bag and two bottle cages to take advantage of all the extra space along with some drop bars (:
>have nothing to do on beautiful weekend so i decide to bike to the lake park on the other side of town>see no one alone there>everyone having barcecues in groups, fishing together, hiking together, everyone with friends or family>im just the lone autist biker biking around the paved paths calling out to pairs and groups of people so that i can pass them while they are busy talking and laughing with each otheranother daily ride ruined by being confronted with how alone i am. cant even enjoy riding a fucking bike
>>2046595Dangerous mindset to carry around all day anon it can seriously ruin your life. I got out of a bad relationship and spent years alone afterwards. Spending all day alone just bitter as fuck I could see myself in real time turning into a miserable old asshole. Somehow you have to find ways to truly actually enjoy being by yourself. Listening to music on my bike, writing poetry and lots of self reflecting helped a lot. Somehow weirdly the more positively you view being alone makes you more attractive to others which can ofc lead to not being alone anymore. Don't let yourself turn into a miserable old fuck become someone you'd want to be around.
>>2046595You're not special anon, solo biking isn't that weird, don't let it ruin your day, christ, most people didn't notice you or assumed you had somewhere to be, or they just didn't give a fuck
>>2046597Yeah it's hard to think any different tho when you're depressed and lonely. I've been there. When you don't have anyone it feels like everywhere you go the world is taunting you with couples. Later on you realized it's just your mind playing tricks on you making you think crazy shit like that. Everyone is too worried about their own life to even notice you 99% of the time when you're in public.
short ride to coffee shop nearby took picrel out front
>>2046601How's the Coffee Texasanon?
>>2046601Looking good gotta remove the dork disk though
>>2046603it was good i just got just an espresso this time, ill try something with milk the next time probably, the place was very cool its run by the church next door and had a lively atmosphere, will probably make it a regular short solo ride destination when i only have an hour >>2046604i am new and havent really cared but ill remove it if you want
>>2046609Just giving you the business you can leave it alone if you like it, it's just one of those things people do. It gets all yellowed and brittle and doesn't rly do much anyways so most people just cut them off. It's a real clean nice bike.
>>2046521an aluminum Miyata?I didn't know that was a thing.this era of Miyata had the best logo and graphics of any bikes ever
>>2046614Yeah they made them for cyclocross. It's an aluminum frame with chromoly forks and rear triangle. The bike is definitely a product of the 80s
>>2046604dork disks are maximum comfyyou're not going to compete in a race on this, the 10 grams don't matter.
>>2046614>this era of Miyata had the best logo and graphics of any bikes everWrong
>>2046614
>>2046773That's just lighting and white balance, right? No fucking way they made pink wheels.
>>2046771>dork disks are max comfy!Shut the fuck up nobody thinks this
>>2046771intentionally keeping your dork disk just screams "limit screws are a libtard hoax and I don't believe in that woke fauci crap", some things are frowned upon for a reason, not everything has to be contrarianism all the time
>>2046802I'll drop you on a climb, rocking a Schwinn stainless steel dork disk.
>>2046802thanks, I will now put the dork discs back on every wheel I can
>>2046803Nta but nobody is dropping me on a climb you people dont even know what a real climb is probably
i road my univega to the gym yesterday :^) forgot to take off the dork disc :( happy riding fellas hope
>actually start riding to work>doing like 100km a week easily just from my commute 3 days a week>meanwhile I got an apartament I am doing a complete rennovation on myself>living at my familys house in the meantime>instead of fixing my apartament I live with my mom and ride my bike, or fix my old bmw, or do some other bullshitthats it, I AM THROWING IT ALL AWAYI am driving to work, so I can drive to the city to work on my apartament after workim sorry /n/
>>2046773I stand by my convictions.the IBM style logo is clunky and the rest is nice but unremarkable
>>2046861ok, just go back to cycle commuting after you fix your apartment. nbd.
>>2046861This is a humblebrag.
>>2046802the jews fear the disker
>>2046802What's the reason then?
>>2046935dork disks are frowned upon by roadies who spent their last salary on a carbon fiber bottle cage cause they weigh 10 grams.
>>2046940and?Its based to do that
>15km/h avg speedIs it over for me bros?
>>2046802>contrarian take>complains about other people being contrarianNot having a spoke protector isn't something to brag about. It isn't even something worth mentioning. No one cares you don't care about having a spoke protector. You care but you aren't a person so you can't include yourself in the collective silent majority that care(they don't)
>>2046966Hopefully its just started otherwise yeah its overIs this with traffic or something? Then its prolly ok doesnt matter
>>2046940I just think they look bad
>>2046989they definitely look bad after they get old and turn brown and yellow. even new they're not all that cool, but at least they're mostly invisible. the metal ones look cool but they look out of place unless it's a cruiser or vintage roadster
OP here trying out a rental version of my bike without any upgrades My wheels and bars were so fucking worth it holy shit feels slow as fuck its so noticeable and the bars are just not comfy the carbon gives such better ride feel still fun thobut yeah damn carbon wheels, not a meme
>>2047068Even bars? What bars are those anyway?I just got some alloy bars to replace my alloy bars and now I'm getting fomo
>>2047078On my bike i got some aero fully integrated bars cos they look sick, i only ride one bike so im very used to how my setup is now, definitely can tell there’s some kind of compliance and flex in the carbon after feeling this bike with stock setup. sounds like shit people say when they want you to spend hundreds of euros on carbon bars but I don’t think im imagining it my bike feels so much nicer and they are the same modelMy shit shifts better and stops better and everything and they took an hour of supposed maintenance before letting me take it so I feel kinda smug rn not gon lie
>>2047084Yeah I can see you have an integrated cockpit, I was asking which one. I'm not looking for a link, just some general information on what you got and how you arrived at that particular cockpitYou have mech shifting?
>>2047115Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C barsYeah mech shifting
>>2047122>$750jesus. I think I'll just buy nicer wheels for my second bike instead
>>2047123i got them for like 300 otherwise yeah thats too fuckin expensive, didn’t really trust china bars but i hear lots of them are totally fine. I have a $40 chinese carbon seatpost and its fine (for now) but yeah fuck i just didn’t wanna cheap out on the bars it feels wrong
Do I have autism or something I cannot figure this out. Okay there is a slow cyclist in front of me that I'm going to pass. If I shout on your left or ring a bell or make a noise they spaz out and act unpredictably due to being suprised. If I speed past them they are surprised and spaz out and act unpredictably. Is the impetus on them to be aware of their surroundings? Or should I somehow be even more polite even quicker? I got bitched at by some boomer for idek what surprising him I guess..
>>2045380>haven't sat on a bike in literally 8 years>got a 10 year old piece of space age carbon fiber for free>fuck it>24 mi (38km) in 2h this morningMy god. Do I get used to this? I had to walk for ~20 minutes because my ass felt like it was beaten by a gorilla with a 2x4. My legs weren't even tired, I just literally could not keep sitting on the bike. I'm seriously considering wearing two pairs of shorts next time because just one wasn't enough for my Hank Hill-esque ass.The lake was pretty though.
>>2047149Impetus is on them, but that doesn't absolve you if you force a situation that would require them to have good bike handling skills and situational awareness. First of all if you give them an audible warning, it needs to actually work as a warning, don't do it where you're already overlapping wheels, give them a few seconds to process it before getting close, so if they sperg out they don't instantly crash into you. Second, don't fixate on the guy you're passing, if you're approaching a blind corner or if there's fast moving heavy traffic or the road surface is worse than average for your area, then hang back a bit before passing.But at the end of the day some people are just going to bitch, particularly older people, and you need to not let it get to you. Consider that older people have slower reflexes, worse hearing, and may have good reason to be prickly about younger cyclists passing them at what feels like uncomfortable distances and speeds. Be glad they rode a bike and are not using a 7000 steel box to deal with their insecurities.
>>2047153*700 pound
>>2047152Do you mean just the chafing and the ass sensitivity and not your glute muscles being sore from exertion?The latter, yes you'll get used to it. 2 hours on a bike out of 8 years of nothing is going to result in a little bit of saddle soreness but emphasis on *a little*. More likely your saddle is in the wrong position for you, the bar position may have something to do with it. Assuming the frame itself is within a suitable size range.Road bikes are very comfortable for distance, but only if they're set up right for the user. They are not forgiving if they are not set up right, and that's probably what you're experiencing.
>>2047155>chafing>sore from exertionNo, I'm totally fine in both of those regards. It's like a pressure soreness that feels bruised. Feels like I fell on my ass or got hit with a metal pole right below the buttocks. >saddle positionThat might be it. It's concentrated under what I think is my ischium/lower pubis. I was probably out of place on the saddle and that led to it not supporting me well. I'll watch some videos on saddle adjustment before going to bother the guys at the local bike shop.Thanks for the help and nice dubs anon.
>>2047152level your saddlethe rest is your ass getting tender from riding, the more you ride the comfier it will getbike saddles have a difficult job of providing support while allowing your legs to move, its normal for it to be uncomfortable at firstmake sure the bike is your size, the handlebars seem to be tilted up a bit?desu if you only got ass pain from 2 hour of riding after 8 years of not riding you are a god
just took this thing out for a thirty minute stroll around the neighborhood, very comfy
>>2047152as other anons have said, you need to raise your bike saddle, this will also make cycling a more pleasant experience in general because saddle height is actually important for maximizing pedal efficiency and you will feel a huge difference
>>2047149you can't control how other people react or if their feelings get hurt so fuck 'em.if I can get far enough away to the side of them I just gun it.but if it's a sketchy squeeze, or children or dogs who just wander around, I slow down and say I'm passing. I'm not a dick, these things can't be helped, it's not anyone's fault.but if I can pass safely without slowing down, I totally do it every time. idgaf what they think.
>>2047200oopsie
>>2047214GA-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYsorry, couldn't resist. what's this thing?
>>2047215idk some piece of shit my aunt gave me years ago, its pretty comfy so i take it out for slow little neighborhood strolls a few times a year. i partially only posted because theres an alarmingly low number of daily ride posts in the daily ride thread
>>2047219It's pretty mint for a piece of shit
>>2047214Cool Cruiser anon, it looks just like mine except mine is blue
>>2047149I just whip past really always feels safer than alerting them, just wait for an opportunity and fly by.I find this with meeting cyclists/peds/even cars coming head on too they take a very long time to decide which way they are going to go to get out of your way its almost always best to go straight towards them and let them pick a side, they dont fucking like it but its way better than you turning to go one side of them and they go the same way for some fucking reason and now you don’t have space to unfuck itHave had to plow right down the centre of a few big groups on these past couple city rides but shit it honestly feels like the safest thing i can do short of just slowing to crawling pace and idontfuckingwannadothat
>>2047219daily ride thread has Strava and a cringe-ass sticker on the bike, and I say this as a 2D coomer. It’s pure cringe. I have faith that /n/ actually goes out and rides, but yeah, that OP made me not want to post there and I wouldn’t be shocked if it was the same for others.
>>2047236Op hereKill yourself faggot
>>2047237YOU kill yourself
>>2047238No
>>2047238>>2047239just kill each other.
>>2047240But I want to see these two make love to each other. By which I mean, ass to ass. ASS TO ASS!
viet bikenoob here. today marks my first strava ride. I'm not sure how accurate this shit is but I think I'm quite pleased with my bike now. I thought it could not go up to 40km/h but I was able to, and I still had 2 heavier gears to go.I had to stop early tonight though. not wearing padded underwear is a big mistake. my balls so fucking uncofmortable. even though my balls already tiny and I already coomed so hard last night I made sure I jerked it all out. next time I'll probably go 90 mins but depending on the traffic. I didn't take a picture but even at 9pm the roads I go still so busy and potentially dangerous. on my way home a motorist jerk accelerated so suddenly to juke past me and a taxi he almost killed himself.
I think there's still some room to improve and correct my stance though. I don't feel comfortable wiht my seat (not include da balls achy thing) I think my flat bar is still some centimeters too low. should I flip it and try? or a M-shaped handlebar will help me? I know there's a thing that rise the bar height too but it's last resort for me.
look all im sayin is just give me an opwith no strava. thats it. personally the echhi sticker isnt my taste but whatever, you personally express urself however u wanti just dont want to be reminded of the app that KOM-obsessed fags wearing ballsquisher shorts who turned the BEGINNER CASUAL ALL AGES group ride into a 15 minute race with fucking aero hoods and carbon fiber space age nubikes. Seeing all the families and fats and yoga pant women was comfy. they are all gone now. even the instructors dont even ride anymore they just take the fees at the start and say go
>>2047323I wear my typical peasant clothes. I don't even need strava too but how else do I know how many kms I ride though? I agree that for the sake of cycling just cycling alone is enough. everything else is complementary and nice-to-haves
>>2047321thats good, I owe you 15 eurosbut 14m elevation gain is insane wtf>>2047322flip the stem>>2047323what the fuck are you talking about?
>>2047340esl moron
>2047323look all im sayin is just give me a threadwith no nagging. thats it.words WORDS wordswords words>>2047340>what the fuck are you talking about?it's an unmedicated schizo
>>2047341post a ride on strava thats>15 minute race with fucking aero hoods and carbon fiber space age nubikesshould be easy enough, I mean every ride is that now right?and you do realise some people dont use strava right? and thats okay, but if you are serious about riding you use strava so you can measure your progress and share it with friends, you know? friends?not my fault you are a fat fuck who cant do a 50km ride lmao, dumb muttpost bike
>>2046905>>2046913I did like 5 days without riding, I sinned a few minutes ago, went to relube bike and I relapsed, rode some gravel, some road, but short as it got dark real quicktried beating my record on a climb near me>play my playlist>speed up towards climb>switch to next song so I am hyped near the end>shuffle was on>stop and turn around to try again>right infront of some cops>start the climb again but with proper song>absolutely wreck myself, reach top, turn around>on the way back reach 70kph right infront of the cops (in a 40kph zone), fuck they gonna do about it>didnt get the segment, probably turned around a bit too early
>>2047343dawg be ballin
>>2047340what do you mean insane? like is that abnormal or what? I ride on flat road around my area's river. I really wanna climb but not many places I can go to do that
>>2047347I cant ride 2km out of my town without having to climb 75-100m
>>2047349such is life at rock bottom
>>2047352cock bottomyou know it bby
>>2047340>>2047342 Don’t samefag this obviously, retard>>2047343Keep sperging and projecting. Go outside. WITHOUT a fucking screen in front of your face, strava defense force
Rode downtown to check out the local July 4th scene, was about 8 miles from my house, was pretty fun. God bless 'Murrica
>>2046339A tube, a toolkit, a small pump, bit of cash.
Hey /drt/ do you ever put your bike on the bus on those racks? My partner and I like to do a 30ish mile ride and catch the bus back home. It's mostly downhill and we like to drink and dick around the city so it's just comfy to relax on the way back home. Sometimes if we're unlucky somebody already has taken up the only two racks and we gotta wait for next bus, but usually it's fine.Picrel>Get in. Now.
>>2047474I have used them a few times when it made sense to do so, but usually it's faster for me to just ride places than to catch the bus. I do like to put my bike on the train and go long distances fast and then ride the rest of the way, which I've done a lot more, but I don't do it often.for pleasure rides I just do them all bike.
>>2047474>My partner and IEnlish is my third language. Does that mean you're homosexual?
>>2047497Not necessarily, but yes
>>2047499ha, FAG!
>>2047497Yes. Having English as your third language does mean you're homosexual.
my fat ass got absolutely shat on by a homless fuck on an old road bike with column shifters, in my defense my tires were twice as thick>absolutely crack, headwind, hot as fuck, stop to drink some water, start cycling again>notice another bike behind me>slow down to let him catch up>notice he isnt wearing a helmet, carriers plastic bag on bars>figure im a fucking aerodynamic brick, and he doesnt look like he is KOMing, so might as well let him drag off me>match his speed by looking at mirror>ride for a bit together>climb starts>he overtakes me>I barely keep up>reach him back on the descend>another climb>he is gaining again>I stop to rest a bit, drink some water>see him get off his bike and push>2km ahead I see him riding slowly in my village, I sprint past himholy fuck rider weight really affects climbing doesnt it?and why didnt he ride behind me, the headwind was ridiculous
get foot camps sometimes on the bike and also getting a lot of cramping when I get home and lay down. moar electolytes?
Gf and I smoked some lycra nerd on our ratbikes yesterday for literally no reason. It was fun. We did it on the shitty bike path too next to the road launching ourselves over the cracks and bumps and curb ramps. We saw him coming up behind us in the street and I just knew when she saw him she was going to take off like crazy. It was funny taking a super aggressive aero stance on the downhill with our bags and stuff attached rattling around. It was a good ride.
>>2047547congrats, you won a race against someone who didn't race you.
>>2047532If it's just one foot cramping then I'd guess the problem is coming from strain/overuse, so I'd look at your fit and footwear before anything else.
>>2045392whats with the gay stickers on the bike?
>>2047548Winning that imaginary race was the cleanest best pleasure
>>2047555Jeez idk maybe they're gay?
>>2047557
>learning how to ride backwards>my average speed was 7km/h slowerThis will not do
>>2045416is this new zealand or england?
>>2047691Wales
>>2047703England, got it.
Climbed my tallest mountain yet yesterday after doing a 100+ mile bikepacking ride the prior day, next stop Mt Washington.Just kidding on that last part, I would die. But it is a long term ambition.
Rode again because it was pretty out and it doesn't hurt anymore. The headwind on the way back home sucked, but makes me think I should buy a sailboat. >>2047155>>2047188>>2047201Thanks again for the advice. I was literally unable to sit on the bike until yesterday, so I couldn't ride or try adjustments. Fiddled with it yesterday and ended up lowering the saddle and giving it just a hint of downward angle. The difference is night and day. Pretty sure I could also use a shorter stem, but that'll have to wait.
locals
>>2047827wtf is it? a sheep?
>>2046970Just starting out. I've since bumped up the average speed to 17km/h.
>>2047908oh, how silly of me.yes, it's obviously a wolfsnout in a wool suit.cheers
did my weekly shopping on the bike as usual. before the grocery I hit up the thrift store, copped a few shirts and went to the checkout. some previous customer had left this on the counter, so obviously I had to cop.so much cooler than the dorky penny farthing Park tool pizza cutter.
>>2047963should fit you well if you're around 6".
I wanna ride my bice so much bros... my week is basically on workdays go every day after work to work on my apartament, except one where I rest, and on weekends I atleast spend one day working on it atleast 6 hours and if I get free time I rideI just want a normal life where I can just chill when I am off work
>>2047969>I just want a normal life where I can just chill when I am off workThat's not a normal life, though. Most people don't have that luxury.
>>2047969what're the brackets on the ceiling for?
>>2047974so it doesn't fall down. what are you stupid?
>>2047969Well fuck that fuck rest days just get that shit done like a man and then you can do what the fuck you want after Ngl id be pulling all nighters and shit
>>2047969nigger what the fuck is this shit
>>2048032I don't want this to come off the wrong way, but you should kill yourself. Just talk like a normal fucking human instead of your "XD im so quikry" babble.
>>2048052fuck off, newfag.
>>2047973I seem to know quite a few normie friends whos life depends on loans so that they avoid doing anything themselfes>>2047974its holders for the false ceiling with hidden lights I am going to install, I started it, realised that I needed a straight corner where the wall meets the ceiling, so started doing that, half off the wall finishing surface came off with the wallpaper while I was taking it off.....>>2047976lol, I bet you would, I go to sleep at 7pm on my rest days>>2047977its my living room atm, doors in the middle, shit scattered all round idk
>>2048115I meant the ceiling. You're incompetent
>>2048118I already explained whats on the ceiling you illiterate fuck
>>2048126>its holdersyour the one whose illiterate
>>2048129>he speaks only one language>he cannot grasp context>he is a muttchoose three (3)
This is more steep in person, im looking down, cannot wait to be done with my full suspension
>>2048145Which I know sounds like some bitch shit like I need a full suspension for a 4 foot drop but god dammit my back hurts
>>2048145took me a while to see anything but a meadow
I HATE ROADSI LOVE MIXED USE PATHS
>>2048878Based?Currently waiting on parts for my gravel-y conversion. Bars need to come up way higher, lighter wheels, brifters, maybe new cranks and different gearing.
>>2048913>. Bars need to come up way higheryeah, you bought the wrong size frame but if you can get a stem tall enough then it should work out. I have a build like that but only because it's hard to find old frames bigger than 63cm and I'm tall. your frame is small but you need average size, which is the most abundant. but if you're married to that frame, a tall stem can work.
Well the rig's all ready for some camping trips, I'll eventually get a fancy barbag but for now my old hiking pack rolled up and strapped to a "jack the bike rack" seems like it'll work fine.
i only feel comfortable riding this busy ass monster climb at 2am
>>2048913How bout popping a bmx bar there and calling it a day? Do the gravel dreams on a bit older frame when the geo was still short and high?
I did 25 miles round trip today on this old 3 speed French Peugeot. I feel like death.
>>2049042That's awesome. How big are those wheels? Are they 16" like the Brompton? What would you say your average speed was on it? I know there are some crazy Gigachads out there that do 50+ mile round trip commutes on their Bromptons and swear by them
>>2049017Looks fun.
>>2048932 #Yeah I know, I've been working around that little issue since I've bought it, I like it too much. Maybe if I ever stumble upon a bigger frame in great condition I'll switch.
>>2049017I was using an MX-style bar up until now. It's great for croosing, now I'm looking for something a bit more aggressive. We'll see how it works out.Sweet rig!
Daddy is very angry, kitten. You haven’t even posted your stravas in my thread while i was taking a break from cycling Anyway im back at it
>>2049062Babe you dropped your giant cork collection
>>2049063All this cardio but my heart still brokened
>>2049049it's 20" wheels like most old 1980's and earlier folders are.on the out journey I was mostly on speed #3 and slight downhill with wind at my back, so I was moving at a good clip, maybe 10-15mph.return was slight uphill and going into the wind and halfway I switched down to #2 speed... so much slower.
My ass hurts from biking
>>2049084Get new bibs. My new bibs arrived this week and they are incredible, it's the same brand I have always worn but all of my existing pairs are like 200+ wash cycles already, didn't realize how the chamois breaks down over time, I feel like I could ride for multiple 12 hour days in these
>ride to store for a drink>waiting to cross street on way home>watch a dude in full fred gear come off the sidewalk, cut off a car thats turning onto a side street, car slams on brakes missing the guy, guy crashed anywaysi stopped to make sure he was alright after i crossed but man he nearly got crushed and it was 100% his own fault
>>2049017What are those pedals and how wide are they?
>>2049017I mean it's a dope build, of course.but what bothers me is on a blue frame, you chose red tape, brown bags, green with orange bottles, and whatever the seat cover is. the groupset, stem, and post are nice old school silver but you chose black bottle cages and basket.I'm sorry but it's a total trainwreck. a nice build deserves at least *some* level of visual coordination. the bags do match the sidewalls, so you could get some light brown (cork would look cool) tape and blue plastic or silver steel bottles and that would easily take care of the majority of it.or something.obviously, I'm autistic about this stuff. I'm the type that if all I can get is black components, I'll scrape the black finish off and polish it to shiny silver but I don't really recommend doing that unless you have my level of autism. a couple simple changes would work wonders imo. but you really seem to have functionally done everything right.
>>2049087looks like MKS's. that style is generally called beartrap.
>>2049096maybe there is a color theme and you just don't like it.
>>2049084htfu
>>2049100I mean, that's valid but then why the dull brown seat and bags and the black cages and basket? it looks random instead of intentional.good looking out on the Benneton throwback, though, nice
I was about to go for a ride but I noticed the RD was shifting all gummy and fucked up with no obvious indexing issues, last time this happened the cable snapped on me mid-ride, so rather than go out for a new cable and spend the whole afternoon wrenching, I dropped it at the LBS. Turned out the shifter just needed oil. Great, how much do I owe you.But then the bike shop goon emptied an entire bottle of oil onto my pristine waxed chain which not only greased it the fuck up but also dissolved a ton of wax and spattered it all over every single gear where it then dried out and hardened. I swear to god he did it on purpose because he thought my bike was snobby even though it's 11 speed and not even Di2, probably some form of passive-aggressive revenge about the gentrifiers or something.So this triggered the fuck out of my 'tism and I immediately went home and took off the cassette and spent 2 hours trying to get the impossible to remove globs of dark grey wax residue out of the shift ramps and between the teeth, not to mention de-greasing the previously mirror-clean cassette spider, thus defeating the entire purpose of going to the shop which was to spend the day riding and not fucking around with home bike surgery.Every time I take my bike in to a LBS to "save time" it ends up like this, then I forget for a few years how SHIT they all are, then I make the mistake again and I remember.So I just ordered $200 worth of additional bike wrench crap I really didn't want cluttering up my closet, but this cannot happen again, next time I'll have everything I need in advance. Go ahead and call me a hypocrite retard for not knowing how to oil a brifter, I'm still going to rant about it.
>>2049137waxtard btfo
>>2049137yeah fuck it i don’t trust the bike shop they are completely retarded usually i think my local one is actually fine but like i have already trained myself to never ever go so it is what it is
>>2049142There's one near me that's actually got the most unbelievably good mechanic but it's only open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:45 am to 4:15 pm and closed from 12 to 3 for lunch because it's just a pair of former investment bankers from Yurop who retired at 35 and they run it as a hobby, I don't think they even make any money they just chill out all day and tinker with ultra-expensive bikes in a pristine workshop that looks cleaner than an operating room at a hospital and the local bike bums go there to hang out and watch the maestro fixing things, every time I've left my bike there it's come out better than factory but going there requires long term planning skills that I lack so I just wait for something to be on the verge of catastrophic failure and end up doing something regrettable because I need to ride or I will spiral into an even worse mental state than the default.
>>2049064>All this cardio but my heart still brokenedI was in the same place bro. But honestly the embarrassment is the problem more now since this all took place at work (you can’t imagine how messy this situation is). At least it's given me the urge to ride hard now and ride even more- as if I could somehow outpace the cringe. However my inability to eat proper also as a result has tanked my power a bit. At least hills are easier with the sudden weight-loss, maybe I can make that loss more than temporary and continue it. Climbing has always called to me but as a former Clydesdale I’ve never been great at it.>>2049085I got a deal on some Rapha bibs at the beginning of the season and they were quite good at first but when I did my first century this year I found them lacking. I think part of that might be buying the cheaper core line, the other part being needing a better saddle for such long days. I’m on a SMP VT30C since then and I find these bibs a bit big now actually. I think I went on the wrong side of my borderline size when purchasing- next pair I might stick with Rapha but go up the range and go smaller naturally.
>>2049155Im just in my manwhoring era its pretty good im completely over that one ex now i just catch feelings for fwbs but its kinda fun. Like i chose this shit, its not that deep i just get to be a bit of a dickhead and then hype myself up for gym/cycling by thinking about hot girls i have fucked but it didn’t work longterm (obviously cos im retarded)Its pretty enjoyable actually. Fuck im glad im past the two years of actual depression after that 6year serious ex
>shop for suspension forks for my 1999 Giant Upland>Old fork's Steerer diameter is 1 Inch>Find appropriately sized forks >Package arrives>Doesn't fit>Measure and find diameter is under 1in (around 22mm)Well fuck what did I do wrong? Does anyone know some good forks my bike? I went to eBay and messaged a seller with a picture just in case.
don't have stravanever willshrimple as
>>2049162its a 25+ year old bikejust let it go
>>2049155Rapha Core is trash, I got a pair of those once, never again, I think they may be meant for fat boomers who ride on wide soft comfort saddles or something, the foam is like 99 cent store dish sponge material
>>2045446Very late response but if you mean overreaching in the sense of pushing your training to the limits its not a bad thing at all regardless of sport or athletic pursuit. Any excess fatigue you cause is just temporary, consistent base mileage is great for most weeks of the year but you got to also push yourself to really get to the next level if performance improvement is a goal. The upside is if ever get to the level you're happy to settle at its not as hard to maintain unless you arrive at a very elite level of performance
>>2049162Inner or outer diameter?
>>2045380I need a sticker like that for my road bike. I find riding on pavement so fucking boring, I need some fantasy like a hot girl dressed in cycling bib shorts awaiting at home.Nothing beats mountain biking, bros.
No riding today. Got a tooth pulled and they said no blowing nose or spitting for 24 hours. My nose runs all the time while riding so I'm constantly doing both.
>>2045380>>2049227>I need a sticker like thatseconding
>>2048052hi every1 im new!!!!!!! *holds up spork* my name is katy but u can call me t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m!!!!!!!! lol…as u can see im very random!!!! thats why i came here, 2 meet random ppl like me ^_^… im 13 years old (im mature 4 my age tho!!) i like 2 watch invader zim w/ my girlfreind (im bi if u dont like it deal w/it) its our favorite tv show!!! bcuz its SOOOO random!!!! shes random 2 of course but i want 2 meet more random ppl =) like they say the more the merrier!!!! lol…neways i hope 2 make alot of freinds here so give me lots of commentses!!!!DOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <--- me bein random again ^_^ hehe…toodles!!!!!love and waffles,t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m
any Italian here? no matter where i look, i never meet other Italians in online bike communitiesmakes me think i might be the only one biking to work in my cunt
>>2049484Nobody's biking to work because nobody's working. :DD
man riding gravel is so comfy, but there is so few long streches near me
>>2048969how do you like the cues
quadriplegicard,,,OOOOO WOoisME!,,,whydid Godothis forme?!,,,,,BLESS me with amazing challenges.,,,touched.,bikecheck,,,Flatire,,broken stem,,only replacement 24 inch for 26 rim.,,,,,much lamenting,,crying for mercy.,,Prayers anwsered!,,,and bonus install Tuffy liner~,,agai/n/,,Thanks for pullingas i draft off your GLOWING example of whata bike should look.,,,,rainstarts,,perfect.
>>2049556I like this one a lot
>replace worn out headset>no more indexed steering>go for a ride>steering feels super lightit's almost weird now
>>2049602I hear good things about cues but this rove came with a claris set, it's been fine so far. Just finished an overnight trip all loaded up, I'm sure I'll end up getting something nicer in a year or so but no complaints.
>>2049627dog bless bacon hope u can continue riding even easier now
>>2049719>indexed steeringfucking kek
>>2049597this place looks really chill
>another monday at work>decide I got enough and need a break>take the rest of the week off>after work pack some clothes, get the keys to my moms apartament in a beach resourt thing and drive there>decide to not bring my bike and instead bring my nikes for some running>get shitfaced by 9pm>look at loaning a bike>I can loan out a commuter ebikethe devils in my head... they speak to me, they NEED to send the fucking ebike on some double track near the sea, I didnt bring my helmet though....
>>2049968nvm the goys put a huge red area around the townalways kill yourself
>>2049155get MAAP or Gobik bibs. And most importantly get your saddle/sit bones measured, it might just be too narrow for your sit bones
Snapshits from my last night ride into the city.
>>2050113wow
>>2045383>I overslept two days in a row>>2045385>I am trying to loose weight so I am eating less>I am so tired these daysBaby discovers the effects of calorie deficiency. You can lose weight and still get the calories you need to function correctly.>>>/fit/
theat,,,soakitin!,,need to stock up.
>start drinking more than half a liter (~20oz) of vodka or other hard shit every night again>last night decide to end the bender and go to work with my bice today>barely get any sleep but manage to wake up without my alarm, drive to work no problem>on the way back from work decide to take the long route>almost 7km of gravel and cut up road surface on road thats getting ready to be repaved, almost full on massive headwind, cars and trucks leave massive dust clouds, at one point sweat mixed with dust gets into my eye and have to descend one eyed, barely seeing anything for a kilometer>next 18km are all full headwind, feel like cycling thtough butterpain.>>2050147absolute ass, learn to take pictures
>>2050147nicepics.
I did a nice 20k enduro ride today with 800m of elevation. First ride in over a month. I needed this anons
>>2050147comfy pics, what photographic device?
I met a rando from Strava and rode either them for the better part of the 70 miles I did today. I figure my social skills needed the practice. It wasn’t as awkward as I feared even though my autism maybe came off a bit
Just got back into riding, my beloved MTB got stolen from outside work but picked up this 90s steel road bike with 105 for 70 euros on Kleinanzeigen. Biking is so fun bros. Yesterday I went out to the abandoned military airbase, was around 50km judging by google maps
>>2051057is he amish?
>>2051121amen.,,,check trike,,,reartire flat,butube is thorn proof thick keepingit off the rim,,,ride.,,,,,notrash day,find box,,fillit with trash anyways.
Rode to work for the first time, parked my bike in my cubicle, my department head thought it was really funny
>>2045445>>2045568Beautiful!
>make a route through unknown forest roads>lots of heavy sand partsI was slow, but at least I got to practice my technique. I can feel some improvements.
learntotype,,,dumy.
>>2050852Pretty good. What bike?
>>2045380Idk if this is the right place to ask, but I need recommendations for a pannier+backpack. >Be me, have become lardass lately>Want to change that again>Live in germany, so biking everywhere is actually viable>Ditch car, but carry lots of shit in my backpack now (up to 20kg / ~45lbs on a bad day)>Few days in, back hurts so much I cannot walk properly anymore>Have to take mini-steps which looks like I shat my pants and am doing a walk of shame to the toiletI've looked far and wide because I don't want a backpack that looks like a fucking shipping container (looking at you ortlieb, what the fuck are those soulless designs). I've gotten kind of desperate (cannot find a bag that is fpas free and looks good) and now I'm looking at this one from eastpak: https://www.eastpak.com/de-de/rucksacke-c120/up-roll-bike-pEK-0A5BJW-4Y8-OS--1-.htmlBut there's no reviews for it anywhere but one on amazon where the parents of some brat are tearing the bag a second one because it came loose during the ride, it got caught up in the spokes of the rear tire, fucked up the ipad inside and even ripped apart the fucking seatstay: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09W2JFJPY#averageCustomerReviewsAnchorMade me reconsider because it's not clear if the brat just failed to properly secure the bag or if it is an actual hazard.TL;DR:>Want backpack that can be hung on the rearmount rack>Must not look like a retard when wearing it on my back, something "business casual">Should be free of pfas or other gay chemicals
>>2051900Just buy a decent backpack and fix it to the rack with picrel when you're on the bike.Not sure if that's viable, but to me it makes sense.
>>2051900"People" like you should be exterminated.
>>2051900A bag can either be a good backpack or a good pannier, not both. First of all, why the fuck are you carrying around 20kg all day? That's twice the weight I carry on a weeks-long hiking trip when I sleep in a tent. Secondly, just get panniers. They're the standard for a reason. You can carry them like shopping bags, wear one like a messenger bag with a strap, or put a small to medium size backpack inside one and take it out when you're off the bike.If you actually do need to transport 20 fucking kg on and off the bike daily, get a bike trailer, a transport box and a foldable hand truck. Carrying that on your back will fuck you up long term.
>>2051900Also, backpacks aren't ever business casual. And wearing a backpack that fits 20kg in a city will always make you look like a retard, a bum, or worse, a backpacker.
>>2051900>something "business casual"that would be something hand-held or with a single shoulder strap, which is easier to rack mount anyway. backpack=student.
>>2052068lol hadn't read this guy yet >>2052031 but agree with both his posts
"Thy rod and staff, they comfort and guide me",,,lots of rod guiding me this week.,,,,leavearly for Church,,,neighbor has mule convention,,visiting 4+4+4 plus local 8 teamed up for 20! mule team!,,,pulling wagon loaded withay,,,,,notenough,added a Truck with more hay.,,Asss,"WHAT IS THAT", locals>"thats just Bacon,,,Treats?",Comfy!
>>2052102why do they blind the horses?
Godstest,,,,Failed!,,,,,bikeshop dance,,,,fail.,,,hung pads todry,,,RAINED.,,,soaked.,thanks,Jesus.,>>2052129developing echoloacating.
What's your scariest moment riding?>out riding on bike trail yesterday>see tweaker off the side in the grass>coming back the other way>dude is sitting in the middle of the trail, rambling and flairing his arms like he's swating bees>also has a ton of cloths spread in a circle around him>have to hit the grass to go around himAbsolutely fucking terrifying.
>havent riden in more than a week>get a chance to ride to work today>decide to circle around on the way back so I do 60km total>10km in I reach a massive (400m is massive for my fat ass) climb>get my shit fucked in>stop, hunch over handlebars>hear car stop near me>"yo, you okay?">tell him im fine and thank himthank god I found a town that had a shop that accepted credit cards so I could buy some energy drinks>>2052342>riding in complete darkness>on double track near railway>railway is higher than me, has little perpendicular channels/tunnels every dozen of meters, is big enough for a person to fit in crouched>as I ride past each one I get this increasing retarded paranoid feeling like I am in a horror movie>as I near another one, I hear something move inside>absolutely shit my pants and sprint away
>>2050637>thinking i'm going to take serious critique/advice from an alcoholicI already said they were snapshits, I barely looked at the screen. I shoot wildlife if you're interested in critiquing actual work, pic rel.>>2050778Based Bacon always documents his rides.>>2050854Just a cellphone, through a plastic sweat shield. 99% humidity, it fogged up within 5 seconds of removing from my pocket every time, same as my glasses the second I stop. July and August were very hot stagnant rides around here, even after midnight. The entire city just smelled like rotten garbage but the roads and trails out of town smelled amazing, like perfume.
>>2052608If I'm riding through a particularly sketchy area at night, sometimes I will pretend I'm talking to another rider and say something like "you should see me in a few seconds, I'm on XYZ road". Also having a knife is a good idea.
califags.
>>2052715love it
Godfilled,,,myeyes.,,Blessingson youall.
>get passed today>fuck I hate getting passed>noticed the guy actually isn't going that much faster than I am>lock in>pass him>keep the power going>lose sight of himThe best races are the ones where the other person doesn't know you're racing
>>2052898Pretty sure this is church people saying clouds, they could do clouds too along with whatever they're pretending >>>/p/4464631
From a few days agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MluNZGCuLVMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtcYkcumpZ0
First time i'm doing that 700 meter 9% climb without a pauset. 100kg fatass
bikerode,,,metoday.
Took my Rockhopper gravel resto-mod for a spin with my dad today. This thing rides amazingly, I'm so happy. If only it wasn't too small for me. I'll have to build another one with a fitting frame. I'll give this one to my wife or sell it.
Took my urban commuter to the forest. It makes a decent gravel impression, though Marathons have no lateral grip on the grebble.
>>2053266I like a functional bike as much as the next guy, but I'm sorry, that build with that seat tube looks completely fucking retarded
>>2053287What do you mean? It inadvertently ended up rather similar to what the frame was from originally, minus the electricity. That seat tube looks aero but it's two 18650s wide, I wanted to turn it into storage for something but so far keep putting it off. There is a hole in the seatpost right under the seat's nose and the chain that's wrapped around the top tube usually gets shoved there, with only the lock poking out, but it was falling out offroad so I wrapped it instead. The only other thing that I feel might be objectionable is the bell, but I just love me a good bell.
>>2053291I didn't realize it housed ebike guts, but the teardrop shaped seat tube traditionally signals a road race bike.it looks like you converted a fred sled into a utility bike, which would be an incredibly stupid thing to do. just because that's not what happened doesn't mean that's not what it looks like.but anyway, I daily a similar bike but with a normal frame
sunday,,,dress forheat.,,,,farout,see cloudstreaming over mountains,,have timeto do chores,,treats for horses,,wind gusts,OOoono.,,,turnhome,,blastingusts,,,,rain starts,hail,,bushs thrashing like im riding thru a carwash!,,homesoaked.,gooday.
capcha,,,M8WAR.
>>2047344Damn Oreo makes bikes?
>decide to visit friend after work>gets to about 7pm, at 8 its total darkness>decide to head home, its a 50min ride>get a flat for the first time in 1000km>mosquitoes bike the living shit out of me>forced to call it quits and get my old man to pick me up, cus I dont have a front lightholy fukkkk im so itchythey got me everywhere
>>2053993you've become mosquitoes bicycle, bitch
