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>>2054431
I wish i were that bike bros
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>>2054430
Copped this for cheap and turned it into my daily commuter.
Ordered tanwalls by accident but I think they look ok here even if I’d prefer black. 3x7 XT group still rides like a dream 35 years later.
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>>2054443
And my other bike.
Managed to fit 55mm tires on 27.5 wheels into it with a few hairs of fork clearance. Looks sketchy but has not been a problem for 1000km+
Not something for muddy rides though.

Super comfy on long rides with the big tubeless tires and suspension stem
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>>2054437
wouldn't you rather be the girl though?
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>>2054430
>I wish I'd have bought a bigger frame, the post
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>>2054444
looks nice I wonder how that rides compared to a modern gravel bike
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>>2054443
cool. is it that ritchey logic fork stock?
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>>2054471
>i wish i had a bigger dick, the post
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>>2054476
I'm cool with my 7 inches
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>>2054477
post cock :)
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>>2054478
I'm at work right now
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Uhhh...
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>>2054479
go into the bathroom and snap us a pic, bigman
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>>2054477
>asian or indian incel, the post
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Sup. Just put on long technomic stem

Can someone rec me a minimal front rack? Have wald 137 but hardware is too flimsy. Also is there a significant problem with carrying loads on thinner tires?

>>205444
That’s tight
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>>2054471
Frame size is ok. It just refuses to acknowledge that what it really needs is a granny bike, so it put a ridiculous stem on the bike. Very homosexual, but not uncommon.
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>>2054509
post bike
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NBD - Saracen Aerial 30 Elite. Stocked to get out next week and put it through its paces. Pedals arrive tomorrow lmao
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>>2054532
looks fun
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>>2054490
am I retarded? that looks like a nuts uncomfortable seat angle
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>>2054532
nice colour, i really like yellow on bikes, don't why why, it just looks really pleasant
also
>saracen
are you serious lmao
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>>2054532
very nice, I also will be building new shiny bike this weekend. I'll waste tomorrow by putting helicopter tape on the frame.
I just hope my hand will be steady when cutting the steer tube.
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>>2054555
Just clamp an old stem around it before cutting and you won’t be able to fuck it up
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>>2054554
>are you serious lmao
w-what do I not know? The frames have a pretty decent rep as far I know

>>2054555
Nice, post pics here when built. Yet to cut a steerer but I've used pipe cutters for bars in the past. Surely it's worth picking one up for $20 if you'll get a couple of uses out of it?
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>>2054560
i'm just poking fun at the name rofl
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>>2054567
It will be renamed Marracen next year. BOSH!
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>>2054567
I guess it's an arab company? pretty weird to name your company a name for your people that only other people called you.
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Current project. Re-painted with new decals (the decals are in original colors). It's going to be my new gravel/touring bike. I have all the parts at home already, but Im waiting for my logo decals to arrive before I can give it its clear coat. My balls are so blue.
The hardware will be entirely black.
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>>2054532
>Deore XT instead of Di2
>aluminium instead of carbon
>fox shocks
>cheapest DT swiss rims

Anon... i...
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>>2054870
>conflating groupsets with electronic shifting
>advocating for plastic MTB's
>fox instead of [my brand] shox
>non-chink rims

frogposter, I....
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>>2054869
nice. where did you get decals for that specific model?
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>>2054871
Im just sayin that the boys and i wont respect that kid on the trail simple as.
This is a big boy trail for big boys and bikes only.
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>>2054873
Ebay. It's not a super rare model, that usually helps.
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>>2054874
you're an insufferable twat
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>>2054891
Interesting. What’s the advantage of that wheel size?
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>>2054893
quick acceleration, easier storage, it's funny.
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Can I post me bike without getting ridiculed and mocked? Because every time I post my bikes I get nothing but hate and abuse.
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>>2054924
don't be a weenie
if you don't like what you're seeing just close the tab
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>>2054924
wouldn't bother posting no
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>>2054924
wow your bikes must really suck then
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I putted mountain bike tires ans 27.5 wheels on my grabbel shitter
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Also I put a 36t chain ring and expensive tires on the shartmart bike. Aliexpress baited me with a thumbnail of two rekon race for $59 but it was one. They'll put the lowest option price with the highest option image in the thumbnails like that so I just got a 2nd tire. They're pretty nice but I would have like to have spent less since this bike has tubes and its never going tubless.
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Never rode with or past anyone i didn’t drop hard
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>>2054953
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>>2054962
Yeah and i smok cigarette btw
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>>2054870
I'd be more worried about the dhr on the front
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>>2054473
I believe so yes. Why?
Seems like just a normal fork to me.

>>2054472
Apart from the obvious (flat bars), the difference is the lower stack and high BB.

Definitely feels more nimble over rough or technical terrain and the odd bits of singletrack than a modern gravel bike.
The tradeoff is I guess worse handling through quick corners but idc. I’m not a racer
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>>2054946
What kind of dropper is that?
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>>2054982
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>>2054984
Its the stock weird ass seatpost
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>>2054953
>tranny bike
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>>2054953
My bike mogs your bike.
+ you're a tranny.
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>>2054953
I feel like I'm supposed to not like it because it's a trek and I have a weird dislike for hunt wheels, but after

>>2054993
Soulless bike witih snap city crankset and delamination wheels with star ratchet that won't engage.

Slammed stem tranny with correct chain position:1

"Aero" bike with 30 inches of spacers and chain in the granny gear: 0

inb4 post bike, lol nope
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>>2054982
Nice catch
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>>2054532
>bell
Please tell me this is some europoor thing bikes have to be sold with. Why is that on there?
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>>2055002
ring ring ring
CAN'T ESCAPE THE BELLS
ring ring ring
ring ring ring
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>>2054891
Are you a bear?
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>>2054869
>picrel current state
Finally got all the stickers and could give it its clearcoats.
I'm missing a Shimano BB tool that's supposed to arrive tomorrow. Then I'll probably put everything together except for the bar tapes.
What do you think of the frame color? I think it came out great.
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>>2055010
looks really great but why'd you put it back together before you did the clearcoat?
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>>2055010
why not spray the fork, too?
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>>2055011
I didn't. I waited for the stickers before clearcoating and assembling it.

>>2055012
I like it better black. But honestly the fork I bought is a bit shit, I might have to shell out for a decent carbon fork after all...
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>>2054993
>saddle bag
>lights
nice commute, I have one too
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>>2055010
I have the poverty version of that. $240 steel bike that I put a 1x microshift group set and 2.2 MTB tires on
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>>2054953
maybe we can ride together one day and sniff each other's bib shorts after
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>>2055021
Nothing on my bike is expensive, and I'm also using MicroShift Sword group set. Except for the cranks, because they don't make em for 73 mm BBs.
Yours looks super dope. How are these cheapo forks? I'm thinking of picking up one of those.
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>>2054993
gee, how does mom let you have two bottle cages?
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>>2054874
seconding lmao
and dont try telling me you were only pretending to be a trashy subhuman that tries to make up for it with expendive bikes
eating shit ironically is still eating shit
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>>2054985
the R in DHR stands for rear
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>>2055044
obviously have no idea what you're discussing
the r in dhr stands for race
great fron tyre
i've switched to 2 kryptotals fronts (front and rear) for the bike park setup
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>>2055044
the f in dhf stands for freeride by the way
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I don't know anything about MTB, are MTB people actually snobs about individual kinds of MTB? that sounds funny. like people being snobs over eating McDonalds vs Burger King
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>>2055030
>How are these cheapo forks?
Bretty gud. I also have this Aliexpress cheapie on shartmart bike #2 that looks even more like a garbon fork and the stickers are clear coated so you can pull them off. I ride Aliexpress suspension forks on blue single track so I'll trust a fixed alloy fork on gravel. How hard can it be to fuck up?
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>>2055051
>are
Are not clear coated
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>>2055051
I'd definitely trust a chinesium alu fork over a carbon one, that's for sure. I'll just have to find one for rim brakes. Thanks.
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>>2055047
Oh I yeah *I* have no idea
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>>2055074
yes.
you must have little to no knowledge if you think a dhr front is worrying or is a rear tyre only.
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>>2054947
looks very clean nice bike anon
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>>2055076
The DHR tread is designed for rear use. Put an Assegai in the front like everyone else and stop trying to justify that fuckup on an anonymous image board.
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why did /n/ somehow lose the faculty to take a decent photograph of a bicycle? why would you even take an NDS shot in the first place?
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>>2055092
What's a NDS shot?
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>>2055092
We didn't gatekeep hard enough and the inmates run the asylum now. I warned you when coronatards came flooding in, I tried to promote basic decency, but I was told I was being "too elitist", that "we were all like that once".

And now look where that got us. Spare the rod, spoil the child.
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>>2055091
you are retarded
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>>2055101
No, great counter-argument though.
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>>2055102
>thinks the r in dhr stands for rear
>thinks dhr in the front is bad
i don't argue with retards, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
congratulations on your victory
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>>2055099
post a bike faggot
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>>2054550
You are retarded if you don't know the Brooks' tilt.
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>>2055096
it may alarm and frighten you to learn that bicycles have two sides and that it is universally understood among non-lobotomized people that photos of one side are useful and photos of the other side are not
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>>2054992
Its NOT a trannybike its NOT!!
Literally when i bought it i tried to buy all black but i would have had to wait 3 months or something, ended up with this color and thought man, 4chan is gonna call it a tranny bike
But ngl its too orangey to be a tranny bike and not a single person irl has said shit other than how good it looks in this paint and its kinda grown on me
>>2054993
I mog you and your bike I don’t like your bike and i bet you are slow
>>2054995
Heard some shit about the hunt wheels but i have been bouncing them through awful potholes for a year and they haven’t even gone out of true, friend got some new mavics and they are already kinda fucking wonky after three days damn
>>2055027
Only if you are a cute girl
Wait no because last month i bagged a hot Spanish gf who does triathlons ayyy
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>>2055111
Ohh, non-drive side. Thanks, friend.
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>>2055103
>thinks the r in dhr stands for rear
Yes it does.
>thinks dhr in the front is bad
Yes it is.

But it probably isn't a problem for you, seeing how little clue you have you probably don't actually downhill for shit.
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>>2055103
your tires are probably on backwards
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>>2055111
why would you wanna see all the bloat bullshit gears and shit and not the sexy bike itself
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>>2055126
This is why you ngmi and why you ride slow
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I don't wanna get doxxed but this is what my bike looks like, roast me /n/
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>>2055130
Thing looks like it belongs to an animated dwarf.
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>>2054555
here it is
remember to not start building the bike on the weekend because you still might end up needing some things
>tfw nobody was selling the red bomber z2
sad!
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>>2055130
you're insane
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>>2055174
gee, are you sure your chainring is small enough?
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>>2055265
That's a perfectly fine size for a mountain bike.
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>>2055265
yeah, I took it into mountains today and 32T was perfect for the climbing I did and the flats I had on the road back home
I had 2x10 on previous bike and the 1x12 is quite the difference. I was shocked how much better climbing is.
or is it just smoothness of brand new (and higher tier) parts?
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>>2055307
>smoothness of brand new parts
this
new, lubed chain makes a huge difference
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>>2055307
mea culpa. my guess was way smaller, didn't realize it was 32t.
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>>2055265
It's normal MTB sized, gayfag.
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>>2055174
A Nørdest once hit my sister.
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My third self built frame
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>>2055564
Just reminds me how glad I am the bamboo frame trend of the late 00's died. Your bike is fucking ugly, just like nearly every other bamboo bike. What's the point of making something custom that still doesn't have a tall enough headtube for your fit?
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>>2055564
>>2055567
Bamboo bikes are based, I always wanted one but never had the time to learn to build one. It's an interesting idea in theory but in practice mostly serves as a personal design challenge
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>>2055567
The geometry was copied off an old MTB frame since I didn't fancy building a frame vice for a single project.
It works out fine since I have fairly large feet and use a seatpost with 3cm set back

>>2055568
>personal design challenge
Pretty much. I simply built it because I could
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>>2055564
cool!
there's a bunch of bamboo growing by me. after you harvest it, how do you make it nice and brown instead of yellow with all the blotchy stuff? does it need to be heated to get the moisture out when it's green?
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>>2055564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nYhm0WIKsI
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>>2055622
the bamboo itself was alright
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>>2055623
The strongest material is of no use if you can't make the joints strong enough.
Of course he abused the bike and you're probably fine for all eternity if you use it normally.
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>More waiting for bike parts because some didn't fit.
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>>2055629
>bought 46-36-24 crankset
>didn't check compatibility for my drive train
Fuck
>>2054430
Can you tell me your drive train combo here?
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Daughter is almost 3. In the past 18 months i put possibly 2k Km on this thing.
What to say. Me, toddler, miscellaneous and bike are probably 120kg.It's impossible to go faster than 15km/h, IMPOSSIBLE.
Casted metal vbrakes are perfectly fine.
When she jumps and moves on her sit my back is throw all over the place. Thanks god 90s mtbs have a short wheel base.
A steering stabilizer is very difficult to setup on a fork with rake/offsets.
I totally believe that people could make money manufacturing and selling a proper dual arm kickstand that actually works.
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>>2055641
46-36-20something, 10 speed 11-32
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>>2055681
t. dropped his daughter on her head and hasn't told the mother yet
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>>2055705
You can't leave the bike with the baby unattended. It's ostensibly clear on every baby sit label.
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>>2055705
It's alright, she'll be like her mom then
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>>2055704
>10 speed 11-32
what front and rear derailleur are you using?
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>>2055681
At that point just get a decent new e-cargo bike anon.
>120kg
>15km/h
I take my 20kg dog in his 10kg trailer around for tours sometimes and i gross 130-140kg with my bike and some stuff and can easily do 20km/h+
Just get better anon.
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>>2055621
Buying professionally treated bamboo is the safest option of course.
I harvested my tubes in a local bamboo garden and dried them for half a year in the workshop of my employer.
The patterns depend entirely on the variety. However chlorophyll will decompose over time and they'll always end up shades of brown.

>>2055624
Properly made composites should be as sturdy as any quality carbon frame.
My first frame, which I built under supervision in a workshop, survived 12000km in Australia with front and back panniers.
It did that despite having a design flaw with the seat post shell. Would not use an aliminium reducer shell for that.
Cut out some tube from a defunct steel frame.
My first entirely home made frame I cobbled together from srcap materials in my employers workshop.
It did not hold up.
Use marine grade epoxy and fibres designed for composite work.
A lot of cycle couriers in Berlin use Bamboo frames and they abuse the shit out of them.
They hold up fine.
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>>2055755
front - xt dual pull
rear - deore m600 long cage. no clutch.
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>>2055819
just passively anywhere indoors or was there some kind of active heating ?
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>>2055819
is the bike okay?
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>>2055819
>Sun screen
>Mask
>Surface wipes
>Meds

kek
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late granddads made in finland whip. use it as poor weather utility, thing loves it.
rebuilt the shimano 3 gear hub. could use with an ept chain and sqlabs pedals but it rides great regardless.
gotta get some all season tires on this since the marathons are pretty slippery in winter. on my cannondale i use schwalbe ice spiker pros, but i don't wanna switch winter tires on this.
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>>2055821
>deore m600 long cage
Hone version? Anyway thanks m8.
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>>2055825
>just passively anywhere indoors
As long as its a heated room it should be fine
The lower you can get the moisture content the better.
Also harvest a large surplus of Bamboo
Tubes will often crack up if you dry them yourself
For the bottom tube you're looking for something in the range of 45-58 mm diameter so you'll just about have enough space to put fibres around the bottom backet shell

>>2055827
It is
The frame is just a component after all
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>>2056037
I have a ton more questions, but I assume everything is online?
did you have someone you know teach you or did you read it online?
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Friendly reminder that disc brakes on road bikes is retarded and unnecessary.
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Got this 2 months ago for 70 euro. Hubs, headset, rear derailleur are 105, cranks and front derailleur are "Sakae". I had to get the wheels trued at the shop and I replaced the handle bars and bottom bracket so all up it was about 180 including buying some tools.
Never had a road bike before, it's so fun. Did my first 100km ride and then my first 120km ride. I just put some GP 4 season tyres on it for winter and then i want to replace the horrible chinesium seat from the previous owner
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>>2055681
>daughters doll riding in the basket
fuck thats cute bro
god i am lonely
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>>2056108
Age?

>>2055757
I am better.
It tops 30km/h downhill.
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>>2056106
Pretty sweet ride, Anon. Do the shifters play nice with the derailleurs?
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>Still waiting for the bike parts
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>>2056138
not him but I put 2x7 microshift brifters on a bike that has similar era 105 derailleurs (mine are '89) and no problems.
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>>2056150
>have bike parts
>can't bring myself to install them because I'll have to redo internal hydraulic lines
I hate modern bikes already
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I rode my friends roadbike a month ago and the experience was so fun compared to my daily bicycle commute that I decided to swap from running to cycling for staying fit and got myself a new gravel bike. For the first 3 rides my back hurt like hell and my arms too. I looked up some videos and they said that you should not put your weight onto your arms. I adjusted my posture and did a 60km ride to the beach. It was loads of fun and it didn't hurt anymore. Still got some sore back for a bit but it went away after getting home within 15 mind. I'll try inverting my stem to see if I can raise my handlebars a little bit more to have more bent arms but other than that I think the bike fits well. I shoud probably train my core a bit more as I still have the tendency to forget and start leaning on my shoulders throughout the ride. Maybe I'll buy a handlebar bag too because currently I just carry a backpack for my water, energy bar and emergency repair kit.
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>>2056157
that color is sexo
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>>2056157
put your water in bottle cages on the frame.
put everything else in a seat bag.
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Transpergtation
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>>2056138
Yeah, no issues with the shifting like the other guy said. Need to replace the frayed cable housings at some point thoughever.

Is there a brake caliper with slightly more vertical clearance anyone can recommend? I could run a GP 4 season 32mm if I had a smidgen more vertical clearance at the back. As it is had to go 32mm front 28mm back
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>>2056153
Man, sounds horrible. I only touch bikes from the '90s.

Also, my pedals finally came! Now I'm only missing the fork.
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>>2055051
based explorer g.1 enjoyer
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sup n, havnt been here in awhile
heres my specialized hardrock. I got it about a month ago and ive been working on building it up into one of those gravel/commuter/adventure bikes that are so popular right now.

So far ive gotten it tuned up, put new expensive tires on it, and thats about it! But i want to get a front rack, grips, pedals, and possibly convert it to a 1x10 or 1x12. Do you think its worth it? It pretty much will never leave flat ground and the current setup is fine, its just that everyone doing this kind of build does a 1x setup. I also really want to change out the chainring because it has that gross yellow sunbleached plastic.

Today I lubed the chain and it feels so much better. Super new to bikes as an adult so this is my first time doing everything and its very rewarding.
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>>2056251
>possibly convert it to a 1x10 or 1x12
Do that.
In my experience, this is what makes these builds ride great like a modern bike.
I'd recommend a 40t chainring, I feel that gives a nice range of gears. I've never felt that I needed more, and I do technical climbs and road sections with my builds.
If you want to keep the budget low, get a microSHIFT cassette/derailleur/shifter combo. Their stuff offers a lot for little money.
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>>2056289
I like the black sword for far. I had a microshift r8 that came on the bike and hated that the derailleur couldn't take anything bigger than an 28t. The r8 was worse than a Shimano Claris but this sword groupset is nice but I paied like $175 burgerbucks from shartmart.com for it and that was a bit steep for a cable brake groupset.
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>>2056251
>Do you think its worth it?
it'll cost a lot and you'll probably get less range than your current 3x. although you probably don't use the full range you have since you're not doing anything more challenging than gravel on flat terrain.
up to you but personally I wouldn't bother.
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this thing fucks
by that i mean it decimates my taint around mile 25
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and even if i cant figure out how to get my ass to not hurt its still my absolute favorite bike and what its best at is my favorite type of riding style
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>>2056324
>even if i cant figure out how to get my ass to not hurt

have you tried standing up
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>>2056324
It may be time to try a different saddle, it happens.
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>>2056313
>it'll cost a lot
Bullshit, you can go super cheapo if necessary

>less range than your current 3x
Also less weight, less failure points and still more than enough range

>I wouldn't bother
Weakling
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>>2056298
Yeah, I'm using the Sword group, except for the crank because they don't make them for 73mm.
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>>2056343
not bothering to rearrange a drivetrain that will yield a similar result is weak?
your argument is for less weight but I'm the weakling?
why are you so emotionally invested in what happens to someone else's bike?
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>>2056362
Because you're giving bad advice, in my opinion, and I want Anon to have the most fun with his bike.
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>>2056174
A higher trim version has something more akin to midnight purple so it was a tough choice, but in the end I pickes this one because it just feels like it pops better. It certainly makes other cyclists look at it. It also reminds me of the Lavender fields I saw in France.
>>2056175
I'll order a bottle cage soon. Probably also a slightly larger frame bag for a lock (toilet break), snacks, repair kits, phone etc.
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My old person bike I use to take my mom on grabel rides. It's weighs like 46 lbs lmao. That'll get her in shape.
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Just getting into mtb. Man I am out of shape lol
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>>2056367
>nds pic
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>>2056369
>out of shape
Not for long. Have fun, anon.
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>>2056369
Cool bike, Anon. Ride it hard and stay safe.
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>>2056372
>>2056373
Thanks, its a lot of fun. Got out and did a few miles this morning. Bike is a Marlin 7, glad I went tubeless because of pic rel
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>>2056369
Noice looking bike. Pls remove your reflectors and get proper MTB pedals. They activate my autism.
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>>2056324
I think desu expecting your wrist hands ass feet and ankles not to be beat up after an off road ride might just be unrealistic
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>>2056366
your just advising the guy to spend as much money as possible because that is the most fun for you to think about. The other guy is simply a lot more pragmatic
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>>2056375
>reflectors
Yeah I will, its brand new just got it yesterday.
>proper MTB pedals
Shill me a decent set
Its also got a dropper post, what bag should I get to carry tools and stuff? Also need a good headlight for some night riding. Ordered the Arundel Looney Bin cage to hold my nalgene.



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