SDJS-034 edition Resources:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-helpNeutral Support News on YoutubeWatch Yumika (1997) - Nagaremono Zukan (1998) - Shiro (1999)previous thread >>2057027
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>>2059553GAH!!!
>>2059551you didn't put the link in the old thread and now there's competing threads >>2059592
>>2059594please link old thread to new in the future.thank you
I refuse to accept a /bqg/ with a tiny shit OP image like that.I boycot this thread!
>>2059596if there werent 5 other people specifically trying to fuck up the thread>>2059618good. use the trannyop
Currently getting around on a shitbike, might buy a nicer one in the near future. How hard would it be to transport a second bike with a bike? Have a rack I could undoubtedly use as a mounting point, thinking I could probably just life the second bike and tie the front wheel on one to that rack, just not sure about stability.
If public transit is so good why are there niggers on it?If cycling is so good why are there niggers on them?
>>2059646
Looking to get only 700$ for this. Nothing but tire kickers and lowballers. Bike is only 6 months old and I got it from a real store. Why is everyone so fucking cheap? I know what I got.
Anybody own Kapvoe glasses? I'm cat6 for life and don't have Oakley $$$.
>>2059655Maybe you should try getting a job.
>>2059657I make a measly 46k a year, I have to be smart with what dumb shit I buy to fill the void in my life caused by years of dumber choices.
>>2059658>46kLiterally below the poverty line. Maybe you should have laid off the animal semen in high school so you didn't loose too many IQ points to get a real job.
>>2059659Post your glasses mister graduate.
>>2059659Turns out I'm well above (still poor) above the poverty level for a single person household in my state LMAO.
>>2059659He seems cool to bh.
How do I choose an e-bike(mid motor driven) headlight.I guess I can just measure the voltage coming from the motor but what about amps?Can you blow a fuse if it draws too much electric?
>>2059677Your lamp will would be attached to the battery, not to the motorhttps://electricbike.com/forum/forum/main-forum/diy-discussion/93644-bike-lights-connected-to-batteryThough it's also wrong to say "attach lamp to battery" because bike lamls are usually made for +/-6v (so 6V rectified total) due to how dynamos have been made for decadesSo usually you attach a Voltage converter (e.g. 36/46V---->6V) to the batter with an inline fuse for safety and *then* attach the lamp to the output of that converterBut that shit can be finnicky or even risky, so maybe just use a separate batteryThere are probably readymade kits for your idea too but if you need to ask for how to do it before researching a little then I cannot in good conscience reccomend you DIY
>>2059649
>>2059677I would just get a usb buck that can splice in and run the light off that
I'm done trying to get this devilish crown ring to sit all the way down. I've done this on other forks before and always managed somehow. This time I give up. I'm seriously considering running it like this in hopes that it settles down over time...
>>2059677I know that for any E-bike kit (middrive or otherwise, the headlight connects to the controller, (which for middrive typically *is* the motor as it's built as a single unit), so then it would be a matter of choosing one that has the same connection point (this situation typically happens as not many ebike kits imho will come with any tail light
>>2059717Nevermind. I got all of my shits together, took it apart again, SANDED THE FUCK out of the thicker part of the fork shaft where that crown race should sit and then got it to sit down almost all the way. Maybe a millimeter gap remains. I'm fine with that. If it sits down completely after a while of riding, I won't complain either.Also this is finally the right fork for the bike. It's a heavy girl, but looks great and has every possible attachment point you can think of. Now all that's left if swapping the tires for slimmer trekking ones. These have too much rolling resistance for my taste.Whaddya think, boys?
I bought some wheels during the seasonal clearance sales and they came with tubeless-ready rim strips and valves pre-installed. I've decided to run TPU tubes in this wheel/tire combo. Will the daggerlike protrusions on the rim strip will shred tubes like wet tissue or am I overthinking this? I suppose I should should pull the stripes and tape them huh...
This is bad right? Just noticedNo effect on riding…is the wheel out of true ?
>>2059748Turbo bad. This is impressive levels of not good.
>>2059750I don’t think it’s always been like that…What do? There’s seriously no effect on riding as I can tell. Maybe axle not seated right? I think my basket mounting on the axel has something to do with it
maybe not as bad as >>2059750start with the presumption (not demonstrated in your photo) that the skewer is properly seated;if the rims are of an age with the bike and single-walled steel or alloy they never really were any good anyway and so it doesn't matter if you need to replace them. If I were you I'd try to true them up just to understand the basics of truing a wheel.
>>2059748>is the wheel out of true ?I don't know, is it? your picture doesn't show shit, but if the brake calipers aren't hitting the rim (and your pic shows they're not wide apart, just moved to one side like the rest of the wheel) then that implies either someone built it wrong and it's dished like a rear wheel, which is incorrect for front and should absolutely be evened out, but isn't dangerous in terms of failure but isn't doing your handling any favors. or it's not seated in the dropouts maybe, or something, but whoever did this has adjusted the caliper around it, which is really weird.if the rim goes toward one side of the fork and then the other when you spin it, then it's out of true, but your brakes are tight enough that it would rub in that case.
>>2059748Jesus dude what the hell that’s gore. The clown who had it before u got a rear wheel, put it on the front and adjusted the brakes to fit??? This is madness
>>2059744Maybe double-tape that area. TPU tubes are ultra junk.
>>2059551Looking at getting a new eMTB, likely either a Cube ONE77. Is the mullet really an issue since i'm getting an eMTB and i don't exclusively do downhill and just ride trails and hilly areas?Or should I stick with a ONE44 for this reason?My logic was the motor would make it unnoticeable.
>>2059778Forgot to add, i do plan on going to the bike park but it won't be the majority use of it.
>>2059733>trek>cantis >steel>microshit You did goodYour saddle and bars are alllll fucked up though, i hope you don’t ride like that
>>2059748Either the wheel is completely out of true, or the axle is not properly secure(more likely)
>>2059748yeah, this would explain it>>2059763look at the hub. is it perfectly symmetrical or does one end have extra space for a gear or gears?
>>2059768>TPU tubes are ultra junknah. but even a butyl tube could fail from rubbing on that.>>2059744I'd smooth that area for sure. fill in the triangles with I dunno caulk or something and tape over. smooth out the transition on the points too
>>2059785I haven't really ridden it at all, yet. What do you mean?
>>2059794yeah that seems like a sensible approach that leaves fallback options. thanks anon!
Tubeless started sweating like crazy. the sealant is 4 months old. Should it be replaced?
>>2059807No, 4 months is nothing.
>>2059793>>2059786>>2059763>>2059756So is this a rear wheel?
>>2059819
>>2059820welll...you're only showing us one side of the hub, retard, so we can't see everything we told you we needed to see, but even so, it doesn't look like there's space on the other side for a gear. your wheel just seems to be retarded (like you.) but (unlike you) it should be fixable. but probably not by you (because you're retarded.)
>>2059821you're trying way too hard
>>2059829at least I'm not retarded
>>2059829Bro came here post 2016
>>2059819>>2059820No that is very obviously a front wheel?Im really not sure why you asked us thay
>>2059835That’s what I thought. People were saying it could be a rear wheel…?
>>2059785What do you meeeeaan
>>2059797>>2059860Your saddle is pointing down and your shifters pointing upLike this \/Should be (relatively) level like this —Although i could be wrong and it could be a bad photo
>>2059863>gravel setup >crank looks like 52/42, rear has a straight blockI guess he wants people to think he's a hardcunt, but doesn't look like any fun to ride at all
>>2059864Its just a photo i downloaded off of google don’t be a sperg
Got this for peanuts at local pawn store, how'd I do, and what's some recommendations you guys could give. Obviously fenders would be a priority.
>>2059748Looks a little better after I reseated the axle. I think the wheel is out of true though. It wobbles a bit. I think when I first installed wheel I tightened one bolt to max tightness first and then did the other, making it unbalanced or something
>>2059875looks fine. a bit of wobble isn't a problem and there's probably no way to keep a single-walled rim in perfect true for long anyway
>>2059863seat pointing down is good
>>2059885>seat
>>2059866Basket and new tires desu
>>2059655I had Kapove and othe aliexpress glasses and all had the same issues - terrible fit and lenses got scratches very easily. I got oakleys two years ago on some clearance sale and they're great and lenses are still pristine
>>2059885This is almost never true
i like to bike casually and to get around but i don't understand cyclist' mentality about carbon. its such a piece of shit material that breaks when you look at it wrong. for the money people spend on it, why on earth wouldn't you just go titanium? it even looks nicer
>>2059863I might still move the saddle a bit. I won't ever have it completely horizontal like this, though. I point the shifters up to elevate my upper body a bit. It's more comfortable on longer rides and I don't want to raise the entire bar any more (entirely for optic reasons, lol).
>>2059885if you enjoy wrist pain
>>2059866the fork is heavy and useless, but basically it's a perfectly cromulent bike.post a picture of the actual bike for rudimentary fit advice
>>2059898titanium is also very expensive and breaks when you look at it wrong. titanium is very hard (it does not deform easily) so something getting smacked around a lot (like a bike frame) is not in its use case and you would have an eventual catastrophic failure after nothing appearing wrong. you actually want a lot of metal parts to deform a little bit so they can settle into tension/torsion instead of just shearing titanium disc brakes are a thing though because titanium is very heat resistant and doesnt expand much but it's a lol on bikes because you are not going fast enough or braking heavily enough to need that and your calipers are some polymer compound anyway lmaualuminum offers the best compromise between weight and general "strength" while not being too insanely expensive compared to steelcarbon is probably so widely used because techbro-like obsession with shoehorning in !!!NEW_THING!!! even if it is not appropriate for the project>>2059866>used bikenew tires and tubes immediately, maybe brake pads, clean and strip and relube everything
>>2059898>le heckin delamerino meme>late 2025ti has more issues and fewer upsides. anyway it's not the 1970s anymore; bikes age out of utility every 5-10 years and for most people a few thousand dollars every 5-10 years falls below perception threshold. a lot of people spend more than that on shitty coffee-beverages and moronic ______-as-a-service subscriptions
>>2059898if you're racing against people at your approximate fitness level (which you are, since the UCI has 5 categories for the full spectrum) and they're all on carbon and you aren't, it is unlikely you'll get on the podium.that's it.
These tires look so shit... I can't. I'm going back to the trusty all-black 2" Billies.
>>2059902>titanium is also very expensive and breaks when you look at it wrongit is expensive. so is nice carbon. it doesn't break in the same way and you know that.>titanium disc brakes are a thing i didnt know this was a thing at all. will have to read about it >aluminum offers the best compromisealu is awesome for its weight vs strength. but its also more easily damaged than steel or ti. if you're just riding around and not jumping off of shit, alu is a great material>>2059903>ti has more issues and fewer upsidescare to list any? i had a few ti frames now and none had any issues specific to it being ti.>>2059904of course in the case of racing it makes sense to chase every ounce and so carbon makes sense. i mean in a general bike sense where you plan to ride the same setup every day, not just be given a pre-setup race machine to put a few hundred miles on
>>2059907>i mean in a general bike sensethat was supposed to be my point. the industry and consumer obsession with carbon is completely pointless except for a handful of people
>>2059907>care to list any? galvanic corrosion. ti eats hardware and bearing cups etc
>>2059907>it doesn't break in the same way and you know that.true but also not, it has poor shear resistance just like carbon and is Hard™ which means it will break rather than deform, also the main disadvantages of carbonin practice a carbon frame shouldn't break unless you're doing something truly fucked up that would probably also make welds on a metal frame fail too but the weight savings arent worth the price imo>brakesyeah it's more a thing for high performance cars where it needs to have good thermal performance and not warp in general than muh strength. it's a step to the side from ceramic composite rotors, and vastly superior to iron/steel. you would use ti on something like a rally/baja car where you need it to be very robust and not need replacement for an entire event where you may want to replace or service a ceramic rotor after just a stage or two.it's used on high performance bikes because Performance Cyclists are trend-chasing techbro retards who don't understand the technologies they use and just think titanium = good>damaging aluminumif it's good enough for the Armalite Rifle Fifteen it it's good enough for your bike
no matter how many times you use the buzzword it won't make them into boogiemen and it won't make you right
adding blockchain and AI to my electronic shifter
>>2059912whine all you like, it's in the product development pipeline already and your betters will be buying it.
>>2059911what buzzword is this?
where the fuck do I buy CHEAP bike stuff? I just want some basic tires and tubes and the shit costs as much as a new used bike
>>2059915AliExpress, same as everything else
>>2059915best would be a bike co-op that caters to a low-rent urban community. if you don't have one of those, look for someone on marketplace or cl who is flipping a lot of shitbikes. as an absolute last resort, hardware or department stores will sometimes carry basics like chains and tires but you'll be paying pasela prices for Bell.
>>2059916i hate ordering online but i guess it's how it's gotta be>>2059917nah even the bike "co op" near my is run by gentrifying hipsters who refuse anything that isnt a fixie and operate as a subscription model
>>2059918>run by gentrifying hipsters who refuse anything that isnt a fixie and operate as a subscription modelseems entirely plausible and not at all like some complete bullshit that you pulled put of your ass
>itt anon learns for the first time that shops won't service BSOs
>>2059920I'm not looking for service, I'm looking for parts
>>2059551
I ride a lot along a high speed road, and whenever I'm in the road I get yelled at for being in the way, and when I go on the "sidewalk" I get yelled at for not being on the road. Should I just start carrying a gun and flashing it whenever anyone fucks with me?
>>2059934if you don't have at least a drone-spotted HIMARS battery covering you, no force of arms can retaliate against aggressive drivers. the only defenses you have are common sense and deferring to cager nonsense to the utmost extent possible. if you're riding somewhere that those are inadequate you actually just failed the common sense part.
>>2059935It's less about safety; I am able to navigate. I am just tired of being yelled at for doing what I have to do. Is it time to just invest in a GM6 Lynx and fire at any suburban retard that hits me with the high beams?
>>2059935>if you don't have at least a drone-spotted HIMARS
Would carrying a bow whilst biking make people fuck with me less? I know a shitty bow would not make a very good close combat weapon, but would the prospect of fucking with someone so deranged in the first place prevent an altercation? I was already thinking of just wearing my tacvest as a matter of course since I've got good lights on it, but thought that maybe looking insane would prevent people from messing with me in the first place. If I carried a compound bow, would the average pedestrian or driver think "I don't want to fuck with this guy. He might bite me or something."?
>>2059897>>2059900dyel?
>>2059915AliexpressIve had very good luck with ZTTO Or craigslist/fb marketplace. Most people overvalue their garbage but the best deals are people bulk-selling tools and parts. Search “bicycle parts” or “bicycle tools”
>>2059915CST they make maxis tires
>>2059937really the right tool for the job is an ac130 gunship but flying one of those into contested airspace comes with too many risks baka
How do you get rid of mold in your clothes (jersey)?
I'm trying to buy a "20 inch single or double wall solid axel screw on wheel rim brake" for the back wheel of my folding bike. It's a piece of shit bike so I don't want anything super expensive, looking to spend about £40 or less - UK.I wouldn't even recognise one if I saw them though, and I barely understand from looking at pictures. Is there one on Amazon I could get or something? Double walled would be preferable as I hear that's better, but not if the price difference is big.
>>2059647same question could be raised about your mom
>>2059996that's not a thing that should happen. I'm not fastidious with my kit but the idea of it getting moldy is genuinely horrific. try some vinegar in the wash first and if that doesn't work get it dry-cleaned.
>>2059996Borax gets rid of mold but not sure if it's safe to use with lycra or etc.
>>2059998Anyone? I need to order this thing at some point but these people keep adding a plethora of words to the titles and I end up getting confused if it's what I need or not.
>>2060074try the folding bike general?
>>2060075I mistook this place for the bike questions general, my bad.
>>2059999checked ayyoo
If I have two e-bike hub motors, but one is a different size than the other, can I "slave" one to the other by hooking up just the one set of sensors, but driving both off the same three-phase lines? I saw an "experiment" showing it's fine with two same-size hubs, but I worry that the differing motor size might fuck timing because I'm not sure if it's rotation speed or speed over ground matters. I feel like it should be rotation speed, but I am a big dummy and am filled with self-doubt
So do these suck or what? Internet reviews be like "They'll probably be fine and other chinkbrands are worse but a certain percentage will be duds so just buy extras because they're cheap :^)" which ain't exactly what I'm looking for in a part that could leave me stranded.
>>2060097>paying amazon prices for ali merchYou may be too stupid to operate a bicycle, brother, please make sure and take someone with you. That being said, Ridenow are one of the original brands that popularised TPU tubes. They can’t be that bad.
>>2060095https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhEWXXc-TYc
>>2060098>rolling the dice on getting knockoffs of knockoffs and waiting 6 weeks for delivery just to save ten bucksI'm cheap but I'm not *that* cheap.
>>2060097this is why you always go for a test ride no further than a couple blocks. who the fuck be like>just had some work to my vehicle done, time to take it 400 miles down south without making sure I didn't get owned>>2060100also this, for stuff like that I'd rather go to a brick and mortar shop. at least then if it's chinesium junk there's the threat of you going back there with a machete so they have to sell at least mostly functional crap
>>2060100>>2060101Again, my newbie friends, Ridenow is a Chinese app brand. It started on Chinese apps. You are more likely to encounter a knockoff of it on Amazon.
>>2060102I maintain my point that shopping at a real physical store is better because if it's complete junk you can threaten that you will come back with a receipt and if they don't honor the return policy you will call some patched up over-the-hill losers who happen to still own rocket launchers from their wilder days
>>2060101>who the fuck be like>>just had some work to my vehicle done, time to take it 400 miles down south without making sure I didn't get ownedAre you taking your car to Bubba at the trailer park when it breaks down? Go to a good shop and you should absolutely be able to trust that your wheels won't fall off if you immediately hop on the interstate.
>>2060104>Are you taking your car to Bubba at the trailer park when it breaks down?yeah i'm real cheap and Midas keeps slipping in extra charges for new wiper blades and wheel balancing and shit when i went in for an electrical system failure
>>2060103Ok. That’s a mad cope but on the off chance you are serious about wanting good quality TPU tubes, buying the knock-off of a Chinese product on Amazon isn’t the way to do it, I recommend Rene Herse.
Unironically when I went home to see family, my "childhood bike shop" where not only did the owner(?) grope me but they didn't even have the courtesy to properly do anything when I brought my bike for tune-ups i was incredibly disappointed I couldn't throw a cinder block through their window as an adult. The place had closed down in the meantime. And honestly I was more mad that I had two separate tune-ups where I spent like twenty bucks out of my own allowance and the thing didn't even come back cleaned let alone with anything adjusted properly than about the owner being into teenagers.
>>2060102>chinks would never counterfeit chink productsok
>>2060109You received an answer to your question, as well as good advice about alternatives if you feel “cheap” buying Ridenow tubes. You should feel bad about the way you’re behaving at this point.
I've noticed my motor controller gets real hot. It's in a janky spot right now and is well insulated against the elements, but that means it's also just generally real insulated. Not good for power electronics. Would it be mad niggerish to get a discount ammo can or something and mount it in there but cut a hole for a heatsink?I also want way more information about what my bike is doing. I have a shitty "computer" off a different ebike kit that didn't end up working, but I've run out of space on my handlebars for gadgets; should I just go full retard and remove the mounting points to wear it on my wrist or chest or something after hooking it up to connect to shit with a DB9 instead of whatever shitty not-all-populated MOLEX it currently uses? How retarded can I get with gadgets on a bicycle before it goes from "autistic" to "flight risk"?Also does anyone still sell those things to instantly inflate a tire using a CO2 cartridge? I've been carrying a shitty dollar store mini-pump and that shit fucking sucks. It's not tiring, the thing just makes a very poor seal, and battery-operated pumps like for cars take forever and are either yet another heavy-ass battery to carry, or will drain what I want to use to be too lazy to pedal.
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>>2060112
Oh yeah, and how much stuff is too much stuff to carry? My bike's a heavy girl, and is well within BSO territory. I don't have panniers, but I can feel the suspension collapse every time I brake, and the rear tire is always squishy no matter how hard it is before I leave the house. Would carrying some of my stuff in a chest rig instead of a backpack or in panniers help the weight balance enough to offset the cringe of wearing a chest rig on a bike?
these worked fine for me so far for 4 bux a pop
I want a grip like this but i need it to be 10cm but every single one i find is 14 cm
>>2060097Ask yourself why you need condom thin tubes like these
>>2060115we can't help you>>2060123ergos are absolute trash. spring for revgrips if you want comfy conventional hand position. bar-ends are not a substitute for un-fucking your bike fit but if you really can't be bothered just get some cheap BMX grips, cut them down, and add stubbies
>>2060128Don't buy ergo then you might not have a problem because youre on all fours a lot taking it in the assbut for me the straight grip just feels awkwardI need to hold the bike the way i hold your moms ass handles when i deep her from behind
>>2060124Presumably because they're way lighter, which is why they exist in the first place.
>>2060123maybe ergon gp2 gripshift
>>2060131its 13cm in lengthits 10cm in circumference(i would be glad to be wrong but i've checked)
>>2060132gripshifts are shorter
>20 inch single or double wall solid axel screw on wheel rim brakehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=20+inch+single+wall+solid+axel+screw+on+wheel+rim+brake&crid=292HCQLZW5ZA8&qid=1764505086&rnid=389114011&sprefix=20+inch+sing+wall+solid+axel+screw+on+wheel+rim+brake%2Caps%2C241&ref=sr_nr_p_36_0_0&low-price=&high-price=54Which of these is the right rim I'm after?
>>2060129>diaperr: filled>panties: twisted>rustle status: rustled
>>2060097I think I've used ridenow. definitely Cyclami and a few others. I like tpu.
What do I need to look for when getting a replacement rear wheel online? My current wheel is fine for the most part but I nicked two of the spokes when trying to remove the dork disk because I'm retarded and didn't want to remove the wheel first and now I want to have a spare wheel laying around so I don't take anymore chances. It's a freewheel, 26-er with fat tires, rim brakes and a 7-speed tranny if that matters
>>2060123maybe just get barends they make a short grip for bromptons too
>>2060130>yeah i can totally tell its 50g lighter dude
>>2060151This thread is full of children and people who don’t cycle now, anon. I recommend you look for the answer on Sheldon Brown’s website.
>>2060133oh okay thank you
>>2060159i have this exact toy
>>2060130>yeah bro my tubes are 2g lighter>*proceeds to fill them with an extra three pounds of air to compensate for lost stiffness anyway*
>>2060162>>2060151I would once again like to inquire an answer to my question, I really don't want to get the wrong wheel spec
>>2060178Does it have quick release or nutted hubs?
>>2060178Also is it cassette or freewheel? This and what the axles are are the only pieces left in the puzzle. There’s a million 26” cassette wheels with quick release btw, you have one of the best bikes for wheel availability. If it’s freewheel, consider buying a cassette wheel and cassette, they’re much easier from a maintenance perspective and much stronger.
>>2060178https://www.velogear.com.au/parts/wheels/complete-wheels/26-mtb-wheels/wheelsmith-26-wheels-7-speed-cassette.htmlThis is a nice wheel with a Joytech hub for 80 Australian dollars, or about forty pound. So right in budget. Buy something like this. Note that this is a very strong but also heavy wheel because it has 36 spokes.
I've got the Ritchey venturemax on my gravel bike and I really like the shallow drops. The flare also makes it that my forearm doesn't hit the ramps when in the drop position.Are there any carbon alternatives with the same reach,drop, and flare from Chinkland?
>>2060184that's a pretty specific ask, but even my cheap ass alu bar had a spec sheet picture on the ali listing. you'll just have to get the specs from the ritchey site and compare to other listings.sometimes if you search for "ritchey venturemax" on ali the copy will come up but no guarantees
>>2060180>If it’s freewheel, consider buying a cassette wheel and cassette, they’re much easier from a maintenance perspective and much stronger.It is a freewheel, would this more or less be a drop-in replacement so to speak? They're nutted hubs, not quick release
took a ride after three months and my bussy is sorethanks for reading my blog
Any of you guys have beaters to leave outside all winter? The free hub on mine just jumped up so I couldn’t pedal, the pawls didn’t engage (-10f). Any pro tips? I was just going to disassemble it. Decrease it and fill it with motor oil or something.
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I just covered my chain and Cogset with 2-stroke engine oil as a quick lube and to keep them from rusting since it's going to be raining soon where I am. They shift a lot better now. Will this result in permanent damage?
>>2060204Yeah, it’s going to attract dirt and form a paste that will wear out your chain and sprockets quickly and also make the bike unpleasant to work on
>>2060204not in itself, but dirt and grit will stick to the oil and then wear the gear teeth and chain much faster. after oiling the chain and letting it soak in for a while, thoroughly wipe off the exterior, only the internal parts need oil. you don't really oil the gears, the chain transfers crud to it anyway, you want to keep them as clean as possible. you can Displace Water on the gears with WD-40 but wipe it off after. you can -- and should -- use it on a wet chain but the oil in it is too thin to lube your chain beyond a short-ish ride, so you need to oil it after and wipe it down.if you'd rather use the oil all over as a waterproofing, just know you'll be replacing the chain and gears a lot more often. chains can be cheap, the chainrings on the crank can be pricey. the rear gears can go either way depending on what brand, number of gears, and quality.
>>2060206Well I did wipe off the excess after applying it, to ensure it was just between the chain bearings
Picked up a $20 shitter 90s mtb just for the frame which is really nice and a perfect size for me. I really want to turn it into a touring bike but my problem is the brakes. I so, so do not want to use r*m brakes. What are my options for putting discs on it? Can I just get a welder to weld on some disc brake tabs to the front fork and back stay once I figure out the positioning? Or is the front fork going to need to be replaced with a carbon/alu one or whatever since it won’t have been built for all the braking on one leg? Probably not a problem on the rear brake though is it?
>>2060211what are rum brakes?did you mean drum brakes?
>>2060212Rim brakes
>>2060211>What are my options for putting discs on it?nonexistent. I like a 90s steel mtb for many purposes but you can't just retrofit disc brakes like that, they don't perform in a vacuum. a modern mtb has a thousand little things that all add up to braking and handling performance. you can weld on tabs but it's pissing up a rope. once you've got tabs you need calipers, once you've got calipers you need a disc wheelset, once you've got a wheelset you need a frame that takes thru axles and a tapered headtube, etcthere is no sequence of events that builds a perfectly fine $20 shitter 90s mtb into a touring bike with disc brakes on a smaller budget than just buying a more suitable bike for your task.
>>2060211>What are my options for putting discs on it?new wheel hubs with a mounting point for it, thats about ityou dont need all new wheels, but you may as well go for that if you're asking the question. do you know how to lace a wheel, let alone want to even if you do?
People keep hassling me on the "mixed-use" trail, should I buy a PR-57?
>>2059996Scrubbing Bubbles is a good brand of mostly-bleach-but-also-anti-bleach "bathroom cleaner" that i have noticed does not eat away at clothes unless you really soak emI use it on my bathmat
>>2060128>we can't help youif mean-spirited anonymous shitposters can't help me, who can
>>2060223speech language pathologists are a good bet. they seem to be cool anyway
>>2060211If you’re going so far to weld disc brake mounts on your bike, you really should just spend the money on the bike you want from the beginning. That being said if money is no issue, you’ll want a new disc fork and a support + disc mount welded to rear. Theres quite a lot of youtube vids online about it.I really think its a bad idea though, the downsides of rimbrakes are massively overstated. You’re giving up a lot of time and money for an old fucking bike that will probably ride worse than a modern touring rig. If you stay rim brakes you save all that potential pain, still have a perfectly functional whip, and have access to cheap rim brake parts + easier roadside fixes.
>>2060224my speech is fine, my odd statements are probably a thought disorder
why is my faggot bike still making a creaking noise. I replaced the bearings on the rear wheel, new bottom bracket and new pedal bearings but it's still creaking on power strokes and driving me insane. What is even left to do. Aluminum frame if that helps.
>>2060227brakes rubbingwheel crossbar (idk the proper name) flexingtires flexingseat not seatedmachine spirit reaching your soulpedal bodies flexing due to poor foot positionthe power of apolloloose chaintight chainsqueaky derailleur needs greasephantom pains from anxiety for the futuretinnitusrealizing you could have saved 10% or more by switching to geico
>>2060228AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>2060227your bicycle is expressing its love for you
how do i turn my various attachment disorders into making wrenching on my bike feel good because every time i touch it i feel really frustrated at it like a lover who i cant fuck properly because my dick is too smallalso where do i get the little u-bend things for mechanical brakes. i dont need the full sleeve and have fucktons of cable and can get more trivially for free. i just need the bent piece of metal tubing it rides so it doesnt kink
>>2060006I forgot to wash them after a bikepacking trip.>>2060016I'll try that after>>2060222anon's solution doesn't work. The spray one?
>>2060232>The spray one?yeahi got mine at the dollar store so it might be bootleg, but shit fucking does WORK as intended and on fabric it is only a little destructive. as with anything else, test on a spot that isnt visible and doesnt matter but otherwise, like i said, i used it on a bathmat and it only melted a little
>>2060201>leave outside all winter?even in apartment life with roommates or family this is unthinkable
>>2060237>he doesn't have a heated porchPoorfaggot.
>>2060201Fixed gear, its only real limit is the human limit, the mechanical limit is about -40f where the chain oil, hub grease, and brake pads freezes into in operation. Snow isn't a problem if your gear ratio and leg strength is appropriate, the real problem is ice
What's the best tool for locating and removing glass shards from a tire? Is there some trick or special method to this shit?
>>2060245preferred method: throw away the tire and mount the spare. you DID buy 3, right?
>>2060245Turn the tire inside out
>>2060251That's possible?
>>2060253yeah, but only on opposite days
>>2060245>locateare you sure theres glass in there? if so and you can see it, tweezers would work. but if its a big enough chunk it could've compromised the tire. check each area when you reinflate it to make sure any small slice isn't going to get bigger over time cause you could be in for an unexpected crash
http://www.cube.eu/recall-agree
>>2060256My roadbike had a recall issued earlier this year and I rode it all summer. YOLO
>>2060256glad now I got this instead
>>2060231>mechanical brakesthat's every brake. the actuation can be hydraulic, but it's still a machine.usually you say rim or disc, and then designate hydro or cable for disc. although there are hydro rim brakes, almost nobody uses them. but there are 3 common types of rim brake, which would be super helpful to us if you would designate. "mechanical" doesn't tell us shit.anyway, it sounds like you need a new "noodle" for V brakes, which are a type of rim brake. is that right?
>>2060237Even if I didn't already have 3 bikes in my apartment, it would still live outside. I only ride <4 miles on it, and it's full of aliexpress parts. It's good to have a beater. >>2060241I thought about this, but I have an old stump jumper with friction shifting right now, and it's much more practical than a fixie. I'm sure once I un-gunk the freehub it'll be fine.
>>2060256Steel is real, pussy boys.
>>2060227I told you last time and you obviously didn't take me seriously. Go through every one of your rear spokes and tighten the ones that are too soft.
I fixed the brifters and straightened the saddle a bit more. Riding position still feels good and it definitely looks better now.Oh, I also lost those ugly tires and put 2" Billies on. I think that's complete, looks-wise.
Are you supposed to be slower on a folding bike?I got a Popal F207 Reload, took a completely flat 17km ride. Google Maps estimated it'll take 55min, meanwhile I took no breaks and tried my hardest to make it in 1:40h while getting trolled by dutch grannies barely doing anything while maintaining twice my max speed.Should I change my tires, am I just lazy, are folding bike just slow by default?
>>2060279>1:40h for 17 Km That is tragic, friend. Like, impossibly slow. That might even be running pace.These bikes aren't meant for tours. You either use a real bike if you want to actually cover a distance, or you embrace the stupidity of this and do it just for the fun of it.
>>2060280I could be the issue though, or mine in particular got some issues needing repair.20 inch wheels vs 26 inch can't bottleneck you this hard right?I want to save extra fees for taking it with me on trains or be able take a bus with my bike which isn't allowed for regular ones.
>>2060276You saddle generally should be level but if you're comfortable then w/eNow go post here >>2059993>>2060279If you're going slower than 10mph/16kph you are really truly ridiculously slow. Something is very wrong. Even if you were 300 lbs you should be able to move faster than that. Like wtf are your brakes engaged? Are your tires inflated at all? What does pedaling feel like, is it really slow and heavy? Or is really fast and light. >>206028120 inch wheels are not the issue at all.
>>2060283Can't tell, I'm 70kg and walk 20k steps each day but haven't cycled since 10 years.Pedaling feels a little tough on gear 6/5 but it should do so I guess. But more than that I feel like there's a huge loss of velocity after a very short period of time. Like I have to be standing on gear 6 pedaling non stop to move reasonably fast and not dip back into walking speed.Tires are freshly inflated, brakes are newly replaced but cheap ones could've messed up installing them, tires might have some irregularities/damage despite feeling tight and not loosing air too.
>>2060283>20 inch wheels are not the issue at all.they deffinately contribute say thats a 14t and 48t with 700c the theroetcal top speed with a cadence of 60rpm would be 29kph with 20 inch that drops to 19kph altho your tiny jpg of a chinese man with a tea cosy on his head makes a good counterargument so i can see youre a ccyling pro
>>2060291You generally change cog size when you change wheel size for this obvious reason.
>>2060279>>2060286If you did 1:40 at reasonably high intensity I would venture a guess that your fitness is not the issue. Would you be able to guess at a heartrate zone/how hard you were breathing?
I tried learning how to bike as an adult and could never get a hang of it. Is it too late for me?
thoughts on 9velo C52 extreme wheelset?"The 23.6 mm internal wide, 52mm deep carbon spoke EXTREME C52 Wide wheelset is at just 999 grams, which is our most advanced road wheelset to date. Weighing in at an astonishing sub-1000 grams, this wheelset redefines what’s possible in deep-section climbing performance."
>>2060286Flip your bike upside down and spin the wheels, do they spin freely?>>2060291Listen to what >>2060292 said, midwit
>>2060299Why would it? You'll get a hang of it pretty quickly.>>2060283>Now go post hereI want to make a decent photo first.
>>2060292Yeah you can see from the photo that this >>2060279 is rocking a 72t front chainring he should be capable of 50+kph so uh yeah it's a skill issue duh
I upgraded to disk brakes what am I in for?
>>2060315Hey dumbass, he said he was moving at 10kph and that was as fast as he could go. No one said a 20 inch wheel is as fast as a 700c wheel but you’re retarded if you think that is the reason he’d going that slow.
>>206032210kph was his average speed genius Learn how numbers work before you reply to me
>>2060279I do 30km/h easily in flatlands on my folding bike
>>20597330/10 no rack
>>2059906It's alright man!except is as no rack 0/10
>>2060302They spin without any noticeable issues, although maybe the backwheel got a small dent causing it to steal all of my momentum which would explain my experience. Can't see or feel that egg theory though.>>2060324That would be insane if yours is 20 inch aswell and you can hold that speed for 30km straight.
>>2060323Which means sometimes he went faster and sometimes he went fucking slower. WHICH STILL MEANS THE 20 INCH WHEEL IS NOT THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. You have said so much and helped nothing.
>>2059998>>2060077Well perhaps something like this?https://www.taylor-wheels.de/en/20-inch-bmx-bike-rear-wheel-single-wall-36-holes-axle-10mm-blackIf you want a higher chance of getting help it's best to post a picture of the actual thingThere are three things you need to verify:>does it use rim brakes or disk brakes>do you use some sort of gear hub or threaded freewheel hub or shimano/hg hub>do you need it to be a solid axle or is a quick release okayThe link I provided for example has>rim brakes>solid axle>freewheel NOT HGUsually with the hub you don't get both a HG and quick release OR threaded freewheel and solid axleFinding a hub with both a solid axle and an HG-style freehub has eluded meNote that in my picture the bottom freewheel type has a quick-release style instead of a solid axleThe unicorn combo is finding the HG-style freehub with a solid axle instead of a QR-style hollow axle as pictured here up top of the image
>>2060260They just let you ride until you crash and hush it up lol>>2060265>mfw when I fuck OPs mom myself instead of with thai ladyboys
>>2060328I'm figuring the out the rack situation rn. I'm not sure if my front brake cable will be in the way. Most definitely for most handlebar bags.
>>2060309>Why would it? You'll get a hang of it pretty quickly.it's very difficult to cycle with the feet later in life, the coordination is counter-intuitive.
>>2060332Thanks, you are talking a bit over my paygrade though. It's one of these, cheapo or used to be cheapo a couple of years ago store own brand folding bike with rim brakes. The quote I posted earlier with>"20 inch single or double wall solid axel screw on wheel rim brake"Is word for word what the guy at the store told me I should look for online, since they just import the wheels from France when they need them or some shit.
Is anyone experienced in troubleshooting ahead headsets? I can't get rid of the last bit of play in mine and I can't tighten it more. Or rather, I shouldn't have to. On other bikes of mine I didn't have to, either.I could need some pointers for how to narrow then issue down strategically.
>>2060341All it takes is half of an afternoon and an empty parking lot to be able to ride circles. Just go for it, I'm sure you can do it.
Holy shit i am baffled by this stuck thru axleI finally got it to spin, only for the head of the axle to refuse to come up and out. Like, it’s totally unthreaded but the acle wont budge so its just spreading the fork legs WTF do i even do at this point
>>2060348take it out, clean, degrease and whisper you'll insert just a tip
How do I tell which inner tube I need? What do I look at or measure etc?
>>2060351The small dimension is the compatible tire width.
>>2060352If mine is maybe 1.3 to 1.4 wide (held a tape measure up to it and eyeballed it) would the one on the right be fine?
>>2060348>>2060350Update, the thru axle was corroded/welded on the hub so i gave it a choppy chop. Everything but the tire and inner tube is trash. I feel better though. It was all free anyways…
>>2060354your existing tire should have it's dimensions stamped into it somewhere. it may be metric, though, but just convert it.
>>2060348>>2060358unhinged boomer moment
>>2060361I'm 27 does that make it better or worse
>>2060331He said he was getting dropped by Dutch gilfs guess what size wheels they have numb nuts
>>2060339A rack like this that attaches to the fork crown would fit and also provide a safety feature of preventing the yoke hitting the tyre in case of cable failure.
>>2060348was a dremel AND a welder involved here?
>>2060404Neither
>>2060405Rectify that.
How do you deal with the threat of death? The trail I take to work is real fucking icy and my bike fucking sucks.
where do the fucking little half-u-bend pipes for mechanical brakes come from i dont want to have to order shit on princess auto to maky my own at home out of random hobbyist brass tubing (LIE: I would love to, but also it would be way easier to order a 10pack of prepared ones)
I am tired of high beams on well-lit roads. Is lighting on city roads a known issue or will me opening up fire with a stolen FN Minimi at every object I can't accurately target due to overly bright or poorly angled lighting be attributed to some other terrorist cause despite my continued roaring about lighting
>>2060411The part you refer to is called a "noodle" or a "v brake noodle"
>>2060419unironically thank you but also>even on amazon from chink manufacturers they're 10bux eachliterally what is the reason to not just get a pipe bender for the same price and make them at home as required
unironically starting to bike again, and strictly as a commuter>most individual parts are shit I can get off of a wider distributor and shipping outpaces the cost of the part, or it's something stupid and not load-bearing that i could boot up OpenSCAD for and have 3d printed at the library for freewhy are non-load-bearing parts for bicycles so fucking expensive and why are the fittings for shit so dumb and gay and bad. even for my crap ass rim brakes, the nut that holds the shoes in the caliper are tapered and smooth instead of just being a fucking nut. I can literally get threaded rod and matching nuts and even factor in my own "everything is free if your time is worthless" labor at 20$/h to painstakingly hacksaw and hick smooth via dremel stuff for the 1/10th cost of a ready-made part. what the actual fuck is going on that causes this Advanced Jewry for Bike Shaped Object tier parts
On an only maginally less insane note, good lubricants for winter? I've been using WD40 to rinse the thing and it was fine in nice dry warm weather, and using Ballistol as it got cold. What's the good lube for a vehicle that isn't straight automotive oil/grease but also won't either rinse away or freeze in wet cold weather?
In general, what is the hood nigga BSO nigletized faggot bike supplier when your 5 mile ride to work every single day in -20 weather is tempered by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQM6Oq5OkBkor do I have to start shopping at automotive stores a little more and becoming That Guy at the library abusing their 3d printing services every time something freezes and cracks even before experiencing load
>>2060421I don’t control the economics of bicycle parts manufacture but I appreciate being thanked for my help. Highly recommend cantilever brakes over V brakes purely because they look much better
>>2060424Do what >>2060241 says, fixie is the best option. Buy an old roadie for less than $100 and a flip/flop rear wheel and boom you’re golden. Dont even buy new parts, steal from forgotten bicycles. If you can’t handle fixie, single speed. If you need gears, go 1x7 freewheel.
>>2060423Whats wrong with automotive oil? Its what i would use. Any extreme/wet chain lube would work
>>2060410Spiked tiresOr if you’re a poorfag: https://www.performancebike.com/michelin-star-grip-winter-tire-black-700c-35mm-98686/And learn to control the fishtail
>>2060423>WD40kys
>>2060097just buy lightweight butyl tubes, these wear faster and need to be inflated more often, the weight difference is not worth it.>>2060315this is genius, with the front wheel being smaller you should technically be going downhill on flat ground, meaning you wouldn't have to pedal anymore>>2060351just go by the ETRTO size, should almost always be stamped on the side of the tire
>>2060446>40-622>700x38cummm shouldn't those widths be equal??
>>2060411I told you 3 days ago >>2060262if you want to bend your own pipe, go for it I guess
>>2060448Don't think too deply about tire dimensions, they're retarded.
>>2060446My turbolito and cyclami hold air as well if not better thqn my xtra light butyls, chud
>>2060502it's been more than 30 years and they're still mad about carbon fiber composites and disc brakes.
>>2060448inner diameter (important for what tube to load/what rim it will fit on) vs outer diameter (important to benchracers and people very stupid forks)
>>2060508This would be nice if true, but it’s apocryphal. The numbers are just largely arbitrary/indicative.
hey friendsi am looking for arm warmers, specifically cheap ones that are just basically socks for arms. Unfortunately im in Canada and all I can find here are extremely thin compression style sleeves supposedly made for hardcore cycling nut jobs that cost $50 for a pair. Does anyone know where I can find something like picrelated? Even amazon either has a split of extremely girly super thick and feminine fashion arm warmers, or spandex retard tier running/cycling arm warmers that are basically just compression sleeves and will absolutely not keep you warm in chillier weather.
>>2060542it's terminal
>>2060542buy socks and cut open the toe?
>>2060542Why do you just wear a long sleeve shirt?
>>2060399Ok, I found a rack that fits the fork and the brake cables. Not easy. Thanks for the tip.
do warm bike lights in the 1-3000K range exists? I ride completely off road so visibility isn't an issue but the bright hospital lights take away from the naturealso: how bad for a bike is driving through a river (halfway above the hub) regularly?
>>2060542cosplay outlets and gay sex shops, it's the only places you can get legit arm/leg warmers anymore that aren't 0.001mm of neoprene that do nothing
>>2060576im not a Flashlight Enthusiast but surely you can just order a different bulb/LED and wire it in to your existing oneor if you're unwilling to do that, "lighting gel" might be what you want. it's the proper name for those colored films you put on stage lights. art stores generally carry them
>>2060576>do warm bike lights in the 1-3000K range exists?no>how bad for a bike is driving through a river shouldn't matter much.
>>2060576Reddit says the Lumintop B01Alternatively you could find some old pre led halogen lights
Fixed gear? How did you break it?
>>2060576>halfway above the hubsubmerging the hubs and bottom bracket will wash the grease away and rust the bearings and the bearing races.how quickly this will happen I do not know. you should open up your hubs/BB and check. if they're still fine, then however long you've been doing it plus (undetermined future time) is an acceptable service interval. if they're starting to get fucked or completely fucked, then you went too long before servicing them.switch over to marine grease, which is used on the wheels of boat trailers for better water protection. if your hubs/BB use sealed bearing units, still coat the insides where the bearings seat with marine grease and I guess try to force as much marine grease inside them as you can but keep replacements on hand so you can pop new the bearings in.
>>2060612oh, and your pedals, too. so basically every bearing on the bike except headset, unless you go deep enough to submerge that, too.
>>2060605over your fuckin' head.
