no

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welcome to my office

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Perfect

>>2060039
if you can do that you can point that rig south and pedal until you reach a survivable latitude

>>2060080
I have a lot of really good reaction images for expressing skepticism and I'm coming up dry just now

>>2060088
What are you skeptical about, anon?

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neeeeeeeowwwwww

>>2060094
>clipless pedals
I kneel roadie-san

>>2060094
Riding fixed with proper clipless pedals feels better than sex.
Cringe stem tho and the stickers look like shit.
Other than that cool bike

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ive been getting into cycling a bit more this year and planning to do some longer rides next year, got this bike on the cheap and this pic was me just changing to some gravelkings, fuck me they were had to put on

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>>2060088
YOLO

>>2060141
You’d be surprised how many times a high stem has given me useful clearance for loads on the front rack where a normal stem and riser bars would get in the way.

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fuck road salt

>>2060200
you're not supposed to eat it anon

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>>2059993
akshually its summer here fr fr
22c at night and boiling me balls

>>2060080
Rite tite mite
What bout mud tho

>>2060094
The street look with actual riding gear is an interesting combo. Really digging the red shade

>>2060142
I know they're 700 wheels but on that frame it looks like you're running one of them 26x1.00 setups that urban warriors used to rock on downton some 20 years ago


Now look at me bike haha so small

>>2060219
how did it get so little

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There you go. I'm happy with it.

>>2060741
that rack is sky high, terrible COG but fine for light cargo. I know the crown attachment is bent like that, but couldn't you straighten it out, thereby lowering the rack like 6 whole inches?

>Winter Warriors
>only one(1) photo has snow in it
I hate californians so much.

>>2060746
It's aluminum, it would break. I could make a custom brace, but is it really that bad?

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>>2060746
>>2060751
Ok, I took a sip of the big boy drink and straightened it in the vice. Only the paint cracked, which I'm ok with.

>>2060747
Hey man, we have winters here too, for example, in September it was still in the mid 80s in the afternoon but now it's in the lower 60s, and at night it's in the upper 40s to lower 50s, be careful out there in these harsh vibes and conditions fellow Calichads

>>2060766
it should serve you well. keep an eye on that aluminum.
you put a huge effort in, how's she ride?

>>2060766
based hick home workshop man but imo front panniers are dogshit because they make it awkward to turn if they're actually loaded

>>2060817
counterpoint:
loaded rear, at speeds less than cruising speed (like, say, over bumpy terrain while trail riding, or just any slow riding) makes the weight pivot the frame at the headset aka "tail wags the dog". it's super annoying.
up front, loads past a certain weight do affect handling, but you can hold it steady with your arms. you can't do anything about the wagging.

it really comes down to preference and how/what you ride, but I've done both and prefer front. this is on roads and light off-road gravel, dirt, sandy paths in my case.

if he's going to run panniers, I would recommend he puts a crossbar as low as is practical on the fork and stay

>>2060809
Fantastic. It's pretty much a brand new bike except for the brake arms and frame. Rides like a modern tourer.

>>2060852
To add to your points, a front rack also increases contact pressure giving bonus traction up front

>>2060817
It definitely won't ride well no-handed with anything on there, haha.
desu I like the look of front racks. And I don't plan to haul 20 lbs around on it, anyway.

>>2060766
what brifters are those?
how are they?

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Winter touring setup for a trip across Norway in February this year.

>>2060867
i agree, it adds to the profile of the bike and makes it look more even, but packing shit on the front sucks ass for actual handling

>>2060874
MicroSHIFT Sword.
Like everything from this brand, they're fantastic for their price.

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>>2060897
is it this one or you haven't updated your map?

>>2060897
Based.

>>2060907
>MicroSHIFT Sword.

nta but they look very good. any comments on the ergonomics compared to sram?

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>>2060908
Yep that was in February.

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>>2060915
Get a load of this sodomitic homofaggot. :D
This is why people say they're not cyclists. There's snow on the ground and this queer is riding his bike. :DD

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Made for moving as quick as can be

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>>2060966
holy reoccurring digits
I want one

>>2060966
how do you get back in the pedals while moving
it's the one thing I don't understand about fixies

>>2060966
>Made for moving as quick as can be
until you spin out your only gear.
or you go uphill

>>2060976
Quick is not the same as fast

>>2060978
sure thing, kid

>>2060978
didnt read the rest of your conversation but "quick" for a vehicle generally refers to maintaining speed well in rough and wild handling regardless of (and usually having a low) top speed while generally fast merely implies a high top speed but not necessarily being able to maintain it in corners or on rough or slippery surfaces

>>2060999
even then quick=acceleration, fast=top speed

>>2060966
>as quick as can be

<dry rotted tires

>>2060975
You don't come out of them, so you'll never have that problem

>>2060973
That's a fucking sweet bike you've got yourself. But get one man, if you thought cycling was already fun...

>>2060976
Do you know what quick means? Haha. And what's wrong with going up hill? It's even more satisfying that you're seen as performing some kind of fear of strength going up hill when you're just doing a daily ride. Problem?

¯\_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯

>>2060997
Exactly, I never spin out because I rarely even get to my top speed in fucking London. And I wouldn't even want to go 45mph, I'd be scared as hell, (fixed it not) right before I go head first into the corner of someone's open door they they kindly surprised my with last second

>>2061012
Hahah wah? These GP5000s are literally new, that was after I think around the 8th ride. It was just a wet day and going though a park with all kinds of debris sticking to the Tires. Why is everyone so upity here? Maybe it's always like this, I visit maybe a few times a year

>>2060987
Jesus haha

Just realised I slammed the place up. I should've put it all in a single comment

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>>2061023
I would, but the only thing about fixies is I can't imagine how to get my feet back in the loops should I ever have to while moving
don't want my shins crushed

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met a cute friendly dog

>>2061030
>perfectly clean bike
>only one bottle cage
>no lights, no tools
do you even ride your bike?
>>2060966
lol
lmao even

>>2061032
What's funny bucko? You're pretty ignorant and cocky. I'm glad you'll never open your mind because a hell of a rabbit hole, very fun, and you'll never know :)
It's a track bike, it's not supposed to be anything the Scott is. If I was doing your de France I'd definitely like one

>>2061036
post rides

>>2061037
What/?

>>2061038
post a ride
average speed for 1 hour with elevation

>>2061039
Why?

>>2061032
cat 6 elimination race
no tools needed where we're going

>>2061040
cus I said so you little slut

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>>2061052

>>2061074
were you going to show us this amazing new bike or just the stem?

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Sometimes I think about getting a nice winter bike but why bother when everything on it will be trash in 3 seasons

>>2061080
looks entirely suited to its purpose

>>2061077
>, just my type
ok but you spent 2 paragraphs talking about it and didn't post it. kinda weird.

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>>2061066
>>2061074
this has to be a joke, no way its 4400 euros from their site

sure it looks nice at a glance, but the more you look at it the goofier it looks, is it a small?
also the bars seem to be pointing upwards a bit
also lmao, exposed cables on a 4k euro bike, not to mention the holes for the nonexistent cables
and also buying a 4k bike and having to mess with it

>>2061066
>>2061074
>>2061158
sorry for being toxic, enjoy ur bike

>>2061154
holy retard

>>2061066
LOL SO RANDOM!! XD
we told him to put his bike on the couch and he did it!
absolute madman

>>2061190
But you didn't tell him to

>>2061194
>4400 bucks for a "mountain" bike with cable brakes, cable shifters, no suspension, no pedals(???), built for "hauling packs" but with no cargo racks, made for "ease of repair" by using proprietary parts
ok

>>2061195
it's a fucking meme, ya dip

>>2061209
holy retard

>>2061209
Your body is the suspension, fuckwit. And panniers are for faggots.

>>2061209
You just defined a gravel bike lmao. Which is what it is.
>proprietary parts
Are you drunk or high?

>>2061225
Poor people tend to go overboard with their rants. They think if they make their trolling obvious enough it hides their butthurt. He has mentioned the price 4 times now lol

>>2061242
"gravel bikes" are a fucking meme, literally just marketing slop done to push shitty 300$ walmart mtbs and you fags ate it up and now pay used car prices for bikes that such on tarmac and suck on dirt

>>2061245
>>2061209
Why are you poor?

>>2061209
If you weren't such a fatass you wouldn't need a suspension.

>>2061066
Why only one gear in the front?

Why is everyone talking about this Kona so much? Just looks like a mid range frame with some low end parts. Nice bike anon, enjoy it.

>>2061251
One unironic impoverished retard is seething about it, the rest talk about said retard.

>>2061245
>can't comprehend physically getting on a bike frame and deciding it is good for your needs
>pigeonholing everyone in a rage and citing marketing buzzwords
Seems like you're the one who has been affected by marketing anon. Everyone else just enjoys their bikes. You have literally been scared away from hundreds of bike models just because of their marketing lmao.

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>>2060278
i climbed up the banks of a velodrome and took the photo from above

>>2060913
I dread riding in 5c weather, that's just grim
Gr8 bike tho
>>2060966
Are you the argie that used to post here a couple years ago? Amazing bike, gorgeous geometry, personally i'd go with toe straps, i like to put pressure more towards the front of the foot
>>2061032
Why not call that a cyclocross bike at this point tho, perhaps the slacker geometry? Lack of cantis? Looks awesome anyway
>>2061066
I dont understand why the frame is so small since you said that's your size but what matters is that you love it and you ride it. I'm always seething at the fact the bikes that peak my interest are not sold in my country and thus i have to bodge together something that resembles them

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Raleigh r40

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>>2061258
This guy gets it.
Regarding the apparent size, it's actually 1cm larger than this frame >>2060912 and apart from the lens distortion probably looks smaller because of the Ritchey VentureMax.

>>2061215
So what's the need to add the part of you telling him/her to?

>>2060914
Nope, I have only ever used these.

>>2061258
What's an argie? Argentinian? I have to straps, you can literally see them

>>2061258
>5c weather
Just noticed this. It was -7, very comfy with winter gear.

>>2061314
I'm leaning toward it myself, for >>2061066

>>2061340
It's 22.03 now at 11 Celsius in London. Crazy year

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i just realized my chainline was off by about 4 spacers. Night and day difference, the only thing i feel is holding this junk back now (besides the 1045 steel frame) is the chinesium tire on the rear. Might buy another Maxxis Re-Fuse to pair with the one on the front. Gotta say tho, it do be hard sometimes bros, this constant cycle of cycling viciously for months then going another couple of months or years with no bike and then repeating it all again gets harder each time (same for running, double so), i'm turning 26 soon so all that retard youth energy is due to evaporate in no time if i dont get my shit together. Although at this point i think i'm cycling just for the nostalgia of it really, i miss the pre-covid world.
Thanks for reading my blog

>>2061326
Yes, years ago there was an argentinian with a track Bianchi that lived somewhere in the south of the country where the vegetation resembles the kind seen in your picture. Although thinking about it now i guess his Bianchi was much older
>toe straps
Sorry i meant toe cages. I tried using them velcro straps but i dont think i have the fine motor controls on the tip of my foot to be able to get on them with the bike moving, always found toe cage easier and more intuitive (they can really destroy a weaker shoe tho)

>>2061340
>>2061341
This year we had -1c with frost for the first time in a decade here and i commute to work by motorcycle. It was utterly miserable, although i imagine in a bike the constant heating of the body would make it less so
>11c
That's fall/winter temps, tho we got down to around that last week when there was heavy rain (it's the peak of summer here). At this point it is safer to trust on horoscopes and zodiac signs than the weather forecast and seasons.

>>2061380
>repeating it all again gets harder each time
It never gets easier, you only get stronger
>i'm turning 26 soon so all that retard youth energy is due to evaporate in no time if i dont get my shit together
That's a lie, once you get your shit together you won't have time to ride, that's how people in their 30s lose their physical capacity. If you stay active, you'll stay strong. I'm entering my late 30s and I don't even feel close to slowing down because I never stopped, I started riding more, I might even be fitter now than I was in my 20s

>>2061398
Rider on frend, a body in motion stays in motion

>>2061380
>Sorry i meant toe cages. I tried using them velcro straps but i dont think i have the fine motor controls on the tip of my foot to be able to get on them with the bike moving, always found toe cage easier and more intuitive (they can really destroy a weaker shoe tho)
How do you get back into them when moving?

>>2061380
-1 is pretty brutal but I have no idea where you live, you didn't say. Could be Antarctica. 11C here is not normal for London. That's very warm.
And nope I'm not the Argentinan, that's a very nice bike for a south American though, I'm sure he's loving it.

When I first got stamps I thought the same until I got some good ones, trust me it's really easy, they're very rigid and feel good on the top of the foot. I'd hate to use Cages and have my whole foot imprisoned. I don't know why you repeated your question though haha, but getting in and out of them is very smooth while moving.

By the way take this breaks off

>>2061404
>but getting in and out of them is very smooth while moving.
On fixies?

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>>2061388
Yeah i meant on a fitness sense, i dont really care for the other things because i know there's plenty of time for that but if i dont get my shit together regarding to taking on cycling and running without stopping i know it will get harder and harder and each time i try it i will have more difficult to the same point i was before
>>2061398
Solid foundation, i hope to get back to that
>>2061401
I use those old Wellgo pedals with a little tab on them, that way you can step on them with the tip of your foot and slide inside the cage. What i find hard about velcro straps is that they often gets deformed and lose their shape so it becomes impossible to get on them
>>2061404
Southern Brazil, near São Paulo, so, not unheard of but really brutal regardless
When it was fixed i was actually rocking this thing brakeless but now it is single speed since i'm finding it more enjoyable for just cruising around trying to get back in shape. I know i'm gonna get the fixie itch eventually tho

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>>2061388
I'm 35 and fittest I've ever been in my life haha. Crazy the type of shit people tell themselves about the aging, then they make it come true. Good luck to them, old age is going to be pure hell, all day every day

Literally just don't stop, it's as easy as that

>>2061406
Surely you'll get bored of that, never heard of anyone going from fixed to single, I didn't it the other way round and never looked back. If you really just love cruising around I can't argue with that though.

How good is Fejoada? I was thinking of trying it the other day. I'm so curious

>>2061407
I've heard some of the most retarded shit... I don't even initiate the conversations either, people just preemptively make excuses.

>>2061407
i look exactly like this

>>2061408
there's a reason old guys become cab drivers and wal mart greeters and shit. if you retire and dont have good hobies you just do nothing for a week and then die

>>2061442
That's absolutely horrible. Spends your last days after living your life as formidable and great man as some little scanning and or bagging dweeb. Definitely not offence to anyone with that kind of job but your way of thinking is pretty messed up anon

>>2061409
Very delightful and enjoyable. The best part of it for me is the tenderness and flavour that the beef and sausages reach after boiling in the stew with the beans for so long, they become almost as soft as the beans and the texture on the mouth is unique.
That said, keep in mind it's still a stew, a very heavy one at that, so you will probably eat more than you should, so give yourself time to digest aftewards, a little nap perhaps. It's really a one time in the week kind of meal.
On my company, and for some reason i dont know why, on almost all companies and restaurants wednesday is Feijoada day.

>>2061466
Wow I thought it was only Beans, that sounds divine. Definitely trying now

>>2061461
im not a retiree and plan to attack random nonsense with tools. but being a walmart greeter is better than oblivion, i guess, thats why you only see olds and jeets at tim hortons, they both do it for free

>>2061556
What's oblivion? Death?

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>>2061401
nta but I can flip into toe-clips as quickly and reliably as I can get into clipless. this comes only after long practice, but if you're new to it some of the MKS pedals have enormous flip tabs.

>>2061584
Jesus sometimes things are easy and you just can't get your head around it

How do you make that work with regular pedals and straps without clips though?

>>2061583
it's nothing. literally fucking nothing. retirees experience oblivion and THEN they die

>>2061596
Your mind is horrible

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got myself a sekine boik to restore as a single speed errand bike, the lugs are so sexy for a 100 euro, looks like a riv

>>2061803
cool, man. I wouldn't bother gimping it to one speed but whatever.
you can get model hobby paint (Testors etc) and a thin brush with very long hairs and pinstripe the lugs, it'll look sick

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>>2061807
unfortunately all I got now is single speed wheels from previous crashed bike, I will post before and after once done. I also decoded the serial number and it's one of the last models produced in Japan before moving to Canada (1973) that's why it ended up in Europe since I was puzzled what a Canadian brand is doing here. Also it says chromo but it feels gas pipe-ish probably due to wheels and everything being steel so hopefully stripping it down to frame and fork with modern aluminium composite going to make it shine again.

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why the fuck did I ride in that shit, the amount of cleaning I had to do, and still have to do now...
in fucking 1°C degree weather

>>2061803
Center pulls + steel rims is one of those combinations that only the 70s had the nerve to give us. But, once you put some aluminum wheels in there and perhaps change the pads of the brakes it ends up being a nice ride.
I also doubt any "cromoly" road bikes from that era, they all have gas pipe, wether a little bit or 90% of the frame. The charm isn't really the material, it's the geometry and the sturdiness that those bikes offer, i guarantee you that that bike is a beast both on the road and off road on some gravel or dirty path

>>2061819
it does have insane clearance for a road bik, could fit 32 on there with some fenders but yeah I doubt the chromo claim even though champion is supposed to be mid range tange tubing that is popular with rigid mtb forks. It feels too heavy and stiff in comparison to 80s chromo Moser I had but for cargo hauling seems reliable.

>>2061803
she's a beauty. the first bike I ever bought myself was a red sekine not quite as nice as that one. nice find.

>>2061819
>Center pulls
there was an anon who said that centerpulls brake really well. but I guess they were steel and heavy? I've never used them, personally. but yeah, the steel rims are garbage.
>>2061812
oh, yeah, if you've got aluminum wheels but single speed, by all means ditch the steel wheels.
I did a resto mod of an old bike recently and the aluminum parts you can get on ali are perfectly serviceable for negligible cost.
that bike is going to clean up nice

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changed my studded tyres off since snow is gone and promptly ate shit on some black ice lmao

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>>2061941
also copped a cool manitou skareb. waiting for new seals from shockcraft, gonna put it on for summer

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>>2061812
>>2061820
I was wrong, the frame and fork in size 56cm weighs 3100 grams while my old 54cm 80s Moser was 3400 grams. I tested the frame with rubber mallet and it sounds musical, everything tight.

Now I have to order long reach brakes for the 700c conversion (it came with 27 wheels) and a new seatpost since it's a bit weird with the 26.2 size. I also saw a canadian dude selling new decals on ebay and maybe touch up the frame with red paint too? The old owner painted the rear silver like an idiot since SHS models are actually rare and come with chromed socks instead of all silver.

>>2061941
that geo is mental.
the saddle angle is giving me wrist pain just looking at it

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>>2061945
>I was wrong
yeah, I was wondering about that, I've never heard of any company putting fake decals on for the steel. if anything, they make decals imitating the look of the good steel but with the real type and serial number. here's a Raleigh gas pipe decal they hope you'll confuse with Reynolds, but they don't actually lie. that's a really cool find. the fact that it came with 27s seems to be why they have big tire clearance. the high tier models in the Miyata 300 series came with 700s and skinny >25mm clearance, but the "worse" entry level models came with 27s and I can fit 32s and fenders. never bothered with a 700c conversion since I had alu rims, though. your bike is gonna be nice, man.
I do all my touch-ups with nail polish or Testors hobby paint. I have used auto touch up paint in the past, which can be a perfect match to bikes with some flake or iridescence in the color, but at some point (in the usa, at least) they more than doubled in price, so fuck that. might be worth looking at over in yuroland, though.

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>>2061954
>Miyata 300 series
excuse me, I meant the X12 series. I have a 312, the 512 and up have narrow clearance. the 112 they didn't even put on this page of the catalog because the frame was a downgrade from the triple-butted miyata cromo which the rest of the series on this page got. so my 312 was the sweet spot, it turns out.

>>2061945
>chromed socks
yeah I see them when I enlarge the pic.
now that she's stripped, it should be easy to mask off the socks/frame and spray the stays and fork back to red if you want. nowadays art stores sell spray paint in every shade for muralists if your hardware store doesn't have a perfect match. surface the silver paint with fine grit sandpaper so the new paint doesn't chip off. you could do a layer of primer if you want to really protect against chips but I wouldn't bother unless you're going to repaint the whole frame and turn it into a big project. afterwards you can shine the chrome by rubbing it with a ball of aluminum foil and vinegar or coca cola.

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>>2061954
I didn't even plan on going higher than 28 but now definitely going to put some 32 tires on there. The rear clearance could also fit 10 speed wheel which is a surprise, something to upgrade in the future. I'm a bit worried about trying to paint it since finding the right color is a pain so I might just clean it and leave it.

Some people already convert these to gravel bikes, old 70s frames are perfect for it it seems. No need to give surly or rivendell a fortune.

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>>2061956
I will try to strip the silver paint with acetone since it's just a layer applied with a brush and try to get a small tin of matching red hobbyist paint to cover some chips. The letter decals will be removed but the other 2 label ones I will cover with clear tape cut to size to protect them. Also found a good deal on pic related, these will be perfect for the conversion.

>>2061941
why has god allowed this

>>2061941
>crackhead geometry, ridiculous winter tires, rear fork taped up because ???
>but fucking stock canadian tire rim brakes

all your marbles, GONE

>rear fork

gah dood ive been owned. now my marbles are all gone. marblebros we are truly all lost, perhaps we never had marbles

>taped up because ???

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>>2061964
its LX v-brakes
m737 gruppo
un300 bottom bracket with diy japanese bearings
ritchey wcs carbon handlebars
ritchey comp 130mm 84d stem
ritchet comp seatpost
sqlab 50x pedals
sqlab 711 grips
avid 1.9L brake levers
d521/lx m570 wheelset for winter
x517/m570 wheelset for summer
offset bearings shock hardware with igus bushings
enduro ptfe sealed frame bearings
silver tk fork with motion control damper hacked in, 85mm travel and longer & softer negative spring

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>>2061991

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>>2061998
also dura-ace ball bearings in the hubs with red line synthetic grease. mineral oil based gl2 grease gets pretty gummy in freezing temps, little tip for you goys.
also i got some shell industrial slideway oil to use for fork lowers, this stuff apparently mogs oem oil for bushing lubrication. though its mineral oil based so it too gets pretty stiff in cold too, i use 75w-90 synthetic castrol gear oil there in winter.

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>>2061991
this is my stereo setup, btw

>>2061815
What did you expect with no fenders?

>>2062006
right?
there's an incredibly easy fix for this but people just don't want the look of fenders? but then grouse about when their bike looks like his pic. it's some type of mental illness. not the type that debilitates you and prevents you from functioning in society, but still.

>>2062012
I don't understand it either. Fenders always look great.

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>>2062012
>>2062013
nta fenders are suddenly like 900$ each for some reason so thats why i dont have any

>>2062005
would pet

>>2062005
I don't see any shakti stones though

>>2062012
>it's some type of mental illness. not the type that debilitates you and prevents you from functioning in society, but still.
>tfw have the opposite kind of mental illness, super autism+adhd, extremely proficient at nearly every skilled task but dysfunctional at fitting into society

>>2062025
it's the same mental illness, but you can't tell because of said mental illness

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Snowy shitbike rides are the best anons

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putting away my christmas tree
brakes are on maintenance

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wip and daily

>>2062801
>cigarette logo livery
Peak Torque is that you?

>>2062811
Just looked him up, i fuck with that bike. fuck i love marlb reds

It's not there yet. Set to arrive. Pic related.

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>>2062813

>>2063112
confusing in many ways

>>2063133
yeah i know, exo casings, i have to be real about the actual terrain around here and id rather the lighter casings than true DH casings because im not hitting absurd rock drops or anything where the puncture resistance matters
tubeless and exo casings on other relatively light parts makes it feel a lot lighter which helps on climbs, which this can just barely do

>>2063112
Cool e-stays anon

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last hours of snow. rainfall in few hours.

>>2063169
cool

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post your future bike

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>>2063313
It's so beautiful my heart hurts.

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>>2063313
the fact that 4chan independently came up with that name for the Dolan meme will never not be hilarious
>>2063313
it looks pretty neat but what the hell these random graphics look like shit

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>>2063327
You're too poor to understand.

>>2063328
it just looks like some quirky lolsorandom thing they just slapped on there.

>>2063327
>the fact that 4chan independently came up with that name for the Dolan meme will never not be hilarious
gooby pls

>>2063313
shipping coming Tuesday
can't wait

>>2063811
is this for street or track?

>>2063319
what is the use case for this

>>2063847
removing cash from idiot's wallets

>>2063850
>>2063847
>retards don't know what a gravel bike is

>>2063847
It already won an ultra cycling race before it even came out. 3rd world/offroad bikepacking where a XC mtb is too much (also no one buys hardtails anymore)

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I just love riding it everywhere

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>>2063893
and her older sister

>>2063893
>>2063894
non-brakeless fixie riders will always be a mystery to me

>>2063895
Look at it not as "I got a fixie, so I have to return to full unga", but as "I have a fixie, so I can afford to not run the rear without losing braking power".

>>2063895
I ride as if I don't have them, in the sense that I mostly just decelerate, or I skid when I have to slow down fast / whenever I feel like it
But they're there in case of an emergency, or when I just feel a bit lazy and don't want to use my legs to stop
I can also run way faster than if I didn't have them, since they allow me to brake in a way shorter space and time
Also great when going downhill
>65km/h in a long steep descent in traffic
>my brakeless mates not getting above 35km/h so as not to die at the intersection at the end of it
feels good man

>>2063894
you've got the crazy mtb seat tube angle but instead of trying to defeat it by slamming the seat forward and raising the post to get leg extension, you went for a semi-recumbent fit and slammed it backwards and lowered the post.
no wonder you love the new bike so much.

>>2063900
oh I forgot to adjust the seatpost to take the picture
my girlfriend has been using my older bike for the past few weeks, that's why it's so low lol

>>2063895
I always felt like it's one of those woman things where you know he does the right thing but your pussy is dry

>>2063897
(You) are still a pussy, fadsie is something you should ride in your 20s and go all in while your knees are fresh with no brakes and no helmet. It's something you will remember fondly in your later years or die in traffic accident instead. You will never experience the full thing nor will you be respected or accepted in the fixie cred like this, so might as well put the rear brake and at least look like normal single speed person instead of a spineless poser.

The thrill of precisely calculating the distance required to stop with mad skidz and hops before you get smashed or bailing creatively is part of the game, nullifying this with front brake is disgusting. Put some training wheels while you at it you little faggit.

>>2063894
>magic, pokemon, incelmon spoke cards
well that explains it, probably overweight too.

>>2063830
street, the brakes make it legal in my cunt of a country
there's no track around me for a hundred miles

>>2063896
>can afford to not run the rear without losing braking power".
Yeah dude those 3g of brakes will certainly win you the championship when you literally have truck nuts and a light on it, on a frame with extra frame. based weight weenie not even painting it either, all that paint might slow you down when you're running pedals with giant decal'd faux-leather straps on them and have half a fucking magic deck stuffed into your wheel.

>>2063896
Fixie is all about the full unga though. It's not the aesthetics, nor the affordability or the lightness. It's all about commitment and awareness. I wish I could put it more eloquently, but I just can't. The other anon was a bit rough on (you), but he was spot on. Stop fooling yourself and just hop on a proper road bike.

>>2063897
>my brakeless mates not getting above 35km/h so as not to die at the intersection at the end of it
they are actually better and safer riders for it, brakeless fixies are excellent training for road awareness not that your ass will know

>>2063897
>they allow me to brake in a way shorter space and time
Literally just make your legs not move and the wheel stops instantly? Retarded poorfag leglet

>>2063895
yes i too like being unable to stop in an emergency

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>>2063895
>>2063905
>>2063929
Fixies are fun and engaging. I have many really good bikes but I always return to the bodged up Chinese fixie because it’s just really fun and convenient. Not everyone is riding fixies to pretend to bea black New Yorker in the 90s or a white Portlander in 2004. The need for people in general to comment on things they aren’t involved in and don’t care about baffles me.

>>2063929
Fixies are all about maximum leg day. All the energy you're dumping into heat with brakes, you could've put it towards more exercise for your legs. But that doesn't mean you should compromise on safety.

>>2063938
you keep posting that garbage as if you are some well known chad with good taste lmfao

>>2063938
>>2063939
haha sour grapes cope moment, you will never ever be a real fixie rider. Your fixie friends laugh at you behind your back and let's face it you are in it for the cred anyway, the whole "umm I like fixed acthually" cope is just that

>>2063939
>muh safety
When a cracked out gigacracker HA wants your tender man hole you'll be wishing you didn't skip leg day every day and could just outride them instead of being a pussy who needs mechanical assists to just stop a wheel. You're no better than ebike faggots who think they're "cycling" when all they do is push a lever to go. All you're doing is pushing a lever to stop.

Guys I bought a mid 70s peugot mixte hipster bike today.

What's this hook thing for? The hook right above the downtube shifters.

>>2063939
Nonsense, this isn’t a video game, it’s real life. They’re just bicycles.
>>2063940
I post my bikes because I like discussing bikes with people who ride, same reason you don’t post any bikes.
>>2063941
I don’t have any friends at all, much less fixie friends.

>>2063943
It’s for a frame pump.

>>2063948
Looks like a frame pump boss to me. Is there a partner one on the other end od the downtube? Most of us are in the discord now, 4chan is patchy for me and the conversation is largely dire.

Oh nice yeah there is another one at the other end of the tube. I didn't even notice that. Thanks!

That's a shame. 4chan is killed itself by making it nearly unusable

>>2063947
sick bike
shame it got trashed by retards

>>2063950
Do yourself a favour and read every Sheldon Brown page on old French bicycles. Not necessarily to take it in in detail but enough so that you have a rough idea of where to look for info.

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>>2063951

I wouldn't say it's trashed. It has almost all of its original parts. It's just got a good bit of rust. I paid $80. Did I get gyped?

>>2063953
>I paid $80. Did I get gyped?

no I think that's in range as a very fair price. there aren't a lot of those split top-tube mixties and that one has cool paint, cool decals, cool lugs. it deserves a real effort at rust prevention but I would be a little bit hesitant to start swapping parts out, we're getting to the point where an interesting old steel bike might be better kept in original condition.

>>2063953
I have one of these in white. It’s in similar-to-worse condition but it has all the racks and mudguards etc.

>>2063952
Okay!

>>2063954
Alright score! The tires, tubes, brake pads, grips, chain and cables are all new. The rest of the components are original.

Maybe I'll try and keep the frame wiped down with an oily rag often to hopefully keep the rust from getting worse

>>2063955

Dang I'm jelly. You got a pic? I wish mine had racks. Having a basket is handy as heck

>>2063953
it's pretty neat but it looks like it has a death stem
https://theheadbadge.blogspot.com/2012/08/death-stems-demystified-ava-and-atax.html

>>2063962
Doing God's work, Anon.

>>2063944
>I don’t have any friends at all, much less fixie friends

being part of some edgy cred is what makes 50% worth while https://files.catbox.moe/5p171r.mp4 (I was the drunk drone pilot before it was even cool or had any restrictions)

>>2060911
what tires do you use for such road conditions?

>>2063964
This video is great man. Reminds me of weekend skate comps. I just like riding fixed though.

>>2063966
They will never do stuff like that again, now everything is very restricted. I miss those days and it don't even feel that long ago but it's 11 years already. Well ride while knees last.

>>2063964
here is another one from 2016 that I edited as a promo. I don't have the full video anymore it was part of longer collaboration edit.

https://files.catbox.moe/79tktm.mp4

Rockstar had another one in 2017 but then they quit doing those in Barcelona and now I think they don't exist anymore.

>>2063956
>The tires, tubes, brake pads, grips, chain and cables are all new.

uh no.
the tires are dry-rotted.
it would take ~$2000 to turn it into a $100 bike.
which might be worth doing, but not for you or for me

>>2063969
>red hook
nice footage

>>2063986
you are probably still young, grow a pair it's part of natural selection. People literally go die for israel or do free solo rock climbing or some young adult shit like that all the time.

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amazing how having a brake in *my* bike can make *other people* seethe so hard lol
>>2063938
>this
I ride it because I like it
won't remove my front brake because people online who I'll never see irl told me to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>>2063964
po muito foda os vídeos kkkk
>being part of some edgy cred is what makes 50% worth while
yep
being able to outrun >muh brakeless is the other half of the fun
>picrel what anons see when I fly past them

>>2064046
you are being universally laughed and trolled at right now precisely because of your faggy attitude

>>2064046
>retarded anon with a faggy bike that fulfills no useful use cases and has a haughty and generally bad attitude LITERALLY is a fair weather rider who wouldn't be spotted outside of a literal velodrome

lol. lmao

>>2064051
>replying to other people thinking they're me
I only posted >>2063897 and >>2063902 and then anons started projecting

>>2064054
last time I checked you are not allowed to have brakes at a velodrome unless it's some poserdrome

>>2064065
oh cmon now surely you must realize you will never be cool and it's clearly a problem because if you didn't care you wouldn't even reply to people calling you a pussy. Look my mid 30s self agree that it's not worth risking your life for a fad but my past early 20s version is laughing at you and I can't help it. Now imagine your friends.

>>2064068
>tracking mud in
>random workout equipment in the center
>normies in background
>no stands
it's 100% some sf "local park" (entry once a week is a subscription service) that thought a normal clay or gravel running oval is too right-wing

>>2064068
>>2064070
it's a public velodrome in a small city nearby that was built for hosting races back in the 2000s
but rules changed and it no longer meets the required size for an official velodrome
it's free and people can train there whenever they like everyday, some locals train there in the morning
>>2064069
>oh cmon now surely you must realize you will never be cool
okay
>and it's clearly a problem because if you didn't care you wouldn't even reply to people calling you a pussy
I didn't lol
just to be clear, I'm the guy who posted the two fixies, not the guy with an attitude you and everyone is replying to (and thinking it's me)
See >>2064060

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>>2064046
looks fun

>>2064074
I can see 3 fixie posters minimum in this thread, maybe 4.

literally the same energy, that kid never got far popularity wise even if he is in the right.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ijDHWY5NMWY

also
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mGvUDvZ7KyU

>>2064091
>12 minutes worth of media
bruh

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goober pls

>>2064344
Is dolan getting nicer? What's with the mavic and deda components? I thought they were BSO tier?

>>2064357
the wheels were an option on the Dolan website, the Deda Pista handlebar was the alternative they offered me as the Alpina one wasn't available.
I don't know shit about bikes, but I like it

>>2064357
not sure but I for some reason I always thought Dolan was a legit company that just didn't have a lot of brand recognition outside of track and fixed street riders.
>>2064344
nice paint. you should see if there's a dolan meme keychain or something to hang on the saddle rails

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>>2064362
>nice paint. you should see if there's a dolan meme keychain or something to hang on the saddle rails

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>>2064046
Isso é Caieras?
Aqui em Americana o velodromo tmb n é mais padrão olímpico porém ainda é utilizado nos jogos regionais, o bom tmb é q ele fica abertao la até de madrugada, altos roles a toa as 3 da manhã

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it's summer here

>>2064344
Having ridden dropbars with longer reach (90-100mm) I am never going back to the track dropbar geometry again. Shame that there is only a handful of models with that much reach, which is understandable - it usually make no sense on road bikes and few companies can be bothered with what fixie riders want. The fact that most of them ride with 800m risers nowadays doesn't help either.

>>2064395
any elevation in the area?

>>2064416
No, completely flat (Rosario, Argentina), closest hills at 400km

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>>2064396
I don't know shit about bikes. I just wanted a decent track bike that looks fast

>>2064419
do you have a velodrome to ride it at?

>>2064421
no

>>2064417
i'm surrounded by mountains so it's always weird and uneasy for me to see a 360° flat horizon
ride from my doorstep to >1000mD+ is 25km

>>2064419
Pro tier traccslacc

>>2064428
I just put all together for the photos, all tightened now

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>>2063850
>idiot's

>>2064456
since you said you don't know anything about bikes, I can't see what you've done from this angle, but most people suggest pointing your drops somewhere between the "brake" bridge (ok there's no brake but I don't know how else to call that thing) and the rear hub. they feel most natural to grab that way but also that can be affected by stack height. I imagine that a fork on a track bike probably doesn't come with a big stack height limit but hopefully you're not too folded-up in the drops.
you can experiment with stem rise and length until your hands feel like they're in the right place but as a new rider you don't have any frame of reference yet. if you do eventually decide to try different stuff, get cheap ones on ali or your bike coop and when you decide on an angle and length that works for you, you can match the spec to a Deda model, or something else nice.

>>2064458
>but most people suggest pointing your drops somewhere between the "brake" bridge (ok there's no brake but I don't know how else to call that thing) and the rear hub. they feel most natural to grab that way
thanks, sounds reasonable
I have yet to give it a proper test ride, weather has been shit.
the angle is not obvious on the pic but it seems to do as you suggest
compared to the Look AL464P and the Darkside Mannheim it got the nicest options for the price.

>>2064461
saddle height is probably more important, but I for some reason assumed you knew that already?
full leg extension but minus locking out your knees

>>2064456
>using a legit track bike to get into the fixie cred
nah man it's just strange thing to do, fixie bs is about individuality, simply throwing money at plain lame track bikes ain't it. Most people going to recognise the value but otherwise be bored of your bike.

>>2064463
similar shit happens with kilos and state/purefix whatever trash bikes. They are just lame and easy tickets in to something special that takes guts like sourcing legit njs parts or building meme italian track bike etc.

another sure way to get fixie cool points is to grab a half rusted peugeot, slap some velocity deep v wheels on it and sticker bomb it with edgy shit. Now that's fixie bullshittery that will get you mad respect since that's how the fad started anyway.

>>2064456
couple of minor suggestions of things that you'll find out on your own;

get rid of the straps and use half-clips. I like MKS pedals with a large kick-tab but ymmv.

get rid of the selle italia saddle, they've always been ass-hatchets. I'd rec a giant contact forward or neutral which you can get on ebay in brand-new take-off condition all day for under $20. Or if that's not cool enough fizik; tundra if you want to be comfortable or one of their weird triathlon saddles if you want to meme.

>>2064469
>selle italia saddle, they've always been ass-hatchets
I've never heard that, but I'm sure it's true for at least some people.
they've been in business for over a hundred years, apparently some people like them

>>2064472
the common practice for many decades has been to sell new bikes with saddles that really suck

>>2064439
>>2064456
Yeah but now your chain looks like it could be too tight, which is worse. I was pulling your leg at first but now I'm serious, you a tiny bit of slack in that chain

>>2064464
Lmao it doesn't take guts to build an NJS or Italian track bike, all it takes is money and those builds are reddit af
>>2064466
Now this is the era of fixies I grew up on, real 00s culture, even better if it's a self built relaced wheel in a weird size like 630 or 584. I want to go back to the 00s

>>2064484
>fixies I grew up on, real 00s culture, even better if it's a self built relaced wheel in a weird size like 630 or 584

your ideal bike is one that nobody could reasonably ride much?

>>2064486
Just because you lack the skill to ride one doesn't mean nobody could ride one

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$85 Facebook find

>>2064490
>simply better
cool find

>>2064464
>>2064463
I don't get it, that Dolan cost less than some hipster build?
>get rid of the straps and use half-clips. I like MKS pedals with a large kick-tab but ymmv.
it's from you that I first hear of half-clips, look interesting
>you a tiny bit of slack in that chain
true, but why do you need to see the slack, it's enough if the chain gives in, no?

>>2064498
>I don't get it, that Dolan cost less than some hipster build?
it's simply boring plain track bike to be used for actual track racing. It would be equivalent to buying a stock "sports car" and attend street racing, you will look like a poser. Track bikes belong on track, there they are cool. For fixie cred you need a brakeless meme bike, as gatekeeping as it may sound, fixed gear communities have become smaller and more refined over the time. Anyone just joining in with some stock off the shelf shit is usually not welcome, all those fixie trend garbage gas-pipe brands ruined the appeal of dirty messenger on shit bike look and are rightfully hated for it.

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>>2064500

>>2064490
>fu-tang

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>>2064463
Nah this is the current meme bike in NYC
I see lots of carbon bikes too now as long as you have a sugino 75 and sylvan pedals it's fine

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>>2064456
>nice track bike slapped together from company parts
vs.
>>2064510
>you need exactly this shitbuild and avoid problematic stickers in order to be an individual
the tough choices we have to make, every day, on /pbyt/

>>2064490
>I know what I got

>>2064510
curious about the weird toe-clip attachments

>Nah this is the current meme bike in NYC

yeah maybe they know something you don't

>>2064490
>Fuji bike corp, 1995
>"what're the kids into today? rap music?"
>"they seem to enjoy tribal tattoos, sir"
>”great, let's run with that."

>>2064500
I think you're a little too invested in your glory days, pal

>>2064531
See that's the problem. You create something cool, posers come along and gradually ruin it and then look at you like you are the insane one

>>2064514
just buying things is like generating AI music or art, you simply suck and don't deserve to participate in the hobby that demands creativity and rebellious nature. I see something like this >>2064370 and it's wholesome, it's a conversion that is used, abused and modified to fit the rider.

>>2064500
>all those fixie trend garbage gas-pipe brands ruined the appeal of dirty messenger on shit bike
Lmao what kind of gatekeeping is this, the dirty messenger makes a living off riding gas pipe shitters

>>2064536
can't tell where the bargaining begins and the cope ends with this post

incredible salt for a bike that will be ridden less than a hundred miles total

>>2064539
just pointing out that you are not cool or special sir, it clearly bothers you so the pointing out will continue

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>>2064579
I'm not the tarcktard, just another heckler

>>2064580
I'm the
>tarcktard,
and I'm not asking for approval from hipsters with stretched ear- and other holes
everything goes in cat.6

It's like an actual visible form of poorfaggotry you can touch.

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my baby tbqh. My pedals are crazy though

>>2062548
this is so cute

>>2064894
they seem fine.
splash tape is horrible but at least yours is all neutral colors

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>>2061945
Still waiting for a few parts to finish the build but since there is no stencil anywhere on the internet except for one Canadian dude that only sells already made decals, I decided to flex my graphic design skillz and made a A4 stencil that can be used to either print a down tube sticker or simply use it as a template to cut out each letter on sticky foil tape.

I guess one can say this is /n/ exclusive since there is literally no stencil anywhere on the internet this crisp and properly sized for a down tube sticker restoration.

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>>2064976
oh and

>>2064976
pretty cool

>>2064976
anon are you seriously proud of typing "SEKINE" into Google Docs and not even cutting out the stencil

>>2064978
>stencil
>has islands
RETARD

>>2065005
Take it to any print shop, tell them you want a sticker, since it's A4 and properly sized they can make it any color you want with transparency or without. Alternatively use it how I will, as a template for cutting each letter out yourself. The sekine is perfectly fine to be actually used a stencil, sekino is a meme sticker I'm making for myself. There is no font that I know of to simply "type" the logo, this was drawn by taking measurements from damaged stickers and online references.

So in short, go smell a pungent fart.

>>2065011
You could have got grok to do this in 5 seconds

>>2065014
out of curiosity, ask grok or whatever ai slop to do it to compare. I sure as shit don't care about those things, I DIY pretty much anything I can.

>>2065015
oh and make it so it fits the down tube dimensions perfectly without using my image as a reference.

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>>2065015

>>2065025
>using my image as a reference
power of AI everyone

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>>2065029
>no teacher said i was the best at drawing

>>2065034
>another reference image with wobbly squiggly font that isn't even properly aligned and sized

ai fags really make me laugh, something that takes 10 minutes in illustrator they proomt instead while also stealing other peoples work and claiming it's theirs.

>>2065011
>not even doing the printing at home
>unaware of transparent stickers obviating the need to "cut out" letters
>unaware of home vinyl decal cutting machines

yes anon you are so DIY so punk

>>2065040
ok how does that affect you exactly?

>>2065041
you will surely buy my mixtape if you are so punk

I bought a shitty huffy bike at Walmart for about 200 bucks, its looks gay as fuck but it was the only 29 incher they had. Im slowly getting into biking and when I found out there are bikes out there for like 800+ dollars i was completely stunned, whats the deal with those? Why are they so much?

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>>2065055
800 neetbux won't buy jack shit son

>>2065059
why does /o/ not have the elitist "if it's not a ferrari it's not a car" but /n/ does? cuz colnago is ferrari of bicycles, and most get ridden about as often (never) too, packed up as investments and hung on walls as decorations.

>>2065061
because walmart doesn't sell fake cars that fall apart in a week for one tenth the price of a real car

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>>2065061
/o/ has a novel-length sticky about all the things that can go wrong buying a used car and how to test things out. no one buying a $150 BSO or a used bike is going to spend half a day test driving a shitbike and then wheel it into the nearest bike shop for an overhaul before negotiating the price. the seller won't put up with it, the buyer certainly wouldn't put up with it because "it's just a bike", and even if they did, the overhaul alone is going to cost more than the shitbike's entire asking price.
>but I can work on it myself!
Sure, but if you could, you wouldn't be asking for advice here, would you.

>>2065059
for 400 neetbux you can get a good used frame and some decent new components to go with that.

>>2065062
walmart does not but chevrolet does

>>2065036
>guise I use image trace in illustrator like a real fucking artist

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>>2065059
$800 will buy a 2010s rim brake bike that weighs a full kilo less that that bike and has alloy rims that don't explode

>>2065065
>test drive
when i bought my 200$ shitty e-bike i told the boomer i bought it from "at this price I don't even care if it rolls properly, the motor works and the rest of it has higher value than that as scrap" and he fucking INSISTED i take it around the block before buying it. he would not let me pay him and leave until i did.

it's needed basically constant maintenance but nothing has explicitly *broken* on it yet except for actual wear parts (brake shoes, toobs, the stupid little rubber grommets on the front fork, etc) and i dented a wheel taking a particularly large curb at incrediblhth hihg sped. but upon inspection, it was actually already dented, I just made it worse.

bicycles are pretty robust because despite looking xtreem and having all kinds of wacky physics they don't objectively have to cope with a lot of stress for what they're made out of. you could make a bike out of fucking pine if you wanted to. some people actually have

>>2065055
up to a bit less than 1000$ it's a pretty linear "it's just better [made] parts [from better material] bro" but after that it's pure larp unless you're actually racing and at that point the frame is the cheapest part of the bike (though still hundreds if not a couple thousand dollars of carbon fiber nonsense with fewer features and more liable to burst into treats than a 200$ walmart floor model, but it weighs -3 grams and has perfectly optimized aerodynamics)

seriously, you can find bikes that cost as much as a new car, literally in the 45,000 USD range, and it will still have the same stock entry level shimano junk you find on Canadian Tire Specials but a weird looking frame with a ghastly paintjob

>>2065062
pontiac did this for many years

>>2065090
you've never actually ridden a nice bike. I don't even mean a fancy or a high end bike, just a nice bike. you'd change your tune instantly

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>>2065092
>thinly veiled "lmao poorfag!!!" post
wtf i see the light now, a front rack alone should cost as much as an entire wal mart bike does, the free market works and capitalism is great and this is a fantastic deal actually

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It's literally cheaper than a car. You'll drop over 60k on a Honda Civic but you can't afford a decent bicycle? Why are you penny pinching so hard on this?

>>2065095
zoomers are so easy to scam, sometimes I wonder why I have morals.

>>2065071
>rim brakes
>alloy rims

I heckin LOVE extra maintenance and objectively worse performance by every metric. it's so RETRO bro

>after work mountain bike ride
>all is well, kind of short, muddy, snow ect
>random hiker comes to talk to me as I am loading up to leave
>says he wants to try some beginner trails as he just bought a mountain bike
>mention some nearby
>he knows them and scoffs at the suggestion because he wants more hills to practice climbing and the one I said is kind of flat
>its like 1200ft in 8 miles of rolling hills and rock gardens
>hes a roadie
>give him some names of others
>he he has hiked or biked them already and says they have too many rocks
NIGGER WHAT?
>he continues to act like some elitist because hes road up a few hills and says its too easy
>why buy a $3k mountain bike and want smooth hills?
>why are roadies such insufferable jackasses?

>>2065110
i unironically work at a defense contractor and i think it sapped the last bit of hope for a free market i had. when it's not high-value grift it's rent-seeking and Man will continue to be dominated by people who demand you pay them money just because. not to live, and not to have leisure. they will literally just step up with a hand out like "pay me nigga" and some niggas will just pay them

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>>2065115
i replaced my brake cables it took like 5 minutes and i have internal cables

this is looks like a nightmare