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Post Your Bike Thread
Winter Warriors Edition
Previous Edition
>>>2054430
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no
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welcome to my office
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Perfect
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>>2060039
if you can do that you can point that rig south and pedal until you reach a survivable latitude
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>>2060080
I have a lot of really good reaction images for expressing skepticism and I'm coming up dry just now
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>>2060088
What are you skeptical about, anon?
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neeeeeeeowwwwww
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>>2060094
>clipless pedals
I kneel roadie-san
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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
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>>2060219
how did it get so little
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There you go. I'm happy with it.
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>>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?
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>Winter Warriors
>only one(1) photo has snow in it
I hate californians so much.
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>>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.
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>>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
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>>2060766
it should serve you well. keep an eye on that aluminum.
you put a huge effort in, how's she ride?
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>>2060766
based hick home workshop man but imo front panniers are dogshit because they make it awkward to turn if they're actually loaded
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>>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
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>>2060809
Fantastic. It's pretty much a brand new bike except for the brake arms and frame. Rides like a modern tourer.
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>>2060852
To add to your points, a front rack also increases contact pressure giving bonus traction up front
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>>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.
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>>2060766
what brifters are those?
how are they?
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Winter touring setup for a trip across Norway in February this year.
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>>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
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>>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?
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>>2060897
Based.
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>>2060747
I got you, boss.

From my commute home this morning... I get off after 2 am, the ride home is always bliss. 22km of empty roads. Many nights I see no cars, usually just 1 or 2. Tonight was a rare tailwind and just enough snow to make my tires roll like slicks. Temperature was just cold enough not to sweat. Great ride.
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>>2060912
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>>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
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>>2060966
how do you get back in the pedals while moving
it's the one thing I don't understand about fixies
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>>2060966
>Made for moving as quick as can be
until you spin out your only gear.
or you go uphill
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>>2060976
Quick is not the same as fast
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>>2060978
sure thing, kid
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>>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
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>>2060997
He comes from car culture, drag racing in particular.
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>>2060999
even then quick=acceleration, fast=top speed
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>>2061000
I hadn't actually read your comment, I assumed you were disagreeing with him entirely about quick and fast not meaning different things in certain circles.
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>>2060966
>as quick as can be

<dry rotted tires
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>>2060975
You don't come out of them, so you'll never have that problem
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>>2060973
That's a fucking sweet bike you've got yourself. But get one man, if you thought cycling was already fun...
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>>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⊙)_/¯
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>>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
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>>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
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>>2060987
Jesus haha
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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
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>>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
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>>2061036
post rides
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>>2061037
What/?
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>>2061038
post a ride
average speed for 1 hour with elevation
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>>2061039
Why?
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>>2061032
cat 6 elimination race
no tools needed where we're going
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>>2061040
cus I said so you little slut
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>>2061029
Nobody cares bro, it's all good.
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How do you guys stop them from climbing on the couch?
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Literally the only bike that has piqued my interest in the past 4 years... didn't think too much of it until I saw one in person though. Was at the LBS picking up some bearings and cables for the winter beater and saw they had one. Went over and looked at it, immediately fell in love with it. Well, the frame anyway. And it was on sale and my size. Seemed like a bit of a meme at first but it's comfy AF.

Swapped it to 1X and replaced the tiny stem with an adjustable. I plan on doing some several hundred km trips with this next year so some adjustability will be nice. Managed to sell the original double crank and FD (sans battery) to someone locally. Now I have a spare battery for the RD too. Down the road I plan on switching to cable shifting and throwing this RD on my summer commuter. They spec'd this thing out kind of strangely considering it's covered in lugs... why would you want to go touring with batteries? It does shift very nicely though, I must say.
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>>2061074
were you going to show us this amazing new bike or just the stem?
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>>2061075
Bruh...
>>2061066
Also I wouldn't call it amazing, just my type.
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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
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>>2061080
looks entirely suited to its purpose
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>>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
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>>2061066
>>2061074
>>2061158
sorry for being toxic, enjoy ur bike
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>>2061154
You are unintelligent.
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>>2061154
holy retard
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>>2061066
LOL SO RANDOM!! XD
we told him to put his bike on the couch and he did it!
absolute madman
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>>2061158
I don't consider that to be a lot of money and it's a fun bike with a strong frame. Molded internal routing with exposed ends is the best combo. I'll be swapping to cable shifting. It's a utilitarian bike designed for ease of repair and hauling packs, not LARPing as a TdF racer. With Ritchey bars and a fork that wide the last thing you'd buy it for is aero.

>having to mess with it
I buy all my bikes with the intention of messing with them... make it your own. I got it for the frame and parts I need on other bikes. It's very overbuilt. I used to work in composites in R&D and repairs and see a lot of carbon frames I have no interest in but this one's done right. The layup is super thick in all the right places, you can tell what their intent was. It's ISO 4210 mountain certified. The impact and fatigue requirements in particular are what make this significant. You can really feel it when pedaling hard, it doesn't flex like my Jake.

>goofy looking
Look at the wall on the right, its a wide angle phone camera shooting up close. I'm not correcting lens distortion for a snapshit.

>>2061161
It's 4chan, don't worry about it.
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>>2061190
But you didn't tell him to
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>>2061195
Drunken angry poorfags needs no basis in reality to operate
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>>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
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>>2061195
it's a fucking meme, ya dip
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>>2061209
holy retard
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>>2061209
Your body is the suspension, fuckwit. And panniers are for faggots.
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>>2061209
You just defined a gravel bike lmao. Which is what it is.
>proprietary parts
Are you drunk or high?
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>>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
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>>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
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>>2061245
>>2061209
Why are you poor?
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>>2061209
If you weren't such a fatass you wouldn't need a suspension.
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>>2061066
Why only one gear in the front?
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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.
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>>2061251
One unironic impoverished retard is seething about it, the rest talk about said retard.
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>>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.
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>>2061215
So what's the need to add the part of you telling him/her to?
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>>2060914
Nope, I have only ever used these.
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>>2061209
>his bike came with pedals
Walmart detected
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>>2061258
What's an argie? Argentinian? I have to straps, you can literally see them
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>>2061258
>5c weather
Just noticed this. It was -7, very comfy with winter gear.

>>2061314
I'm leaning toward it myself, for >>2061066
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>>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.
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>>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
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>>2061388
Good on you. Early 40s here, still mashing over 200km per week just in commuting alone.
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>>2061398
Rider on frend, a body in motion stays in motion
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>>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?
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>>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
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>>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
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Literally just don't stop, it's as easy as that
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>>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
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>>2061407
I've heard some of the most retarded shit... I don't even initiate the conversations either, people just preemptively make excuses.
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>2061466
Wow I thought it was only Beans, that sounds divine. Definitely trying now
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>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?
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>>2061583
it's nothing. literally fucking nothing. retirees experience oblivion and THEN they die
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>2061941
why has god allowed this
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>>2061941
>crackhead geometry, ridiculous winter tires, rear fork taped up because ???
>but fucking stock canadian tire rim brakes

all your marbles, GONE
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>rear fork
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gah dood ive been owned. now my marbles are all gone. marblebros we are truly all lost, perhaps we never had marbles
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>>2061965
>front fork
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>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
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>>2061815
What did you expect with no fenders?
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>>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.
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>>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
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>>2062005
I don't see any shakti stones though
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>>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
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>>2062025
it's the same mental illness, but you can't tell because of said mental illness



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