Is Coyote a really terrible bike brand? I need to buy a new bike, and the Coyote Alpine is like half the price of the literal BSO I am replacing. I know some of you will invariably be insanely passionate bikefags who think you need to spend five grand on a bike or it's not worth owning, but the best bike I ever owned was a GT Transeo and the worst bike I've ever owned was a Viking Roubaix. Where would the Coyote Alpine come on a scale from Viking to GT? I live in England, by the way, so some brands might be different from what Americans are used to.

>>2060810
idk but I think its worth checking what you can get for the same price on FB marketplace. you might have to replace the chain and cassette though so I would budget for that.

>>2060810
If you won’t cough up the dough for a real bike, the best thing to do is buy a good used bike and get it tuned up.

That coyote is still a bso, shit parts and cheap construction. Theres nothing wrong with it inherently, it’ll still roll. But its not worth $250 (or whatever that is in pounds) and its not a bike thats really worth maintaining: it will always be a shitty hybrid with a pointless suspension fork.

For $150 plus a tune up you can get an actually nice bike to ride with quality components that wont shit the bed. However that necessitates you shopping around then going to a bike shop. If you really can’t be fucked than buy the shitty coyote and look like a crack head. When it come

>>2060851
wisdom

How do I replace the back wheel on my bike?
It's a folding bike so it shouldn't be too awful to do myself I figure, but my rim is split so I really need to replace my current one ASAP but don't really know where to start.

I am working on setting up a nice steel frame as an endurance roadster. The current drive train is very narrow and I'm torn between a complete rebuild and a budget solution. My biggest concern is the low end. I'm not expecting to do loaded touring but do want to do brevets and other long distance rides. To that end I acquired a slightly stronger wheelset with a dynamo

Currently it's an older Shimano 600 group set. 9speed, 53/38 up front, and a 12-25 corncob in the rear. The bike is light enough that I can still get up most hills and just charge through the long one. But after a couple thousand feet of climb I'm burning out and that's on a shorter ride not at the end of 100 miles. I came up with three options:

1. Swap the current short cage with a Microshift R9, throw an 11-34 on there. By far the cheapest option. Better than what i have, but not by a lot.

2. R9 RD, 11-32 rear and also swap the crank set. Either something like a Sora 50/34 or even lower. Microshift makes a 48/31 for example Which wouldn't give up too much on the high end up but give me a sub 1:1 granny and I would be able to use the existing Shimano brifters.

3. Quit waffling about and buy new everything. Likely some kind of 105/GRX mullet or maybe some kind of 2x gravel set up. Definitely more expensive, but might be worth it in the long run. I've got very little exp

Honestly the main price concern is that I also expect at least a new handlebar after a bike fit if not a new stem. Shit adds up and drying to keep things under 1k USD all said and done.

>>2060939
Take it out and put a new one in

>>2060947
I require instructions with finer detail than that.

Why does my e-bike headlight have 4 wires?
2 measure 6 volts but the other 2 measure nothing?

>>2060948
If the hub is good, you can maybe save a couple bucks by taking it to a shop and having them lace up a matching rim. Simple rims are usually pretty cheap, like 50 bucks cheap, so depending on what they charge for wheel building that's probably the best bet.

What wheel is it? I am also assuming you want to the same cassette as you have now to directly replace not change the bike up.

>>2060963
>What wheel is it?
It's a 20 inch wheel with a with a solid axel, screw, rim brakes not disc.

>>2060948
What exactly are you confused about lad? Like you got the broken wheel, go find one that is identical to replace it.

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>>2060940
I'd vote for option 2. No reason to leave Shimano 9 speed, it's the holy grail for parts compatibility and cheap parts. DESU you can safely go used if you want to save money.

FWIW I have an old cyclocross bike with
>9 Speed Sora brifters
>11-34 aivilo cassette
>9 Speed alivio derailleur

Shit just works.

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>>2060940
how about a sora triple set up
this would give you a 30/39/50 up front and upto 11-34 rear

>>2060968
I have the replacement wheel freshly ordered, but I have never once removed a wheel from a bike before.

>>2060940
gotta be 2.
I did something similar with an 80s road bike with 52/42 up front and I think the low rear was 28.
I bought a MegaRange freewheel with 34 and put a long cage derailleur on but it's hilly here and I haul heavy shopping loads, so afterwards I got a used Sora 50/34 and I like my setup now . but with hindsight I'd do your idea and get the subcompact crank if I had to do it over again. maybe triple anon is onto something, too

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new poorfag powermeter option just dropped
seems interesting, might pick one up

>>2060983
how much is it?

and what happened the guy that was going to build one with like $50 in parts from aliexpress? I think it included a strain gauge and maybe an arduino

>>2060984
~$200 and I don't know
honestly stravawatts is fine, not like I'm shooting for podiums

>>2060985
Aren't there better alternatives at that price point? Like a pedal or crank mounted better, chain measurement makes sense for budget but $200 isn't really budget tier for this specific product class

>>2060988
I guess I haven't priced them in a while. Last I looked the cheapies were those weird powerpod things

>>2060948
If it's genuinely just the wheel, you literally unscrew two bolts, remove the wheel, and install the new one that you bought whole from somewhere else.

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>>2060971
Have you ever wiped your own ass? Seriously man, you got this. I believe in you.

I am tired of retarded cagies driving with their highs on at night and blinding me. I am willing to petty and act similarly in response. What is the brightets man-portable light I can get for under 100$? I normally have a backpack on anyway and am used to wearing heavy stuff so I don't care about batteries. I just need some ridiculous xenon light that can be driven off a crap ass salvage 36v ebike battery (not used for drive, i just have one sitting around waiting for a project)

>>2061006
while I understand the temptation all too well, all you're going to accomplish by escalation strategies is getting yourself killed or worse. it's fine to entertain intrusive thoughts as a way of blowing off steam but don't act on them.

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do any of you use anything to preserve the paint on your bike?
What products/ritual you use?

>>2061053
Helicopter tape.

>>2060948
If you have ever replaced an inner tube, that's how you take the wheel off. You will need to buy a new wheel, and make sure it's a rear wheel.

I bought a bike last week, had it tuned up and just took it for a first ride. I went about 6 miles with no problem, then a few hours later I went to ride another few miles and found that my butt had become pretty sore. Do I need to get padded shorts or will I adapt to this in a few weeks?

>>2061061
It depends on a lot of things. If you sit on the seat, do your feet touch the ground?

>>2061063
No, my leg is nearly fully extended when at the bottom pedal position.

>>2061061
it's just one of those things, you'll toughen up before too long.
the saddle is more like a perch than a seat. the contact points are two little bony parts on your ass. the tissue in between just gets mashed, that's just how it is.
if the sit bones don't contact the center of the bulbed out part of the saddle, possibly your overall bike fit could be off or maybe you need a different width saddle, but ride for a while and try to break your ass in first

>>2061060
>If you have ever replaced an inner tube, that's how you take the wheel off.
I have not. I've patched the tube plenty of times, by popping the tyre off the rim and pulling the tube out of the gab so I can work on it, but I have never, ever removed the wheel. Not once.

>>2061073
As with many things, it's way simpler than you may think. Just take the wheel off right now and put it back on again before the new one even arrives. You'll feel a lot better. Grab some tools, find one that fits, start wrenching.

Trying to get the tire off a new-used bike. Never changed that particular tube/tire before. I cannot get this fucker off to change the tube. Am I missing something? WHY WON'T THE FUCKING TIRE COME OFF

Am I having a stroke or something? I went to my normal 28" mtb bso and the tire came off ezpz using the rear end of a small wrench as a lever, and seated back in just as easily. Pumped it up, it's g2g. On the 26" ebike slop wheel I was trying to fix, it would just chew up the rim and the bead is so tight I can't slide the wrench around to unseat it. It's a normal clincher tire, I think. There was a tube in it that came out. Do I have to just fucking cut it off or something? I have new tires on order anyway.

BTW if I do just get frustrated and slice it with a knife when I get some new tires, is there anything neat I can do with a dead tire? Not anything structural, just some instructables/pintrest-y arts and crafts people like to do with them.

>>2061082
git gud lil bitch

>>2061082
>ebike
kys homo

>>2061093
This, honestly.

>>2061094
>>2061093
i just use it to get to work, man. I could bike it properly but at 5 AM with a hangover I'd rather something lazier and quicker

>>2061084
but on my other normal as god intended bike the tires come off ezpz.

>>2061097
>his excuse for being lazy is that he's lazy

>>2061098
it's not an excuse it's a declaration. just tell me how to get this fucking tire off

>>2061099
Use a real tire lever. You do know that you run it around one side of the tire entirely before trying to pry the tire off right?

>>2061100
>You do know that you run it around one side of the tire entirely
Yes, I know, the problem was that I couldn't run it around the tire to pop one bead off before moving on to the other. It really clamped down on what I was using. I could get it in there but not move it around after.
>real tire lever
I ordered some in but they come later in the week and I would rather be able to get to work on time monday

>>2061082
you write these schizo posts every thread. kill yourself

>>2061082
Kys you retarded nigger.

>>2060956
it could be for dimming or something but some chinky goods just use too many wires/plugs/sockets/etc

it's because they often make a more advanced version of that product and it's cheaper to just use the extra wire than to have a separate assembly line. it's like when you get a computer mobo that just has empty space where another PCI or memory slot could go (and they didnt populate it because that model doesn't have the good VRM to supply enough power or whatever)

>>2061105
I think I might be the "shiczo" you're referring to because you've replied to my posts like this in the past. I think it's just "everyone who writes more than 3 words at a time is a schizo"

t. exclusive roadie with only 700c tires ever so that clearly isn't me

>>2061102
I've been changing bike tires for decades and never had problems until I got my first kevlar bead tires. my regular tire levers (and I have several pairs by now) all failed. Pedros levers are the most robust design I could find and buying them allowed me to succeed, though still difficult.
an extreme example, but all tires/manufacturers are different. I'd not used that brand before, either.
there's also a device called a bead jack for this, but so far Pedros solved my issue.

hopefully just regular levers is all you need. before Monday, you could go to a shop and buy some. even if there's no bike shops around you, Walmart sells tubes and pumps and lights, I'm almost positive they have levers. or target or whatever you have that sells bsos.
go to the OP park tool link and review their tire changing video, too

How much would it cost to build my own bike out of parts? I'm happy with a BSO-tier bike. If I bought one of every part from a bike shop, could I assemble them into a decent bike for a BSO price?

>>2061071
You should be able to stand on tiptoes when you're on a bike. But the ass pain is normally if the seat is too low, and it definitely isn't if you can't reach the ground.

>>2061151
absolutely not.
everything including the frame costs more part by part.
and since only hobbyists do it, you can't even buy a bso frame. any frame sold bare is going to be fancy. however the chinese sell them the cheapest. Australia bro got his Tsunami at a decent price, but the shipping from China wasn't bad but to the US or Europe it would've been a lot.

you can buy a used bike for the frame size and style you like, keep the parts you like, and buy used and Chinese parts (or another cheap used bike with a parts group you like) and achieve what you're talking about. but it still probably won't be bso priced all told. but if you're careful it'll be cheaper than the equivalent new non-bso bike, and probably much higher quality than a bso

>>2061151
Expect to pay 20-30% more for self build. It's the opposite when it comes to bikes, piecing your own bike will cost a lot more than buying one whole because bikes still operate under economies of scale. This isn't so important if you're content with BSOs or near BSO-tier bikes but if you seek peak min-max performance then it might be worth it, as it allows building for better bike fit and better bike fit = more horsepower.

>>2061149
i ended up getting it off and it was indeed just really fucking tight for no reason. i found a tube in the closet and put it all together, gonna let it just sit for a while to see if the random closet tube is gonna leak on me. getting the tire back on was "easier" but still not the absolute swooce it is on other tires. i will probably regret reinstalling it when i inevitably pop this tube too doing winter biking nonsense

>>2061151
it's not cheaper. muh economy of scale. you pay 45.99 for that set of brakes, SuperCycle or whoever pays 13.15501$ because they buy 100,000 of them at a time

imo better way to do it is get an off-the-rack bso and just upgrade only the shit that matters instead of starting ground-up. unless you're racing you can do with chinky entry level shifters and brake levers, the frame will probably be aluminum and fairly light, you dont need to replace cables, etc. but you can slowly order up better rims/tires/brakes/derailleur/fork/etc and learn to wrench to have something presentable and smooth. or a horrid abomination that is somehow faster than the 5200$ bike your dentist rides

>>2061156
>>2061159
>>2061174
Thanks, everybody. I took your advice immediately and went and bought another GT Transeo, which probably counts as a BSO but it's definitely at the top end. I'll be spending loads on extra shit to attach to it like lights and things, but once I have all that, I can probably upgrade the parts as they fall apart and drop off.

>>2061082
You will always be a nigger and a faggot and I revel in your failure.

I want to get some spare inner tubes.
Material - Latex? TPU? Butyl?
Any specific brand?

>>2061115
I think this was it, i took(the already broken) light apart, and the 4 wires in the fixture lead to nothing, only the 6v wires went to the LED.

>>2061082
>>2061097
>>2061099
>>2061102
>>2061174
wrong thread

>>2061269
off all the things worth fussing over with your bike, tubes aren't. maybe you're out there to podium crits or red bull rampage and disagree, but I doubt it.

>>2061269
no reason not to go with tpu

>>2061269
For go fast performance, TPU
If you've got tough tires, TPU
If you're poorfag, Butyl and patch kits

you can patch TPU but it isn't as easy as butyl. IMO they remain superior for touring. Otherwise, get some cheap TPUs from Aliexpress.

>>2061269
normal ass rubber so you can repair them instead of being out 5000$ when you get a pinhole leak

How do you deal with people patronizing you in winter? I appreciate the concern, but I don't need to hear "OMG ANON BE CAREFUL THERE IS S N O W OUTSIDE"
nigga the city is actually doing a good job with the plows and salt this year, i'll be fine except for being slightly sweatier than usual. it's not like some niggas don't show up on dirtbikes, i even saw one lunatic still riding a "racing" motorcycle with all-seasons on it

>>2061291
what you think bqg stands for

>>2061333
It's not "Schizo Larper General", that's for sure.

do they sell Schwalbe Clik Valve chinees version on aliexpress yet?

>>2061331
show them video of dutch people cycling in winter.

>>2061336
are dutch people even real

>>2061335
2 more weeks

>>2061364
real? or its a matter of time type shit

>>2061321
they make patches for tpu, and they work, I'm riding one.
my Cyclami came with patches. some other brands don't come with them but you can buy the Cyclami patches separately

I've never patched a tube. Intellectually I understand that tubes can be patched but I can't imagine a scenario where I would do that. If you've somehow managed to put yourself into a situation where your best option is to patch your tube and limp home on whatever PSI you could manage, you deserve to walk.

>>2061375
patching is for at home; riding on a freshly patched tube is a good way to make the patch fail.

>>2061376
if you do it wrong

>>2061377
Well I don't have a giant battery on my bike because I'm not a faggot, so I can't heat gun my tube to make everything stick instantly.

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>>2061379

>>2061379
the vulcanizing fluid has a volitile solvent in it that evaporates in several seconds, less if you blow on it. then the patch bonds to the dry glue instantly. it's as strong as it will ever be just by pressing the patch down firmly.

the tpu patches are like a sticker, no fluid needed. the instructions say it takes one minute for the bond to cure. I've used them several times no problem.

>>2061375
A properly patched tube works as well as a fresh tube, the main problem is patching properly on a field repair with time constraints, patching is made more difficult and unreliable if there's rain or snow. One of my tubes I used so long it has like a dozen patches and didn't leak, I used that tube until the valve ripped away from the tube. You're right though, best practice is to just swap to a fresh tube, then patch the punctured one at home properly

>>2061375
you can literally go anywhere with just patches and a mini pump. even a spare tube can get a hole, but you can patch a tube indefinitely

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Let’s see you guys’ forever grips, solutions for grips that don’t dissolve into goop by the sun over many years. Cyclists who have been riding less than say, 5 years need not reply (it will happen to you).

Any recs for a budget headlight to slap on my fat bike? Doesn't need to be big and bright, just enough to get me through my local trails and rural roads during these short winter days

I'm too poor to get a 90$ Super thick ultra heavy duty extreme u-lock for bike.

I have a masterlock bar, i just got a kyrptonite chain.
And i have some cheap thick metal cord lock that is supposed to be NOT easy to cut. (but probably is).
The bike Itself has a key lock.
And theres a folding lock (which might be most difficult even compared to the kyrptonite lock.)
So 5 locks.
I'm probably gonna ditch the cheap metal cord lock.
So 4 locks. Thats good right?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how safe am i?
10 would be the most REASONABLE lvl safe.
If you imagine tanks, alligators and shit protecting my bike, that would be more then 11.
What should I do with the cheap metal cord lock?

>>2061499
I always pondered that somehow incorporating a bunch of grease or tar intertwined with an old bike inner tube or something would slow down power tools and making manual cutting tool harder to get through. Or Like why not just have a 4" diameter chunk of material you have to get through, where bolt cutter aren't opening that wide. And you'd need like 10 Sawzall blades to go through cause the tar just clogs them all up.
I hope this helps and I really hope you never ever get any bike you ever own stolen anon.

>>2061499
>>2061501
Come out and your shit is gone BITCH

>>2061499
ultimately no lock can be relied upon to keep your bike safe. the only thing that really works is to never let it out of your sight.

>>2061475
outbound hangover is the best bang for buck that I know of. not exactly budget but even mediocre bar-mounted single-LED lights are $70 these days. I wouldn't seriously consider anything else unless I was twenty years old again with perfect night-vision and full NEET mode.... if that's you, any chinesium headlight will probably be fine.

>>2061502
>>2061504
I just said there's 2 good locks, plus the bike key lock, plus the folding lock (which is very hard to use. And might be the best lock)
Or the worst lock, cause i wish it was easier.
And the cheap metal wire lock (which i don't think i can count.)

So at least 3 locks, 1 which is part of bike, and the folding lock (very hard lock).
Who is gonna go through 3 locks, and try to figure out the folding lock (which i hate for being so hard to unlock). ?

No one is that crazy.
Just steal a car for 10,000$ more then my bike?
Not to mention, it weighs 75 pounds, and is almost too heavy to lift. (don't ask)

A car only has 1 key lock, and you can break window, and hotwire.
Seems a lot easier for 10,000$ more? (or 70,000 more for some cars)
How dumb are we saying criminals are? This is like animal level dumb, not human.

>>2061507
btw the key lock that is part of bike, turns it on.

if you break that, it doesn't get power.
(it's an e-bike)
Then it's less of a bike, and more like a skateboard. (not that fast)

You gonna go through 3 locks for that?
Are we just assuming criminals are the level of dumb where they look at something like...
glass or rocks, and think it's fun to eat?

I would have to hope a criminal might be mart enough, not to go through 3 locks.
But am i hoping for too much?

>>2061507
might be adequate deterrent for, guessing here, six and a half minutes

>>2061508
>am i hoping for too much?

yeah almost certainly. if your plan is to lock up your ebike in a public space I would expect it to be gone within a week, maybe an hour.

>>2061053
Transparent frame protector stickers

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What's the deal with people not having grips on their handlebars, like in picrel? I've seen this occasionally around town. Is there any practical reason to do this or is it purely an aesthetic preference?

>>2061509
I can't bring a GIANT ebike in the stores, it's almost the size of a motorcycle.

I'm not sure what you are saying i should do?

Do i attach some motion camera to my scooter and hook it wirelessly to my phone? Or some motion alarm?
I'm not even sure what sort of model alarm or camera i would have to get for that.

I hate how we are saying criminals are so dumb, that even overdone security somehow is useless even though the 60,000$ cars are right next to my bike. My bike which is like 900$ at most.

How is this possible?
>>2061510
>a week or hour
There's a bit of a difference there. I was planning maybe a couple hours.
If you are saying like 3 hours or 2 days, I am safe.
A week? You are saying it will never get stolen.
An hour? I pray you are not saying that.
In public spaces you would have to be a criminal who uses a loud obvious big angle grinder metal cutter in front of dozens of public people, and cameras.
Are we assuming that's what happens?

Public space is less unlikely to get stolen? I mean if i lock it in a public garage (that is mostly empty all the time) I think it would be easier to take then in public (locked to bike lock bar) in front of dozens of people and cameras, right?

Are we saying i should spend 90$ on the super thick ultra heavy duty lock, that would take a VERY long time for a heavy duty metal cutting angle grinder and have a hard time getting through?

>>2061529
I might have to lock it somewhere public, and just like hide near some cars or building a 100 feet away.
And wait for a couple hours, during a couple days. To see what happens.

I feel like most people don't really touch it. And i kinda doubt anyone is gonna come with a LOUD metal cutting angle grinder in public. And work for a few MINUTES in PUBLIC to take it.

Like i know it happens, i'm just saying usually thats done at night, with no people around, I assume.

>>2061523
yeah it saves about 23 grams
what do you think

>>2061523
I would guess the tape rotted, they took it off and didnt bother to replace it.

>>2061449
my solution is to replace it every 2 years. those lock on grips are like $5 shipped on ali express.

My bike makes a rhytmic thumping noise whether freewheeling or under power. Is my rear rim fucked or can spokes do this? Either way, my eyesight isn't very good and I can't tell anything other than that it's horrifically aligned either way, but it was just as horrifically aligned before I took a curb badly enough to pop a tube

>>2061553
Is the thumping speed dependent or does it sound like it's matched to crank rpm?

>>2061561
It sounds matched to speed over ground, which is why I suspect it's the wheel. I can't tell anything spinning it freely when lifted off the ground because I'm half-blind.

>>2061562
Without spinning the wheel, check for play in the rear wheel by moving the rim perpendicular to the direction of regular wheel movement. It should not have any play, if there is, it's a bearing problem. Then pluck each spoke like it's a guitar string, check the tension and hear it ring, any bad spokes will sound weird. Other than that, make sure the tire is mounted to the wheel correctly then make sure the wheel is mounted to the bike correctly. I don't think it could be the chain or heard since you believe it's speed dependent instead of rpm

>>2061523
Saving up for soyo njs grips

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Building a bike with campy 11 speed groupset
It seems that Shimano 11 speed cassettes have the same spacing to Campy 11 speed cassettes. But a few people say that it isn't "perfect" shifting but good enough.
Is this true? I was looking forward to just buying shimano cassettes.

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>>2061581
jtek shiftmate compatibility charts comment on the question is that it can't be done. I'd tend to believe them by default.

if you're building a meme gruppo just do it. if you want cheap and available cogs, just don't.

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>>2061585
I also checked JTEK and it says it works. I'm going for shimano since getting campy cassette with the ratio I want is difficult.

>>2061611
>I NEED a nonstandard drivetrain please understand

eh. if you really did, a sponsor would pay for it. you're here and we're having this conversation, you don't and never will.

>>2061624
I meant difficult to get in my country. The shipping and tax alone is like paying double for what it actually costs. Even if I buy 2nd hand from marketplace, I'll be scratching my head again to find a new one once it gets worn out.

>>2061632
yeah that is what I meant too. it isn't 1993. there's no reason to want campy.

>>2061634
not him but I always heard the shifters felt best in the hand. this is 11 speed, so he's not buying new, he's just using what he has or can get used what's wrong with wanting to use significantly cheaper cassettes if he can?

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I want to go for a cheap track bike
Look 464 AL vs. Dolan Pre Cursa 2.0?

>>2061636
pls take new pictures of your bike instead of reposting the same three over and over. Also fixies are gay

>>2061638
post yours, faggot

>>2061638
It's the flat plastic pedals that does it for me.

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>>2061636
thas no commuter bike, that bike is race-ist

>>2060795

I had a cursed thought at work while day dreaming. Are bike computers a thing? Not like "oh my lord i need to know my exact speed and only a 1000$ computer can do it" I mean a full featured computer that does actual processing of other stuff.

I was gonna pick up some crappy dollar store toolboxes to use as hard mostly-waterproof panniers, mounting some electronics (muh ebike controller but also I wanted to strap in my spare memefeng radio and get an oversized whip antenna like a police motorbike) in the lid and drilling some holes for cable routing, external power, antennae, etc.

But I also wondered about throwing a rasppi in there too and having an SDR kit going instead of mutilating a walkie-talkie, maybe have recording for a "dashcam", etc. But at that point I'm just running linux on a phone that I have plugged into a 12v/5v rail so why not get a little screen and a tiny keyboard in there too so I can do stuff when I lift the lid instead of needing to plug in a laptop/monitor at home? Then I can do shit like just have wireshark running all the time, and do some excel-fu to associate packet times with where I was by GPS for some oldschool wardriving, get one of those crap portable projectors for watching stuff in the park with homies I don't have, or just shock and be shamed by normies for playing DOOM on a bicycle. What are some solutions in search of problems for computing on the go

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>>2061652
This dude had that idea 40 years ago:
https://microship.com/bikes/

>>2061331
Don't bother. If people have no incentive or openness to reconsider their existing beliefs, any attempt to 'correct' their beliefs via argument is a wasted effort.

>>2061653
>packet data via ham radio
wow, which ISP handled that way back then I wonder? or he wrote software for his own server to decode the ham transmission and then connected via modem to the final recipient?

>>2061333
BIKE questions general, not e-bike or motorbike or fatbike or any of that bullshit

>>2061655
go make analogue bike general then

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>>2061657
>analogue bike

>>2060795

>>2061654
> or he wrote software for his own server to decode the ham transmission and then connected via modem to the final recipient?
that is a long series of already solved questions

https://www.isode.com/whitepaper/ip-routing-over-hf/

>>2061333
Go be a fat lazy casual faggot somewhere else, you are not accepted by the cycling community.

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Just bought this bicycle today, what am I in for?

I need a tarp to go ALL the way around a LITTLE under (not fully under, just a little) my bike.

What size tarps are best?
8 x 10?
10 x 12 ?
10 x 20 ?

Some other size?
>get a universal motorcycle cover
But maybe i want the tarp, for multi purpose and so i don't have to do shipping.

So, what size tarp ? This is a challenge, and any answer with no numbers fails.

>>2061672
I got one of those shitty blue tarps from the dollar store and it's just barely big enough to cover mine (i havent measured the frame but it's a typical 26" off-the-rack BSO)
I think it was 6x8? Came with grommets at least.

If it's for long-term storage, I would get two little tarps with the grommets pre-installed and lace them together. Roll the bike on one, drape the second over, then lace em up.

>>2061635
Old campy was better than the same generation shimano, but it was subtle. I wouldn't choose it old campy over 11 speed shimano for any reason.

>>2061674
Ok but the cheap "small" ones are like 10-12$ each.
And the BIG ones are like 20-30$ each.

I could just get 1 of the 10x20 that costs 20$.
Right?

Laceing together with what? Some plastic hooks/rope anyone can take off?
Is there a difference between lacing together 2 or using one that's oversize ?
Seems lacing together would be more work, right?

Let's assume i ride like a few days a week, any week that doesn't have snow/ice.

>>2061671
>>2061658
>>2061655
So butthurt kek

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>>2061334
>>2061655
>>2061670
Hey retards, an ebike still takes bicycle tires. The motor doesn't come into this at all.

>still not a bike
>still retarded
>still lazy
>still fat
lmao

>>2061666
>Isode was originally established in 1992


>Winnebiko II: Miles with Maggie (1986-1988)
>What fun is a computerized bicycle if you can't write while riding? That was the original design goal for this new version, which also included packet data communications via ham radio

so, it was not "already solved questions" in 1986 if the company that "solved" the issue wasn't founded until six years later

>>2061674
What sort of dollar store are you talking about?
I've seen like 3-5 different dollar stores.
And a LOT of them carry 5-10$ stuff now.

So was your tarps like 5-10$ ? I was basically saying 7-10$ was average for small cheap tarp

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>>2061336
Anyone who uses the phrase "dutch people" in any discussion of bike shit should be slapped silly. Actually, I take that back, they should just be shot. Right in the pussy with a 44 magnum. You ever seen what a 44 magnum will do to a woman's pussy? Now that you should see. You should see what a 44 magnum will do to a pussy you should see.

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>>2061680
why the links are alzheimers the linkes are all purple

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>>2061684
well i got mine specifically at Dollarama
https://www.dollarama.com/
iirc my specific one was either 3.50 or 4 CAD but I just use it as a drop sheet. I think one would be perfectly sufficient to just drape over it entirely and two of them laced would make a big puffball

>>2061685
I wish I had a .44 mag but my dream When I Register For Certain Websites project is a sequential coilgun

>>2061682
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_link_establishment#History_and_precedents
just because one company wasn't doing it becuse they didn't exist yet doesn't mean no one was. this is old technology

and yes i absolutely intend on intercepting military communications on my bicycle, the harbour and air traffic is not nearly spicy enough. when they warn you in comms school that "everybody is listening" they don't mean the chinese, they mean ME

>>2061331
>lunatic still riding with all-seasons
winter is a season isn't it?

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Just bought my first ebike but want to change it's tires.
Can anybody tell me how to get the tires off?

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I should just buy a new chain right? no point in cleaning it

>>2061710
looks fine

>>2061710
it'll clean up. many chains are cheap enough that you can be lazy and just buy another, if that's your philosophy. taking it off, wiping all the shit off the exterior, shaking it in a jar of solvent, pouring it out, repeat until solvent is no longer black, letting it dry, relube and wipe the excess VS $15 and shipping and waiting. I clean mine.
pour all the black solvent in a big container and let it evaporate, though . don't pollute the ground water

>>2061710
no point changing it if it isnt worn past .5%. even if theres more friction because its dirty its a few watts loss at most.

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What tool specifically am I supposed to use for removing or replacing this nut? I've managed to improv my way into removing my back wheel but now I'm stuck. Maybe I should buy a new sprocket and chain but I don't know exactly what I'd be looking for or even if the new sprocket would come with that nut included.

>>2061632
Just buy miche desu

>>2061726
the nut doesn't need to come off to replace the freewheel, the tool fits around it. just watch the park tool video on freewheels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTJ3taJHOn8

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aah so its like that, huh

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>>2061686
>>2061687
>>2061709

>>2061549
Yeah but that’s wasteful

>>2061449
I've been riding the same wrap of fizik glossy for like ten years now. they had a perfect product so of course they discontinued it.

any recommendations for decent stems? i want to get a 70mm one to go with my new handlebar, but can only find cheap, heavy, ugly alu ones or insanely expensive carbon stuff

>>2061848
nitto technomic comes in 70mm for reach, but the stack is large, and they're like $55. nitto makes other stems that could be better for you

>>2061848
I'm happy with my deda but you probably think it's too heavy

>>2061848
most carbon stems are same weight as alloy unless its integrated into the bars

purolator "can't deliver" my shipment of dragon dildos and bike tubes/tires so I guess I have to just patch them like an animal for now but how do i prevent punctures in the future with only shit i likely have in my house? the tires are real thin and practically bald (hence why I ordered new ones three fucking weeks ago)

can't amazon shit in apparently and there are NO dedicated bike shops in my city, ZERO. do i just slip an old tube in there or something between the tire and tube

I've already cleaned the tires and found two big ass pieces of metal and think I got everything even slightly sharp. washed em in and out but they are thin-ass dry weather cruising tires. I have some anti-slip carpet tape, do I just throw that in there or something for now as a buffer until new tires come in 2054

>>2061530
if someone wants your bike they WILL get it. bike thieves roll around in trucks now and just rip them off to chop up/repair later. the only solution is to park in either very high traffic areas (bike thieves rolling up like it's the world's shittiest heist don't want to re-enact Payday with an angry mob over your 1000$ e-bike, there is a Kawasaki motorcycle ten feet away) or secure areas (personally I work on a military base and don't even lock it when i'm there, plus who will steal my crappy e-bike when there's an also unlocked Silverado Black ten feet away from it)

>>2061658
>analog bike
me when i cruise with my memefeng BLASTING, hacking boomers n' choomers on the go

>>2061676
i'd just use some paracord and knotwork (hehe) but seriously, they come with grommets pre-installed these days so literally just run cordage through the holes bro

>>2061856
don't need one for my grandpa's bike but thank you
>>2061864
heard good things about deda, if there isn't any kind of meta for stems i'll just get a cheap one from them
>>2061865
wait, how?

>>2061905
Basically because it uses bolts to clamp and carbon is weak in that respect so it needs more material
Like a Deda Zero-Nero carbon stem weighs 145g and an alloy Superleggero weighs 110g
If the bar is bonded to the stem this isn't the case so all in ones are lighter

>>2061905
>if there isn't any kind of meta for stems

the stem meta is just getting a cheap one that fits. nobody wants to deal with manufacturing expensive stems in 5mm length increments and also 2 degree height increments and also 3-5 different bar clamp diameters just to have all of them go unsold forever because nobody is willing to pay the overhead on all of that to save five grams.

>>2061906
>>2061911
ah that makes sense, i ended up getting a cheap msc stem, seems decent enough

So, I am developing a folding bike, and I'm at a bit of a stumble. The bike kind of relies on being through axle on both front and rear, but the rear should be as narrow as possible and with rim brakes (disc brake gets bent when folded, or if it's folded the other way, paint gets scratched by the casette). I guess that's a fully custom hub job? There seem to be no rim-brake through-axle hubs in general, and standard thru-axles seem to be 100mm for normal front, 110 for "boost" front or BMX rear, and then a jump to 142 for dumb fat rear with 13-speed and disc, with nothing inbetween. I was aiming for 130mm standard, but I guess if everything's custom might as well go even narrower.

jump from 23c to 28c worth it?

>>2061974
nah, not without a specific goal in mind. if you're on mediocre 23c gators or lithions and moving to fast 28c vittorias that's worth doing for example. if you're just swapping from one similar tire to another the change to corpse profile from 23 to 28 is beneath noticeable threshold.

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>>2061974
Can’t fit 32?

>>2061974
>c
I think you mean mm

>>2061946
Any hub can be a rim brake hub. But yea afaik 142mm is the slimmest through axle standard.

Why complicate things so? Whats wrong with QR?

>>2061974
I agree with anon that if youve got decent 23mm, nah not needed. But it is a very noticeable difference in ride quality fir the better. I wont bother with tires below 28mm from here on out

>>2061977
what a pile of shit

>>2061988
Rude and factually incorrect

Hello, got a ~20 y.o. Beretta Parashock (front & back suspension 00s mtb type) for free.
It works but not perfectly since I haven't changed some rusty parts yet + cracked tires.

I wonder what's the most effective (and hassle free) way to change its color. There are stickers which I guess I can scrape off with some solvent. I doubt that's gonna work for the paint job.

>>2062009
"effective" and "hassle-free" do not intersect on the venn diagram

>>2062009
>>2062011
just rattle can it

>>2062018
yeah, but that requires either stripping the frame or extensively masking it, which takes it out of the "hassle-free" circle.
saying fuck it and just winging it and let the paint fall where it may takes it out of the "effective" circle. especially if you don't sand it first, either.

>>2062020
sanding is fun and it would be a good excuse to strip and clean everything. i guess if you wanted to go Full Retard you could use plastidip instead of paint (it forms a thicker layer and will hold on even with minimal prep)

they make it in rattle can versions too btw after they realized dipshits were putting it on their cars

Why did it take so long for people to recognize that their shifters would be better off near their hands rather than on the frame?

>>2062060
because it was not about comfort, it was about using as little housing as possible, because shifter housings were both shit and expensive until relatively recently
old shitty housings are okay with brakes because more friction just makes them harder to pull, but shifters need precision and repeatability, add too much friction and they shift like shit even with the old 5-speeds
downtube shifters only use a little bit of housing on the rear derailleur- the cable runs bare parallel to the downtube, then gets redirected by either a slider on the bottom bracket or idlers on the seat tube, and then runs bare again parallel to the chainstay for rear derailleur or seat tube for the front

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best cheap chink jersey off amazon that will actually fit well? I'm not paying $90 for a Rapha.

>>2062068
Absolutely agree with this and as an aside, shifters WERE moved closer to the hands with stem shifters, and they were worse than downtube shifters.

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Gf’s bike. Why would the axle not be seated at the end of the dropout? Next pic shows derailleur mounted with screw blocking end of opposite dropout..is that why? Seems weird

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>>2062100

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What's the best bike for a fat bastard who wants to get into road cycling. I already have a road bike with drop bars and a flat bar road bike but even the flat bar bike seems too twitchy and unstable for my 95kg. So I'm leaning towards an MTB or any bike that might handle more like my motorcycle with a lower centre of gravity.

Budget is AU$1,000 (including tip).

>>2062102
How long are the stems on those bikes?

>>2062100
that's normal for horizontal dropouts. the extra space is there so that you can adjust chain tension if need be; typically this is only necessary on things like fixed gear bikes and you shouldn't need to worry about it.

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>>2062103
I'm not changing my stems. I've decided that I'm getting a gravel bike so the amended question is:

>wat gravel bike iz gud?

>>2062106
>resist actual advice from actual cyclists
>just want people to confirm your consoomer wants based on ai
Enjoy having your 3rd bike that just sits around gathering dust

>>2062107
Gee mister. I didn't mean to upset you. Explain to me, then, how increasing the length of my stem lowers the centre of gravity. I'll wait.

>>2062108
You're a retard if you think your CG will be lower with a gravel bike since they have a higher BB clearance than road bikes. It will be higher on average. You also mentioned the bike being twitchy which (aside from rake) is directly related to how much leverage you have over controlling your front wheel. This is largely dictated by stem length. Short stem = fast and twitchy, longer stem = slower and smoother. It makes a huge difference on any frame.

>>2062106
>>wat gravel bike iz gud?

salsa and surly are typical entry points to gravel bikes. truthfully I don't think buying a gravel bike will accomplish your stated goal - the problem is your miserable physical condition and a hopelessly poor bike fit, neither of which will be resolved by slightly wider tires and slightly slacker frame geometry.

>>2062109
Yeah, I don't know what a gravel bike is so I googled and you're right about the COG. I think I definitely want an MTB or maybe even a recumbent bike . I don't want to change my road bike stems because I spent many years getting my bike fit perfect when I used to ride a lot. I haven't been on a bicycle for seven years (and I still have KOMs on Strava!) so I basically have to learn how to ride a bike again. So what's the best beginner bike that doesn't come with training wheels.

>>2062110
>gravel bike is a bad idea
Ok I get it. So what IS a good bike?

>>2062112
people seem to like the cervelo p5x :^

>>2062104
Incorrect. The adjustment is there to adjust wheelbase, either for rider preference or to fit different size tyres.

>>2062083
I recently got a wool t shirt from io merino and it has been better than any of my cycling jerseys by a long way, it’s insane. I bought a wool jersey from the same company and it’s not as good as the t shirt. God I wish the t shirt had pockets. Io merino altitude.

>>2062102
been running the cheapest gravel bike from a local manufacturer I could find for like 8 months now, did 2000km+ as an even fatter fuck
can sustain 25kph for about 2h on a good day on paved roads

I think you should get a road bike if you want to ride on road
and a gravel bike if you want to ride offroad and onroad
or just get a canyon endurace

but whatever listen to fucking google AI lmao

hey guys, i want to buy myself a new bike but i fear it's kinda too nice? i currently ride an 8s alu rim brake road bike with narrow tires, and i feel like this one would be an upgrade for urban riding since it has wide tires/clearance, hydraulic disk brakes and a good drivetrain, and it's discounted 30 percent (under 2k with full carbon) and still has cables that don't go through the headset unlike the newer models. so it would be kind of fomo if it sold out. on the other hand my current bike just works™, and with commuting in a city and parking it outside it might be a waste to go with a nicer bike. what do?

>>2062102
get a "gravel bike" (shitty hardtail "hybrid" mtb with wide but non-knobby tires on it)

people who insist you need razor thin tires and nine foot drops on the handlebars with no brakes and your shifters being just a lever on the frame have never seen a pothole or rode in the rain before

>>2062122
You have to keep it outside? That sucks... I could never do that and you shouldn't either. Why not just get it for evening or weekend rides and keep using your current one for commuting?

>>2062129
yeah people always say that, i just don't have an option inside at all sadly. i live an apparment that has a narrow, winding staircase too small to carry a bike up. believe me, i tried.

>>2062104
you can use it that way, but the other anon is correct, it was designed for wheelbase adjustment

are gravel bikes just hybrids with knobby tires and drop bars?

>>2062135
no, 90s rigid mtbs are just whatever Mr Salesman tells you they are in glorious twentytwentysixz

>>2062135
yeah basically.

>>2062135
Yep and hybrids are 90s rigid mtbs with 700c wheels. Now that gravel bikes have done 27.5, all we need is 26 to come back and we'll be right where we started, the 90s rigid mtb.

>>2062139
>all we need is 26 to come back
it has thoughbeit

>>2062113
>>2062119
>>2062128
thanx guize. you've been a great help. very useful.

>>2062140
>all the good 26-inch tires got discontinued
no, it's as dead as 9-speed sis, industry doesn't want it to exist anymore

>>2062146
out with the (very) old and in with the new.

>>2062147
9-speed sis got replaced by 9-speed cues, but 26-ers have no replacement. you go try to stuff a 29-er into the trunk of a reasonably sized hatchback, you'll get skidmarks on your headliner.

>>2062102
Where in Aus and how tall are you? 1k is not enough to buy a new bike that is worth riding but it is enough to buy a GREAT used bike

>>2062148
>judging a bike's worth by how easily it fits into an automobile
just kys already

>>2062153
if you were a real cyclist you'd get bored of cycling the same 50 km area (at best) around your home. with a car, you can get your ass and your bike to any town and any trail within a weekend, not within a week, which is really good for people who work during the week.

>>2062156
If you were a real cyclist you'd get a bike rack/carrier.

>>2062156
if you were a real cyclist you'd ride for transportatio/n/ and wouldn't own a car.
you bought a toy that you use for entertainment.
I bought a vehicle.
we are not the same.

>>2062157
>ruin my aero and thus fuel economy to get my bike places
the boot is there for a fucking reason, to put shit in it. putting a bike on the rack while the rest of the car is empty is, for the lack of a better word, retarded.
>>2062159
I commute by bike until it's too cold and dirty to do so. it's the car that is the toy hauler for most of the year. besides, you go to faceberg marketplace and find a cool frame you wanna rebuild, how else are you gonna carry it home, on the bike? I wanna do two things, wrench and ride, I didn't sign up for misery.

>>2062160
Lmao, what a retarded cope response. You're a casual rider who tries to convince others that he's a serious cyclist... as for why, we can only guess, but it's definitely a mental problem.

>>2062162
just because I like cycling doesn't mean I'm gonna ride the fucking bus. I ride bikes because bikes offer freedom. I drive a car because car offers freedom. fuck public transport. I am pretty sure there is more overlap between cyclists and /o/tists than there is between cyclists and /n/iggers.

>>2062163
why don't you go there, then

>>2062164
because moot decided bicycles should get bunched with trains
the epitome of personal, entirely ungovernable transportation, sharing a board with massively restrictive and entirely government-subsidized public transport

>>2062157
>>2062160
retarded niggers who neither bike nor drive. a bike rack is for transporting your back while you have other adventure/camping stuff in the trunk, or for very small cars

>>2062148
>26 inch bikes arent in my specific instagram feed, therefore they DO NOT EXIST
every shitty off the rack bike is a 26 these days, you just don't see them because you are a social media obsessed retard

>>2062166
>every shitty off the rack bike is a 26 these days
>shitty
you said it yourself
the only good 26es are all surplus from days gone- there is thankfully more than enough to go around, but [they] are taking them off the road by denying us of the most imortant consumables
I started this entire shabang by noting that all the good 26 tires are being discontinued, and tires are the most important part of the bike
a pair of speedkings can turn a worn out 20yo bso into a rocketship
conversely, rental-spec kendas will ruin a $3k carbon wonder
the problem is that you can't get speedkings in 26 anymore, or anything worthwhile really, every remaining 26-inch offering is on a sliding spectrum between "decidedly second-rate" to "grandpa bike special", with a few boutique exceptions priced way out of reasonable range for a consumable for practical transportation
good 26 rim brake rims are hard to find too, though disc brakes solve that on late model 26-ers

>>2062168
>all the good 26 tires are being discontinued
literally go to any bike store and you can find every tire in dozens of sizes

>brake rims
not only is this faggot poorfag boyracer shit but every 26 inch fork and frame ive seen have posts for rim brakes welded straight on there anyway

>>2062168
Mr Heine will still sell you an Elk Pass if you want top tier 26er tyres

>>2062169
"any bike stores" stopped having non-chinkshit 10 years ago
>>2062170
>boutique exceptions priced way out of reasonable range for a consumable
covers these. it's only worth it when quality is multiplied by the cost savings of economies of scale.

>>2062166
>a bike rack is for [word salad]
A bike rack is for transporting a bike. You are mentally ill.

>>2062148
>i severely limit which bikes i can own due to the size of my car's trunk
>i won't use a bike carrier, they aren't for carrying bikes like my trunk is
>i need new scenery constantly or i get bored of cycling
>i am a real cyclist

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Getting this cunt out is absolutely defeating me

i fucking hate whoever is designing modern derailleurs. how the fuck do you get a cable into it if it's not fresh out of the package sealed at the factory
>take wheels off my bike and leave them off 5ever because purolator fucked me in the ass on toobs
>finally get my shit, replace tire and toob
>realize at some point the derailleur cable (or rather its guide) somehow came off its little post
>also i am a retard and managed to snag the cable on something while putting the wheel back
>fuck it, I have a crimper, I'll just cut it, untangle it, and put it back
>cable instantly fucking explodes into fraying
>whatever I still have extra length, I'll throw some heat-shrink on there so it stays together while i thread it, i can scrape it off after if it doesn't hold when i bolt it in and then i'll crimp it, or if it does now my cable has nice colors on it
>attempt to do so
>it doesn't fit through the hole on the derailleur where the cable guide goes in with the heat shrink on
only thing I can think of is dunking it in a solder pot it but i dont have a solder pot. and blobbing on some solder by hand would definitely make it too big for derailleur senpai's anus if a bit of heat shrink does (and filing it down would probably make the fraying worse)

who the fuck is designing modern bikes and how do I have them killed

why would you make a hole for fucking STEEL CABLE that isn't bigger than whatever means you'd use to crimp it, let alone 0.15mm of fucking heat shrink tubing around it> unironically tempted to just dremel a fucking channel into it later. brakes often have that for exactly that reason of not being able to get the anchored end through it. why doesnt the damn derailleur

it feels like every time i go to fix something it turns out it's an unmaintanable mess. even the derailleur itself is fucking RIVETED together so you can't take the chain out without breaking it. who designs this nonsense and why am i 99% sure they're a protestant trying to jew me

>>2062185
You wouldnt have this issue if yoj had better cutters
Anyways a shift cable is like $1, take it as a lesson learned and stock like 3 of them with your tools. We’ve all been in the position you’re in before, the less you want the cable to fray the more it will.

>>2062175
Turning it the correct way?

>>2062193
i admit that all my cutters are shit and the best i've got are the integrated set on the crimer, only because the crimper is new

no excuse for rivets on an adjustible part that needs regular maintenance though

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>>2062195
You’re retarded my guy, every derailleur is designed that way even if they aren’t riveted. Buy a non-shit derailleur and try to take the chain off by removing the cage every time, tell me if you think its easier than just using a quick link

>>2062194
Yeah, it’s BSA, it’s a left hand thread. It’s just tight as fuck and my tool doesn’t get a good purchase on the bastard thing.

>>2062197
Just making sure, maybe buy a really big adjustable wrench

>>2062201
Brother you are not going to believe what I’ve resorted to doing (and ruined a tool and still no closer to having it out). I’m going to let the bike shop do it.

>>2062185
if you have a wire nut for electrical work, you should be able to cram the fray down in there and twist it until it's coherent again. they cost about nothing individually but you have to buy a package of them.
also, if you have a soldering iron and a Dremel, why not solder it together and then shave off the extra blob with the grinding stones?
>RIVETED
guy, you have to break a chain to remove it from the bike because it straddles the stay. designing a derailleur so you can take the the chain out of the pulleys without breaking it is a solution in need of a problem. it's not modern derailleurs that do this, it's every derailleur ever made.

>>2062196
>>2062214
>defending sealed unmaintainable chinesium
fuck you nigga i want to disassemble and clean/relube it separately and properly sometimes, or what if i just want to swap in a shitty fixed chain from a similar bike as a temp fix or something, what if there is just a foreign object lodged in there real good, eat shit

>also, if you have a soldering iron and a Dremel, why not solder it together and then shave off the extra blob with the grinding stones?
already addressed
>and blobbing on some solder by hand would definitely make it too big for derailleur senpai's anus if a bit of heat shrink does (and filing it down would probably make the fraying worse)
let me just introduce a high-speed spinning wire brush to already frayed wire, that will certainly go well

i ended up reaming/filing out the stupid through-hole instead, i was expecting it to be horrible and need a real drill but nah it's like 1mm thick and a cheapo file did it instantly. what a useless fucking part to even have on it at all. fucking nigger "engineers", enshittification, etc

>>2062197
Heat gun.

>>2062175
penetrating oil and impact gun

about 2 months ago I replaced the brake cable of the back wheel in my bike and moved that cable to the front (because the cable in the front one was bad). I had their tail make a "U" to avoid having their tips touch some other parts.
yesterday both cables got cut while braking in the street...

wtf happened? did I put too much pressure on them? how do I find out if I was sabotaged or something?

>>2062217
it's not enshittification, you're just retarded

>>2062221
I don’t think I have a socket that would fit the fixed cup

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>>2062228
can someone help me? I have no clue how to do maintenance to my bike, and this shit left me scared :(
I forgot to mention, these are disc brakes, not v-brakes.
also, the "U" thing I was talking about is as follows: instead of letting the cable go down like in pic related, I wrapped it around the thing where you hook the cable (the "REPUTE" thing). and that's exactly where the cables got cut...

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>>2062228
>>2062244
Sounds like you had the cable misrouted then and it broke because it was making a tight bend somewhere. But since it was a re-used cable maybe it was already frayed or corroded? This would probably be an easy question to answer for you in person, but hard to say over the internet. If you install a new cable and route it correctly that should solve the problem. Post pictures if you have questions about the correct route for the cable, otherwise we're just guessing about what might or might not be going on.

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>>2062217
Look at this picture, and tell me how you would get the chain out without breaking it. Hint, the fact that there is no derailleur is a clue

>>2062244
btw, that pic was only for reference. I got it from reddit.

>>2062247
>Sounds like you had the cable misrouted then and it broke because it was making a tight bend somewhere
hmm, that could have been it.

>But since it was a re-used cable maybe it was already frayed or corroded?
one of them was reused and corroded, but I had cut the part that was corroded. the other one was 100% new.

>Post pictures if you have questions about the correct route for the cable, otherwise we're just guessing about what might or might not be going on.
right, will do if I see something odd. thanks anon.

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>>2062250
lol what the fug

>>2062250
you lack imagination. remove one of the gears, do whatever you want to the gear(s) and/or chain, put it all back. ez pz. there is no excuse for making a metal or plastic product that can't be disassembled, repaired, and reassembled

>>2062256
Lol i thought the same when i opened the picture too

I read about countersteering and how all cyclists do it, but I've never done that in my life
Is it a roadie racetrack thing?

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tl:dr
>bought e bike ridiculously cheap , £20 (under $30)
>its missing a battery
>not a single sticker/logo/marking to tell me what this thing is
>no codes/info labels on rear hub to help me out either

Rode it home yesterday and it rides fine(apart from being a heavy pig , brakes/gears all working , barely a mark on the bike , it was used briefly around a caravan park ive been told

Im going to assume its a 24v but how can i be sure? Also how can i tell the polarity of the charge plate (the 4 prongs) before i slam a random battery in there and kill it? (no markings on there either)

Sorry for the silly questions but i have 0 idea around e bikes
Pic rel
That is a random battery case i found when buying the bike, i have another but they seem to the same, some type of universal battery cover, it has different slide plates on each side, must be for e scooters or something

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>>2062285
>Charge plate

From my brief research it seems these charge plates come with the replacement batteries

Measured the case and it comes out at 39x11x11
Everything ive seen so far online that looks similar are 39x11x7.5cm so not sure if they will fit correctly

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated

>>2062285
>>2062286
if you don't already know your way around electrical, you have absolutely no business touching this project. you're going to burn down your house, kill yourself and some other people, probably all of the above. put it back where you found it.

I do like the swoopy rack...

>>2062289
i am seeking advice before doing anything

It only needs a battery, im hoping in a perfect world i can just buy the correct battery and it will be up and running , not planning to start messing with wiring or anything

>>2062290
You've received the advice. As followup advice I would suggest that you go watch some youtube videos of battery explosions so that it gets through to your deranged britbong boomer mind that what you are tangling with is dangerous and far, far outside your competence.

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>>2062284
it's a motorcyclist thing that doesnt actually work on bicycles due to the low speed (cue dozens of retarded LARPers insisting they do 60kmh on their fixies)

>>2062285
you may be able to find part numbers stamped in if you start ripping shit apart (read: delicately unscrewing covers) or just looking more closely. unscrew the cover for the "charge plate" and see if it's a controller brick like picrel or just raw ass electronics on a board. either way, there should be a sticker on there somewhere, there usually is even on the chinkiest of goods. those battery stands aren't standardized at all beyond there only being a few chink OEMs making everything, but if you unscrew it you MIGHT be able to trust the colors of the wires to bodge some shit. if it's a controller brick, you're in extra luck, they too aren't standardized properly but are so similar to eachother that they may as well be, and most are tolerant of anywhere between 24 and 48v and use an attached display or serial connection to specify the voltage out and max amperage.

also you're a chump if you bought an ebike without a battery lmao. for all you know none of the shit inside it works, the hub motor could be fucked, this is like buying a car after a "test drive" consisting of towing it and remaking that the wheels didn't fall off. but for 20 quid you got a deal on the frame alone, i guess

>>2062289
>>2062295
why do americans fear electricity so much?

>>2062262
Bro again, how would any of that be easier than just removing the chain????? The chain that is easily disassembled, repaired, and reassembled???

>>2062284
>>2062298
allegedly you are always counter-steering, it's just how two-wheeled vehicles work. It's been talked to death lately online/youtube. I won't try to convince you, do your own research

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>>2062298
Enjoy your battery fire then. Maybe you won't even have to experience burning to death if the initial zap doesn't take you out first. There's a reason why in real countries we only let licensed professionals mess with anything higher than 3.3v.

>>2062300
>turn my handlebars to the left
>according to youtube, they are actually turned to the right
:O

>>2062298
>it's a motorcyclist thing that doesnt actually work on bicycles due to the low speed (cue dozens of retarded LARPers insisting they do 60kmh on their fixies)
it literally does
go ride in a straight line and push down on your bar

When my chain gets dirty I just buy a new bike. Life is too short to lose power to a dirty drivetrain.

>>2062304
>push straight down on my bike
>it goes left
omg it works

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Hey fre/n/s, i bought this alu frame and fork for cheap but it has this cannondale stickers. They do seem well put together and are of high quality, but i don't know a single CAAD or related entry leve cannondale road bike to have come with this stickers, can someone help me identify? On the seat tube it has a "handbuilt in America" sticker on top and on the bottom it has a "54, fifty two" size sticker

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>>2062307
>>2062298
>>2062286
>>2062285
Shut the fuck up you retarded jeets. This isn't a fucking scooter thread. Go back to >>>/o/ >>>/r9k/ >>>toy/

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>>2062309
What did i do i just want help identifying my frameset
Im white

>>2062197
I would try light taps with a hammer on the end of the handle of the tool. the impacts should break it free.

>>2062284
On bicycles it depends on geometry and tire profile, some respond to countersteer, some are too slack to do so. But because on a bicycle you are most of the weight, not the bike, you can just lean it yourself, on a motorcycle leaning over "normally" is impossible, they require countersteer to lean.

>>2062307
Are you a cat?

>>2062305
This but also with clothes and dishes

>>2062307
I don't really know for sure, but if my memory serves me, you can limit your search to mid 90s through maybe early 2000s. maybe that's obvious, but that's all I got

Why is /n/ so full of poorfags?
>wah wah my bike is broken how fix why so hard fix :(
Literally just take it to the shop or buy a new one you jobless faggots.

>>2062324
>take it to the shop
ok, zero agency having NPC

>>2062336
its the typical brain dead "Im a fucking dumbass" response to something they know nothing about

>>2062324
expecting a shop to fix your bike is like expecting santa clause to shimmy ana de armas down your chimney on your birthday

>>2062324
I just got a flat on my cervelo caledonia and it cost me more to toss it in the trash than it did to buy a new one because my time is so valuable

>>2062352
>>2061336
>>2061331
Why would you bike in winter? Don't you realize you're getting salt in your drivetrain?

>>2062358
who care the shop just swaps out the chain and cleans the bike for me

>>2062360
>He's too poor to just get a new bike
>He's too poor to just buy a bike trailer and use Uber
You're a fucking embarrassment.

>>2062284
You’re already doing it, but you will be both faster and safer if you do it intentionally. Push the direction you want to go on the handlebar intentionally instead of just intending to go that direction and unconsciously doing so. A week later you won’t have to think about it ever again but you’ll be both faster and more accurate with your steering for the rest of your life.

>>2062362
key word being "push" as in from the opposite side of the handlebar, instead of pulling the side you're turning subconsciously.
you can also pair this with intentional leaning the direction you want to go and pushing the opposite hand will keep you from falling over and now you can turn at almost any speed without slowing down. but feather the brakes just in case.

>>2061375
I rode across Japan with a spare tube so that I didn’t have to roadside patch and could patch later at camp, by the end the rear tube and spare tube both had like 5 patches each and held pressure just fine. In hindsight I should have got some proper touring tyres but still you are a retarded nigger.

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Coming into some money soon and putting together a forever bike part list. Why the FUCK does no one sell an ergo grip like picrel but made of natural pressed cork. All anyone sells is this vulcanised rubber cork blend bullshit. My hiking poles have a natural pressed cork grip or at least it’s like 95% cork and it’s the absolute most amazing material ever, I’ve clocked like 5000km on this one pair of poles and the only damage/wear on the grips is when a rodent nibbled them one night. I’m not gentle with them either.

>>2062366
shit man, you ought to go into business, you could corner the market on cork ergo grips.
you're sitting on a goldmine!

>>2062364
Yeah, if you want to turn left, you need to push the left side of the handlebar forwards, so that the wheel turns right and initiates the lean/turn. Braking while turning is not a smart idea, either, you should brake while upright where possible (although some increasing or decreasing radius turns need adjustments mid turn depending on speed)

>>2061375
This feels like it could be written by me but I don't remember writing it (I might have been shitfaced) and even if I did, the truth is I used to patch tubes all the time and then I don't anymore because first I discovered you can just leave the old tube on the roadside but also tubless exists

>>2062366
ergos are worse than trash btw
cork bar tape is available but I know nothing else about it

>>2062284
Imagine being a push left, go left countersteercuck. Real bikeboys counter pull, pull left go right

>>2062373
i pull on the right handlebar and then the bike moves straight sideways because i actually know how to countersteer unlike you ebike shill cucks

>>2062372
I’m a bike tourer, can’t spend all day bent over like a faggot sucking his own dick if you don’t want crippling neck pain. There’s a good reason the majority of round the world bike tourers are using flat bars.

>>2062358
Its a bike dude, even if i had to replace everything im out what, $500 tops ? More like $150 on my winter bike

Anyways just rinse your bike off occasionally. Bitchass…

>>2062375
If your bars were high enough and your tyres wide (and low pressure) enough you wouldn’t get the road buzz and hand numbness that you think you’re curing with ergos (you’re not)

>>2062380
I don’t get any of that, I just find the ergos way more comfy than round grips.

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I wanna go on a cycling tour in a country that's safe, has clean air, good infrastructure for cyclists... Essentially, just easy-mode touring through greens and nature.
I'm not good with hills.

Any suggestions for a noob? I've been thinking of maybe Denmark

>>2062383
Oh soz, I meant to say Netherlands..

>>2062384
>Netherlands

What’s the point cycle touring through endless cultivated fields. The two popular choices are New Zealand and Japan.

New Zealand has less infrastructure but free camping is everywhere and it’s super easy to find places to wild camp. If you stick to the coasts it’s pretty flat but you miss a lot of the cool stuff.

Japan is the infrastructure goat and cheap. Also fairly easy to find wild camp spots but nowhere near as easy as NZ, the flat-ish coasts are very heavily built up with urbanism, unless you go through the mountains, again you miss a lot of the cool stuff.

Learn to climb hills anon I know it sucks but that’s where all the kino scenery is.

>>2062383
2nding Japan
they have a culture of "rider houses" that are micro-hostels for bike and motorcycle touring purposes

>>2062379
Try $50,000. I ride a real bike.

How do I know if my bike is shit and I should get a new one, versus doing upgrades on him, versus me just losing weight, versus changing tires?

Is there such a thing as solid rubber tires for bikes? I tire of chinesium tubes and having to patch shit every three days because the fucking seam of the tube let go or there's some random factory qc-installed patch that failed. I don't care if the ride is absolutely diabolical and it weighs 500 pounds as a result, I ride only to commute and it's already always fucked up anyway.

If not, do I just fill a spare tube with shredded rubber and sand or something

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>>2062393
Yeah they suck ass tho
Buy thicker tubes, inserts or tubular clinchers
Although most likely you are using shitty cheap tires

>>2062394
>your tires cause tubes to randomly explode in the night despite no temperature change

inb4 HURR MUH PASCALS I have my windows closed, did not change the thermostat, and when I inspected the tube there was a little tool mark as if they either installed a small patch during qc or just have some sloppy manufacturing process. this tube was brand fucking new out of the box.

finna call up some hicks I know and ask them to just bang me out a solid steel donut, i do not care about "ride quality" anymore, I am ready to gas and bomb shit if everything i order in proves to come to me already fucking broken

WTF kind of tyres do I buy if I ride entirely on footpaths? Knobby tyres or slicks?

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>>2062396
this is how foot tire, they use on footpaths, looks like. look for something similar.

Do I need gears on an ebike? or is a single speed ok?

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>>2062394
>>2062395
what tires anon?
If you switch to solid tires you WILL eat shit and die

Maybe pay slightly more for tubes and see if they are any better
How much shit are you riding through to get flats every 3 days?

I have to navigate a sea of broken bottles usually and for the most part im puncture free on shit tier cheap o tubes from a shit tier store in the UK ( Halfords)

>>2062344
>ana de armas
isn't she kinda walled at this point?

>>2062122
bump, pls advice

>>2062401
If you want something, can afford it, have the space for it, yet feel like you don't deserve it, then that's indicative of underlying self esteem issues indicating you don't consider yourself worthy of certain items
>how to fix
By realising you are worthy to have nice things

>>2062398
you need gears on an ebike

>>2062398
single speed is ok

>>2062410
no it isn't
single chainring isn't even ok for ebikes unless you are dumb enough to think that going through all of your cogs twice at every stop is reasonable

>>2062411
if fixie gonks can do it, then electric motor with its infinite torque at idle can do it

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>>2062399
>How much shit are you riding through to get flats every 3 days?
10km each way commute to/from work, about 1/3 on a trail, 1/3 in lower-density urban, 1/3 in industrial area

it's not even the tires, my tires are brand new and have suffered no damage. the tubes just fucking let go in the middle of the night. when i inspected it there was a weird tool mark as if there was a hole in it that was patched/filled at the factory or something, or maybe just a weird tool mark that missed QC.
>you WILL eat shit and die
i always prepare to eat shit and die as i creep lit off the deep hits with a sick mind

>>2062398
unironically no because typical modern ebikes use a hub motor and do not engage the gearing at all. if you have a frame-mounted motor then yeah maybe. but your average cheapo ebike now uses a hub motor, and the motor uses the spindle your gears would go onto as a stator. and even on older frame mounted motors where you don't have a ratcheting hub thing in the pedals, you would have a separate drivetrain that similarly is not attached directly to your gears but instead directly to the wheel/hub (otherwise when you rev it you'd mangle your legs as it would drive the pedals too)

but if you plan on pedaling it ever i would at least get a 6 or 7 speed and if it's a "conversion kit" there's no real reason to mess with the rest of the bike imo

>>2062411
this nigger does not know how motors work

>>2062412
honestly in my experience cheapo ebikes struggle to start from a dead stop. those motors are not that big nor very draw/voltage compared to similar sized motors on tools and industrial equipment etc
a lathe with a motor half the size will eat you alive because it's a giga nigga DC brushless eating 120v 400a doing you raw, you can stop a typical ebike wheel from moving with your bare hand since it's some 36v 8a wee lil niglet geared down a shitload so it can work at all

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why is bike shit all so fucking expensive

>>2062415
most of us spend more than that on nutrition per week while training hard. maybe try something more your range like a scooter

>>2062415
That's literally fifteen minutes of work at a real job. Maybe you should try working somewhere other than mcdonalds.

>>2062402
i'm more worried about having the nice thing stolen, and the opportunity cost of not investing the spare cash instead. but i suppose there's a truth to what you're saying, thank you for the consideration.

>>2062415
decathlon and bike-discount seem to have pretty cheap racks

>>2062415
for that price, I'd go for the Surly Nice rack with tubular cro-mo and I think it's rated for like a hundred pounds.
I hear the Tubus racks are good, too.

>>2062415
I spent like $25 on a Delta rear rack and once I got it installed (which took a little customization since I have a weird frame) it's been rock solid. I'm pretty sure I've loaded it beyond the stated load limit but nothing too crazy.

>>2062415
>triangular structure
Holy SHIT that is fucking technology. W2C?

>>2062415
Thankfully a guy here makes racks and even copies famous ones for a third of the price.

It seems to me 26" / 559mm has been crowded out by 650B / 584. It is almost as if you'd find more rims, wheels and tires for sale in 650B size than 26" at any given place.
Is this correct and why would that have happened?
Oddly enough it also seems like the 26" is most long lived in fat bikes. Why this then?
Is a 26" only frame or wheelset obsolete and a stillborn investment?
Personally I don't get why the market would prefer a size closer to 700C over one that is further from it. But then again I ever only cared about road bikes.

>>2062394
This. On my commuter / daily I got marathons and schwalbe air plus tubes front and rear.
I cant say I never pumped them since installation. But I can say I ever only pumped them when I serviced the bike and thus took the opportunity to do common maintenance. So I never pumped them unsceduled.
But I acknowledge some people live in areas where there's some weird ass trees that shed torns that puncture abything that isn't a solid half inch of rubber.
>>2062395
Had that happen several times. But only on road bikes. Bring her inside. Later that night
>???!! like gunshot
>check bike
>yep this again.
But I also two Marathon in size 23 explode through the thread.

>>2062392
You'd know if it was shit. And you'd know where the problem lies.
>upgrades
Not needed. Also always better to put that money aside for the next prebuilt.
>losing weight
if you are overweight
>changing tires
again not needed.
You'll eventually come to realise that it doesn't make much of a difference what kind of bike you are on, compared to the difference it makes to get on a bike. You're immediately 5 times as fast as a pedestrian and have better endurance. Swapping the dutch bicycle for a TT bike might make you 6 times faster, so not much faster really.
The answer is almost always: You.
Also there is way too many guys on the fred sled getting humiliated by a guy on grandpas bike on their way to work.

>overtake some fair weather roadiefag
>they come here and cope about how they totally just did 6 morbillion miles and are resting

where are my legs

>>2061501
>>2061499
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY-fJJnPNQ

wtf do barrel adjusters near the brake levers do?

>>2062460
volume control

>>2062463
Does this work on women?