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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.
>>2060810idk 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.
>>2060810If 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
>>2060851wisdom
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 dynamoCurrently 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 expHonestly 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.
>>2060939Take it out and put a new one in
>>2060947I 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?
>>2060948If 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.
>>2060948What exactly are you confused about lad? Like you got the broken wheel, go find one that is identical to replace it.
>>2060940I'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 derailleurShit just works.
>>2060940how about a sora triple set up this would give you a 30/39/50 up front and upto 11-34 rear
>>2060968I have the replacement wheel freshly ordered, but I have never once removed a wheel from a bike before.
