What types of bikes are /fa/ ? Which ones to avoid? & yes

>>10684685
Get a sick car m8. I recommend a Geo Metro.

>>10684685
avoid any fixed gears

>>10684685
get a fixie mate, any thread on /n/ will help you

>>10684685
Buy a used vintage road bike, oh pea

>>10684685
>>>/n/

>>10684927
Do this

Don't get a fixie

Go to /n/

Wear a helmet

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>>10684949
>>10684927

this

pic related, my bike but yellow handlebar tape and not as pristine condition

>>10685063

tange 1? good tubing for sure, i've got a tange 2 shogun

>>10684685
giant tcr advanced 0

>>10684685
I currently own 3 bikes. A freestyle fixed-gear, a road bike, and a mountain bike.

Although I don't really ride often anymore, I'd say the type of bike you want depends upon what you're doing with it.

My freestyle fixed-gear is perfect for short rides to class or to the liquor store. They're overall fun to ride. (However, this might be due to years of practicing 'tricks')

My road bike is my go-to. It's fast, has gears and breaks(obvi), and is overall a very smooth ride. If you plan on doing a longer commute, definitely go this route. Don't buy any shitty vintage road bike though. Get something decent. (Craigslist usually has more expensive, but used, bikes that you can get for a pretty great deal)

Mountain bikes should only be for people who plan on riding trails. Don't be "that guy".


Side note:

I used to own a track bike. This is essentially a fixed-gear but made for races. It is the fastest bike I have ever used by a rather large margin. I used to hit 30mph on it without too much effort. The downside is that decent ones are expensive. However, they look awesome, are incredibly easy to maintain, and you'll have buff legs due to the lack of gears.

>>10685067

yep

>>10685074
>you'll have buff legs due to the lack of gears.
This unless you have a history of knee problems, that's what made me stop

>>10684711

you mean the model notorious for having the engine block fall out of the frame?

geo prizm is the ultimate economy car. there's a state senator from ohio who has 500,000 miles on his prism, 480,000 of which were on the same engine. why he replaced the engine at all baffles me. 480,000 miles is fantastic, and replacing the engine probably cost 3x what the car was worth.

in any case, geo prizm: cheap, reliable, easy to service, and will keep on chugging for hundreds of thousands of miles. just like your waifu.

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>>10684685
Mfw when my post from a few days ago becomes a meme.

& just don't be an idiot & get a mountain bike.

Don't get a fixie, your better off getting a single speed man

>>10685303
This pretty much.

>>10685303
nothing wrong with fixed gear bikes, but getting one just coz it sounds cool is extremley stupid and dangerous

>>10685342
How does it Benifit you in any way?

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Old gsxr bikes are pretty effay

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>>10684685
got this one a few weeks ago ... i love it

>>10685360
its fun to ride, looks good, cheap to maintain, and fast as fuck

>>10685400
you have just described any bike.
Fixies are really only for confident people who want to do the tricks. singld speeds are so much better for the average person wanting a bike. Stop being a fucking sheep

>>10684685

Only straight bars and drop bars are /fa/. Those weird bendy shits are awful

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i got myself a 3 speed bike where the speeds are changed in the hub (pic related)

i like it because it requires almost 0 maintenance and you can change speeds with out pedaling.

>>10685396
looks dope af

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>not riding a tt bike all day

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>>10685415
i think youre wrong, no other bike even gets close to the feeling of riding a fixxed gear, you trully become one with the bike when you clip in, all bikes are fun but fixed gears are special, and they are a lot easier to maintain that any other bike, trust me, if it has gears and brakes youre gonna have problems with it. dont even get me started on suspension. when i used to race DH the bike had to get serviced basically after every race to prevent mechanical defects, with a trackbike you just have to lube the chain and true the wheels every once in a while, and theyre also extremley aestheticaly pleasing.

>>10685736
this is the cylcling equalient to driving a hummer in an urban area

>>10684685

riding is cooler than not riding, so any bike, really.

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>>10684685
>what types of bikes are /fa/ ?
I suggest you begin by getting a feel for bike geometry. All types of bikes can be effay.

the bike you posted lookes really really cheap component wise and geometry wise it looks shit

>>10685063
>>10685396
These bikes looks very cheap component wise but their geometry looks good.
Protip is to look for the headtube height and angle and wheelbase ( the other two bikes have their wheels closer to the frame)

>Yes Im buying a bike soon
I suggest you look for a fixed gear bike, you can find cheap converted old ten speed fixed gear bikes. Dont buy >>10686144 new noname brand "fixie" bikes. They are way overpriced with noname components. Dont be afraid of buying second hand, its more fa anyways.

Fixed gear will give you a really tight feel and conection to your bike and give you the right pedaling discipline. Its also cheaper than gears, less problems and lighter. You can later upgrade to a geared roadbike/mtb

>>10686144
Meh I beg to differ, I feel as if any one who wants to get a fixie is a sheep. Not having brakes is just asking to get hit by a car. I have a SL3 and I love it to death desu

>>10686800
Who said anything about not having brakes? I ride a fixed for commuting and its a goat cardio workout.

>>10686800
most people who dont ride fixed gears think like this

>>10686824
most people that do ride fixed gears think like this

>>10686800
Actually I just noticed the guy you quoted recommended not having gears and brakes. Although I do, and still enjoy taking my fixed gear out on the road. I also don't smash the shit out of my road frame and wheels trying to do stupid stunts on it. Learning to ride it was a fun kind of scary and I'd recommend trying it to anyone into riding bikes. (For reference my cycling background was in BMX)

Brakeless track bike is the correct and only answer.

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>>10686983
Well, yes.

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>>10686983
Fixed

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>>10686983
>>10687043
>>10687053
Counter with rigid mtb

>>10687043
All NJS-keirin bike is more of a collectors item really. Running tubulars on the street is definitely not /fa/.
>>10687053
Nigga that frame alone costs like $20k

>>10687107
Life's too short to not run tubs

>>10686800
having brakes wont save you from getting hit by a car, riding smart will
i actually got hit by a car not long ago but i was mashing trough a red light so it was completley my fault, luckily wasnt on my good bike, id uploat a pic but its more then 4MB

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>>10687107
NJS makes good beaters, durable

>>10687107
I'm using a GTB as my beater currently. Got some NJS parts on it. Solid ride.

>>10687070
This is very pretty.

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>>10687182
Just love the straight top tube mtbs, I would change the saddle for something like this >>10687053 and lower the stem a bit.

Road handlebars and simple geometry

Cannondale CAAD10 is a prime example

>>10687149
The frames are top notch yes but spending a metric eternity sourcing a stamped Superbe chainring or Suzue hubs just because it has to be 'correct' is just stupid. What you have pictured is all good

>>10687149
what are those mudguards friend

>>10687149
>>10687278
not mine btw, found on pedalroom,
http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/maeda-njs-outlaw--20561

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mfw fa has better bike threads than /n/

>>10685736
>not driving a formula one car all day

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/n/ here just get a nice looking steel bike and take care of it, desu anything that isnt pleb walmart tier looks pretty /fa/ if you wanna go above and beyond gets a brooks saddle

>>10687414
no they dont

>>10688134
>get a nice looking steel bike and take care of it
This, make sure it fits you well, like clothes there is nothing uglier than an ill fitting bike and people will notice it even when you are not riding it.

>get a brooks saddle
sure /n/ is better...

Protip: watch yowamushi pedal

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>>10684685
Most Freddie Grubb bikes are incredibly nice but my favourite is the collaboration they did with Instrmnt.

>>10687130
>having brakes wont save you from getting hit by a car
YES IT FUCKING WILL?
did you even take physics

Why get steel when you can get carbon fibre desu

I'm from the netherlands and its sad that we can never ride cool bicycles: everybody is forced to ride pieces of shit so that don't get stolen (or if they do you don't care).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AbPav5E5M

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>>10689857
>mfw I realize having more bikers in my city would be a nightmare

>>10689857
God damn that looks cool as fuck, wish bikes were a more popular form of commute here.

>>10689855
steel is real

>>10684723
Ja-

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Is my bike /fa/

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I'm on the mean meme right now but will post other bikes tonight if anyone wants

>>10685074
Real track bikes don't have brakes tho f a m

>>10691418
real track bikes are also for track racing family

>>10687149
that disc brake and fork are a tragedy.
it's like endocity over hear
not mention he's probably fucked up the rake and that thing handles like dog shit.

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oh pea here, this is currently the bike I'm looking at
it looks comfy and I dig the color. Cop?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTaeqGUhFiw

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>>10687070

>>10691470
God youre stupid, please drop your interest in bikes.
>>10692099
Not fa or comfy in the slightest, sry op
>>10692551
Damn sexy

>>10692551
Why are the tires so big?

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thanks for all the input /fa/ I have a better idea what to look for now.
at the same time I am super vain and have to ask;

/fa/ af or no?

>>10692685
mountains
as in
"mountain bike"

>>10693015
Not fa, you haven't learned at all. gl

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Where are the women bikes at?
Much more comfortable to ride imo.

ignore red distance marker has been removed/stolen

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>>10692676
>he thinks I'm ignorant
top kekeroony

>>10694930
my "girlfriend" bike
>tfw no gf

>>10695166
Brooks saddles 4 life