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>27" wheels
Avoid

>>1011941
No way, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for that Raleigh. The seller may have sunk more than that into fixing it up, but at the end of the day it's still a bike with a stem shifter and a crappy frame. If anything, aside from installing modern bars and freewheel, he made it a less capable bike than it would have been with the stock parts.

OP, tell us your height, budget, and intended use and we can browse your CL page for better options.

>>1011959
Not OP, I'm really having a hard time finding a decent road bike. I've been looking for almost a week, but I've only found one that I really liked, but the seller already sold the bike (yet he still has the listing up, it's the blue carbon Trek w/ Ultegra). It's my first road bike and I really don't want to make a bad decision. Many thanks in advance.

>Height
5'9"

>Inseam
31"

https://orlando.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=road+bike&sort=date&search_distance=50&postal=32837&min_price=150&max_price=400

You can change the filters if you like, but I'd rather not travel outside of 50 mi. from where I live, unless it's a REALLY good deal.

Yeah, my junk hasn't worked for 5 years or so, I'm pretty sure it's permanent

I've ridden about 50,000 miles over the past decade and don't have any problems. If I go for a long ride, particularly one that leaves me feeling fatigued and worn, I might feel a little numb and won't be able to get an erection immediately after getting off the bike, but all function returns within 30 minutes.

If your junks is tingling stop doing what you are doing and get off the saddle.

After changing from road to XC the more upright position and good fit almost completely eliminated any tingling and numbness I had. Also when you go out warm yourself up a little by running a circle or something to get your hearth rate up.

I noticed that the fist hour of cycling sometimes causes some numbness because of legs being weak/cold and not supporting my ass properly. Leg and core workout should solve that with time.

Numbness is also very common with heavy/overweight riders and beginners because of just general weak legs that can't support the spine properly and rely on saddle to do the work.

I dunno straya

>>1010144
came here to post this

>>1010133
>Best of both worlds
Yea, for a child.

These kinds of newsboy cruiser frames are almost always sized for riders who are about 12-14 years old. They're simply not big enough for adults. The ONLY way they're useful for an adult is if you don't have to actually pedal the thing.
....
Tho this one does have a welded-on rear rack, which I think is A Good Thing. (that no US companies seem to sell, but anyway)

I have no objection to engines on bicycles, but this one is a total-loss 2-stroke which does burn very dirty. China even banned these things, and is forcing people to electrics now.
Not that this necessarily pollutes less overall, but an electric motor has no tailpipe to spew smoke.
(And to be honest--there were also a lot of 2-stroke mopeds and motorcycles present before in China, also. They're getting rid of those too)

Also that rag-joint on the rear wheel tends to break spokes.

it's the shitposting airline
>pls be my ai gf

A FUCKING LEAF

>>1008112
>737max
well played good sir. That will teach them.

a 90s rigid mtb w/ slicks with extra homo

The choice of the burly man.

i like their old school forks

muh grams extends to their bodies.
They only develop what helps them cycle.

Still not as bad as marathon runners.

>>1004195
That's just GC riders.

Damn, all that equipment looks like it's one day away from falling apart.

I wonder if there was a possibility of the railroad surviving.

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>>794403
Probably not, the accumulated years of deferred maintenance of its track and equipment had reduced the company's ability to reliably transport goods and remain competitive. The best it could have hoped for was a merger into a larger, more profitable railroad system, like what happened with Frisco and BN later that same year. At the time there were no willing takers, however.

There is a book that tells of the long,slow decline of the Rock Island. They wanted to merge with UP but UP kept putting it off. The lack of money for upkeep didn't help Rock Island.

>>1015777

Their dicks still work so they don't want to completely scare the women away with lycra fred gear

>>1015777
What should they wear instead?

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>>1015788
>>1015789
>What should they wear instead?

standard singletrack/nonmoto enduro gear

>>1015555
story checks out

Autistic people love trains because they're very orderly and only run on the rails.
Lots of little info to obsess over as well.

The show, and its fans, overlap with Sonic because it's full of 'template' characters that they don't have to try so hard to understand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvTGKim2tSM

>>1015510

Those tires probably aren't great for road commutes, but you will love the STIs and the full fenders stock is great. How much is it?

>>1015510
Is that an aluminium fork?

>>1015511
Rolling resistance is meant to be really good for a MTB style tyre. Puncture resistance not good tho, might swap for some schwalbe marathon.

I found one on sale for about USD $1075 (I'm in Aus so AUD $1420)

>>1015512
yes unfortunately, I'm telling myself that as my commute is only 5k each way it will be OK (?)

>>1015457
get good brakes

Then don't go over 30 mph. I don't see the problem?

Duly noted

>>1015161
Typically no, because passengers aren't transported between two points, they just travel in a loop.

There's no reason you couldn't actually build a transportation roller coaster with a station on each end, but I'm not aware of any that do this.

>>1015163
>There's no reason you couldn't actually build a transportation roller coaster with a station on each end, but I'm not aware of any that do this.

I remember how I loved the small elevated rail at the amusement park.

>>1015163
>you don't travel in a loop in a return journey

Decathlon has some nice bikes for low prices if your local used market sucks.

>>1014957
Id prefer used but I dont even know how to tell if a used bike sucks or not. They all seem to have flat tires but rust is rare. Is there a guide for buying used bikes?

>>1014957
cheapest thing in decathlon is 200€
id prefer something from 0€ to 99€

also, wow the difference of being strapped to the pedals. it feels kinda awkward just pedaling. trying to keep the rhythm just sorta idling. but when you dig down in a high gear to pump that shit out. it really feels good to push and pull as hard as you can.... fuck it feels good

http://www.bicycling.com/training/fitness/100-mile-goal

>>1014835
How long were you in the saddle to do those 17 miles?

If you're really unfit/slow, you might want to focus on time in the saddle vs set distances

>>1014581
cheap, reliable and decent exercize =
90s rigid mountain meme

>>1014582
b-but I dont have any mountains, or even hills.

Any bike will do