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>>1006240
>I'm a poorfag who hasn't ridden carbon

>>1006240
Serious question: other than being too poor to afford carbon, why would you want an aluminum frame?

For a cheap minimal weight advantage? That doesn't matter to anyone except pro-wannabe poorfags.

Also, what are some good steel bikes with non shitty fanbases? Surly and Salsa bikes suck.

>>1006240
I would get carbon but I tend to ride really hard, and carbon has a tendency to either work or have a catastrophic failure that results in a bike being up your ass. So I'll stick to aluminum, thanks.

>>1005221
'cause I like it. It's much more enjoyable to be out with a bike than a cage.

But I wasn't a passion, I started because I wanted to save money (and I finally ditched what I wanted to buy a road bike, hu).

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Part of why I got started was to just meet new people and possibly make some friends.

Healthier and cheaper than anti depressants in the long run

>>1005035
I should add that I'm not even training with high intensity or attacking hills like a fiend, most of my rides I just spin and chill.

I don't even own lycra or clipless pedals (am thinking about getting some eventually) and my bicycle is made out of steel - I am casual as fuck but I don't know if I can even deal with their incessant bullshit should I get more into this hobby/lifestyle.

Its ok anon, i frequent /fit/ fat hate threads and basically thats how it is with all fat families. They dont like it when you improve yourself.

>>1005035
>people over emphasize how you have to be SO CAREFUL when you're on a bicycle.
Go back and read everything you've posted before this; you DO have to be careful on the bike if you don't want a Coke-fueled, dehyrated, raging cager, high on deep fried McMeals, to run your ass over.

>>1005036
I can feel your smugness from here. Have you considered that you might not know you're retarded?

>>1004252
Sounds like you should find a more mature hobby? Don't want to be treated like a child? Don't act like a child and start driving a car like every normal adult.

>>1004255
Car driving isn't a hobby in any city over a population of 2 million. I live within a few km of the city center so cycling is faster, there is hardly anywhere to park and I'd spend most of the time sitting in traffic.

>>1004256
No, cycling is a hobby. Car driving is a means of transportation. I just said get a more mature hobby, even video games are more mature than riding around on a bicycle wearing a state-mandated helmet.

>>1003694
>>>/r9k/
>>>/adv/

>>1003694
Give her the D. In public. She obviously wants it. Also, sage.

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I take the TTC a lot and I have this issue too, plz help me n

Alternatively you could just leave everybody on public transit alone unless they are intruding on your space

Close your eyes and dream about when you get to go home to your squat rack, protein powder and trainer

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Have a second skinwall tire on the way, but the assymetric look is cool too.

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Nothing new here

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needs a better rider

>100km
>just wanted to achieve that milestone, so I picked my bike and choose the hottest day of the year and worst hour. It went right, just kinda tired/dehydrated in the last 30km, as expected because I didn't eat properly before the ride.

I cycled when I was a kid, then I stopped at 14, then I returned to cycling to try feeling better and less deppresive at 25yo.

eh, something like 110 km I guess
I am not into long distances, though, I prefer like 3 hour rides maximum aka about 80 km.

>how you got into cycling
well, I got a bike as a kid and my parents took me out for some rides now and then and I enjoy it since then

>Any cyclists here?

No, wrong board.

>>1007454
They're too big.

For you.

>>1007454
>you can

>>1007455
no that's not what I meant, it's a brand

>>1007182
What will you use it for?

>>1007190

Commutes and exercise

>>>/n/bbg

Nice false flag, foamer.

>be a mtber
>have same amount of time riding as top 5 cyclists on forever shink
>end up in the 20s and 30s because muh miles rather than time spent on bike

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>>1006969

>yfw driverless taxis make mass transit obsolete and puts it out of business
>yfw no more buses or trains
>yfw social collapse from lack of mass transit

>uber driverless taxis

aka "how to completely jew yourself from any possibility of an insurance claim"

>>1006789
>not realizing that they'll restrict your mobility and freedom on a bicycle simultaneously with fucking over cagers

Useful idiots, all of you.

>>1006742
Stop being a pussy faggot

>>1006742
There's some technique to braking and cornering while descending (10 seconds in google will get you loads of good articles and videos), but ultimately being good at it comes down to you practicing and getting comfortable with going fast. If at all possible, find a long straight hill with no intersections that you can charge down and start building confidence in your bike, brakes, and aero tuck position.

>>1006743

Kind of what I expected to hear

i have an old 16" steel full suspension w/26" wheels and its still heavy at like 32 lbs. If hes 10 hes gonna outgrow whatever you buy quickly but def put him on a 26" wheel if he can ride it. I regularly find old rockhoppers for like $150 at pawn shops.

>>1006634
50lbs was an exaggeration but even 30 is a lot (for me, especially because the bike rack I have has one position in front of the "stalk" meaning when I try to put it up there, I have to be really careful not to scratch the car)
16" is at the lowest limit he can ride right now (the one he has is 15 or so), if I get a 16, it should be good for a few years)
any recommendations regarding makes/models?

>>1006634
Also, in my area, pawn shops are waaaaaaaaaay overpriced (think MSRP minus 10%)

If by "carry myself and my belongings" means "carry myself and my belongings for a retardedly long 1000+ km trip" get yourself an LHT. It's made of wrought iron or something like that.

Look for a used one though, a new one definitely doesn't belong to the budget tier.

>>1006313
fuji touring if you have the cash to buy new.
failing that, any quality 80's jap made touring bike will get you where you're going

>>1006402
Thanks boss!

>seat-belts aren't mandatory on buses or trains

Or cruise ships. wtf is up with that?

In my country, at least on long distance buses, you're required by law to use the seatbelt. On a train it doesn't really make too much sense since the train will hardly ever come to a quick enough stop to warrant them (unless you crash against another train or something)

For urban buses it'd be too much hassle.

Seatbelts are both in airplanes and cars: I truly do believe they should be available at least as an option on buses and trains. I've seen a couple nasty gifs of people in buses getting extreme injuries because they didn't have a seatbelt.