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Had to look it up

https://www.crustbikes.com/collections/all

Fucking hell, their logo is literally a pink unicorn
>headtube badges
>anti-lycra shirts
>fillet brazed stem
>skateboards
Disgusting

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>>1003904

They make the Evasion frame (named after a Crimethinc book about a vegan straight edge anarchist who stole and scammed everything, and freed a bunch of mink + other ecoterrorism before he went to jail)

This bike is probably #2 on the hot hipster frames after Elephant NFEs. Third is Soma Wolverine

26+ touring bike

They also make a 66.6cm drop bar because The Devil

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They also make a cargo fork that I think is a rip off of the Zaftig cargo fork

Should make you go a little faster. Slicks have better grip on asphalt too. But you might get more flats. Knobs on mtb tires help keep the casing above small sharp stuff.

>>1003762
Damn i dont wanna get flats.
Is the weight saving effect of the new tires important? I've seen somewhere that weight saving on your tires is more important than on your frame.

>>1003766
So get slicks with good flat protection. There are a lot out there, often labeled as commuter or touring tires. I'm currently using Schwalbe Marathons and having good success with them.

>>1003352
Cager here, I would love for you fags to have separate designated cycling streets and bike paths in every city so I don't have to deal with or even see you on the road.

>>1003354
We need to start carrying caltrops for faggots like you.

>off street paths are the best
No, those are band aids
Bike only (except for service vehicles) streets are the apex of cycle infrastructure

>>1003127
no dude sorry but you are 120% fucked

They may suspend your license if you try and fight it so you should just buy a bike and take buses and trains from now on

rolling 11x53 all day long nigga

>>1002961
I run a 29" for my bike. I use it on days that end in "y". I wouldn't worry about it.

>>1002961
Sounds to me like you really just don't like riding a bike at all and should just give up on it, you have too many complaints.

>>1002864
Yep. I was racing home to watch something on TV with some people, and started to salmon cycle like a retard.
Guy in a truck making a right (or maybe just tying to cross) onto the road I was on the left side of drove DIRECTLY into me. Glasses were thrown, I took the hit entirely to my face and shoulder.
He got halfway out of his car, but I just took a serious header and was embarrassed about being where I shouldn't, so I didn't make a scene about making him stay, so the fucker left.
(I wonder if he ever thinks about killing a dude, wonder if he checked the paper in the morning)

Friends picked me up, realized before me that it was worse than I thought, and that my eyebrow was hanging on by a thread.
Took me to the hospital where I got a dozen stitches to my head.

Cycle with traffic, kids.

>>1002864
Oh, meant to add, sounds like you may have a concussion, for real. Especially if you're feeling sick.

>>1002876
Yea I assumed my central nervous system was a bit out of wack,gonna skip the gym for this week at least but still bike around campus because it's better than walking in the heat

Chainreactioncycles.com
Hollandbikeshop.com
Rosebikes
Futurumshop.com

>>1002848

universalcycles - easiest site to use. slightly higher prices, wait for discount email and buy

somafabrications/IRD - I can't hate on these guys because they have sweet bar tape and handlebars

nashbar - if you priority is dirt cheap, this is the site for you. Occasional amazing deals

jensen - my all-time favorite. Low on selection but shipping to the east coast is faster than universal cycles, and prices are a little better

ebay - the ultimate way to buy shit you don't need and still be really happy with it. Lots of good deals to make up for the stuff you shouldn't have bought. Consistently the best prices on major brands if you are patient

aliexpress - Incredibly cheap shit. $2 for a headlamp. $0.50 for a compass. $1 for a bottle cage. 50% chance it will smell like burnt rubber and human suffering. But there ARE some good deals on there, watch out for bootlegs and basically everything. Do not buy carbon from here

>>1002866
khule

>>1002738
hey idk how to bunny hop, how do you do it?

>>1002738
Bunny hop is so relevant to mountain biking.
One can not complete a mtb trail without bunnyhopping.

Well I'm doing my best, god...

No need to be a shit sucker about it. I can jerk any bike off the ground the other way, but bunnyhopping is something I haven't mastered yet.

>>1002749
This applies only when there are fucking park benches on the track as obstacles. Doing a normal jump on a bicycle is not called bunnyhopping.

>>1002737
It will probably be difficult to find rings in that fitment and I doubt you'll find anything larger, what do you have currently? I'd just replace the whole crankset.

>i want to get back into commuting with my bike but i realized that it is too slow.
>my front chainrings are too small.

Cadence and cardio motherfucker. Having a bigger front gear will not make you go faster. That's not how bikes work. You just have to ride more.

>>1002748
If he's spinning out then a larger chainring will help.

>>1002612
>trainer
So you're a weak cowardly faggot who just can't bring himself to ride on the street like a normal person? Pathetic. Kill yourself.

>tfw that chick is probably 60 years old by now

>>1002658
40s Kelly Jaworski aka tiffany amber thissen

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>>1002360
Pump up those tires and see whether they hold air.

If not > new tubes.

Cracks in the sidewall of the tire are not necessarily = dead tire. If the carcass is sound (fabric) you can use them for a while.

See if the brakes work. If they are hard to press, you want to
a) take out the cables and put some oil into the housing
b) use new housing and cables
c) check the caliper arms. If they don't move easily, take off and use grease on the bosses, then reassemble.
d) Check whether the caliper arms have the same spring tension. You can adjust them with the tiny screw at the caliper arms.

Your chain probably will be fine. Just ride and see wether is makes ugly sounds. If yes, use only little oil.

Have fun.

If you don't know anything about bike maintenance just take it to your local bs, it looks rideable.

That is a concept bike which gears can be shifted by brainwaves. If you had any idea how to build you werent on /n/ asking how to do it. Do yourself a favor and start by patching a flat tube and replacing a chain.

>>1002320
You don't. It'd cost you far more to build a bike from the frame up than it would to just go in a shop and pay full retail for one, because the startup costs to work with even aluminum, let alone carbon fiber, would eat you alive. This is not even addressing the issue of learning how to weld properly, or learning how to work with carbon fiber properly, or learning how to design a bike frame properly in the first place. You want to do all those things, plan on spending the next 10 years learning the ropes from someone you'll either be working for for low wages, or for free as an internship. It's as non-trivial as learning how to be a luthier or a watchmaker.

If you must insist on this course of action: >>>/diy/

>>1002324
>>1002466
No guys I mean like, assemble a bike with parts I brought online/at a store

trunk bag

Backpack.

I've got a cable lock and a D lock and both came with bike mounts that I used for a while but eventually it became easier to just carrying them in my backpack. Because I often ride my bike without needing to lock it up or use the backpack and the times when I do need to lock it up is when I need my backpack as well. So the locks just stay in the backpack now.

>not mounting to handlebar so it can double as an aerobar.

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>buying new while living on a shithole filled with burglars and drug addicts.

If you live on a ghetto, get a ghetto bike.

>>1002163
Check your transportation privilege, you victim-blaming thief apologist!

sup homies, anyone wanna buy this brand new bike I found, for like too hunid. i need da muffin scratch yo. hmu

Most LBS do a full overhaul for 100-150$ but you dont need to do that, get some generic degreaser at a hardware store for like 10 bucks clean the drivetrain and buy bike specific chain lube and lube the chain, Use the videos at GCN for help. do you want to change the tires or tubes? tubes are about 7$ each

tldr: Get Gud and do it yourself.

are you sure the tyres need replacing? check the tubes.
why do you think you need new bars if you've barely touched the bike? try bar ends, at least.

post a pic of the actual bike.

>>1001227
>>1001229

I'll clean the bike and the chain but I'll bring it to the bike store for the tires.

How would I clean the brakes? They squeel a little but stop. They are disk brakes.

I guess I just need tubes? The tread on the tires is fine. How much should I expect to spend for the guy to install them?

I don't need new handle bars but I want them. The current handlebars are just flatbars but they're in great condition.