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>>1001546
And here's the SL 2 Disc on 10 SPD Tiagra with mechanical discs.

I'd definitely go with the SL1.

Lighter wheels make a pretty big difference in hills and it's why wheels are generally classified as either 'fast wheels (aero)' or 'climbing wheels (light)'.
Plus, I wouldn't buy a brand new 10 speed now for the reasons that you've mentioned.
Also, though I haven't tried disks, I've seen many people here say that mechanical disks aren't worth touching and that hydraulic is the only real option.

It's your money, your life, and your decision but if it was me then I think that too many things lean towards getting the SL1 over the SL2.
Even though I personally prefer the colour scheme of the SL2.

don't we have a bike question/bike buying general thread?

>>1001512
you'd have more success with this thread on
>>>/o/

>>1001513
Ok, Thanks for the tip mate.

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>>1001512
an assorted group of strangers and I are driven by our personal chauffeurs, with the condition that the vehicle keep to a predetermined route for the sake of timeliness

pic related is our ride

>>1001289
The pleasure of being cummed inside.

>>1001290
hilarious

My Japanese isn't very good, but it's something about the joyful feeling of something inside a gorilla.
Hope that helps.

>>1001142
Fuck you. Most Asian countries don't seem to value human life very much compared to Western countries (they crank out babies like it's from a factory, wonder why they don't value people, LOL) so of course they DGAF anywhere near as much about whether it's actually safe or not. It fucks up and runs into a crowd of people and kills them all? No problem, shoot the programmer in the head and say "LOL, sorry about your dead family members, tough shit, go make more!" and move on. But go right ahead, go to Singapore and get into one of those deathtraps, be sure to post livestream of your violent death. You 'autonomous car' fags are pathetic.

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In the US cagers kill 100 people every day. Worse then every other kinds of terrorists. We better switch to autonomous cars soon. And public transport and bikes.

>>1001142

Self driving cars are fine when you got perpetual traffic jams with 2mph average speeds.

Crowded cities with cars going 60+mph and 90+mph highways are a different story.

>>1001130
I hope they shovel the sidewalks, or you have balls of steel. Plows push the snow right into the bike lanes and shoulders, so you've got to get right next to the cars.
Normal mountain bike tires are fine, I've found. Disk brakes are probably better, since you're going to have lots of snow all around your rims. I've survived the past three winters here (Utah) with those brakes though, so they still work ok.
Also, get good fenders - you don't want all that dirty slush going all over your back.

>>1001135
Yeah, my current bike has disc brakes. I can buy fenders too. I ride through mud all the time without them, but slush will be terrible all over my legs during the winter. Apparently there are some people here that can manage in the winter, but this will be my first attempt to last as long as I can. I think the plows will end up thwarting me though. The roads are just not bike friendly at all and really dangerous.

>>1001137
>but slush will be terrible all over my legs during the winter
Oh yah, get rain pants. Work great, and act as a bit of a wind breakers too. Gloves are also a must, though mittens might work better - if your fingers are separated, they can't warm each other, and even with gloves your pinky can get very cold. Those silly covers that go over the whole handle are ugly as hell, but they are will save your hands some pain.

>>1000906
>that spacer stack
>gatorskins
>that QR position
Serious question: your friend stole it, didn't he

>>1000919
Yes

>>1000932
I hope you get falsely convicted of stealing it. Your friend is going to steal more bikes because of you.

Is this your blog now?

>>1000870
Maybe you should train harder instead of being a cheating faggot. If you're going to cheat just use steriods.

>>1000870
I don't think you've ever done a TT or train for any race discipline based on what you're saying, because if you did then you'd know that at your (young, low) level, training is more important than anything else, and that all this minutiae of which you speak only matters to riders at the highest levels and the top of their game. If you're actually thinking of doing any sort of racing I suggest you concentrate on your training and forget about the rest of that stuff for now. Your coach (assuming you really have one) will agree with me.

Also, OP, there is a bike training and racing thread that you should be posting in, assuming you're for real: >>996025

>>1000885
Regardless of what I just told the OP, legal choices of equipment by definition isn't 'cheating', and steroids only really help someone who is at the top levels of their fitness, and they really don't help endurance athletes much at all to start with. Obviously you're even less of a road racer than the OP is, and in fact I'd wager you don't even race your buddies for fun. Wouldn't at all be surprised if you're a trainfag and don't even own a bike to start with. Please go infest your train-foamer threads and leave the bike threads to people who enjoy discussing bikes, otherwise you're just being rude.

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My hydro dick BB7 Sypder lol get fu**ed

This is engineering at its finest. No gimmicks.

> 169 grams per set
169 grams per set
> 169 grams per set
169 grams per set
> 169 grams per set

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312g PER SET

lol

lol

"muh rain"

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>get caliper brakes
>40mm gravel tires
>having to deflate everytime to install wheel

>>1000614
Not really. Big clumsy boats will always need a little help.

>>1000712
I was thinking exactly this. Cargo ship advancements are largely to make them huger and efficient-er on the open seas i think for the most part. I don't see how they could ever be precise and dainty in close quarters.

When I joined the Navy and first got to a submarine I was kind of surprised that docking one of these high-tech nuclear death machines involved a bunch of dudes standing topside throwing ropes around, same as it's been for thousands of years, but really there's no other cost effective way to do it.

There was even one pier that had tried to automate shore utility connections by having them permanently mounted on swing arms, but they cost too much to maintain and were allowed to rust and seize up.

You didn't keep the tires topped off enough and caught a pair of slow-leak pinch-flats.

Looked at it again and there are small thorns sticking in it. Can this be the reason? They are really small (maybe a few mm). What kind of flimsy MTB cant withstand a few baby thorns???

>>1000588
Your inferior shit tires apparrently

>>1000520
>everyone's cheating

how the fuck does this sport work

>>1001393
you don't poop for 3 days, then you walk fast and try not to shit yourself.

Boku no pico has a bike scene

Boku no pico.

>>1000228
>>1000229
Thanks.
I thought there were some series that got mentioned on here before.
Also "family friendly" in our case includes swearing and nudity, it's mostly violence that's a no-go as my 5 year old freaks out.

Always listen to gangsta rap. i feel like a nigger when I'm riding the bus.

>>1000106
oh really? why?

>>1000109
Niggers are too poor to afford cars, so in return because I too am a poorfag I feel like I'm of African decent.

>>999877
Yep, start fixing your own flats, it's an easy skill all cyclists should have. Also, patch your tubes instead of replacing them, much cheaper that way.

As for whether you can demand any restitution for the shop, probably not. If you a pinch flat after a long ride that doesn't necessarily mean the shop made a mistake, chances are good that you got a small puncture and didn't notice that tire was slowly losing air, which allowed the underinflated tube to be pinch flatted.

But I will agree that 12.50 for flat repair seems overpriced (unless the flat is on the back wheel of a bike with an IGH + coaster brake, which case it could reasonably require 12.5 minutes to fix from start to finish). But then again, bike shop owners and staff have to eat too.

>>999877

What tire? It cost you $47.50 for a single new tire? That's more than a GP4000SII.

>>999877
You know what a pinch flat is but can't change a tube on a road bike.

This doesn't add up.