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Shut up dad.

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"soooo, uh, are those FAT tires fer sand or mud or what?"

>>993083
They go anywhere, where I am there are hundreds of miles of ATV trails that 2.3" tires can't handle. I am sick of dealing with cagers and I only bike where they can't go. Hopefully this spring I am headed to the California/Nevada/Utah desert to do some backcountry exploration.

yo /n/iggas, I've got an old Raleigh Delta that I bought from some guy off Kijiji. I'm going to throw some new pedals on it, already redid the brake pads and I'm in the process of replacing brake and shifter cables. Couple of questions:

1) - in the 5th cog and the 7th cog (lowest gear, sometimes the 6th as well) the chain slips off the chainring and it's almost like the teeth of the chainring just spin while the chain is just barely off the ring. I've got two front chainrings with no front derailleur - this seems to be stock. Is there a term for this issue, and what could be causing it? Rear derailleur not behaving properly, somehow? I checked the chain and it's not worn out just yet. Half-debating replacing the entire drivetrain, but...
2) This bike was originally a 12 speed - it's now got Alex DM18 mountain bike rims on it and it has a 7 speed cassette on the back. The shifter is a shimano, as is the cassette, both the proper speeds, but the shifter requires two clicks to get out of 2nd gear, whereupon it jumps to 4th - this is the only goofy shit going on with the shifting. What could be happening here? Also, is the cassette and wheel setup fucked the way it is?

Thanks.

i'm tired of drop bars what are some memetastic bar configurations

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>>992788

Euro-style touring bars

Rides in jeans and ratty clothing, gray beard and baseball cap, shitty unmaintained bike, jansport or some sort of canvas backpack, maybe a bell. Riding on the sidewalk with occasional jumps onto the road making life very frustrating for cagers

Flipped-up drop bars

>>992074
What are you supposed to ride in if you're a hipster on his way to work?

bout tree fiddy

>nds picture
>frame obviously multiple sizes too large for whoever last used it
ree

>>991576

Cut off the rear derailleur hanger with a hacksaw and covert to fixed gear, you can get about $1,000 on ebay if you do that

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>>990753

I bought into the 29er meme and have comically long chainstays.

but really? I can't into the hip thrust.

Instead I bought clipless pedals and 29er+ rims/tires so I can look slightly down my nose at full-susfags while being secretly ashamed.

Also, I've kinda chickened out as I enter middle age. One of my neighbors permanently crippled himself on what amounts to a loca bunny hill and I haven't done much singletrack since. He hasn't talked about it, but I'm pretty sure I know the exact spot he wrecked. It's a simple double-tabletop, but it's also just slightly off-camber and just a little bit longer than what you can clean without cranking.

Like.. the guy is UNLUCKY to be alive, and it was just some scrub segment. I've been out to real mountains since and I have more fun with uphill tech anyway. So fuck bunnyhopping. I'll work on powerstroking.

Because I'm afraid of my rims getting utterly fucked since I'm a road fag

I can only do it when I'm drunk

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>there are at least two people itt so desperate for human contact that they would meet up with 4chan users for a bike ride
>one of them is sieg

Somewhere in China or India there is a waifu that would love to pretend to tolerate your company. It is not terribly expensive to go find them and bring them home.

not so good

>>990132
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>>990132
Why? It rides well.

Looks like an average $1000 commuter bike with $200 worth of racks and fenders thrown on. What's the extra $1500 for?

>>990127
Lawyers are expensive.

>>990129
Doesn't every large company have lawyers?

>>990089
Wouldn't you rather have a girlfriend to do that with?
>assuming you are a straight male

>>990102
There is a closeness that can only be experienced by two men that outmatches that of a man and his lover.

what do people on /n/ go by? i can only think of /n/iggers or tra/n/sporters.

>hey buddy, can i borrow your multitool for a second?
>uhh, yeah sure
rip multitool :'(

>>989476
I have a CB m17 and it's ace. Can't remember what it cost though. Going with the m19 and getting a few extra tools is a safe bet if you can afford it.

I have that tool, it doesn't have the right bit for bleeding my brakes, but otherwise it's fine, no complaints. I tihnk it was like 30 bucks.

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90 miles, biked to & on the iron horse trail in WA. maybe 4,000 ft in elevation total? I don't remember how long it took. I slept in a tent, biked back the next day. 21/f

>>988596
That looks like a really nice trail. 90 miles round trip or 180 miles round trip?

>>988597
180 miles round trip. It's a super rad trail for sure.

your pedantic post

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Roller skiers are the worst. THE WORST
I hates them so much.

Cyclists who are so proud that they are cyclists

Ameribro here.

I was in Toronto two weeks ago. You guys definitely have a good cycling culture going on, at least around downtown. The new bikelane along the waterfront is pretty sweet.

Anyhow, when it comes to the US, it mostly sucks. There are a few hot spots, usually urban centers with a bunch of yuppies/hipsters. There are some rich suburbs that have ok bike lanes, but those are used by weekend warriors and not actual commuters.

London is a death trap for cyclists due to us driving on the other side of the road, lots of trucks come over from the continent and can't see the cyclists from their cab and end up crushing them when turning left.

Australian. Just need to keep watch for kangaroos and road trains around Bondi- otherwise it is bonza.

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>>984715
>What are you gentlemen up to?
>gentlemen
Fixing my cargo bike up to go pokemonhunting by the playground tomorrow. Gotta catch them all!

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In continuation of the last thread:

I am strongly considering upgrading to an FSA K-Force Light BB386EV0 standard 53/39crank (with the MegaEvo bottom bracket) now that a helpful anon has helped me with compatibility concerns. I've read a lot of reviews and it has a high stiffness/weight ratio, however FSA has had some quality issues with recent models. Has anyone any experience with this particular crank?

does anyone else live in new england?

how the fuck do you train with any regularity with the weather here?

winter: -30f
spring: -20f
summer: 100f with 4 out of 7 days a week thunderstorms
fall: nice riding

>>984666

>Sram.
Not even once.

>>984668
yeah yeah i know their rep but I'm broke. I just paid to have them bled in the spring- the shop should warranty this no?

>>984666
[cross chaining intensifies]