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>>988617
What did he mean by this post

>>988620
They should have turned off the power lines

>>987327

>I've rode shitty hand me down MTB's all my life

I would suggest getting a much nicer used bike off craigslist but it sounds like you're dead set on getting a new bike. Which is fine I guess.

For exceptionally shitty roads, the factor that will make or break your choice of bike is tire clearance on the frame and brakes. Bigger tires will really take the sting out of the roads. Think 32-35c. No road caliper brake will accomodate tires of that size. You're going to need discs(probably out of your price range), cantilevers(shitty) or V-brakes(ehhh.)

That limits your choice of bikes to cyclocross, touring, or hybrid. Probably only the hybrid will be in your budget.

DO NOT GET FRONT SUSPENSION. Shitty front suspension is worse worse worse than no suspension, and a $250 will have uber shitty suspension.

>>987328
my craigslist is shitty and is just filled with ghetto tier frankenstein bikes, kids bikes, or old ass collectors and pros bikes being sold for like 3000 dollars.

I don't really want to go past $300 for a nice bike, because at that point i could probably just start saving up for a fucking car.

>>987332

Yeah, bikesdirect bikes are probably right up your alley then. The bike in your picture will not handle fatter tires though. You need something with different brakes.

Within your budget a hybrid is probably most realistic, even though people on this board shit all over hybrids.

>>987132

A neighbor and friend from my stint as a Brooklyn hipster scumbag set up a bike shop in a burned out storefront, no joke. He was a goddamn squatter ahahaha. Bought his tools, spare parts, and a folding workstand with him to work every morning, took it all home with him when he left at night.

Now his shop is actually booming and he pays rent like a normal business owner. Last I spoke to him he had just hired a second mechanic and someone to handle the front end.

>>987132

Fun fact: bicycle mechanics are the lowest paid profession

Yes, the lowest paid period. Pizza delivery dudes and fast food "cooks" will get to look down their pimply noses at you.

>>987135
I would totally do something like that, but my city's population is only 350K and it already has an least five or six bike stores.

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I really like the way that the GM Old Look bus and the PCC streetcar compliment each other, and I have an extremely autistic fantasy about operating a fleet of both in a small 1940s city.

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E233. Mirrored hardware and spare pantographs so the train can continue after major hardware failure, very powerful air conditioning, 16 LCDs per car, configurable for subway, suburban and interurban and contains less soul than a Singaporean.

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>>986727
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>>986283

Here's what she looks like in red.

Do black and gold for the engine, you flamboyant foamer. It's the only acceptable color combo.

ADD SOME FIRE STICKERS

>>985876
why are you such a faggot?

>>985878
i dunno probs cuz i drooped out of school and sit on a computer all day

>>985876
I don't suppose you've heard about airasia

i avoid it because it feels like im damaging the bike and i like to be nice

>>983555
>I don't think I have the balance to do it

Then you shouldn't be riding a bike, let alone on public streets. Ugh I bet you run clipless too.

I hardly ever stand, mostly just to stretch when my butt gets sore. I usually shift up 2 - 4 gears before standing depending on the cassette setup. Its annoying if you spin out a gear while standing, since you can't shift with that much load on the drivetrain.

If I encounter a short hill I'll stand instead of downshifting. But with bigger hills its not worth the effort as you'll just spike your HR and buildup lactic acid.

How is it a bus when it runs on rails?

Might have some uses like lessening traffic at an airport or reducing the size of a bridge/tunnel needed

2011 called. They want their meme back.

>>991081
Oh yeah, I would probably start near Denver, but potentially somewhere else.

>>991081
And the week up to a month depends on how long my bike lasts. So if you share a route just assume it would be about a month at 30 MPD

>>991081
If your goal is minimal hill climbing, that pretty much limits you to the eastern half of the state, and if you want scenery too (not just endless miles of plains) than you'll need to want to stick close to the Front Range.

How about a trip between Canon City and Ft. Collins? That'd be about 200 miles each way

Canon City to Colorado Springs US 115
-use local roads and city trail network to get from south C. Springs to Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake to Sedalia on CO 105
-use local roads and city trail network to go from south Denver up to Golden
Golden to Boulder on CO 93
Boulder to Lyons on US 36
Lyons to Ft. Collins on the various county roads that skirt the west side of Loveland.

>>990524
And how common is bike theft really? What is a quality bike lock?

>>990524
>Ann Arbor MI
If you plan on going out of the city, you'll want something with an engine. It's quite a way to the next place of any real size, and MI is deathcage central.

>>990524
AA has some bretty gud bike shops. Might be able to get away w/ 3-speed IGH on a commuter bike

>It's a used road bike from the 60s

You're going to pay more in shipping fees than the bike is worth you mong. Trash it and just buy a new one wherever you end up.

>>990539

I'm not concerned about the value of the bike itself, I just really would like to have a bike from my time in Sicily/Italy. Thanks for your useful tips, excellent use of green text.

It's looking like it'd be like 150 euro to get it to Cali if I take it with me when I fly but I'm not sure about duty fees/taxes or whatever. Does it apply in my case?

>btw it's a De Rosa

>>990548
My only experience is buying shit from chinese exporters, but generally in the US you won't get hit with any import tax so long as the item is under $5k or so, and isn't something that will piss off the FDA like dairy products.

Although this was stuff like flashlights/batteries and a tablet- not something as large as a bike. I heard DHL can be a pain in the ass though.

The fact its used won't make a difference.

I used bmx straps (specificly orgin8) durable n can wear street shoes cuz i used my fixie for commuting and just poking around,

if u gotta go fast by all means use your road shoes

If you unclip sprinting you will most likely get thrown otb by your other pedal so there's that

>>990263
clipless is fine if you have awareness of the physics of riding a fixed gear. i assume you can trackstand indefinitely at this point as well, so you're not just going to stop and plop everywhere. give it a shot, just take it slow while your muscle memory works out how to fixed gear bicycle.

I would love a board just for bicycles. The train/bus/boatfags are ruining the board. Gliderbros are cool, though they haven't posted a lot recently.

Threadly reminder that /n/ is among the slowest boards on 4chan as it is, and cycling is the only thing keeping traffic on /n/ high enough to justify its continued existence.

If cycling got moved to its own board, /n/ would be deleted shortly thereafter, and all you'd be left with was a /cyc/ board that no longer felt the need to graciously ignore your weird train threads.

You're the ones getting the good deal out of getting lumped in with us, not the other way around.

>>989819
Since like 5 minutes after they were invented.

flat bar road bike, obviously.

track bike

I mean a model

also how second hand compete?

Also arm's lenght is about 71cm

>>989554
You dont want a bike thats too big for you. No adjustments will fix that issue and make it comfortable. Save up for one that fits right.

175cm is 5'9.