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Build it yourself and sell it, become a millionaire(lol)

What use would you have for a parachute on typical commercial airliner?

Because unless:

>you know how to use a parachute
>the airplane breaks up
>you manage to stay concious/uninjured during said breakup
>you land in non-hazardous terrain

You're going to die.

>>977591
>Would /n/ consider this a good starting bike?
It's more than a good bike. It's an excellent bike with a component level that even picky and experienced riders would do very well with.
The Canyon is better looking and a pro brand, the PX is much better speced and cheaper. Pick your poison.

>>977593
i do like the look of the canyon but for my budget the px sounds too good to be true.

the canyon has a 2 month waiting list too. the 6.0 which i wanted for the 105 Groupset is 800+shipping so i might just go for the px

>>977627
For what? Question answered.

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>>977538

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nice boat.

You could put the seat lower and ride it less. Maybe start a few more threads about it. A kickstand could be pretty handy as well.

>I've hardly used it.
>What do you guys think I should upgrade?
GTFO

>>977400
Thanks for the advice. Do you have any for the handlebar situation?
>>977403
Well, all parts on stock bikes aren't equal, or am I wrong? The reason I purchased it 6 years ago was because I was gonna use it for exercise, but then I switched to other means of attaining said exercise. It has been parked in the garage ever since (with the exception of a few tours).

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Bro, you're either brave or full of patience riding there.
NO ONE pays attention to those lanes on the boardwalk until something happens, or just nearly happens.

Not only do you have familes with excited kids and strollers, you have all these fucking bennies from Philly who're used to walking around the city where people come first, not cars.

Off season, or very early maybe. (Always wanted to try that.) But God damn.

>>977697
Did you watch the video? Dude was going leisurely as fuck.

>>977706
Yeah, I noticed after I posted that it was pre-season.
Still, craziest peds there. At least there's no fucking TRAM CAR PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!, though

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oh christ why

>>976610
I have that same bell

heard they were the rage in germany. though strapping a million gadgets seems to nullify the entire point, i.e., a dozen "hand positions."

what are those things that look like sci fi grenades

Being bald helps.

>>976533
I tried that once in high school (with a really short haircut), but it just made me look like a neo-nazi.

>>976533
helmetfags confirmed for baldies
no wonder they hate on people with full heads of hair who don't have to cover their shame

>tower

>>975123
czech rep?

>>975154

>control

>>>/n/bbg

>>974998
No

>>975008

fuck off m8

>>974663

No amount of situational awareness will help you when you're at a entering a blind intersection and a driver decides to blast by a stop sign or when someone decides to open their doors while you're going 20+ mph. :')

>>974722
Neither will any foam hat.

>>974724
Prove it.

>>970547
It's shit.

>>970551
Dam

It's a perfectly good entry level road bike.

>>970512
I'm riding 10 year old carbon. Calm your fears, I have more than enough for the pair of us.

Ok this may not apply completely for you but my bike frame+fork is 4 or 5 months old with 6k miles, and 5+ crit crashes (30+mph and one at 38mph) a couple RR crashes and a couple drops (sliding off a fucking wall or some shit from the wind) + getting rear ended on a group ride by a buddy. It's completely fine. The shit is sturdy as fuck, trust me.


You're probably much more likely to die trying to hop a curb than from your carbon bike failing without it being wrecked badly first.

I had an old crabbon MTB fail when the metal part corroded off because I had been riding it in the salt and snow several winters in a row, but I saw it coming weeks before it happened so it was no surprise

I would have serious reservations about buying a used crabbon, but new? Not worried at all, but then, I'm not a hamplanet and I don't make a habit of crashing

>>968904
iunno but one time the shop said not to charge me and the shop girl was a megaqt and I wasn't sure if she was hitting on me or what so I never went back there because I'd probably propose marriage to her and she would laugh at me and say not in a million years

on the bright side it motivated me to spend like $400 on tools and a workstand and stuff, so that I never have to show my face in there again and humiliate myself in front of my future wife

>Can someone explain the "bring a 6 pack of beer and the mechanic will suck your dick meme"?
Because getting a six pack is fucking nice?

>If the beer is worth less than the fee, why would the mechanic work for a 6-pack of beer?
He likely wouldn't.

>If you pay the fee, why would you need a 6-pack of beer on top of that to make sure the mechanic does a good job?
You shouldn't NEED to, but it can't hurt.

>Further more why would I want a drunk person working on my bike or telling me about bikes?
Yes, because if you buy a sixer, you have to drink a sixer. (Not to mention, a bike mechanic is probably into session IPA's that're like 4% alcohol. Sixer of that isn't getting you drunk.)

Bike mechanic isn't a normal job, it's cool, and cool people get beer.
Alternative jobs have alternative culture.

>>968912
So basically you're a special snowflake that couldn't get a real job, and you think you deserve special treatment because you wanted a "fun" job, and your days consists of complaining about bike mechanic problems instead of real problems. Got it.

Road cyclist>folding bike rider>recumbent>fixie faggot>smelly hairy mtbikers

>4 way stop

how did america fuck up intersections so badly?

>>968264
according to the signs they all have to stop until the other guys are done stopping