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>>954807

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>>954807
#rare

Now this is a vintage cycling photos thread.

Tire levers, spare tube, patch kit (in case more than one flat), pump, chain breaker, quick link (easier than pushing a pin back in), hex tool. Possibly also a small screwdriver if you have v-brakes and need to make an adjustment to make pads stop rubbing on one side.

Chains don't break often, usually when shifting under load.

>>954599
Pretty much this. Spare tube, patch kit, a couple quicklinks and a chain tool, and a GOOD multitool. Don't get a cheap one that will fall apart, invest in a good quality, complete multitool.

>>954596
Number one way to avoid popped tires: keep your tires pumped to the upper range of their psi at all tmes

>>954203
Go with a spork. It's the best of both.

A Colnago fork should dampen road vibration better than a no-name one, because of its thinner walls. In any case, you could just buy whatever other fork as long as it's made with decent tubing. Just don't let retrogrouches notice it.

>>954203
That bike looks really nice, but that golden chain makes me puke.

probably

perhaps

>>954198
Crossrail is using its own tracks for the whole line.

>>954146
Role play with your other sales staff:

Pretend you are every single customer archetype and ask questions as that person.

>What would a pro-racer want? What about a entry level racer?
>What about some guy who just wants to commute to work? The woman who wants to travel from city-to-city?
>What would you get someone with a hard budget of $500? $750?
>Why would I want a fatter tire instead of instead of skinny road tires? Kevler vs non-kevler? Knobby vs non-knobby?
>What items in the shop would someone buy on impulse? If you can only push one of your 7 impulse buys, how would you decide which one to mention to whom?

Here's all you have to know.
>Are you in reasonably good physical shape? Do you like going fast? Will you be riding 100% on pavement? Will you be riding off-road?
>If you answered yes to the first three, get an OTS.
>If you answered yes to the last one, get a rigid 90s MTB.
>If neither of the above applies, get a rigid 90s MTB and swap the knobbies for semislicks.

>>954146
For the sales side, it is less about knowing the other brands on the market and more about becoming very familiar with what your shop carries. Most customers will not be "into" bikes at all and are not concerned about the component spec: they just want the right bike for how and where they ride. This is why the first interactions with a customer that is bike shopping is asking enough of the right questions to make sure you get as good of an idea of what type of riding they will be doing and which models of bike may fit that role.
Make sure you choose models for the customer based on the level of rider the customer may be in 1 to 2 years. This is more important when choosing road or mountain bikes than hybrids because thoae activities are more performace-oriented and will likely develop more dedicated riders.
Don't let a customer's price control you. Your first priority is getting them a bike that will meet and exceed their immediate needs. You should NOT sell a customer looking to try your local knarly mountain bike trails a $350 "mountain-styled" hybrid bike just because that is what they said they think they wanted to spend. That bike will be hindering them for that type of riding in less than a year, if not immediately. Unless they are already an active bike enthusiast, they probably don't know how much they may need to invest in a bike that will last and grow with them more than 1 or 2 years.

You're going to regret not using the catalog

>>954078

According to my research, no. Their STIs are 7/10 good. Their rear derailleurs are Shimano tier.

You saved $50 over Sora and got Sora tier. Enjoy

>>954078
Why didn't you buy the new ones?

>>953610
Because the car was better.

>>953627
I can see that as a purty sweet mod for the upcoming WWI Battlefield

>>953549
>this kills the chain

>>953572
Fair weather cyclist detected.

I wonder if I can discuss paddleboats here.

>>952944
>I am a cat 1 road racer by the way
As a navy SEAL, I completely understand your need for the best

>>952945
I mean it's just to note that I have become accustomed to nice things on my bike and I don't really like stuff that doesn't work well. When you ride only DA for a long time it's hard to go back to something else.

>>952946
Gonna need to see a timestamped license

>>952596
I do that but only when they're walking on the bike path (that'll teach them). Doing that on the foot path is completely retarded.

Also i like to hit the brakes hard when being behind them so they hear the screeching of my tires and they jump of surprise/fear. This is really pricelesse because they know they're are guilty and often move away and apologize.

I've scared the shit out of pedestrians WITH my bell.

I don't want a bell on my fixie because it ruins the aesthetic. Apparently i'm the worst kind of faggot.

A bell is legally mandated equipment where i live.

Yeah I've had so many people yell at me to use my bell. I try to stay off of shared pedestrian/bicycle paths these days but sometimes it's convenient to use them. Old people often gasp and have a heart attack because they are unfit fucks who haven't done any exercise since highschool.

>>951948
Forced meme is forced.

if you really want to force this meme why dont you take it to /b/

>he needs a disc brake on his rear wheel because he has weak, feminine hands
oh my god dude, i shiggy diggy...

eat shit

Your bike still looks like a piece of shit, peasant.

Police brutality

Schwalbe Professional bike tyres

fixiefag gets beaten

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>>951202
Dump incoming

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>>951202

Berlin, no contest.
>metro goes everywhere, and I mean everywhere, even outside city bounds easily everything is connected, and is cheap as hell (or rather, normal priced but cheap considering the excellent service)
>buses are always on perfect time and there's endless lines
>I've used taxis only twice but as far as I remember they were really fairly priced and FREE for women late at night in the weekend
>car sharing is everywhere

Plus if you actually don't want to use public transport, sidewalks are enormous so walking around is really nice.

>>951075

>FREE for women late at night in the weekend

How the fuck can that be legal if its only for women?

I'd have to go with Zurich. Although it doesn't have a subway, the system is perfectly suited for the city's size.
>1st gen tram
>only 1 line was ever closed and replaced with trolleybus (they are considering converting back to trams tho)
>trams are frequent and always on time
>most important bus lines are trolleybuses
>most tram tracks have been marked as tram lanes and don't run in mixed traffic anymore
>trams and buses have absolute priority, even above pedestrians
>interchanges are well designed to allow easy and quick changes between tram/bus lines and trains
>suburban trains are also frequent as fuck and work as a sort of regional subway (comparable to french RER)
>most trains are locomotive hauled, even many commuter trains.
>ticketing is based almost exclusively on monthly or annual tickets. Other than that you can only get a single ticket, or a day ticket which costs twice as much as a single ticket (as in it replaces the two-way ticket)
I can't find one single flaw.