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>that first-week-of-the-season sunburn

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>That post ride shower during the winter months

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>that i ordered a 3/4 zipper jersey by accident and now the only way its coming off is if i tear it in half feel

>>1105136
an Axa defender frame lock with optional plug-in chain lock hole

>>1105136
You know.. I'd think that if you really want a bike lock that really positively protects from theft, the right way to do it is to make the lock integral to the design of the frameset in such a way that if you destroy the lock, you destroy the frameset and thus the value of the entire bike. Couple that with wheelsets using bolt-on axles, using some sort of proprietary nuts that require a uniquely shaped tool, and that you can't just clamp onto with Vice-Grip pliers or anything like that, so that even if they cut through the chain/cable/whatever locking the wheelset to the frame, you won't be able to unbolt them and make off with them. Of course none of this would mitigate the ever-present threat of a frustrated thiefs' Crab Mentality act of destroying the bike because he can't take it.. and any bike designed this way would be bike-sharing-level, not anything high-performance. In the end the best way to prevent your bike from being stolen is still to not leave it anywhere out of line-of-sight, or even indoors anywhere someone can just walk off with it.

>>1105165
>I lost both my primary and spare key(within one day,I,ve seen this too many times X_X)

Better destroy that bike :^)

I used to live in Fresno and commuted nine miles each way during one summer on bike because all I had access to was a Jeep that cost $4-5 each trip in gas. You'll make it bro.

>>1104760
>15% humidity

must be nice.

meanwhile here in the South. the temperature is 79, but the humidity makes it feel like 90.

>>1104773

i guess that's cool. Just means that CA is 112? But hey, it'll feel like 100 in the shade instead.

>Elastomers on the seatpost instead of suspension forks.
It's not a one or the other. The seatpost is to keep your ass comfortable while sitting down (though it doesn't work because it's a dumb gimmick). Suspension forks are to keep your front wheel on the ground/retain traction on rough terrain, they aren't for comfort.

>>1104756
It is if you arent riding off road

>>1104758
You'd be more comfortable on a well worn in hybrid (basically a "road bike" with wider tires and maybe also a MTB drivetrain geared for low torque).

Rollers or bust

>>1104666
Why not just go for an actual ride?

>>1104666
Use one if you must, but it's always better to ride outside, even if you have to bundle up to do it. For many people riding indoors on a trainer is highly demotivating over the long run. Also you may not get the same quality of workout using one. Also by not riding outside you don't improve your bike-handling skills; all you're doing is turning pedals. Get one if you must but ride outside whenever possible.

>>1104651

Just stick with your bicycle. Save yourself all the money.

Don't be a cuck.

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>>1104672
I wish I could man, but as I said, there is nowhere for me to put it. Not even outside. I talked the landlord into letting me keep in in the hallway until I sell it. It's sold now, got 60gbp for a Vivelo Sky 2.0

>>1104684
>can't keep a bicycle
>can keep an electric scooter
I don't get it.

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a missing link, a tube, a co2 or pump and a multi-tool will get you out of most shit. make sure the multi-tool has a chain breaker. zip ties are good too and if you run presta get a valve converter and keep it on your keychain. I mtb and keep the link, core remover and adapter on there.

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>>1104347
tubes, a patch kit, pump, Topeak Hexus multitool, and a few inches of duct tape wrapped around a tool/pump/frame. If you have a tire that rips through the casing like pic related, you can throw the duct tape on the inner side of the tire to prevent the inner tube from bursting through until you can replace the tire. Ripped casing = RIP tire

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>>1104347
The Topeak Hexus is my favorite multitool. It has all the hex keys you need, tire levers, chain breaker, and spoke wrench. At home, a good 5Nm preset torque wrench is cheaper than an adjustable torque wrench and handles most of your bike torquing needs.

How good are these? Are they faster than road bikes?

They're too big to lane split traffic so don't they lose the entire point of a bike?

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>>1104334
recumbent with fairing to increase aero. I would say it's more akin to driving, than riding but. Recumbents already have a straight line advantage over a road bike since the rider's back is held in position, one could push their body against the peddles increasing power at the crank. A faired recumbent is faster due to aero but once you add twisties or offroad usage, the benefits of a recumbent position is severely hindered.

>>1104334
The creators of velomobiles made them for one big reason, to reduce the amount of car commuters, not to compete with cyclists.

A velomobile can easily outrun a group of roadies, except in cities and alphine terrain.
Untrained individuals can easily reach 40-45 kph average in a velomobile. In a sprint you will reach 70 kph.

the velomobile in the webm is wide because the creators are Dutch and intended it for the Dutch market, and the Dutch laws state that bicycle has to be wider than 75mm to be able to ride on car-roads if there is also a cycle path. (otherwise you always have to choose the cycle path)

The DF velomobile (google it) is a lot less wide, lighter and faster and the most popular velo of the last 2 years. It's not hard to maintain 50.

It can never beat the maneuvrability and cheapness of a normal bike, and it's not intended to replace a normal bicycle. It's intended to provide an intermediate between a car and a bicycle. You are fully protected from the elements and you can go alot faster than a regular bike, but slower then a car (unless you drive on 50 kph roads, a velo can easily be part of traffic) And you don't have fuel costs or anything like that, and insurance is optional and cheap.

Velomobiles are very popular in the Netherlands because the cycling infastructure is great. Instead of wasting money on car and sitting dead in traffic, you can choose the much healthier and cleaner cycle paths and cycle highway systems. Yes, we have cycling highways, this is what they look like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bquchW2ZJg4

>>1104027
No.

>>1104027
i used to drive a garbage truck and it was the worst job of my life

we had to clean out meth houses and shit and our boss was a dumbass and the trucks were all broken and shitty and the control didnt work right

and it wasnt a cushy mafia garbage union job instead we were the discount guys

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>>1104027

What the hell?!

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>>1103892
>cable actuated vs. motor driven
Cost is a huge deal, but if money is no object why on earth would you not pick DI2? DI2's competitor isn't Force, it's Etap.

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>>1103893
I just wasn't sure if I should pay the extra $400 for DI2. This is only my second season doing CX and I am upgrading bikes and this was an option.
TCX Pro Adv 1 vs SuperX DI2.
I was going to go with the TCX as I have a Giant now, and the colour is the same as our team kits. Gay, yes, I know. The SuperX looks rad as fuck and has better wheels and the Di2.
Suck it up and get Cannondale then, right?

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>>1103894
Or...

No, you're fucked. Get the proper calipers for your frame.

>>1103579
Frame is ancient, no such calipers are available. I guess I'll have to spend much more than I was hoping and fix two front brakes from somewhere.

>>1103580
>no such calipers are available
This just means you haven't looked in the right place yet. Show us your frame, odds are you just need to visit a local bike shop/coop and they will have a giant bin full of old brakes that will work.

>>1103568
He's 100% right on the coal, but the CSX is vastly different compared to the IC, CN, or CP.

There are horror stories right now of some industries not getting a switch for several weeks and the STB getting involved is a serious sign of difficulties. I know a lot of railroaders are morons and exagerrate follies and successes, so I'd rather wait and see with Hunter's plans at CSX. He's definitely shaking shit up over there and I've heard from more than a few cry babies not liking the changes.

>>1103584
Also, the funny thing about Hunter is that he fucking HATES hump yards. Abhores them. Yet, when he retired from the CN, they named the one in Memphis after him.

>>1103568
He's cutting everything he possibly can to justify his obscene compensation and raise the stock short-term. Nearly a thousand in management cut, (mostly useless, dead weight desu). Thousands more fired and furloughed from the rank and file (the ones who actually move freight). Yards closed, engines mothballed, customers pissed, and traffic crawling. He also lost a $300 million UPS contract. Fitting, as ol' Hunter thinks less is more.

He is literally throwing shit against the wall and seeing what, if anything, sticks. Every decision is knee-jerk and has unintended consequences. There's a reason the railroad is run the way it is, it's all been tried before. He has the drinkers of the Kool-Aid convinced that he's going to reinvent the wheel. In reality, his motive is pure greed and ego. Someone will have to rebuild CSX after he's cannibalized it back to "profitabilty" just like they had to with CN and CP after his scorched earth regime.

Yes.

>>1103346
It's even worse for knees than a manlet-sized bike.

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>>1103346
Man just imagine how her sweaty crotch smells like.
Moist too.

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i cant see a problem with it, unless it has a name or serial number on it id just take it and do it up and use it.

>>1102659
Yeah, just don't sell it like some dumb faggot. That's a blessed bike if you use it right.

>>1102659

look at this way - either you get it now or eventually jamal will

blessed is the abandoned bike... i gave a nice wheel / disk brake upgrade to my roomates broken mountain bike from a dumper most of the time they have some serious issue which is why they are left there, 90% parts 10% functioning bikes in my experience

supersonic + no external tanks probably means a large chunk of it is dedicated to fuel

>>1102588
Apparently the f22 does have wing tanks and external hard points. I'd just never seen any photos of the plane using them.

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In F-22 Lightning 3, one of the first missions was to drop a nuke.