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>>1072668
Also, I'm betting he got a lot of emails saying it was overpriced and is ignoring them, hoping to catch a sucker

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>one shitty non drive side pic
>not listing size
>people generally clogging up CL with their BSOs
>RARE
>VINTAGE


>>1072668
>but it was like $1000 when it was new!!!

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>No comments about the size of the bike, just ´´I'm x height and I ride it well''
>It has SHIMANO shifters
>150 euro for a low tier OTS which needs new cables, bartape, chain, saddle and maybe tyres
>100 euro for an even more crappy OTS because it can be used for a fixie project
>100 euro for a rusted bike shaped rusted hi-ten metal covered with cowebs, which needs new pieces, new wheels, sand the rust, frame paint...but it cost 100 euro because it's a classic bike which can be used for a store display
>Barely any useful pic, no drivetrain pics, no pics from close position, just useless blurry pics.

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>stumble across Veloviewer Explorer Max Square feature
>sounds like fun since already obsessively filling out local heatmap
>little cock blocking squares everywhere limiting size of my blue squares
Most of the squares I missed in my normal riding have no roads leading into them, so I have to check out the area on google earth and see if there is some way into it via driveway or path leading to grain silo etc. A few have no way in at all. And the way squares are detected, they sometimes get skipped if the road is straight, of which there are many around here.

Largest square with every inner square filled is 14 x 14, roughly 196 square miles.

>>1071931

dude , how old are you ?

I feel like you have more to show for than many guys.
keep going and you will get in a team.
I think your just at the shit end of the curve but that's how it is , if you keep at it you will progress on the curve.

also stop comparing ourselfe to normies.
normies are poison.

your lifing the life they super shitty terrible and great life.

I just had a older guy suck my dick for money so I can buy a new bike.

...100% no joke

i was thinking of aquiring one as a second bike incase my beater gets a flat or someone goes to my house and we need to move around.
i find them cute, is it worth it?

>>1069591
>i find them cute, is it worth it?
I have one, they are good for low distances, 4-10km (20km loop), mine has pretty beefy 20'' wheels. The bad thing about the bike is the weight, weights more than my road bike, and the seatpost is kinda short, so it hurts my knees a bit on big hills. Overall is a pretty nice BSO., I have used it a lot, and carried plenty of times 25kg-30kg loads on it without problems except some rubbing with my shoes.

>>1069651
You have the $150 amazon one?

I've been thinking of getting a Brompton or a Tern or some such thing, is it not really worth the extra? What does the extra cost get you?

>>1065593
Uh fuck idk Indianapolis?

>>1065593
guessing Charlotte

>>1065593
Bay area is worse in my imo
>no rapid service in most parts of SF
>bart is a money sink and has shit equipment
>caltrain
>vta light rail
>forced transfers at county borders
while in LA we get
>4 light rail lines with good vehicle speeds and ridership
>2 urban subway lines
>many all day freeway express bus services
>limited stop bus services along major streets

https://youtu.be/8ymbzaRDEqk

>>1074197
Not what I meant to paste

https://youtu.be/1yBd5RY7GRo

>>1074198
FUCKING GOD damnit

https://youtu.be/mzDVaKRApcg

My commute is like a mile on the bike, so I just wear normal clothes but sometimes with a cap under my helmet if its really sunny or rainy or I just want to.

A cap under a helmet is barely noticeable.
You'll still look like a loser regardless of what you wear or do so don't worry about it

Hijacking your thread. How do you real cyclists feel about cyclists who don't wear "full kit"? Down here in the south, "full kit" riders are also known as spandex queers. When I'm riding, I don a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Obviously aero-dynamics come into play, but to me it doesn't seem worth it.

>>1073495
the play might cause the wheel to wiggle and pull out of position and rub against the chainstay, considering the torque applied on the drive side in fixed gear drivetrain..

I've never tried to be sure, try it and report back

it will be fine, ive run pegs on a bmx bike using 3/8ths axle in 14mm dropouts

>>1073495
You spent the money on a decent frame, get a proper wheel for it. Jeez.

>>1072973
Just do some push-ups and pull ups each day and you'll stay balanced. Hit the gym if you want more.

>>1072973
>Or is true when they say it does almost nothing above the waistline

Absolutely. In fact if you are fat like I was when I started, you may actually lose muscle. I don't really care that I look like a skeleton with massive thighs though. However, after my first crash in a long time (tried to do a wheelie on a folding bike and went sideways), my shoulder and upper arm were sprained and my mom commented that my lack of muscle tone may be making me more prone to such injuries. I'm not sure if she's correct or not.

>>1072973
Once I started riding for a while I could see my ribcage. I'm skinny, but generally all the areas around my abdomen feel harder. My forearms only look more muscular because the fat burned off.

Don't ride with your dog, shit's dangerous.

>>1072956
I don't really see how. I have good bike trails and well mannered dogs.
It's one of the best ways to tire out this little heeler mutt.

Will they follow you if you don't keep them on a leash? Do they have helmets?

>>1069974
Depends on how many tenders you attach to the steam locomotive. Theoretically, you could attach a hundred tenders filled with water and fuel and go any place you wanted without stopping.

>>1069986

Assuming we're talking about a steam locomotive, how would you get coal from the read tenders up to the locomotive without stopping?

>>1069987
Well, it would have to be oil to make it easier. Coal is delivered mechanically on some locomotives using an Archimedes screw, though.

>>1068830
RIPTA runs to Newport. There was a picture of trolleybuses bunched up at Kennedy Plaza(or whatever that plaza was named back then).

Didn't you guys try planning a light rail line that failed spectacularly? If I'm not mistaken the same route will be turned into brt-superlite (essentially nicer bus shelters).

>>1068830
>Minor US cities with surprisingly high population density?

>>1061590
>wearing a gay little hat instead of a helmet

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>>1061595
>not wearing a cycling cap under your helmet

where would someone get one of these?

Replace it with a SRAM.

>>1073806
cable ties bruh

>>1073806
I have another Sora FD in the parts bin
You in socal?

>>1071690
Yes, it is. And in the greatest country on God's green Earth, we actually run some fuckin' trains. 10,000 ft. double stacked pigs, 23,000 ton coal trains, and mile long grain trains. You euro pricks struggle to run 60 car unit ore trains and let your roads end up clogged with unnecessary trucks.

>>1071711
But that is clearly an american highway.

>>1071690
Rail heads to last miles, because rails don't go the last mile!

OP here, looking at Portland Design Works fenders and Planet Bike Cascadia fenders. Thoughts on either of these? Running 27x1-1/8, I assume fenders designed for 700c will work.

When you're coming to a stop is it alright to switch the front gears down to make it easier to start up again without changing the rear gears all the way too? I know this means the chain will be going diagonally which isn't good for the bike, but if you immediately shift back up again once you get going will it be a problem?

>>1071660
It's always best to avoid cross chaining. If you are in your big ring and one of your smaller cogs, you could shift towards one of your middle cogs. If you're in your big ring and middle cog, you could stay in the middle cog and switch to the small ring. Etc. If you do cross chain it's just going to wear out your components a bit faster, obviously less so if you're not doing it for as long, but I don't see why you would have to be in big ring/big cog when you could instead be in small ring/middle cog or, if running triple, middle ring/middle cog, and still have approximately the same ratio.