PYBT 2017.1

>>1038336
Looks good. what did you make your mudflap out of? I tried making one out of an old tube and it looks like hot garbage.

>>1038339
not him, but it looks like fenders that come with one

>>1038339
>>1038341
thanks, my mudflap is made from a scrap piece of vinyl mat, and it's actually an extension attached to the pathetically undersized rubber flap that came stock on these fenders

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Dont have a good drive side picture. Both are mine, taken when I lent one to a friend the other day.

Left is a Boardman Road Sport basic bitch Claris equipped commuter, and slightly too tall for me but whatevet.

Right is a 2006 (?) Giant TCR1 with Campag Centaur. Recently swapped the shitty ergo bars for a compact drop set and it's amazing. Purchased second hand, largely in good condition and I've replaced the shitty parts. Thinking about changing out the fork for a new one though...theres too many scuffs on it for my full confidence.

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boom

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snowy

>>1038339
>>1038336
My mudflap is similar to the Bibia mudflaps you can buy for Dutch bikes. I love it.

OP, your mudflap is a bit long isn't it? You could lose one or two inches.

>>1038363
Looks fantastic, where in the world is that?

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Love my bike even more now, gotta go fast

>>1038378
r u a grill

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>>1038371
The Coromandel

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>>1038378
i bought these wheels for my bro these christmas they seem pretty nice

pic is my bike, the picture is shit which is funny because i like photography but whatever
also just imagine the bike with a lightsaber fendor bendor when it rains and with another set of lights and that's my bike today

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>>1038404
Why have I been asked this twice now? No, I'm not a grill :)

>>1038475
Funnily enough my other bike is a CAADX just like that one, it's way too small for me though, my Tarmac is a 54 and the Cannondale is a 48. Was sort of in a rush to buy a cross bike for racing season and my LBS had these on sale, but the 48 was the largest size that I could still stand over without my balls being crushed.

>>1038489
nice nice I see you've put on decent tyres on yours

how do you find the brakes? it's the only thing i have upgraded (apart from the saddle and stem but those are not upgrades, that's just fitting)

also I had some issues (ie clicking noises) with the pressfit bottom bracket :( so watch out for that

other than that it's a pretty cool bike, it's taking my abuse (>90kg fat fuck rider, constant crashing because I like doing stupid things, etc) pretty well so far

it looks cute in size 48 btw lmao

>>1038493
Yeah, the brakes are pretty crappy- since I pretty much only use it for cross and the speeds never get very high they are okay, but the few times I have taken it on a regular road ride they were pretty terrible going downhill, the feel is crappy, but at least they work the same whether they are wet or dry.

Thankfully the bike is still quiet, but it only has <400 miles on it. I've crashed mine countless times, obviously cross crashes aren't terribly bad, but it's been put down a lot, and isn't any worse for wear functionally, although the shifters are all chewed up from when I took a fall on a paved section of a CX course. I'm actually in the process of selling it now- I enjoyed cross, but I just love riding my road bike so much more.

>>1038475
>>1038489

My brother just bought a CAADX. He's tried to be into mountain biking before, bought a lovely Devinci hardtail, rode it for a few years, then gave up and left his heavily upgraded expensive bike sitting outside in the sea air to get completely fucked. He has flirted with getting back into it but it just fizzles out.

I brought my road bike to visit this christmas and he got jealous and immediately bought one of those in the Christmas sales. It looks like such a nice bike, I really hope he keeps up at it so I can go riding with my bro.

Annoyingly he is way taller than me, so it's not like he can just give it to me if he quits the idea.

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Just finished this up. Riser bars made a huge differnce. Also installed a brand new cassette. Feels good to mash and not skip, man

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>>1038336
Love it

>>1038370
Nice

>>1038363
Looks like a ton of fun

>tfw a million things to change about my current bike
Feels badmin

>>1038638
I've always wanted a rised chainstays frame

>>1038638
BELTDRIVE

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From the good ol NBD, owned it for 2 years now and it does it all from my road training to gravel to CX races

>>1038868
THICC

>>1038696
A bike is a never-ending project. It's never done until you sell it.

>>1038638
>>1038824
Belt drive and/or a nice new rack. I don't even see how you hook panniers on that one.

Looks like a nice job with the fenders. Are those Odyssey pedals? They started creaking on the first ride for me.

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where is da bud, where is da bud

>>1038894
The rack works fine with my Ortlieb panniers. The pedals are Demolition.

>>1038954
That looks fucking miserable.

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winter shred beast

>>1039054
this looks fun as hell, what depth of snow can you ride through with that setup before getting bogged down?

>>1038954
Can I go on a bike ride with you?

>>1039039
>russia
>miserable
checks out

>>1039043
That's one sweet ride you got there

>>1039095
I can't stop looking at it.

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>>1039096
thanks mane
here's the other

>>1039098
s-someone please help him

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>Get drunk as fuck with riding buddy and all the crew for new years
>Puke my way into a weed/alcohol coma
>Wake up the next day and do a full frame swap


Got a Range and traded him my Sight. This bike just feels better with my parts and I got a 150mm drop seatpost out of the deal.

>>1039095
>dat drivetrain

forwhatpurpose.exe

>>1039057
Probably around axle deep on flats, and even on a regular mtb.. as long as it's steep enough I can ride up to handlebar deep descending. This setup is a tank though can plow through almost anything and enough traction to lift the back wheel on packed snow.

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Best. Beater. EVER.

>>1039095
would this actually be ride-able?

>>1039143
It probably belongs to a homeless person who just pushes it around to carry their stuff.

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no bully

>>1039143
>>1039148
maybe its some weird old guy who just ants to be different and show off what he was capable of "making".

also probably rideable, I have seen tons of homeless people loaded up riding slow on bike paths.

>>1039153
i unironically like this
am i a bad person?

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Good ol' Percival. I only just realized I don;t have a good side shot of him.

>>1039153

>painted chain

You're despicable.

>>1039161

Yes, yes you are.

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>>1039262
Well it raining and I can;t jack my ISO up high enough, so a flash shot will have to do.

>>1039277
What's with all the rope? Why not elastic cords?
Looks very functional anyhow, I dig it

>>1039281
I just happened to have a lot of rope lying around so i just made use of it instead. The stuff around the middle is because I forever lean him against poles and lamposts.

>>1039283
Also, why do you refer to your bike as a person, and a male one at that?

>>1039297
You don;t name your bikes? I name them after Arthurian knights.

>>1039300
No, I think it's kind of creepy.

>>1039301
Oh? I like it. I mean ships and various other things are named after all. Respect the spirit of the bike and so on.

>>1039262
can you elaborate on the rifle please, please tell me you ride with it

>>1039120
arhtur, go fok urself

>>1038824
>>1038894

I've heard these old eStay frames are too flexy for belt drive

>>1039341
Oh I'd love to open carry a rifle like you can in merrica', but sadly I have to make do with deactivated ones. That pile was stuff for a shoot

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pic taken 3 days ago. it was comfortable enough to go out in shorts and one upper body layer

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>>1039397
this was taken today. you need substantially more clothing.

>>1039398
that bridge is scary

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Finished recently.

>>1039469

Hell yeah. What frame?

>>1039519
Custom frame designed and built by myself and a friend.

Build info if you're interested:
>pedalroom.com/bike/white-whale-cycles-650b-pleasure-porteur-31600

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I'm loving it.

>>1039469
purty. mirin.

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Always wanted a rigid MTB. I got tires so fat I had to respace the frame.

Waiting for snow...

>>1039469
>>1039531
Nice looking bike.

Surly Straggler fork, right? How do you like that Surly rack? The lower mounts seem like a really shitty design that will really limit the load capability.

Really like the wheel + tire combo. I've had nothing but good experiences with DTSwiss hubs and rims, and Compass tires are great - see >>1038604

Sprung for the Paul's levers but paired them with BB7s? C'mon, they're garbage. TRP Spyre or Paul's Clampers are so much nicer.

Finally, that's a handsome frame. At first glance, with that monostay/unicrown-fork rear end, I thought it was a Twinsix Standard Rando. Lugged main triangle with the welded monostay rear with breezer dropouts is... interesting. Huh. The threaded hole in the bottom of the monostay for mounting the fender is pretty slick. I would have stuck some brazeons in the back for a rear rack, but that's just me...

>>1039558
I'm going to tell you what I told you last time you posted this: I love ever silly detail on your bike: the drillium chainrings, the stem with the canti brake cable roller, the bullhorns with the proper levers, the vintage Suntour derailleurs. It's perfect. I want it.

BUT WRAP YOUR FUCKING BARS YOU ANIMAL.

>>1039397
such a fancy saddle on such a basic bike

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waddup /n/ my beast is working again

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28c slicks are good enough for snow.
Not good enough for ice, tho. Ouch.

>>1039597
oof that's fucking nice

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r8 my new purchase

>>1039153
EXPLODING WRISTS

>>1039535
dat rake
>>1039540
can't see shit

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>>1039570

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fixed my saddle to straighten it up, I prefer not to remove the plastic plate on the sprocket 'coz my chain usually goes all the way at 1 Speed.

hopefully my bike could last for a couple of months before any part could have any problems whatsoever

>>1039558

Neat.

But I think you want studdy tires and some v-brakes on that beast

>>1039535
Soma should only do quill stem bikes imho

>>1039531
noice

>>1039054
R u a dentist?

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Finally, proper winter has begun.

>>1039535
>terra-cotta tires
Maximum Rando

>>1039563
I've used a few portour racks over the years and the 24-pack has been my favorite. I can't say much about the load capacity of it vs others as I only really carry small amounts of groceries on it, but being able to run it so low makes the ride feel really stable.

The Paul levers are a carry-over from the SS Cross Check I was riding, I didn't buy them for this build. I did buy the BB7s though, and I picked them up because I'm familiar with them and they were cheap as chips. You do know the Klamper is a BB7 clone, right?

Thanks all for the compliments, I'm really happy with how it turned out

Why does 4 chan always rotate my images? I am uploading directly from my phone.

>>1039674
Because of your phone camera app's auto rotation feature, most likely.

>>1039663
What tyres?

>>1039687
35mm conti cyclocross race

>>1039597
oh btw I replaced the worn out long cage Chorus derailleur with a short cage centaur.
>>1039615 thanks my dude

>>1039671
Alright, now I'm interested - what makes the 24-pack your favorite? I've used a lot of portour racks as well. I currently have an older Cetma halfrack on my bike; the lower pannier bars are nice but I rarely use them and DAMN it's a heavy rack.

>You do know the Klamper is a BB7 clone, right?
I mean, only as much as any single-piston mech caliper is a "BB7 clone". FWIW, the action is smoother, pad adjustment is easier (I fucking hate the BB7 pad adjusters), and they're fully serviceable and rebuildable. That said, performance-wise they're only an incremental improvement; the only reason that I brought them up was your Paul levers.

But I *am* serious about the TRP Spyre/Spyke brakes. They're comparable in price to the BB7 and are so much better in every way.

>>1039670
Just you wait until the end of the month when I get fenders :^)

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xD

>>1039718
>what makes the 24-pack your favorite?
It's lighter than the Cetma or Soma that I had before. It's super adjustable, and it doesn't mount to the front axle or the brake mount.

>BB7s
I guess it just boils down to personal preference. Would it help ease your mind if I mentioned I bought the set of BB7 calipers new in-box for about $100USD?

>>1039731
>$100 for shitty single piston calipers
You're an idiot. Should've flipped the stupid Paul levers to some gullible hipster and got some half decent hydros.

>>1039469
the bosses in the middle of your fork lugs crack me up

Just eyeballing it, is it even particularly low trail? (I don't know shit about 650 and im just guessing here). It's kind of a constructeur bike right? Couldn't you have more fork rake to make front loading more stable? I doubt you'd want to race crits on it or fang along at 50km/h so you don't need sharp handling.

Your pimped out utility bikes make me smile and the gotta go fast anal side to me grimace

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$50 CL find

>>1039731
>24-pack
Huh, maybe I'll check it out - one of my bikes has a Surly Troll fork with the midblade and upper eyelets that the 24-pack needs. It looks like it might play nice with a set of lowrider pannier racks.

The Cetma axle mount is really strong, but it definitely does make working on the front wheel a pain. I like the Pass&Stow rack but it's pricy.

>Would it help ease your mind if I mentioned I bought the set of BB7 calipers new in-box for about $100USD?
I mean, I don't really care - whatever floats your boat; the BB7 is a known quantity and if you're happy with it after all these years, you do you. But the Spyre brakes are better in pretty much every way and *cheaper* that the BB7 series as well. The nicest version of the TRP with the carbon fiber bits goes $90 or so. The ones without the carbon bits are $65.

>>1039740
noice, i likes me a triple and a close block

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just sold this cunt yesterday
08 rincon
not sure what i want to get next

>>1039737
Not the guy with that bike, but 99% sure that's a Surly Straggler fork: http://surlybikes.com/parts/forks/straggler_650b_fork

Those side-of-the-fork-crown threaded bosses are a real giveaway; I don't think I've seen them on any other fork.

In which case it's a pretty normal 44mm rake fork with moderate trail, instead of the 65-70mm of fork rake you'd see on a purpose-built low-trail 650B rando.

>>1038824
>>1039358
Dontcha need a horizontal stay for belt drive?

>>1039597
Campy on a cross bike oh yes

>>1039761
The elevated stay means you don't need to split the frame somewhere to install the belt.

On the other hand, EStay frames were known for being flexy and belt drives sometimes don't mix well with flexy rear ends - no sprung derailleur tensioning the thing means you can either throw the belt or snap the belt if the frame flex is bad enough.

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>>1039761

no sure what you mean babe

>>1039782
dude that cable..

>>1039766

Hello Brasil

>>1039753
>>1039737

Head tube angle can have a big affect on trail, babes

>>1039740

My friend has a red one of these. Very cool imho

Shogun made some helvenic (sp?) stay bikes in the 1980s

>>1039784
Hahah, where you from?

>>1039786
yeah, but that bike also looks like it has a pretty normal roadbike HTA. You'd need to be pretty steep to be low-trail with a 44mm fork rake, and that would have other effects on handling.

>>1039782
bruh
Canti rear, hydraulic rim-brake front, belt drive, E-stay, 16-spoke wheels with radial-laced up front and one-cross/radial in the back (the weirdo ones that use j-bend through the side of the rim with the nipple at the hub), vintage Michelin green tires... Everything about this bike is ridiculous. I'm shocked, appalled, and amazed. Bravo.

>>1039794

United States but I've been to the Rio waterfront around Leblon which I think is where your picture was taken???

Also Caloi is a known Brasilian brand bikeu babe

>>1039812
>>1039794

Actually that can't be leblon I don't recognize that tide pool

Brazil is nice though I've been there two times now

>>1039801

It's not mine just found it googling eStay belt drive... some maniac on retrobike.co.uk

>>1039801
>bruh

quote: "Thrown together from assorted products I have regretted buying* so I could try out belt drive, and then raced in the SSUK to test it."

>>1039817
>Thrown together from assorted products I have regretted buying
hahahahaha

>>1039660
I wish

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Pic of my bike from summer. It's dirtier now because its raining and shit. Can't wait to wear regular summer kit again desu

>>1039732
Why would I need hydraulics for rolling around town at 10mph?

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>>1039742
>one of my bikes has a Surly Troll fork with the midblade and upper eyelets that the 24-pack needs. It looks like it might play nice with a set of lowrider pannier racks.
Pic related!

>>1039839
You live in Seattle! We should cruise around Greenwood sometime.

>>1039841
Why wouldn't you get better brakes for the same cost or less?

>>1039812
>>1039814
That's Boa Viagem in Recife :3

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hey roadies- rate my bar tape.
This was prob a bad idea but i cant find a protector that fits and I don't have any old tubes.

>>1039624
I get it's a piece of shit and all, but I'm pretty curious about what the fuck is going on with that chain tensioner/rear derailleur?
It looks like a derailleur, but it's just being used as a tensioner for a single speed sprocket on the product? I'm confused.

>>1039978
It also has a grip shifter, however the cable seems to stop once it's gone under the top tube and seat tube junction. I think it may just be a mock up, the seat is shopped and the plate in the front triangle of the frame looks to be as well.

I must ask what all this tape is about.

>>1039977
Meh. It's not horrible looking, but would be better (less chunky) if you stretched the tape taut and used just enough to cover the stay.

>>1039904
>Better
For what?

>>1040000
For slowing down and stopping, that's what brakes do.

>>1039054

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>>1040019
I sort of understand what you are saying, but am uncertain how it pertains to my one-of-a-kind rig shown here.

>>1040004
But I don't need more slowing down or stopping power.

>>1040093
It's not just about power, they feel much better and give better modulation.

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>>1039782
das it mang.

>>1040268
such a pleasant bike & scenery. the brookes saddle worth it?

>>1040271
As long as you know what you're in for, I'd say yes!

>>1040268
Nice photo. Would be better without the filter though.

>>1040268

wtf is going on with the front brakes

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>>1040298
They're just cantilevers

>>1040298
Looks like a dia comp canti brake to me...?

>>1040304
That is correct, they're dia-compe!

>>1040268
beautiful, probably best fender job I've seen too

>>1040309
Thanks. It took 3 tries and 4 hours to get them lined up right. Fenders are a PITA to do right.

>>1039535 is me as well, and I'll be putting similar fenders on that bike as soon as I get some more money.

>>1040312
Are those VO fenders?

>>1040312
that soma will look awesome with fenders, especially with the tyres

>>1040313
Those are the VO.
>>1040314
I'm getting the Berthoud fenders on the Soma. They're much easier to set up than the VO. The stay attachment is much better designed, and the front fender has a pre-bend in it where the fork crown attaches.

>>1040315
Cool. I actually found the VO fenders pretty easy to setup. I put them on my Yokota that's near the top of this thread. Only difficulties were that my bike only has one set of bosses in the rear and none in the front, also no chainstay boss.

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My every day bike.

>>1039843
When it gets warm, I'm down. Fucking huddled up in 10 Castelli winter layers until then.

>>1039740
>chain not on a chainring
lol'd
>>1039730
Nice bike, anon!
>>1039161
Yes
>>1039153
Faggot

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>tfw mismatched cotter pins

I'm such a cycling pleb I don't even notice the misaligned cranks though, so all good.

>>1040461

I once rode around on a 170mm left and 175mm right crank arm for a couple months. I didn't realize sugino VP arms could come in multiple sizes

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Hate away.

>>1040633
But Kona is an awesome brand!

>>1040093

That's what they all say until they can't stop in time and get hit by a "cage". Hydro's are almost zero maintenance if you go Shimano.

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I know this is a PYBT but I couldn't resist posting the whole setup, comfy af.

>>1040633
>2017
>triple chainrings

>>1040648
>leaning over drive side down

Just picked it up today. Nothing too special just needed a different commuter.

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>>1040693

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>>1039558
>>1040694

The other commuter.

>>1040693
>nothing too special
>specialized bike
what did he mean by this?

>>1040697
nice, has a very mexico city vibe to it

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Why do you guys all buy sport bikes? You don't s eriously "commute" on a sports bike? Youre not riding the tour de france and your not riding off mountains either. Do you think you cool cool all hunched forward resting your little bum on that dildo saddle? Pic is a proper bike

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>>1040707
sure thing bud

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>>1040707
I commute on the bike on the left. My commute has in the past been 50 km each way with a lot of climbing (it was only irregular work, if it was more often I might have had to drive sometimes), my current twice a week is 25 km each way with a little bit of climbing.

So yea I do need that shit.
>"serious city bike"
>shocks

>>1040707
t. poorfag

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>>1040679
Like I care.

>>1040707
>Do you think you cool cool all hunched forward resting your little bum on that dildo saddle
The traditional road cycling position ("hunched over") is more efficient for power transfer and actually a lot better for your back, shoulders and neck with a proper fit (and assuming you don't suffer preexisting problems in these areas) The increasingly narrow saddles are to give thigh-clearence for the more aggressive riding possession.

Who cares who's riding what to work? They're still enjoying riding a bike which is also that matters to me.

>>1040714
>calling suspension forks "shocks"
They're overkill for most American cities, but in the EU there are some god awful roads and plenty of cobble stones to make use of that front end suspension.

>>1040739
What is this called? I have a touring bike and think it would be useful protection against damage while on long journeys. Seems to be light, and if not probably worth the weight, right?

>>1040781
those are obsolete b/c of replaceable hangers but its called a derailleur guard.

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JUST

>>1040782
>obsolete
You've been cucked by the (((bicycle industry))).

>>1040786
I know it's just the light, but a copper tone metal would look bitchin'

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>>1040633
I dig it, one of the better looking Kona faux bars. Only things I'd change if it were mine would be 1x and put a dropper on it.

That's 140mm travel, right? I was about to buy a Fox 32 Float 150 off Ebay for a ridiculously low price but the steerer was cut too short for my frame.

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>>1040707

>>1040786

FUGG

>>1040782
>Obsolete
Let me just stop in the middle of a 300km ride to change my Rd hanger
No it's only going to take 45 minutes!
No guys don't leave me behind :'(

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>>1040707
Here's my regular commuting bike, are you happy now?

>>1040786
>>1040697
>same frame, different builds
neat

>>1040860
how do you like those bars?
I've been thinking about switching to a moustache bar on my commuter, they look pretty comfy

>>1040867
First, those aren't mustache bars, they're cruiser bars flipped upside down, so they'd full under the 'North Road' category. As for how they work, north road and mustache bars are a love/hate item - if you get them set up just right then they're great and offer multiple convenient riding positions, but the downside is that they're more complicated to fit than drop bars and you may find it extremely frustrating to get your fit correct with those kinds of bars. For instance, I can't use mustache bars, I like the shape but all the production models available end up being too wide for my shoulders.

>>1040870
I love the feel of north road bars but they look kinda girly

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>>1039469
>custom built
>monostay

>>1039597
Looks sexy.

What brifters are those? They look like Tektro to me, but i didn't know they made brifters.

>>1039607
I feel you.

I suggest you get some Nokian Hakkapelliitas.

>>1040882
Pretty sure they're campy centaur

>>1040870

I admire your bike. At this point people should consider some of the more extreme modern dirt drops out there. VO deja, salsa woodchopster, etc

>>1040882
Pleb can't recognize Campy

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>>1040633
Nice!
>>1040790
>dropper
Nice meme.

>>1040966
Droppers are perhaps one of the least meme innovations in mountain biking in recent years. If you have the saddle at the ideal height for efficient pedalling it's going to be way too high for rough terrain and descending. Sure you can use a quick release clamp but it's not very convenient to have to stop and fiddle with the saddle height.

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Finally moved into a new flat and have space for all the bikes inside, not pictured is the BMX, which is currently in pieces in my bedroom

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>>1041011
Also included is this little hate crime that one of the guys in the shop thought would be funny to add to the banshee. Hopefully I will be able to get rid of it over the weekend

>>1041012
Get that prick fired and get some monetary compensation.

>>1041016
I should clarify, we work in the shop together, I know exactly who did it but can't prove anything, the management know as well and he's skating on thin ice, he'll probably be out a job in the next few weeks as the custom dries up

>>1040978
>being this much of a faggot

>>1041019
I'm sorry you're too much of a casual to benefit from a dropper.

>>1041020
I ride double black diamond terrain.

>>1041097
I realise you're probably trolling but this needs to be said.

That's pretty meaningless, the difficulty of a double black can vary greatly. If it's all down hill then sure you can slam your seat and do it all standing up, and if if there's some climbing you can also do it standing up if it's short enough.

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I ordered this bike yesterday, how did I do guys? Did I get fooled again by the evil Brits?

>>1039740

50 ? that's stupid !

I would have bought this hard.
I really dig gt and the raod frames are rare.

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>>1040648
I cheated and drove.

>>1041141
I looked up the conversion of CHF to USD and if you paid that much for that bike where I live I'd call it a screaming deal.

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Just bought this. ~210 euros. Campagnolo Veloce.

>>1041201
Nice! Deserves proper drive side pic when you get it set up.

>>1041201
Was the stem clamp loose when you got it? Because I can't find another explanation for that bar position.

>>1041194
>cable lock
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>1041196

Wiggle send also their stuff to the US I think

>>1041211
confirmed desu

>>1041201
>DUI bars

>>1041207
What? Looks like a standard transport configuration.

>>1039100
1990 as fuck, man, love it

>>1039153
5/10, somewhat passable troll bike (i like the bar wrap)

>>1039535
/r high-res kudasai

>>1039740
Nice find desu. Junk that shitty stem and get a Deda Murex

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Someone gave me this bike. new to /n/

Can I do anything with this?
Is it an ok platform?
what kind of riding is it for?

Thanks for your time.

>>1041265
low end 90s rigid mtb
they're outdated, heavy, but pretty much bomb proof
not really useful as a mtb anymore, because they're rigid
make good commuters/beaters/grocery getters/bar bikes
they'll last forever if you take care of them
parts are cheap
nobody tries to steal them

recommend replacing those tyres with something slicker
get a less shitty seat, those big padded ones are terrible
put fenders and a rack on it
reindex the derailuer because its almost surely off
replace break pads, chain, lubricate everything
get bars with less rise

>>1040714
>50 km each way
sure thing, bud

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Rate my DIY retro road bike.

>>1041272

classy/10

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>>1041272
It needs bars with flatter ramps (the hoods should not be much lower than the bar tops). Running those oldschool track-esque bars with a steep drop down to the hoods, tilted up and with a high stem, is silly. Those bars are made for a very aggressive riding position. Don't slam your stem, but a quill that's taller than it is long looks terrible. The whole front end would stiffen up with a lower stem and more relax bars. I bet those bars are stupidly narrow too. Alternately, you could keep your stem height, run bars with flat ramps, tilt them up, and just have less saddle- hoods drop. That would be better for very short, or very long rides.

Is that 8 speed sachs? Get some ergos.

Is that a half step triple? Run half step triple rings, they're awesome. If not, it atleast looks like that inner bcd could take a smaller small ring, which would be nice. You could get a closer cassette/ freewheel if you had a triple/ a smaller inner ring.

Get some new cartridge brake pads. That old shit you have is dangerous.

Get some tires that aren't $10 junk. Tires are fucking important. Again, dangerous.

Get pedals which don't have awful big ridges. Your pedals are designed for use with oldschool cycling shoes with cleats and they cut into regular shoes making hotspots on your feet. Get nice leather straps and metal toe cages. Or clipless. Or plastic bmx platforms.

I really don't like your saddle or post.

I love the british racing green paint the rear mech and the wheels.

The frame is too small for you.

>6/10

>>1041277
Oh wow, thanks for the input! It is far more thorough than I hoped for!

Honestly, I got tricked into buying this bike when I didn't know any better. It used to be a Peugeot Performance 100 painted as a counterfeit F.Moser. When I found out it isn't an Italian classic, I decided to sand-blast the whole thing and powder-coat it in British racing green. This is why the bike is called Skandal (Polish for Scandal).

I agree the bars aren't the best, just what came with the bike (some old ITM pipe), awaiting suitable replacement. Any steps with the bars are laboursome, since that is a DIY stitched leather wrap.

Since the picture was taken, I've replaced the brake levers with Ultegra 6500 brifters, along with Ultegra 53/39 chainset. I've also replaced the brakes for Miche Performance long-drops with cartridge Dura-Ace inserts.

The choice of tires is very limited since I wanted tan sides. The only other option at the time was a set of Schwalbe Luganos, which are even more shitty than those Michelin Dynamics. Some Continental GP 4000IIs are on the upgrade list since they are available with transparent (tan) sides.

Pedals have since been upgraded (?) to PD520 clipless.

The saddle is whatever came with the bike, just wrapped in the same leather as the bars. It is comfortable and I've no intent to change it. The seatpost on the other hand is a real pain. Those old Peugeots had a non-standard seat tube diameter of 23mm. The only seatpost that thin is some generic Decathlon shit, no other models available. It replaced a custom made (turned on a lathe!) pipe with a clamp taken from a Dutch omafiets!

Your criticism is much appreciated, thank you. It also showed me that I really need an updated photo!

>>1041276
Thanks!

>>1041272
what's with your shifter?

>>1041226
Keep an eye on /pybt/ over the next month or so. I'm gonna change the stem, bartape, saddle, and add fenders all in the next month. I'll hi-res then.

>>1041271
It was a part time affair that never had more than one shift a week, and the shift wasn't even a full day. Is it that unbelievable?

>>1038336
holy shit that looks stupid

>>1041284
>shift up
>get hand caught in wheel

>>1040665

I'd miss it on those fast logging roads I use to get to singletrack.

>>1040790

It's 150 front, 130 rear.

>>1041284
Nothing. It just looks like it overlaps with the tire from this perspective. They've been upgraded to STIs anyway.

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>>1041339
Make bar ends great again

>>1041351
The point is DT shifters should never go down past the DT

>>1041194
As long as you've spent the night there it's fine. That bike looks fun, local trails?

>>1041372
Why not? Their range of motion allows it. I'm genuinely curious, is there any obvious disadvantage to using them this way?

>>1041405
They can interfere with the wheel (more likely if you have fenders) and it makes them harder to reach. There shouldn't be any need to have them go that low, I think they're actually meant to have a hard stop that prevents them going past the downtube.

>>1041405
>>1041351
>>1041408
seconding what anon said, fortunately you've already replaced them, but if your DT shifters rotate in that direction it either means they were installed incorrectly or the tab that's supposed to keep the shifter from rotating that far was broken.

>>1041279
Soma Shikoro tires, nigga

>>1040757
I used to ride a German-style (flat bar + suspension fork) touring/cross bike as a daily commuter for the past 4 years and, while it saved my face twice when I rode up a curb/debris without noticing, it didn't work all that well on shitty roads that were (and still are) majority of what I had to ride on. The problem was, it did carry all the vibrations directly into my wrists and that was really fucking tiring.

>>1041636
>/post your beach thread/

>>1041359
no

>>1041265
holy shit, I just found this bike in the forest. Currently restoring it.

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>>1041715
http://www.bikemag.com/blog/dirty-words-get-up-stand-up-stand-up-for-your-rides/

>>1041218
thanks,

-the 90's

>>1041720
You can stand and pedal just fine without bar ends. The point of bar ends is to have a secondary hand position for comfort, and unless the guy that rides that bike is also twice as wide as the average man those bar ends are too far apart to be comfortable for anything other than short bursts.

Those bars are wide enough that he could put some horns inboard of the brakes for a much more comfortable cruising position, then switch to the grips when the extra leverage is needed.

>>1041719
Damn really? post pics.

>>1041265

Best move here is selling it. It's worth probably $150 on craigslist if it is shifting and stopping properly, and the drivetrain isn't rusted

But upgrades will cost you more than the bike itself is worth. instead, sell and use the money to upgrade a more worthy bike

imho

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2007 Trek Madone

>>1041853
Well, let's see it

>>1039043
that pump is ridiculous

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Hanging on the stand at work

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>>1041796
>>1041719
I only took one when I found it. Realized it's not *quite* the same bike, but same components and stuff.

>>1042026
Looks like someone didn't want someone else to ride off with it

>>1042028
m-maybe someone got tired while riding and went for his car and to pick it up?

>>1041936
What's going on with the fork?

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>>1042047
I wanted a rigid fork but didn't want to spend any more money

>>1042118
Way to fuck the handling

>>1042132
it actually handles perfectly fine, ive been riding it like this for a few weeks now

>>1042028
Most likely story - Some vagrant stole a college kid's bike, and was too inebriated to figure out how to take off a Ulock, and ditches it in the woods. Gonna take it to the university police just to say that I did the right thing mangs

>>1042133
More like you have no idea what you're doing
Why not just ride the bike with the fork un-fucked instead of detracting from it's practicality?

>>1042199
>no idea what im doing

lol, it works exactly how i thought and planned it to work

since it's an MTB, i felt like i was sitting way too far up with it stock and wanted to be more "forward" on the bike. its my winter commuter so it's not like i need that front suspension that much anyways since im mostly just on roads/paved trails

>>1041936
Leominster DSG?

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>>1042269
Boy that is one distorted photo

>>1042232
Why do you keep the fork, then? Now its just a super heavy (and ugly) rigid fork.

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A picture from this morning at the end of my commute. Weather's nice today.

>>1042291

desu it's probably a sawheet low trail fork now

put a basket on it now brah stack some boxes on there for instagram likes

>>1042298
>leaving that saddle exposed to the elements and to the eyes of people who could be tempted to steal.
I hope it's still there when you get back this afternoon.

>>1042298
How do you lock your bike?

>>1042298
I'd steal that shit in a heartbeat, good thing my bike is stealth as fuck.

>>1041936
What shop do you work at? Just so I know where to avoid in the future

>>1042324
Looks like Halfords.

>>1042334
Sounds about right

>>1042307
I've locked it there 5 days a week for over a year now, and it hasn't disappeared yet. I even keep spare tubes, a multitool, and sometimes snacks in the panniers and I've never had anything go missing from inside them. Sorry you live in a shitty town.

>>1042310
I use a U-lock and cable, with another cable lock looped through the saddle. If I'm somewhere sketchy or it's late, I have a second U-lock.

>>1042314
I've spent a long time riding crappy bikes, and wanted to own a nice one.

>>1042298
I have those same panniers.

>>1042359
I've perfected the art of making my bikes looks so weird that people don't touch them.

>>1042364
do you have any photographs?

>>1042364
>Tweakers don't steal weird bikes
Boy will you feel silly when someone finally steals your bike and you realize you've been riding around on shit-kicker for no reason.

>>1042291
i said in a previous post that i wanted a rigid fork/more aggressive positioning/geo but i just didnt want to send any more money on it

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My "new" Dunelt. Need to replace the 3-speed hub's indicator spindle so I can actually change the gears, but other than that the bike is pretty much complete.

It's even older than the seller thought, too. The bike license initially dated the thing to 1963, but it has a Hercules rear hub and a different fork. I think this bike was from before Dunelt was bought out by Raleigh in 1960.

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how are you liking my carpenter?

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>>1043221
Picture of the hub.

>>1043222
Looks hardy as fuck m8.

>>1043223
>Picture of the hub.
Looks nigel ass fuchs m8.

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Bought a singlespeed for 160u$...my fixie was stolen from my garage with my tool box, an air conditioner and some other stuff...

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r8 my CУPA

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First ride if the year not counting commuting and First time ridi t this bike. Upgraded from an entry level 8spd and this bike has full 105,the shifting was so smooth at first I thought the shifters were broken and didn't change gears.

>>1043252
soviet/10

>>1038336
where did you get those hand warmers

>>1043274
they're great
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G90S2L4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marketorder-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00G90S2L4&linkId=f8620dd7bbe6ce48b8b8f43d79047365

>>1043252
>зaвиcть yвeличивaeтcя

>>1043274
>>1043276 is correct, they're Bar Mitts
but I had to search a bit to find a seller with the mitts in the size and version I wanted in stock, got mine from modernbike.com

also see >>1041840

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>>1043221
After talking to the dudes on BikeForum who know English 3-speeds, they've said that a lot of the stuff on the bike is from after Raleigh bought them out so it was probably made in 1963. But it also has a lot of stuff from Birmingham-made bikes on it, so it looks like it was a factory-made parts bin special.

>>1041194
Could you carry at that camping gear on your bike?

>>1041141
fork looks kind of ugly.
but just my opinion.

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Folding bike from Amazon, only cost about $150

>>1043242
>stolen toolbox
I fear this more than stolen bike

>>1043380
Now we just have to wait for your teeth and bones to be broken

>>1043395
It's sturdy as hell and I can go pretty fast on it because of the high gearing. Only problem is that it's kind of heavy.

>>1043414
I have a foldable BSO that cost me 200 and I have carried many times 25-30kg loads on it. I have been using that bike for short commuting several days per week during years. They sure look fragile, but they are pretty strong, mine has 20' wheels.

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>>1043442
>20' wheels

>>1043442
>>1043454
Folding bikes are actually really robust because of those small stiff frames. 20" wheels are nearly indestructible due to short spokes and overall physics. The only thing that tends to break on the cheap ones are the long ass steerers and seatposts.

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>gentlemen

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>>1043475
Eyyyy Raleigh 3-speed bro.

>>1043475
very, very nice.

the absence of a 3-speed hub is troubling. not seeing the chain thing/cable on the hub or a shifter. odd that a model called "Tourist" would not only not have the gearing Raleigh is most famous for, but be a single speed.

tell me I'm missing something.

still, a slamming ride.

>>1043462
>>1043414
Only weird thing is the unusually tight steering. I swerve a bit more since all my other daily rider bikes are 29ers or 700c road or hybrid bikes.

>>1043462
This. The seatpost or steerer could be flimsy. The frame is hi-ten steel, but very thick, so it should be still pretty strong.

>>1043454
Anything smaller than 20" is a no go for me, since it has to have some off roading ability. Having BMX sized wheels is perfectly fine with adequate gearing.

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>>1043414
Wouldn't trust anything other than Dahon or Bromptons.

>>1043462
>>1043506
Read it again, you stupid fucks.
>20' wheels

>>1043502
>tfw i haven't heard the word "slamming" used as a compliment since the '90s Jonny Quest revival

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>>1043480
Ayy, nice!
>>1043502
Yes, took the picture on a test ride. I was still fiddling with the hub. It is, I'm fact, a three speed and the cable and shifter is now on the bike.

Picked this one up for cheap on CL

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>>1043568
>It is, I'm fact, a three speed and the cable and shifter is now on the bike.

oh, thank goodness!

so cool looking. They weigh fifty pounds, though, amiright?

>>1039130
Is that supposed to be a modern Stingray bike?
>>1039624
I like cruisers that have racks, but prefer single speed. Usually Kent bikes are better than Huffy though.

>>1039681
Take pictures horizontally with the flash pointing upwards. It works for me at least.
>>1043518
Who the fuck cares? We recognized an obvious typo. No bike has 20 foot wheels, so why wouldn't we assume 20 inches? Are you autistic?

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>>1043269

>>1043575
>They weigh fifty pounds, though, amiright?
At the very least, PaiMai

>>1043999
gotta love that

G T T R I P L E T R I A N G L E
T

>our system things your post is spam.
fuck off

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I painted the frame by my self. still, a real peugeot under the paint.

>>1041012
that's not even a nazi symbol theirs is rotated 45 degrees

>>1044835
I don't think the average guy in the street will care about the subtleties

>>1044537
beautiful job
got moar? brb fapping

>>1045261
>>1045262
Sorry about humungo pics, how resize in photobucket or other method?

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>>1041012
>Also included is this little hate crime that one of the guys in the shop thought would be funny to add to the banshee. Hopefully I will be able to get rid of it over the weekend

ayy lmao