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Bicycle age
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Well... I trust your word that that's a good bike, but those are the ones I'm trying to avoid. The ones with the seat almost the height of the handles. Remember, my mom is not that young anymore.
I guess I want one with a much lower seat. I don't know if you guys understand me (English is not my primary language).
OMG... those bikes are gorgeous.
Anyone got any experience with 73mm external BBs and chain guides?
If I set it up correctly (chain guide in place of 2.5mm drive side spacer), the chain line is miles out. I need to remove the chain guide and pop a 2.5mm spacer in the non-drive side to get the correct chain line. I'm starting to worry that my frame is misaligned. I miss the simplicity of square taper BBs and DCDs
If I set it up correctly (chain guide in place of 2.5mm drive side spacer), the chain line is miles out. I need to remove the chain guide and pop a 2.5mm spacer in the non-drive side to get the correct chain line. I'm starting to worry that my frame is misaligned. I miss the simplicity of square taper BBs and DCDs
Mmmm, she's lovely. Same colour scheme as my GT Lopes but reversed. I missed the FSR boat until I picked up an 09 FSR XC Expert and now I can't believe what I was missing. Plush enough to roll down the nastiest hills, but light and responsive enough to get back up again. Glad the new forks are working out for you!Here you go! I actually found a place to install them the day I got the forks. They ride so sweetly, plush while being laterally stiff. An incredible improvement! This is my 2001 Specialized Enduro with a BETD needle bearing link that goes up to 6 inches. I have it set at 5". Everything except the frame, shock and hubs have been upgraded over the years.
davidnic
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If you want an awesome Road bike Training Tyre get the Maxxis Re-Fuse, I change had change my back Tyre cause it had 1 hole in it and was also going flat on top but the front one is still going strong.
I been on the set before I went to the Paralympics and live in Australia Qld where the road are not the best. I highly recommend these Tyres.
I been on the set before I went to the Paralympics and live in Australia Qld where the road are not the best. I highly recommend these Tyres.
Valkyr Junkie
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Can anyone recommend a handy guide to basic bike maintenance online? I bought a brush, degreaser, and lube, but the manual that came with my Trek FX isn't too helpful for a visual guy such as myself. I'm just now getting around to finally servicing my commuter hybrid. I've rebuilt cylinder heads before, but somehow I find bikes more complicated......
Also, is there anything I can do to increase chain tension? I seem to be getting a bit of noise from the chain rubbing the derailleur, but its only during pedaling under load and not back-pedaling.
Also, is there anything I can do to increase chain tension? I seem to be getting a bit of noise from the chain rubbing the derailleur, but its only during pedaling under load and not back-pedaling.
Psychotext
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I managed to get through a litre bottle. Seemed barely sufficient.
Park Tools's website is a good place to start. A lot of their articles are geared to getting you to buy their tools, but they're pretty damn comprehensive.
I don't know if decathlon will ship to you (countries at bottom of page), but this sounds like what you want
Couple of other varieties here.
Thanks! That's exactly what I'm looking for.
Darth Pinche
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How about a Townie? Very comfy with their foot forward pedals.
On another note, I just scored 2 Nevegals 2.35 DTC on ebay for @ $25!! it will be nice to have fresh rubber on my ride. My current tires are about 7 years old.
titiklabingapat
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Oh! Didn't know GAF had Bicycle age! Here is my dutch bike that I imported from the Netherlands a couple years back:
And here are my female friends modeling them for me just because I know GAF likes girls on bikes:
Girls love my bike, what can I say...
And here are my female friends modeling them for me just because I know GAF likes girls on bikes:
Girls love my bike, what can I say...
Psychotext
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...and GAF loves girls on bikes.
phazedplasma
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Got my Niner built up. Lets ride some dirt.
Psychotext
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Impressive. I suggest multiple cookies as a reward.
Psychotext
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I wish I could have a decent drinking session. Stupid Warfarin messing with my relaxation.
Psychotext
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Yup, don't care.
Just ruined another Mavic rim. :/
My fault, I was descending, taking the lane. Moved over to let someone by, corner comes up, and see a nice rock in my way. Car on the left, rock in front, crushed lava rock on the right. Figure I could just make it on the right and keep out of the gravelly crap. Made the mistake of looking at the rock at the last second, which caused me to slightly go left and nail it. Don't know how I managed to stop right side up. Good 40mph to zero test. Brake track is slightly smooshed, wheels aren't too out of true. Knowing Mavic, they'll want to replace all the spokes.
I think I'll get a more aero wheel that uses standard spokes and hubs now. For the time being I guess I'm back on Fulcrum 7s. Really like Zipp 101s, but probably going to opt for something cheaper.
My fault, I was descending, taking the lane. Moved over to let someone by, corner comes up, and see a nice rock in my way. Car on the left, rock in front, crushed lava rock on the right. Figure I could just make it on the right and keep out of the gravelly crap. Made the mistake of looking at the rock at the last second, which caused me to slightly go left and nail it. Don't know how I managed to stop right side up. Good 40mph to zero test. Brake track is slightly smooshed, wheels aren't too out of true. Knowing Mavic, they'll want to replace all the spokes.
I think I'll get a more aero wheel that uses standard spokes and hubs now. For the time being I guess I'm back on Fulcrum 7s. Really like Zipp 101s, but probably going to opt for something cheaper.
Quote
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Picked up my Niner Jet 9 RDO frame a couple weeks ago. It'll be awhile till I build it but I'll post it here and there as I get some parts. I got a good deal on a Chris King headset so I had that installed today. Looking at getting a Fox Float 32 120 CTD, SLX groupset with 1x chainring, carbon seatpost/bars. I might do some XT parts on the drivetrain, not completely sure yet.
Yay, another Ninerd! Very nice.
Psychotext
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Sexy.
Damn, you're lucky.
What Mavic wheels were you running?
e; Just ran the course for next weekends race. Not that upset with my placement on the Strava boards considering every corner had a good chunk of loose dirt I needed to slow down for. Feeling really good about this race. Guess I'll be doing sprint work all week.
Yeah, that could have easily gone very badly. My previous assessment was off, the wheel is not even close to true, swapped over completely to the Fulcrums. I'm trying to work the spousal sympathy angle to get some new wheels.
They are Mavic Ksyrium Elites, and I like them, but the company is a pain to deal with. I'll probably end up with some Velocity A23 variant. I'm incredibly hard on equipment, I ride rough roads, dirt, gravel. I need something that if I bend a rim I'm not basically replacing the entire wheel.
Cool man, Good Luck! What cat are you? I'm signed up for my first real race next week. Tail end of a rest week, so I'll have to do with just some short intervals and hope I don't get dropped too quickly.
Shimano RS-10s are pretty killer training wheels. They're low end and I'm sure that my set is one of the rare cases of them not going bonkers with alignment. Still, they're solid and have hit enough hard shit to have me recommend them.
I'm riding collegiate so Men's C but I'd be a Cat 5 if I had the extra money to upgrade my license. Are you doing a race or a crit? By the end of the season (or at least summer) I'll hopefully be in the B's and 4's.
MemoryHumanity
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Aha! Didn't realise there was a bicycle-GAF. Any UK bikers up in this? I like to do mountain trials like Gisburn forest, Coed-y-Brenin, Grizedale and some others I can't remember the names of. Any recommendations, GAF?
Here's my weapon of choice:
I assume Carrera get a bad rep for being affiliated with a chain like Halfords, but it really is a great frame. My dad and I both prefer it to his GT which cost about £200 more.
FAKE EDIT: After a quick Google, it seems that the AM Fury series is actually held in pretty high regard. Rightly so; great bike for the money.
Here's my weapon of choice:
I assume Carrera get a bad rep for being affiliated with a chain like Halfords, but it really is a great frame. My dad and I both prefer it to his GT which cost about £200 more.
FAKE EDIT: After a quick Google, it seems that the AM Fury series is actually held in pretty high regard. Rightly so; great bike for the money.
davidnic
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Doing a crit on Sat, followed by a road race (only 39 miles though) on Sunday. Only goals for these are to not get dropped and not crash.
Good luck mate, a trip for the crit is to stay up the front otherwise you with be sprinting hard out of every corner if you out the back or last wheel and oh course it will easier up the front if you stay there crit's in my experience is all about balls to corner and push people out of the way.
Psychotext
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Coed-y-Brenin is fantastic. Where are you based? If you're willing to venture outside of the trail centres you could try this one: Foel Fadian - Machynlleth (I've not tried it yet, I copied it from a book which has provided me with some great rides). Depending on how close you are to North Wales you could also try Coed Llandegla, which is really good, or one of a bunch of North Wales trails listed here. There's also Nant-yr-Arian near Aberystwyth, though I've not tried that yet.
As for the Fury, they're great bikes. Who cares if it's from Halfords when it's got a spec like that. My missus has a 2011 Fury which I think spanks my bike on the whole.
Unrelated, riding after finishing 2 hours on the trainer only 6 hours earlier (and only after 4 hours of sleep) is not a fun thing to do - First hill basically broke me. That said, not as much as it broke my nephew, who ended up needing to use an inhaler, and then 10 minutes later threw up. lol
UK-Bike-GAF represent!Aha! Didn't realise there was a bicycle-GAF. Any UK bikers up in this? I like to do mountain trials like Gisburn forest, Coed-y-Brenin, Grizedale and some others I can't remember the names of. Any recommendations, GAF?
Here's my weapon of choice:
I assume Carrera get a bad rep for being affiliated with a chain like Halfords, but it really is a great frame. My dad and I both prefer it to his GT which cost about £200 more.
FAKE EDIT: After a quick Google, it seems that the AM Fury series is actually held in pretty high regard. Rightly so; great bike for the money.
I'm a lot closer to Sherwood Pines than anywhere else but I'm hoping to try out a few of the further afield trail centres this summer. Fingers crossed for some nice weather.
I dig the Carrera. They're great value for money and remarkably competent out on the trail, from the ones I've ridden. Halfords do sell some dodgy crap but it's not fair to lump all the Carrera models in there too.
I got the chain guide fitted to the GT on Saturday. Took an awful lot of filing down on the chainring bolts and the upper & lower cages but finally fitted without fouling anything. Chain line seems to be about right, there's a little jump between 4th and 5th but nothing major. Took a quick shot with my iPhone while I was out:
I'm infatuated with this bike. Edit: I'm aware the front disc is on backwards and both brake hoses need cutting! She's a work-in-progress.
Psychotext
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Pics from this weekend. Didn't come out great, but this was a very pretty descent.
Psychotext
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Coed-Y-Brenin's extension is apparently nearly complete. I had no idea it was even happening.
MemoryHumanity
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I'm based up in Preston, Lancashire. Near Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan, Blackpool etc. I actually have been to Machynlleth, it's pretty good! Lots and lots of berms if I remember correctly.
Thanks for the suggestions and the warm welcome, everyone. Will definitely check some of these out when it gets a bit warmer
I think they covered it in MBUK a month or two back. I might be thinking of somewhere else though.
As an aside, I want to live wherever you live. You always seem to find nice places to ride.
Psychotext
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I'm in South Wales, so I'm quite lucky to have access to a hell of a lot of trails within an hours drive. A ridiculous amount if I'm willing to push that to 1hr 45m.
I don't generally like driving more than that though. It's not so much fun when you're driving as much as you're riding.
I don't generally like driving more than that though. It's not so much fun when you're driving as much as you're riding.
Very strongly considering building a bike for the first time ever. Looking at getting a Soma Double Cross frame and buying a 105-equipped road bike on craigslist to strip down and use for parts. I have a poor assortment of cycling-specific tools, so I assume I will have to get a shop put in a headset and install the BB.
Any tips on where to find cheap bike-specific tools? Also possibly a shopping list for tools. The only thing I have is hex keys; would also like a recommendation for a mechanic stand for ~$100.
edit: is this a good value? Or are there a bunch of tools I won't really use?
Any tips on where to find cheap bike-specific tools? Also possibly a shopping list for tools. The only thing I have is hex keys; would also like a recommendation for a mechanic stand for ~$100.
edit: is this a good value? Or are there a bunch of tools I won't really use?
Psychotext
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The home mechanic and advanced mechanic kits here will give you a rough idea of where you should start.
http://www.parktool.com/category/tool-kits
Personally I'd say something like... chain whip, appropriate socket to remove your cassette, torque wrench (low range), cone spanners, chain breaking tool, spoke key and an adjustable spanner. Maybe also a rubber mallet, just for fun. I assume you have tyre levers.
Addons are things like bottom bracket tools, cable cutters and crank pullers.
Edit - That set has you pretty well covered for most things. Can't speak for quality though. Maybe have a look on Bikeradar.com to see if they've reviewed any kits.
http://www.parktool.com/category/tool-kits
Personally I'd say something like... chain whip, appropriate socket to remove your cassette, torque wrench (low range), cone spanners, chain breaking tool, spoke key and an adjustable spanner. Maybe also a rubber mallet, just for fun.
I assume you have tyre levers.Addons are things like bottom bracket tools, cable cutters and crank pullers.
Edit - That set has you pretty well covered for most things. Can't speak for quality though. Maybe have a look on Bikeradar.com to see if they've reviewed any kits.
Thanks, I honestly have no idea what to expect. I wouldn't consider myself very fast or strong, and the breadth of talent here is insane. The fact I've done no training for this event isn't going to help either. Fully expect to get destroyed, but should be a fun experience regardless.
Edit: Ameratsu, for bottom bracket and headset, anything that is press fit (not all bottom brackets are) will probably be more cost effective to have a shop do. There are different types that require different tools. PT broke down the list of necessities real well. Craigslist might be your best bet for a bike stand.
Psychotext
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Injuries suck. I'm still very nervous of any leg pain after my DVT.
Bicycle GAF, I just bought my first brand-new bike, for city riding and grocery shopping. Wanted a Dutch bike but the entry price for an import was cost-prohibitive. Between the skirt-style Linus and this one, I decided I liked the feel and look of the Rosewood Mixte 3 better. And because my bike is so casual, I've ridden it 10X more than my old mountain-bike. Love it.
Injuries suck. I'm still very nervous of any leg pain after my DVT.
Sucks even more now that I call up the dr's office for orthopedics/sports med, and I'm told my appointment is in a month. I mean holy shit, seriously? Hopefully I can find somewhere else that's got less than 2 weeks of wait time but it seems I may just have to let time do the healing here.
davidnic
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The home mechanic and advanced mechanic kits here will give you a rough idea of where you should start.
http://www.parktool.com/category/tool-kits
Personally I'd say something like... chain whip, appropriate socket to remove your cassette, torque wrench (low range), cone spanners, chain breaking tool, spoke key and an adjustable spanner. Maybe also a rubber mallet, just for fun.
Addons are things like bottom bracket tools, cable cutters and crank pullers.
Edit - That set has you pretty well covered for most things. Can't speak for quality though. Maybe have a look on Bikeradar.com to see if they've reviewed any kits.
Parktool is a good band for tools.. The the park tools I have are good!
Joined! Bike season is almost here, definitely can't wait to share my treks.
Psychotext
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Psh. Every season is bike season!
Sweet! My new fork and headset came in today. A Manitou Minute Expert 130mm and FSA Orbit XLII . Finally time to replace the tired Rock Shox on my bike.
Sweet!
My Bike has a Manitou Marvel Expert. Seems like a great company and something a bit different.
Just ran into this classic: Michael Boogerd in 2001 against a postman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G_VtJPGFVw
That's the year Boogerd finished 10th in the Tour de France btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G_VtJPGFVw
That's the year Boogerd finished 10th in the Tour de France btw
Valkyr Junkie
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What is everyone's opinion on the bikes sold at REI? We just had one open up in town, the first in Florida, and when one of the sales employees was rattling off the brands they carry and would be getting, I hadn't heard of any of them aside from Diamondback. Obviously Novara is their store brand, but I was thinking some of those other brands may be their generics as well. My research online shows that they are fairly-decent low-end component bikes that basically come from the same factories in Asia as any low-end bike from the major manufacturers. They had a really awesome cruiser there that was fully tricked out, including internal hub gearing.
I hope they become one of the stores permitted to carry Cannondale and the other big names.
I hope they become one of the stores permitted to carry Cannondale and the other big names.
Christoff Yurievich
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http://www.betabrand.com/bike-to-work/bike-to-work-britches.html
Has anyone here seen a pair of these? They look decent enough but $100+ is a lot of money. A jacket I wear every day makes sense but pants?
Has anyone here seen a pair of these? They look decent enough but $100+ is a lot of money. A jacket I wear every day makes sense but pants?
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