i bet the guys at the bike shop LOVED this dude.
― how did we get here how? (ytth), Sunday, 22 April 2012 02:09 (twelve years ago) link
xp stevie, this is the cycling equivalent a post selling a gourmet meal with lines like "i had the chef pour heinz ketchup all over it for better flavor"
― how did we get here how? (ytth), Sunday, 22 April 2012 02:11 (twelve years ago) link
someone in delaware is trolling, and doing it well
― catbus otm (gbx), Sunday, 22 April 2012 03:52 (twelve years ago) link
wait are we talking abt handlebars?
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:54 PM
the *dropped* handlebars?
we're taling about the dropped handlebars that are flipped upside down. and in the case of the first one upside down AND the stem and handlebars are BACKWARDS
― ╭∩╮(︶︿︶)╭∩╮ (am0n), Sunday, 22 April 2012 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
courtesy of bikesnob
http://delaware.craigslist.org/bik/2947323490.html
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:02 PM
haha i <3 craigslist. and bikesnob.
― ╭∩╮(︶︿︶)╭∩╮ (am0n), Sunday, 22 April 2012 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
And the shop adapted a kickstand to fit the carbon fiber frame
― am0n, Sunday, 22 April 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
had me LOLing at "replaced handlebars for better control"
that thing is already somewhat infamous
http://thedailygrind.robdamanii.com/2012/04/11/facepalm-files-the-sad-scott/
― the late great, Sunday, 22 April 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link
whoops didn't see it was on bikesnob that explains the infamy
― the late great, Sunday, 22 April 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
is that really sadder than a full race trim scott creaking under a 220 pound lawyer on some charity ride
― a single goddamn marshmallow fucked me for LIFE (Hunt3r), Sunday, 22 April 2012 23:13 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― am0n, Sunday, 22 April 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/bik/2967945092.html
is that price a typo or
― am0n, Monday, 23 April 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
USE BIKE MURRAY TOURIN MTN BIKE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS just need clean up it ...
― am0n, Monday, 23 April 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
Hey does anyone have any general tips for looking for second hand steel road bikes?This is the kind of thing I am looking at. Is there anything I should be looking out for apart from general fit and feel?
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 09:44 (eleven years ago) link
In addition to looking at the components, it's worth googling the tubing, I think, you can get an idea of how good the bike was in a particular year. Not all steel is equal even under similar paint jobs. You can cut through a lot of the bullshit surrounding the brand and it being 'vintage' and the like.
So looking up "Columbus Aelle" gives me
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/columbus/columbuschart.htm
It's at the bottom end of the columbus range, largely un butted. The ride will be comfortable to the point of being squishy. €420 seems pretty high price for something that started life as a budget racer.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
VdG, are you in London and might you be interested in an 80s Holdsworth tourer to fit approx 6 footer? Needs a clean and a service but it was fully functional 5 years ago and has been in a shed ever since.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
Mine's a mid-level Reynolds 531 10-speed tourer in (dirty, scratched) white. Needs a lot of tlc but is mechanically in decent nick.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
Naa I'm in Germany
Thanks ed, I'll try and inform myself about frames a bit.
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/world/europe/in-denmark-pedaling-to-work-on-a-superhighway.html
"The plan has received widespread support in a country whose left- and right-leaning lawmakers both regularly bike to work (albeit on slightly different models of bicycle)."
what are the "slightly different models" here? anyone know?
― caek, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 11:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae31/Foxx-Dot-Com/4chan/1254517783743.jpg
― ledge, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 13:20 (eleven years ago) link
loool
― caek, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 13:30 (eleven years ago) link
Massive noob question here - please don't laugh. I currently have a mountain bike/ATB which I mainly use for road cycling to and from work on a fairly flat road. I'm constantly getting overtaken by racers (and even Bromptons) as my fat-arsed tyres drag themselves along the road. I'm thinking of getting skinnier tyres with a smoother tread. Can I simply change the tyres or will I need to do more than that (e.g. change the wheels themselves or something like that?). Recommendations are also very helpful!
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:28 (eleven years ago) link
yes you can simply change the tyres. check the diameter of your current tyres but they'll almost certainly be 26". can't recommend anything in particular but try these links:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=740http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cycle/mtb-slick-tyres/
― ledge, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:38 (eleven years ago) link
thanks ledge. yeah i'm certain they're 26"
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:39 (eleven years ago) link
the tire wall should have the size written on it, e.g. 26x2 (26" diam, 2" wide). what width do you currently have?
― caek, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:40 (eleven years ago) link
not near my bike right now. i'll check though.
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:41 (eleven years ago) link
if in doubt go to the bike shop and tell them you want to change to slicks. they'll sell you ones that will fit.
― caek, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:43 (eleven years ago) link
I never learned to ride, I want to now. Just recreation on city streets and parks, pretty flat, $500-$600 budget (want to buy new so the shop can make appropriate adjustments, etc.).
Is there a suitable Trek? I read about the Felt Glassell and that sounded interesting too.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
Also Kind of interested in a three-wheel recumbent tbh.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
dl, more than you would ever need to know about rim and tyre widths (with a handy chart near the end under 'width considerations':
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html#width
― ledge, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
on the three wheel recumbent, depends how you're using it. they have a very wide stance, which makes maneuvering anywhere around traffic hard. also, they are very low and i've been told, therefore more likely to be hit by cars, thus the common use of flags for recumbents. my general attitude is, if you need a recumbent to get on a bike, go for it, but if you don't, skip it.
― for the sake of future hipstorians (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
hay hay i got some slicks. only had time to change the front one and it seems good. problem is, the front wheel quick release axle kind of fell apart while i was taking it off. i put it back together best i could, but i had to guess how because nowhere on the internets could i find anything that told me e.g. washer, washer, spring, fork, fork, spring, nut (think that's the order i put em on). so i hope i haven't bollocksed it up. back tyre this weekend. uh ohs...
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 08:31 (eleven years ago) link
DL - you might be better off going to a bike shop and getting them to check your quick release, you really don't want your wheel to fall out while you're riding.
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:18 (eleven years ago) link
quite right indeed.
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:19 (eleven years ago) link
dunno about that, it ain't rocket science
http://www.montaguebikes.com/assets/images/ownermanual/standard-labeled-quick-release.jpg
― kmfdotm (ledge), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:20 (eleven years ago) link
that's what i need! thanks ledge, you're a ledge!
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:33 (eleven years ago) link
ha
― caek, Friday, 10 August 2012 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
except the drawing's missing two washers there. never mind, i'm sure i got it right by looking at the back wheel.
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
washers eh, what's the point in them.
i was having terrible trouble opening a super tight quick release lever the other day. my super bike nerdy friend - not quite up to the level of building his own wheels but i wouldn't put it past him - fixed it in a jiffy by turning the lever a full turn without opening it (anticlockwise i presume), then it popped open no trouble. magic!
― kmfdotm (ledge), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
washers probably sit between the nut and the spring at either end, but most quick release assemblies don't have them
― mod night at the oasis (NickB), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
i was having terrible trouble opening a super tight quick release lever the other day
my lo-tech solution to this is always to whack it open with my pump placed through the wheel
― mod night at the oasis (NickB), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link
mine's one of those special quick releases that only open if the bike's upside down so that's maybe something to do with it.
― sorry for asshole (dog latin), Friday, 10 August 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link