I need some cycling goggles. As the weather has gotten warmer, I've found myself hurdling through random clouds of gnats (much of my riding is done on paved bike trails in wooded areas).
― lol? I nearly wtb 1 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 09:47 (fifteen years ago) link
While we're on the subject, can anyone recommend prescription cycling goggles. (resolute non-contacts wearer here).
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 13:20 (fifteen years ago) link
recommend me a seat-post rack. my frame, annoyingly, has no rack mount eyelets but i'd like to get groceries and stuff on it just the same. doing a quick search on amazon shows nothing rated past 25 lbs; quick-release ones (which i think i'd prefer) are even lighter.
― goole, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
check out old man mountain who have a number of expensive but very durable rack solutions for no eyelet situations.
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
cetma has front racks for bikes w/no eyelets, but they're expensive. bombproof, but $$$
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm interesting stuff, but i dunno if those would even work, since the frame has these odd bmx-style dropouts
pic here: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NbIGWWUsrQs/Rz491EmUZUI/AAAAAAAAAXs/iFDkiOBBvOY/s1600-h/Cayne+Uno+Dropout.jpg
maybe the angle on the OMM sherpa is just right but it'd be a gamble. i may be SOL.
xp hmm will investigate
― goole, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
ok lol
― goole, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
XD
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
cross-post w/WS, let's just be honest
btw they are called "track ends" :)
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
o i c!
― goole, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
The sherpa hardware looks like it might work with the dropouts but send that photo to OMM and see what they say.
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Thursday, 25 June 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
new project! bought a beat to shit old steel australian made racer, needs a new chain, derailleur cables, pedal straps and cassette at least.
― wilter, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 02:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah I've got a project as well. Hosteler? French job that my sister got, in dire need of overhaul. Should be fun?
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I got a combo Giant U-lock with a cable; I guess I am supposed to U-lock the back tire and frame to a post, and then cable the front wheel to . . . the back wheel?
How long will this prevent a thief? And do I have to take my seat with me, as the bike lady suggested?
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
cable the front wheel to the lock. yeah it's a hassle. also yup i take my seat with me.
― ledge, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link
ive been asking this for 20 years: where do saddles go when stolen? are they in pawnshops or something?
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
ive not had one taken yet, and cant figure why they are so wanted. unless they are brooks and ludicrously expensive.
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw what was left of a bike chained to a light pole in Chicago last summer that was just the frame, fork, and seatpost complete with a nice brown Brooks saddle. I can't imagine anything else on the bike would have been as worth stealing as that.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
who would want some worn-out, dumpy old seat lol
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
gbx hows that brooks mod/clone you got doin?
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 22:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Dude it's great
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 23:03 (fifteen years ago) link
My seat isn't super special, but it's brown with contrast yellow piping that matches my bike, and the saleslady maintains that it if is stolen I won't be able to replace it.
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 13:24 (fifteen years ago) link
I want this bespoke rapha suit quite seriously:
http://bikehugger.com/2009/09/david-byrne-bicycles.html#more
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Monday, 28 September 2009 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
fancyman!
got rapha 'bonk bag' on clearance the other week, handy on the long rides when i've despatched the rack and bag.
― surge gainsbourg protector (haitch), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 00:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I love my rapha jacket so very much. I am hoping one of my family deems my 30th birthday a worthy occasion to buy me their cross jersey. (I am a fred for rapha, if I had the money I would so drop it on the Rapha-Condor team bike).
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Wednesday, 30 September 2009 13:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i cant afford rapha, and treat it with the same jealous disdain that i like to think PC users used to feel for mac snobs ie i want it
― holosystolic murmur and the thrill (gbx), Wednesday, 30 September 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
lol that's why i bought the bag, 30 bucks was do-able! 240 for a long-sleeve jersey, not so much.
― surge gainsbourg protector (haitch), Thursday, 1 October 2009 00:45 (fourteen years ago) link
reading an article in which the president of rapha goes on at length about "experiential marketing" made their line less appealing to me.
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Thursday, 1 October 2009 02:29 (fourteen years ago) link
tested swix lobsters today in 27 deg for one hour ride in. these are pretty good. my hands stayed quite warm, no sweat. they are very thin. i was able to get in and out of pockets well, even work my mp3 player. that was not even close to possible with my old pi's. the swix could have a slightly better flex tho.
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Monday, 26 October 2009 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
ffs all I want is xs long sleeve wool baselayers
You'd think that biking stuff would be the one arena where my size wouldn't make shopping utterly impossible.
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Monday, 2 November 2009 02:10 (fourteen years ago) link
im such a dork, but there are rare days when i actually could use this. on sale and shipping is 13cents today. nashbar ffs ;_;
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes//Product_10053_10052_166278_-1___
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Thursday, 12 November 2009 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man there are like two days a month I could use that I think
― lots of jerks (gbx), Thursday, 12 November 2009 19:30 (fourteen years ago) link
recs for smallest/portable flat kit, plz, including pouch or DIY pouch workaround
or basically: which C02 thing is smallest/best? and will they get you up to road PSI or is this like the bike equivalent of the trunk donut
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I am a big fan of the planet bike pocket rocket pump, which will take you to 120psi and fits nicely in the back pocket. Park self adhesive patches fix 90% of punctures in my book.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i've got the topeak road morph, so i'm slightly hesitant to get another mini-pump, but if it's really backpocket then i will have to check it out
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
i want something small enough that i can carry it in my jacket or easily put it under the seat. also gotta be able to carry a tube because fuck dealing with a patch when its snowing/raining imo
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
for proper training or where i anticipate being out the back on my own, the most minimalist is best, i think i have an innovations thing. for commute i have a quickshot thing that accepts any style of cartridge (threaded, unthreaded, 12g or 16g). even a 12g will get me rolling on 28s at like 75 i think.
one thing to know is that imu co2 goes through butyl tubes over time, its soluble or something. youll lose psi over days. so refill with a pump when you get home. maybe this is a myth, but it seems to match my experiences.
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I have an under seat wedge that fits the pocket rocket, tube, pump, patches. (actually I have two, the second one fits a rain jacket and chocolate as well)
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
can u leave bag on bike safely?
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean w/o theft?
In Pittsburgh, yes. Anywhere else I wouldn't risk it.
Since moving here I bought a frame pump and I leave it on my bike along with lights and the wee wedge and still have all these things. I can't imagine this working in London, Chicago or new york. The worst that's ever happened was somebody turning my lights on.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link
american pranksterism from the sounds of things
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i wouldn't worry about leaving a wedge here in mpls, either, though i think i'm maybe too cavalier about not locking my wheel(s)
― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:05 (fourteen years ago) link
i never used a wedge on racing bike b/c i hated fiddling w it during racing season, on/off on/off. fuck that carry shit in jersey. and never use a wedge on commute b/c i wanna keep my shit, so i stick it in a little bag in pannier. so i don't have any saddle bags. *shrug*
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Thursday, 19 November 2009 21:08 (fourteen years ago) link
treating myself to some gear from the new decathlon store this weekend: shoes, bibs, whatever else takes my fancy...
― coz (webinar), Thursday, 19 November 2009 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^new bibs, silk under-gloves, raincoat, multitool, lube
― coz (webinar), Saturday, 21 November 2009 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
sounds like a recipe for a good night out.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 21 November 2009 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
explain me cycling caps
― coz (webinar), Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link
imo they are good things when worn properly, in the cold under a helmet, or in the rain. off the bike they are dire.
― bitter about emo (Hunt3r), Saturday, 21 November 2009 23:53 (fourteen years ago) link