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Make Racers Practical

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 11:15:00 No.1024651 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1024692 >>1024704 >>1025145 >>1025303 >>1025314 >>1025334 >>1025472 >>1026945 >>1027053

Obviously a lot of this community have bought aluminium bikes with carbon forks and no eyelets for anything.
But this is /n/, not /asp/ !

I have added mudguards to mine and am currently debating between a large saddle bag or a frame bag. and have mounted one of my 2 locks to my frame.

How do you make these bikes practical?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 12:30:46 No.1024664 Report

Quoted By: >>1024668

why don't you start by posting your bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 12:31:59 No.1024665 Report

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Get a secon bike instead

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 12:43:14 No.1024668 Report

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>>1024664
I want it to be general ideas for everyone who ended up getting this type of bike, but pic related.
Older pic but thats my ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 14:35:12 No.1024692 Report

Quoted By: >>1024696

>>1024651
As far I know endurance riders and lightweight travelers use saddlebags, hadlebar bags and a mini bag on the top tube/steerer tube/stem angle. You can travel with just 8-9kg of stuff so that's can be enough, you don't need to be like those dudes who carry their entire house on the racks and puts a fucking mug tied outside.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 14:53:50 No.1024696 Report

Quoted By: >>1025145

>>1024692
>lightweight travelers
The new thing around me is "basket-packing".

A Wald 137 is ~20 dollars and whatever rear rack they may already have. This is like making your commuter bike into a temporary light touring bike.

I feel like it's supposed to make it look more inviting to people that look at those "house on racks" and think that it's too cumbersome. The simplicity is pretty nice too. I was able to convince my friend to come along on an overnight by giving him my old basket, for some reason it just made it into such a casual camping experience. Maybe it just makes him think of mommy-bikes with wicker baskets.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 15:43:48 No.1024704 Report

Quoted By: >>1024732

>>1024651
>ruining perfectly good race bikes
>not being part of road racing master-race
LOL, fag.

Worse than fag:
LOL, casual.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 17:32:13 No.1024732 Report

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>>1024704
Says the coal burner

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Anonymous Tue 08 Nov 2016 23:15:38 No.1025145 Report

Quoted By: >>1025342

>>1024651
>>1024696
>light touring

Best. Ride. Ever!

Just wear a back pack, slap some mudguards on. Rear saddle bags sway around when you're standing on the pedals and are a bit fiddley to put on and they also lighten up the front end depending on how heavy your luggage is.
Bikes are meant to be simple and minimal, don't over complicate them with new fangled things like panniers! Although you can get "P clamps" that are basically bolt on bolt eyes for racks and mudguards.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Nov 2016 23:22:37 No.1025148 Report

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Mudguards and panniers are still better. I don't care if it doesn't fit current trends.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Nov 2016 16:10:30 No.1025303 Report

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>>1024651
>How do you make these bikes practical?

You can't. They are racing bikes. Built for speed. They are not comfy or practical, but light and fast.
For commuting or trekking there are better bike designs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Nov 2016 17:15:23 No.1025314 Report

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>>1024651
>How do you make these bikes practical?
Clip on fenders and p-clamped racks. That said, it will never be as practical as a bike designed to accommodate those natively.

Enjoy your rattles!

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Nov 2016 18:29:02 No.1025334 Report

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>>1024651
That saddle bag gives me a hard on.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Nov 2016 19:59:01 No.1025342 Report

Quoted By: >>1026969 >>1028110

>>1025145
>Just wear a back pack
Get out, now

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Nov 2016 21:53:56 No.1025361 Report

Quoted By: >>1026521 >>1027320 >>1030209

Steel road bikes are best road bikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Nov 2016 07:36:04 No.1025472 Report

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>>1024651
>Make Racers Practical
What a stupid idea.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Nov 2016 13:46:20 No.1025519 Report

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>spend extraorbitant amounts of money on one of the least practical type of bike you could buy
>proceed to spend even more money to completely negate any benefit that would warrant it's initial price
Ebun.

A regular touring bike with a long wheelbase (the euro type) is the most universal type of bike you could get imho. For touring, for commuting, for carrying luggage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Nov 2016 06:16:49 No.1026521 Report

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>>1025361
comfy baiku, your saddle seems tilted a bit upwards tho

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Nov 2016 06:36:11 No.1026533 Report

Quoted By: >>1026534 >>1026555 >>1033426

>road bike geometry
>dick brakes
>TRP HYRDs are pretty good anyways
>comes with a front bag solution, if proprietary
>light enough frame
>good group set
>none of that barcon bullshit the 920 has
>fits fenders on both ends, rack on back
Might not be my favourite choice of frame material, but it'll do.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 14 Nov 2016 06:38:16 No.1026534 Report

Quoted By: >>1026555

>>1026533
Oops.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Nov 2016 09:03:22 No.1026555 Report

Quoted By: >>1026789

>>1026534
>>1026533

Have one of these too, do recommend. Upgraded my brakes to hydraulics though

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 05:23:04 No.1026789 Report

Quoted By: >>1026918

>>1026555
Was it worth every penny? I'm cross shopping against the Renegade Exploit. No steel, but I get Trek logos. Component choice is effectively the same. Those front bags look fucking killer though; rear racks a shit. Write me a mini-review if you wouldn't mind.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 18:24:05 No.1026918 Report

Quoted By: >>1026926 >>1026982

>>1026789

Ride is a bit harsh but a carbon seatpost or wider tyres may help. Plenty of tyre clearance I run 32 mm and it could easily fit way more. Can fit fenders or a rack but probably not both. The hy/rd brakes were good but proper hydraulics are way better. I've actually never used the bags but the mounts are plastic and the bags come off/on pretty easily.

Anything else ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 19:42:35 No.1026926 Report

Quoted By: >>1027051

>>1026918
What calipers did you end up going with?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 20:42:51 No.1026930 Report

Quoted By: >>1026960

If I ever tour by bicycle, it'll be a combo of an endurance road bike, and a lockable trailer and I'd credit card it all the way.

>bike is light and still handles like a bike
>you can remove trailer and check it at hotels as luggage if you want to day trip
>just leave it in your room if you're staying in the same area for a couple of days.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 21:57:45 No.1026945 Report

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>>1024651
"Make Formula1 cars street legal"

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 22:11:25 No.1026948 Report

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I ride mostly in the city, currently waiting for some flat bars for my steel racer

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 15 Nov 2016 23:30:26 No.1026960 Report

Quoted By: >>1027066

>>1026930
Why would you need to lug all that shit if you're credit carding? I credit card tour with a small toptube bag and a seat pack.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 00:15:38 No.1026969 Report

Quoted By: >>1026980 >>1027063

>>1025342
What is wrong with this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 01:17:48 No.1026980 Report

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>>1026969
There's nothing wrong with getting out. Get to it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 01:21:20 No.1026982 Report

Quoted By: >>1027051

>>1026918
Well, coming from an 80s aluminum frame, literally everything feels like a plush as fuck ride that's as stiff as a 10000 garbin fibur bike.

You can't fit a fender and rack on the rear at the same time? I see the requisite mounting points, but is there a physical incompatibility?

Are the bags big enough for some compact clothes rolled up, a lunchbox, and maybe some odds and ends?

Literally sounds like the perfect bike to me, I just wasn't expecting it to be from one of the big bike manufacturers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 05:32:07 No.1027051 Report

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>>1026926
Rs 505 shifters with 785 post mount callipers

>>1026982

>You can't fit a fender and rack on the rear at the same time? I see the requisite mounting points, but is there a physical incompatibility?

You can but it's tight, I may just be the topeak rack I have isn't tall enough.

>Are the bags big enough for some compact clothes rolled up, a lunchbox, and maybe some odds and ends?

Yep should fit that no worries

>Literally sounds like the perfect bike to me, I just wasn't expecting it to be from one of the big bike manufacturers.

It's pgood, I use it as a commuter/Winter bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 05:33:34 No.1027053 Report

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>>1024651
rivnuts
http://www.rivnut.com/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 06:01:58 No.1027063 Report

Quoted By:

>>1026969
schweaty back

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 16 Nov 2016 06:08:18 No.1027066 Report

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>>1026960
Nice spare changes of clothes, non cycling clothes for going out to dinner etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 04:48:36 No.1027320 Report

Quoted By: >>1033288

>>1025361
530? Is that a golden spoke water bottle?

I might be seeing things.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 20 Nov 2016 02:47:37 No.1028110 Report

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>>1025342

Fred detected

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 27 Nov 2016 20:10:00 No.1030209 Report

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>>1025361
Dat гп-5 bag... what are you?!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Dec 2016 06:02:36 No.1032261 Report

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I have an allez sprint

it's like the least practical bike i've ridden. love it. just throw one of those ass-savers fenders that go on your saddle and I charge around the city. I have a backpack if i need to carry stuff, all I need.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 04:04:32 No.1033288 Report

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>>1027320
Not him but cool to see another 530 fag here. I am in Texas right now, but born up in Truckee. Need to get to riding out there soon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 19:56:34 No.1033426 Report

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>>1026533
>road bike geometry
Kekking so hard rn its a fucking hybrid with drops mate

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Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 22:40:56 No.1033460 Report

Quoted By: >>1033463 >>1033481

sup faggots

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 22:42:43 No.1033461 Report

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reminder that framebags are god tier and panniers + racers are antithetical

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 22:46:52 No.1033463 Report

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>>1033460
How to meet a woman like this.

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Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 23:25:39 No.1033474 Report

Quoted By: >>1033502

Frame bags turn your bike into a sail. Might as well run disc wheels. You now can't shoulder the bike, have less space for your knees and hopefully you can forget that frame bags used to be scorned by all but the most casual.

Swap your spacious lowriders at the front for oversized bottle cages & drybags that are 20x the price of drybags and bottle cages.

Did i mention bottles? They're hard to get to now, or, don't even carry them.

Meme it up with a handlebar roll instead of a handlebar bag so you can't easily carry all your valuables with you off the bike.

Put triathlete style gay little frame bags on to fill the gap of accessing stuff. Everyone loves emulating triathletes.

Piss yourself while you're at it.

Move all your weight higher.

Don't run fenders.

Congrats, your bicycle is now a meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Dec 2016 23:57:17 No.1033481 Report

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>>1033460
Murrica!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2016 02:53:50 No.1033502 Report

Quoted By: >>1033550

>>1033474

> can't balance a bike in wind
> doesn't know this:

http://www.cyclingabout.com/speed-difference-between-panniers-bikepacking-bags-aerodynamic-testing-results/

> RAAM
> "casual"

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2016 10:18:11 No.1033550 Report

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>>1033502
I think the issue is more crosswinds and the full length frame bag

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