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Anonymous Mon 22 May 2017 05:17:36 No.1074790 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1074804 >>1075112 >>1075327 >>1075607 >>1076390 >>1077247 >>1077280 >>1077972 >>1083411 >>1085394 >>1085449 >>1085652

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I'm looking for a bike for my (tiny) GF so she can join me on weekend rides. Something reasonably quick/light so she enjoys herself, but cheap enough that it doesn't break the bank.

Thoughts on this Cannondale? https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/6129947942.html

I'd need to swap the bars out for something with less drop...

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 22 May 2017 06:48:41 No.1074804 Report

Quoted By: >>1074814 >>1075050

>>1074790
>giving a new rider DT shifters
way to make sure your GF hates riding

just browse BD for an XS women's bike with cheap STIs. Even if it comes with shit parts, at least it will have dual pivot brakes, fresh pads, fresh tires, STIs (even if shitty), indexing, smoother shifting, ramps and pins on the chainring, and not a used worn out piece of shit.

the fact that the new parts are shitty is counterbalanced by the fact that old bikes use obsolete technology and are worn out and need major tune ups and parts replaced.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 22 May 2017 07:19:29 No.1074814 Report

Quoted By: >>1075114 >>1075179

>>1074804
Honestly, I'm probably going to swap the bars for some townie bars and throw some thumbie shifters on. I have some old Shimano M700 shifters and levers that have been waiting for a good bike to use them on.

>the fact that the new parts are shitty is counterbalanced by the fact that old bikes use obsolete technology...
I'd take high end 30-year-old gear any day over chitzy plastic made-by-the-lowest-bidder-in-china gear. I'm a manufacturing engineer, I know precisely how shitty you can make stuff in China and still allow it to be functional through the end of the warranty period. No thanks.

Mid 80's Shimano 600 was a fantastic groupset.

>...and are worn out and need major tune ups and parts replaced.
I do all my own work and have enough spare parts in the garage to build at least two bikes. Tuneups are not a problem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 22 May 2017 22:21:21 No.1075018 Report

Quoted By: >>1076611

is Tommaso a garbage brand? They seem to have moderately priced bikes with components that are a bit better than other bikes at that price range

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 02:49:13 No.1075050 Report

Quoted By: >>1075110 >>1075327

>>1074804
I'd take DT shifters over shitty indexed any day desu

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 10:10:37 No.1075098 Report

Quoted By: >>1075276

Gonna see a used Mongoose Subrosa 3x9 today, it appears 100% stock, except for the added rack

Now it has Shimano M485 w/160mm Rotor brakes, Shimano M485 hydraulic levers. And they are apparently not in their best condition.
I have never had hydraulics, though I do always prefer discs.
What am I in for?
How much hassle is bleeding and pad replacement?
How likely are tubes to need replacement?

Also, anyone ever seen that weird fork? it looks like a modern carbon one but specs say alloy.

Sieg

Sieg Tue 23 May 2017 11:56:58 No.1075110 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075050
They have indexed downtube shifters too

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 12:08:01 No.1075112 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
>44cm frame
> that fucking NEGATIVE headtube

I didn't even know this was possible. That fram has such weird proportions... chainstays is as long as the head tube.

Sieg

Sieg Tue 23 May 2017 12:08:26 No.1075114 Report

Quoted By: >>1075326

>>1074814
Claw mounted Derailleurs and shitty free wheels that never spin true due to design flaws, theaded headsets and quill stems

And non standard rear triangle spacing no Is enough by to ditch an no old bike

Also 27" wheels

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 13:14:28 No.1075127 Report

Quoted By: >>1075181 >>1075187

I tried a bike and the LBS said that I'm in between two sizes. How do I choose?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 16:29:55 No.1075163 Report

Quoted By: >>1075172 >>1075277 >>1075633 >>1084100

I just bought this for 1k €

I can't find anything bad about this.
but I'm somehow super skeptic about cube.

what's your view on this ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 17:47:36 No.1075172 Report

Quoted By: >>1075175

>>1075163
From what I've seen, they're a respectable bike manufacturer that simply isn't as popular as the big brands.
Looks like the bike has pretty decent components, the geometry is pretty cool for an alu frame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 18:02:43 No.1075175 Report

Quoted By: >>1075277

>>1075172

yeah , it's weird. this thing is spot on.

there's the obvious stuff. I'll replace the saddle and the wheels aren't crazy light or anything but + it's 2x10.
however with hydro discs and the newest tiagra.

but I feel like it's a very solid bike for the purpose I have in mind for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 18:39:23 No.1075179 Report

Quoted By: >>1075221

>>1074814
>it's the I'm an engineer stereotype
Everyone laugh at him

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 18:45:56 No.1075181 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075127
Pick the smaller one

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 19:01:03 No.1075187 Report

Quoted By: >>1075307

>>1075127
Pick the cheaper one. Otherwise pick the smaller one as experienced riders will often grow down to a lower stack height as they get fitter and more flexible. Rarely does anyone decide they need a size larger after getting fitter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 21:16:58 No.1075221 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075179
>not being an engineer on an anonymous Japanese double butting forum

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 23:42:26 No.1075276 Report

Quoted By: >>1075382

>>1075098
Sounds good. Hydraulics can be a bit of a pain when working on them, but you rarely have to do anything to them so it balances out.
At worst you can get some new basic Shimano hydraulic brakes for like 50€ whole set assembled and everything.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 May 2017 23:46:30 No.1075277 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075163
Looks good, would ride.

Tires are probably shit, but that's pretty common
>>1075175
Wow hydro dicks with road levers? Jelly.

sieg

sieg Wed 24 May 2017 04:33:51 No.1075307 Report

Quoted By: >>1075318 >>1081187

>>1075187
48cm master race

if you're riding anything bigger than a 50

get your fat ass on a flat bar hybrid

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 05:03:29 No.1075318 Report

Quoted By: >>1075323

>>1075307
Jesus Christ how fucking tiny are you? I'm 5'7 and i ride a 52

sieg

sieg Wed 24 May 2017 05:14:07 No.1075323 Report

Quoted By: >>1089184

>>1075318
i'm 5'8"

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 06:08:57 No.1075326 Report

Quoted By: >>1075429

>>1075114
What the fuck are you even talking about

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 06:14:00 No.1075327 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
Not bad, senpai. If the drop is a concern, check out the Nitto Technomic & Tallux stems. Also, bar-end shifters if she doesn't like the DT levers. Note that the C'dale touring frames didn't have replaceable derailleur hangers, so you might want to get one of those rear mech cages that bolt to the fender/rack eyelets.

>>1075050
>implying that indexed DT shifters don't exist
BAKAYARO

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 09:02:34 No.1075369 Report

Quoted By: >>1077280

Anyone use Decathlon's cheap city bikes before? The B'twin Hoptown 300 and 320. Am poorfag and was thinking of getting one for last-mile commuting and running errands within a mile or two of my home.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 11:51:44 No.1075382 Report

Quoted By: >>1075394 >>1075435

>>1075276
Yea, i got him home. Pretty amazing for 115 eurobucks too. Other than the chain, cassette and front mech being DONE, it is a fine machine. Alloy fork without fender mounts or even center bolt is a bit sad, but hey, ill be selling it anyway this season. Tempted to move the hydros to my primary commuter however, i am now totally sold on the smooth feel.
Do you feel it is worth buying new hydraulic tubes? Front is fine but for the creaking, but he back is waaay too soft. If im moving them, im bleeding then both, as my other frame is internally routed, i just hope the opening on the front downtube is large enough. Any tricks is this regard?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 13:00:42 No.1075394 Report

Quoted By: >>1075424

>>1075382
>front mech being DONE
H-how?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 15:26:47 No.1075424 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075394
commuting year-round for like 6 years without a full rear fender, never cleaning anything. mech rusted and seized (in the middle ring thankfully)
damn, even the paint is coming off alloy on rear of the seattube - scary sight

will probably just buy one new chainring and have it 1x9, should be sweet with bit wider cassete, since the nearest mountains are 1000km away

Sieg

Sieg Wed 24 May 2017 16:26:34 No.1075429 Report

Quoted By: >>1075437

>>1075326
Old 10 speeds :

126mm rear dropout spacing

Claw mounted Derailleurs rather than frame mounted

Threaded headsets/forks

Quill stems

Freewheel (free wheel wobble Google it)

27" wheels vs 700c road

Loose ball bearing wheels vs sealed

Unsealed loose ball bearing bottom brackets

Inferior brake mounts

Literally everything on a dt equipped bike is shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 16:49:19 No.1075435 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075382
Looks pretty nice.
>Alloy fork without fender mounts or even center bolt is a bit sad
There are fenders that mount into the steerertube
>but hey, ill be selling it anyway this season.
The fork or the whole bike? Either way, why?
>Do you feel it is worth buying new hydraulic tubes? Front is fine but for the creaking, but he back is waaay too soft. If im moving them, im bleeding then both, as my other frame is internally routed, i just hope the opening on the front downtube is large enough. Any tricks is this regard?
I don't think just changing the tubes will do anything noticeable. I'd guess you just need to bleed them and maybe get new pads. Usually the hydraulics run outside the frame even on bikes with internal cabling. Can't help you further than that.

Seems like a cool bike as it is, I wouldn't mess with it too much.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 17:03:47 No.1075437 Report

Quoted By: >>1075464 >>1077280

>>1075429
Fucking hell, your opinions are so wrong that it literally hurts to read them.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 18:45:58 No.1075464 Report

Quoted By: >>1075518

>>1075437
>replying to sieg

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 21:27:23 No.1075502 Report

Quoted By: >>1075521 >>1075604

Hey all, looking for a bicycle. I've got some options here. 5'8. Using for commuting to and from work every day. I'd like your opinions!

<200$:
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/6146240825.html

200-300$:
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bik/6107627755.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/6146099713.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bid/6146097564.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/6121574156.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/6121574156.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 22:06:06 No.1075518 Report

Quoted By: >>1078741

>>1075464
>reply to sieg
>he gets attention and shitposts more
>don't reply to seig
>he shitposts anyways and no one refutes him and someone who doesn't know better might actually believe him
He's to /n/ as /pol/ is to the rest of 4chan.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 22:08:06 No.1075521 Report

Quoted By: >>1075522

>>1075502
Am I being trolled? Why would you even consider anything but the Cannondale?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 22:11:17 No.1075522 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075521
Don't know much about bicycles is all. No trolling, honest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7LHAPnX68

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7LHAPnX68 Wed 24 May 2017 22:24:15 No.1075523 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7LHAPnX68

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 22:36:03 No.1075525 Report

Quoted By: >>1075530

https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/6134739244.html

Thoughts on this bike as a commuter? I wouldn't take it more than 5 miles at max.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 23:01:57 No.1075530 Report

Quoted By: >>1075543

>>1075525
It looks old. You can probably find a lot nicer bikes for just a little bit more money. It is very cheap, but if you just want something to ride once in awhile for fun or something, maybe to pick up a small amount of groceries, this might be a good choice, especially since it has a rack and fenders.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2017 23:12:30 No.1075535 Report

Quoted By: >>1075560

Leaning strongly towards investing in a Marin Pine Mountain 1 as my first mountain bike.

Thoughts?

Sieg

Sieg Thu 25 May 2017 00:12:01 No.1075543 Report

Quoted By: >>1075596

>>1075530
Fender meme is pretty tarded just get in the way clack around especially on ilder cheaper bikes

Not like you dudes ride in the rain or on wet pavement ever so why the fuck does it matter?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 02:15:52 No.1075560 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075535
Nice, I'd prefer the old model with rigid fork but the new one is not bad either.

It's a bit too expensive for me, can't complain about anything else really.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 03:58:39 No.1075589 Report

Quoted By: >>1075591

Is 850 usd a good price for a kestrel 500sci? He hasn't posted any specs add I'm not sure if this bike is worth looking into.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 04:00:34 No.1075591 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075589
For got the link
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/bik/6146137021.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 04:51:08 No.1075596 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075543
fuck off, sieg

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 05:10:25 No.1075604 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075502
seconding the cannondale - others are either too big (both bianchis), low-end shitters (peugeot), or of uncertain durability (trek CF/Al-lugs)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 05:13:39 No.1075607 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
I've seen that exact bike being ridden around the neighborhood. I live within a 5 minute walk of that location.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 07:40:51 No.1075630 Report

Quoted By:

I need tips for buying a cyclocross bike. I'm looking to spend 800 usd on the bike (not including pedals). I'm willing to buy used and home assembly online bikes (I.e. Nashbar.com, bikesdirect.com, etc...)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 09:16:20 No.1075633 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075163
cool, is that the Attain Race Disc?
I was looking into the Cube Cyclocross bikes as I want something affordable with hydro discs and the option for wider 30mm tyres for gravel and shit.
How wide is the clearance on your Attain? Could you fit wider tyres with a bit of profile in there? And where did you get it for 1k€? The website says 1.2k€ if I recall correctly.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 20:55:23 No.1075765 Report

Quoted By: >>1075770 >>1075920 >>1075994

I want to buy my first roadbike and I found this one online for 499€. The buyer does not specify anything on the site besides it having 30 gears and an Ultegra groupset. I do not know enough to identify the bike, but it seems like a good deal.

Can any of you help me identify the bike or does anybody have any thoughts on this deal?

https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/d/specialized-rennrad-ultegra-205818914/

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 May 2017 21:09:05 No.1075770 Report

Quoted By: >>1076123

>>1075765
>The buyer does not specify anything on the site besides it having 30 gears and an Ultegra groupset
It does, but it's an old, old, old bike with a 10spd triple flavour of Ultegra. You can very nearly get an equivalent, brand new, modern bike for that money, so value is low and it doesn't tempt me in the least. You're paying 2/3 of a new bike but with a lot of wear and age to it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 07:41:11 No.1075920 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075765

500€ is too much for that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 16:10:13 No.1075994 Report

Quoted By: >>1076395

So, I need a new commuting bike.
The idea is to have flat bars, full mudguards and at least a 50x cog front for gotta go fast.
The second part of it is, the bike should be cheap, so as not to get stolen in the city.

I've look around and can't find anything satisfactory... Would it be easier, in your experience, to flatbar and mudguard a cheap ass road bike or changing the casette on a shitty hybrid?
The up side of cheap road bikes around my parts is that breaks are usually pivot, compared to the linear pull on hybrids, which are just all around shit. And just slightly more responsive I gues....

What about a fixie and then installing mudguards, is this a terrible idea?
>>1075765
Look at Decathlon if you have one nearby, you can get a last year 105 for ~800€ if you catch a discount.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 19:51:23 No.1076048 Report

Quoted By: >>1076049 >>1076051

If I'm considering spending £300 for a hybrid bike will I get complete shit if I try to buy new? Is second hand the better option?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 19:58:39 No.1076049 Report

Quoted By: >>1076050

>>1076048
>If I'm considering spending £300 for a hybrid bike will I get complete shit if I try to buy new?
Yes. That is the defining characteristic of hybrids. But here you go:
https://www.evanscycles.com/en-se/pinnacle-lithium-1-2017-hybrid-bike-EV275571#modal__product-zoom-modal
>Is second hand the better option?
Very rarely.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 20:00:04 No.1076050 Report

Quoted By: >>1076054 >>1076072 >>1076396

>>1076049
Are you saying hybrids are shit? I don't cycle much, but when I do I end up on cycle paths and country paths which are a bit rougher, so I figured hybrid is the way forward.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 20:01:45 No.1076051 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076048
Yes to both

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 20:06:43 No.1076054 Report

Quoted By: >>1076124

>>1076050
It's pretty much your only option because gravel grinders, CX and randonneurs are double your budget. But yes, they're pretty shit. It's a type of bicycle for people who don't like bicycling, basically.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 20:09:15 No.1076057 Report

Quoted By: >>1076185

Would something like this be better for my £300?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/giant-defy-3-road-race-bike.-upgraded-to-mavic-wheels.-clean-and-tidy-full-working-order.-/1242718784

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 May 2017 21:31:00 No.1076072 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076050
They're not shit. People who generally believe they are shit are snobs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 03:38:09 No.1076123 Report

Quoted By: >>1076184

>>1075770
>has a groupset introduced in 2005 and superseded in 2010.
>"old, old, old bike"

fuckin kids these days.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 03:39:26 No.1076124 Report

Quoted By: >>1076139

>>1076054
>hybrids
>"It's a type of bicycle for people who don't like bicycling, basically."
Yeah, pretty much. There's a reason you don't see expensive hybrids.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 05:27:28 No.1076139 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076124
Define expensive. It's quite easy to find hybrids over $1000.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 12:24:35 No.1076169 Report

Quoted By:

What's a good urban commuter bike? I would bike 20kms from my apartment to my job and I was wondering if there was a good all weather bike for under 1000usd. Would a fuji touring be good?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 14:31:46 No.1076184 Report

Quoted By: >>1076275

>>1076123
>has a groupset introduced in 2005 and superseded in 2010.
Which is more than a decade ago, gramps. Or 1/5 of an average persons adult life to put it another way. Which means it has very little in common with what we call Ultegra today. I'd take modern day Tiagra any day of the week.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 14:42:12 No.1076185 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076057
Yes and no. It's not ideal for rough roads because it can't fit very wide tyres. Then again, as long as we're talking hard packed dirt roads and not fist size gravel it's pretty much ideal. Get the beefiest 25/28mm tyres on it you can and go sanic speeds.
Though what you really want is probably a gravel grinder or CX, and those tend to cost a bit more. Pic related.

See if you can't find an old Kaffenback, CAADX or Kona Honky Tonk. They're common enough and take slightly wider tyres.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 16:17:21 No.1076198 Report

Quoted By: >>1076201

I got this recently for $180 and it came with a giro helmet as well... did i do good or was I ripped off? The bars have no wrap because the old wrap was shit and new wrap is in the mail

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 16:20:51 No.1076201 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076198
>old campystyle sora
>bikesdirect chink frame
>boat anchor wheels and bso level finishing kit
>impossible to judge condition
Welp, you didn't pay much but didn't get much either. Wouldn't go as far as to say you were ripped off. Fix the handlebar angle, adjust the stem, get a racy saddle and affix pokerface.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:01:55 No.1076273 Report

Quoted By: >>1076780

I'm looking at entry level suspension. I need a fork 27.5" 100mm

Is air worth the investment over coil (going to need a pump) in a low end fork such as the Suntour XCR 32mm with rebound and lockout? $183+$35 for Rockshox pump @Amazon.

XCT coil /w HLO but no rebound only $91

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:06:24 No.1076275 Report

Quoted By: >>1076281

>>1076184
>shitposting this badly

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:17:56 No.1076281 Report

Quoted By: >>1076282

>>1076275
>2005 is not twelve years ago
>life expectancy is not age of majority + 12*5 or 78 years
>4700 is not > 6600
Not sure which of these points you're implicitly trying to argue gramps, but they're all wrong and so are you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:20:55 No.1076282 Report

Quoted By: >>1076287

>>1076281
Your entire attitude and your dismissal of quality components as "outdated" is what's wrong here, shitfoetus. Abort yourself.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:26:39 No.1076287 Report

Quoted By: >>1076297 >>1076332

>>1076282
>two generations of 10spd refinement and a decade of steady advances in manufacturing doesnt outweigh branding
>imblying
If you're retarded enough to believe that old, worn group is objectively superior in quality, tolerances, finish and machining than modern day kit you're sorely mistaken, gramps. Please, just stop digging this hole you're in. Even a NOS 6600 group wouldn't compare to 4700.

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Anonymous Sat 27 May 2017 21:48:30 No.1076297 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076287
You're pretty good

sieg

sieg Sat 27 May 2017 23:40:39 No.1076332 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076287
to be fair tiagra 4700 was a major paradigm shift for that branding.

Tiagra 4600 was a budget groupset in their lineup.

tiagra 4700 was a jump to prosumer groupset same with 5700

a closer comparison would be 3500

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 04:05:04 No.1076390 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
Thinking about selling my grandfather's bike on craigslist or summin.
What could I honestly post this up for? 40? 35?
He only rode it twice during his lifetime. Shit's in near perfect condition with just dots of rust on the mudguards.

Though I'm a bit worried what might come to pick it up, a bunch of niggers or some spic trying to lowball me for 10 like they all tried when I put it out for the garage sale?

I'd even ask if any of you noggins that live in LA want it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 04:06:28 No.1076392 Report

Quoted By: >>1076394 >>1076780

Thinking about selling my grandfather's bike on craigslist or summin.
What could I honestly post this up for? 40? 35?
He only rode it twice during his lifetime. Shit's in near perfect condition with just dots of rust on the mudguards.

Though I'm a bit worried what might come to pick it up, a bunch of niggers or some spic trying to lowball me for 10 like they all tried when I put it out for the garage sale?

I'd even ask if any of you noggins that live in LA want it.

sieg

sieg Sun 28 May 2017 04:14:39 No.1076394 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076392
put rare vintage immaculate

perfect for college kids and ask $750 for it like everyone else on craigslist

people wouldn't be doing that if it didn't work once or twice

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 04:30:59 No.1076395 Report

Quoted By: >>1076396 >>1076406

>>1075994
Get a flat bar bike, not a drop bar road bike, if you want flats. You can put flats on a road bike but if the geometry is designed for drops it won't ride as nice. Flat bar hybrids rarely come with 50t+ so you'll have to replace the crankset or at least the rings (replacing only the big ring is a bad idea because the shifting will be bad if the small ring is not designed for use with the big ring). If you don't like the brakes found on some hybrids, get one with discs.
Consider Kona Dew Plus, GT Tachyon, Trek FX, Specialized Sirrus, Cannondale Bad Boy, Giant Escape, etc
>what about a fixie
Kill yourself.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 04:32:02 No.1076396 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076050
If you want a hybrid, see the list of recommended bikes in >>1076395

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 06:07:24 No.1076406 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076395
I can't speak to the other brands, but I know that as far as acceptable hybrids go, Specialized has offerings on both sides of the coin. The Sirrus leans a bit towards the road bike end of the spectrum and the Crosstrail leans a bit toward the mountain bike end of the spectrum.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 06:47:27 No.1076409 Report

Quoted By: >>1076412 >>1076780

I need a cheap commuter bike for use on mainly steep roads and a bit of rough sidewalk. All it needs is flat bars and wheel/tire sizes that prioritize speed (so nothing too thick). Any recommendations?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 07:08:06 No.1076412 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076409
Cannondale H-series hybrids from the 1990s are p. decent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 11:52:41 No.1076426 Report

Quoted By: >>1076429

>bought bike two days ago
>already stressing that something I didn't spot is going to fuck my wallet or that I made a mistake buying it

Fuck me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 12:23:51 No.1076429 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076426
Well you're probably right

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Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 14:22:04 No.1076455 Report

Quoted By: >>1076480 >>1076482 >>1076494 >>1076522

Decision help appreciated:

I'm looking for a roadbike with which I can also drive the occasional gravel and forest track in my area.

Currently looking at the CUBE Cross Race and Cross Race Pro. Both seem pretty cool with 105 and discs but I'm still unsure whether +300€ for the hydraulic disks and Mavic wheelset of the Pro are worth it (I have no experience with either brake).
I can easily put 28mm road tyres on there and then have the 33mm CX tyres in reserve.

Second option would be the new Endurace 6.0 Disc from Canyon.
Also 1400€ with 105 and hydraulic discs but a DT Swiss wheelset (which is supposedly better, I heard?), almost 2kg lighter but only 30mm maximum tyre clearance (comes with 28mm Conti).

Are 30mm enough for what I want and are the hydrodiscs/other wheels worth it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:10:00 No.1076480 Report

Quoted By: >>1076485 >>1077134

>>1076455
The hydro levers/hoods are clumsy and awkward. Mavic is rarely an upgrade, and definitely not over what looks to be a nice pair of wheels. Looking at the spec it seems identical save for the wheels and brake solution.
I'd pocket the €300. Perhaps save it for a later generation hydro upgrade, fancy tyres or race day wheels.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:13:45 No.1076482 Report

Quoted By: >>1076490

>>1076455
Note that you'll want to swap chainrings for road bike gearing

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:18:41 No.1076485 Report

Quoted By: >>1076487

>>1076480
By clumsy and awkward do you mean the lever actuation? because the hydro hoods look nice and beefy and you can adjust the lever reach anyways.
And I'm not sure whether I'll swap chainrings. I don't think I can spin out 46x11...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:26:36 No.1076487 Report

Quoted By: >>1076504

>>1076485
>By clumsy and awkward do you mean the lever actuation?
No, I mean the grip.
>beefy
Exactly. A fistful of rubber rather than a hood. The old 5700 levers were bad, but the new hydros are even worse.
>I don't think I can spin out 46x11...
You wont.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:30:36 No.1076490 Report

Quoted By: >>1076497 >>1076566 >>1091424

>>1076482
You will never in your life spin out 46x11.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:41:17 No.1076494 Report

Quoted By: >>1076504

>>1076455
Look at similar offerings from Jamis, Kona, Salsa or Marin.
Do you really want to be an alu pleb for the next x years?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:43:02 No.1076497 Report

Quoted By: >>1076542

>>1076490
If you live in flatland, sure.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 16:50:51 No.1076504 Report

Quoted By: >>1076521 >>1076542

>>1076487
I'll try to feel up both grips in a store somewhere. I have relatively long hands, so maybe the hydrohood works for me.
>>1076494
Thanks, I will. And I don't really care for alu or carbon (yet). Superlightweight is out of my budget anyways and I'd rather have a better drivetrain+alu

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 17:25:09 No.1076521 Report

Quoted By: >>1076562

>>1076504
Drivetrain can be upgraded with better components as it wears out.
You're stuck with a frame until you buy a new bike (or a frame and do a swap, but that's almost guaranteed to cost more than a drivetrain upgrade).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 17:32:05 No.1076522 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076455
i'd go with the cross race, senpai

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 18:11:42 No.1076542 Report

Quoted By: >>1076562

>>1076504
Take a look at Planet X too. Most of it's a bit dearer but not a terrible stretch. Bish-Bash-Bosh, Full Monty and XLA are well within your budget reach with hydro 1x groupsets. The full carbon XLS too if you stretch it a bit.
>>1076497
>this retard is spinning instead of tucking
Hey everyone, spot the newb!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 19:01:13 No.1076562 Report

Quoted By: >>1076565 >>1076570

>>1076542
Their lineup looks nice, yes, but I am sitting in Germany and want to testride the bike I buy. So ordering from UK is not preferred. Although the Tiagra XLS does indeed look nice. probably lighter than the CUBE bikes too.

>>1076521
Hmm, you're right. I didn't see any pre-built carbon bikes with lower end drivetrain to testride though. And letting a LBS build one for me seems too expensive too. I don't have the time and tools to build one myself. Plus I want to test it first

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 19:16:31 No.1076565 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076562
You don't want garbon, you want steel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 19:18:39 No.1076566 Report

Quoted By: >>1076567 >>1076780

>>1076490
Yep, you've never descended a mountain

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 19:23:24 No.1076567 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076566
I ascend mountains then take the lift back down, you pansy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 19:32:04 No.1076570 Report

Quoted By: >>1077134

>>1076562
>Tiagra XLS does indeed look nice. probably lighter than the CUBE bikes too.
I'd spend the extra few hundred and get the Rival 1/Rival22 hydro setup. And yes, it's a good kg lighter than the Cubes with _heavy_ (2400 g) wheels. So you can easily shave an extra kg off of that in a future upgrade.

Test riding is not all it's cranked up to be and fit is a matter of setup unless the geo is way, way out.
Treat yourself to the better bike. You know you want to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 May 2017 21:19:43 No.1076611 Report

Quoted By: >>1076867

>>1075018

i have a tommaso and i use it for bike courier shir. ride it daily, its great. only thing thats shit are the stock brakes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 12:19:01 No.1076780 Report

Quoted By: >>1076811 >>1077537

>>1076566
I'm pretty sure most people have not and never will.

ps. I have 44x12 top gear on my road bike. never "spun out". how does that make you feel?

>>1076409
There are almost endless options for your criteria. Any hybrid bike from a reputable brand for example. See the posts above yours for examples.

>>1076392
I'd just put it for 100$ and see if someone bites. Lower it later. Actual value maybe 50 if it actually works.

>>1076273
Coil spring has a predefined spring rate for a specific rider and bike weight. If you happen to be that weight then it's probably not worth the extra money to go air.
Most likely you are not and replacing the spring isn't usually practical in cheap forks. Air can be adjusted to your actual weight exactly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 14:08:50 No.1076811 Report

Quoted By: >>1076813 >>1076999

>>1076780
>I have 44x12 top gear on my road bike. never "spun out". how does that make you feel?
Strong

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 14:27:10 No.1076813 Report

Quoted By: >>1076816

>>1076811
At 100 rpm a 50x11 is 58 km/h, a 46x11 53 km/h
Not that much of a difference, especially when beginning. And it is also unlikely that you'll descend at exactly the speed range which is still covered by 50x11 but not 46x11.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 14:48:59 No.1076816 Report

Quoted By: >>1076999

>>1076813
Indeed
At 100 rpm a 44x12 is 46km/h, which you'd definitely spin out on an ever so slight descent

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 18:12:08 No.1076867 Report

Quoted By: >>1076891 >>1077002

>>1076611
>only thing thats shit are the stock brakes.
I got one with Claris brakes, they are shit? they already seem much better than my old bike with shittily made, no name cheap brakes. what would you recommend replacing them with?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 19:06:16 No.1076891 Report

Quoted By: >>1076894

>>1076867
Most non-BSO calipers are fine, senpai. Maybe get salmon-compound Kool Stop pads for wet weather stopping

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 19:21:05 No.1076894 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076891
>Maybe get salmon-compound Kool Stop pads for wet weather stopping
thanks, will do

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 02:25:13 No.1076999 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076811
Haha, good for you.
>>1076816
How about pedaling faster than 100rpm then. Cadence wise I'm quite comfortable even above 50 in that gear, but I'm not strong enough to pedal it for more than a quick sprint.
Also going at over 50 down hills I'd just rather tuck and recover for the next climb.

I've never seen anyone ride at such speeds on "an ever so slight descent". I know on the internet you don't ever use the small ring and spin out of your 50x11 every day, but really I've never seen this shit happen in real life.

Sieg

Sieg Tue 30 May 2017 02:33:13 No.1077002 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076867
Stand in front of your bike

Squeeze the front brake hard

Notice how the pivoting arms flex a little

Good calipers don't do that

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 12:32:36 No.1077134 Report

Quoted By: >>1077137

>>1076570
>>1076480
I drove both Cross Race and Pro today and gravitate towards the Pro. The hoods are a bit fatter, yes, but the hydro discs feel much better.

I am still a bit conflicted about the price, it is 300€ more that the non-Pro after all. How much negotiation room do those dealers get from CUBE for 1400€ bikes? They are a pretty big store with maybe 70-80% cube bikes and every model and spec.

He also mentioned that the new models will be presented in August and go on sale the following months. Can I expect a significant

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 12:34:40 No.1077137 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077134 (I fucked up the posting)
price drop on the current model given I still find one. Or can I expect a significant upgrade on the newer model? Afaik Shimano didn't upgrade their 105, so maybe just better wheels.

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Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 18:16:13 No.1077205 Report

Quoted By: >>1077235

Kona explosif with 1800€ price tag?
http://www.konaworld.com/explosif.cfm
Yay or nay?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 19:25:57 No.1077235 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077205
Looks fun enough. Bit of a hefty price tag though. The On-One DeeDara and 45650b is significantly cheaper (€1200) for similar features. The big missing item is the dropper post, but you can get a lot of dropper post for €600. The DeeDar is similar in style (long and slack) and the 45650b is more traditional.
Just throwing the options out there.

Having said that I don't think the Kona is particularly bad value. Nice spec, long and stable geo and I'd say the price is reasonable.

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Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 20:16:04 No.1077247 Report

Quoted By: >>1077250

>>1074790
Advise is greatly appreciated.

I mainly want a bike to commute and sometimes do some xc. I found two bikes near where I live. Which one would you choose?

Felt q600 2008
>LX upgraded components
>Aluminium frame
>suntour shocks
>seller is asking 250

Or

Kona Muni Mula 1998 Retailed new 1200

>Marzochi shocks
>xt components
>avid vbrakes
>seller is asking 200

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Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 20:21:47 No.1077250 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077247
The Kona

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 20:49:42 No.1077260 Report

Quoted By: >>1077283

I bet this is going to sound silly, so I'll preface this by saying I've only ever ridden shit bikes for fitness reasons before. Beat bike I've ever owned was a Gary Fisher Nirvana, which I loved dearly. I need a new bike, mostly for commuting and for exercise. Best looking one I've found in my price range and size is a Schwinn Le Tour mixte. Can anyone give me any advice on this? What should I be looking for?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/bik/6152519403.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 21:40:58 No.1077280 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
That bike looks so fucking weird, why can't they just use smaller wheels for small riders? Looks like 32 inch wheels on a regular bike.

>>1075437
I have an old 10 speed and he's not wrong. Some of these things aren't a big deal though.

>>1075369
Looks nice. I would get a coaster brake though on a folder so I can eliminate cables. I have a 6 speed folder and hate the gearing; it's super low compared to even a mountain bike. I'll probably convert it to SS and it'll look like what you posted.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 21:47:33 No.1077283 Report

Quoted By: >>1077294 >>1077959 >>1085162

>>1077260
When buying used steel bikes, things to avoid are:
>stem shifters
>27" wheels
>steel rims
>cottered cranks
>claw mounted rear derailleur
as these are often signs of a low end bike.
That being said, it looks like a decent town bike for short commutes, and it seems to be in pretty mint condition except for the chain. I'd offer $100 cash

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 May 2017 22:13:12 No.1077294 Report

Quoted By: >>1077571

>>1077283
Thank you for the tips! The seller seems to be one of those types that likes fixing up old bikes, including customizing them for aesthetics. I was thinking of using this bike to peddle around the UIUC campus, but I'd also like to use it for fitness purposes. I would want a better saddle and maybe switch out the handle bars, but if I was able to get a steady 18 mph on an old Gary Fisher Nirvana and grow massive thighs along the way, I should be able to do it with this.

I was also looking at the chain. I'm glad to know that, despite my inexperience, I could at least notice that. It has new wheels and it seems to have a lot of effort put into fixing it up, so I'm content with the price. My mom wants his schwinn continental, so I don't want to put him off the sale by trying to strong arm him, even if I don't want the cushy seat.

Thanks again. I really appreciate it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 May 2017 20:00:27 No.1077512 Report

Quoted By: >>1077532

How do these bikes look? I am looking for something cheap to get starting. Its been a long time since I've been on a bike.

https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/6133512611.html

https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/6076197691.html

Alternatively, does anyone know of someone selling an inexpensive and fairly priced bike for someone who is arround 5'8" in Houston?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 May 2017 21:08:31 No.1077532 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077512
The Schwinn is shit, the Panasonic is not terrible if you can stand DT shifter. It is very old though and probably needs a bit of work and money.
Unless you're poor as shit and have no choice I'd say a new entry level bike is better value. It's simply a much better product for only a few hundred more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 May 2017 21:18:30 No.1077537 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076780
In response to the coil vs air, I weigh 140 to maybe 150. I haven't scaled in a while I need to.

sieg

sieg Wed 31 May 2017 23:41:27 No.1077571 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077294
they're called bike flippers in a deragatory name.

they take a $35 bike throw some bar tape on it and grease the bearings and charge $500 for it

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 31 May 2017 23:54:05 No.1077574 Report

Quoted By: >>1077579 >>1077677 >>1077870

What's the most affordable way for me to buy or build:

* 650b
* Drop bar
* Disc brake
* Aluminum frame
* MTB
* with a Steel Fork

I have been scheming on this for a few days now.

I could, maybe, take a smaller sized 29er, slap a surly fork on it, and convert to 650b AND drop bars

But if there's a better way, or if I should just KMS instead, please let me know

sieg

sieg Thu 01 Jun 2017 00:22:35 No.1077579 Report

Quoted By: >>1077582

>>1077574
I literally cut a steel steerer tube this morning

>steel fork

>never again

can't be done with a pipe cutter and looks slop ass with a hacksaw and had to clean up the cut for like an hour to get a factory like chamfer

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Jun 2017 00:38:22 No.1077582 Report

Quoted By: >>1077963

>>1077579

I'm too paranoid for carbon so it's my only choice really.

I have cut them with a pipe cutter. The steerer tends to spread out at the cut, which makes putting on stems and spacers annoying, but it's not a big deal. You can file it down a little

I've had better luck with a saw. But I just give it a quick sanding and say "fuck it". all my bikes get beat up so .. eh

The type of teeth you have on the saw matters. Need them lil baby teeth

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Jun 2017 03:02:34 No.1077607 Report

Quoted By:

best gravel/cross bike under $1000?

The GT Grade with Claris or Sora components is $800. Think I can do better?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Jun 2017 08:12:15 No.1077677 Report

Quoted By: >>1077870 >>1077885

>>1077574
>* Aluminum frame
>* with a Steel Fork

but why

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 06:17:09 No.1077870 Report

Quoted By: >>1078015

>>1077574
Buy the Bikesdirect 650b SS MTB and throw drops on it. Preferably upgrade the low end discs too.

>>1077677
Because an aluminum fork rides like shit

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 06:55:24 No.1077884 Report

Quoted By: >>1077887 >>1077966 >>1078107

$62
Should I? Only bike I have is a Fixie and it sucks for long distance.
Is Univega a good brand? It looks vintage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 07:00:16 No.1077885 Report

Quoted By: >>1078742

>>1077677
Ride a bike with a steel fork, and watch it. Not only will you get to see just how much shit a steel fork absorbs, hopefully you'll also get hit by a car and die

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 07:02:04 No.1077887 Report

Quoted By: >>1077889

>>1077884
The usual precautions about buying old steel bikes still apply, but that looks like it's in pretty good condition. Probably worth getting

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 07:05:33 No.1077889 Report

Quoted By: >>1077959

>>1077887
I'm a newfag to this board, what are the usual precautions?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 13:39:50 No.1077941 Report

Quoted By: >>1077957

Where can you get (relatively speaking) cheap custom steel frames from?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 14:40:12 No.1077957 Report

Quoted By: >>1077971

>>1077941
Your local framebuilder

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 14:48:28 No.1077959 Report

Quoted By: >>1077973

>>1077889
>>1077283

Sieg

Sieg Fri 02 Jun 2017 15:34:51 No.1077963 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077582
This one was chrome so a pipe cutter would dull mid cut.

I I just hate the extra steps

Alum steerers are soft and cut like butter.

Carbon is even softer but brittle. And not hard to cut

Sieg

Sieg Fri 02 Jun 2017 15:40:23 No.1077966 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077884
I'd offer $10 and walk at $15.

Guarantee you'll be the only dude looking at it in months

Point little shit out like cables, bar tape, tires, tubes, chain, and tell him that adds up to like $300 in parts and labor at a lbs

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 16:53:02 No.1077971 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077957
Yeah, my "local framebuilders" really aren't cheap. I seem to vaguely remember someone linked to a german? website a few generals ago that was decently priced?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 16:53:47 No.1077972 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
wish i had a tiny GF to get a 24" wheeled roadbike

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 16:58:07 No.1077973 Report

Quoted By: >>1077979

>>1077959
Eh, I sorta disagree with that list.

Most old steel bikes are going to be 27", and a few other things on the list aren't necessarily indicators of a bad bike.

I'd be more inclined to check for actual damage to the bike - badly adjusted bearings, rust anywhere on frame/rims, play in any of the bearings, lack of cleanliness, chain wear&tear, cassette/jockey wear, brake pads & brake uniformity, spokes, etc.

sieg

sieg Fri 02 Jun 2017 17:19:21 No.1077979 Report

Quoted By: >>1078654 >>1079047

>>1077973
most old bikes are going to be steel rims nd 27" wheels

you're not getting aluminum wheels on mid range bikes until the mid 80's

and that's out of your price range

most of you guys are just after any bike that works so you can ride it to school and not worry about theft

not sure why it needs to be a vintage colnago or early trek aluminum race bike for you to ride to work when a piece of shit schwinn varsity will do just fine

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 20:01:33 No.1078015 Report

Quoted By: >>1078036

>>1077870
Yeah just like aluminum frame. STEEL IS REAL

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 21:48:35 No.1078036 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078015
Not just like a frame, forks are under different stresses.

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Anonymous Fri 02 Jun 2017 23:57:23 No.1078107 Report

Quoted By: >>1078186

Should I get this
>>1077884

Or pic related

Both $60

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Jun 2017 06:49:06 No.1078186 Report

Quoted By: >>1078412

>>1078107
Just get the first one.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Jun 2017 17:28:55 No.1078283 Report

Quoted By:

Roadie here, I am looking to buy a mountain bike so I can start having fun riding bikes again. I've ridden 26" in the past a little and the wheel size felt perfectly fine to me, made the bikes feel quite playful and nimble. I have also test ridden a 29er with the wide bar meme recently and I hated the way it felt. Never ridden a 27.5", but as far as new bikes go I guess that'll be my only option.

As I said, I am looking to have fun on this bike, not necessarily to go fast- I guess a "trail" bike is the genre I am looking for. Budget is around $800-900. Full suspension would be nice. With this in mind, obviously a used 26" bike is going to be my best bet, but there are a few hardtail 27.5s that I've seen that, on sale, are in my price range. (Chainreaction has a few Cubes with 2x11 drivetrains, air forks, hydro brakes for around $800).

Is there anything in particular I should look out for, besides no coil suspensions?

Thanks.

Local craigslist: (I am 5'9, so I guess 17" is about my size) https://boone.craigslist.org/search/bia

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 03 Jun 2017 19:15:01 No.1078309 Report

Quoted By: >>1078563

I found this one for $220: comes with basket, fenders, and helmet.

Need it just for 3 months.

What do u guys think?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Jun 2017 21:57:47 No.1078362 Report

Quoted By: >>1078473

So I'm 6"5'

Any advice on a good road bike for a big lad?
Will I be able to find anything second hand in a decent size?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Jun 2017 01:29:39 No.1078412 Report

Quoted By: >>1078696

>>1078186
Why!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Jun 2017 10:41:35 No.1078473 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078362
http://www.cyclingabout.com/list-of-xxl-xxxl-bikes-for-tall-cyclists-62-63-64cm/

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 04 Jun 2017 14:42:13 No.1078518 Report

Quoted By: >>1078601 >>1078784

I'm thinking about getting the Contend 1 as my first road bike. Any opinions?

Is the red too flashy looking? I am planning on getting a red and black colored kit to go along with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Jun 2017 18:41:47 No.1078563 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078309
You did pretty bad my man

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Jun 2017 20:19:24 No.1078601 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078518
looks cromulent to me, anon

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 00:45:49 No.1078654 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077979
>sieg gives great advice
Oh my god honey get the camcorder
For real though, a fine old pile of garbage ('87 Schwinn beach cruiser) with only five speeds and an old Wald pair of rear baskets served me perfectly living IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO SHARING ALMOST EVERY SINGLE STREET WITH CARS. Really there's no excuse to prefer any better than gaspipe with steel literally everything unless you're in the saddle for longer than a half an hour at a time.

Sieg's surprisingly right this time. Just get a Schwinn Varsity in your size. Install some Wald hardware so you can take care of errands on it. Lock it outside. Maintain it once in a while. Ride. Run it five speeds if a front derailer is too much trouble. Ride it.

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Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 05:11:40 No.1078691 Report

Quoted By: >>1078777 >>1078815

Hey Bike Buy. I've been working on my fixed bike project for quite some time and am in the finishing stages. I recently had a problem where my chain hopped off the crankset though and the chain wound up tearing the spokes on the rear wheel as I tried to come to a stop. I've reused a road double for the task and was originally going to keep the original 53t chainring, but I'm thinking the chain probably came disengaged like it did because of the tooth profile on the chainring, designed to facilitate indexed shifting. Any thoughts? If so, I was thinking of getting a 53t Litepro chainring with the integrated bash guard, running it facing inward, and installing a standalone bash guard (one of the Driveline units) on the outboard side. Basically to keep the chain captive. How does this sound?

Also not pictured is the chromed dork disk that I just installed on the rear wheel. Had to take out the ruined spokes and replace them all. Never again.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162273918365

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112294252430

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 05:26:59 No.1078696 Report

Quoted By: >>1085449

>>1078412
Oh my jesus, the only thing I need to lay eyes on is the dedicated derailer tab on the older bike you posted to know that it's okay quality.

Only thing I need to lay eyes on with the "GMC" is that it's using a quill stem and pretending to be a modern road bike--sure sign of a very low quality item. Please trust us, it's why Bike Buy General exists.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 05:45:42 No.1078697 Report

Quoted By: >>1078713

So I'm thinking of finally upgrading from the meh performance hybrid Giant Escape I've been riding for the last five years to a proper road bike. I'm thinking of going touring-mode to entertain my fantasies of a Arkansas-to-Washington-State tour next year, and they seem like they would handle AR gravel and shoddy roads well enough and our hilly topography.

I'm looking at a few, what do you think?

Fuji Touring - $750, Sora. Seems affordable and solid, but I wonder about the Sora. Would it be better to save up longer and get the . . .

Jamis Aurora - $930, sporting a Tiagra RD? I've never ridden anything but my current low end drivetrain, what is really the difference between Sora and Tiagra, worth $180?

Or, should I save up for a few more months and get a Long Haul Trucker, Disc, sporting 105 and disc brakes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 07:41:50 No.1078713 Report

Quoted By: >>1078740

>>1078697
There's very little real world difference between a Tiagra and a Sora RD, and if you were feeling anal, you could pick up an older 105, Ultegra, or even Dura Ace RD.

The Aurora comes with fenders, and looks a little nicer, and sports name brand tubing, a lugged fork, and comes with fenders. It also has classic bend handlebars.

If you like the Aurora and can afford it, get it. If you're tight on money or would rather use the $180 on something else, get the Fuji.

Both of them have meme shifters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 08:47:12 No.1078740 Report

Quoted By: >>1078744

>>1078713
Meme shifters? Are you guys not fond of bar end shifters?

I would prefer STIs for use around where I live for easier shifting in traffic, but have no experience with either so I honestly don't know. That was one thing I may eventually modify if they are clunky at all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 08:50:11 No.1078741 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075518
He's always right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 08:52:47 No.1078742 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077885
But why wouldn't you want the same quality extended to the rest of the bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 09:07:44 No.1078744 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078740
The BD touring bike has the same frame as the Fuji, but overall uses shittier parts except for the fact it has STIs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 14:11:07 No.1078777 Report

Quoted By: >>1078804

>>1078691
Why not just end this nonsense and buy a SS specific chainring? Also 53t? Give me a goddamn break, I hate waiting for you mashfags when the light turns green and you can't fucking move

Sieg

Sieg Mon 05 Jun 2017 15:23:00 No.1078784 Report

Quoted By: >>1091456

>>1078518
If color scheme is all you care about then you're going to end up with a shitty bike that's painted fancy.

You like red and black bikes so bought it?

Yeah well it turns out you got an FSA goasamer crankset, the industries bearing gs that fall apart and rush, neco headsets cups from China which are stamped steel and not cnc machined aluminum like from King.

A star nut cramed into a carbon fiber fork that's looking to crack at the first down hill

Steel cassette that's rust prone, steel crankset chain rings bend o matic

Really shitty cup and cone formula hubs

Really shitty AlexRims chink shit

Bullshit tektro brakes that flex and have zinc coated grade 5 or below mounding hardware. And an uncoated caliper spring

Square taper bottom bracket that will marry the races within 500 miles and no matter how many times you replace the loose ball bearings and marine grease the raw steel races they still accumulate water because the seal is shit.

Shit bikes are truly shit. Brand names make shit bikes too

Trek and giant send some real shit out there

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 17:36:36 No.1078804 Report

Quoted By: >>1078812

>>1078777
t b h farn, I already had the 53t chainring on hand and did not want to pony up for a new one, as a majority of SS chainrings are subject to Hipster/Fixie tax where manufacturers know that style seekers will pay out the ass. There's also less competition so everything is just more expensive overall. I saved a lot by reusing a road double. Also I'm running a 20t rear cog for a conservative 70 or so gear inches. Easy to get going and easy to get up hills, especially with the Pursuit horn bars on this bike.
>mashfag
If you can't squeeze your fat ass past me on a wide open road, you have more important things to worry about than just the composition of my drivetrain. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Does anyone else have advice?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 18:04:24 No.1078812 Report

Quoted By: >>1078814 >>1078922

>>1078804
>Also I'm running a 20t rear cog
Imbecile. Get a proper chainset and a smaller cog. The Alpine chainset is cheap as dirt, low Q, stiff and reasonably light. Get a cog that matches.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 18:07:50 No.1078814 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078812
>s/alpine/alfine
Y-you too, autocorrect.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Jun 2017 18:10:33 No.1078815 Report

Quoted By: >>1078922

>>1078691
Buy a single speed chainring retard. It's not like they're expensive. How can you afford buying all this shit twice over but you can't afford buying a single speed chainring for $20?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 00:36:08 No.1078922 Report

Quoted By: >>1078926 >>1078931 >>1079018

>>1078815
>>1078812
I never found the cheap chainrings when I first looked for them about a year and a half ago. The Litepro unit is sixteen bucks, and I found Origin8 stuff (the BMX ring) for twenty bucks. In any case the road ring came free along with the cranks, all for around fifty bucks. The crankset is a Dura-Ace FC7410 unit, very light and stiff. Better than anything else I could have gotten for the price. Adding in the cost of a new ring puts me a good ways towards a passable new unit, which start somewhere around a hundred dollars. I really didn't think the road ring would be a problem if I kept the chain taught. I may in fact have just had the chain too loose before, and can keep running the current ring if I'm careful...? In any case this is the first complete bike build I've ever done and have gone through similar growing pains with other parts of this bike.

Thanks for replying and being angry as hell. Calm your tits, I guess. I am also still learning all this shit.

Sieg

Sieg Tue 06 Jun 2017 00:42:49 No.1078926 Report

Quoted By: >>1079006 >>1083425

>>1078922
Stay away from Origin8 anything

They're not a real manufacturer of bike components they rebrand eBay shit

Don't put origin 8 shit on a nice bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 00:50:05 No.1078931 Report

Quoted By: >>1078936 >>1078937 >>1079006

>>1078922
>The crankset is a Dura-Ace FC7410 unit, very light and stiff. Better than anything else I could have gotten for the price.
Eh, no. You could have gotten an Alfine chainset for fifty bucks and it is objectively superior to your ghetto-ass ancient Dura Ace setup.

Sieg

Sieg Tue 06 Jun 2017 01:03:30 No.1078936 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078931
Nah because dura ace was still forged back then you fucktard

Sieg

Sieg Tue 06 Jun 2017 01:05:51 No.1078937 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078931
Also alfine only comes in 170mm manlet size

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 04:16:52 No.1079006 Report

Quoted By: >>1079034 >>1079036

>>1078931
Holy fuck, you have the nerve to call me an imbecile and ]keep pushing that Alfine shit? Sure, I'll throw a 45t chainring on there, that's not an odd size for single speed. Also works great with niche internally geared hubs and other kludge, sure. Didn't just say that such a shallow gear wouldn't work well for my intended task. No sir.
Imbecile.

>>1078926
I was put off by ALL of their stuff when I first started looking at parts. Really not sure what to think about your advice here, one guy says spend twenty dollars and you say absolutely not... Like, your advice is usually so trash but you've been unnervingly on the ball recently. Have you been replaced by a pod person? In any case I'd rather roll the price on the Litepro meme, at least there's a guard built in so I don't have to strap more shit to my already franken bike.
Was really hoping for more prescient advice from /n/ though, this board is usually a lot better about targeted advice. I'm just going to keep cruising single speed chainrings for a while; there was clearly some things I missed the first time I searched.

Oh, and also, I found out my master links were facing the wrong way out; maybe why the chain jumped? Yeah I'm uncomfortably between "competent" and "idiot".

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 04:54:13 No.1079018 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078922
>super special delicate snowflake poster on 4chan
Let me guess you're from /pol/

Sieg

Sieg Tue 06 Jun 2017 05:41:14 No.1079034 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079006
Yeah they're is a fucking reason why every other headset on the market is $40

And origin8 be like we got one for $3 shipped yo

Or every other brand of handlebar in the goddamn world starts at $39.99 and goes up from there

And origin 8 is like you $7 to your door

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 05:45:23 No.1079036 Report

Quoted By: >>1079047

>>1079006
>Like, your advice is usually so trash but you've been unnervingly on the ball recently.
I can give advice like that too. If you buy anything but top of the line dura ace, you're trash. Buy top of the line dura ace and you won't have quality problems. Maybe it's because you're buying the literal top of the line.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 06:06:14 No.1079047 Report

Quoted By: >>1079048 >>1079050

>>1079036
I mean that he said a road bike with steel rims and
Oh fuck it here: >>1077979
Where he says a Schwinn Varsity is fine if you're just getting around. I can't remember this guy ever conceding anything like that. So maybe he's getting better about not being too elitist?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Jun 2017 06:09:03 No.1079048 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079047
That's lowercase sieg, not uppercase Sieg

Sieg

Sieg Tue 06 Jun 2017 06:18:16 No.1079050 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079047
How is it being elitist.

Better shit is better, and not just by a little bit.

Like that one thread where the guy said how do I go 40mph like the pros.

Like you buy trash and expect it to perform like a dogma with di2

Like, cmon dude you got a DUI and you need something to get around on, you got the varsity the shifters are seized the seat post was sized since Tim Allen's home improvement was on.

And the tires have more crack than you have for the week.

But it works for what you need it to until you get back on your feet. Doesn't matter what tdf does on bikes with r&d budgets reaching 7 figures

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Jun 2017 23:25:59 No.1079526 Report

Quoted By: >>1079554 >>1079733 >>1079746 >>1079749 >>1080599

Looking for some purchasing advice. I'm a 330lb lard ass looking to buy a bike that will last me through the summer, I looked at local shops but they start at $700 Canadian, and I'm looking to spend closer to $200 or less. I'm 6' tall and basically just want something I can use to get riding again and lose some weight. I've heard department store bikes are a nightmare, but I don't want to spend $700 on a "high end" bike, just to have it fall apart because I'm too fat. Any help would be appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 01:51:21 No.1079554 Report

Quoted By: >>1079557

>>1079526
go to the gym

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 02:07:11 No.1079557 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079554

The closest gym is 45mins away by car, and I work until late. a bike is far more practical.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 19:22:23 No.1079733 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079526
- Find a '90s or '80s Trek/Specialized/Diamond Back/Mongoose rigid mountain bike. Better models have integrated derailleur hangers rather than those removable "claws."
- Have local bike shop/co-op give it a thorough overhaul.
- Start riding in 30min-1hr segments to build up stamina; use cheap cycle-computer or smartphone application (e.g. Strava) to log mileage.
- After 1st month of riding short distances, start extending ride time/distance. Do more hills/highway overpasses. If headwinds become too annoying, research MTB drop-bar conversion.
- ???
- PROFIT

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 19:35:46 No.1079746 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079526
>Looking for some purchasing advice. I'm a 330lb lard ass looking to buy a bike that will last me through the summer, I looked at local shops but they start at $700 Canadian, and I'm looking to spend closer to $200 or less. I'm 6' tall and basically just want something I can use to get riding again and lose some weight. I've heard department store bikes are a nightmare, but I don't want to spend $700 on a "high end" bike, just to have it fall apart because I'm too fat. Any help would be appreciated.

You are going to want a rigid 90s MTB like the other poster said. Smaller wheel sizes are stronger. You should expect to destroy a few.

Post your local used market website

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 19:37:25 No.1079749 Report

Quoted By:

>>1079526

After you find that old MTB, you're gonna want a good saddle. Sounds like you have a long ride ahead. You'll also want good brakes

Look for an XL mtb with V-brakes. If it has cantilever, the stopped power will be questionable for someone who is 300lb and lives where there is snow.

Riding in the winter is a whole other beast. You should expect to buy special tires, add fenders to the bike, and invest in a nice saddle like a Brooks

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Jun 2017 20:49:35 No.1079778 Report

Quoted By:

Should I shave my legs or keep the covered in hair in a more fur like condition?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 04:03:02 No.1080578 Report

Quoted By: >>1080642

So I got hit by a car and the insurance company has decided to give me $5000 for the replacement value of my bike. I've narrowed it down to two options.

The first is a brand new bike:
http://www.giantvancouver.com/en-ca/bikes/model/tcr.advanced.sl.2/29190/100716/#overview

The second is a year old, but a much higher spec:
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/bik/6143639926.html

Now, the 695 seems to be the obvious choice, but I'm cautious about buying used carbon bikes, and also if I get the new one I will have some warranty. The price after taxes will be the same, maybe even slightly less for the 695 if I offer 4500. What do you guys think?

sieg

sieg Sun 11 Jun 2017 05:59:03 No.1080599 Report

Quoted By: >>1080676

>>1079526
walk, then jog, then run

then once you're at a resonable weight that a bike can support (less than 200) than shop

at 350lbs you're going to wonder why you keep bending rimps, snapping spokes, seat posts keep sliding down into the frame, why your frame cracked at the bottom bracket

why your headset was indexed after 3 rides

you exert a lot of force on everything at that weight

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 11:59:56 No.1080642 Report

Quoted By: >>1080662

>>1080578

Well, the LOOK has real wheels.
The Giant does not.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 13:32:55 No.1080662 Report

Quoted By:

>>1080642
Actually giants slr1 wheelset is incredibly light. Only 1440g per pair.

After thinking overnight ive also realized another potential problem with the look: what if i EVER hsve to replace a mech or shifters or anything. Its di2 so theyre like $500 each!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 14:52:03 No.1080676 Report

Quoted By:

>>1080599
fuck off, sieg, your opinions are just plain wrong

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 20:20:09 No.1080773 Report

Quoted By:

I have $1,500 for a road bike, what buy? I'm in the US and want new but I don't mind a previous year model.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 20:41:31 No.1080780 Report

Quoted By: >>1080782 >>1080783

I live in the city limits and it's 5 mile ride into the city center. The roads here are crap and full of holes with no room left for bikes. I was thinking of getting a mountain bike to ride on the shoulder and survive bigger holes if I have to. Here are a few I was thinking of:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/bik/6151945236.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/bik/6150862989.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 20:48:37 No.1080782 Report

Quoted By: >>1080783 >>1080784

>>1080780
>The roads here are crap and full of holes with no room left for bikes
>Chicago
southside? I'm about 8 miles from the loop, northside and I find the infrastructure very accommodating unlike the southside. Even road conditions aren't bad at all, It's the entitled/oblivious drivers we got here that's the problem

I will say though, this city is one of the few cities I can bike faster than a traffic consistently given that it's FLAT here. Especially during grid lock rush hour traffic, biking is almost trolling during rush hour

both bikes look like shit deals btw

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 20:50:28 No.1080783 Report

Quoted By:

>>1080780
>>1080782
well, if the Nishiki wasn't priced so high I'd jump on it because 90's rigid mtb

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 21:00:26 No.1080784 Report

Quoted By: >>1080785

>>1080782
Nah, I'm in northwest Indiana, one of the small towns outside Chicagoland. They've actually fixed up a lot of the roads here in recent years but my main route into town if still pretty shitty.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2017 21:08:14 No.1080785 Report

Quoted By:

>>1080784
>East Chicagoan
You're not a Chicagoan you lier, you're a farmboy indiana redneck

bantz aside, I understand now why your commute includes shittier roads

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 08:46:17 No.1080900 Report

Quoted By:

Why doesn't my bike go straight when I ride without my hands? I tried to see if the frame isn't straight by tying a string passing the headtube to the dropouts. There was only 1mm error. Is that too much?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 15:17:36 No.1080967 Report

Quoted By:

Anyone have any recommendations for a good single speed?
I want to get a nice beater

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 16:14:28 No.1080987 Report

Quoted By: >>1080988

I don't want to make a new thread just have a quick question.

My mountain bike tires say 'Inflate to 40psi' and doesn't say that's the max PSI but I feel that's too low for the kind of riding I'm doing (95% perfectly flat bike trails) can I put in something more like 60-100psi? They are squishy to the touch and obviously deform when in motion. I weigh 200lbs.

What's on the sidewalls on the tire should'nt really matter, since it's the innertube being inflated, right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 16:22:36 No.1080988 Report

Quoted By: >>1080990

>>1080987
Tire pressure recommendations are just that, recommendations. I'd go with 60psi, I wouldn't break 70psi for mtb tires though.
The tire is what's holding back the tube from bursting out from the rim, it matters far more than the tube.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 16:35:49 No.1080990 Report

Quoted By: >>1080997

>>1080988
That makes sense. So a MTB tire isn't really composed of rigid enough materials to support say, 120psi or whatever like on a roadbike?

It's a 29er, which I got knowing I'd mostly be on pavement. I got a MBT because it's important that I can bounce over the crown curbs around here.

I'll go with 60 psi and see how it works. I just feel like I'm working too hard to go at a reasonable speed. Otherwise I might buy different tires.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 16:53:25 No.1080997 Report

Quoted By: >>1081006

>>1080990
With their much higher volume, mtb tires aren't made to support 120pis yes.

I assume you have knobby mtb tires? Get some slicks in a slightly smaller size, they'll roll faster on pavement.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2017 17:48:59 No.1081006 Report

Quoted By:

>>1080997
They are moderately knobby, yes. Around here I see people just run their knobbies down until they are slicks, I'm cheap so I'll probably run that route as well.

Turns out my tire psi was more like 25psi and not 40psi. I inflated them to 55/60 and it's a huge difference. Top gear at 60 rpms is somewhat less hellish now I can do it for a km without feeling like I sprinted up stairs the entire time.

I even bounced over some curbs to make sure they wouldn't explode.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 00:47:01 No.1081091 Report

Quoted By: >>1081132 >>1081156

So i want to buy a road bike for city commuting and i found a shop that sells this Trek Elance 300 for 300€.
They Seller sais its ready to ride and if i should have any issues with it he will fix them for me.
I still think 300 is pretty expensive for such an old bike, what do you guys think?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 00:50:09 No.1081092 Report

Quoted By: >>1081158

I'm roughly between 5'10"-5'11" and want a Raleigh Cadent 4.

Which size should I get? https://www.raleighusa.com/cadent-1255

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 02:31:39 No.1081132 Report

Quoted By:

>>1081091
300 is pretty expensive for such an old bike
That being said, if I had that bike, I wouldn't sell it for anything less. I woudn't pay that much for it either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 04:12:03 No.1081156 Report

Quoted By:

>>1081091
That 300 EuroShekel price should basically include the cost of a thorough refurbishment, so I'd say give it a go. Trek didn't make any crummy bikes at all in the '80s

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 04:14:06 No.1081158 Report

Quoted By:

>>1081092
def. Lg. size, homeslice

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 07:12:16 No.1081185 Report

Quoted By: >>1081205

203$ for this thing, too good to be true?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 07:27:10 No.1081187 Report

Quoted By: >>1081213

>>1075307
i run a 55 because i'm not a fucking manlet.

5'8" barely qualifies as human.

>when SEEG rides his teeeeny bicicleta to skeeewl

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 08:52:24 No.1081205 Report

Quoted By: >>1081207

>>1081185
makrokesz

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 08:55:50 No.1081207 Report

Quoted By:

>>1081205
łot du ju min?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 10:34:54 No.1081213 Report

Quoted By: >>1081257

>>1081187
Holy fuck 5'8 is even below womanlet tier.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 16:17:09 No.1081257 Report

Quoted By:

>>1081213
>shitposting this badly

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 19 Jun 2017 15:11:58 No.1083041 Report

Quoted By: >>1083073 >>1083083

Poorfag question

Think I should buy it? Dude wants 80 euro for this thing, and I'm positive there's nothing better second hand wise around, looked for months in the 28'' range, only a bunch of 70-80s vintage garbage not even worth for scraps.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Jun 2017 17:33:05 No.1083073 Report

Quoted By: >>1083085

>>1083041
Fuck no

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Jun 2017 18:00:11 No.1083083 Report

Quoted By: >>1083085

>>1083041
what brand is it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Jun 2017 18:03:04 No.1083085 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083083

Bottecchia

>>1083073

Tried it, it was awkward to ride, not in the pristine shape he claimed it to be, for 50 I would've bought it but I made up some shit about the posture and my feet rubbing on the wheel as I turned, and I backed the fuck off.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 18:31:00 No.1083367 Report

Quoted By: >>1083401 >>1091425

Looking at a really minty Cannondale CAAD8 with original Tiagra groupset for $525 US.

Yay, nay?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 20:36:56 No.1083399 Report

Quoted By: >>1084520

Are those rims good for a bike used exclusively on the road? What good is this type of spoke setup?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 20:45:09 No.1083401 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083367
You could get a brand new CAAD8 with Claris for that money

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 21:29:50 No.1083411 Report

Quoted By: >>1083414 >>1083430

>>1074790
Im about to pull the trigger on a used 2010 BMC TM02 in really good condition.
It has Dura-Ace bar shifters and front and rear brakes
Ultegra front and rear derailleurs
FSA Fron NeoPro full carbon aero crankset
3T Aura Pro aero bar set
The guy is asking 1300USD but I'm thinking of offering him 1,000 to 1,100$ since the cassette and chain needs to be replaced.
Assuming there's no frame damage is this bike a good deal?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 21:58:41 No.1083414 Report

Quoted By: >>1083416

>>1083411
Wheels?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 22:02:42 No.1083416 Report

Quoted By: >>1083417 >>1083431 >>1083443

>>1083414
Here's a picture of them. I can't read the writing on them but they have flat spokes. That's all I know about them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 22:04:26 No.1083417 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083416
Mavic Ksyrium, really solid training wheels

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Jun 2017 22:41:35 No.1083425 Report

Quoted By: >>1083571

>>1078926
>mfw I didn't know any better and bought origin8 bullhorns for $20

Sieg

Sieg Tue 20 Jun 2017 23:12:31 No.1083430 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083411
7 year old carbon bike with last gen dura ace at high-mid pricing

Sieg

Sieg Tue 20 Jun 2017 23:17:52 No.1083431 Report

Quoted By: >>1083463

>>1083416
Mavic meme wheels. Decent. But you can buy them all day everyday for $120 on Craigslist so they're not like "holy fuck must cop"

They ship factory on a lot of middling bikes and are a decent upgrade to tiagra equipped bikes.

I had them on my bike but then I sold them for twice what I paid.

I'd say buy the bike and sell all the old dura ace components off of it

Sell the wheels then build up the new dura ace group

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Jun 2017 00:13:59 No.1083443 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083416
... are those dropouts missing something?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Jun 2017 01:45:16 No.1083463 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083431
I do love me some good memes.
The guy said he would do 1,000 for it.
Should I get new wheels or upgrade the components like you said?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Jun 2017 03:35:09 No.1083571 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083425
Your only wrongdoing is taking a sieg post seriously

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 18:05:48 No.1084076 Report

Quoted By:

how do i know what size frame is good ?
im 5'10" btw

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 18:56:41 No.1084087 Report

Quoted By: >>1084101

Looking for a single speed to use for short commutes to work and school. The frame size seems ideal. Seller is asking for $400, is this a fair price assuming nothing needs to be immediately replaced?

https://eugene.craigslist.org/bik/6176639834.html

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 19:19:30 No.1084089 Report

Quoted By: >>1084091 >>1084507

Is this piece of shit worth 500 eurobucks?

>carbon frame
>ultegra 10v
>saddle and seat post in carbon too
>Marchisio wheels

Also I searched around but I'm not sure what year is it from, it think it is from around 2002/2003, any ideas of the name of the model and year?

Also is it even worth buying bikes that old?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 19:24:16 No.1084091 Report

Quoted By: >>1084095

>>1084089
>Also is it even worth buying bikes that old?
Sure, why not? Are you looking for a Bike to train for? Have you ever ridden a Roadbike yourself? A De Rosa equipped with Ultegra is a pretty solid base, even for its age, as long as the Components work and everything is maintained. I for myself ride a Shimano RSX equipped Bike from the late 90s, and it just works and i even use it from time to time for training in the rain. Also for that Price you barely even get a used De Rosa frame from that Year, and you are getting a whole BIke with rather decent components, anything else depends on its condition and how much you want to spend

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 19:45:05 No.1084095 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084091
I'm a newbie so I don't know how much fixing/maintenance an old bike needs, and since I'm paying 500€ I just wanted to know if old bikes are reliable enough without needing to change parts already etc.

I want to use it to do some long distance riding like 100/150km and then more with time, not really interested in races or whatever, it will be my first roadbike.

Thanks for clarifying about the price btw, now I can buy it with more confidence.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 19:57:10 No.1084100 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075163
Going for this one as a commuter bike.
1500€

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 20:03:05 No.1084101 Report

Quoted By: >>1084115

>>1084087
For what the bike is, the price seems decent.
The frame is aluminum though which will transfer more road vibrations/bumps up to you but at the benefit of being lighter than a steel frame.
As long as you're the right height for the frame you should be good.

That being said, I feel like you'd be able to get a better deal on a cheaper bike considering you would only be using it for short commutes.
I'm not from your area so I have no idea what the second hand bike scene is like there so ymmv

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 22:09:48 No.1084115 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084101
Thanks a lot for your input. I'll probably continue looking for less expensive single speeds since my commute is pretty short. My biggest issue with my local used bike market is that most of the bikes are a bit too small.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 22 Jun 2017 22:49:19 No.1084124 Report

Quoted By: >>1084302 >>1084306 >>1084335

help a bike illiterate n00b out, what kind of entry level bike should i look for to commute on? (~15km round trip in the city)? the road is flat and comfy, i've been borrowing a bike from [spoiler:lit]my sister[/spoiler:lit] but she wants it back

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Jun 2017 15:54:56 No.1084302 Report

Quoted By: >>1084567

>>1084124
Get the same bike you sister has.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Jun 2017 16:11:58 No.1084306 Report

Quoted By: >>1084567

>>1084124
Get whatever. I just recommend getting something you'd find fun to ride, and that isn't uncomfortable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Jun 2017 17:53:02 No.1084335 Report

Quoted By: >>1084567

>>1084124
90s rigid MTB with slicks

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Jun 2017 21:47:31 No.1084377 Report

Quoted By:

So I'm looking for a bike to commute to uni and back daily

I don't cycle already but I'll be studying in Konstanz, Germany for a year and cycling seems like the best option to get around given how nice public transport is (compared to UK)

I was looking already and wondering what's the general opinion of "Giant-bicycles"? or if there's anything better maybe?

My commute is max 4.5km & budget is around 900 dollars max but of course cheaper is better especially given muh first bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Jun 2017 09:20:37 No.1084507 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084089

So I went to see it and it's in pretty good conditions but it has a bit of troubles at changing to the lowest gear in the back, the last one is a different color so maybe it was added later?
Is this a minor problem or it may be a bigger issue?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Jun 2017 11:01:33 No.1084520 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083399
It looks cool

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Jun 2017 16:14:25 No.1084567 Report

Quoted By: >>1084595

>>1084302
p sure it's too small, im a dude

>>1084306
ok. is it safe to look into used bikes? i'm a poor student

>>1084335
i-i will look into the meaning of those words...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Jun 2017 18:18:57 No.1084595 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084567
MTB : mountain bike
rigid: not equipped with any suspension
slicks: slick tires/tyres

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Jun 2017 19:48:16 No.1084899 Report

Quoted By: >>1084909

>Please note this item is not available to the delivery country you have selected.

anybody know why I get this on some bikes on evanscyles?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Jun 2017 20:07:38 No.1084909 Report

Quoted By: >>1084921

>>1084899
Specialized and some others demand that their bikes aren't being sold abroad or some shit.

I guess they are trying to create business for the LBS, but if your LBS doesn't have their bikes then you are fucked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Jun 2017 20:31:47 No.1084921 Report

Quoted By: >>1084970 >>1085110

>>1084909
im from sweden looking at a fuji touring i was recommended on another thread and i got that message

i get the same with bromptons for example

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 00:02:15 No.1084970 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084921
A shitheap called Cykelringen (never buy there - google why) has the sole right to sell Fuji in Sweden. Brompton also have weird retail zoning restrictions.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 14:36:37 No.1085103 Report

Quoted By: >>1085104 >>1085107 >>1085118

Got this 1999 Cannondale R800 Compact at a local Goodwill for $25. Thoughts? As a poorfag casual rider using it for trips around town, I think I got damn lucky. I'm a bit tall for it but I don't give a shit.

Other than old shit tires, it didn't need any repairs, just slightly dirty (thinking it was garaged by prior owner). Not exactly stock, either, but whatever.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 14:42:39 No.1085104 Report

Quoted By: >>1085107

>>1085103
I forgot to mention that I got it 2 months ago and it's riding fine. Funny enough, it also came with a working computer. It's older than the bike (1994 if I remember) but it works fine and it looks nice being somewhat era accurate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 14:59:28 No.1085107 Report

Quoted By: >>1085116

>>1085103
>>1085104
Great find
You may want to consider getting a long ass stem, riding a bike too small for you with swept back bars can't be very comfortable

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 15:29:58 No.1085110 Report

Quoted By:

>>1084921

take the four corners, mang !

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 16:12:03 No.1085116 Report

Quoted By: >>1085118

>>1085107
The only uncomfortable part about it for me is the seat itself after long rides. Other than that I have no complaints. I've heard countless bikefags point out that I need a much larger bike, but honestly I think they are full of shit. Maybe if I were touring I'd notice this discomfort everyone talks about, but I only ride it a few miles around my city.

The only real issue I've run into riding a bike this size is the turning radius can suffer because the tire can hit my opposite foot if it's in the front position. I've gotten used to this quirk, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 16:20:24 No.1085118 Report

Quoted By: >>1085129

>>1085103
Hey Anon, great find!
Should you want to try a longer stem, I have a 1"1/4 150mm (i think, have to measure again) one from a 1992 R700 That I would happily trade for your shorter one. Yours look like a smaller diameter though...

Saw >>1085116 after writing this, but well, I need a shorter stem, so I may as well try asking!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 16:44:03 No.1085129 Report

Quoted By: >>1085147

>>1085118
I'm going to wait it out for now and see. Being that this is the nicest bike I've ever owned, I'm still fawning over it a bit. Maybe, later on, I will start finding flaws and parts to upgrade on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 18:46:17 No.1085147 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085129
Try going for a longer, leisure ride. You'll get a better feel of your bike and see if something needs replacing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Jun 2017 19:20:45 No.1085162 Report

Quoted By:

>>1077283
>27" wheels
There's nothing particularly wrong with this but it limits your tire selection somewhat since it is an obsolete size. I had a pretty good 4130 Schwinn with 27" wheels and downtube shifters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Jun 2017 16:47:33 No.1085394 Report

Quoted By:

>>1074790
What kind of handlebar tape do you guys like? Gel, foam, cork, or cotton? What color would look good?

My bike: >>1082460

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 27 Jun 2017 21:34:55 No.1085449 Report

Quoted By: >>1085453 >>1085474 >>1086034

>>1078696
Thank you very much, I bought it and it was great until something happened with the chain but i sold it for $180 a day later.

>>1074790
Is this worth it for $190? I brought it down from $270. Specialized Allez

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Jun 2017 21:59:54 No.1085453 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085449
Would cop

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 27 Jun 2017 23:31:01 No.1085474 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085449
Or should I get this Diamondback Podium 1 for $150. Please respond

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jun 2017 01:57:49 No.1085491 Report

Quoted By: >>1085493

Another worthless degenerate looking for your perspective. Looking for a daily commuter, ~$300, mostly road. I saw this, is it fair?
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/bid/6191253489

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jun 2017 01:59:26 No.1085493 Report

Quoted By: >>1085608 >>1085704

>>1085491
Derp, fucked up the link:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/bid/6191253489.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jun 2017 17:14:25 No.1085608 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085493
Shimano RSX seems old. I think it's a 90s bike. I would personally pay like $150 for it

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Jun 2017 20:44:19 No.1085652 Report

Quoted By: >>1085709

>>1074790
I have a 55cm peugeot that I find too small for me. Can i in theory buy a bigger frame, say 60, and replace the old one keeping all the same parts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Jun 2017 00:39:06 No.1085704 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085493
Those Trek touring bikes seem a bit too fancy to be practical commuters… I'd go for that Diamondback Transporter myself.
(but please level that rear rack if you do buy it)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Jun 2017 01:00:57 No.1085709 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085652
Not likely, unless the new frame is also a French frame, because they usually have odd measurements

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Jun 2017 20:42:42 No.1085951 Report

Quoted By: >>1086071

Is there a catch I should be looking for? All the pictures look clean and normal, but this seems like a really fucking good deal on a frame I've had my eye on located right in my town.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Jun 2017 02:14:56 No.1086034 Report

Quoted By: >>1086069

>>1085449
what size frame is it, and where do you live?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 30 Jun 2017 04:43:43 No.1086069 Report

Quoted By: >>1086217

>>1086034
58cm, I live in San Diego, California located in the United States of America.

I'm also looking at pic related it's also 58cm, he agreed to $140 but said i can pick bit up on Saturday (probably making time for better offers).

Sieg

Sieg Fri 30 Jun 2017 04:59:12 No.1086071 Report

Quoted By:

>>1085951
Size XL frames are almost always dirt cheap

Since people like to buy them thinking they need them because they're so tall and being tall is a good trait.

Then serious cyclists figure out proncyclists size down like two or 3 frame sizes for a better position and go after the 48-50-52-54 in demand sizes

56-compact design frame is about as big as you want

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Jun 2017 19:13:07 No.1086217 Report

Quoted By:

>>1086069
Nigga that bike is closer to 63cm than 58cm

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2017 03:43:37 No.1086712 Report

Quoted By: >>1087876

I need a training bike, found this trek 1.5 20 speed (tiagra), it's €336.
what say you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2017 17:10:55 No.1086879 Report

Quoted By: >>1086886

I've been interested in getting a mountain bike for light trail use and maybe some commuting. Does anyone know if I could put 27 wheels with some smaller tires maybe 1.25 with less tread?

Also is this a solid deal?
Thanks.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2017 17:28:23 No.1086886 Report

Quoted By:

>>1086879
forgot to add image

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Jul 2017 12:27:13 No.1087876 Report

Quoted By:

>>1086712

not bad

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 07 Jul 2017 21:47:36 No.1088636 Report

Quoted By: >>1088638

Where do people actually get bare bike frames from? I can track down every other part from wheels to cable nipples, but no frames bar $1500+ carbon fred machines.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 07 Jul 2017 21:51:15 No.1088638 Report

Quoted By:

>>1088636
Pretty sure you can find them on any chink shit site like aliexpress, bangood or such

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2017 16:31:25 No.1089182 Report

Quoted By:

pass or play my dudes?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2017 16:34:07 No.1089184 Report

Quoted By:

>>1075323
>i'm 5'8"
when will they learn?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2017 16:51:04 No.1089186 Report

Quoted By: >>1089187 >>1089214

This bike is been up on CL for at least a year now and dropped from around $100. Is it worth the $60 with only three speeds working? I assume it only needs a RD adjustment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2017 16:57:33 No.1089187 Report

Quoted By:

>>1089186
New chain + barrel adjustment should set the gears back to order. Worst case you'll need to re-do the cable.
Or maybe spend $50 on STI shifters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2017 18:30:11 No.1089214 Report

Quoted By:

>>1089186
Pass on Continentals (and their Varsity siblings). The frame—and every component bar the brake calipers—is 1010 high-tensile steel, which makes the bike a complete boat anchor.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 14 Jul 2017 00:40:32 No.1090665 Report

Quoted By:

found this waterford x 11 steel cyclocross on craigslist. from my understanding waterford was a small company that made stuff like this in the 2000's. before cyclocross hipsters i geuss. how much would u guys buy this for? I have no idea what to offer. im looking to make a 1x commuter that i wont worry about being locked up in rougher neighborhoods.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 03:45:20 No.1091112 Report

Quoted By: >>1091116

Anyone know what year this bike is from?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 04:04:10 No.1091116 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091112

early/mid 90s

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 14:37:08 No.1091225 Report

Quoted By: >>1091233 >>1091247

Every time I look at my local cl there's some crazy-looking shit on there.

Like, "people actually ride this?"

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 14:55:37 No.1091231 Report

Quoted By: >>1091232 >>1091234

>been riding MTB spds for years on all my bikes including road bikes and downhill bikes
>finally get LOOK Keos
>stumble around for what seems eternity trying to clip at every green light
Please help.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 14:57:24 No.1091232 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091231
Practice. Lean against a wall and just spend time practicing until you can get it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 15:00:31 No.1091233 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091225
I'd ride it

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 15:08:01 No.1091234 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091231
Get SPD-SL instead!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Jul 2017 15:48:56 No.1091247 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091225
I feel the same way every time I see a saddle slammed in an old lugged ten-speed.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 01:16:21 No.1091424 Report

Quoted By:

>>1076490
>What is riding a bike down a hill

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 01:20:49 No.1091425 Report

Quoted By:

>>1083367
For $100 yes, for 525 you are getting assfucked

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 01:58:18 No.1091436 Report

Quoted By: >>1091437

is this a good cop for a first time road bike?

Keeping in mind that I am 6'4", should I look into bigger frames?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/bik/d/cannondale-caad/6222756810.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 02:09:05 No.1091437 Report

Quoted By: >>1091438

>>1091436
It's a decent deal since it seems to be almost brand new, but it's way too small for you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 02:10:47 No.1091438 Report

Quoted By: >>1091441

>>1091437
what size should I look into getting, 58, 60?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 02:18:13 No.1091441 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091438
More like 62 - 64
They're harder to come by but they're also cheaper since they're harder to get rid of too.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 02:27:48 No.1091445 Report

Quoted By: >>1091465

should i cop or avoid? for 70€
my budget is basically 100€ max
i definitely want mud covers so most racing bikes are out of question, unless it is possible to add that to them?
so whats the best i can do for that price?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 03:09:56 No.1091456 Report

Quoted By:

>>1078784
So what's your road bike then faggot?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 03:38:46 No.1091465 Report

Quoted By: >>1091466

>>1091445
or should i go above my budget and get his for 130€?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 03:39:55 No.1091466 Report

Quoted By: >>1091469

>>1091465
wrong pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 03:42:59 No.1091469 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091466
seems i cant save picture from ebay nvm

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 17 Jul 2017 21:15:08 No.1091690 Report

Quoted By:

capecod.craigslist.org/bik/d/cm-velo-orange-campeur/6197042792.html
>Bike has only 30 miles on it.
>$1800
im ded

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Jul 2017 11:59:36 No.1091854 Report

Quoted By: >>1092561

5ft 8 manlet here. I recently moved to australia to a place near melbourne. Budget is under 700AUD. What's a good commuter bike for going to my workplace which is about 5 miles away and commuting across the city on weekends?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 20 Jul 2017 23:01:15 No.1092521 Report

Quoted By:

i just bought this for 65€
i plan on losing those bullhorn things
its kinda heavy but i guess thats to be expected
any recommends what else i can do to it to make it better?

also sorry for screenshot image, i havent taken a picture myself since its dark so lifted the picture from the ad

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Jul 2017 02:21:32 No.1092561 Report

Quoted By:

>>1091854
Echoing this question, except in 700 freedomcash instead of cuckbucks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Jul 2017 22:24:20 No.1093088 Report

Quoted By:

Telling you guys what, these GP4000II tyres are fun but man, they're weak. Got a tear on one from just riding over pebbles. Gonna stick to gatorskins.

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