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Anonymous Sat 05 Mar 2022 21:30:15 No.1769775 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1769837 >>1770804 >>1770922 >>1772806 >>1772845 >>1774517

Buy a steel bike like this one. I have almost 10k km in the saddle mith mine, I love it. Get a good saddle as well.

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Anonymous Sat 05 Mar 2022 21:32:32 No.1769778 Report

Quoted By: >>1769801 >>1775256

Great for bicycle touring, you can cycle to China and back with this setup.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 05 Mar 2022 21:34:53 No.1769779 Report

Quoted By: >>1769850 >>1769864

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Anonymous Sat 05 Mar 2022 22:55:13 No.1769801 Report

Quoted By: >>1770085

>>1769778
you will come bach with a hump with those handlebars

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 01:11:57 No.1769837 Report

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>>1769775
I have about 6500 miles on my crabon bike. About 4000 of those are on the current saddle (Fizik Antares Versus Evo). It's an improvement over the Selle Italia that came with it, though there was nothing really wrong with the Selle Italia .The Fizik is just more comfortable.

Anyway my advice is to avoid cable disc brakes, I used to have a bike with those. Never again. Hydraulics don't need much if any fiddling to keep them working well. So if you cycle to china there's no need to stop in every village and ask the local shaman for some yak butter.

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Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 02:13:52 No.1769850 Report

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>>1769779

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Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 03:05:50 No.1769864 Report

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>>1769779
>leather saddle
Into the trash it goes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 09:43:55 No.1769918 Report

Quoted By: >>1769937

get a carbon fork
yes it is very worth it
no it won't explode

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 11:44:10 No.1769937 Report

Quoted By: >>1769938

>>1769918
I'm scared shitless of carbon idk why, i would love to put a rigid 29er carbon fork on my mtb but i still cant make my mind about the actual safety of carbon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 11:46:11 No.1769938 Report

Quoted By: >>1769940 >>1769943

>>1769937
carbon seat posts and stupid stuff like that is a mixed bag for general public use with all the dumb things general public and bike shops do. but carbon forks were reliable at GP level 20 years ago mate

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 11:49:05 No.1769940 Report

Quoted By: >>1769941

>>1769938
Fears are irrational sometimes, i know it will be stiffer but i'll feel safer with an AL fork desu

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 11:50:02 No.1769941 Report

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>>1769940
I ride only rigid steel forks because I think carbon is going to fail and smash my face up but got my gf a bike with a carbon fork

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 11:56:28 No.1769943 Report

Quoted By: >>1769944 >>1769947

>>1769938
I bash the carbon fork on my norco valence road bike like crazy and still no issues
before this I had a trek 1000 road bike, one time I crashed straight into a curb, went flying over the bars, the aluminum steerer got bent out of shape, the carbon fork blades remained intact
my dad used to race as a young man, one day on a training ride his steel fork suddenly failed and he woke up in the hospital with a broken jaw
I guess what I'm trying to say is try it out yourself and form your own opinion

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 12:04:12 No.1769944 Report

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>>1769943
>training ride
thats what he told you it was so you wouldn't laugh at his 190 FTP

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 12:10:01 No.1769947 Report

Quoted By: >>1769950 >>1769953

>>1769943
I still ride a steel bike from the 70s, carbon will be dust in 15 year let alone 50

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 12:17:44 No.1769950 Report

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>>1769947
I ride an old steel bike also, I love both of my bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 12:22:47 No.1769953 Report

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>>1769947
I ride a 20yo bike with carbon fork. it's fine.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 19:08:40 No.1770079 Report

Quoted By: >>1770173 >>1772855 >>1774434

ultimate saddle for male health

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Mar 2022 19:31:54 No.1770085 Report

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>>1769801
Not that guy, but I have an old gray Miyata 1000, with a similar setup.
It's quite an upright riding position (look at the "negative" saddle to handlebar drop).

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Mar 2022 01:33:43 No.1770173 Report

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>>1770079
just make it shaped like dick and balls

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Mar 2022 22:04:33 No.1770804 Report

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>>1769775
1. get wide tires, absolute minimum 35 mm
2. get puncture protected tires (Schwalbe Marathon is popular for a reason, Marathon Plus when you ride an E-bike)
3. run reasonable pressures, don't go too high
4. relax, this is your commute, not a race
5. Get full fenders for your bike, they are worth it
6. Hub dynamos and LED lights are awesome

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 04:08:27 No.1770922 Report

Quoted By: >>1772837

>>1769775
>Buy a steel bike like this one.

If you are a tall guy, don't. My 6061 AL/Carbon forked roadie is 21 lbs. An equivalent bike with the same gruppo and the same size frame in Surly 4130 is 29 lbs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 06:58:51 No.1772806 Report

Quoted By: >>1772837 >>1772853

>>1769775
Isn't steel heavy especially for bicycles?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 09:51:59 No.1772837 Report

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>>1770922
>>1772806
unrace yourselves

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 10:25:35 No.1772845 Report

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>>1769775
>10k km
so you mean 10Mm

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 11:29:22 No.1772853 Report

Quoted By: >>1774840

>>1772806
It's heavy, but I bet my ass you don't do more than 30 km/h so you wont notice a difference, even if shit is made out of 1008 or similar mild shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 11:40:26 No.1772855 Report

Quoted By: >>1772857

>>1770079
still shiling this stupid shit. you probably just had your saddle too high and convinced yourself you needed a ~special cons0om~ product to fix the problem. kys faggot

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 11:47:27 No.1772857 Report

Quoted By: >>1772858

>>1772855
wait I thought he was joking

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 11:50:38 No.1772858 Report

Quoted By: >>1772860 >>1772891

>>1772857
no, he's been shilling this fucking saddle for years, to the point where he knows he'll get b& for even posting the product name

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 11:58:24 No.1772860 Report

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>>1772858
refuse to believe anyone is dumb enough to think that's a good saddle

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Mar 2022 14:26:48 No.1772891 Report

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>>1772858
He’s still never posted a picture of it on his bike.

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Anonymous Tue 15 Mar 2022 15:04:53 No.1773391 Report

Quoted By: >>1774451 >>1774504

been thinking about getting new handlebars for pic rel.
I only really use it for commuting and sometimes fitness, the area i live in is generally quite hilly and i find normal handle bars are pretty uncomfortable when im climbing. debating between drop bars and bull bars, leaning towards bull bars because i dont really need speed, just power for uphill climbs, i also like the minimal aesthetic if im totally honest.
anyone with experience can give insight?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Mar 2022 17:30:53 No.1774434 Report

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>>1770079
Hey rido bro how you been

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Mar 2022 18:06:00 No.1774451 Report

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>>1773391
it'll be one pain in the ass after another

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Mar 2022 20:33:00 No.1774504 Report

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>>1773391
Just get bar ends.

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Anonymous Fri 18 Mar 2022 21:22:12 No.1774517 Report

Quoted By: >>1774519 >>1774847

>>1769775
>Buy a steel bike like this one. I have almost 10k km in the saddle mith mine

>remove saddle (with explosives)
>shine flashlight down seattube
>"Unpainted steel is supposed to be brown, r...right?"

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Mar 2022 21:32:47 No.1774519 Report

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>>1774517
How and why did you remove the paint?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Mar 2022 20:31:07 No.1774840 Report

Quoted By: >>1774843

>>1772853
Weight has no bearing on speed. It matters for acceleration/deceleration and going uphill. Besides, if you're 90-100kg yourself like many guys in the big guy bike size range, the bike being 12kg or 18kg won't make that much of a difference.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Mar 2022 20:36:11 No.1774843 Report

Quoted By: >>1774860

>>1774840
Is 10kg heavy? Considering a genesis equilibrium

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Mar 2022 20:39:03 No.1774847 Report

Quoted By:

>>1774517
>tries to shit on steel bikes
>just ends up looking like a retard
every time

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Mar 2022 21:01:46 No.1774860 Report

Quoted By:

>>1774843
it's about what you'd expect from a mid tier road bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 20 Mar 2022 17:51:34 No.1775256 Report

Quoted By:

>>1769778
what's in the bags
are you carrying a sleeping bag and a tent?
i think you have a trailer attached as well

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 20 Mar 2022 19:00:48 No.1775293 Report

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I did 11 000 km in a single trip on an alu cross bike with a carbon fork
Overall it has probably 30 000 km on the frame and fork and the only thing that's failed was one of the chainrings and the rear wheel (I've obv. had to replace cassette and BB several times)
Bike's also been crashed like a dozen times and is still truckin along

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