/n/ - Transportation » Thread #1947220

[385 / 47 / 119]

420KiB, 940x625, custom-bilenky-hetchins-tribute-track-354_2.jpg

/bqg/ ― Bike Questions General

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 14:42:55 No.1947220 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1947433 >>1947883 >>1948059 >>1948810

Not Your Average Bike Edition

Park Tool
https://www.youtube.com/@parktool/videos

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Information
https://sheldonbrown.com

RJ the Bike Guy
https://www.youtube.com/@RJTheBikeGuy/videos

Previous thread >>1945971

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO oc-uno-clrs-7.gif, 508KiB, 720x432

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 16:14:20 No.1947256 Report

Quoted By: >>1947258 >>1947280 >>1947296

Redpill me buying bikes made by Gravity and Motobecane on BikesDirect.com.

They're significantly cheaper than equivalent spec'ed bikes elsewhere. Why should or shouldn't I buy one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 16:17:59 No.1947258 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947256
They aren't equivalent spec'd, they are mix and match bikes containing a brand name RD here and a brand name brifter there and the rest mystery meat

There's nothing super duper fucked up or wrong with BD bikes but they rub some people the wrong way with their "ultegra build (bottom bracket is ultegra), compare with $8000 parlee, motobecane champion yours for the low price $800 LIMITED TIME ORDER NOW" schtick because it's kinda dishonest if you don't know about bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 17:52:52 No.1947280 Report

Quoted By: >>1947286

>>1947256
top brand bikes like from trek are better engineered for ride quality, accessory mounting points etc and retain their second hand value a lot better than no name or disreputable brand bikes. lots of outdated spec and chinesium on the cheaper bikesdirect bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:01:54 No.1947282 Report

Quoted By: >>1947283 >>1947289 >>1947314 >>1947357 >>1947742 >>1947743

Why do people buy 2 or 3 by drivetrain bikes when 1 by 11/12 wide range drivetrains exist with over 500% gear ratio. 2-3 by drivetrains are heavier, have higher long term costs, and have more points off failure.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:03:19 No.1947283 Report

Quoted By: >>1947287

>>1947282
why do you care what other people buy? let people enjoy things

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:07:02 No.1947286 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947280
This is a bunch of vague and mostly wrong nonsense. Mounting points? Not every bike is a Trek 520. There might be something to be said for resale value but honestly who tf buys a bike for its resale value.

It's low spec bikes for low spec prices spiced up with a bit of PT Barnum sleaze but "disreputable" is a bit extreme, some shitty motobecane misrepresented as a substitute for a Domane is still probably a better bike than an actual BSO from walmart or amazon. Like the disc brakes on the pictured bike, while dogshit by any reasonable standard, are still technically "name brand". I wouldn't touch them with a flaming turdstick but I've seen worse on more expensive bikes from "real" brands.

All I'm saying is considering the competition at that price point you could do worse, but you do need to be picky and expect to replace a few things, as you should be with just about any new bike, even a good one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:08:03 No.1947287 Report

Quoted By: >>1947291

>>1947283
I'm asking why. Is there some hidden advantage that I'm not understanding? The only benefit I can see is having 20 or 30 gears gives you smaller jumps between gears at the cost of complexity, weight, cost, and reliability.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:13:08 No.1947289 Report

Quoted By: >>1950117

>>1947282
Because to achieve that wide gear ratio you have to put up with shit like-
-Huge jumps between cogs
-Ridiculously overweight cassettes causing chain whiplash
-Still a lower gear range than with a 2x

Muh long term costs would be a better argument if you were wondering why $500 commuter bikes come in 2x or 3x and I'd agree with you therer, but let's be honest here we're talking about enthusiast bikes spec'd with $1000+ groupsets, and at that level you'd do better to shave costs by just buying shittier tires.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:16:09 No.1947291 Report

Quoted By: >>1947292 >>1947298 >>1947303 >>1947732

>>1947287
show me a bike with 20 or 30 gears please

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:22:08 No.1947292 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947291
Nta but it was obviously proffered as a range
Just to spite you I will build bikes at 20 and 30 speeds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:23:03 No.1947293 Report

Quoted By: >>1947297 >>1947495

so a bolt came out of my front crankset, it's on a 90s MTB and now the lowest front gear is bent to shit and unusable (the hole the bolt came out of is stripped as well), is it easy/economical to replace just the front gears or the entire transmission or is it even worth it with a bike I got for 75 bucks. (good frame but it's nothing special) like should I just leave it and never use the low gear and wait till I can afford a new bike/better used bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:29:11 No.1947296 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947256
I'd check all the bearings for grease and rims for true and spokes for tension. a bike shop checks for this stuff but the BD assembly shipped to you should be considered suspect like a Walmart bso.
probably needs brake and shifter tuning, too. I'm just going by things I've heard about their bikes, general internet heresay.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:29:41 No.1947297 Report

Quoted By: >>1947299 >>1947300 >>1947311

>>1947293
Loles I just called you a retard for not buying an angle grinder
The gear you are referring to is the highest not lowest.
A new bb is like 25 bucks and you can just find some shitty cranks to replace
Also bikes do not have transmissions (or crankshafts) generally just fyi
You can ride on it to loosen it from the spindle.
If it's worth it is up to you. Like how retards pay someone to replace brake pads on their cars for hundreds of dollars when its easier than bicycle brakes. It's worth just paying money because they are retards. Are you retarded? If so just throw money at some one or something

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:32:38 No.1947298 Report

Quoted By: >>1947607

>>1947291
?
every 90s mtb was 3x7, that's 21 right there

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:32:58 No.1947299 Report

Quoted By: >>1947334

>>1947297
>Loles I just called you a retard for not buying an angle grinder
no you didnt, different poster, take meds.
>The gear you are referring to is the highest not lowest.
ok sure, whatever, the smallest one.
>Also bikes do not have transmissions (or crankshafts) generally just fyi
dont have to be a pedantic fag about it. I never even said crankshaft, it is a type of transmission.
>If it's worth it is up to you. Like how retards pay someone to replace brake pads on their cars for hundreds of dollars when its easier than bicycle brakes. It's worth just paying money because they are retards. Are you retarded? If so just throw money at some one or something
ok i'll wait for another poster to tell me about the process instead, faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:33:13 No.1947300 Report

Quoted By: >>1947334

>>1947297
nta but what is wrong with you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 18:36:04 No.1947303 Report

Quoted By: >>1947310

>>1947291
There are lots of bikes with 2/3 in the front and 10 in the back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:00:56 No.1947310 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947303
that's 30 speeds but 13 gears on the bike. i want to see a bike with 20 or 30 gears on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:03:39 No.1947311 Report

Quoted By: >>1947334

>>1947297
>ride around on boltless cranks to loosen them from the spindle
lol no, you dumb fuck, no

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:06:09 No.1947312 Report

Quoted By: >>1947334

gonna try to get some cheap steel nitto b123 handlebars on an ebay auction, wish me luck guys

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:19:43 No.1947314 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947282
Constant cadence fags shun the 1x and don't want to get in trouble with their pace line butt buddies.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:50:49 No.1947320 Report

Quoted By: >>1947321 >>1947326 >>1947327 >>1947331 >>1947359

I think I'm sold on getting a high grade steel bike for general city riding, dirt roads, and gravel. Is high end steel really worth it or are the people shilling it just contrarian hipsters?

What's the difference between 520 and 853 Reynolds? Is it worth paying several hundreds of dollars more?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:54:14 No.1947321 Report

Quoted By: >>1947327 >>1947331

>>1947320
There was an experiment done years ago where some bike magazine commissioned a bunch of identical bikes in different tubings. A bunch of experienced riders could not tell the difference. If you're looking at different builds/geometries, even more reason to completely ignore the tubing.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO crux.jpg, 162KiB, 350x263

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 19:54:43 No.1947322 Report

Quoted By: >>1947434 >>1947504 >>1947835

2016 Crux E5X1

$1300

Excellent condition, how out of pocket is this price? It seems high, but what would be a good deal? The bike looks dreamy and in good condition.

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/crux-e5-x1/p/107049?color=195798-107049

54cm, I'm 5'11" but as I understand it cyclocross bikes run larger. Plus I have a short torso.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 20:02:48 No.1947326 Report

Quoted By: >>1947334

>>1947320
ride a bike and find out for yourself, but in my opinion yes
and yes 853 is worth several hundred more if you actually plan to ride often, the difference is vast

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 20:03:06 No.1947327 Report

Quoted By: >>1947353

>>1947320
>>1947321
here's the test: https://files.catbox.moe/ckpkm8.pdf

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 20:56:07 No.1947331 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947320
Exotic alloys are truly nice but >>1947321 is right, geometry and design is way more important than frame material.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 21:09:58 No.1947334 Report

Quoted By: >>1947351 >>1947495

>>1947299
>>1947300
>>>/diy/2673230
Ooooh I ass umed. Cry about it faggots
Also what do you even need to know about the process ?? It is up to you to decide it it's worth it. If you have an ounce of mechanical capacity and like the bike then yes. If you don't like the bike then no. It's so god damn simple, what do you need your hand held for ?
>>1947311
Yes, you dumb nigger, yes. Lrn2wrench faggot
Come up with a better idea than that or angle grinder
Inb4 dubya dee fordee and watch paint dry lol
>>1947312
Good luck anon
>>1947326
Pls elaborate/nutshell I don't want to click litterbox

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 21:10:04 No.1947335 Report

Quoted By: >>1947340

Imagine if reynolds never survived brexit and all our tubes were simply “0.9 - 0.7 - 0.9 chromoly” from asia without any marketing or fancy model names

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 21:30:58 No.1947340 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947335
That is currently the situation though, everyone’s using their own “special blend” tubes these days

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:18:28 No.1947351 Report

Quoted By: >>1947355 >>1947368

>>1947334
it's called a crank puller you pathetic welfare retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:21:59 No.1947353 Report

Quoted By: >>1947893

>>1947327
this just times out for me.
anyone else?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:27:47 No.1947355 Report

Quoted By: >>1947364

>>1947351
not defending him because he's an asshole, but the guy said he stripped the threads. then again maybe he meant he stripped the chainring bolt threads, in which case yes, he needs a crank puller

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:37:54 No.1947357 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947282
11-12s 2x or 3x drivetrains have 15-20+ effective gears
that's more than 11-12 isn't it?

they also get less chain wear because of a straighter chain line

the main benefit of a 1x is convenience/ease of use, it isn't actually better

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:43:43 No.1947359 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947320
all steel used in bikes is very similar except for ultra low-end pot metal and high end shit from the 90s that was way too hard and tended to crack
if you commission a custom frame just tell the builder how you want, they will know which steel to use

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1694213634674.jpg, 106KiB, 1000x1000

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 22:55:19 No.1947362 Report

Quoted By: >>1947370 >>1947388

my front derailleur is feeling a little bit grabby so going to clean and lube the cables and hope it fixes it before I readjust everything. Are bike cables anything special or can I go at it like motorcycle ones, so brake cleaner to flush any gunk out then spray some lube like pic attached down the tube

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 23:15:35 No.1947364 Report

Quoted By: >>1947368

>>1947355
you just buy a shitty chinese crank puller and glue the bottom part in to the fucked up threads, the top part will still move and operate correctly. $3.21 with free shipping on aliexpress

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 23:31:27 No.1947368 Report

Quoted By: >>1947377

>>1947351
>Pathetic welfare retard
Project harder, smoke moar copium and lrn2read
>>1947364
You haven't done this because it doesn't work and if it did it would be a retarded solution to a simple problem. Are you a future engineer by any chance ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 23:34:14 No.1947370 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947362
Don't forget to clean the shifter itself
Can't speak to any "adhesive lubricant" I use plain oil/lube

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Sep 2023 23:52:02 No.1947377 Report

Quoted By: >>1947389

>>1947368
i've done it and it works, there's no reason why it wouldn't
you don't have to be such a raging cunt every time you speak
this thread is for helping people not sperging out

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:19:58 No.1947383 Report

Quoted By: >>1947384 >>1947385 >>1947387 >>1947389 >>1947390 >>1947426 >>1947429

I've never used road/dropper bars. Why do they exist and why would someone prefer them over flatbars?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:28:43 No.1947384 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
Personal preference. They are a do anything bar I guess, in the hoods for most rides, treat it like flats and grab the straight section in the middle for cruising or go full tuck on the drops for downhills. Its also what I've been using for the last 10 years so very biased towards them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:29:39 No.1947385 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
dropper post, drop bars

I prefer drop bars because it gives me different positions to ride in. I feel trapped on flat bars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:39:23 No.1947387 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
it's a completely different feel. for one, long term, your arms should not be rotated the way flat bars force them to be, it will cause wrist pain. having your arms rotated to be closer to the same angle they would be if they were resting at your side allows you to ride for a lot longer with a lot less stress put on your body. flat bars are great for situations where you need to force the bike to go a certain way despite the terrain, which is common off road, but not common at all when you're riding on roads. there are other alternatives that give you better hand positions for longer term road riding too, like bullhorn or pursuit bars

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:44:11 No.1947388 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947362
I don't use anything special, I just work lube into the ends of the housing by turning the bike so the end is up, then squirt it in while working the lever. then the other end.
also lube all the pivots on the derailleur.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:44:43 No.1947389 Report

Quoted By: >>1947393 >>1947395

>>1947377
Bullshit, there are a myriad of reasons it won't work. Glue doesn't stick to metal and glue that does literally costs more than an angle grinder let alone the one use chink puller. Plus one would have to let the glue cure, clean the surface so it might adhere, and just hope it doesnt break removing a seized crankarm. you might as well suggest taping torn clothing. Angle grinder just werks. You're being an obstinate fag about your retarded idea and your widdle feewings are hurted about it. Your idea sucks and is unhelpful compared to a REAL and RELIABLE solution. Try crying, gluesniffer
>>1947383
They exist to have multiple positions
Much as how a butterfly has the wings that it may.
I prefer flat/riser bars with inner and/or outer barends so far. Also biased.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:48:48 No.1947390 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
multiple hand positions instead of just one. others have explained what they do but also if you're climbing or just mashing hard out of the saddle, you can grab the bottom ends of the drops and it's really stable and easy to pull against.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:49:11 No.1947391 Report

Quoted By: >>1947392 >>1947689

on the topic, what is the point of flared drop bars? Picked up a bike with them and they just feel wrong

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:51:40 No.1947392 Report

Quoted By: >>1947398

>>1947391
Fuck, you're just shit posting now
Think for you request denied

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:52:09 No.1947393 Report

Quoted By: >>1947394

>>1947389
cope and seethe my autistic friend, cope and seethe

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:54:11 No.1947394 Report

Quoted By: >>1947397

>>1947393
>S-s-stop flaming dur dur cos I had a rarted idea!!1!111
Also (You):
>Y-youre autistic!!111!1!
Lmao faggot double nigger at least I'm not retarded
Verification not required

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:55:17 No.1947395 Report

Quoted By: >>1947399

>>1947389
>he doesn't keep jb weld on hand at all times
ngmi

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:57:17 No.1947397 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947394
cope and seethe some more

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 00:58:37 No.1947398 Report

Quoted By: >>1947402 >>1947489

>>1947392
I was being genuine. After riding a couple hundred km on it I just dont understand why you would want the flare, it just makes everything feel off. Is there something I'm or is this just a dumb new trend?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:01:07 No.1947399 Report

Quoted By: >>1947400

>>1947395
I don't use jbweld for anything because I'm not a notools sóy guzzling fagbot
Verification not required

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:16:46 No.1947400 Report

Quoted By: >>1947402

>>1947399
you kinda sound like a onions guzzling fagbot
>vErIfIcAtIoN nOt ReQuIrEd

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:23:44 No.1947402 Report

Quoted By: >>1947404

>>1947400
Ok halfwit nigger
>>1947398
Anything is a dumb new trend. Flared drops included. It's nice to have the wider posture maybe and different bars work differently on different bikes and setups. If you're spending a lot of time in the saddle I'd recommend something more parallel to the frame but different strokes for different folks. As I said earlier retards just throw money so make of it what you will..

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:33:21 No.1947404 Report

Quoted By: >>1947410

>>1947402
flared drops aren't new halfwit nigger

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:45:16 No.1947410 Report

Quoted By: >>1947417

>>1947404
Wipe my cum off your mouth bitch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 01:58:15 No.1947415 Report

Quoted By: >>1947416 >>1947424 >>1947427

Why does my shit skip and stutter on the gears when shifting?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 02:03:37 No.1947416 Report

Quoted By: >>1947422

>>1947415
if the adjustments are all correct then start looking for worn components. Might be time for a new chain or cassette.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 02:12:21 No.1947417 Report

Quoted By: >>1947437

>>1947410
what an incredibly gay thing to say
we talk about bikes here, take your gay sexual fantasies to another board or get b&

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 02:44:04 No.1947422 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947416
What would some of the adjustments be?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 02:52:31 No.1947424 Report

Quoted By: >>1947428

>>1947415
cable tension most likely. or a bent derailleur hanger. better off looking it up on youtube than asking 4chan to explain the process.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 02:57:25 No.1947426 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
like the last guy said you get extra leverage in the drops for when you need to sprint to make a green light or something. and hoods/drops looks and feels cooler.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:07:25 No.1947427 Report

Quoted By: >>1947428 >>1947440

>>1947415
if everything else is ok all it needs is the barrel adjuster to be turned towards the gear it's not catching. only give a half turn then check, repeat.
the other adjustments are the limit screws which set how far the derailleur moves inboard and outward so you don't throw the chain. if they're really off it could affect not just the end gears but even the ones next to them.

could also be:
shifter not working - gummed up, no oil, broken, etc
cable not moving freely
derailleur not moving freely
gearteeth worn
chain worn or seized up

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:08:35 No.1947428 Report

Quoted By: >>1947440

>>1947427
and also what other anon said here >>1947424

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:12:18 No.1947429 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947383
Just try a bike with them. If you do road work or want to get more aero for descents/headwinds you will see the positive.
I love them for climbing. The drops being a neutral grip are just awesome.

I prefer flatbars if I need precise control, and I prefer shifting on flat bars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:28:35 No.1947433 Report

Quoted By: >>1947435 >>1947437

>>1947220
what if i got a colnago master x lite frame and put sram rival 1 on it instead of campy? would it burst into flame immediately?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:30:39 No.1947434 Report

Quoted By: >>1947436

>>1947322
>1x 40T crank, 11-32T cassette
Are you going to use it for cyclocross?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:34:25 No.1947435 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947433
It might protest a little but once you put the power down it will be fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:44:20 No.1947436 Report

Quoted By: >>1947438

>>1947434
Nah it just seems like a sick, light, disc brake bike which is what I want

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:45:38 No.1947437 Report

Quoted By: >>1947442 >>1947443

>>1947417
>I'm a retard that doesn't know how to use tools
We know faggot. Go back to redit with the rest of your kind little bitch.
I also did not say flared drops are new. Lrn2read
>>1947433
Dead wops will roll

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 03:49:08 No.1947438 Report

Quoted By: >>1947496

>>1947436
CX bikes have short wheelbase and are very responsive to handling but also very twitchy. It's optimized for tight turns in mud not long distance cycling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 04:07:29 No.1947440 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947428
>>1947427

thanks anons

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 04:31:15 No.1947442 Report

Quoted By: >>1947446

>>1947437
take your meds

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 04:32:16 No.1947443 Report

Quoted By: >>1947446

>>1947437
god damn you're still seething lol how pathetic

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 04:51:00 No.1947446 Report

Quoted By: >>1947447 >>1947452 >>1947508 >>1947558

>>1947442
>>1947443
Samefag
Inb4 fake and gay screenshot of one (You)
Keep sucking my cock little bitch you obviously love being my little incompetent, cityslicking, boot licking, rentoid jerk off wagie with no real skills or contributions to the world. Glutton for pain you are. The kind of failure that ruins his car tires with fix a flat spray. The kind of stubborn stunted retard that suggests using "glue" to stick threads on a one use tool bought straight from chinks as if it isn't a laughably retarded idea. Make a jbweld dildo and fuck yourself bitchboi. Don't post advice anywhere, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. All you know how to do is suck cock and burn money. Ywnbaw though so may as well make a noose out of glue rope and hang yourself in your little glue apartment because it's not like you were going anywhere greater.
Make a little jbweld plane and take the fuck off
Or make a little jbweld train and ride off a cliff
Shit, put glue in your second hand kia shitpile and see where that takes you
L m f a o

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 04:53:31 No.1947447 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947446
tldr never gonna stop seething lmfao

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 05:23:15 No.1947452 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947446
Holy shit you're a whiny faggot. I'd suggest removing yourself from the gene pool by force but I don't think we ever have to worry about you reproducing, what with all the limp wristed faggotry and womanly bitching.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 05:49:32 No.1947454 Report

Quoted By: >>1947463 >>1947482 >>1947508

Hate me cos ya ain't me. I buy tools to reuse because that's what people who can fix things do. Limp wristed faggots buy LE EXXXTRA HARD PLAYDOUGH PRODUCT from the checkout shelf because they are gay plebbitbrain retards. I'm just making the point that there is a real way to fix things; dumb gullible faggots try to cheat repairing in a knowably superior manner because they don't know any better and spread their retarded ideas. Pure cancer. Not my fault the closest thing you had to a father was chuck norris jokes
Do better, learn and admit glue is retardtier advice.
The right way to remove a seized taper crankarm that a traditional tool fails to remove and strips is to cut it. It's the least likely way to damage one's bicycle.
You can side track all you like but my suggested method stands and remains as the best way. You can try a torch and hammer first and tap the crank, or pickle fork/separator wedge between the cup, you can even vice the arm and punch the spindle after threading a bolt/nut, but the most guaranteed way is to cut it off.
An angle grinder costs less, is far more useful, and is overall a better solution than your gaydough. Dilate and stop giving bad advice
Again. You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 05:59:08 No.1947456 Report

Quoted By: >>1947457

I also jbweld tools into seized bolts it’s standard practice

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:01:13 No.1947457 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947456
Your mom's carport isn't the standard sweaty

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:18:33 No.1947463 Report

Quoted By: >>1947465

>>1947454
tldr
you really need to learn how to just let things go and stop being so butthurt

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:24:57 No.1947465 Report

Quoted By: >>1947466

>>1947463
He should angle grind his worries off

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:32:12 No.1947466 Report

Quoted By: >>1947468

Brainless notools fagtard projection #1947463 duly noted and disregarded.
Git gud.
I will also note that with regard to standard practice, easing the seize between arm and spindle by riding it is effective, easy, and FREE.
Buy and learn to use angle grinders kids, don't be like this useless dumb bitch
>>1947465
... It is really soothing. It cuts anything and everything, even the tension in a room. I love my 9.99USD Warrior

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:49:25 No.1947468 Report

Quoted By: >>1947554

>>1947466
angle grind your throat for us

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:49:55 No.1947469 Report

Quoted By: >>1947470 >>1947554

I’ve considered everything that’s going on here and I’ve concluded that I’ll just never get myself into a situation where I’ve let a desirable part get seized

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 06:51:01 No.1947470 Report

Quoted By: >>1947474

>>1947469
so you're going to buy chromoly cranks so your threads won't get stripped like they do so easily with aluminum cranks?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 07:09:00 No.1947474 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947470
No I’m gonna keep buying $100 SRAM DUB(tm) 28.99mm spindle cranks and use a torque wrench for the 52Nm bolt

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 09:23:17 No.1947482 Report

Quoted By: >>1947554

>>1947454
using an angle grinder isn't normal except maybe for dumpster dive type of bikes. if you're not a poorfag you can just use external bearing cranks and install them properly with grease and the right torque spec

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 10:04:18 No.1947486 Report

Quoted By:

this is what happens when you listen to boomers >>>/diy/2674080

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 10:11:16 No.1947489 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947398
a slight flare on a narrower handlebar is normal so that you can be more narrow in the aero hoods position while keeping leverage in the drops for sprinting and cornering. a wider flare is gravel larping as mountain bike retardation

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 10:37:01 No.1947493 Report

Quoted By:

Seat post use one kind of screw, the same as the handlebar and stem, the same as wheel axles but somehow the saddle use another. Fuck syncros. Can't we have some standards here ?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Screenshot_20230909-070828.png, 662KiB, 944x720

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 11:09:10 No.1947495 Report

Quoted By: >>1947554

>>1947334
>hey guys, how do I do this?
>Wow you don't know how to do this? You should fucking learn how to do this
>No I won't tell you

Why do you come here?

>>1947293
Anon if you're talking about the chainring bolts, like in picrel, it should be easy to drill out the old one and take the damaged chainring off. For replacing, id either set the front derailleur low limit to prevent shifting of you have a grip shifter. Or id buy a new 2x front shifter and recable it

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1000001347.jpg, 36KiB, 577x577

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 11:14:34 No.1947496 Report

Quoted By: >>1947501

>>1947438
I'm not sure what question you're answering.

I already know I want a gravel/cx type bike. Just want to know if the price is worth it.

I already have a heavy steel cx bike and I rip it around the city. But it's a bit big and heavy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 12:07:30 No.1947501 Report

Quoted By: >>1947835

>>1947496
>Just want to know if the price is worth it.
That's entirely up to you, your budget and how much you want the bike, now isn't it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 12:22:39 No.1947504 Report

Quoted By: >>1947835

>>1947322
looks like hy/rd or something, I would avoid. hydro discs or cable rims, not that frankenshit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 12:53:27 No.1947508 Report

Quoted By: >>1947524 >>1947554

>>1947446
>>1947454
singlehandedly ruining /n/
I want you to start larping as RJ the Bike Guy. anytime you're about to reply to a post, just think, what would RJ the Bike Guy do? always remember, WWRJtBGD

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:23:05 No.1947524 Report

Quoted By: >>1947526

>>1947508
he's annoying but I'd gladly take 3 more of him and get rid of the urbanists, at least he doesn't seem to be spamming the catalog

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:42:06 No.1947526 Report

Quoted By: >>1947529

>>1947524
keep advocating the lesser of two evils and you'll find yourself in the time out corner for 15 minutes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:44:16 No.1947527 Report

Quoted By: >>1947528

I am looking to change a drive on my bike from 2x9 to 2x11. I am considering LTWOO R9.
The thing is that all the aliexpress offerings have cassettes that go only up to 32 teeth. On their website, it says that the max Chain wrap capacity is 37T. Does it mean it will work with an 11-34T cassette?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:46:35 No.1947528 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947527
yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:48:57 No.1947529 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947526
better than 30 minutes I guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 16:47:11 No.1947554 Report

Quoted By: >>1947555

>>1947468
U first butthurt tard
>>1947469
Good idea
>>1947482
>Every bike that isn't my pretentious hipster famobile is dumpster trash
Whatever. Every week I volunteer my time to fix and build other people's bikes of all kinds. It works. I have never had to angle grind cranks that I installed. I'm angle grinding cranks off of bikes that someone else built. None of those people give a fuck to buy external bbs and also external bbs mess with chain lines and aren't even right for every bike. You don't understand the context.
>>1947495
The question was the worth of installing new hardware. Which is highly personal.
>>1947508
Lmao ecelebs rent free
Go to plebbit faglord

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 16:48:54 No.1947555 Report

Quoted By: >>1947561

>>1947554
so you're wrenching on other people's bike on basically an industrial scale, your advice that everyone and their mother should own an angle grinder is fucking bullshit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 16:55:01 No.1947557 Report

Quoted By: >>1947562

I lose pressiom in my rear tire mid ride, the pressure drop to a point where it noticeable but then stop leaking and stabilize. Any idea on what's happening? I mean if there is a leak the tire will eventually go flat but never does.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 16:57:36 No.1947558 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947446
>wall of text
holy shit you are mad

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 17:10:21 No.1947561 Report

Quoted By: >>1947581

>>1947555
Retard I bought mine for 9.99 at harbor freight and have used it many times for years. I'm supplying context to support my point. I know what works best, I've tried it all. My first suggestion was to ride on it to loosen it, and if that fails then angle grinder. Tried and true methods, jewgle it; I am right.
It's a tiny investment for a tool that can do so many things. If someone has a mechanical inclination and a will to fix and build it's a must have tool.
Contrast that with the dumbfucks who said not to ride on cranks to loosen them, or to buy a bunch of one time use materials to MAYBE remove ONE crankarm after waiting a week for supplies and process.
Do you buy a new little hobo stove to cook your cans of beans on every time you want a meal ? No ? Same concept.
I'm giving good advice; you're just a notools ignoramus that doesn't know what you're talking about

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 17:11:07 No.1947562 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947557
sealant clotted in the hole, this is normal

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 17:56:49 No.1947581 Report

Quoted By: >>1947585

>>1947561
the cheapest one is $14.99 now and it's underpowered for any more serious work, better ones cost $100+. you can very easily cut through aluminium with a hacksaw.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 17:58:53 No.1947582 Report

Quoted By: >>1947585

and a heat gun can be used to heat weld TPU tubes, a fucking blowtorch is useless for most people who don't work on hobo trash bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 18:05:28 No.1947585 Report

Quoted By: >>1947589 >>1947590

>>1947581
The 14.99 one goes on sale very frequently for 9.99
5 dollars is chump change
I've used it for plenty serious enough work and it's still faster and more versatile than a hacksaw
We are just talking about bare bones minimum cheap effective and reliable
Not nice Bosch angle grinders for high end fabrication. You can spend retarded money for any tools. Your points are irrelevant.
>>1947582
A fag like you probably only uses a hair dryer anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 18:14:38 No.1947589 Report

Quoted By: >>1947590

>>1947585
you're probably the autist who uses a torch for heat shrink tubing and refuses to buy a heat gun, but you keep shilling angle grinders lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 18:17:52 No.1947590 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947585
>>1947589
U 2 gon fuk or naw?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Capture.png, 65KiB, 664x533

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 18:37:10 No.1947592 Report

Quoted By:

people get mixed results with glue on patches for TPU inner tubes. heat welding might be a better option. but these days you can get chinese TPU tubes for just a few bucks each and you should rarely get punctures if your tires are of good quality and condition, and if you know how to mount tires properly and keep them inflated to the right pressure etc, so perhaps you might as well just replace the entire inner tube once in a while and not have to worry about any potential slow leaks or degradation over time.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 6e9ddb20da854a11bce2a42a395840f9 (...).jpg, 83KiB, 1000x1000

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 18:52:47 No.1947594 Report

Quoted By:

these are cheap and available in 45/65/85mm stem lengths (actually available, not just placeholders in listings). the length refers to just the black plastic part of the stem so 45mm is about equivalent to 48mm in terms of how butyl tubes are usually measured, so it can be used comfortably with at least 32mm deep rims with most pumps. i reinforced the point where the stem attaches to the tube with charcoal powder (from charred willow sticks, the type used for art drawings) and cyanoacrylate glue because an anon mentioned that he had a leak so he pulled off the stem and glued it back on with gorilla brand super glue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 19:06:42 No.1947595 Report

Quoted By: >>1947603

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGV9soTlU

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 19:50:27 No.1947603 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947595
thanks for sharing this.
looks like the screen part could repair carbon fiber

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 20:00:24 No.1947605 Report

Quoted By: >>1947681 >>1947729

Not wanting to shit on cycling. Its awesome and I wont stop. But through the last few years of exclusively cycling and sometimes walking and refusing all forms of motorised transport, it seems I have developed PFPS that is much better than it was at its worst but aleays present and incredibly tight quads it seems. Trying to stretch my quads just gives me a lot of pain or discomfort in the knees. I'm not able to move in some ways anymore. What do to get the quads healthy and nor only strong and fatigue resistant ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 20:01:55 No.1947607 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947298
I think he means DISTINCT and USEABLE gears. Not no. of chainrings multiplied by no. of cogs, disregarding how much or little sense it makes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Sep 2023 22:59:13 No.1947647 Report

Quoted By: >>1947682 >>1947683 >>1947695

Total bike newbie here: I'm looking to upgrade my wheels and bump up to a 7-speed on an '85 Raleigh Super Course 12-speed, but it looks like all the modern wheels use a cassette vs old freewheel. Will that fuck anything up if I get a modern wheelset and gear?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:10:24 No.1947681 Report

Quoted By: >>1947691

>>1947605
you should probably see a PT about that instead of asking the internet, but a lot of problems can be solved with boring stability exercises of the sort you see women doing all the time. kettlebell squats on an inverted bosu ball, step downs, single leg squats, planks, and stuff like that. basically your problem could be that you've overtrained your quads and everything else is struggling to support them and you need intensive training on all the small muscles you've ignored for years

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:11:13 No.1947682 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947647
Assuming it's a steel frame, the native rear hub spacing will be 126mm, which is close enough to the modern 130mm spacing that you can simply squeeze in a modern road wheel without any complications. You can use any 7 or 8 speed cassette with your original 6 speed drivetrain in friction mode (assuming it even has an indexed option).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:12:14 No.1947683 Report

Quoted By: >>1947696

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:18:16 No.1947689 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947391
It's ultimately a matter of preference, a lot of people find the flared shape comfortable, especially when riding in the drops offroad. Note there's a lot of variation between bars, it may be that the bars you're trying now just have too much flare for the way you like to hold your bars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:24:15 No.1947691 Report

Quoted By: >>1947695

>>1947681
what he said. if you want a big sprocket for easy hill climbs and your (presumably) short-cage derailleur can't fit around it (I think SC maxes out at 32 tooth) you can get a long cage derailleur. not especially difficult.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:26:28 No.1947695 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947691
dammit, meant for
>>1947647

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:26:54 No.1947696 Report

Quoted By: >>1947700

>>1947683
It is a steel frame, yes, and it runs downtube friction shifters so I'm imagining it wouldn't be an issue if the spacing works. So I'd need a new cassette and wheels, sounds like?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:30:30 No.1947700 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947696
ya. velomine has good prices for wheels

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 01:54:39 No.1947729 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947605
Go see a PT and next time don't do 1 thing only for exercise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 02:00:33 No.1947732 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947291
i suspect a 2x11 could be pretty close if you have a large enough spread in the front chainring.
Otherwise getting an internal rear drive hub would help a ton.
as a 2x and 3x enthusiast it's worth having the FD to get huge gear changes, and microshift makes 8 speed 12-46 rear cassettes now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 02:35:10 No.1947737 Report

Quoted By: >>1947742 >>1947743

Planning on replacing the default bottom bracket that doesn't even have a name, just the 68mm 127mm size on it. Will shimano 122.5mm fit?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 23-0527.jpg, 1MiB, 2016x1512

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:09:01 No.1947742 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947737
The frame shell width and spindle length are two independent numbers. You'll need to stick to a 68mm wide BB for this frame regardless of anything else, but the spindle length depends on the crankset you're going to install. If you're not changing cranksets then you do need to stick to 127mm, otherwise the crankset will bottom out against the frame/chainstays if you try to install on it on a too-short spindle.

>>1947282
It really depends on the kind of riding you're doing and also personal preference. I own bikes with all those drivetrains and have ridden older bikes extensively and I have strong preference for closely spaced cassettes for anything that isn't technical trail riding. I don't mind a wide 1x12 for mountain biking because being keep your gear ratio/cadence dialed just isn't very important when you're on a trail and shifting your body weight around the bike a lot. But on pavement it does make a big difference for efficiency to be able to get into the exact ratio you want so I find that same 1x12 is a little frustrating to use when I have to ride on the road to get between trail segments.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 23-0527.jpg, 1MiB, 2016x1512

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:14:09 No.1947743 Report

Quoted By: >>1947744

>>1947737
The frame shell width and spindle length are two independent numbers. You'll need to stick to a 68mm wide BB for this frame regardless of anything else, but the spindle length depends on the crankset you're going to install. If you're not changing cranksets then you do need to stick to 127mm, otherwise the crankset will bottom out against the frame/chainstays if you try to install on it on a too-short spindle.

>>1947282
It really depends on the kind of riding you're doing and also personal preference. I own bikes with all those drivetrains and have ridden older bikes extensively and I have strong preference for closely spaced cassettes for anything that isn't technical trail riding. I don't mind a wide 1x12 for mountain biking because being able to keep your gear ratio/cadence dialed just isn't very important when you're on a trail and shifting your body weight around the bike a lot. But on pavement it does make a big difference for efficiency to be able to get into the exact ratio you want, and I find that same 1x12 is a little frustrating to use when I have to ride on the road to get between trail segments since I'm so accustomed to having that with road and gravel bikes. I would actually prefer to have a 3x8 drivetrain with a tight cassette over a 1x12 for road use, I had that on my do-everything bike for years and years and its was both pleasant to ride and had great range.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:31:09 No.1947744 Report

Quoted By: >>1947745

>>1947743
I did replace the crankset too, and the left crank so far is like 5mm further than the previous one used to be, while the chainring side fits good

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:42:07 No.1947745 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947744
Oh, it says online that BB-UN26 square, 122.5 mm axle is a recommended BB for that crankset, oh well

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 04:21:08 No.1947752 Report

Quoted By: >>1947753 >>1947760 >>1947788 >>1947797 >>1947803

road bike i just bought has a near silent freehub, how do i make it loud? i dont want to put a bell on it and i find freewheeling to be loud enough to give pedestrians warning.
pretty sure the bloke i picked it up from mentioned something about having just greased the hub but i wasnt paying attention

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 04:29:29 No.1947753 Report

Quoted By: >>1947754

>>1947752
Trying to pass a 12 year old meme off as a genuine question, here of all places? Go to reddit youll get a rise off of them for sure

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 04:33:33 No.1947754 Report

Quoted By: >>1947756

>>1947753
I'm barely getting into cycling. Its a legitimate question faggot

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 04:41:18 No.1947756 Report

Quoted By: >>1947757

>>1947754
turn the dial towards the "loud" side

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 04:47:32 No.1947757 Report

Quoted By: >>1947758

>>1947756
do i just need to remove the cassette to get to it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 05:00:42 No.1947758 Report

Quoted By: >>1947759

>>1947757
That pro sounding loud click you want is only possible when the freehub resonates against a carbon frame. So you can keep the cassette, just swap the frame for carbon and youll be golden

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 05:03:41 No.1947759 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947758
I'm not that dumb, my shit steel frame bike does it fine. If the wheels werent disc brake on this new one i would just trade wheels

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 05:21:42 No.1947760 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947752
The noise any freehub makes is a function of its design (typically the number of pawls and/or ratchet stops). For most freehubs you can make them a little quieter by adding thicker grease or make them a little louder by using less grease. But too much or too little grease will result in faster wear, so do this at your own risk.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 06:27:42 No.1947768 Report

Quoted By: >>1947769 >>1947788 >>1947896

I have a 27 speed road bike. Is it bad I mainly ride in the middle gear on the front and the top 3-4 gears in the rear? City is mainly flat

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 06:46:20 No.1947769 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947768
only completely crossed over on either extreme is bad and even there I think recent tests have show no significant increased wear from it. if it doesnt rub then feel free to ride however you want, worst case you might lose some watts from sub optimal gear combinations but who really cares

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 08:24:42 No.1947788 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947768
It's fine. Running the fastest/smallest gears in the back is actually nice since those tend to be replaceable compared to the larger(slower) gears in the back.
>>1947752
open it up, remove grease and run some light machine oil/tool oil/etc.

Yes, greasing the hub especially with lots of grease will quiet it down. Older road bikes tend to be quiet as well. More modern stuff is louder.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 10:08:12 No.1947797 Report

Quoted By: >>1947802 >>1947804

>>1947752
Open it, clean it out with gas / mineral spirits / ether whatever.
Put it back together and run it dry like a moron. Replace when worn or rusted.
Little hint: Loud freewheeling is a sign or poor quality, cheap build and neglected maintenance. It's also embarassing. You have vocal chords for communication. Roll up and say 'excuse me mind me passing ?'

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 10:40:34 No.1947802 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947797
but i like the sound and thats what matters to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 10:41:17 No.1947803 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947752
>assuming pedestrians will pay enough attention to their surroundings to discern the sound of your bike coming up behind them
how naive

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 11:01:35 No.1947804 Report

Quoted By: >>1947818 >>1947819 >>1947821

>>1947797
>stupid contrarian opinion with no understanding just for the sake of disagreeing with the masses
Yeah, haha, me too.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO That post Fried my Brain.png, 24KiB, 542x410

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 12:39:33 No.1947817 Report

Quoted By: >>1947820 >>1947824

I went from MTB style tires to some extremely skinny ones. And already on the 2nd set of tubes for the new ones
The MTBs had to be repressurized about once 1-2 months. The stock tubes had to be repressurized once a week, and the replacement every 2-3 weeks.

Is there a way to stop them from leaking so I can just leave them at a reasonable hardness and maybe repressurize in spring?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 12:47:49 No.1947818 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947804
Disliking loud freehubs is not contrarian at all. I've never met anyone who wants that shit except for gearhead consoomers. They are gaudy as fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 12:49:34 No.1947819 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947804
he's right, loud freewheels are generally shitty freewheels. "the masses" are the ones using our vocal cords and bells to alert pedestrians of our presence and not assuming the idiots are going to hear your freewheel and react appropriately. it sounds like the opinion of someone who doesn't ride, someone who doesn't actually have to deal with these people on a daily basis.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 12:54:36 No.1947820 Report

Quoted By: >>1947824

>>1947817
>Is there a way to stop them from leaking
not really, no. you can slow it down but you can't stop it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 12:55:09 No.1947821 Report

Quoted By: >>1947823

>>1947804
I do not care about your collective, hivemind, democracy and other degeneracy where you're aiming to deduct legitimacy of the argument from the number of fools that agree.
Besides that, like I've stated, a good quality hub has always been a silent one. It might be true that, thanks to morons, there is a shift in the market where manufacturers start producing otherwise good freehubs that are noisy by design.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:00:27 No.1947823 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947821
blame p*rtlanders, they are idiots and the entire state of or*g*n should be MIRVed

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:03:56 No.1947824 Report

Quoted By: >>1947866

>>1947817
>>1947820
That begs the second question, what is the best practice for slowing it down?
Smaller rims and ebike tires?
Exotic fluids?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:08:02 No.1947825 Report

Quoted By: >>1947826 >>1947827 >>1947831

Will an 18mm internal width wheel fit on a bike that originally had 700x25c wheels?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:10:54 No.1947826 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947825
why wouldn't it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:11:15 No.1947827 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947825
yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 13:24:04 No.1947831 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947825
Do you mean the bike in question came with 700x25 tires and you're looking to fit a 18mm rim ? In that case certainly. And the original tire width would even still be in the recommended range for the rim.
Now if your old rim was 25mm wide you would have been running tires 40mm and up, again provided you were sticking to recommended ranges. In that case I do not see why you would want to convert to a rim as slim, it wouldn't be the kind of bike. But sure you could even run 40mm and up tires on the 18mm rim.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1000000673.jpg, 46KiB, 640x640

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 14:01:11 No.1947835 Report

Quoted By: >>1947860

>>1947501
Yes, anon, that is all part of it, but I'm asking if >>1947322, priced at $1300, is a good price. Just looking for opinions from other anons, I've never owned a bike later than 2010 or one with hydro disc brakes.

>>1947504
It's full hydro but why are you people so fucking neurotic about disc brakes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 15:52:18 No.1947850 Report

Quoted By: >>1947854 >>1947863 >>1947866 >>1947887

where do you guys keep your locks (U and chain) when riding

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:03:04 No.1947854 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947850
in my panniers

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:17:27 No.1947860 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947835
nta but I wouldn't call that a good deal

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:20:03 No.1947863 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947850
cheap cable lock tightly spiraled around the top tube so the lock's rubbery coating keeps it from moving or making any sound, if i bring a lock at all. most of the time i don't because i have no intention of getting off my bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:25:21 No.1947866 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947824
I overpressurize the tire, or just have a nice standing pump and lift weights so it's easy to repressurize.
>>1947850
I don't trust people

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:29:03 No.1947867 Report

Quoted By: >>1947869 >>1947894 >>1948078

I might be retarded but I swear my ancient shimano XT v-brakes work better then these random promax mechanical disk brakes (160mm) that came on a bike.

Is it just the shitty chinese design? I am 90% sure avid bb7's I used on a different bike were solid. Where as these promaxes are just actual garbage.

Anyone have experience with shitty mechanical disk brakes? Thinking about getting a set of magura ct4's off jenson for a good price.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:32:06 No.1947869 Report

Quoted By: >>1947871 >>1947872

>>1947867
fuck me, I spend all my waking hours warning people about mech dicks and I still see shit like this

and yea promax are no good but bb7s aren't great either. even the 'best' mech dicks are mediocre. go full hydro or stick with legacy breaks

I tried to warn you /n/

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:34:31 No.1947871 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947869
nobody cares about your "i told you so" bs

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:35:41 No.1947872 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947869
I mean it was a DJ bike from 2013 so I wonder if the front brake was a legal thing or what.
Rear shimano unbranded literally brakes harder then the front.... which is a first.
The bike has had some dubious parts selection like a shitty bb and kinda weak rims but I blame my weight for those issues.
I was mainly wondering what other's peoples experience with mech disks were.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:46:02 No.1947874 Report

Quoted By: >>1947877

Can someone find a road bike off Craigslist / Facebook marketplace for me idk what to look for

6’2 in the Atlanta area

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 16:58:48 No.1947877 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947874
wrong thread, go here >>1941652 and provide budget

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 36369877_1.jpg, 418KiB, 1800x1350

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 17:20:29 No.1947883 Report

Quoted By: >>1947888 >>1947972 >>1948564

>>1947220
thoughts on strapping milk crate onto your rear rack?
too trashy or good functionality?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 17:37:24 No.1947887 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947850
I Bungie-cord it flat on my rear rack

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO F80WD8QF6MEP282DEZ.jpg, 105KiB, 652x797

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 17:38:26 No.1947888 Report

Quoted By: >>1948633

>>1947883
It's timeless

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO status.catbox.moe_20230910_195027.png, 50KiB, 866x659

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 17:52:15 No.1947893 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947353
they're having ddos attach apparently

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 17:55:08 No.1947894 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947867
there are nicer mechanical and cable actuated hydraulic disc brakes on aliexpress these days, some of them cost hundreds but they're good enough to put on high end road bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 18:17:27 No.1947896 Report

Quoted By: >>1947898 >>1947946

>>1947768
there's nothing wrong with it. it's sort of annoying that you're only going to wear out less than half the gears on the cassette when you need to replace it.
you could shave weight and make something better suited to you and "nicer" if you switched to a double and a 7 speed cassette with tighter range. or even a wheel with a smaller freehub with 5 or 6 on it but that's kind of a lot of work and money to intentionally gimp your bike but you might enjoy it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 18:19:57 No.1947898 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947896
* I guess a 5 or 6 would be a freewheel at that point so: weird. but it could be done if you wanted to get autistic about only having useful gears.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:04:40 No.1947946 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947896
Interesting. Yeah i effectively only use about 3 or 4 gears I guess. I can’t imagine a scenario where anyone would use all 27, unless they’re climbing mountains or something

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 23:37:26 No.1947953 Report

Quoted By: >>1947973 >>1947976 >>1947977

my friend told me in passing that dish soap with water is the best bike cleaner for the cost, thoughts? any areas to avoid?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 00:59:25 No.1947972 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947883
too trashy for me, get a wire basket or a sanded and properly finished wooden crate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:02:29 No.1947973 Report

Quoted By: >>1947976 >>1947977

>>1947953
it's bad for the paint job, same reason you aren't supposed to use dish soap for your car. even though it's soft on your hands it's harsh on the paint. if you're too poor to afford auto soap then just use water.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:12:52 No.1947976 Report

Quoted By: >>1948054

>>1947953
correct.

>>1947973
never heard of this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:16:06 No.1947977 Report

Quoted By: >>1947980 >>1948054

>>1947973
>>1947953

in the Park Tool cleaning video, mustache man uses dish soap

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:20:32 No.1947980 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947977
argument from authority doesn't mean it's the best thing
frequent use of dish soap will cause your paint and gloss to dull and fade much faster
believe me or don't, i don't care, it's your bike not mine lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:37:19 No.1947983 Report

Quoted By: >>1947984 >>1948004 >>1948006 >>1948091 >>1948371

how do i stop spending all my money on bike parts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 01:41:02 No.1947984 Report

Quoted By: >>1947998

>>1947983
is that a bad thing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 03:33:27 No.1947998 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947984
yes i need money for bills and food too

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 05:00:43 No.1948004 Report

Quoted By: >>1948015

>>1947983
Sell your bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 05:17:53 No.1948006 Report

Quoted By: >>1948015

>>1947983
stop riding

or cap the amount of purchases/cost you do a month

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO hell-naw-to-4kexfd.png, 286KiB, 644x362

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 07:08:36 No.1948015 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948004
>Sell your bikes
>>1948006
>stop riding

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:26:47 No.1948054 Report

Quoted By: >>1948164

>>1947976
>>1947977
for some reason endurance athletes and bikeniggers have brain damage. dish soap is for cleaning your dishes, for example if you wash your hands with dish soap too often you will fuck up your skin. there are more suitable products like car wash shampoo for paint and citrus degreaser for more heavy duty cleaning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZH2Fe1m1QM
https://www.detailingwiki.org/washing/what-is-a-shampoo/

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:39:59 No.1948059 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947220
what's the best, no-nonsense mountainbike I can buy for 1000€?
I own a Giant Revolt at the moment but I want to hit some trails as well and want to buy a mtb now

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Untitled.png, 315KiB, 1125x1125

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:40:26 No.1948060 Report

Quoted By: >>1948104

this is 4 euros for 500ml in my country, dilute 10:1 or use undiluted for heavy grease removal, or put 5ml in 10 liters of water (2000:1 dilution) for cleaning floors and windows. britbongs have bilt hamber surfex-hd, 1 liter for 8.29 bongbucks

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:45:41 No.1948061 Report

Quoted By:

in my country they have surface disinfection, 1 liter for 4 euros with free shipping (the online pharmacies can ship anything for free for some reason, they surely have some kind of bulk deal for shipping like amazon or maybe it's some subsidy since it's just pharmacies idk), with isopropyl alcohol and surfactants, maybe adding orange essential oil to that would turn it into a pretty dank degreaser

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:48:54 No.1948062 Report

Quoted By:

>Dish soap
>anionic detergent
>binds fat and water
>surfactants that losen dirt
Which part of the dish soap is eating away at the topcoat of your bike? or the metal itself lmao? Burden of proof is on the bozo with the outlandish claim. Until then, I dish soap

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:50:46 No.1948063 Report

Quoted By: >>1948064

Car soap, ingredients:
>surfactant
>detergents
Oh lawd this stuff is tailor made for cars so will be a better fit for my bike (my bike is kinda like my car)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 12:52:49 No.1948064 Report

Quoted By: >>1948067

>>1948063
retard they make similar products for bikes but some bikenigger companies like muc-off are incompetent and bike-specific products are overpriced in general

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZH2Fe1m1QM

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 13:24:01 No.1948067 Report

Quoted By: >>1950582

>>1948064
>is retarded
>calls others retard
Ok

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 14:31:32 No.1948078 Report

Quoted By: >>1948106

>>1947867
did you bed them in?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 15:54:38 No.1948091 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947983
Assemble ONE bike. Ride it and keep doing the things you've envisioned, until its perfect. Do not buy parts for other bikes/ future bikes or whatever. Work on ONE bike only. When done, as in it really is perfect, see what you can get selling it. Consider keeping or selling. Start with the next one. But only once the previous one is really complete. Also stay away from trash. Do not polish turds.
Learned the hard way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 17:09:08 No.1948104 Report

Quoted By: >>1948117

>>1948060
Just buy gasoline for greases, it's better than whatever you can buy in a mall.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 17:25:40 No.1948106 Report

Quoted By: >>1948113 >>1948115

>>1948078
just rebed them in case I didn't before. Still worse then some old xt's but the promax mech discs will work for now.
If I was doing mountain bike trails a 203 might do the trick, but I mostly use the front to just get to my jump spot, and then I scrub speed with the rear hydro disc.

I have an old shimano cable brake lever+shifter, might try that out in place of the promax lever.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 18:19:10 No.1948113 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948106
V brakes have a greater mechanical advantage than discs.
Best mech discs unordered are trp spyre, paul klampers, and avids
More disc more better braking
Fug hydros
I used to have an old gold ano gt lts from 93? 94? On the front it had a ROCKSHOX cnc'd dual actuated disc brake. That's the one thing from any one bike that I voluntarily parted with that I want back.
Might have to have a chat with the guy I traded it to now just to see how well it grabs
Also avid levers all the way. Cheap, clean and sharp, work great
I'll never run hydro

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 18:21:58 No.1948115 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948106
In case you’re allowing yourself to get meme’d, hydraulic disk brakes are fucking amazing and their performance takes all mechanically operated brakes completely out of the argument entirely. Ditch those $20 promax mech discs, get some $40 shimano MT-200

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 18:56:45 No.1948117 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948104
i'm gonna use lamp oil for my chain, 5 euros for 1 liter, the stuff they sell in my country is C10-C13 n-paraffin, similar to kerosene or odorless mineral spirits but smells very little. for cleaning motorcycle chains a lot of people recommend using kerosene, it's also mentioned in the wikipedia article for kerosene, the use of odorless mineral spirits is a bicyclenigger meme

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 19:07:20 No.1948119 Report

Quoted By:

water based degreasers can be used in the household like for cleaning stovetops, windows, mirrors, bathrooms, workrooms

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 19:09:58 No.1948120 Report

Quoted By: >>1948170

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjkXhGzACZ8

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 20:19:20 No.1948133 Report

Quoted By: >>1948135 >>1948167 >>1948172

Need a 46T chainring for my bike. Any tips? All I'm seeing is this Deckas stuff on eBay or really expensive stuff. Just looking for something that won't die in a year.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 20:22:53 No.1948134 Report

Quoted By: >>1948171

Ok so I've gone back and forth between squirt and squirt with 5% ptfe powder by weight and plain squirt is way better. It might be more that the ptfe is bad. It lasts less than 1/4 as long and you can feel the friction after 20kms of a fresh lubeing.
Anyway I'm not seeing a benefit over plain squirt wax drip lube.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 21:07:43 No.1948135 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948133
>>1947189

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 22:27:38 No.1948149 Report

Quoted By: >>1948150 >>1948169

Is it stupid to wear a dark/neutral colored helmet instead of a hi viz one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 22:32:34 No.1948150 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948149
no you wont be seen and you will die

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:35:34 No.1948164 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948054
dish soap is for cleaning your dishes, not your bikes
you can use it on other things but that doesn't mean it's meant for that

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:40:39 No.1948167 Report

Quoted By: >>1948184

>>1948133
what bcd?
litepro sucks idk why that guy recommended it, i've seen those little arms break

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:44:17 No.1948169 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948149
helmet color barely matters, if you want to be seen by blind idiots you can always change your clothes or put lights all over your bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:46:09 No.1948170 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948120
haven't heard of a single one of these, must be a bunch of britbong products

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:47:10 No.1948171 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948134
k

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Sep 2023 23:51:54 No.1948172 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948133
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125456449576
here ya go

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 00:09:37 No.1948176 Report

Quoted By: >>1948177

My rear derailleur and cassette touch a bit and make noise in the easiest gear. I messed with the b screw and that didn't help. What do?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 00:13:34 No.1948177 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948176
scold it
bend it back because it's probably bent
failing that, replace it since you sound kindof lost

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO s-l1600.jpg, 71KiB, 800x456

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 00:20:16 No.1948179 Report

Quoted By: >>1948192 >>1948277

do these last longer than normal chains since they say chain stretch happens in the outer plates? or are they just the same as other chains?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 01:12:40 No.1948184 Report

Quoted By: >>1948215

>>1948167
>i've seen those little arms break
[citation needed]

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO np1wa2tsqil71.jpg, 2MiB, 4032x3024

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 01:17:21 No.1948185 Report

Quoted By: >>1948194

breaking chainrings isn't a thing without under/overtightening chainring bolts or hitting rocks when mountain biking or things like that. any narrow-wide chainring is far more durable than the old weight weenie road stamped aluminium type of chainrings.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 01:43:20 No.1948191 Report

Quoted By: >>1948195

I want to spend like $350 on bike lights. What should I get?

Between Aliexpress, Wiggle, and Bike24. Will give them to people for Christmas and ride em. For city riding and unlit riding on tour. I have a Schmidt/Edelux system but only on one bike and otherwise just have some pretty shit rechargeable stuff that only does anything on flashing.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO IMG_1164 (Custom).jpg, 792KiB, 3000x3000

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 01:55:24 No.1948192 Report

Quoted By: >>1948228

>>1948179
No because chain stretch is your rollers wearing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWemvEfYoBY
>hey viewers

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 01:59:26 No.1948194 Report

Quoted By: >>1948196

>>1948185
you know what does break randomly? Chinkshit chainring bolts.
They'd be straight up dangerous if chainring bolts didn't have quite a lot of redundancy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 02:00:38 No.1948195 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948191
>>1945063
newboler LIG520 is about $15-20 depending on how savvy you are with grinding for coins in the aliexpress etc
rockbros Q2S rear light is around $10

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 02:02:27 No.1948196 Report

Quoted By: >>1948216 >>1948217

>>1948194
that's superstition/being retarded not knowing how to lubricate threads and not using a torque wrench

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 5-pointed-star-03-1.jpg, 80KiB, 900x500

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 02:06:09 No.1948198 Report

Quoted By: >>1948219

tighten each bolt gradually in a star pattern until you reach the desired torque
bikeniggers are so fucking stupid

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 02:08:57 No.1948200 Report

Quoted By:

physically breaking things is not something that should happen "randomly" without crashing or abusing your shit. the problem is almost always retardation and not the inherent quality of the material

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:23:33 No.1948215 Report

Quoted By: >>1948220

>>1948184
someone posted a pic here on /n/, not sure if it was in a /bqg/ or not

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:25:37 No.1948216 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948196
fuck torque wrenches
me and my homies overtorque everything we touch

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:27:16 No.1948217 Report

Quoted By: >>1948220 >>1948222

>>1948196
i've bought about a dozen packs of chainring bolts from aliexpress and 3-4 have broken atleast 1 bolt, this is with clean and correctly greased threads and well before reaching the correct torque.

Does it really surprise you that the chinese might fuck up making a tiny thin metal thing?

I love chinkshit but you have this idea in your head that it's all fantastic quality and leaves nothing to be desired and you're just delusional.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO chainring bolts.jpg, 3MiB, 2949x2859

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:31:32 No.1948219 Report

Quoted By: >>1948220 >>1948222

>>1948198
>tighten each bolt gradually in a star pattern until you reach the desired torque
>bikeniggers are so fucking stupid

The torque of pic rel chainring bolts have absolutely nothing to do with one another and tightening them in an autistic pattern is for retards.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO friendly-reminder-the-roots-alwa (...).jpg, 1MiB, 4032x3024

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:36:06 No.1948220 Report

Quoted By: >>1948225 >>1948233

>>1948215
seems unlikely that it was that specific litepro chainring, it's not very common. any chainring can break under the wrong circumstances, pic related is an expensive absoluteblack chainring. it's more common but still not common to have significant issues with old thinner chainrings.

>>1948217
that's complete bullshit if we're talking litepro, they sell many thousands of sets and have basically no issues, i've seen an anon complain about motsuv chainring bolts though

>>1948219
that's the kind of insufferable boomer attitude that leads you to have problems. it's the same principle as tightening stem bolts in an alternating pattern, it's good practice, it doesn't hurt to be cautious especially if you believe that there's a real risk of things breaking for no good reason.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:37:45 No.1948222 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948217
you can get crmo chainring bolts for like $15-20, last set you'll ever buy
>>1948219
people tighten bolts in a star pattern to keep the chainring from getting pulled out of round. it's such a simple thing to do when you're already in the middle of the job, why wouldn't you do it? single speed and fixed gear bikes really need round chainrings in order to maintain roughly the same amount of chain slack during the rotation of the cranks, on bikes with derailleurs it matters less. some weird fucks even like oval chainrings but that's for another discussion

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:41:21 No.1948225 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948220
daaaaamn thing's missing a toof

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 03:45:39 No.1948228 Report

Quoted By: >>1948232

>>1948192
>No because chain stretch is your rollers wearing.
your video is suggesting that its the inner plates and pins wearing lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 04:31:03 No.1948232 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948228
oh yea i just get the terms confused

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 04:32:12 No.1948233 Report

Quoted By: >>1948236

>>1948220
>that's the kind of insufferable boomer attitude that leads you to have problems
no dude its chinkshit being shit that leads to problems and you think litepro is magically so much better... lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 04:46:46 No.1948236 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948233
M5/M6 bolts in steel/titanium are good enough to hold your saddle etc. M8 bolts x5 are more than enough to hold your chainring if you're not a fucking retarded overgrown toddler who refuses to learn how to install them properly

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 06:13:01 No.1948246 Report

Quoted By: >>1948252 >>1948257

Can you put 135 mm hub on a 130 mm dropout?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 06:19:14 No.1948252 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948246
>steel bike with thin stays
probably
People have been shoving 130mm hubs in 126mm dropouts for decades.
If you have the wheel and bike already I would try it out. If you are looking at wheels but have the bike I would see if you can spread the stays on your bike to a little past 135mm without too much pain.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 06:24:20 No.1948257 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948246
depends on the frame material but usually it's not an issue. it won't slide in but you can wedge it in, or cold set the frame if you have steel or titanium. it's not recommended for aluminum but 5mm isn't a big deal. don't do it with carbon of course.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Chain joint wear points (2).jpg, 8KiB, 275x183

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 08:13:47 No.1948277 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948179
main problem is the rollers eating though the pins

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 13:07:53 No.1948326 Report

Quoted By: >>1948341

I have a RD-7800 rear derailleur. The jockey wheels don't spin freely. Should I try to disassemble and lube them or just replace them entirely?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 13:29:49 No.1948327 Report

Quoted By: >>1948342 >>1948361

My chain keeps trying to shift itself when I ride. I have no idea what the problem is. I tried to adjust everything I can think of to fix it and it just doesn't work. The beryl adjusters, the height screws, etc. Nothing helps. Infact I even "fixed" it in the sense that riding feels nice and smooth and quiet, but it still tries to "shift" to the next gear but it never even goes anywhere. I honestly tried everything I could think of short of just taking the entire thing apart and doing it again (which I wouldn't even know how to do). So pedalling is basically impossible since as soon as I start to get moving it 'shifts' which fucks with the chain/everything and makes pedaling impossible, then it catches back onto the gears and maybe 100ft later tries to 'shift' again.

Sorry if I'm not describing it well, I have no idea what the problem is.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Screenshot_2023-09-12_10-13-20.png, 9KiB, 305x145

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 15:13:46 No.1948341 Report

Quoted By: >>1948344

>>1948326
Well how worn are they? if the teeth have any sharp points just replace them. I'd lean towards replacing them anyways because almost none of them actually have real bearings. i picked up 2 aluminum ones with sealed steel bearings for my derailleur for less than $5 on ebay. avoid the shitty unsealed ceramic bearings for similar prices, they're complete trash because they're unsealed. it makes cyclists seethe when they see my blue aluminum jockey wheels on my shitty shimano tourney derailleur. they can't stand it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 15:18:46 No.1948342 Report

Quoted By: >>1948343

>>1948327
sounds like your derailleur/cage might be bent

op is sexy, my caption said so

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Screenshot_2023-09-12_10-18-10.png, 8KiB, 306x155

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 15:19:58 No.1948343 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948342
*captcha

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 15:37:26 No.1948344 Report

Quoted By: >>1948360 >>1948363

>>1948341
Not very worn. The bike only has about 3,500 miles on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 16:40:59 No.1948360 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948344
just clean them out if you're cheap
replace them with wheels with bearings if you're a pimp

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO beryl-crystal-specimens.jpg, 198KiB, 2048x1360

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 16:44:29 No.1948361 Report

Quoted By: >>1948366

>>1948327
>beryl adjusters
damn, dude, you have barrel adjusters made out of beryl?
ballin' out of control my man

too much tension in the cable?
something loose in the shifter?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 16:51:10 No.1948363 Report

Quoted By: >>1948364

>>1948344
probably just gummed up. the gearteeth themselves are plastic and therefore a magnet for chain oil that turns into black gunk. put a rag over your thumbnail or screwdriver and scrape them clean. then the inner part doesn't have proper bearings but whatever it's called flush them with solvent and when dry put one or two drops of chain oil there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 16:53:48 No.1948364 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948363
*then wipe off the extra

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO shut up and take my money.jpg, 109KiB, 1080x864

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 17:01:17 No.1948366 Report

Quoted By: >>1948383

>>1948361
>beryl adjusters
i'd buy them

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 17:19:33 No.1948371 Report

Quoted By: >>1948373

>>1947983
Start selling bike parts. Our local market is fucking nuts, so I manage to make a slight profit selling old shit when I upgrade. I thought it would end with corona, but hardly anything changed in the last two years. Brand name saddles, seatposts, handlebars, etc. sell for good money if they're still in good condition.
I ought to sell my old pc, random leftovers and my old wheels so I can get some nice ones for the next season, but I just don't have the time

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 17:25:28 No.1948373 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948371
hmm yeah I'm probably sitting on a few hundred bucks worth of parts I don't want or need anymore, I ought to sell this shit and buy stuff I do need

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 17:34:41 No.1948379 Report

Quoted By:

Well, turns out the bar end shifters I ordered cant be set to friction mode. Better get a new 11 speed cassette and rd then

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 17:45:30 No.1948383 Report

Quoted By: >>1948395

>>1948366
I totally want some now, too. I think what we call green beryl is emerald, could be pricey. but how sweet would oversized barrel adjusters in beryl crystal that matched your frame or tape be?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 18:53:04 No.1948395 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948383
yes green beryl is emerald, i just bought an emerald last week lol
it's got far too many cracks for it to work out
maybe lab grown sapphire like they do with watch face crystals

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO IMG_20230912_221226325_1.jpg, 827KiB, 3000x3000

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:16:59 No.1948413 Report

Quoted By: >>1948415 >>1948466 >>1948609

Is there a neat trick to make sure a cable can't slip out of the clamp?
It did during a climb through a forest today, even though I had it clamped pretty well in my opinion. I don't want to use too much force on this old stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:22:43 No.1948415 Report

Quoted By: >>1948419

>>1948413
From my experience the cable can slip if it's worn out which seems to be the case in your pic. Replacing it should to the trick.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:29:02 No.1948419 Report

Quoted By: >>1948421

>>1948415
It's not really old, though my early attempts at getting the tension right affected it badly, I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:34:52 No.1948421 Report

Quoted By: >>1948423

>>1948419
>attempts at getting the tension right affected it badly
I've made the same mistake before. When it gets mushed and flattened it doesn't hold as well. But don't worry about tightening down to hard, I use a lot of force when tightening and have never broken anything.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:48:22 No.1948423 Report

Quoted By: >>1948425 >>1948471

>>1948421
Thanks, I'll replace it then. Do they stretch in the beginning btw?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Sep 2023 20:55:31 No.1948425 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948423
>Do they stretch in the beginning btw?
Do you mean the entire cable? If yes no.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 00:38:25 No.1948466 Report

Quoted By: >>1948510

>>1948413
clean and lightly grease the thread of the bolt

that's not really a trick though, just standard practice with bolts on bicycles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 00:56:51 No.1948471 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948423
'cable stretch' is mostly housing and ferrules seating.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 06:46:58 No.1948510 Report

Quoted By: >>1948524

>>1948466
Can I use any grease? I have bearing grease.
Thanks everyone, by the way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 08:54:54 No.1948524 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948510
yes, pretty much any grease will work

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO v_brakes_300w.jpg, 52KiB, 400x416

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:02:57 No.1948526 Report

Quoted By: >>1948529 >>1948530 >>1948533

I'd like to fix my bike's brakes but I'm not knowledgeable about the subject. I have brakes like the pic and the front left brake isn't moving away from the wheel at all any more and is rubbing against the rim - what exactly should I do to fix that?

Also my brakes have gotten loose in general, I know I'm supposed to undo the silver nut a bit and pull the cable then screw the nut back in, but how do I tell when I've pulled the cable "enough"? I have a brake cable tensioner but never figured out how to use it. Do I do all of this before or after fixing the above problem with the brake pad rubbing against the rim?

Thanks for any help.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:24:37 No.1948529 Report

Quoted By: >>1948535

>>1948526
Park Tool has good videos on adjusting brakes imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMa9UqY9obk

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO spring.jpg, 35KiB, 703x732

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:28:24 No.1948530 Report

Quoted By: >>1948535

>>1948526
there's a spring mechanism on both sides that allows you to adjust the balance between left and right
the small screw sets the tension of the spring

use your brain please

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:45:02 No.1948533 Report

Quoted By: >>1948535

>>1948526
>the left brake isn't moving away from the wheel at all any more
sounds like you're going to need to take the brake off and regrease the pivot posts they sit on

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 09:55:55 No.1948535 Report

Quoted By: >>1948541

>>1948529
Thanks, I'll check it out.
>>1948530
>use your brain please
Rude. Things may be obvious to you, but not to somebody who barely touches the mechanical workings of their bike. You don't even say which way to turn it.
>>1948533
Probably way beyond my pay grade.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1694595777229388.jpg, 54KiB, 400x416

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 10:36:17 No.1948541 Report

Quoted By: >>1948872

>>1948535
>Probably way beyond my pay grade.
Unscrew these, liberally apply grease, make sure you properly align the spring with the holes in the fork and screw it back down.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO IMG_20230202_082927926_HDR_copy_ (...).jpg, 2MiB, 3024x2268

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 13:25:38 No.1948564 Report

Quoted By: >>1948619

>>1947883
it's literally the best way to move shit on a bike after a trailer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 19:12:15 No.1948609 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948413
try clamping it

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO c4a84a4b9b5b106369769cd36393a92a.png, 832KiB, 1000x750

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 20:31:43 No.1948619 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948564
looks jank

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:12:31 No.1948633 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947888
not aero

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:12:40 No.1948634 Report

Quoted By: >>1948635 >>1948676 >>1948694

Are those cheap $1-300 bikes from walmart/target ok for amateur riding? I just want to get some exercise peddling up and down a nearby bike path every day. 5 miles a day, give or take.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:13:32 No.1948635 Report

Quoted By: >>1948636

>>1948634
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvranrFFKys

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:16:13 No.1948636 Report

Quoted By: >>1948637 >>1948654

>>1948635
Ok I guess I'm never riding a bike then. I'm not buying a $5k bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:21:55 No.1948637 Report

Quoted By: >>1948640 >>1948654

>>1948636
this is nice enough for proper road cycling and it's a top brand so it will have good resale value

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/road-bikes/performance-road-bikes/domane/domane-al/domane-al-2-rim/p/33037/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:43:39 No.1948640 Report

Quoted By: >>1948643

>>1948637
>muh resale value
again with this shit, is this an inside joke I'm missing out on?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 21:57:30 No.1948643 Report

Quoted By: >>1948649

>>1948640
it will feel like a less of a waste of money, if he's not sure if he'll enjoy cycling he'll be able to sell it easily and get a lot of his money back

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 20230913_182343.jpg, 43KiB, 640x640

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 22:07:59 No.1948649 Report

Quoted By: >>1948656 >>1948677 >>1948693

>>1948643
It's a trek not a rolexrolexrolex oyster perpetual automatic 1000f / 300m superlative chronometer swissswisswiss officially certified day date (picrelated it's mine shit was so cash)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 22:16:15 No.1948654 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948637
Fuck you trek fag anyone who shills trek can eat fucking rocks
>>1948636
Get a gravity off of bikes direct and make sure everything is lubed or greased sufficiently, as well as tightened to spec. Excellent value bikes for new bikes, much better than walltrash
Buy a used 80s 90s mtb alternatively, the value is 100x that of Walmart garbage. Do not buy that shit, those are "BSO"

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2023 22:24:29 No.1948656 Report

Quoted By: >>1948693 >>1948701

>>1948649
Is that your leg?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 00:01:53 No.1948676 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948634
there are a lot of great bikes for 1-300 in most used markets, but you have to know what to look for.
we have a thread for such things

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 00:03:21 No.1948677 Report

Quoted By: >>1948693

>>1948649
I like ham on a sub, but this is a sub on a ham!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 03:49:43 No.1948693 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948649
>>1948656
>>1948677
old pic is old
that's not his watch
and that's not a chronometer or a day date watch lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 03:52:26 No.1948694 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948634
if you want exercise then cheap ass department store bikes are great because they're heavy as fuck. check everything first though, the assemblers aren't qualified and your safety is in your own hands. if you buy one used you can sell it for the same price (or maybe even more) if you don't like it. if you buy one new you can't do that, ever.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 04:35:35 No.1948701 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948656
i think it's a /biz/ meme to troll with pics like that as if to show off their success with a fancy watch but the wearer is comically fat

giant

giant Thu 14 Sep 2023 04:38:04 No.1948702 Report

Quoted By: >>1948720

Where can I find 104/64 triple chainrings that aren't chinkshit? Is getting lucky with something vintage on ebay my only option?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Capture.png, 54KiB, 339x284

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 06:15:56 No.1948704 Report

Quoted By: >>1949251

lol at bikeniggers running straight paraffin wax without beeswax

i got this white beeswax, it's legit
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32822375382.html

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Parameters-measured-in-cheeses-a (...).png, 147KiB, 850x342

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 06:17:12 No.1948705 Report

Quoted By: >>1949251

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Renforts divers.jpg, 80KiB, 800x533

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 06:39:20 No.1948707 Report

Quoted By: >>1948718 >>1948720 >>1948734

If you were to build an indestructible, reliable and long lasting steel gravel/touring bike, how would you do it? Here's what I thought:

>thick walled, large diameter Reynolds 853 tubings double diamond frame
>filet braized so it's easier to repair a tube and doesn't heat up the tubing as much as tig welding
>thick zinc phosphate dip + ed coat + paint + ride wrap + framesaver in order to protect the metal from rust
>T47-86mm bottom bracket for stiffer frame and larger bearings
>various gussets to reinforce more fatigue prone areas
>massive tapered head tube for increased stiffness and allowing to use the largest bearings possible for the headset
>belt drive for less maintenance than a normal chain drive (unless you're religious on maintenance)
>36 to 40h wheels like ryde andra

Anything else?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 08:40:13 No.1948718 Report

Quoted By: >>1948720

>>1948707
I’d buy a Kona rove or something what kind of question is this

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 08:42:33 No.1948720 Report

Quoted By: >>1948723

>>1948718
He has posted it a couple times.
>>1948707
used 90'mtb I buy cheap. 3x8, 26in wheels for durability, and vee brakes or hydro's since they haven't failed me yet.
>>1948702
Looks like universal cycles has some. I would look at similar warehouse stores online.

Sad that the 1x obsession has gotten this far. I am still dumbfounded biopace 2.0 exists.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 09:12:39 No.1948723 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948720
It’s a question that reeks of nobike and poor

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1693776299390025.jpg, 86KiB, 868x1024

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 11:42:36 No.1948733 Report

Quoted By: >>1948735 >>1948745

How do I cope with the fact that I'm to stooped and I can't into truing my wheels? I've done every kind of maintenance on my MTB but somehow I get filtered by a slightly woobly rear wheel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 11:44:07 No.1948734 Report

Quoted By: >>1948903

>>1948707
wouldn't that type of retard want the most common possible bearings with a straight 1/8" head tube and BSA bottom bracket, there's only a handful of chinese suppliers for those bearings

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 11:45:04 No.1948735 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948733
more practice, Take a break when you get frusturated, and try again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 13:28:02 No.1948745 Report

Quoted By: >>1948747 >>1948754 >>1948782

>>1948733
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t36Pe63-0Q

the most important thing to know is that the nipples are clockwise threaded onto the spoke so the direction to tighten them is counterclockwise when looking at the nipple against the rim which may be counter intuitive if you don't know how they're constructed

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 13:37:17 No.1948747 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948745
good point.
one good way to solidify this into your brain is to take the tire and the velox rim strip off and turn the nipples from inside the rim with a thick flathead screwdriver.
then when you use a spoke wrench next, it's orientation may be more intuitive even though it's "backwards," you fundamentally get which way is tighten and loosen

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 14:16:06 No.1948754 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948745
I might be weird but I pluck the spokes too and can get them as accurate as my park tension meter. Helps me identify quickly if the spoke is a little off or not.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 17:47:47 No.1948782 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948745
I'm to stupid to do that

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 19:22:05 No.1948797 Report

Quoted By: >>1948811 >>1948827 >>1948829 >>1948904

where do you guys buy parts online? I remember using amazon in the past but holy fuck it is nothing but chinaslop now

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO m751 cage on m760 body.jpg, 2MiB, 4911x3200

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 20:05:33 No.1948810 Report

Quoted By: >>1948831

>>1947220
i have an xt m760 rapid rise long cage id like to convert to short cage
these seem to be extremely rare in short cage
but lx m751s come up in short cage often and for very cheap
can i just take the cage off an m751 to put on an m760?
as far as i can tell the cages are exactly the same and the only difference in the bodies besides the reverse spring is just some minor styling
any complications i might run into?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 20:06:35 No.1948811 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948797
all bike parts are china slop and have been since like the 90s sorry man
if you want better its gotta be second hand vintage parts

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO plr30fxig9ob1[1].png, 960KiB, 1920x963

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 21:52:44 No.1948823 Report

Quoted By: >>1948824 >>1948905 >>1949316

I thought aluminum fatigue was a meme.
this is some guys daily driver of 11 years

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 21:53:45 No.1948824 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948823
forgot link
https://www.reddit.com/r/bikecommuting/comments/16ipbc6/can_this_be_fixed_been_my_daily_driver_for_11/

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 21:57:55 No.1948827 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948797
https://www.performancebike.com
they used to have $2 shipping to canada somehow although it took forever.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 22:12:12 No.1948829 Report

Quoted By: >>1948884

>>1948797
I've been using modernbike.com here in the US. they have a huge inventory and the website is stripped down so the pages load fast, and the filters and sorting makes it easy to find things

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 22:18:13 No.1948831 Report

Quoted By: >>1948845

>>1948810
I mean I'd just put the whole m751 on there but what you suggest sounds like it would work. if you swap them out and it works, great. if not , just put the cage back on the m751 and run that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2023 23:02:29 No.1948837 Report

Quoted By: >>1948847

How do I cure biketism? How do I stop consuming biketistic content?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 00:19:01 No.1948845 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948831
i want a short cage rapid rise is the point lol
the m751 isnt rly useful to me if this doesnt work
is there somewhere i can get detailed info on shimano derailleurs

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 00:20:02 No.1948847 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948837
cant im afraide
maybe suffer a health condition that stops you?
thats the only thing i can think of that would stop me

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO IMG_2745.png, 124KiB, 396x385

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 02:55:59 No.1948871 Report

Quoted By: >>1948906

Who the FUCK is to blame for 15mm bolts on square taper crank arms?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 03:00:21 No.1948872 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948541
Wtf is going on with those seat stays

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO DF9FECA5-2201-4569-B9BA-EE81FB89 (...).jpg, 714KiB, 1280x960

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 04:41:07 No.1948881 Report

Quoted By: >>1948907

My average mountain biking heart rate has been dropping like a brick the last 2 years, it feels like not long ago I was averaging 165-170 and regularly peaking and 185-190 with lots of variation, and nowadays I’m at 150 average with 170 max and it’s super consistent. I’m just getting healthier right? If I do care about getting stronger, does this imply i need to change up my rides at all? I’ve been used to all my rides being 50-90% in zone 4-5 and figured it was just how I’m wired, but it’s weird having a 2 hours sprint through mountain singletrack be almost all zone 3 “aerobic” intensity, is it better to ride at lower HR to get stronger, even if you’re very used to and capable of riding at high HR?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 06:03:27 No.1948884 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948829
based. can also vouch for modern bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 11:39:14 No.1948903 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948734
reliable and long lasting does not imply anything about parts availability, and so what? they're not complicated, the only reason they're made in china is because there's no need to use more expensive labor on a cheap ass item like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 11:40:33 No.1948904 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948797
everything is made in china
even the shit that's not made in china is made with parts that are made in china
get over it, i'm sick of all the whining
you aren't going to start a factory here to just shut the fuck up and cope

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 11:42:55 No.1948905 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948823
>I thought aluminum fatigue was a meme.
Yeah mechanical engineers were just making shit up to fuck with the general population, it was all a ruse, seems reasonable

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 11:47:08 No.1948906 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948871
read the name on your cranks you smooth brained dunce, that's who to blame

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 11:48:21 No.1948907 Report

Quoted By: >>1948958

>>1948881
we talk about bikes here, I think you want /fit/
there's some overlap but you probably won't get much help from these autists, they can't relate

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO kson-kson-eyeroll.gif, 4MiB, 498x280

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 16:25:10 No.1948943 Report

Quoted By: >>1948959 >>1949043 >>1949052

is having a regular cadence just a skill you practice and develop or am I just a lazy piece of shit? fatass trying to get some regular cardio in but I notice I tend to coast a lot once I'm at a good speed, feels almost like I'm getting bounced back from my pedals at times. Does that mean I'm in the wrong gear?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 17:19:22 No.1948954 Report

Quoted By: >>1948960 >>1948999

How much do you pay to face a BB shell in 2012+11? I would call my local shop a but thought I’d ask online first to see what is reasonable. Most the shops around me seem to charge quite a bit for even basic service even the most clueless rider could handle with few tools (not sure if Burgerstan prices are to blame). Secondly, I’ve found some tips on checking how flat the shell is (feeler gauges is probably what I’ll go with) but nothing for alignment- any ideas how to go about that at home? Ideally I’d like to avoid the expense and pop the external BB right on this afternoon, but if things are really out of whack I will take care of them properly. For what it’s worth it’s a mid 90s Cannondale racing frame. Well built aluminum bikes to my knowledge but the entire line looks to be designed from the beginning for cartridge style BBs where facing wasn’t really necessary AFAIK. Replacing the bearings a bit sooner than necessary isn’t a huge deal (although Power Torque is it’s own can of worms and I’ll have to buy the associates tools) but I’d rather not fuck up the crank spindle too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 17:47:43 No.1948958 Report

Quoted By: >>1949331

>>1948907
yeah none of us actually ride out bikes we dont know anything about fitness

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 17:49:44 No.1948959 Report

Quoted By: >>1948970

>>1948943
is this in top gear?
if not it could mean your gear steps are too wide and youre stuck in between gears

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 17:50:44 No.1948960 Report

Quoted By: >>1948965

>>1948954
just buy the tool yourself lol itl probably be cheaper even if you only use it once

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 18:25:44 No.1948965 Report

Quoted By: >>1948979

>>1948960
You know they’re starting at almost 300 bucks right? Nearly could buy a full Tiagra group for that much, or a decent set of alloy wheels. You also have to know what you’re doing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 18:43:44 No.1948970 Report

Quoted By: >>1948979

>>1948959
not top gear no, but I think perhaps the steps are too wide. Should I just get stronger quads so I handle the higher gear then? is it the higher the gear the harder it feels to push or the other way around?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 20:02:07 No.1948979 Report

Quoted By: >>1949046

>>1948965
ok on further investigation youre right why the fuck are these things so expensive
>>1948970
yeah youre gears are probably too wide
what is the gearing on your bike?
you can maybe modify it to suit your terrain better
im guessing youre riding an mtb somewhere relatively flat
you can also just shift up a gear and push harder if you want but youl tire yourself out faster

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 22:46:32 No.1948999 Report

Quoted By: >>1949001 >>1949068

>>1948954
just check it with your eyes and feel it with your hand for uneven paint and such, that's what the mechanic would do to see if it's necessary to face it at all. wet sand it carefully with fine sandpaper (1200-1500 grit preferably) backed by a flat surface like a piece of glass or a lego brick. use common sense like don't just sand it in one spot because then it will be uneven. don't take off too much material because if the width ends up being significantly less than 68mm then that could be an issue in its own right. having a tiny bit of misalignment is normal, the threads won't line up the bottom brackets cup perfectly so the crank spindle might not slide in through the second bearing without a bit of resistance but the bottom bracket cup will flex to accommodate that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Sep 2023 22:49:11 No.1949001 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948999
>lego brick
this would be a bigger one that reaches across the face of the bb shell

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 02:01:13 No.1949043 Report

Quoted By: >>1949046

>>1948943
yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 02:20:42 No.1949046 Report

Quoted By: >>1949050

>>1948979
I think it's a shimano 8 speed but don't know the details beyond that. I'm guessing my gear is just too low and it's as >>1949043 says, I'm just being lazy and need to practice the skill

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 367122319_6901750399892156_13989 (...).jpg, 123KiB, 443x960

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 02:43:19 No.1949049 Report

Quoted By: >>1949270 >>1949334

Someone on FB marketplace is selling this bike for $170. Anyone know what brand this bike is and if it's worth the price? Anything I should look out for when coming to see it?
Idk shit about bikes but I'm just trying to avoid the awful parking and aids ridden public transportation at my uni campus by getting a bike that I can fit in my car (with this method: https://youtu.be/rjyaXvVXDjk) and parking slightly away from the campus so I can just bike there in a timely manner.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 03:04:17 No.1949050 Report

Quoted By: >>1949054

>>1949046
yeah but how big is the 8 speed
and do you have front gears?
if you look closely theres a little number on each gear
if you can tell me what it says on the biggest and smallest gear (you could also count the teeth) i can tell you if thats the problem
of if you post a pic il be able to tell

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 03:06:22 No.1949052 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948943
I literally never coast unless im coming up to a red light or something. even down hill, I feel like im wasting momentum if im not pedaling.
but yeah you should be shifting gears to keep at the right resistance

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 03:28:49 No.1949054 Report

Quoted By: >>1949055

>>1949050
looks like it's a Shimano Tourney A070 2x7, so a 7 speed actually not an 8 speed. I don't actually see the ratio written anywhere on the cassette

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 03:33:43 No.1949055 Report

Quoted By: >>1949236

>>1949054
14-28t? does that mean anything

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Capture.png, 22KiB, 678x222

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 04:03:40 No.1949058 Report

Quoted By: >>1949059 >>1949063

what do you psycho anti-chink posters have to say about this? most stuff is either mediocre mass produced shimano/sram type stuff or tiny boutique stuff like absoluteblack, wolf tooth, raceface, garbaruk where you pay a premium for what you get like for those multi thousand dollar gravel meme builds. you are a despicable racist if you don't think that some of the larger chinese companies can't come up with some pretty good designs and CNC machine them with good tolerances (virtually any modern narrow-wide chainring outperforms the old stamped sheet metal narrow chainrings) and you are a classist if you think that everyone should piss hundreds of dollars down the drain buying more or less generic and mundane bike components from niche boutique brands.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 04:14:16 No.1949059 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949058
sellers and consumers of cycling snake oil are all retarded

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 04:42:59 No.1949063 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949058
It’s true, every good idea will have a Chinese company copying it for profit, the problem is the quality is trash

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 05:01:23 No.1949068 Report

Quoted By: >>1949072 >>1949174

>>1948999
Nice trips

Unfortunately a bit late, was able to get the old crank off finally and the drive side looked very clean, just like the non drive. Definitely machined, no paint overspray, felt very even. The possibility of misalignment still bothers me but if the cups flex as you say to accommodate anything minor that’s reassuring. Past midnight here and I don’t really feel a night ride so it’s first shakedown is tomorrow. Looks so good though as a build now imo, and shifting seems perfect on the stand. I think my old crank was a little too vintage for the 9 speed setup I’m running now- no pins, let alone ramps. No issues with that now though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 06:00:55 No.1949072 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949068
should be fine then. you said power torque so maybe you didn't notice the the thing i said about sliding through the second bearing. see 3:40 in the video below, it won't necessarily slide through without resistance but it will work fine, there's a lot of forces involved with the bolts tightened down and your body weight when pedaling etc so this potential misalignment is very minor compared to that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBtB8Kyl2U

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 16:05:06 No.1949149 Report

Quoted By: >>1949186 >>1949435

What is the metric for complete gear ratio which accounts for crank length and tire diameter, not just front/rear gear ratio? A calculator or formula would be helpful.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 18:17:58 No.1949174 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949068
jeez, I've gotta figure running no ramps and pins would affect shifting far more than any minute problems caused by needing the shell chased and faced. I mean, that's a huge difference

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 19:23:59 No.1949181 Report

Quoted By: >>1949186

does clipless pedals+cleats change the effective crank length vs flats and normal shoes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 20:05:44 No.1949186 Report

Quoted By: >>1949269 >>1949275

>>1949149
longer cranks give you more leverage, bigger wheels give you less leverage. going from 170mm to 175mm cranks requires 3% less pedaling torque.

>>1949181
the stack height will probably be lower so you should adjust your saddle height accordingly. the overall effective crank length should stay roughly the same since the stack height is added to the whole pedal stroke.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Sep 2023 23:07:49 No.1949236 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949055
hhhmmm i was expecting some big mountain bike cassette its normally those kinds of bikes that have this problem
maybe its because its only a 7 speed
maybe you do just need to push a higher gear
which gears do you normally get stuck between?

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO Untitled.png, 94KiB, 1422x559

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 00:08:30 No.1949251 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948704
>>1948705

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 02:30:53 No.1949267 Report

Quoted By: >>1949388

How do I know if my bike is worth repairing or just get a new one? It's fine and works great, but it's only an entry level $500 one, it's from a reputable real bike store, but still entry level. It's a meridia crossway 10.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 02:56:50 No.1949269 Report

Quoted By: >>1949322

>>1949186
Bigger power stroke distance tho, distance per pedal is more. Bet you speedwalk to the store too

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 04:07:59 No.1949270 Report

Quoted By: >>1949334 >>1949388

>>1949049
Hey I'm still kind of thinking about picking up this bike, however it doesn't seem to have a quick release on the front wheel, would it be easy to install one manually?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 04:50:50 No.1949275 Report

Quoted By: >>1949319

>>1949186
>longer cranks give you more leverage, bigger wheels give you less leverage.
Ok, thanks. Is there a formula for the wheels?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 10:19:34 No.1949316 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948823
That shit looks like just picked up from a ditch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 10:38:31 No.1949319 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949275
it's proportional to the diameter, usually you have a frame of reference like two 700c wheel bikes with similar size tires so it doesn't really matter unless you're trying to find the perfect fixed gear/singlespeed ratio

>I would like to propose a new system, which does take crank length into account. This system is independent of units, being expressed as a pure ratio.

>This ratio would be calculated as follows: divide the wheel radius by the crank length; this will yield a single radius ratio applicable to all of the gears of a given bike. The individual gear ratios are calculated as with gear inches, using this radius ratio instead of the wheel size.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gain.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 11:09:53 No.1949322 Report

Quoted By: >>1949323

>>1949269
shorter cranks are spinnier so the same gear ratio becomes harder to pedal at your preferred cadence for that crank length

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 11:10:57 No.1949323 Report

Quoted By: >>1949324 >>1949335

>>1949322
So what's the advantage?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 11:20:52 No.1949324 Report

Quoted By: >>1949436

>>1949323
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igxPhqs12D4

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 12:15:41 No.1949331 Report

Quoted By: >>1949370

>>1948958
there's more truth to your sarcasm than you'd like to admit which is why nobody here helped the guy

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 12:28:52 No.1949334 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949049
that's a fixed gear bike so unless that's what you're looking for, it's probably not what you're looking for. nice bike though, i'd probably buy iit up. looks like it was made for tricktrack. fixed gear riding is a lot harder but a lot funner, very addictive. there's lots to look for when going to see a new bike, just watch a couple youtube videos about buying used bikes, it's too much to list here.
>>1949270
quick release isn't the upgrade you think it is. you're talking about being on a university campus dude, there is literally no more likely place to get your bike stolen or parted up. quick release means you're a lot more likely to come back to find your bike missing a wheel or two. if anything you should be looking at some security bolts. you may want to consider getting an extra lock or two so that you can always lock your front and rear wheels to your frame even if the bike rack is shitty. if you want to keep your bike on a university campus you don't have to make it impossible to steal, you just have to make it a lot harder to steal than the next guy's bike. don't be an easy target.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 12:31:37 No.1949335 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949323
it's great for short people
lots of short fuckers out there that could benefit from shorter cranks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 14:48:41 No.1949370 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949331
there are probably some weak incel commuters who ride but don't know anything about training and fitness

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 16:50:22 No.1949388 Report

Quoted By: >>1949398

>>1949270
a whole new wheel with a hollow axle that the quick release skewer slides through? yes, it'll go into your fork dropout the same as the wheel currently on there.

you want to just put a quick release skewer onto the existing wheel? doesn't work until you take the hub apart and replace the axle with a hollow one for the skewer. make sure you get the same length as what's on there.

check what's on there, though. you can put lug nuts on a hollow axle, maybe you get lucky and someone converted from QR to nutted. but it's unlikely.

you can get security skewers instead of QR if you're paranoid about theft, but you still need the hollow axle. or use an extra cable to go through the front wheel when you lock up (ulock through rear wheel, seat tube and stationary object. loop cable around front wheel and both ends into the U, then lock)

>>1949267
it's fine

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 18:07:09 No.1949398 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949388
Hollow and solid axles have different tpi in my experience. If you try to switcharoo the nuts youll ruin it and it wont tighten

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 21:35:44 No.1949435 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949149
gain ratio
https://sheldonbrown.com/gear-calc.html
takes into account wheel diameter crank length and gear ratio

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 21:39:38 No.1949436 Report

Quoted By: >>1949458

>>1949324
the thing i still havnt figured out is how to determine my ideal crank length based on my leg measurements
i see 20% of total leg length thrown around but i dont know if this has any actual mathematical basis, feels more like a close enough guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 23:26:25 No.1949458 Report

Quoted By:

>>1949436
you don't need to change it if your current crank length feels fine. studies have shown negligible performance differences between different lengths iirc. maybe look at what seems normal like subtract 2.5mm from what comes with stock bike builds, compare to pros with a similar saddle height as you if they have that info posted online.

https://www.applemanbicycles.com/resources/riders-guide-to-crank-length/#crank-length-formulas

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 17 Sep 2023 23:30:50 No.1949459 Report

Quoted By:

https://www.applemanbicycles.com/resources/crank-length-vs-power-cadence/

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 18 Sep 2023 02:32:40 No.1949488 Report

Quoted By:

New thread

>>1949487
>>1949487
>>1949487

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 20 Sep 2023 20:35:22 No.1950117 Report

Quoted By:

>>1947289
I personally don't understand the value of having more then 11 speeds. If you're an old man, fine but if you're fit you just need a fast gear and then an emergency granny ring for the bad days

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2023 02:54:00 No.1950582 Report

Quoted By:

>>1948067
see >>1950581

Capcode	All Only User Posts Only Verified Posts Only Moderator Posts Only Manager Posts Only Admin Posts Only Developer Posts Only Founder Posts
Show Posts	All Only With Images Only Without Images Only Spoiler Images Only Non-Spoiler Images
Deleted Posts	All Only Deleted Posts Only Non-Deleted Posts
Ghost Posts	All Only Ghost Posts Only Non-Ghost Posts
Post Type	All Only Sticky Threads Only Opening Posts Only Reply Posts
Results	All Grouped By Threads
Order	Latest Posts First Oldest Posts First

On these archives

Your latest searches

/bqg/ ― Bike Questions General