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Growing up

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:10:17 No.999779 View View Reply Original Report

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How old were you when you finally grew out of meme cycling and finally started riding an unaesthetic, bland touring bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:19:27 No.999780 Report

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who let the old folks in

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:22:37 No.999784 Report

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>>999779
34

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:28:44 No.999787 Report

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>>999779
The hell you on about, OP? Bland unaesthetic touring bike IS the current cycling meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:40:32 No.999791 Report

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Probably never. I'll keep racing as long as I can ride a bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 17:40:31 No.999792 Report

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28.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:03:22 No.999803 Report

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>>999787
Corrent meme is a 1x rigid steel 29er with drop bars around shoulder height, called "adventure road" bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:14:07 No.999807 Report

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>>999803
Fine, so i'm not up to date with the cutting edge of hipsterdom. I'm still in the fixie bandwagon.
So touring bikes were yesterdays meme.

Also, i'm 34.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:15:28 No.999808 Report

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>>999779
ur dum

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:27:14 No.999813 Report

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>>999779
probably around 35, 7 years from now

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:46:41 No.999818 Report

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>>999813
What do you base this prediction on?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:51:08 No.999822 Report

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I don't ride a touring bike because I don't go touring. I have a job and I don't earn nearly enough to take significant time off.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:27:55 No.999841 Report

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>>999803
You forgot the mandatory front rack.

I'm 26 desu.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:29:56 No.999843 Report

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>>999779
I need one. I have a long ride almost completely planned out but I don't want to do it on any of mine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:30:28 No.999845 Report

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>>999841
>>999813
>>999807
>>999792
>>999784
Does /n/ have the oldest userbase on 4chan?

28 here too

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:50:35 No.999859 Report

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>>999845
Probably the oldest average.

Through who knows with other weird boards like /po/ or /tg/.

Schwalbe professional bike tires !!gcnuHDQsfXG

Schwalbe professional bike tires !!gcnuHDQsfXG Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:58:20 No.999863 Report

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>>999845
It would probably explain the relative levelheadedness that posters here exhibit when a typical /o/ shitposter comes here.
I wonder what /pol/s average age is.

>>999779
>That
>Not A E S T H E T I C

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Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 19:58:45 No.999864 Report

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>>999787
This

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 20:08:08 No.999869 Report

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>>999845
No it's /jp/. At least it has by far the highest proportion of early 4chan users.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 21:18:00 No.999892 Report

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>>999779
27 hours before I finally grew out of the cycling meme and finally started driving a boring, safe Audi.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Aug 2016 23:52:55 No.999934 Report

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>>999845
42 here.
Wrecking that average age.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Aug 2016 01:35:31 No.999978 Report

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>>999779

32

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Sep 2016 01:31:16 No.1001128 Report

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>>999779
I'm 21 and I still ride a mountain bike daily, plus I toy around on BMX bikes and a cruiser. The BMX bikes are getting really uncomfortable though. I would enjoy a bland, unaesthetic touring bike if I can get one for VERY cheap (Walmart special or something used from Craigslist?). Then again, I see tons of old folks on cruiser bikes, mountain bikes, etc. At a certain age you will become even more of a memester.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Sep 2016 01:59:00 No.1001136 Report

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>>999845
>Does /n/ have the oldest userbase on 4chan?

What about >>>/vr/ ?

>28 here too

28 here as well.

Remember how things in the 90's where not shit?

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Anonymous Fri 02 Sep 2016 05:31:22 No.1001176 Report

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>How old were you when you finally grew out of meme cycling
0. I never gave a shit for a meme bike, it just had to do what i asked for.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Sep 2016 05:37:46 No.1001177 Report

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>>1001136
I am about your age as well, but I do not agree that the nineties were an okay time.

They were shit.

Everybody needs to take a step back and realize that it was a terrible decade. Then, and only then, can the healing begin.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 04:08:37 No.1001483 Report

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Any recs for solid yet cheap racks and panniers? 23" frame, 26" wheels btw

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 04:10:10 No.1001487 Report

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>>1001483
Oh, and 29yo, since that's relevant to this thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 05:48:32 No.1001508 Report

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>>999779
>Growing up

The day I first rode with flat bars is the day I became a man.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 06:27:31 No.1001519 Report

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>>1001508
you sure are forcing the shit out of this "meme" huh

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 07:49:24 No.1001535 Report

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>>1001519
Being an alpha male isn't a meme. It's a way of life.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 09:54:51 No.1001542 Report

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>>999859
/po/oper here, we had a "survey" thread a few month ago on /po/, people are not really old. Origami and papercraft are among the least expensive activities, so lots of people on /po/ are broken, and broken people are often young.

/n/ on the other side... Also i bet trainfag are not the youngest people of 4chan.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 17:26:36 No.1001640 Report

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>>999779
>He doesn't realize anti-aesthetic is and aesthetic

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 17:34:24 No.1001641 Report

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>>999779

Yeah, let me carry a 50 pound steel bike plus whatever I'm hauling in my pack that day, up to another 20 lbs, up and down the stairs every fucking day.

I'll stick with my 15 lb carbon road racer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:11:17 No.1001648 Report

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I want to get a touring bike, I fell for the Jews and bought a $900 gt attack from performance three years ago but it's uncomfortable and shitty now that I can do muy own maintenance. What should I be looking for in a used touring bike and what are good brands and models?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:12:45 No.1001649 Report

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>>1001641
> poorfag has no garage

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:23:36 No.1001652 Report

Quoted By: >>1001730 >>1001977 >>1001993

25. Hated my job, built a touring bike piece by piece. As soon as my bike was built I quit and went touring.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:40:55 No.1001662 Report

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>>1001649

I live in an apartment building. No elevator because it was built before we had to pander to gimps.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:43:35 No.1001663 Report

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Just redid my touring build.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:49:48 No.1001665 Report

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>>999779

It's not an either/or choice. Have a few bikes. One for fun and one for urban riding at least. You can have a junk bike to sacrifice to shit weather / winter beater as well.

On any given day, ride the nicest bike your plans can accommodate. You don't see a lot of Cervelos at grocery store rack.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 18:54:30 No.1001666 Report

Quoted By: >>1003091

27, picked it up literally yesterday. Mine has a front basket.

Although before that I rode a trek hardtail hybrid so I think I was avoiding memes okay.

Looking to pick up a Santa Cruz FS next summer tho :D

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 19:12:14 No.1001673 Report

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>>1001663
>orange pedals
>teal bike
My /n/igga

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Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 19:19:55 No.1001675 Report

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>>1001673
>>1001663
It's a /n/ice combination

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 22:46:55 No.1001722 Report

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>>999841
where do they have trails like this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 23:01:49 No.1001730 Report

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>>1001652
that's awesome man, congrats
how's the touring been so far?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 23:30:57 No.1001736 Report

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>>1001663
yOU BIKEPACKING NIGGA?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 23:32:01 No.1001737 Report

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>>1001722
>trails
am i being memed?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Sep 2016 23:43:00 No.1001738 Report

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>>999841

The way the front wheel is turned makes it look like an Escher bike.

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Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 00:10:36 No.1001740 Report

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>>1001730
All good, seen about 40,000 km of North America so far. Hoping to do Utah and Colorado again, most of my favourite days were there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 01:10:45 No.1001761 Report

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>>1001740
That's crazy. Are most of the days like there, where there's no one around?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 14:03:38 No.1001935 Report

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The orange okolyt is my daily and touring ride.

Pic from last winter. Changed front light since and saddle is now at proper angle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 14:06:06 No.1001936 Report

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>>1001935
Where?
I like the background.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 14:06:21 No.1001937 Report

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>>1001722
In the mystical forests and parks of northern europe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 14:09:17 No.1001939 Report

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>>1001936
Just outside Bremen, Germany.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 15:46:17 No.1001959 Report

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>>1001935
I love your bike.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 16:21:59 No.1001969 Report

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>>1001508
>The day I first rode with flat bars is the day I became a man.

$15,000 for 12 mph average speed

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Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 16:24:30 No.1001974 Report

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>>1001640
>>He doesn't realize anti-aesthetic is and aesthetic

:^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 16:42:02 No.1001977 Report

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>>1001652
>>1001740
How much planning would one have to do each day? And how much disposable cash would one need to do this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 16:48:26 No.1001979 Report

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>>1001969
do you really own a rob english bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 16:50:57 No.1001981 Report

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>>1001935
is that a motor on the bottom bracket? where is the battery?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 17:22:11 No.1001987 Report

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>>1001981
Looks like a $$$$ pinion gearbox.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 17:29:02 No.1001993 Report

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>>1001652
>>1001740
Dude is this you?: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofJu853kJKpkg4y5a-9YXg

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Sep 2016 18:08:26 No.1002006 Report

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>>1001740
that's beautiful man, I wish I was you

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 17:28:18 No.1002860 Report

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>>1001981
>>1001987
Yes, gearbox.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 17:29:19 No.1002861 Report

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>>1001959
thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 17:37:24 No.1002862 Report

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>>1001977
>How much planning would one have to do each day? And how much disposable cash would one need to do this?

You could do it on $25 a day if you always camp. It would be very rough on you.

Planning? You will incredible amounts of free-time to plan. If you need it, there are apps that you can download touring routes onto, then the main challenge is keeping the phone charged

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 17:57:57 No.1002871 Report

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650b tourers, get it right OP

if I see another fucking orange soma wolverine i might snap

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 18:05:12 No.1002873 Report

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>>1001128
>walmart

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Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 19:16:58 No.1002902 Report

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>>999845
27 here. I've been a poorfag most of my life, and cycling just kind of stuck. It's nice to have something now that isn't complete trash and can actually stand up to day to day riding and not break after 6 months.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 20:20:45 No.1002930 Report

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I started with a touring bike because sheldy/riv memes and realized it had way too much utility I never took advantage of, so I grew up and bought a road bike, which is better for the kind of riding I do.

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Anonymous Tue 06 Sep 2016 20:33:26 No.1002938 Report

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>few years back
>had to go to school on my dad's bike
>my dad's face when he comes home to his bike without that back rack

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Sep 2016 07:00:13 No.1003091 Report

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>>1001666
Very nice, I have the same frame, and a box full of parts, a d will put the bike together next month.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Sep 2016 07:57:03 No.1003094 Report

Quoted By: >>1003302 >>1003480

I am 26 and got an alumium road bike. It has fared well so far apart from a loose rivnut on seatpost. I have added more capacity for water bottles and mud guards. All luggage I keep in my backpack. Recently started enjoying longer distance riding and put 28mm tyres on my road bike for comfort.
Is this the tur ing point? Seems like your 2nd to 3rd adult bike is when you go for a bike with more utility.

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Anonymous Wed 07 Sep 2016 20:00:25 No.1003259 Report

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>>999779

I was 30. Somehow I don't find my touring bike bland.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Sep 2016 22:53:52 No.1003302 Report

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>>1003094

You are in the slippery slope to 35c

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Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 00:03:35 No.1003347 Report

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>>999779

My dad still rides a Colnago and he's 64

What the fuck is your excuse?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 01:53:29 No.1003376 Report

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>>1003091

Awesome! Did not expect to find another Clem owner on /n/. I bought a complete and have no complaints, it's fucking great so far.

I'm 6'3'' on a 59cm and it is fucking massive though. My work has a vertical bike wall and my bike can't use it because the hooks aren't high enough

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 02:36:50 No.1003395 Report

Quoted By: >>1003462

>>1003259
that's a fucking nice touring rig my man
redo your bar wrap though, looks janky

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 06:55:52 No.1003462 Report

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>>1003395
Thank you!
The tape is Selle Italia's Smootape XL, extra thick 5mm wrap. It's very comfortable and actually looks better in person.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 07:11:17 No.1003465 Report

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I like touring bikes for commuting because they look a lot less flashy and are more wear resistant.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Sep 2016 09:02:29 No.1003480 Report

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>>1003094
26 and bought an aluminum road bike 4 months ago.

Love it so much I'm changing my commuting city bike for an OTS racer.

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Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:06:23 No.1003830 Report

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Pic not related.
This might be where to ask it. I have a Specialised Allez and am looking at carrying my luggage without a backpack or racks. I will be commuting and longer rides at a generally slow pace so weight isn't a problem. I already have my spares and tools in a saddle bag and locks mounted to my frame. I would just be using it to carry food and spare clothes/different layers and maybe a map or two just in case my garmin gives out.
If I want to avoid a backpack which would be better - Handlebar bag or frame bag?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:09:50 No.1003832 Report

Quoted By: >>1003835

>>1003830
I can't really help you but out of interest, why don't you want to use a backpack?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:25:07 No.1003835 Report

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>>1003832
Primarily because when I commute I find that my back gets very sweaty and I get chaffing from the straps.
I have been getting a sore lower back on longer rides, but if I do the same rides at the same average speed on the same bike without a backpack then I don't get the pain.
The last reason is because if I have that mounted on the bike then I have the option to take my backpack to increase my luggage capacity for shopping.

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Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:54:43 No.1003841 Report

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>>1003830
why not just the most basic rack for the back?
It weighs next to nothing and depending on what you add to it it can carry quite a bit
I mean those elastic holding lines or you could even put a crate on it

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:56:30 No.1003842 Report

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>>1003841
My bike doesn't have the mount points and I would rather not add p-clamps.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 10:59:56 No.1003844 Report

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>>1003842
how about those that attach to the seat post?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 11:14:12 No.1003848 Report

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>>1003844
Would they be likely to shake or move over cobbles? My daily commute includes a mile of cobbles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 11:16:25 No.1003851 Report

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>>1003830
Neither, keep your CG low and get a real rack

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 11:18:05 No.1003852 Report

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>>1003848
the more mount points the better in your case. and don't cheap out. whenever I see someone's bag fly off their rack it's because they decided to go ghetto style with a $30 rack and a $30 pannier

of course you could just slow down but where's the fun in that

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 11:42:28 No.1003855 Report

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>>1003830

Rando style.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 12:29:10 No.1003868 Report

Quoted By: >>1003869

>>1003830

Soma Champs Elyse low trail fork plus a front rack or bag would be the expensive, classy option here.

DIY frame bags are cool and will cost you around $60. But then what do you do with your water bottles

Old man mountain makes rear racks that don't require eyelets. There are seat post clamps that come with rack bosses too. There are ways. Heel strike is the main concern with this option

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Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 12:34:05 No.1003869 Report

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>>1003868

Here's the old man mountain road caliper mount

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 15:17:56 No.1003931 Report

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What makes a seatpost mounted pannier better than a handlebar bag or large as fuck saddle bag or frame bag?

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Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2016 19:02:00 No.1004020 Report

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>>1001974

Holy fuck it's the school shooter Samm Al-Hyedd

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Sep 2016 18:32:29 No.1005793 Report

Quoted By: >>1008939

>>1003259
Did you do a repaint of the Fuji touring bike? What year is that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 02:14:20 No.1007354 Report

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>>999779
our spiritual forebear and kinsman:
>>1006628
more pics in that thread

I reckon this hillbilly dude caught a lot of flack, but he seems quite comfortable to say "fuck it, I'ma do me."

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Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 05:51:27 No.1007441 Report

Quoted By: >>1007552 >>1007853

>>999779
OP i was/is 26 and i am found bmy favorit subgenre of cycle, thank's

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 13:36:20 No.1007548 Report

Quoted By: >>1007553

>>1003931
>What makes a seatpost mounted pannier better than a handlebar bag

Nothing. Handlebar bags give better handling.

>or large as fuck saddle bag

It's usually lighter and bigger.

>or frame bag

Frame bags give better handling but the wider ones can rub on your tighs. Also they may prevent the use of larger water bottle in compact frames. I guess it's a draw.

But honestly for any serious touring you will have to use all three (handlebar+frame+seatpost bags) so whichever is superior is irrelevant.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 13:45:37 No.1007552 Report

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>>1007441

absolutely sick bike my dude

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Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 13:47:07 No.1007553 Report

Quoted By: >>1007558

>>1007548
>>1003931

Aerodynamics matter when it comes to bags. Bikepacking setups are way better if you don't need to carry a lot

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

https://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/aerodynamics-of-real-world-bicycles/

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2016 14:02:47 No.1007558 Report

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>>1007553
True but all three kind of bags are pretty efficient aerodynamically compared to rack panniers. Besides as was stated you'll likely need all three anyways..

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2016 05:44:14 No.1007853 Report

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>>1007441
we're gonna need moar pics, anon, /r/ing pic without the packs.

Miyatabro reporting. '87 312 here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2016 13:53:40 No.1007950 Report

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>>1001969
12mph average is slow as fuck desu

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Sep 2016 16:41:22 No.1008455 Report

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>>1001483
what rear light is that?

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Anonymous Mon 19 Sep 2016 17:17:30 No.1008465 Report

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since I got myself my first bike that wasn't an mtb, so 14 maybe.

I'm poor, I think that's the main reason I never got into fancy cycling and never turned into a spandex wearing faggot on a roadie.

"bland touring bikes" are cheap to build, rigid frames don't break and the lack of speeds achievable on a roadie puts little stress on components.

Maintenance is limited to cleaning, lubricating and changing elements that wear.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Sep 2016 22:01:45 No.1008573 Report

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>>1002873
I know that's silly, anon, but I don't want to spend a lot on a touring bike. Maybe I could check Craigslist.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 00:40:21 No.1008625 Report

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>>1001483
From the thumbnail I thought the front wheel was a disc.

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Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 01:03:00 No.1008634 Report

Quoted By: >>1008722 >>1008941

>>1001483
the Planet Bike Eco racks are pretty decent for the money. I have installed a lot of them over the years, and have only seen one fail.
As for cheap panniers, you can always go DIY and make them outta cat litter buckets.
Or wait for Ortliebs to go on sale.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 02:06:11 No.1008657 Report

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>>999845
I'm 18

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 02:34:20 No.1008664 Report

Quoted By: >>1008701

Touring is a meme.
"Adventure" also a meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 04:02:37 No.1008701 Report

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>>1008664
Your mother is a meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 04:17:55 No.1008707 Report

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i had an unaesthetic and bland touring bike but then i accidentally made it aesthetic as fuck

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 05:32:28 No.1008722 Report

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>>1008634
I bet you smell like old newspapers and urine

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 20:01:32 No.1008939 Report

Quoted By: >>1009054

>>1005793
This is 2014 stock paint. Unfortunately they don't keep the colour codes on file, so I wasn't able to get a sample for touch ups.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 20:08:21 No.1008941 Report

Quoted By: >>1008986 >>1009781

>>1008634
what's this style of handlebars called?

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Anonymous Tue 20 Sep 2016 22:13:26 No.1008986 Report

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>>1008941
moustache bars

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Anonymous Wed 21 Sep 2016 01:34:25 No.1009054 Report

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>>1008939
just hit the hobby store - humbrol or testors enamel is easy to mix, cost a couple of bucks at most.
that's way nicer than the 2013 - that year had ugly grey metallic and godawful red anodized hubs

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Sep 2016 03:12:28 No.1009077 Report

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>>1001979
He's not answering because it's a Chinese knock-off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Sep 2016 22:01:24 No.1009764 Report

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>>999845
29, got my first bike today. Hi /n/.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Sep 2016 22:53:17 No.1009781 Report

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>>1008941

If you are interested here is some related history:
http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2013/09/bridgestone-x0-1-cult-of-personality.html

And here is some advanced moustaching
http://web.stanford.edu/~dru/moustache.html

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