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Why does Shimano make BB86 bottom brackets in both Ultegra and Dura Ace? Is anyone really going to buy the Ultegra just to save $3?

>>2040578
Ah OK I didn't see the bolt on the other side but maybe it's a small hex and I didn't see it. But I assume all mechanical have it.
>>2040609
Full sus is just really heavy and not meant for flat pedaling. So as a bike pack rig you'll be really happy when it hits single track or rough roots but the rest of the time you'll be wearing yourself out really fast, also the geometry is really not meant for bags, an XC bike is fine and people use them for gravel and bike pack a lot but full sus is gonna be tough.

>>2040604
Yes, you save $3 on a part literally no one cares about, you make $3 more profit on every bike you sell.

Why do road bike seats suck ass?

What can I do so they don’t suck so much ass?
>tfw already have bike shorts

Is it just poor fit?

>>2040635
It's poor fit. Also could be how you're riding and the type of saddle it is. Harder narrower saddles are for aggressive riding where your core is engaged and you're cranking out watts and your bars are low. If you're just resting on the hoods and you've got a bunch of spacers and you're coasting or soft pedaling you're going to want a wider softer saddle because your crotch is carrying all your weight.

You can somewhat cheat by slamming the saddle all the way forward but that only works so much.

>>2040635
>Is it just poor fit?
that's likely.
but the way you word it, it sounds like there are saddles that you have used that you do like.
so just put one on your road bike?
anyway, you can mash your assbones into cardboard, measure how far apart they are, then experiment from there.
this chart gives you the basic idea but there's other charts.
that said, I have used one of those road saddles that are just a carbon fiber sheet that I had to heavily pad until it became useable for more than 5 miles, even though the width fit me.
my Charge Spoon the same width is pretty perfect.

>>2040635
>Is it just poor fit?
Yes, long story short, a well fitting bike has no discomfort at all. The problem is not knowing how a proper fit should feel and how the human body changes over time, changing how the fit feels.

>new Cannondale itty bitty seat tube

Why do they do this? I feel like this shit is going to snap from shifting chainrings too hard.

>>2040641
It's a comfort feature, allowing the seattube more flexibility so the frame can damp more of the vibrations that would otherwise be felt by the rider. The BB shell and chainstays are beefy, and the seatpost still has enough lateral area to resist the force from the derailer. I don't think that's even a particularly dramatic shape, there are plenty of other bikes with significantly smaller chainstays, or seatposts that have more dramatic narrower directly below the rider and they work as intended.

how do I know if my mech brakes are shit, or just need adjusting lmao

REI has this… I think it is a gravel bike? CTY1.1 for 479. plebbit says it is a reskinned giant. worth?

nvm the gravel one is the ADV. which is what i wanted when i was thinking “hybrid”. not sure why CTY is 469, DRT is 469, and then adv is fucking 1000 dollars. makes no sense.

should match the others.

ill just cope with the drt because i dont want random flats from pebbles while learning

>>2040673
It's on par for what you can expect at this price.
Heavy, thick, stiff alum frame and fork, bargain bin mech disc brakes, lowest-tier Shimano shifters...

It'll go forward when you push on the pedals and probably not kill you.
You could get something vastly better, lighter, speedier, more comfortable and longer-lasting for half the price if you can buy used.
If you can't, and that's your max budget, yeah. It's a bike with parts that aren't no-name Aliexpress tinfoil shit, just the lowest tier of the big brands.
Don't expect it to be very good.

When is it time to replace the bottom bracket and regrease the cup and cone wheel hubs?
My road bike has now 10.000km down and I wondered if it's time

>>2040684
bottom bracket just ride it until it makes loud grinding noises

cup and cone you have to do preemptively otherwise your wheels will assplode, that's why I switched to cartridge, I'm not diligent enough for that kind of wheel

>>2040637
>>2040636
>>2040639

Blog post incoming, but I feel like I owe you anons a well thought out post because I’m 99% sure I figured this out last night with your guys’ help.

Backstory is this bike is a used purchase that I’ve only ridden a handful of times, so I’ve been incrementally messing with the fit as I’ve gotten back into cycling. Shorter rides aren’t too bad, but the longer rides (>20 miles) kill my groin/inner ass cheeks.

I took this anon’s (>>2040637) advice and measured my sit bone using the cardboard method and looked up the seat width. Looked like the current seat is within range of my measurements based on the saddle width pic, so I called that good.

Even just sitting on the bike last night brought groin pain that I’m still recovering from from a 40 mile ride last weekend, so I started considering bike fit.

Then I remembered that the guy I purchased the bike from was a giant, and raised the handlebars with motherfucking pic related (with compressor knob shown for scale), meaning I’ve been riding around with the handlebars raised like 4 inches.

I pulled that hunk of shit off, sat back on the bike, and lo and behold the groin pain I was originally experiencing with the raised handlebars was suddenly gone.

I won’t be able to actually ride the bike again for a few days due to the weather here, but based on just sitting on the bike while stationary, I’m 99% sure the handlebar riser was the original cause of my groin pain, so I sincerely appreciate the help!

>>2040683
There are no used shops near me or I would.Marketplace only has kids bikes and random noname ones for 150 because I live in Middle of Nowhere, Bible Belt. Everyone’s too poor for even a boring specialized but still thinks their 9 year old random nonsense from Dick’s Sporting Goods is worth 150. Hate them so much.

anyway yeah ill get the cty or drt and rei has a good return policy so if it’s too heavy to walk up a hill ill return it and just cry about being too poor to /out/

>>2040669
get them professionally adjusted?
if they're still not powerful enough for you, upgrade.

>>2040669
>>2040691
I hill climb with a hardtail with old ass 2x8 and just picked up a similar bottom of the barrel Alu gravel bike with claris and mech brakes that feels like I'm on a pro hill climb bike in comparison (I paid 500 cad used for it, to compare). Tldr your legs need training.

If I can climb a 10% gradient with my current lowest gear, will I be able to climb a 20% gradient with a gear that's half as big, with the same watts?

My guess is yes, cause I'd climb the same amount of elevation per pedal stroke.

>>2040699
20% is brutal because gravity pulls you back so hard that you'll feel the dead spots in your pedal stroke as if you're rolling backwards, even sustaining any kind of useful cadence is next to impossible without busting through your lactic threshold

>>2040690
nice, man.
also if you're a noob and going for 20 mile rides, the soft tissue over your sit bones will be tender until your body adjusts. also, long rides back-to-back are painful. the pros have recovery days as part of training.
one other thing to look at is how the saddle is clamped onto the seat post. the baseline is to have the clamp in the middle of the saddle rails, and the saddle tilted level, the end of the nose is rounded and the padding of the saddle is high, but most of the length is straight. you want that part level. modern frames' top tubes are tilted but traditional top tubes are horizontal and you can eyeball the saddle against it.
when I was new, I'm tall so I assumed I should slam the saddle all the way back and boy was that stupid. completely wrong. I can feel my leg power sink into the pedal properly now with the saddle a tiny bit forward of center.
you're new so you don't know how anything should feel yet so just establish the baseline now and experiment incrementally once your body adjusts to riding a lot.
the thing with tilt is if you get hand pain, you can try nosing the saddle up a notch so you aren't sliding forward. but there's probably other things you can do with tilt and other causes of hand pain but that's the most common tilt adjustment.
dialing in the fit of a drop bar bike is really difficult compared to other bikes but then they're super comfortable over long distances.

>>2040691
nta and this is gonna sound like an ad but check out buycycle.com
if youre not a midget like me there's a big selection of used bikes and they ship worldwide for 80$

Newfag to /n/. I dont have a bike and would like to purchase one.
>budget 1000 eurorupees
What's a good all rounder (hybrid) for that kind of money?

>>2040708
Canyon Roadlite
VSF T-100

>>2040704
>>2040697

I didn’t wanna be a “I am poor so I cannot have fun, forever” so I just got the Co-op ADV 2.1. It’s 13 pounds lighter than the walmart bike I returned, and it’s THOOMIN down these flat southern roadways. I love it. Probably couldve gotten something on that used website but buying online has always sketched me out anyways. There’s no pedals cause i guess people that drop 1.4k on these things just buy their own???

Luckily it was the once a year sale and it was 20% off. The very last L gravel in stock cause it’s discontinued. My ass hurts but it’s fun, thanks a lot anons, love you

>>2040720
Buy some issi stomp xl pedals if you've got big feet

>>2040720
the online used bike thing is always a ripoff, if you're enough of a bike autist that you're buying used high end bikes you are better off doing it yourself, and if you're not enough of an autist, you're better off with today's entry level shit than yesterday's midrange shit

>>2040724
>>2040720
ya'll really need to use FB marketplace, buycycle is not good and is extremely overpriced, but on FB marketplace I can go right now and find a 2010s full carbon road bike with 105 or ultegra for $800 or less.

>>2040708
any proper brand is good but you need to watch for a few things, make sure the brakes are good (shimano, sram, tektro), make sure the groupset is good (just avoid microshift really) and make sure the frame is light, accommodates bags, has mounting points and fits you properly. >>2040710 these are good but look around, and don't get a hardtail unless you live near singletrack.

>>2040732
idk man i got a 2011 merida bike with 105 and carbon fork for 250 excl. shipping

>>2040732
Some people do not live where the used market has good selection, it was further up

Some people also just may not recognize when they see a hidden gem

>>2040733
in the rim brake era, a lot of midrange bikes came with god awful brakes and that was one of the cheapest way to dramatically upgrade your ride

disc brakes changed the situation since there is no such thing as good cable discs

>>2040738
not everyone is descending in the alps, cable discs, like rim brakes, perform perfectly fine for the average user, and the same as hydraulics in situations when both would fail (heavy rain, etc.). they are a bit harder on the hands and require tuning but hydraulics also require bleeding which is way more annoying

>>2040739
the alps is actually where I'd willingly tolerate cable dicks because the braking is usually not by surprise

also you should almost never have to bleed your brakes, I don't think you've actually used hydros

>>2040740
bro what fucking cable mechs have you used? you tune them correct and they are pretty much linear, they just require more hand movement and have a bit less power than hydraulics.
>>2040741
bleeding brakes has to be done with every hydraulic. granted the ones I had were on an escooter but it's still recommended to everyone and air will eventually enter your system and oil needs to be replaced.

I am an exchange student in Japan, and know nothing about bikes, but I want to get one for commuting.

What should I get? Preferably under 50000 yen, cheaper the better.

you kids are jokes, the real problem with mech dick is heat which can cause premature cable failure

hi guys im very new to bicycle (just bought my first mtb after using a touring for 5 months). I just can't understand those things:

-people ALWAYS say poor mtb are trash. like it needs to reach at least a price range to be ok. they say if cheap just buy touring/fixed gear. when I asked they don't elaborate further. can you guys tell me why? I assume it's something about cheap components and stuff like forks matter alot.

-I bought a fat saddle (the ones with thick cushion), it looks objectively better. feel better when I touch yet it's so PAINFUL to sit on while riding. no matter how much I adjust or try changing my position. how can I find a very comfy saddle bros? the one comes with bike is acceptable but not comfy.

- what exactly makes a good bike frame? like how do you look at some frames and know which ones are $100, $500, $1000 and so on? how significant are they if I just replace my frame with a high-end frame? they all kinda look the same to me so im confused.

thanks for the thread guys

>>2040611
They can look differently, but there is definitely an adjuster on the other side of every mechanical brake.

>>2040751
MTB are better than other bikes when you bomb down trails.
On a cheap MTB, you can't bomb down trails cause it'll disintegrate.
When you don't bomb down trails, other bikes are faster, lighter, cheaper, and easier to maintain.

>>2040751
Your seat is too soft.
You need to get your ass measured at a bike shop to get the right seat. The correct width and length also depends on your riding position.
You should be sitting on just your seat bones when you ride, so get a relatively firm saddle with a middle cutout.

Anybody ever used a bike from Decathlon? Their bikes seem good for the price point and reading stuff online, most of the opinions are positive and they say it's a great bang for buck. I'm looking at their RC120, for a short ride to work (5km) and back, road and city, 5 days a week, sometimes 6 if I get a graveyard shift. I neglected myself for the last two years and want to get back in shape a bit, I dislike the gym but I have friends that bike to work so I thought of it. I'm willing to spend the extra money if the bike is worth it but being 29 and the last time I rode a bike I was 17, I don't need anything fancy.

>>2040763
For the price of a decathlon bike you can get a much better used bike.

>>2040758
No, you don't. Please stop telling people bullshit. You do not need a $10k sitbone measurement gizmo to tell you what saddle to buy ffs. Please go back to /r/bicycling/

>>2040764
I don't know shit about bikes. I'd rather get a RC120 or Riverside 920 SRAM NX than to look for weeks on facebook marketplace or other websites until I find a decent bike and even if I find one for the same price, I don't think I could tell the difference with my limited experience.

>>2040765
What's the issue?
I went to a bike shop, they brought out the measurement bench and measured my ass, then I looked for an appropriately sized saddle and now I have a much better time riding than I was when I had an overly soft saddle.

>>2040767
So a couple of weeks ago GCN did a video about whether carbon soles made you faster. They went to some aerospace research lab with $100,000,00000 worth of state of the art gear and did a very careful ABX test of different shoes, using a power meter. Think about that for a second, ok?

There is a place for incremental gains and lab measurements and fancy gear and then there's just measuring stuff that doesn't need to be and arguably can't properly be measured like that anyway. You can get double-digit percent differences on those sit-o-meters just by engaging different muscles in your stomach. People go to fit studios and see a bunch of whizbang gear and get a fit improvement that could just as easily have been done without the gear. then tell all their reddit friends that you need to go to the place that has the gear.

I'm not saying fancy tools don't have a place or that the guys who sold you a saddle scammed you, I'm just saying don't go out looking for a fit studio with a sit gizmo because that's by far the least useful piece of equipment in those places. 80% of comfort problems are related to position (up/down and fore/aft) and tilt angle. 10% is your riding style vs the saddle style, and the other 10% is whether it's fundamentally the right shape/size for your pelvis.

>>2040768
Jesus christ.
The sit bone measurement is free, and most regular bike shops have those benches. I also didn't buy a seat from them - I followed some sizing infographics and bought a few seats online to test out and found a good one.
This is most definitely not the same thing as doing autistic bike fits roadfags do.

>>2040766
Maybe I'm just biased against ShartMart bikes and prefer established brands, but the Riverside seems pretty good, although for almost 1k€ I'd go to a proper bike shop.

>>2040764
>buys a used decathlon bike
Nothing personal kid

>>2040777
fair enough. any good recs that deliver to buttfuck nowhere eastern Europe?

>>2040763
you really should look around at deals on random website
I got a brand new hardtail with hydraulic discs for 300 euros
then I wanted a gravel and bought a better spec than the triban for same price

>>2040756
very concise and helpful answer, thank u. where I live there's actually no trail or jungle or anything. I just ride on asphalt roads and go up/down bridges. I bought it because I wanted to feel comfy, the bumps and potholes were too much for my liking.

if you don't mind me asking further: my bike is 1x12 setup, it's actually too costly for me (im poorfag from vietnam), like 5 times more expensive than my previous 3x7 bike. after I use this bike until components need replacement, can I change it to 1x7 or something? even single speed is fine. I just want fork + big tires

>>2040758
thank u I will look into that. for some fucking reason with this bike I have to put the saddle forward as much as possible, and I have to lean forward too. idk if that's good.
im poor I can only buy maximum $15 saddle so I guess I cant visit a bike shop. bike shops around here are so high end, each component worth more than my bike

im also the anon above with a different question in regard to training:
I can only spend 1 hour max for cycling each time, so I want to make the most out of it. what should I do? I already have a few options in mind but need evaluation:

-there's a little steep bridge nearby. I will just sprint up and down for 1 hour (I guess this is uphill training) using heavy or heaviest gear. is this good?

- there's a long road with few stoplights. I plan to just do zone 2 or whatever cadence I easily do for 1 hour.

- mix between bridge uphill then use very light gear to roam around roads, probably very fast cadence intervals but with little resistance.

feel free to optimize and add/remove anything. it will be a lot of help for me.

>>2040780
I think there are many good polish bike brands but they might not be cheap. Gotta be decathlon nearby no?

>>2040785
To convert 1x12 to 3x7, you need a new crank, chain, cassette, shifters, and rear wheel. Not feasible.

To convert to single speed on zero budget, you can lock the derailleur to the gear you want by turning the limiting screw, then remove shifters and cables and stop worrying about drivetrain wear until the chain breaks 5 years later.

>>2040790
thank for the answer, but I'm sorry I don't fully get it yet.

are u saying something like: I don't need to replace anything right now, at all. I keep 1x12 -> lock/disable the derailleur by turning the screw (idk how to do it). then remove the shifter and finish?

does it make my bike more "sturdy"? I heard 12-speed chain is less durable. I just want to pedal at the 2nd smallest sprocket now for as long as I can (without paying for replacements).

>>2040792
ride it until it wears out
this isnt like a next year problem, you wont break anything for a looong time
just forget about it

>>2040792
>I heard 12-speed chain is less durable
It'll last 5000km.
If you change anything now to "make it more sturdy", you're throwing those km away.

Ride it till it breaks, save up $1 per week and you'll have enough for a single speed conversion by the time your drivetrain shits the bed.

>>2040794
thank you. I will forget for now and focus on training. I was a bit shocked when realized components of 3x7 is like 3-5 times cheaper. how do you guys feel about pricing in this industry?
>>2040795
I'll save up for it. I assume when the chain can't actually work anymore it'll break right? this is kinda my first brand new bike, most of my life I always used worn down single speed commuter and they suck a lot but never broke so I never changed anything

>>2040630
>A gear hub and rack won't survive jumps.
why?.. are they more fragile than derailers?
>Make it a single speed and use a seatpost-mount rack you can take off quickly.
how is that going to hold anything? I wouldn't trust a seat post rack to even hold a bottle of water

>>20>>2040755
40751
>so PAINFUL to sit on while riding
see
>>2040637

I have a Trek 7.2 FX and the handlebars are literally melting off what do I even get while making sure it's the right size?

How do I nigger proof my bike?
I had it locked up but someone still stole the bag I had tied to it containing a bike tool and bandaids AND the light I had on the front

>>2040799
Unless your bike is using that gay proprietary trek handlebar thing with the inserts it's very likely any normal handlebar grip will work. Check the specs on the trek site but it's probably 22mm

>>2040800
Theres no way. Best is to only have items in a removable pouch or pannier. And definitely an easily removable light. Lock the wheel with a cable and use a diplok or kryptonite evo and they will need a grinder and a lot of time to steal it.

>>2040801
is it the handlebar or grip spec?

>>2040796
>how do you guys feel about pricing in this industry?
I don't give a fuck anymore. Last time I thought about getting a new bike I test-rode a name brand gr*vel bike for 1500€. It felt cheap and the disc brakes squeeled and rubbed.
I'll just keep riding my fixed gear I built a long time ago. It needs new tires, chain, sprocket and chainring (100€ total) once every 5 years.

>>2040790
Actually there's a better method that requires no mods and is 100% reversible without tools

>>2040803
It's the regular kind. You can put on pretty much any grip at the local outdoor store.

Dork disc has play and I can hear it tap around in a certain gear

Any good idea of how to secure it? I don't think I should dismantle bike and take off cuz I'm too noob and it's very mint

>>2040809
4got pic

>>2040811
doesn't look like its secured to the spokes so you wont be able to reattach it
just get a pair of nippers and cut it off
it literally doesnt do anything

Hello I want to post my new REI because I am proud of it.

I HATE the paint color but it's nice. Happy with it as a first bike even tho I dont think ill ever buy something this expensive in my life ever agane.

what thread do people brag about their bikes in on this board?

also, im 242 pounds, six foot one. very big boy. ive been walking and managed to get myself down from 266, but still. super fat. super out of shape.

my core is FUCKED so my lower back yells at me for using the default drop handlebars, my endurace is FUCKED so i can only ride for like 2-3 hours at a time at grandma speed, and my shoulder/back is FUCKED so that when i try to get on the floor and do core exercises from youtube i end up almost crying from pain like a girl.

im slowly losing the weight, 1 pound or 2 a week, but until then i feel like im just giga hampered. dont ever get fat, anons.

but until im not fat: how do i enjoy biking more? what should i do?

>>2040812
Yeah sounds easier than dismantle thanks

>>2040813
if you wanna get doxxed you post your bike in the pybt

2-3 hours is not bad if you're as out of shape as you say you are. also you'd be surprised what some cycling-oriented "off the bike" exercises can do for you. if you can afford it, get a heart rate monitor so you can get an objective external reference for perceived effort. do some body weight stuff. renegade rows and bulgarian split squats. and if you have access to any kind of cardio equipment that isn't a stationary bike, create a supplemental routine around that. treadmill, elliptical, whatever. 20 minutes a day will do wonders but you may need to work your way up in smaller steps. with the usual caveats about don't go too hard too fast and focus on the routine and listening to your body before you try to go for the big impressive numbers

can i ride the ducati futa if im straight

>>2040825
>>2040825
>aero-ish frame, kinda
>stem not slammed
>non-aero wheels
>proprietary aero seatpost for no reason so you can be as uncofortable as possible with no particular concession to air resistance
>stem and bars look like they took it off an entry-level canyon
>sram rival on an italian-themed bike
are they TRYING to upset me with this?

oh I get it, it's an ebike, they're just trying to appeal to morons who buy ebikes

thoughts on bicycle thievery?

I only take mine out for fun and never get off it to stop anywhere, so I've never bothered with getting a lock. There are times where I did want to ride the bike and pick something up from a store, but have never left my bike alone.

>>2040803
25.4mm is the width at the center where it's inserted into the stem.
Grips are all 22.2mm, both on 25.4mm and 31.8mm handlebars.

>>2040841
I ride a fixed gear long after it was cool, have a job so I could easily replace a stolen bike, and live in an area with other people who have jobs, in a first world country (not the US).
I don't even lock up my bike lol.

>>2040806
hmm... great idea. I actually considered a fixed gear first but I learnt that it doesn't have brake. how safe is it? like if I'm doing 40km/h and I have to brake hard will I fall over or slip or anything?

can you determine if a fixed gear model has good components? because I see some models differ 2-3 times in price but they don't look that different (even component names are same)

>>2040849
You can ride a fixed gear with brakes.
Even track bikes for beginners now come with forks that let you attach a front brake.

>>2040849
Components don't matter, that's the entire point. If you want something good. frame should be CroMoly steel, or if aluminium should have a carbon fork.
If you just want decent, just make sure it weighs under 10kg.
If it's available in 20 colors, or has colored wheels, it's shit.

>>2040786
can you please not wreck your joints by adopting training "ideas" like using the hardest gear available? Strebgth training and endurance training do not overlap in the way you seem to think. This will result in neither strength nor endurance. Only pain.
How to do very basic training:
Get on your bike, warm up. 5 minutes thats it, no need to overdo it. Just do not sprint or max out for 5 minutes. Then max out for 30 km. That means at all times you must unable to speak a single word and unable to get out of the saddle to sprint. If you can do either you're not maxing out. After stopping stretch, especially calves, quads, hips and glutes. Lower body in general.
This will get you real practical results on limited time if you do it somewhere between twice daily to weekly without making you stress out over training theory.
Once your times indicate you plateau you should look into training theory. A newbie can go 2 years like this and progress before definately stalling.
Remember that injury, caused by wild training ideas or cagers, takes all your results and more away.

can riding a bike get me fit? ive been watching videos, every single cycling youtuber isnt bigmacmaxxed out, but at the same time, they didnt START fat, they probably were already normal. i want to fuck a femboy before i hit 40 and become a permadoomed wizard forever, so. i gotta get skinny.
in other news my bike has cables inside. what are they for? my lights arent electric and the owners manual doesnt say.

>>2040859
thank you for the detailed reply. I'm still new to cycling but before this I was familiar with some calisthenics and jogging and some light sports (like badminton). I thought that was "ok" for a baseline and I can adopt a training method on a short time.

I will listen to your advice and ease up on the gear. but besides just training I found that I feel good climbing bridge and do short max effort (like 30s fast pedal) when the streets are relatively empty.

given I don't overdo it or do it so wrong I became injured. should it be good and healthy?
I will stretch more, what about complement exercises? do you do anything else to boost your body?

>>2040850
>>2040852
ok since I don't know a lot about bike. I think it's fastest if you can teach me through an article:

https://thethao365.com.vn/xe-dap-fixed-gear-gia-re-duoi-10-trieu-co-mau-nao-dang-hot.html#45

here are some popular and probably best-selling fixie in my country - below $400.
are there no big differences between any of them? I'm confused because I know if I pay more for a bike with gear, I typically get more brand name stuff, better design, better materials like carbon titanium whatever. it's really not the case with fixie?

>>2040865
it's light cardio unless you go max speed on it consistently
you'll need to balance out the weight loss by eating protein and doing muscle workouts

>>2040867
No big differences, they're all roughly equivalent. All aluminium (which is better than Hi-Ten steel) and likely below 10kg.
I don't know if it's possible for you to test-ride one in that price range.
If it's all just online, from those models, I'd take one that has Kenda tires. It's the only name brand part on those 5 bikes, and shows the manufacturer didn't go for the cheapest available part.

>>2040866
You're welcome. Complementary exercise is up to you. I recommend, you at least go jogging. That's based on personal experience with what I deem bicycle adaption. A bicycle allows only for very resteicted movement. This might be bad for your lower body mobility. Also if youre serious about being fast you should have good mobility around the hips and lower back, as aerodynamics really make you fast in the end, more than sustained power output.
Regarding your choice of gear and the 30s max efforts: You do not need to get into interval trai ing but feel free to research the term and apply what you read. A gear feeling hsrder does not make your training harder. Minute individual differences aside, it is due to human physiology that maximum power output on a bicycle can be expected at a cadence somewhere above 100 (crank revolutions per minute) and for your training results you want to put out maximum power. Power is the product of speed (angular velocity) and force. At too high of a cadence your muscles can not keep up and the force drops to zero. Similar your muscles will fail to move at all if too high of a force is required so cadence will be 0. In both cases power is 0. Maximum power lies somewhere in between.
Just so you really get the point: Strength training on a bicycle is not possible. There is no point in even trying. At most you will be doing single leg squats (yes yes you can under certain circumstances produce a force that is equivalent to more than double your bodyweight on a bicycle yaddahyaddah) which is laughable and yields no results at all since you can do that for very high reps. What it can do tho is: Wrecking your joints. If you want to be safe drop to an easy gear, spin it close to where you feel you can barely keep up lomg term. That way you will be left with some room when conditions (gusts of wind, incline) change and you'll soon notice that you can learn to spin.
For strength and size go to the gym and squat for 5x5.

How loud are white industries freewheels?

>>2040892
yes

Lookin for bikepack/long-trip bicycle content to help me prepare for the minute details of living on a bike.

Please nobody from the top 3 suggestions on google, I already get spammed with those 2 british goobers who wont shutup about aero and wear full lycra in every video, and im already subscribed to that old berm peak guy.

appreciate suggestions

also the captcha is N0SGS, has anyone ever tried to nitrous a bike?

>>2040900
my youtube is almost 100% cycling content and I have no idea what british goobers those could be, do you mean hambini? I don't think he's released a video for a while

>>2040865
you can fuck a femboy without being fit, but to answer you're question you can massively increase your lung capacity and leg strength biking and it makes you healthier but you can't really get built or anything from just biking, it will help you lose weight though if you do a lot of it.

>>2040901
GCN

>>2040903
I'd be an Ugly Bastard king if I could, but IRL femboys are giga obsessed with how much money you make and how visible your abs are. Insane. Pretty much exactly like women in that regard, must be all the estrogen. Very disappointing

I have rival 12sp wireless front/rear derailleurs, a rival dub wide crank and rings, and a rear wheel with a shimano hg hub
what cassette and chain should i use? I think it needs to be 12sp, but sram flattop 12sp chain allegedly might not work with shimano cassettes. Will shimano 12sp chain work with sram derailleurs and chainrings? is there a sram cassette that will.work with an hg hub? I don't need a 10 cog, just want rollers to.mesh nicely with cassettes, chainrings, jockey wheels

>>2040900
crazyguyonabike
particularly https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?doc_id=17242

>>2040910
PG-1230 1210 1231 are all SRAM 12 speed cassettes that fit on HG bodies, but they're gravel cassettes too large for your Rival derailer. For road cassettes you'll need an XDR driver if you want shifting to be perfect.

>>2040900
Go do an over-nighter in a hilly area while the weather sucks. That'll teach you more than watching YouTube videos for a month.

Who do I do if a new tire sits on the bead properly but wobbles slightly from side to side?
The rim is true.

>>2040967
deflate it a bit and massage it

>>2040968
Okay, thanks.

>>2040865
femboys get older too, you know...

>>2040905
that just means they're shallow and you shouldn't waste your time on them. it doesn't matter what kind of person it is, if they care about things like that, don't waste your time.
just be yourself, be nice, and take care of your health.
and big thighs are hot to anyone and you get big thighs and butt from biking too.
also
>estrogen
if they take that they aren't femboys. avoid.

>>2040900
you can consume a lot of information about it but like anons are saying, you just gotta get out there. See what works for you, theres a lot of crossover between general long distance hiking/travel whatever, practice. Make a list of what you think you need, go out. See what needs to be swapped out. Travel without a bike teaches you shit too, go sleep outside a bunch. Try living out of your backpack even day to day at home, see what you lack. If you pack stuff a certain way but it always ends up jumbled together, pack it differently. After a while everything will kinda find its place naturally and you wont be wondering which pocket or pouch you stuffed something in and spend extra time looking for it

I tilted my bars up by about 5 degees and pushed the saddle forward by about 5mm and although I feel like I have better bike control and it's more stable, my hamstrings are absolutely killing me, I'm wrecked after just a 50 meter climb. Also my neck is sore. What's going on here. Do I need to drop the seatpost a few mm because my ass sits higher on the wider back part of the saddle?

Roadie looking for a starter mountain bike, full suspension 29er is the essential criteria. The YT-Industries Jeffsy and Capra both caught my eye, as did the Ibis Ripmo AF. Any of the three recommended or approved but my fellow bike autists? The closer to 2K USD the better but I'm willing to pay some premium from a good component selection and more so well designed rear suspension.

The "Core 1" base specs for the former brand are a bit lackluster to even my uninitiated eyes - (for example SRAM DB8 brakes which I haven't heard rave reviews for) but perhaps the Core 2 level would be good. The entry level GX build of the Ripmo which is on sale doesn't seem as readily available on the other hand.

I'd targeting joining a "beginner friendly" (quotes needed) riding group that heavily favors "all mountain" bikes or even enduro category ones. Specific examples being ridden are the Salsa Blackthorn and Cassidy, as well as the Trek Fuel EX. I could get a decent deal on a Blackthorn myself for under 2k but I'm wondering what else is out there.

If I were to go barebones budget minimum viable product to just dip my toes I did come across the Giant Stance 29 but that would mean opting for single pivot in the rear and much less travel overall, good chance of underbiking.

I wouldn't be opposed to looking on used platforms assuming they are reputable and known to do thorough inspections (a la The Pros Closet). I'm fine with marketplace or craigslist bikes for commuters, steel, modest value etc but for going off jumps and risking injury I'd rather have no doubt in my mind with the equipment.

how do I figure if bike is too small for me?

>>2040997
You got excessive seatpost, your knees likely collide with the bar and in all cases you feel cramped lengthwise, the opposite of too stretched out.
The bicycle industry has gone to great length and managed to prove that: Technically there is no such thing as a too small bike, you can always make everything somewhat work if you only put ridicolously unproportional components on.

>>2041006
my issue is that when I'm relaxed in the bike I have a lot of pressure in my wrists and they start to hurt after a while.
but when I pedal I don't even need to hold the bars, I can lean forward with my hands in front of me in the air.
basically there is no relaxed position I can ride in unless it's full back lean no hands.
my saddle height is the only thing I know how to set correctly.

>>2041008
You can solve that with longer stem to make your handlebars further away but that also slows the bike's handling

>>2041008
agree with other anon but you might also try nosing the saddle upwards. start with leveling the length if it isn't already. if it is, go one notch upward and see what you get.
this worked for me. just one notch upward felt really strange to sit on for about a month until I was used to it, but my hand pain was gone right away. the idea is that your weight is sliding forward terminating at your hands. you need to keep your weight over the saddle. but your stem and bars could also need more reach.

My neck hurts on long rides. Can someone recommend a stem that will bring my bars up and backwards. Nont sure I'm built for this drop-bar malarkey.

>>2041013
It's not necessarily the stem, see >>2040981

>>2041013
do you have a quill (L) or threadless (R) stem?

>>2041023
Threadless. Currently it's pretty much perpendicular to the steerer tube and is about 70mm.

>>2041024
ok, so presumably you've raised it as far as it'll go with spacers underneath.
you say its perpendicular to the steerer. that sounds like it wouldn't benefit from flipping i.e. the stem has no rise. but if I'm wrong maybe it would give a higher angle when you put it upside down. you can give that a shot without buying anything new if it works.
otherwise you need a stem with more rise, and maybe also shorter. threadless can be pretty cheap. you can experiment with chinkshit or if you have a co-op near you they have a bin overflowing with them. once you figure out what spec works for you, you can buy something nicer or that matches your bike or whatever.

>>2041012
it was set higher before and after half hour it felt like someone kicked me in the balls.

>>2040900
other anons are right, you have to see what works for you. everyone does it very differently. if you are completely lost and never have slept outside once, bikepacking.com has some good resources, packing small also means you have to think more about what you bring. lots of, if not most, traditional tourers just carry 30kg (not even an exaggeration) too much and are miserable. going autism ultralight is gonna suck as well, so you'll have to find a balance that works for you

>>2041024
Your only option is a raised chode stem.
If it was flatbar you would also have the option of more raise and sweep.

How do I bike correctly?
I have a bike that I like a lot that I got 8 years ago and I ride it around to do errands sometimes when the weather is nice instead of taking transit/walking. I want to ride it more often, but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Isn't there some kind of maintenance I should have had to do by now other than pumping up the tires?
I live in an area that doesn't really have bike lanes, so I normally ride on the sidewalks if that makes a difference
yes I'm stupid and should know more, I'm aware

anyone know how do I take these wheels off
also how do I tune an IGH properly if there's no indicator?

>>2041058
what do you have problems with? just ride it

I'm still very new to biking, my bike is an old used one that I've been slowly working on while doing fairly short test rides. Couple questions:

- It may just be me being too tense as I'm still kind of uncomfortable riding but it seems to pull to the right slightly, how would I troubleshoot that?
- I rode in the rain today and I noticed after a little bit it was hard to keep my grip on the rubber handlebars. Would grip tape help in the rain, or is there another way to improve grip while wet? It felt like my hands were going to slip off the sides of the handlebars. It's a straight handlebar if that matters; while I don't want do spend money needlessly, it does kind of hurt my wrists at times, so I'm not opposed to changing it if it would make my experience better.
- The seatpost tube has a little rust on it and unless it's disconcertingly tight it's easy to turn or drop the saddle with my fat ass when hitting a bump, it actually really hurt my back when it slammed down on a previous test ride, is there a way to shim it or should I just replace the tube?

>>2041059
Just take the nut off like any other wheel, you might also want a small wrench to wiggle the axle since the antirotation washers sometimes get stuck.
The one on the left has two colored dots that you have to line up in a middle gear. I don't recognize the one on the right but if it's Shimano instructions exist somewhere on the internet.

>>2041062
>troubleshoot that

are both wheels seated firmly in the dropouts?

are both wheels "true"? (the rims are perfectly circular viewed from the side and perfectly in a straight line viewed 90° from that)

is the stem bolted perfectly in line with the wheel?

are the cables too short and pulling the handlebars?

is one of your axles broken?

is your handlebar bent?

is your frame bent?

is your right arm shorter than the left?

What happened to the person that set this trap here?

>>2041077
Are they all blind?

i did an oopsie
bought a road bike sight unseen, seller said its 52cm but its an L frame and those are 56 from what i could find on google
how realistic would it be to just run a shorter stem and bars with less reach?
dont care too much about twitchy handling since there is no descends here

>>2041107
It can work, especially on a drop bar when you're usually on the hoods, far in front of the stem. And it's not like you have much choice now.
Also experiment with putting the seat a bit forward.
Rule of thumb: When you're in riding position on the hoods, your front hub should be hidden from view by the handlebar.

>>2041079
I feel you, but the color of the gate is the same color as the concrete. we can see it well because the camera angle is such that the gate contrasts against the background. but to the riders, the gate and the background are the same color. I guess.

>>2041108
yes, I've done it on a traditional geo bike that I bought by eyeballing the head tube before I knew very much about fit. long seatpost, saddle slightly forward like anon said. loooong stack on the quill stem but -- weirdly-- short reach. not sure why but I got tricep pain supporting my body with the longer one.
you have a threadless headset though, so your stack will be limited to the steerer tube on the fork, which also may have been cut down by the first owner. I think there's extensions you can buy, they look clunky but you may not have a choice.
mine rides great. I kind of like that it's small. it reacts instantly. which is the same thing as saying it's twitchy I guess, but this is my dedicated fast bike so I feel like it's a good thing. and I suppose there's weight savings on the smaller frame. it's an old bike so it's heavy anyway compared to new ones, but I'm happy to have any weight savings I guess

what's a decent result speed and pace and heart rate wise like?

>>2041112
a better one than last week

As a cagie retard, I totaled my car today and by a fucking miracle (the paramedics said), I got out unscathed and I view this as a second chance to life, and thank fuck I'm able to see my daughter and wife again. So, to change this, I want to start biking and ditch that metal piece of shit on four wheels.

I'm in yurop. Budget is 500 euros. New or used, doesn't matter. what should I look for in a bike, how do I know the seller won't pull a fast one on me, how do I know what bike is good for me and how do you take care of a bike properly by yourself? I'm 6'1 and average weight. If you guys have some good articles/websites/other resources I can access regarding this basic question, I'd be more than grateful.

>>2041119
where in yurop

I only bought used in Germany and you can get amazing bikes for 50 euro. for 500 you could get an E-Bike but that's a lot more complicated.

what to look for in used bikes is signs of wear, rust, damage on the tyres, creaks cracks and pops in operation, that stuff works, wheels don't wobble, break pads not being shaved to nothing (break pads are cheap but breaking with bare pads can damage rims)

if you don't want to deal with shit yourself night just want to get something from decathlon with warranty or maybe some other bike shop. I think decathlon provides some repairs? not sure. their cheaper (lol) bikes seemed to have not so great parts but for 500 I bet you can get something real nice, they would help you with the sizing too probably, as any decent bike shop would also try to figure out the sizing first.

for maintenance you basically have to know how to remove the tyre to patch the tube when it punctures, which is easy and they are cheap.
replace the break pads if it's that kind of braking, clean the chains and oil it from time to time, spray some protective spray in places where it needs some oil and rust protection.

I want to install a CUES-8000 rear derailleur on a bike that previously had an Altus.
The part the bolt pushes into doesn't snugly fit into the groove and just touches the edge of the hanger.
Do I need to replace the hanger?

>>2041119
First, research if there are bike shops in your vicinity that sell used bikes with warranty and a check-up.
If yes, for 500 you can get something really decent.

>>2041123
>I want to install a CUES

>>2041123
CUES shits on previous standards and conventions so much, chances are you need a new frame.
I work for a bike company. We can't sell any 2025 bikes with CUES because on our frames, which were built to Shimanos own compatibility requirements, you'd need to remove the derailleur before you can remove the rear wheel.
We now have to redesign all our dropouts.
Thanks, Shimano!

>>2041121
also internal gear hubs (the big barrel in the back wheel) are a lot less maintenance and a lot more weather proof than derailer systems. and you can shift them while stationary.

speaking of weather, if it's gonna rain you want to ride real safe and especially corner safe, like on gravel or any other unstable road.
while cornering you want to shift your weight to the outside of the bike (the outer pedal down and stand on it) not to eat shit.
and get decent rain gear cause riding in the rain fucking sucks dick. I'm looking for some myself. thinking of getting this *pic* cause it's light for summer and has armpit vents you can open (you will feel like a wet sweaty mess in 10 minutes if there's no ventilation, goretex and all that garbage "high Tec" materials don't work, it's a scam). and for pants you want something that will cover the shoes as well, or separate rain boot shoe cover thingies. also obviously a helmet, some decent rechargeable lights and high vis stuff like straps or whatever to put on yourself.

not sure why a piece of synthetic/plastic cloth needs to be 50 euro but I had some cheaper stuff from Ali and it didn't do shit against the rain so I guess you have to bite the cost.

oh also some cheap cycling gloves and sunscreen would be good.
and in colder times/rain better gloves.

>>2041128
Well, I don't really want to buy anything else at the moment, so I might as well try to put on what I have.
Do you know what I need? Some kind of adapter or a different hanger?

>>2041121
thanks a lot. I'm in gypsylvania. there is a market for used bikes, but I do have a decathlon nearby that I buy skiing shit from almost every year. maybe I'll give their bikes a shot, as for maintenance I guess I can find a shit ton of videos online. maybe the decathlon lads will give me some tips regarding maintenance too and some tools/products, and what bike type is best suited for me.

>>2041124
There is one shop I know of that sells used bikes, like 500km away from my city. :))) Otherwise, on sites like OLX, I can find bikes from 50 to 2k euros with ease, but again, I'm a complete newfag when it comes to bikes. Maybe I should go for a decathlon bike like the other anon said and build my knowledge up from there.

>>2041132
You'll get a decent, functional bike on Decathlon for 500€.
Literally all of Europe, except Germany, rides on 500€ Decathlon bikes.

>>2041132
>>2041134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-0KIPE6Cxs
the rc120 is right around that pricepoint and these youtube niggas say its good for the price
dont take their word for it tho, go to your local bikeshop and do a testride

>>2041132
Parktool has guides on everything
and RJ the bike guy

>>2041128
False alarm - everything is fine. I checked the other side of the hanger and the b-screw plate sits exactly on the edge.
The wheel also comes off fine with the derailleur attached.
Here's another thing:
I've spent the last hour trying to align both QR wheels to the frame, but there's always something off by a few millimeters, e.g. looks okay between the seatstays but a few millimeters off on the chainstays.
The disc brakes aren't rubbing.
Does everything have to be visually perfect or am I being too autistic about it?

>>2041075
Thanks anon, I'll take a look when I get the chance. I think my arms are ok, so it's probably something else.

How scuffed is it to use quick release on horizontal dropouts?

What are these? Came with hydraulic brakes.

>>2041186
brake pad spreader and idk what the black thing is

>>2041186
the black thing is a "safety lock" meant to go around the caliper bolt. just throw it away.
the orange thing is meant to take the place of the rotor when the wheel is out, so that if you pull the lever your pistons don't advance

>>2041187
>>2041188
Thanks.

Everyone I see with rolltop bags NEVER rolls the top. What the fuck?

>>2041200
>he doesnt know

>>2041201
Is Ortleib somehow jewing me with mine?

>>2041202
iunno, but as long as it isn't raining, rolling it isn't necessary. maybe they're just saving themselves a step to get at their stuff.
if it starts raining, you can always pull over and roll them up

>>2041176
I don't see how it would matter, but maybe I'm retarded

>>2041059
>how do I take these wheels off

Turn this screw, pull off the box, remove the nuts on the protector frame, remove the frame

>>2041176
Depends on your riding.
I'd replace them with proper nuts if riding fixed brakeless. Backwards pedal pressure will push your axles forward, and QRs aren't designed to hold that kind of sideways force.
If you're freewheeling, I wouldn't bother.

(I rode fixed with QR for 5 years. The axle came loose once, in the middle of traffic, which ground me to a halt. Luckily the driver behind me braked in time.)

>>2041205
thanks man

>>2041205
do you perchance know how to remove this kind? less remove I guess more disengage the puller thing from the hub.
I think it's an 8 speed nexus

>>2041220
Step 1: wax your chain

>>2041220
there's probably a gear cable you need to release first

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

>>2041220
either remove the cable first or make sure the cable housing is not attached to the frame close to the dropouts
undo both nuts and drop the wheel
theres a sort of lockring on the side where the shifter mechanism is, quarter of a twist or so releases it
the shifter unit will come off
for reassembly observe the yellow or red marks

>>2041220
stop feeding stray cats to your drivetrain

>>2041221
I put oil on it
should have probably cleaned it first but I don't know how to do that on IGH bikes cause you can't pedal backwards

>>2041222
>>2041223
thanks

>>2041224
maybe I should stop using canned tuna oil to lube it then

>>2041206
I'm planning to buy a cheap commuter bike. It currently uses nuts with freewheel. I want change it into a freehub with quick release skewers for convenience.

is it possible to remove coaster break from igh bike

>>2041232
why do you want your wheels to be easier to steal?

>>2041234
I want it to be easier to change tires and I doubt nuts would deter bike thieves who bring a lot of tools.

>>2041235
and qr guarantees anyone without tools can do it.
a bored kid can do it and just roll your wheel down the hill or throw it on the roof.

the chain is trying to jump a gear in the middle of the cassette, especially under power
the problem goes away when i shift into a higher gear but it doesnt actually shift gears
whats wrong with this? is it just an adjustment issue?

A front derailer cage's outside plate has been bent inwards slightly (bike was locked up against a fence post, FD got pushed against it). Does anyone have a good technique to get it back to being straight?

>>2041257
If that's your most frequently used gear it could be a worn sprocket. In any case, remove the cassette and inspect for wear or bent teeth.

>>2041233
Depends on the specific hub if there's a good way to remove/disable the reaction arm for the coaster brake.

>>2041176
Works fine as long as your QR skewer is one that offers adequate clamping force. A skewer with steel nuts and an internal cam is your safest best.

>>2041263
>worn sprocket
i dont think it is
this is a used bike that hasnt been ridden much, the chain was bone dry when i got it and everything looks pretty much new, just dusty af
anyways i watched a guide on how to adjust it and did it myself, it runs fine now but sometimes gears wont shift right away
going to fuck around with it a bit more later cause i forgot half of the guide by the time i started messing with the derailleur

>>2041257
sounds like a barrel adjustment. turn the barrel towards the gear it's not catching, try a ¼ turn, check it, repeat if necessary. you want it to shift towards the small cogs (higher gear as you said) so clockwise if I've got this in my mind right.

also, before you start, unspring the RD by shifting to smallest cog. tug the cable (hopefully you have exposed cable not fully housed or internally routed). if it's very loose feeling, unclamp the bolt on the RD and pull it just snug and reclamp. you'll still be able to tug it slightly, it just can't be noodle-y. if it's super tight do the same thing but that's not usually a thing. then barrel adjust if still needed.

>>2041274
>>2041257
the barrel on the RD. the one on the shifter should work but I can't say for sure because I always visualize it by looking at the cogs.

>>2041263
if fingers don't work, maybe you can get a small adjustable wrench to clamp the outer plate?

How important is a full-fork service? I mean the ones you send off to the factory for.

Just bought a 2023 hardtail with a fox rhythm 34. Guy hasn't ever gotten it serviced, but he also doesn't appear to have ridden it hard. It functions well but I have no real context for what it *should* feel like.

Is it worth the $150-ish dollars? A new fork is like $250 why wouldn't I just save my coins and buy a new one? I only paid $800 for this thang. Otherwise I'll just do the lower service and call it good?

>>2041233
https://youtu.be/AYQMJJe1VGo

>>2041278
informative thanks.
though I assuming it would be a lot more complicated with an igh

>>2041280
with an igh specifically one of the tips i've read is to just take out the brake pads. it won't enable back pedaling though, just disables the braking

>>2041277
>I literally don't notice anything wrong with it, should I spend $150 on it anyway?
Yes. Yes, you should. It will boost the economy, and that's all that counts, right?

>>2041281
that would be counter productive for me. id want backpedaling.
or is it impossible with IGHs?

>>2041282
what the fuc

>>2041283
not all igh's have coaster brakes and those can pedal backwards fine. but to modify one into it, i have no experience with. i imagine it depends on the specific hub and how its built. do you know what model you have?

>>2041282
What do you mean, will boost the economy?
Like it'll increase the value of my bike?

>>2041293
No, it won't. It'll make someone earn money, just not you.

>>2041301
i don't get the point of economy jokes when someone is wondering if they should do an actual service or not

>>2041203
Poor aerodynamics. Shameful display!

>>2041301
Ohhh I see lol
You're telling me not to consume

Look man I don't notice anything wrong with it because I've never used it before. It's like giving an aboriginal a manual car, they could never descern what is a good or bad noise

Tbh that was my first reaction when I saw the price. Just wanted to get a sanity check. I have been working on bikes for about 8 years, but never modern suspension. Didn't know if there was something actually worth checking in on being that it's been 2 years unserviced. As far as I can tell it's "suspending" me but fuck if I know if it's doing it well.

Anyways wish someone not retarded would chime in and be helpful, you guys are such clowns

>>2041306
i didn't watch this entire video but i think its the same fork. https://youtu.be/Z6nAG5-T4oM
given the amount of time/effort and you not knowing if anything was done, i'd definitely get it done properly or consider something new

>>2041306
>Anyways wish someone not retarded would chime in and be helpful, you guys are such clowns
You're on 4chan

>>2041286
not really. ones a nexus., but it probably would be too much work anyway.

>>2041315
i have a bike with a s/a 3speed igh and wouldn't ever touch it. its more complex than anything else on the bike and would almost certainly result in ruination if you don't know what you're doing. i like my coaster brake on that bike though

>>2041316
yeah... and mines 8 speed... I don't hate the break but not being able to pedal backwards is annoying in turns and at stoplights.

>>2041317
so nexus 8 then? you should have mentioned that specifically from the start. those can be done, this guy explains about removing the reversal pawls
https://youtu.be/twjtMeXKzg4

>>2041319
I didn't know it was just called like that. it's a new (used) bike I got cause my previous ones Shimano freehub broke, and I spent a week trying to figure out which part it was just to learn they haven't been making them for years and there aren't any even in used market or repair shops.
I assumed it would be something too complicated here too.

>>2041321
unless i knew i had all the parts and tools needed, i wouldn't open this up. but if you do have all the stuff, or know a shop, its doable

the thing i love about igh's is i don't have to touch them. they just werk

>>2041323
yeah fuck that that looks like some rocket science shit
do cars even have something as complex as that?

>>2041324
of course. if you aren't a mechanic, if you ever saw the inner workings of a combustion engine you'd be amazed that all this works together and doesn't break more often. everything needs to be just the right size, in the right spot, rotating at just the right speed within torque spec. an igh is just as complex, but in a smaller package. just watch some videos about servicing them, even old 3spds, and its like wizardry compared to most things you'd do to a bike. i consider myself an ok back-yard mechanic and will do a lot of crap to make something fit/work but i wouldn't touch an igh unless i knew i had the parts
pic rel is just an automatic transmission but like igh's, they can differ internally yet rely on the same basic mechanics

>>2041325
man, shits magic.

>>2041326
apply that to your bike. my hub is an old s/a 3sp and was patented in like '33, the only change they made was steel to alum i think. its bomb-proof, i never have to worry about it or touch it and thats the point of having it imo
if you really wanna pedal backwards, i'd bring it to a shop and show them that video about removing the reverse pawls specifically. you'll probably pay a pretty penny, but it'll be done properly

>>2041316
Nexus hubs are designed to have the entire guts removed and then soaked in transmission fluid. It's a pretty simple procedure. If you can do a regular hub servicing, then you can do that.
You can take the internals apart like the guy in the video, but I don't really recommend it unless you're that specific kind of autistic. Most bike shops probably won't want to do this work either unless they specialize in this sort of thing. Also it's May and they're probably drowning in repairs at the moment.

>>2041327
nah I'm not gonna do that. plus my bikes cost me under 50 bucks.
I just thought it was separate somehow and easy to disengsge. guess not.
I don't need to service IGHs at all right?

>>2041328
so you do need to service it?
>may
huh what happens in may?

>>2041329
>huh what happens in may?
that's when casuals start riding because its finally warm enough

>>2041329
>plus my bikes cost me under 50 bucks
thats the way to roll.

>I don't need to service IGHs at all right?
it depends on the model. my s/a 3sp says don't touch it until a 'lifetime' service, then never specifies what a lifetime is supposed to be in miles or years or anything.
so my hub it says never touch until a major lifetime service. but my friends hub (different) has a dropper port on part of it where you put in some oil now and then and says you have to oil it that way sometimes.

>>2041332
guess I'll have to take photos and ask you guys again

>>2041333
your hub must have some markings on it, thats what people need to see. pics aren't as necessary as listing what you can read on them

>>2041263
>Works fine as long as your QR skewer is one that offers adequate clamping force. A skewer with steel nuts and an internal cam is your safest best.
thanks!

>>2041334
well I have 3, and I haven't looked at them and it's been raining for a couple days

which bike faster????

>>2041338
Whichever one has a rider with stronger legs

How do I get more "lung capacity"? Whenever climbing, my lungs run out of oxygen first way before I feel pain in my legs.

Do I just keep climbing?

Can someone explain how to use shimano sora 2x9 shifters and do it like I’m developmentally disabled? What do I use when I’m uphill? downhill? flat? how do i avoid cross chain w/o stopping and checking every 2 seconds? there’s no digital screen that shows you your chain position. and worst of all how do you remember which is which when it comes to pushing the level on the little back bit or pushing the whole thing?


>>2041372
asthma so i am expert on this. you just gotta keep doing it. every day push yourself just a bit farther. force your lazy ass deflated grapes inside your lungs to inflate and hold the air. they’ll get better at it (extremely slowly) over time

what is the roadie etiquette for overtaking someone?

>>2041374
Ill try
What gear you're in should be dictated by your cadence (how fast you are turning the pedals) and the effort required to turn them.
For efficiency's sake you always want to in a gear that you can comfortably turn the pedals with spinning to fast or too slow.
For steep hills select a gear where you can turn the pedals quickly with little effort
for flats at high speed more slowly but greater effort.
Ideally you want to use the lower (larger gears on the cassette) with the smaller front chainring and vice versa.
In practice just always use the big ring on flat ground after your finish moving off only use the small ring when you're going uphill or you need to stop at junction for example

>>2041379
pumping. there need to be a new video genre for this. imagine the sweat on that PAWG

idk ring ur bell or something

>>2041379
overtaking as a fred is the kobayashi maru of cycling

if you have a bell they get mad
if you announce verbally they get mad
if you let your ratchet be the announcement they get mad
if you don't announce they get mad

what they don't teach you in fred school is the correct technique which is picrel, it helps the person you are passing because it teaches them confidence and much-needed bike handling skills

>>2041372
keep doing your cycling thing but also do HIIT on a treadmill every day. you have a HRM right? no? then get one.

>>2041372
not the answer you're looking for, but Cinelli developed things called "spinacci" which clamp on the bar and open your lungs up during climbs. they're a little higher and keep you from folding up your torso as bad, and a little forward makes climbing easier.
they do work for both those things, noticably but just barely, in my experience.
the UCI banned them so they're hard to find, but Cinelli says they still make them. I thought I could set them up like aero bars but they don't really work for that. in any event, they're a different grip position, which is nice for your hands and a very nice ancillary benefit

>>2041347
Its the left one then im way faster but at least my nigga finally got a bike that isn’t electric
>>2041379
fast. people are gonna stand around pretending to be outraged regardless of what you do so the faster you pass the less exposed you are to dirty looks from karen

>>2041374
uphill: little ring on crank
downhill: big ring
hub gears: shift to adjust for terrain/after any braking. keep a steady cadence like you're pumping your legs in time to house or disco music. try to keep your cadence steady to spin freely and shift the rear when it feels too easy and you aren't going any faster, or too hard like you need to stand to push it (don't. stay seated and make sure your saddle gives you full leg extension without locking out your knees.)
the easier gears are inboard towards the frame and the hard but faster gears are outboard. because of how gear ratios work, the easy rear are big and easy front are small, and vice versa.

flats: from a stop, I start in lowest gear and click up the gears as my cadence allows until I'm somewhere in the middle of my cassette, then if there's no stops or hills, I'll shift into the big front ring but I'll need to downshift the cassette at the same time to keep cadence steady, then keep clicking up on the cassette until hopefully I hit top gear. some people think this is retarded and only use the big ring for flats/ downhill and reserve the small ring for climbing. it depends both on your strength/noobness and the gear ratios on your particular bike. just pick whatever system works for you.
>>2041374
>? how do i avoid cross chain
the chain sounds noisy when it crosschains. you don't have to panic when you hear it, but when you have the cadence you need to shift out of it, do it. you just don't want to cross chain for miles at a time.
>>2041374
look down
>>2041374
>worst of all how do you remember which is which when it comes to pushing the level on the little back bit or pushing the whole thing
I don't understand the question.

everything other anon said is also correct, just phrased differently

>>2041388
>look down
the text about the digital readout was supposed to be greentexted here but it didn't do it

>>2041379
Just do it when it's safe, or when the other fred motions for you to go to the front.
By overtaking you give the other fred permission to suck your wheel.
So if you don't want that, make sure to drop them.

>>2041220
you need to put it in a light gear and twist the mechanism around to release tension on the gear cable. i usually stick a 2mm allen key in the small hole on the side and twist it using that, then release the cable.
>>2041123
you can't just switch out the derailleur, cues is a completely different system. i think the only new derailleur that is backwards compatible is essa with 8 speed stuff.
>>2041200
i always roll mine
>>2041379
coast early so they can hear you coming, and keep proper distance while passing, ring your bell if they're in your way

>>2041380
>Ideally you want to use the lower (larger gears on the cassette) with the smaller front chainring and vice versa.
Isn't this cross chaining? Every video says not to do this. To be frank I am scared of moving the right side shifter away from the middle gears just for this reason. I am not very handy and cannot afford repairs, so if I bust the chain, I will cry.

>What gear you're in should be dictated by your cadence (how fast you are turning the pedals) and the effort required to turn them.
For efficiency's sake you always want to in a gear that you can comfortably turn the pedals with spinning to fast or too slow.

This makes sense.

>What gear you're in should be dictated by your cadence (how fast you are turning the pedals) and the effort required to turn them.
For efficiency's sake you always want to in a gear that you can comfortably turn the pedals with spinning to fast or too slow.

I will try and get more practice in today to get a better feel for cadence.

>>2041388
>some people think this is retarded and only use the big ring for flats/ downhill and reserve the small ring for climbing.
Thats what every first-youtube-result GCN video says to do, but also, those are ultrarich BRIISH lycra legends that could probably afford 8 different 8 thousand dollar bikes if one breaks. and they are always on about aero and speed in every vid, so i never know if what they say applies to me or not, i am just practicing and my legs are weak.

>look down
kek true, fair enough

>I don't understand the question.
What I was saying was, how do you memorize what the inside of the lever does as opposed to pushing the whole thing? I don't want to think that I'm, for example, adjusting to make it easier for me to pedal, but all of a sudden i make it ten times harder, then i gotta shift while shoving on the pedals, then the teeth on the gear break or the chain falls off or some other disaster.

thanks for effortposting anons

>>2041396
mate this is metal rubbing on metal
if there is no excessive noise it's totally fine
stop worrying so much

So much blabla about ighs ITT
ighs are primitive and just as simple as other mechanical assembly to maintain, repair and modify. Just open the sucker by removing the locknuts, drop it all out of the housing, since youre already at it inspect, clean any lubricate parts according to their needs, and leave out the brake shoes and pawls when reassemblying. The thing will then freely backpedal.
I have never felt the need to backpedal a bike and in theory I value the redundancy of a third brake on a bike that you cant ted shred, bc fenders, racks n stuff.

>>2041397
u know what you're right, im overstressing cause its so expensive. i will be chill

Should i put a sticker of this on my bike guys

are mtb tires from the 90s still safe to use or should i get new ones? ritchey alpha and omega bite. looking at panaracer smoke/dart

are these through axle? guessing yes but just wanted to make sure

>>2041401
get new ones!
Even $10 tires will be better than 30 year old ones.

>>2041402
no that's quick release
on some hubs you can replace the end caps with thru axle ones
more accurately, the hub is inherently TA and has QR end caps installed
but given that i can see threaded bits there, it's probably just a regular QR hub. also it's rim brake and looks like OEM bottom of the barrel crap

>>2041401
Rubber degrades over time, so if you ride really old tires they're easier to puncture and the tread is prone to coming off the casing in chunks.

>>2041402
Nope, that's a skewer, just with a bolt-on end instead of a quick release cam. This one is a 'security skewer' with a pentalobe head to discourage theft of the wheel.

>>2041396
>Isn't this cross chaining?
no

>>2041396
>how do you memorize
at one time, every single driver on the road knew how to manual shift until the autotragic transmission was invented. people much dumber than you drive manual, play musical instruments , etc. the way you memorize it is just doing it a lot. if you shift the wrong way, shift it back. you have a lifetime subscription to free shifting. go nuts. after a couple of weeks you'll never even think about it again. learning all the notes on a saxophone is about a million times harder to learn, and thousands of people do it every day

>>2041409
oh im retard, i see what you’re saying, my bad sir

>>2041411
thanks encouragement poster

Why do cageists who need directions beep their horn like they're about to die until I stop and dismount and have a SLLOOOOOOWWWW conversation with them while my heart rate drops to 50 bpm about how to get to whatever landmark is in plain sight if they just use their damm eyes? Why in the FUCK can't they just pull up alongside and ask so I can I can keep pedaling at least? I know I can just ignore them or give them the finger but then I look like a dick.

>>2041406
>>2041408
thanks

>>2041414
You're seething about being asked directions because...your heart rate dropped and you had to slow down?

What?

No really, you got mad that a cagie had to bend the knee and ask a biker how to get to a nearby place, and then once you were mad, you were SO mad that you waited until you got home, chose that cringe impact font image from 2003, and then posted that spergout.

What in sam heck is wrong witcha son.

>>2041411
1x was invented because MTB riders were too stupid to understand more than one chainring

>>2041427
2x and 3x were invented cause derailleurs couldn't handle wide cassettes.
Once they could, 1x came back.

>>2041277
There are usuallz 2 types of service with modern forks:

1) Small service where you're just replacing big seals and fill in fresh oil

2) Big service where you take apart the damper and internals

IMHO an average user will NEVER have to do a big service provided you do the small service every 1 or 2 years. You are not a professional rider who tortures the bikes every day through extreme conditions. Most of the degradation a fork encounters can be avoided by simply keeping the stanchions clean, and putting in fresh seals and oil once per years. That is something you can do yourself and costs about 20 bucks.

Does anyone know what the circled spring here is called?
>>2041450

It's inside an early '90s Suntour shifter. The spring has started to wear out and I want to replace it.

I made a technical drawing of it, so you know exactly what it looks like, picrel

>>2041460
this is now the second thread where you make claims regarding a supposedly worn out spring.
what do you jmagine would the mechanism behind said 'wearing out' be?

I'm 19 years old. I've only ever owned mountain bikes from department store my parents bought me. I would like to buy a bike mainly for paved bike trails and sometimes going on dirt bikes paths.

What style of bike am I looking for? What brands are good for the price without spending $1500? What a good starting price?

>>2041475
Please provide pictures of what surfaces you want to ride.
Cause paved =/= trail
And dirt bike =/= path
If you mean what I think you do, there's an entire class of bicycles called gravel bikes.
They're made to go fast on all hard surfaces, paved or not. As long as you don't ride only on roads, or through sand, mud and hard terrain, they're a good choice.
If you're on a tight budget, old school mountainbikes from the 1990's are very similar.

>>2041477
This would be "paved" and the other would just be plain dirt/brown earth

>>2041477
Dirt like this.

>>2041473
Uh, metal fatigue?

>>2041478
>>2041479
You don't need a MTB for that. Gravel bikes are too expensive.
I'd use a 90's rigid MTB.

>>2041482
Oh yeah, and put on cross-country tires like Michelin Country Dry 2. Something that rolls fast on asphalt and gravel. Nothing knobby for your use.

>>2041478
>>2041479
I'd ride both of this with a road bike, and the widest tires that'll fit.
The industry wants you to buy a gravel bike for it.
If you're in Europe, and want more utility, like lights, fenders, and a rack, you can look for trekking bikes.
In the US, they're called hybrid bikes, cross bikes, or fitness bikes.
A really good bike that's fun for a long time costs >1000, but if you're coming from department store MTBs, anything >600 without a suspension fork will be an upgrade.
If you want to spend less, you need to buy used.

>>2041482
>>2041484
Thank you both!

>>2041482
>>2041484
What are the better bike brands?

>>2041486
depends where you live.
In Europe, Triban (from Decathlon) has the best value for money in new bikes.
In the US, I'd go with one of the big brands, like Giant or Trek.
Actually, when you buy a new bike, look for a reputable dealer in your area and choose one in your price range (as long as that's >600). Brands don't matter as much as price range, cause everyone just bolts together parts from China and Taiwan anyway, and price correlates directly with quality.
Buying used, condition is more important than brand.

>>2041486
As in old MTBs? If you're in the US, you're out of luck. People are asking horrendous prices for decent ones.
In Europe, you can try and find Specialized RockHoppers and StumpJumpers. You can find good ones for under EUR 200 if you're lucky. Usually all they need are new tires and a bit of cleaning (includes taking apart all the bearings and cleaning/greasing them).
These things are very light thanks to their thin CroMo frames and become very competent touring bikes if treated correctly.

>>2041491
Something like this is what you're looking for.

>>2041493
End result

>>2041494
>>2041493
I wouldn't recommend fixing an older bike to a beginner unless you can rely on someone else's knowledge. If you're a semi-competent DIY type then, sure, buy the tools and parts you need and fix it yourself. But if you're paying the bike shop to fix up an old rigid MTB, you'll either end up paying the same as buying new to replace all the old worn out crap or saving $200 but with a substantially worse result than buying new.
I'd go with a Trek Dualsport (the newer design without the sus fork), a Specialized Sirrus, or something similar.

>>2041486
Some mass-produced 90s MTBs: Diamond Back, Giant, GT, KHS, Kona, Kuwahara, Marin, Mongoose, Nishiki, Peugeot, Raleigh, Scott, Specialized, Trek, Univega

>>2041497
Ok, I give you that.

OK, how hard is a brake system replacement? can I just attach new calipers to the same cable if it's cable actuated? I don't mind the claris groupset but the chinese disc brakes this bike has are garbage. like is it even worth to upgrade from mechanical to mechanical or do I just deal with it until I replace this bike.

>>2041482
90s mtbs are the in thing with reddit bugmen right now they represent poor value
If you want a good bike for little money you need to look for something that's ugly and unfashionable like aluminium flat bar road bikes and hybrids
Typically these bikes have v brakes or discs so you can run modern wide tires

>>2041514
Pretty much any used road bike that isn't a #steelisreal is "judgmental racer shit" and sells for a steep discount currently, the panic over used carbon killing you also helps

>>2041515
the tire clearance is super low though on old road bikes so ur gonna be in hand pain on gravel

>>2041448
but the wide cassettes were only developed because retarded mtbers complained that 3x was beyond their mental capacity

>>2041521
no it's because its way easier to cycle through only one chainring and massively reduces potential issues when you are doing hardcore trails. there's a reason literally no type of proper bike uses 3x anymore, it's not required.

>>2041523
whatever you have to tell yourself, dudebro

Would you stop posting fucking porn in the bike questions thread you dumb gooner nigger

>>2041521
You ever notice how often other cycling disciplines sample from mountain biking?

>>2041530
take your meds speaker johnson, no one is forcing you to touch your penis just because you saw a triathlete

i got an old mtb for free and trying to fix it up. but im having trouble with the fork rn. the caps on the top are just rubber bungs (they disintegrated when i removed them), there's no nuts on the bottom, and removing the top caps reveals no spring or anything inside, it looks like there might be a hex bolt all the way at the bottom but i have no tools to reach it. there's no movement its completely seized, heavy af too made of steel. what type of fork is this and how do i service it, bike bros?

>>2041533
throw it into a bottomless pit

>>2041537
lol ill keep that in mind

>>2041533
replace it with another fork
there is nothing to service here

>>2041548
>>2041537
is it really that bad? kek
i got it free when my aunt cleaned out her garage. i ride a road bike but i figured if i could service this mtb then my gf can ride it when she visits, we'd only ride on the road and maybe a little bit of gravel.

>>2041549
on really cheap "MTBs" they put what's basically a fake fork to make it look like an MTB. It does nothing but sap watts and weigh 2 pounds too much, but it makes the bike look more expensive to normies. you said yourself there's nothing inside and it doesn't move.

>>2041550
oh shit, i figured it didn't move cause of the rust, i didn't realize it was a rigid fork made to look like a suspension fork. desu that makes my job easier for now, i'll clean it up and my gf can ride it as is. im on the lookout for a used road bike to buy her anyway

how do you tell if your disc brake pads are fin

How does sizing for Mini Velos work?
Looking at one right now with 50cm TT and 43cm ST. Will I look like pic related at 181cm?

>>2040970
my butt looks like hank hill and i've been cycling for a few years now

>>2040766
yeah if you find a good one it might not be in your size

What's a good bike app for my trainer?

I used Zwift but they raised the price and it isn't worth it.
I tried MyWhoosh but the app constantly crashes now and needs a 5GB update every other day.
Auuki.com was GREAT, no BS just workouts and FREE... For some reason it can't seem to control my trainer's resistance anymore though... idk what happened

I just want something I can load a workout into and pedal.

>>2041563
outside.exe

>>2041554
You can compare the measurements with the ones on your current bike. If it's too short, you can extend it a longer stem.
>Will I look like pic related at 181cm?
Yes, but think of all the clussy you're going to pull.

i have an old scott mtb from 94 with i think an iso 1" threaded yst headset.
can i get a fork with 27mm crown race diameter and keep using the old headset?

>>2041475
is America that fucked that some would consider spending car money on a bike?
is there no used bike market where you can get a bike for 50 bucks?

>>2041556
so squat, dumbo

why is it raining all week

>>2041578
it sucks. and I don't have any rain gear
what can I buy for cheap?
/out/ has been no help

>>2041579
Fenders.

>>2041579
cheap rain gear doesn't work, so nothing.

i dont want to dogs myself so i traced over a photo
are my bars too far away from me? rode this bike for the first time yesterday and my arms were on fire 30 minutes into it
there's a 70mm stem on it so i cant really go much shorter

>>2041584
can you even straddle the top tube with your feet flat on the ground? if not, you need a smaller bike.

I feel like I've seen shorter reach stems, but unsure how they feel to ride

>>2041586
yeah i can do that just fine the tube isnt even touching my nuts

>>2041551
or, you could always ... you know... throw that piece of shit in the dumpster and just put a rigid fork on it

>>2041587
ok, well, you can try a few things.
do you know about proper saddle adjustment? this may not be the issue but you have to start with the saddle before any other fit adjustments will work.
you could try raising (or lowering) the stack on the stem.
you could get handlebars with a smaller reach/more compact bend
you could clamp the hoods higher up the bar to get them a little closer to you
you can tilt the bars backward, only a little, but it helps.
however, when I did all that and my triceps still ached on long rides, the thing that fixed it was sizing down the reach of the stem. but there's a lot to try before you get there.

>>2041588
idgaf if my gf is riding a heavy bike lol ill just shout at her til she catches up
but in all seriousness yeah its a piece of shit, im saving money for a better bike for her

>>2041589
slammed my saddle all the way forward
stack as high as it goes
i bought 38cm 70mm reach bars
hoods are already sitting pretty high
dont really wanna tilt the bars back cause that will fuck with the drops
guess i'll try an even shorter stem

shit number 1 (a hub or whatever) got bent somewhat and now my shit number 2 cant fit into the hole
is wheel kill? tnx 4 ur time bikers

>>2041593
nah just hammer that mfer back into place. an axle can take some beating.

>>2041591
>slammed my saddle all the way forward
yeah... don't do that.

>>2041583
the most effective rain protection is a plastic bag.
expensive rain gear like goretex doesn't work.

>>2041593
yeah your axle is bent.
you should probably lose some weight.

>>2041591
Rule of thumb: Whenever you hit the limit while adjusting stuff on your bike, stop what you're doing, and check if the frame is actually your size and the right geometry for your riding style.

>>2041603
>>2041107
it's not my size

>>2041584
yo that booty kinda

is excess threading an issue? the steering shaft is the right size, but it has 65mm of threads instead of about 30mm on my old one

>>2041579
Sometimes I wear my goretex jacket but it catches loads of wind anyway

A couple of friends invited me to do some biking and I have no bike and no idea where to get one for cheap.

Budget wise, I'd say about $300. Used market in my area should be pretty good since its Los Angeles. I think we're doing some kind of mountain bike trail in the Catalina Islands if that helps.

>>2041567
It's FORTY FIVE DEGREES CELSIUS OUTSIDE anon

Might be a dumb question but is it possible to eliminate the ticking/clicking sound when coasting on my bike. I'm highly autistically sensitive to the sound and it just fucking annoys me

>>2041626
Buy a $525 hub and build a wheel around it.

>>2041626
Go full biketistic and ride fixed gear or a coaster brake bike, they're incredibly silent and smooth when set up right

>>2041627
Christ that's more than my bike cost me
>>2041630
I only tried riding a fixed gear twice and I couldn't do it. So many hills in my neck of the woods, need those gears

>>2041626
yes, ive made my shimano 7-speed freewheel silent when coasting just by packing in more grease.
>but muh pawls don't engage
nope not an issue works just fine, i'll try to take a video later. idk if it matters but i use white lightning crystal grease

>>2041579
Decathlon bro

>>2041626
>>2041634
https://files.catbox.moe/4rvwos.mp4
it's so quiet you can hear the birds chirping in the background

>>2041626
Shimano TX505

>>2041627
>>2041630
>>2041647
>consoom
the fuck is wrong with y'all? you don't go out and buy a new thing every time a problem comes up; you deal with the problem! (not that i think freewheel/freehub noise is a problem, but autistic anon does) damn dude what happened to people actually working on their bikes?

>>2041649
>you don't go out and buy a new thing every time a problem comes up
I have the TX505 and it's almost completely silent. Is $20 for the solution too much to "consoom"? Are you a welfare leech or a thirdie?
The only way to make an existing hub more quiet is to take it apart and slather the pawls with grease.

>>2041650
>The only way to make an existing hub more quiet is to take it apart and slather the pawls with grease.
thats exactly what i did and demonstrated in the video. its the cheapest and easiest solution, even if you include the $2 tool for opening up a freewheel. a new hub which you have to lace (or pay someone to do) is not a solution imo. every bike mechanic, or just bike rider, will probably own grease already. dont justify your shitty opinion by projecting your insecurity about wealth onto me. all love and respect btw this is just banter <3

>>2041634
So the solution is to just put more grease? Why doesn't every single bike have enough grease in the hub them? Every bike I've rode or hear someone else riding always clicks when they coast(unless a fixie)
Does every single bike manufacture on the planet just doesn't lubricate their parts EVER?

>>2041689
thats the solution yep. but remember thats the solution to your specific problem. most people don't mind the noise, and you pedal more than you coast generally. they absolutely have enough grease in them from the factory, the reason they don't add more is because it's less efficient, its more tightly packed and cannot spin as freely because of extra friction. and maybe nominally it costs more money to waste that extra grease. it's quite fascinating actually, there's a perfect balance between too much and too little grease. ceramicspeed have a video about their ceramic sealed cartridge bearings and how adding too much grease requires more watts of energy to overcome so they fine tune the balance between speed and durability. this is in referene to the top level of the sport tho, you and i won't notice the difference, and we get to enjoy the sounds of nature more :)

>>2041579
>>2041579
I like chinese raincapes that are made out of the regular raincoat rubber not goretex.
what's great is they drape over you and the bike and are open at the bottom so the air circulates and you don't sweat your balls off.
the only drawback is you need full fenders on the bike so road spray doesn't shoot up the bottom. fenders can be pricey but I believe sks longboards are still the cheapest full kit. although it's an inevitably that there's a no-name on ali for cheaper . probably a good place to get a raincape, too.

>>2041695
Thanks for this tip homie. When I upgrade my crankset I'm going to pack as much lube in there that it could star in a bangbros orgy scene

>>2041640
those are pants
and their cheap ponchos are gray or black with zero deflectors, garbage

>>2041702
they don't work well with wind or if you're going fast, no circulation there either or it blows in with the twin and you're wet anyway.
>fenders
why are you people bringing them up like bikes don't come with them by default?.. I've never seen a bike without fenders in my life.

>>2041703
damn bro im jealous of your bike lol what a lucky lady
have fun my dude

>>2041705
>they don't work well with wind or if you're going fast, no circulation there either or it blows in with the twin and you're wet anyway
not in my experience.
>>2041705
>never seen a bike without fenders in my life
so, you've never been on this board before?

>>2041707
in my experience ponchos don't work well.

I've been on the board, I barely seen any and in real life I never seen one.

>>2041708
a raincape is tailored to the form of a rider on a bike, it has a visor to keep rain out of your eyes and the neck area is more sophisticated.
a poncho is just a plastic bag with armholes and another plastic bag for a hood. it's not the same thing.

>>2041708
>>2036544
/pybt/
67 images currently.
there are only ten bikes with fenders.

>>2041710
can you link some, an example at least

>>2041711
>bunch of racing bikes and MTBs
they use their bikes for fun, they don't use them for transport and hauling.
you don't roll your roofless corvette or a dune buggy out the garage to go to work every day or to thegrocery store on a rainy day.

>>2041712
and yet, they are bikes without fenders. bikes on a board you claimed familiarity with and said you'd never seen any here.
I love fenders. but they're a minority in many places, such as this board

>>2041733
I'm talking about commuting.
not entertainment

>>2041741
yeah. I know. but none of their bikes came with fenders by default as you claimed all bikes do. and you claimed to be familiar with this board.
face it, you're the minority.

>>2041742
ok I don't give a fuck man
no commuter bike comes without fenders
no bike you see on the street every day will be without fenders.

>>2041746
>no bike you see on the street every day will be without fenders
where you live is not the whole world.
most of the bikes I see on the street don't have them. that's what I'm trying to explain to you.

you made a laughably erroneous statement, then you keep moving the goalposts every time I try to explain how wrong you are.
>>2041705
>why are you people bringing them up like bikes don't come with them by default?.. I've never seen a bike without fenders in my life
we bring it up because it's simply not the default, except where you live, apparently.

So, the drop bars hurt my back. I don't give two FUCKS about speed. I wanna be comfortable and take my time, and part of that is being upright on me bike.

I went to a shop today and guy was like, i cant swap you to flat bars, because it'd be 200-300, and i gotta get different brakes if i do that, and at that point you should just return it. Well the rei return period has ended cause i cheaped out and didnt get the membership. Unlucky.

so now i am stuck with these shit drop bars. bought a 40 dollar stem riser, dont really feel a difference. anything i can do bros or am i fucked? this was supposed to be my long haul live-in bike, not my fuck my back up lycramaxxing GCN race bike.

its a gravel bike for fucks sake why did they even put drops on it anyway

>>2041762
since you've already raised the stem, there is two things you can try, you can swap the stem for a shorter one, like an mtb stem with zero reach, or swap it out for an adjustable stem and angle it up even higher. btw it's default setup to sell a gravel bike with drop bars in 2025, they evolved from cyclocross bikes which are just road bikes with relaxed geometry, disc brakes and wider tire clearance. gravel bikes even come with front sus forks now and look like hardtail mtbs with drop bars. but anyway yeah, play around with the stem, and uhh i assume you are but ride on the hoods and tops, you don't need to be grabbing the drops all the time. there's definitely options for different handlbars too, but as you found out that's more costly. comfort > speed imo, good luck bro

>>2041755
America is always the outlier, never forget.
Europeans actually use bikes for transport not for toys.

>>2041762
>i gotta get different brakes
I'm assuming this is because you have hydraulic brakes? because if they're cable actuated you can get cheap brakes/cheap integrated brake and shifters for flat bar no problem. I'd recommend a northroads style bar. they sweep back and rise a bit. nice comfy upright bar.
there's technically no law that says you can't put your existing brifters on a non-drop bar. as long as the diameter is the same, they'll clamp on (the bar has 2 diameters: one in the center where the stem clamps it, and the rest is thinner, so match both.) the problem is the drop brifters are not designed to work with your hand if they're sideways. but maybe you won't mind?
you could also do DUI bars, lol. pic is just rotated upside down but you can also turn them left-to-right to get the ends pointing back but you also have to swap the brifters over.
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>>2041791
you could do something like this but your shifting is on the brake lever, so you'd have to press the shifters down instead of sideways

>>2041794
sorry

>>2041791
Mechanical Disc.

I went to 3 different bike shops and none of them wanted to give me some normal height flats; is there some sort of DIY videos in a thread on /diy/ somewhere? The pain pills are starting to not doo much, my back even started to keep me awake last night. Cant do these drops any longer.

>>2041796
are you like really fat or something? maybe you just dont have the core strength
i'd either just thug it out until you get used to it or buy a womans city bike, that's like the most comfortable ride you can get

>>2041796
hmm, I don't know if the pull ratios on mech disc are the same as regular cable brakes for rim, but my guess is they're different, which would explain the shops saying no-go.
but you still could just try running the existing brifters sideways on another bar. I think the drop brake lever could bottom out on a flat bar. maybe not, you'd have to try it but if it does you'd need a bar with some bend like the "mustache" bars in the pic. and as said, the shifting would be downward but I'd take that over pain pills any day.

>>2041796
>on /diy/
what makes you think they know more about bikes than us? they don't.

>>2041799
also all the stuff in anon's pic should help noticably >>2041763

i have an old scott from 94 like this one.
does it make sense to swap the fork for a rigid chromoly one from soma for around 160 euro (us import) or should i just get a cheap hi-ten one that isn't suspension corrected (420 vs 390mm) for 40?

>>2041792
because I wasn't wrong.
world does not revolve around the hamburger and this hasn't been an American board for at least 2 decades already.

>>2041820
>I wasn't wrong
>demonstrate all the ways you're wrong
>moves goalposts
>not an American board
so that's why the trainfags have a euro containment thread? open your eyes.

>>2041821
>talking about commuting
>delusional hamburger butts into discussion
>but in America... muh fenders...
whatever man.

>>2040603 (OP)
I got a free bike from a friend and am riding again for the first time in more than 20 years. If I’m using regular shoes and regular pedals instead of clipins or whatever, and my quads are burning more than my hamstrings, I’m sitting on this thing wrong, right? What needs to change?

>>2041852
im retarded so take this with a grain of salt but its probably saddle height and fore/aft
lower/raise the saddle til you can touch the pedal at 6 o'clock with your heel while sitting down, make sure that your leg isnt locked. that will give you like a baseline for saddle height that isnt either too high or too low
for fore/aft just fuck around with it til your knee is above the middle of the crank

>>2041763
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>>2041801


i wont lie to you anons i just used my inner normie-mode and acted real nice to a different set of REI employees and got the refund. now I have a “city hybrid” bike with flats, and my bike was fitted for free, and zero back pain.


But I still feel guilty. Like, I wasn’t manpilled enough to fix the issue myself you know? It even took me 40 minutes to change a single inner tube last week so I am not very confident in my bike management skills
>>2041800
lol i mean ok fair enough probably right
>>2041797
30 pounds overweight isnt TOO fat right…but yes i an doing daily leg raises/20 secs worth of planks because I have the core strength of a coughing baby. i wont be fat by winter solstice this year if i keep losing at this rate

>>2041879
honestly bro, whatever gets you outside and riding is the right way to go. im glad you got a different more comfy bike, and in the future you can always try a gravel bike again when you get fitter. ive been a roadie for 10 years but i was a retard when it came to bikes in the begining, but we all start somewhere. idgaf what type of bike you're riding, road, ebike, mtb, dutch bike, whenver i see someone else out riding it makes me smile. i hope you have a good cycling journey

>>2041879
I'm one of the guys you quoted, I think you did the exact right thing. even if it worked, putting a bunch of awful kludges on the gravel bike would have been lame, it's better to get the right bike for you.

It happened again. I ordered a few new parts for my vintage MTB that it doesn't need and probably will make it ride worse. :(

New thread:
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>>2041813
those are your only 2 options?
you cany find another cro-mo fork from a diffrent bike

>>2041338
Black one is leading blue one by a lenght