Kawaii edition
Ride your bike faggot

I only rode once to work this week ~ 30km
I want to kill myself, I overslept two days in a row

>>2045383
you have a nutrient deficiency, most likely protein

>>2045384
you might be right, I am trying to loose weight so I am eating less, I am so tired these days, this week went away in an instant
last week I rode 4 times to work so 150km

>>2045383
I have also not been riding as much as i should, its hot as fuck and the sun brings all the tourists. roads are busy just so karen can get her £6 ice cream at the beach
night rides have been nice but if i wanna go for a decent length im getting back at like 2am

>>2045385
you should always take a little carbohydrates before your rides even if you're trying to lose weight. exercising on a deficit and no fuel to burn is going to throw off your sense of satiety and you will likely massively overeat at the next opportunity, it sounds counterintuitive but you sometimes have to eat "more" to actually eat less

you don't have to eat a whole pint of ice cream but at least drink a juice or something. if cost is an issue you can get carb powder and protein powder at a fitness type store

>>2045380 (OP)
Only did 35km today because it was fucking hot. Other roadies did check out my bike tho and made me blush

>>2045380 (OP)
>Ride your bike faggot
OK.

I was all up for a DRT but not when you include fucking strava like its a fucking lycra warrior general. I will be hiding this thread. do better next time fucking idiot

>>2045405
triggered

>>2045405
Triggered + fat

>>2045388
oh I am absolutely fueling during every ride
its ~55 mins 17.5km to work, and I drink somewhere between 200 to half a liter of isotonic drink with carbs with it
and on the way back I take a detour sometimes, so it goes to 40km a day, but this heat...
>>2045387
yeah... the heat sucks, sweating 1 hour before work, then sweating all day at work like a pig, then getting on bike and riding for an hour....
atleast it doesnt get dark at 5pm

oh and all of the trails are now overgrown rip

this is the shit I drink, its from decathlon
>135kcal per 500ml water bottle
>35g of carbs
>15-25% of different vitamins

I bonk so hard otherwise

I should probably start consuming some protein tho...

>>2045414
I just eat protein after a ride. Gels are unironically pretty good, tho even the cheap ones are annoyingly expensive but if i take a generous handful of gels with me, im not bonking ever anymore

>>2045405
just for you I'm putting my next streve in this thread

>>2045405
TRIGGERED + GAY!

>>2045423
Hi bacon

>>2045414
What's the american equivalent?

>>2045433

>>2045434
okay har har very funny

>>2045427

How do I stop myself from overreaching?

>>2045446
Damn Frank Zappa really let himself go, don't do drugs kids

>>2045448
Don't eat the yellow snow, kids.

notalking,,,or iget the hammer for mentioning Jesusin a goodway.,
,,,,somany posts gone.,
,,Bless youall.,even thevil trannysin hopes they may see therror ofuxing kids andenouncevil,.
,,,,,seeyou in 3 days,,,,or10.

>they actually yeeted his post
/n/ is crazy

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Who died for our sins and rose from the dead to give us the free gift of eternal life. He also promises to heal your body. You can ask Jesus for His gifts.

>>2045574
/n/ature is healing

Yall niggas aint even ride bikes
2 koms (took one from myself)
3 top 10s
5 pr’s
Fastest nigga
Fuck u

>>2045702
how are you getting KOMs, all the good segments around me are KOM'd by pro racers

>>2045706
its the same here, a lot of them don’t look doable at all but im bagging some. There’s a sportive here in about a week so everyone is out training, i hit part of the route today and im kinda mogging everyone ngl
its probably less competitive here than like some area of Spain but we have an iron man and tonnes of races in the summer so im fucking shocking myself by being able to compete
Half the time i am slightly tipsy

>>2045414
Or you can just use table sugar + some salt for electrolytes in the summer

>>2045706
I simply wait for weather warnings and then use the extra tailwind.

i kom next ride

>going PB for route to work
>get stuck almost 2 minutes on a left turn

>>2045775
Carniggers.. either trying to kill you because they are impatient or slowing you the fuck down

>>2045821
well I am trying to turn left on a corner that is right off the highway leading to an industrial zone and there is significant traffic (semis) to the zone which I ride by and work in, so its not their fault
and honestly, I havent faced that much anti cycling faggots, I constantly get lorries slowing down a bit and letting me take a corner instead of them overtaking me in a corner. people seeing me trying to merge and just letting me position myself and giving me enough space as if I am a car
but I get the feeling that because its my commute I meet a lot of the same people and I am a nice cyclist, when I see a lorry or a bigger vehicle behind me and infront of me about to pass eachother and me, I jump off the road into the gravel, and I know some of the drivers of the semis that pass me, they honk at me and I wave at them its cute
but I mostly ride out of town, in the city I do get some mean looks from cagies when they realize that i am faster than them in traffic

>>2045775
>PB
?

>>2045906
Most people are fine here too, lot of cycling going on around here so most drivers get it but you’ll get some fag come here on holiday and try drive like a faggot
Shit its not even about bicycles man plenty of niggas walking along country lanes, horses, whatever. Anyone with experience driving here just plays it smart so they dont whip round a corner and rear end a tractor. Only the tourists you gotta worry about

shhhhutup!,,
,,notalkingiberish!,tolate.

>>2045914
Peanut Butter

>>2045914
Praise (Sheldon) Brown

>>2045914
Perma Ban

>>2045914
Pussyboy
Aka cuntboy basically its a boy with a vagina some people are into that these days totally not me tho

>>2045702
do you know how many lumens are your light? i dont have a light currently but thinking about getting one so i can right at night more

>>2046070
Currently using a Syncros Nanaimo 1200
Its bright enough for full speed at night

>Strava
>Abyssal-low tier waifu anime sticker
Unironic freds? In my /n/? Can’t be real

>>2046072
Its actually my /n/ now sorry bro
Enjoy ur cycle path commute or whatever

>>2046074
looks like a nice area to ride your bike and maybe stop to have a sandwich

>>2046089
>no saturation
>no dynamic range
>3 Megapixels
based early oughts boomer camera

No kom today. pissing wet + shitty headwind, last try for a while because i am now going to spend time in spain with a girl
She has a nose ring
Still felt strong on the bike
Made a friend instead. Good ride.

>>2046218
based Chad toad

Did a comfy early morning ride cause I couldn't sleep anymore. I actually get the gravel meme now. Riding is much nicer without cages around you.

>>2046241
>Riding is much nicer without cages around you.
yes thats why grævel is king

>>2046241
why ur hoods pointing up

>>2046246
It's fixed gear so I brake by putting back pressure on the pedals. Which puts forward pressure on the hands.
Higher hoods are better to push against.

Are 32's wide enough for gravel?

>>2046251
are you 50kg?
im 100 and I run knobby 45s

>>2046251
It's very possible to ride typical gravel or forest paths on 32s. It's the standard width for Cyclocross.
Hell, I've done it on 28s and even 23s for years.
But it's not ideal. IMO something around 42 is perfect for hard packed gravel, and if you have a lot of mud or deep sand, the wider the better.

>>2046268

>>2046268
Based nice one lad
Looks nice and flat there. Would be nice for a change

Small chapel-on-the-hill lap.

>>2046300

>>2046301
nice

>>2045392
Love this paint job, looks slick

>>2046326
Unfortunately you pay the Cinelli tax for it, and it's pretty easily scratched.
But it gives me joy every time I look at it.

>>2046300
Lovely. What do you carry in the bag?

Heyy fags on my way to pride. I love my bike but the frame is obviously too big for me so I wanna get some drops for a slightly more aggressive stance.

>>2046461
>the frame is obviously too big for me so I wanna get some drops
That's fully retarded and will achieve exactly the opposite of what you want.
The issue with too big frames is length and you want to add more.

>>2046461
What's that thing between your rear axle nuts and dropout?

>>2046468
Chain tension thingy to keep the rear wheel in alignment.
>>2046466
The length is fine and the configuration I have now is okay it's just I'd rather sit slightly higher than the bars when I feel like it.

>>2046047

>>2046461
How short do you have to be to have the saddle that low? That frame's what, 56cm?

>>2046579
I forgot the exact length desu, but I'm 5'8" and if I stand with my feet planted the top tube is jammed in my crotch. With the seat all the way down it's the perfect length for my feet to connect with the pedels. Obviously it's not ideal for me to have the seat this low compared to the bars, but how I have it it's at least comfy to ride. I plan on getting a huge frame bag and two bottle cages to take advantage of all the extra space along with some drop bars (:

>have nothing to do on beautiful weekend so i decide to bike to the lake park on the other side of town
>see no one alone there
>everyone having barcecues in groups, fishing together, hiking together, everyone with friends or family
>im just the lone autist biker biking around the paved paths calling out to pairs and groups of people so that i can pass them while they are busy talking and laughing with each other
another daily ride ruined by being confronted with how alone i am. cant even enjoy riding a fucking bike

>>2046595
Dangerous mindset to carry around all day anon it can seriously ruin your life. I got out of a bad relationship and spent years alone afterwards. Spending all day alone just bitter as fuck I could see myself in real time turning into a miserable old asshole. Somehow you have to find ways to truly actually enjoy being by yourself. Listening to music on my bike, writing poetry and lots of self reflecting helped a lot. Somehow weirdly the more positively you view being alone makes you more attractive to others which can ofc lead to not being alone anymore. Don't let yourself turn into a miserable old fuck become someone you'd want to be around.

>>2046595
You're not special anon, solo biking isn't that weird, don't let it ruin your day, christ, most people didn't notice you or assumed you had somewhere to be, or they just didn't give a fuck

>>2046597
Yeah it's hard to think any different tho when you're depressed and lonely. I've been there. When you don't have anyone it feels like everywhere you go the world is taunting you with couples. Later on you realized it's just your mind playing tricks on you making you think crazy shit like that. Everyone is too worried about their own life to even notice you 99% of the time when you're in public.

short ride to coffee shop nearby took picrel out front

>>2046601
How's the Coffee Texasanon?

>>2046601
Looking good gotta remove the dork disk though

>>2046603
it was good i just got just an espresso this time, ill try something with milk the next time probably, the place was very cool its run by the church next door and had a lively atmosphere, will probably make it a regular short solo ride destination when i only have an hour

>>2046604
i am new and havent really cared but ill remove it if you want

>>2046609
Just giving you the business you can leave it alone if you like it, it's just one of those things people do. It gets all yellowed and brittle and doesn't rly do much anyways so most people just cut them off. It's a real clean nice bike.

>>2046521
an aluminum Miyata?
I didn't know that was a thing.
this era of Miyata had the best logo and graphics of any bikes ever

>>2046614
Yeah they made them for cyclocross. It's an aluminum frame with chromoly forks and rear triangle. The bike is definitely a product of the 80s

>>2046604
dork disks are maximum comfy
you're not going to compete in a race on this, the 10 grams don't matter.

>>2046614
>this era of Miyata had the best logo and graphics of any bikes ever
Wrong

>>2046614

>>2046773
That's just lighting and white balance, right?
No fucking way they made pink wheels.

>>2046771
>dork disks are max comfy!
Shut the fuck up nobody thinks this

>>2046771
intentionally keeping your dork disk just screams "limit screws are a libtard hoax and I don't believe in that woke fauci crap", some things are frowned upon for a reason, not everything has to be contrarianism all the time

>>2046802
I'll drop you on a climb, rocking a Schwinn stainless steel dork disk.

>>2046802
thanks, I will now put the dork discs back on every wheel I can

>>2046803
Nta but nobody is dropping me on a climb you people dont even know what a real climb is probably

i road my univega to the gym yesterday :^) forgot to take off the dork disc :( happy riding fellas hope

>actually start riding to work
>doing like 100km a week easily just from my commute 3 days a week
>meanwhile I got an apartament I am doing a complete rennovation on myself
>living at my familys house in the meantime
>instead of fixing my apartament I live with my mom and ride my bike, or fix my old bmw, or do some other bullshit
thats it, I AM THROWING IT ALL AWAY
I am driving to work, so I can drive to the city to work on my apartament after work
im sorry /n/

>>2046773
I stand by my convictions.
the IBM style logo is clunky and the rest is nice but unremarkable

>>2046861
ok, just go back to cycle commuting after you fix your apartment. nbd.

>>2046861
This is a humblebrag.

>>2046802
the jews fear the disker

>>2046802
What's the reason then?

>>2046935
dork disks are frowned upon by roadies who spent their last salary on a carbon fiber bottle cage cause they weigh 10 grams.

>>2046940
and?
Its based to do that

>15km/h avg speed
Is it over for me bros?

>>2046802
>contrarian take
>complains about other people being contrarian
Not having a spoke protector isn't something to brag about. It isn't even something worth mentioning. No one cares you don't care about having a spoke protector. You care but you aren't a person so you can't include yourself in the collective silent majority that care(they don't)

>>2046966
Hopefully its just started otherwise yeah its over
Is this with traffic or something? Then its prolly ok doesnt matter

>>2046940
I just think they look bad

>>2046989
they definitely look bad after they get old and turn brown and yellow. even new they're not all that cool, but at least they're mostly invisible. the metal ones look cool but they look out of place unless it's a cruiser or vintage roadster

OP here trying out a rental version of my bike without any upgrades
My wheels and bars were so fucking worth it holy shit feels slow as fuck its so noticeable
and the bars are just not comfy the carbon gives such better ride feel
still fun tho
but yeah damn carbon wheels, not a meme

>>2047068
Even bars? What bars are those anyway?

I just got some alloy bars to replace my alloy bars and now I'm getting fomo

>>2047078
On my bike i got some aero fully integrated bars cos they look sick, i only ride one bike so im very used to how my setup is now, definitely can tell there’s some kind of compliance and flex in the carbon after feeling this bike with stock setup. sounds like shit people say when they want you to spend hundreds of euros on carbon bars but I don’t think im imagining it my bike feels so much nicer and they are the same model
My shit shifts better and stops better and everything and they took an hour of supposed maintenance before letting me take it so I feel kinda smug rn not gon lie

>>2047084
Yeah I can see you have an integrated cockpit, I was asking which one. I'm not looking for a link, just some general information on what you got and how you arrived at that particular cockpit

You have mech shifting?

>>2047115
Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C bars
Yeah mech shifting

>>2047122
>$750
jesus. I think I'll just buy nicer wheels for my second bike instead

>>2047123
i got them for like 300 otherwise yeah thats too fuckin expensive, didn’t really trust china bars but i hear lots of them are totally fine. I have a $40 chinese carbon seatpost and its fine (for now) but yeah fuck i just didn’t wanna cheap out on the bars it feels wrong

Do I have autism or something I cannot figure this out. Okay there is a slow cyclist in front of me that I'm going to pass. If I shout on your left or ring a bell or make a noise they spaz out and act unpredictably due to being suprised. If I speed past them they are surprised and spaz out and act unpredictably. Is the impetus on them to be aware of their surroundings? Or should I somehow be even more polite even quicker? I got bitched at by some boomer for idek what surprising him I guess..

>>2045380 (OP)
>haven't sat on a bike in literally 8 years
>got a 10 year old piece of space age carbon fiber for free
>fuck it
>24 mi (38km) in 2h this morning
My god. Do I get used to this? I had to walk for ~20 minutes because my ass felt like it was beaten by a gorilla with a 2x4. My legs weren't even tired, I just literally could not keep sitting on the bike. I'm seriously considering wearing two pairs of shorts next time because just one wasn't enough for my Hank Hill-esque ass.

The lake was pretty though.

>>2047149
Impetus is on them, but that doesn't absolve you if you force a situation that would require them to have good bike handling skills and situational awareness. First of all if you give them an audible warning, it needs to actually work as a warning, don't do it where you're already overlapping wheels, give them a few seconds to process it before getting close, so if they sperg out they don't instantly crash into you. Second, don't fixate on the guy you're passing, if you're approaching a blind corner or if there's fast moving heavy traffic or the road surface is worse than average for your area, then hang back a bit before passing.

But at the end of the day some people are just going to bitch, particularly older people, and you need to not let it get to you. Consider that older people have slower reflexes, worse hearing, and may have good reason to be prickly about younger cyclists passing them at what feels like uncomfortable distances and speeds. Be glad they rode a bike and are not using a 7000 steel box to deal with their insecurities.

>>2047153
*700 pound

>>2047152
Do you mean just the chafing and the ass sensitivity and not your glute muscles being sore from exertion?

The latter, yes you'll get used to it. 2 hours on a bike out of 8 years of nothing is going to result in a little bit of saddle soreness but emphasis on *a little*. More likely your saddle is in the wrong position for you, the bar position may have something to do with it. Assuming the frame itself is within a suitable size range.

Road bikes are very comfortable for distance, but only if they're set up right for the user. They are not forgiving if they are not set up right, and that's probably what you're experiencing.

>>2047155
>chafing
>sore from exertion
No, I'm totally fine in both of those regards. It's like a pressure soreness that feels bruised. Feels like I fell on my ass or got hit with a metal pole right below the buttocks.

>saddle position
That might be it. It's concentrated under what I think is my ischium/lower pubis. I was probably out of place on the saddle and that led to it not supporting me well. I'll watch some videos on saddle adjustment before going to bother the guys at the local bike shop.

Thanks for the help and nice dubs anon.

>>2047152
level your saddle

the rest is your ass getting tender from riding, the more you ride the comfier it will get
bike saddles have a difficult job of providing support while allowing your legs to move, its normal for it to be uncomfortable at first

make sure the bike is your size, the handlebars seem to be tilted up a bit?
desu if you only got ass pain from 2 hour of riding after 8 years of not riding you are a god

just took this thing out for a thirty minute stroll around the neighborhood, very comfy

>>2047152
as other anons have said, you need to raise your bike saddle, this will also make cycling a more pleasant experience in general because saddle height is actually important for maximizing pedal efficiency and you will feel a huge difference

>>2047149
you can't control how other people react or if their feelings get hurt so fuck 'em.
if I can get far enough away to the side of them I just gun it.
but if it's a sketchy squeeze, or children or dogs who just wander around, I slow down and say I'm passing. I'm not a dick, these things can't be helped, it's not anyone's fault.
but if I can pass safely without slowing down, I totally do it every time. idgaf what they think.

>>2047200
oopsie

>>2047214
GA-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY
sorry, couldn't resist.
what's this thing?

>>2047215
idk some piece of shit my aunt gave me years ago, its pretty comfy so i take it out for slow little neighborhood strolls a few times a year. i partially only posted because theres an alarmingly low number of daily ride posts in the daily ride thread

>>2047219
It's pretty mint for a piece of shit

>>2047214
Cool Cruiser anon, it looks just like mine except mine is blue

>>2047149
I just whip past really always feels safer than alerting them, just wait for an opportunity and fly by.
I find this with meeting cyclists/peds/even cars coming head on too they take a very long time to decide which way they are going to go to get out of your way its almost always best to go straight towards them and let them pick a side, they dont fucking like it but its way better than you turning to go one side of them and they go the same way for some fucking reason and now you don’t have space to unfuck it
Have had to plow right down the centre of a few big groups on these past couple city rides but shit it honestly feels like the safest thing i can do short of just slowing to crawling pace and idontfuckingwannadothat

>>2047219
daily ride thread has Strava and a cringe-ass sticker on the bike, and I say this as a 2D coomer. It’s pure cringe. I have faith that /n/ actually goes out and rides, but yeah, that OP made me not want to post there and I wouldn’t be shocked if it was the same for others.

>>2047236
Op here
Kill yourself faggot

>>2047237
YOU kill yourself

>>2047238
No

>>2047238
>>2047239
just kill each other.

>>2047240
But I want to see these two make love to each other. By which I mean, ass to ass. ASS TO ASS!

viet bikenoob here. today marks my first strava ride. I'm not sure how accurate this shit is but I think I'm quite pleased with my bike now. I thought it could not go up to 40km/h but I was able to, and I still had 2 heavier gears to go.

I had to stop early tonight though. not wearing padded underwear is a big mistake. my balls so fucking uncofmortable. even though my balls already tiny and I already coomed so hard last night I made sure I jerked it all out.

next time I'll probably go 90 mins but depending on the traffic. I didn't take a picture but even at 9pm the roads I go still so busy and potentially dangerous. on my way home a motorist jerk accelerated so suddenly to juke past me and a taxi he almost killed himself.

I think there's still some room to improve and correct my stance though. I don't feel comfortable wiht my seat (not include da balls achy thing) I think my flat bar is still some centimeters too low. should I flip it and try? or a M-shaped handlebar will help me? I know there's a thing that rise the bar height too but it's last resort for me.

look all im sayin is just give me an op
with no strava. thats it.

personally the echhi sticker isnt my taste but whatever, you personally express urself however u want

i just dont want to be reminded of the app that KOM-obsessed fags wearing ballsquisher shorts who turned the BEGINNER CASUAL ALL AGES group ride into a 15 minute race with fucking aero hoods and carbon fiber space age nubikes. Seeing all the families and fats and yoga pant women was comfy. they are all gone now. even the instructors dont even ride anymore they just take the fees at the start and say go

>>2047323
I wear my typical peasant clothes. I don't even need strava too but how else do I know how many kms I ride though? I agree that for the sake of cycling just cycling alone is enough. everything else is complementary and nice-to-haves

>>2047321
thats good, I owe you 15 euros
but 14m elevation gain is insane wtf
>>2047322
flip the stem

>>2047323
what the fuck are you talking about?

>>2047340
esl moron

>2047323
look all im sayin is just give me a thread
with no nagging. thats it.

words WORDS words

words words

>>2047340
>what the fuck are you talking about?
it's an unmedicated schizo

>>2047341
post a ride on strava thats
>15 minute race with fucking aero hoods and carbon fiber space age nubikes
should be easy enough, I mean every ride is that now right?

and you do realise some people dont use strava right? and thats okay, but if you are serious about riding you use strava so you can measure your progress and share it with friends, you know? friends?
not my fault you are a fat fuck who cant do a 50km ride lmao, dumb mutt

post bike

>>2046905
>>2046913
I did like 5 days without riding, I sinned a few minutes ago, went to relube bike and I relapsed, rode some gravel, some road, but short as it got dark real quick

tried beating my record on a climb near me
>play my playlist
>speed up towards climb
>switch to next song so I am hyped near the end
>shuffle was on
>stop and turn around to try again
>right infront of some cops
>start the climb again but with proper song
>absolutely wreck myself, reach top, turn around
>on the way back reach 70kph right infront of the cops (in a 40kph zone), fuck they gonna do about it
>didnt get the segment, probably turned around a bit too early

>>2047343
dawg be ballin

>>2047340
what do you mean insane? like is that abnormal or what? I ride on flat road around my area's river. I really wanna climb but not many places I can go to do that

>>2047347
I cant ride 2km out of my town without having to climb 75-100m

>>2047349
such is life at rock bottom

>>2047352
cock bottom
you know it bby

>>2047340
>>2047342

Don’t samefag this obviously, retard

>>2047343
Keep sperging and projecting. Go outside. WITHOUT a fucking screen in front of your face, strava defense force

ouchill,,,Etrikeeps me going far,,Efaileaves me dead when Far from home?,
,,,just crankit home,,,,,,,
,,armslaughtered,,,this Will hurt more tomorrow.,
,shootmenow.

>>2047382
suckitup,,,wimp.

Rode downtown to check out the local July 4th scene, was about 8 miles from my house, was pretty fun. God bless 'Murrica

>>2046339
A tube, a toolkit, a small pump, bit of cash.

Hey /drt/ do you ever put your bike on the bus on those racks? My partner and I like to do a 30ish mile ride and catch the bus back home. It's mostly downhill and we like to drink and dick around the city so it's just comfy to relax on the way back home. Sometimes if we're unlucky somebody already has taken up the only two racks and we gotta wait for next bus, but usually it's fine.

Picrel
>Get in. Now.

>>2047474
I have used them a few times when it made sense to do so, but usually it's faster for me to just ride places than to catch the bus. I do like to put my bike on the train and go long distances fast and then ride the rest of the way, which I've done a lot more, but I don't do it often.
for pleasure rides I just do them all bike.

>>2047474
>My partner and I
Enlish is my third language. Does that mean you're homosexual?

>>2047497
Not necessarily, but yes

>>2047499
ha, FAG!

>>2047497
Yes. Having English as your third language does mean you're homosexual.

my fat ass got absolutely shat on by a homless fuck on an old road bike with column shifters, in my defense my tires were twice as thick
>absolutely crack, headwind, hot as fuck, stop to drink some water, start cycling again
>notice another bike behind me
>slow down to let him catch up
>notice he isnt wearing a helmet, carriers plastic bag on bars
>figure im a fucking aerodynamic brick, and he doesnt look like he is KOMing, so might as well let him drag off me
>match his speed by looking at mirror
>ride for a bit together
>climb starts
>he overtakes me
>I barely keep up
>reach him back on the descend
>another climb
>he is gaining again
>I stop to rest a bit, drink some water
>see him get off his bike and push
>2km ahead I see him riding slowly in my village, I sprint past him
holy fuck rider weight really affects climbing doesnt it?
and why didnt he ride behind me, the headwind was ridiculous

get foot camps sometimes on the bike and also getting a lot of cramping when I get home and lay down. moar electolytes?

Gf and I smoked some lycra nerd on our ratbikes yesterday for literally no reason. It was fun. We did it on the shitty bike path too next to the road launching ourselves over the cracks and bumps and curb ramps. We saw him coming up behind us in the street and I just knew when she saw him she was going to take off like crazy. It was funny taking a super aggressive aero stance on the downhill with our bags and stuff attached rattling around. It was a good ride.

>>2047547
congrats, you won a race against someone who didn't race you.

>>2047532
If it's just one foot cramping then I'd guess the problem is coming from strain/overuse, so I'd look at your fit and footwear before anything else.

>>2045392
whats with the gay stickers on the bike?

>>2047548
Winning that imaginary race was the cleanest best pleasure

>>2047555
Jeez idk maybe they're gay?

>>2047557

>learning how to ride backwards
>my average speed was 7km/h slower
This will not do

>>2045416
is this new zealand or england?

>>2047691
Wales

>>2047703
England, got it.

Climbed my tallest mountain yet yesterday after doing a 100+ mile bikepacking ride the prior day, next stop Mt Washington.

Just kidding on that last part, I would die. But it is a long term ambition.

Rode again because it was pretty out and it doesn't hurt anymore. The headwind on the way back home sucked, but makes me think I should buy a sailboat.

>>2047155
>>2047188
>>2047201
Thanks again for the advice. I was literally unable to sit on the bike until yesterday, so I couldn't ride or try adjustments. Fiddled with it yesterday and ended up lowering the saddle and giving it just a hint of downward angle. The difference is night and day. Pretty sure I could also use a shorter stem, but that'll have to wait.

locals

>>2047827
wtf is it? a sheep?

>>2046970
Just starting out. I've since bumped up the average speed to 17km/h.

>>2047892
clerarly,,a Wolfsnout,,,but wearing woolsuit?,
,ive heardabouthis!

>>2047908
oh, how silly of me.
yes, it's obviously a wolfsnout in a wool suit.
cheers

did my weekly shopping on the bike as usual. before the grocery I hit up the thrift store, copped a few shirts and went to the checkout. some previous customer had left this on the counter, so obviously I had to cop.
so much cooler than the dorky penny farthing Park tool pizza cutter.

>>2047963
should fit you well if you're around 6".

I wanna ride my bice so much bros... my week is basically on workdays go every day after work to work on my apartament, except one where I rest, and on weekends I atleast spend one day working on it atleast 6 hours and if I get free time I ride

I just want a normal life where I can just chill when I am off work

>>2047969
>I just want a normal life where I can just chill when I am off work
That's not a normal life, though. Most people don't have that luxury.

>>2047969
what're the brackets on the ceiling for?

>>2047974
so it doesn't fall down. what are you stupid?

>>2047969
Well fuck that fuck rest days just get that shit done like a man and then you can do what the fuck you want after
Ngl id be pulling all nighters and shit

>>2047969
nigger what the fuck is this shit

anylanding,,,you can walkaway from isa good landing.,
,,,wasail plane with friend(#11 at nationals) taking pics,,needed to reload camera(before digital) in tighturn holding thermal,,,when i looked up everything waspinning@! VERTIGO!,,oOOOGOD!,
,,feltacos rushing up!,no airsick bags!,pull coat up and Puke down my chest,,dont mess up the plane!,
,,,spinning all the way to touchdown,,needed to be lifted from plane,,,lay on ground for3minutestumble to restroom to wash off,,,i guess itsok landing, but,,notogood.

>>2048032
I don't want this to come off the wrong way, but you should kill yourself. Just talk like a normal fucking human instead of your "XD im so quikry" babble.

>>2048052
fuck off, newfag.

>>2047973
I seem to know quite a few normie friends whos life depends on loans so that they avoid doing anything themselfes
>>2047974
its holders for the false ceiling with hidden lights I am going to install, I started it, realised that I needed a straight corner where the wall meets the ceiling, so started doing that, half off the wall finishing surface came off with the wallpaper while I was taking it off.....
>>2047976
lol, I bet you would, I go to sleep at 7pm on my rest days
>>2047977
its my living room atm, doors in the middle, shit scattered all round idk

>>2048115
I meant the ceiling. You're incompetent

>>2048118
I already explained whats on the ceiling you illiterate fuck

>>2048126
>its holders
your the one whose illiterate

>>2048129
>he speaks only one language
>he cannot grasp context
>he is a mutt
choose three (3)

>>2048052
,,,,,,,,
,hadstroke,,they gave me MRI,,thenextday they gave me another MRI?,reasons.,
,,,everything was MC Esher weird,,fed me for a day till i started pawing my food off the plate into mouth,,,,Mouth/?, not on face, getin the MOUTH!,
,,in room under the Chapel, hear Angelic music thru ceiling,,,ask nurses if i can visit,,uhhhO "Bacon, we are on the top floor",
,,,next day snow at window swirling so BEUTIFUL!,musicomes down behind wall,,,moves into room as ANGELIC being stands by bed(could not see but), raise my arms'JESUS THANKYOU, im ready now,,
,,,being raised His arms" Im not Jesus",OOOCRAP im in trouble,,says "what will you Grandfather think",FLASH image of Great WHITE hall seeing 2 seats,,,my delusionalife of supporting fags fromisplaced love of ALL flash!,
,,,im so WRONG!,sorry.,
,,Angel"go TO CHURCH",,but i had been,,but just stayed outside withorses,,"you know what i mean, Trust them",,backsaway back thru wall.,
,,musichanges to March of the Grenadines, as they fade away.,
,,,,ok,time tolearn how to use thispoon thing!,
,,fully recover after amonth,,mostly,mostly.

This is more steep in person, im looking down, cannot wait to be done with my full suspension

>>2048145
Which I know sounds like some bitch shit like I need a full suspension for a 4 foot drop but god dammit my back hurts

>>2048145
took me a while to see anything but a meadow

sodiferous,,,like ablend of peachsand roses.

I HATE ROADS
I LOVE MIXED USE PATHS

>>2048878
Based?

Currently waiting on parts for my gravel-y conversion. Bars need to come up way higher, lighter wheels, brifters, maybe new cranks and different gearing.

>>2048913
>. Bars need to come up way higher
yeah, you bought the wrong size frame but if you can get a stem tall enough then it should work out. I have a build like that but only because it's hard to find old frames bigger than 63cm and I'm tall. your frame is small but you need average size, which is the most abundant. but if you're married to that frame, a tall stem can work.

trashauling,,,pulling bottle frombrush with pike,carsasking "you OK?",say im fine,do you need water?,they look confused,,,"its 103,you need to get IN!",
,,,,harden up Cagie!,thankyou for checking,,somedays i could use help,,thanks.,
,,cutride shorto avoidistressing them.

Well the rig's all ready for some camping trips, I'll eventually get a fancy barbag but for now my old hiking pack rolled up and strapped to a "jack the bike rack" seems like it'll work fine.

i only feel comfortable riding this busy ass monster climb at 2am

>>2048913
How bout popping a bmx bar there and calling it a day? Do the gravel dreams on a bit older frame when the geo was still short and high?

I did 25 miles round trip today on this old 3 speed French Peugeot.

I feel like death.

>>2049042
That's awesome. How big are those wheels? Are they 16" like the Brompton? What would you say your average speed was on it? I know there are some crazy Gigachads out there that do 50+ mile round trip commutes on their Bromptons and swear by them

>>2049017
Looks fun.

>>2048932
Yeah I know, I've been working around that little issue since I've bought it, I like it too much. Maybe if I ever stumble upon a bigger frame in great condition I'll switch.

>>2049017
I was using an MX-style bar up until now. It's great for croosing, now I'm looking for something a bit more aggressive. We'll see how it works out.

>>2048932 #
Yeah I know, I've been working around that little issue since I've bought it, I like it too much. Maybe if I ever stumble upon a bigger frame in great condition I'll switch.

>>2049017
I was using an MX-style bar up until now. It's great for croosing, now I'm looking for something a bit more aggressive. We'll see how it works out.
Sweet rig!

Daddy is very angry, kitten. You haven’t even posted your stravas in my thread while i was taking a break from cycling
Anyway im back at it

>>2049062
Babe you dropped your giant cork collection

>>2049063
All this cardio but my heart still brokened

>>2049049
it's 20" wheels like most old 1980's and earlier folders are.
on the out journey I was mostly on speed #3 and slight downhill with wind at my back, so I was moving at a good clip, maybe 10-15mph.
return was slight uphill and going into the wind and halfway I switched down to #2 speed... so much slower.

My ass hurts from biking

>>2049084
Get new bibs. My new bibs arrived this week and they are incredible, it's the same brand I have always worn but all of my existing pairs are like 200+ wash cycles already, didn't realize how the chamois breaks down over time, I feel like I could ride for multiple 12 hour days in these

>ride to store for a drink
>waiting to cross street on way home
>watch a dude in full fred gear come off the sidewalk, cut off a car thats turning onto a side street, car slams on brakes missing the guy, guy crashed anyways
i stopped to make sure he was alright after i crossed but man he nearly got crushed and it was 100% his own fault

>>2049017
What are those pedals and how wide are they?

>>2049017
I mean it's a dope build, of course.

but what bothers me is on a blue frame, you chose red tape, brown bags, green with orange bottles, and whatever the seat cover is. the groupset, stem, and post are nice old school silver but you chose black bottle cages and basket.
I'm sorry but it's a total trainwreck.
a nice build deserves at least *some* level of visual coordination. the bags do match the sidewalls, so you could get some light brown (cork would look cool) tape and blue plastic or silver steel bottles and that would easily take care of the majority of it.
or something.

obviously, I'm autistic about this stuff. I'm the type that if all I can get is black components, I'll scrape the black finish off and polish it to shiny silver but I don't really recommend doing that unless you have my level of autism.
a couple simple changes would work wonders imo. but you really seem to have functionally done everything right.

>>2049087
looks like MKS's. that style is generally called beartrap.

>>2049096
maybe there is a color theme and you just don't like it.

>>2049084
htfu

>>2049100
I mean, that's valid but then why the dull brown seat and bags and the black cages and basket? it looks random instead of intentional.
good looking out on the Benneton throwback, though, nice

I was about to go for a ride but I noticed the RD was shifting all gummy and fucked up with no obvious indexing issues, last time this happened the cable snapped on me mid-ride, so rather than go out for a new cable and spend the whole afternoon wrenching, I dropped it at the LBS. Turned out the shifter just needed oil. Great, how much do I owe you.

But then the bike shop goon emptied an entire bottle of oil onto my pristine waxed chain which not only greased it the fuck up but also dissolved a ton of wax and spattered it all over every single gear where it then dried out and hardened. I swear to god he did it on purpose because he thought my bike was snobby even though it's 11 speed and not even Di2, probably some form of passive-aggressive revenge about the gentrifiers or something.

So this triggered the fuck out of my 'tism and I immediately went home and took off the cassette and spent 2 hours trying to get the impossible to remove globs of dark grey wax residue out of the shift ramps and between the teeth, not to mention de-greasing the previously mirror-clean cassette spider, thus defeating the entire purpose of going to the shop which was to spend the day riding and not fucking around with home bike surgery.

Every time I take my bike in to a LBS to "save time" it ends up like this, then I forget for a few years how SHIT they all are, then I make the mistake again and I remember.

So I just ordered $200 worth of additional bike wrench crap I really didn't want cluttering up my closet, but this cannot happen again, next time I'll have everything I need in advance. Go ahead and call me a hypocrite retard for not knowing how to oil a brifter, I'm still going to rant about it.

>>2049137
waxtard btfo

>>2049137
yeah fuck it i don’t trust the bike shop they are completely retarded usually i think my local one is actually fine but like i have already trained myself to never ever go so it is what it is

>>2049142
There's one near me that's actually got the most unbelievably good mechanic but it's only open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:45 am to 4:15 pm and closed from 12 to 3 for lunch because it's just a pair of former investment bankers from Yurop who retired at 35 and they run it as a hobby, I don't think they even make any money they just chill out all day and tinker with ultra-expensive bikes in a pristine workshop that looks cleaner than an operating room at a hospital and the local bike bums go there to hang out and watch the maestro fixing things, every time I've left my bike there it's come out better than factory but going there requires long term planning skills that I lack so I just wait for something to be on the verge of catastrophic failure and end up doing something regrettable because I need to ride or I will spiral into an even worse mental state than the default.

>>2049064
>All this cardio but my heart still brokened
I was in the same place bro. But honestly the embarrassment is the problem more now since this all took place at work (you can’t imagine how messy this situation is). At least it's given me the urge to ride hard now and ride even more- as if I could somehow outpace the cringe. However my inability to eat proper also as a result has tanked my power a bit. At least hills are easier with the sudden weight-loss, maybe I can make that loss more than temporary and continue it. Climbing has always called to me but as a former Clydesdale I’ve never been great at it.

>>2049085
I got a deal on some Rapha bibs at the beginning of the season and they were quite good at first but when I did my first century this year I found them lacking. I think part of that might be buying the cheaper core line, the other part being needing a better saddle for such long days. I’m on a SMP VT30C since then and I find these bibs a bit big now actually. I think I went on the wrong side of my borderline size when purchasing- next pair I might stick with Rapha but go up the range and go smaller naturally.

>>2049155
Im just in my manwhoring era its pretty good im completely over that one ex now i just catch feelings for fwbs but its kinda fun. Like i chose this shit, its not that deep i just get to be a bit of a dickhead and then hype myself up for gym/cycling by thinking about hot girls i have fucked but it didn’t work longterm (obviously cos im retarded)
Its pretty enjoyable actually. Fuck im glad im past the two years of actual depression after that 6year serious ex

>shop for suspension forks for my 1999 Giant Upland
>Old fork's Steerer diameter is 1 Inch
>Find appropriately sized forks
>Package arrives
>Doesn't fit
>Measure and find diameter is under 1in (around 22mm)
Well fuck what did I do wrong? Does anyone know some good forks my bike? I went to eBay and messaged a seller with a picture just in case.

don't have strava
never will
shrimple as

>>2049162
its a 25+ year old bike
just let it go

>>2049155
Rapha Core is trash, I got a pair of those once, never again, I think they may be meant for fat boomers who ride on wide soft comfort saddles or something, the foam is like 99 cent store dish sponge material

>>2045446
Very late response but if you mean overreaching in the sense of pushing your training to the limits its not a bad thing at all regardless of sport or athletic pursuit. Any excess fatigue you cause is just temporary, consistent base mileage is great for most weeks of the year but you got to also push yourself to really get to the next level if performance improvement is a goal. The upside is if ever get to the level you're happy to settle at its not as hard to maintain unless you arrive at a very elite level of performance

>>2049162
Inner or outer diameter?

>>2045380 (OP)
I need a sticker like that for my road bike. I find riding on pavement so fucking boring, I need some fantasy like a hot girl dressed in cycling bib shorts awaiting at home.
Nothing beats mountain biking, bros.

No riding today. Got a tooth pulled and they said no blowing nose or spitting for 24 hours. My nose runs all the time while riding so I'm constantly doing both.

>>2045380 (OP)
>>2049227
>I need a sticker like that
seconding

>>2048052
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any Italian here? no matter where i look, i never meet other Italians in online bike communities
makes me think i might be the only one biking to work in my cunt

>>2049484
Nobody's biking to work because nobody's working. :DD