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>>2036544

She's hungry. . .
What does she want?

>>2047013
looking for some brakefast

>>2047013
LGM of course! Rice with LGM gives her the beans!

>>2047013
She wants me, deep in her Huffy heart she wants my giant balls resting on her saddle
Yet she must settle for your giant butter hoard and unclean, unorganized fridge


She deserves better. She deserves…me. Gimme the bike anon

>>2047013
She's looking for high proof alcohol, to get the stickers off

How do I force my ass and lower back to stop hurting? My bike is the correct size (6 foot 1, L) and my seat is up right (enough so my leg is slightly bent when pedal all the way down, but not locked) and my bars are flat, and my chamois is buttered, but jesus CHRIST for at least 12 hours after a 3 hour, 8 mph relax ride at grandpa pace I am DESTROYED.


Especially the lower back pain it’s gotten so bad that I hurt on days I don’t even ride. Is that normal?

t. guy that goons to Juri from Street Fighter but hates feet

>>2047199
>after a 3 hour, 8 mph relax ride at grandpa pace
This is the issue right here. You're probably riding a relatively aggressive (long and low) position, which would be fine if you were riding aggressively with full muscle activation, but you're not, and so your posterior chain isn't activated, and that means your torso is not supported, so a few muscles in your lower back have to do all the work just to keep your spine erect, and a lot of weight is going into the saddle because you're not bearing down on the pedals like you should be on a bike like that

If you want to cruise around, get an upright cruiser with a big soft spongy saddle, if you want a zippy carbon fred sled, ride it like one

>>2047058
sweet bike but you need white bar tape

>>2047199
raise the handlebars?

>>2047171
You're scaring her.. look her bars are drooping..

>>2047208
i actually need to change the tape and the hoods so i will do white tape, do you think white hoods would look good or maybe red ones im undecided but very open to suggestions

>>2047206
It’s the bike in the OP. Marin Fairfax 1. Sadly I cannot afford another one so I am stuck with it. Any other changes I can make? I ordered an ergonomic Cruiser Comfort saddle online just now.

>>2047230
Oh, that's not an aggressive bike at all. Still, how much work are your legs doing? 8mph for 3 hours is odd. That's slow enough where you're already working harder than you should to keep the bike upright. Maybe just try riding a little harder and see what happens? Is it just super crowded or what's making you go at that pace?

>>2047232
Honestly as our friend scout used to say back in the day, I’m a big fatty fat fat fat.

Thankfully it’s not as bad as some anons I’ve seen on here, but still, 235 is pretty big. According to TDEEcalculstor I should be between 160 to 180.

You couple fat and not very fit with the asthma and you get slow progress. Now, granted, I -am- doing this to get more fit, walking was a start, but I also want to eventually tour. So I figure without buying a 400$ bike fit from the only place nearby that does it, there’s gotta be other options.

My legs dont do much work, I find my most comfy gear is 2 out of 3 in front and 7 out of 9 in the back.


I know you’re SUPPOSED to stay in 3 out of 3 front-wise when riding on flat ground, but I’m deathly afraid of cross chaining and I know for a fact I’ll forget to check every now and then.


There’s no crowds and it’s flat, so I will try to go faster for longer and see what the deal is.

>>2047217
i admit i chuckled sensibly

>>2047221
I would do white for both.

Went in there with the fattest tires I could fit.
Some say meme, I say damn comfy coming from 42mm gravelkings

>>2047258
isnt 42 relatively also wide?

>>2047291
42 is perfect for everything except road races, beaches and mud pits.

>>2047291
>>2047296
Maybe 5-10 years ago, but I certainly wouldn't call 42mm wide by today's standard.
For coarse gravel and the occasional short stretches of single track I frequently ride it's definitely a big upgrade with 55mm semi slicks.

Don't get me wrong. The 42s I had were good and felt more zippy especially on pavement ofc, but on longer rides I'd get numb hands from the vibrations. That's why I went with the redshift suspension stem also.

Never had those hand problems again after the tire and stem upgrade.