The Biking Thread

[run2death]

This is my bike. A $59 Thruster from Walmart. Flip hub. I love it. Stripped it bare except for the back brake. Bought better tires ($12) and cage pedals for proper rides ($29).

I had a $900 hybrid Giant, but ended up hating it.

It's all steel, but just a pound and a half heavier than the Giant. I may end up getting an aluminum fork.

Turns out this bike is beloved by fixie hipsters and bike techs alike.

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Oh man, you got the McD bike. I was looking for one too but then I realized my knees hate me enough as-is, I don't need to make anything worse.

And the brake thing is debatable. You could stop on a dime with a front brake, but you could also end up going over the dime.

I'm not a huge fan of the red and orange. I've thought about getting new wheels, but I want to keep things as cheap as possible.

I may just paint them.

[run2death]

Sorry! Bottom-paged you.

Bought my son a new bike this weekend. He was specific about the bike: he wanted a Lemond and didn't want yellow.

Not the bike, just a picture of what it looks like:



His first 700c bike. Only had one owner and it's in great shape mostly. Just needs a tune-up and it's good to go. Looking at it I'd almost swear it's even got the original chain but who knows.

[Norris]

I'm thinking about replacing my front brake with a disc brake since that's the one I use 99% of the time.

[bune]

This is my bike. A $59 Thruster from Walmart. Flip hub. I love it. Stripped it bare except for the back brake. Bought better tires ($12) and cage pedals for proper rides ($29).

I had a $900 hybrid Giant, but ended up hating it.

It's all steel, but just a pound and a half heavier than the Giant. I may end up getting an aluminum fork.

Turns out this bike is beloved by fixie hipsters and bike techs alike.

Spoiler: show

Oh man, you got the McD bike. I was looking for one too but then I realized my knees hate me enough as-is, I don't need to make anything worse.

And the brake thing is debatable. You could stop on a dime with a front brake, but you could also end up going over the dime.

I'm not a huge fan of the red and orange. I've thought about getting new wheels, but I want to keep things as cheap as possible.

I may just paint them.

It's better than the green and blue they were offering for a bit.

I'm thinking about replacing my front brake with a disc brake since that's the one I use 99% of the time.

Go hydraulic if you can. PITA to maintain yourself but great stopping.

[Chris_H_2]

I'm thinking about replacing my front brake with a disc brake since that's the one I use 99% of the time.

why not replace both? won't it be weird to have disc in the front and calipers in the back?

[Norris]

I'm thinking about replacing my front brake with a disc brake since that's the one I use 99% of the time.

why not replace both? won't it be weird to have disc in the front and calipers in the back?

Because I don't use the back so why spend the money?

[bune]

I'm thinking about replacing my front brake with a disc brake since that's the one I use 99% of the time.

why not replace both? won't it be weird to have disc in the front and calipers in the back?

Not really. Also putting a disc brake on a fork (an interchangeable part of a bike) is way easier than putting one on the rear - You just buy a new fork - where rear mounts are built into frames. They don't have to be, but that's not recommended.

[Chris_H_2]

As a mountain biker, it's really foreign to me to only use the front brake.

[bune]

As a road biker, ditto.

Also: https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik ... 98143.html

I'm looking for a new road bike and saw this one today; It's disc in front and canti in the back.

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[Self]

As a mountain biker, it's really foreign to me to only use the front brake.

You wouldn't have many teeth left if you only used the front.

[The Argonaut]

Using only the front brake would scare the piss out of me.

[Norris]

Using only the front brake would scare the piss out of me.

Try it. Once you get the hang of it it's the best.

[washing machine]

I'm going to get a haircut and then BCycle all over town tomorrow.

[run2death]

30-miler yesterday. Felt OK. The bottom of my feet were beat up from my morning run, so I did more pulling up than I normally would. My Garmin refused to work. I didn't realize I had to calibrate it for cycling. I didn't have to do that for running.

My ass hurts.

[Chris_H_2]

i took a pretty nasty fall on saturday. i was bombing down a fairly narrow singletrack, and unfortunately a curve with tall grass concealed a log that was right alongside the track. my right pedal clipped it and sent me flying. fortunately i only got a couple of bumps and nicks, and it could've been worse. i do think i bent my derailleur hanger though, because my shifting is pretty sketchy now. a replacement is $40. i'm thinking of just buying a realignment tool for $70 and bending it back myself. this could end very, very badly.

[bune]

30-miler yesterday. Felt OK. The bottom of my feet were beat up from my morning run, so I did more pulling up than I normally would. My Garmin refused to work. I didn't realize I had to calibrate it for cycling. I didn't have to do that for running.

My ass hurts.

A)



B) I can't help you with the Garmin. rtfm?

C)

[run2death]

a) Yes, I've heard all about 360-degree pedaling. It just feels so unnatural if you don't cycle a lot.
b) I'll figure it out. I may just use my cell phone and Strava next time.
c) I was wearing my cycling shorts. Maybe I just need a better pair.

[bune]

It really does. I try to not push the pedals when I ride but sometimes focus isn't where it needs to be.

I just have a garmin for my bike. I tried using it once on a run but it was way annoying.

I figured, just wanted to give you some crap. Hell, I rode a short 9-10 miles on Sunday on my race bike instead of my commuting bike and my ass hurt.

i took a pretty nasty fall on saturday. i was bombing down a fairly narrow singletrack, and unfortunately a curve with tall grass concealed a log that was right alongside the track. my right pedal clipped it and sent me flying. fortunately i only got a couple of bumps and nicks, and it could've been worse. i do think i bent my derailleur hanger though, because my shifting is pretty sketchy now. a replacement is $40. i'm thinking of just buying a realignment tool for $70 and bending it back myself. this could end very, very badly.

what kind of frame do you have? steel or aluminium?

[Chris_H_2]

It really does. I try to not push the pedals when I ride but sometimes focus isn't where it needs to be.

I just have a garmin for my bike. I tried using it once on a run but it was way annoying.

I figured, just wanted to give you some crap. Hell, I rode a short 9-10 miles on Sunday on my race bike instead of my commuting bike and my ass hurt.

i took a pretty nasty fall on saturday. i was bombing down a fairly narrow singletrack, and unfortunately a curve with tall grass concealed a log that was right alongside the track. my right pedal clipped it and sent me flying. fortunately i only got a couple of bumps and nicks, and it could've been worse. i do think i bent my derailleur hanger though, because my shifting is pretty sketchy now. a replacement is $40. i'm thinking of just buying a realignment tool for $70 and bending it back myself. this could end very, very badly.

what kind of frame do you have? steel or aluminium?

it's aluminum (kona race light 6061 aluminum custom to be exact)

[bune]

OK, second question: is the hanger attached or part of the frame?