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What's the deal with this new 1x trend? Is it just way form manufacturers to save money on a front derailleur, or what?
Also, what do you think of this new 27.5+/6Fatty thing?
12 speed cassettes plus massive rear cogs from the fat bike world gives you a lot of range and decent spacing.
>>947639
Freeride and downhill bikes have been 1x for a while now, way before "1x" was marketed. Coming from that background, Ive never understood the need for a front derailleur, now with todays cassettes more than ever.
>>947639
>Is it just way form manufacturers to save money on a front derailleur, or what?
Partly that. Partly for manufacturers to get people to "upgrade" to 1x and buy more stuff. Partly because, with wide cassette ranges, front derailleurs aren't really needed, and having a 1x setup allows for more smooth shifting.
Imagine if you're running 2x11, you're in your small chainring and 4th smallest cog, you want to upshift. Going to 3rd smallest cog is getting into crosschaining...
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Watch this Korean skater! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYgnK_jJ0Kc&feature=youtu.be
not as good as the Brazilian girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPZ7dODY0E
Putting a pretty girl on a skateboard doesn't change the fact that skateboards are cancer and skateboard "culture" is a festering pustule that needs to be destroyed.
The irony of these "skateboard is not a crime" stickers that dirtbags vandalize property with is that, without exception, every time you see a dirtbag on a skateboard (>implying you are not a dirtbag by definition if you're on a skateboard), they're committing some kind of crime. Even if it's something as trivial as drug possession, or as severe as thousands of dollars...
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>>947520
she shows up on my newsfeed every now and then and every time the only thing that comes into mind is
"병신같애"
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Post 'em Airports new thread Mk 10 .... starting with HKG
AMS
>>823923
EHAM you civilian pleb
AKL
What sort of tricycle should I get? I haven't used one lately but have been meaning to get back into human-powered transportation that can take me from my dormitory to my classes.
Tricycles are 1.5x as useful as bicycles due to their extra wheel. If only bikers would understand.
You should get one like this. So sexy.
I want one.
>>950734
Trikes are cool as long as you:
SLAM THAT STEM
/n/
FLIP DEM BARS
thinly veiled velomobile thread?
Is 24-hour service on the Thames Valley line over with the introduction of Crossrail?
>>950342
This is a downtube only board, fuck off
>>951005
This is a forced meme only board, fuck off
ftfy faggot
>>951005
cyclist here kill yourself
>Cyclists taking part in French sportives, including L’Etape du Tour, hugely popular among British riders, will not be able to do so on bikes equipped with disc brakes after the French cycling federation (FFC) decided to ban them.
>>946209
BANNED
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Like pros, ok, they don't want discs they get sponsored bikes. But banning them from sportives is just down right stupid.
I'm glad I just keep riding the bikes I have rather than always chasing the latest fad.
SRAM is objectively better than Shimano in every way.
The illusion of choice keeps the masses happy and satisfied, so long they will not revolt
>>939244
yep, only thing keeping me from revolting
>>939250
nah, you're pretty revolting
>he doesn't close his eyes streaming downhill whispering 'come what may me' in his head until he gets to the flat road again
i do that often on the motorway in my car going 100mph
Even though I want to die, I don't have a deathwish. I keep my eyes wide open at all times.
Even at night most of the time.
>>951465
this.
I literally fall asleep at 3 and wake up at 6
I cant help it
I don't know what to do.
Read time
Jeremy Powers
Over half of the space in those magazines are ads
>luxury trains are dead
>night trains are dead
>motorail is dead
Why do all good things come to an end?
All things come to an end anon, good and bad.
aviation is the same
>high bypass wing mounted twinjets are the only real options for anything larger than a commuter plane [maybe a380 + 748, but the level of diversity has still plunged]
>727, dc-9, 737-200, bac-1-11, l-1011, dc-10, md-11, dc-8, concorde, etc are all dead.
just fucking kill me. seriously just fucking do it.
>>951013
At my country (Spain), there is a luxury train, the Al Andalus, it's not a transportation train, it's a turistic one, you can get one ticket for 3.500+ euro, and you will travel through the country for 6-7 days. I think it's really difficult to get tickets because they are sold instantly and the queue is really big.
I wan't to try unicycling.
What unicycle would be best to start out with? A 20" or a 24"?
I wan't a bike that is good for learning, but also capable to do tricks and jumping (not drops).
I am 170 cm (about 5.6 feet) and my inseams are about 30 inches.
>>950691
Done and done.
I learned on this 26" but I wanted to be able to take it places after I got the hang of it. If you're purely in it for the tricks, probably a 20". Just know it will be ridiculously slow.
So sick of this forced meme, I removed mine in protest.
>join the movement
Had to move my bottle cage to the seattube but it was well worth it
its so much lighter now
>>950670
Good on you, bro.
#DowntubesDownTheTubes
Post your ideal kind of bike. Frame type, components, etc. And maybe tell other posters what bikes are close to it
I'd love to see more city-oriented bikes
>chromoly steel frame, something like cyclocross geometry
>drop bars, 1x crankset, fender and rack mounts.
>25mm slicks but goo clearance for wider shit
>disc brakes
Hoping to build something like this this fall
>>949967
why 1x crankset?
also you should add through-axle to that list
>>949967
This is awful.
>cromoly
There's no particular reason cromoly should be a dream requirement, it's just ubiquitous. You might as well just say steel.
>1x
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>cyclocross racing geometry for city bikes
What you want is a drop-bar hybrid geometry.
>25mm
That's literally medium road width, that's not wide. 23's are skinny...
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>>949984
>There's no particular reason cromoly should be a dream requirement, it's just ubiquitous. You might as well just say steel.
>implying all steel bicycles are chromoly
You just went full downtube.
>That's literally medium road width
No. 21 is narrow, 23 is medium, 25 is wide. Yeah some people use 28 but that's mostly for endurance road bikes and gravel bikes and such, and people use narrower than 21...
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Why arent there more used bike shops?
It seems like a perfect business model since bikes lose so much value so quickly. I want to buy a used bike but need to test ride a bunch to figure out what I might need. I feel like someone could make a lot of money doing this in denver where everyone has multiple bikes.
>>949319
Bike co-ops are not uncommon.
>>949321
>Bike co-ops
whats that?
>>949319
-not that many people want steel bikes, which are the only bikes that hold value
-because buying parts to recondition can cost a lot
-Its impossible to sand/repaint aluminum or carbon frames
-there is a big liability risk with aluminum and carbon frames that have been abused
-there is little profit margin in selling buying fixing and then selling used bikes considering the amount of labor and parts that go into reconditioning a bike
Lets talk electric bikes, either bicycle style or motorcycle style.
Are there any that are worth getting or are they still just overpriced novelties?
>>948106
Use your legs like a normal human you gigantic fat ass.
>>948106
>Are there any that are worth getting or are they still just overpriced novelties?
There are some that are worth buying, mainly the high end ones. At lower price points it makes more sense to build your own, it's more cost efficient and you get more control over component choices so you don't end up with something like a department store bike with a motor slapped on it.
It's fairly easy to do with plenty of full kits available and the cost can be fairly low at under...
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>>948106
Gawd dauym that's an ugly "bike" if there ever was one. Why do try-hard designers keep doing this shit?
