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christianwearschglad to have found this thread. got a little into road biking last summer but having to use my dads trek bike from the 90’s. Gets the job done but it’s a little small on me. Any suggestions on where to buy reasonably priced road bikes? Or do I just need to save up a ton before I can actually buy a nice bike?
theLiquorit’s not just about road bikers impeding car traffic, or the fact that they dominate the early morning canyons with longboarders but when cops show up only boarders get ticketed even though the cyclists are just as guilty,
How come road bikers are soft as fuk in general? Always acting like if you don’t bike in spandex and loin butters, you will never recover and aren’t shit. Meanwhile any stoner or out of shape adult can jump on a bike in a swimsuit and do the same ride with no complaints.
correlates so much with park skiing. Yea someone might show up to the park in a snowmobile jacket, Spyder, Arcteryx, idk.. anything you laugh at. But if they throw down just as hard as you, who’s the real idiot then?
theLiquorMeanwhile any stoner or out of shape adult can jump on a bike in a swimsuit and do the same ride with no complaints.
.MASSHOLE.^^Preach about the downsides of the bike boom. Biggest issues I have seen is a general lack of road awareness and proper behavior.
As a biker, nothing drives me up the wall more than a fellow biker acting like a complete idiot or being inconsiderate. There is zero reason to run a red light or a 4 way stop. There is zero reason to be riding 3 abreast. When riding 2 abreast, keep it tight and compact because anything less than that defeats the purpose and doesn't make it any safer for cars to pass than a long single-file line. I can't tell you the number of times I want to pull over and lecture fellow cyclists about their poor behavior.
However, FWIW, I don't see the uproar about heavier bikes because 99.9% of the riders out there would be better off losing 1-2 pounds off their body than their bike. When it comes to disc brakes, I agree that there will always be rubbing, even if it's minor. That being said, I do think there's a segment of the users out there that do benefit from them. The biggest benefactors I see are those living in hilly areas and like using carbon wheels. I know the risk of delamination is pretty slim but it can happen. Disc brakes almost entirely remove that possibility. The second biggest benefactors are heavier riders. Like it or not, discs do stop a hell of a lot better. And for heavier individuals that can help.
And yes, road ain't gravel and gravel ain't road. But all-road can do both ;).
I picked up a nice Ti gravel bike with a CX geo that's pretty similar to my roadie and I have to say it's a lot of fun. Nowhere near as snappy but it is so smooth. A slightly more relaxed geo is appreciated as well when I'm going for a more casual ride. Haven't had the chance to take it off road yet but hoping I'll find some decent gravel in Ithaca this fall.
I'll try to get some pictures of it up later this week. It's got a sweet racing blue color pattern with some Mavic carbon rims+rainbow anodized spokes.
gravelalso strava can lick my balls
TOAST.Curious as to why strava get so much hate? Is it just because people riding recklessly and like dicks trying to get koms or is there more too it?
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Turd__AuthorityWhere is this glorious bike trail?
TOAST.Plan is to ride 100 miles tomorrow. It's supposed to be 95°F, so realistically I'll probably get 25 in, say fuck this and turn around.
mattytrudope, what's the route?
TOAST.
Took some random roads down to Maryland than hopped on the rail trail for 35 miles toward home. Last 20 was road and hills again. Overall went much better than I thought it would. Last 5 miles sucked but more because my back than legs. Route should have had less elevation but my garmin didn't update the route before I started and I didn't realize it.
spliff.LifeHow hot is it there?
TOAST.
Took some random roads down to Maryland than hopped on the rail trail for 35 miles toward home. Last 20 was road and hills again. Overall went much better than I thought it would. Last 5 miles sucked but more because my back than legs. Route should have had less elevation but my garmin didn't update the route before I started and I didn't realize it.
mattytrulooks sweet. got any pics? my lower back has been bothering me recently on the saddle as well. probably should have a bike fitter take a look at my set ups.