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03-18-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

Bike shop said it looks like the tire, I thought...

Bike shop said it looks like the tire, I thought it was the wheel because I think this is the 3rd broken spoke. No brake pads replaced, but the rotor is severely discolored. Its one of those carbon...
03-16-24, 12:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

If it’s the tire I don’t care, I assumed it was...

If it’s the tire I don’t care, I assumed it was the wheel, which would be a much more expensive fix.
03-16-24, 09:54 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

ooh, duh, maybe mark the tire and the rim too....

ooh, duh, maybe mark the tire and the rim too. Thanks.
03-16-24, 12:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

it came with the bike, idk, it’s whatever the...

it came with the bike, idk, it’s whatever the standard cheapest disk brake road bikes (which are still like 3k) get
03-15-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

I thought it would be the rim that needs to be...

I thought it would be the rim that needs to be replaced, both are pretty new but this is the 2nd or 3rd (thought 3rd but forgot) and normally to me that means the wheel is struggling and suspect.
I...
03-15-24, 07:53 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 690
Posted By LarrySellerz

Tire slightly unseated

Hey guys, a shop fixed a spoke and the back wheel still felt a bit off, but the spokes seemed fine so I kept riding it. The wheel kept annoying me I could tell something was wrong, and I found it is...
03-14-24, 02:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 313
Posted By LarrySellerz

AI tech was never made with good intentions, imo....

AI tech was never made with good intentions, imo. It’s all complete garbage and an affront to humanity.
03-11-24, 11:11 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 4,872
Posted By LarrySellerz

UCI is backed by French royalty, has been corrupt...

UCI is backed by French royalty, has been corrupt from its inception
03-09-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 2,990
Posted By LarrySellerz

sounds terrible lol. as someone who lives on...

sounds terrible lol.

as someone who lives on a very steep hill and doesn’t drive, my usual strategy is to do the “easiest” thing. This means zig-zagging up the hill while seated, using as little...
03-07-24, 11:29 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,666
Posted By LarrySellerz

You can wear normal shorts over the cycling...

You can wear normal shorts over the cycling shorts if you want, that’s what I do if I wear cycling shorts.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-07-24, 08:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 526
Posted By LarrySellerz

Since it’s the rear wheel I would still ride it

Since it’s the rear wheel I would still ride it
03-06-24, 12:15 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 5,495
Posted By LarrySellerz

im a fat boy, 6’2 240-260. I got a carbon bike,...

im a fat boy, 6’2 240-260. I got a carbon bike, and tend to disparage it and my need for it, especially when thinking about watts per kilo on the hills, is a lighter bike meaningful when the rider is...
03-05-24, 11:49 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,442
Posted By LarrySellerz

could you elaborate on this? How is the static...

could you elaborate on this? How is the static electricity being generated, and what kind of electronics are delicate enough that this is a worry? Do you recommend against using compressed air on...
03-05-24, 08:47 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,868
Posted By LarrySellerz

Surprising to see this opinion on a bike forum....

Surprising to see this opinion on a bike forum. Of course they have a moral responsibility to stop.
03-04-24, 09:45 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

are you unfamiliar with cheap chromo frame bikes...

are you unfamiliar with cheap chromo frame bikes from the urban commuter fixie brands? They are essentially all the same thing. Narrowing it down more than that is frankly an insult to the...
03-04-24, 09:42 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

it is it fact “pure cycles” but I’ll probably...

it is it fact “pure cycles” but I’ll probably forget again, because it’s some cheap single speed brand that sells a road bike for some reason. Identical to the other cheap fixie brands.
03-01-24, 11:46 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

cheap rim brakes on a cheap bike, all city or...

cheap rim brakes on a cheap bike, all city or pure cycles or something, it’s a single speed brand but this is a road bike
03-01-24, 07:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,868
Posted By LarrySellerz

do you know another demographic of urban riders...

do you know another demographic of urban riders who rides around all day? It’s just a time in the saddle/numbers thing.
03-01-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,868
Posted By LarrySellerz

because they’re more experienced than you, and...

because they’re more experienced than you, and more adept at dealing with traffic.
03-01-24, 02:01 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,868
Posted By LarrySellerz

For you lot advocating increased visibility as a...

For you lot advocating increased visibility as a method for dealing with cars, you should keep in mind that the professional urban riders (delivery boys and girls) tend not to use lights. Some of my...
02-29-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,868
Posted By LarrySellerz

This happened like a week after another cyclist...

This happened like a week after another cyclist got killed in the next town over, Los Altos on a popular biking road. Probably not even 10 miles away.
02-29-24, 01:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,132
Posted By LarrySellerz

unfortunately, I never let my prefrontal cortex...

unfortunately, I never let my prefrontal cortex develop, so I’m literally unable to conceptualize future concepts. I can’t think about future.
02-28-24, 10:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,132
Posted By LarrySellerz

life is too short to be worried about things like...

life is too short to be worried about things like this, imo, not that you are wrong
02-28-24, 08:36 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

the new pads have held up fine, weather is better...

the new pads have held up fine, weather is better but they must be higher quality. Maybe the old ones were ancient even though it’s supposedly a new bike. Rubber gets hard I think, especially in the...
02-28-24, 08:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,132
Posted By LarrySellerz

Confronting distracted driver

A few weeks ago on my commute I was buzzed by a car who was going too fast (we were getting to an intersection) and didn’t give me enough space. It wasn’t a close call, but very unnecessary from the...
02-28-24, 07:12 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

Well they did wear out, and no I didn’t take pics

Well they did wear out, and no I didn’t take pics
02-27-24, 10:26 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,442
Posted By LarrySellerz

This sounds super sketchy, do you guys wear ear...

This sounds super sketchy, do you guys wear ear plugs when doing this, just in case?
02-27-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 914
Posted By LarrySellerz

RSV has been a thing for a long time, but mainly...

RSV has been a thing for a long time, but mainly early childhood and certainly not talked about nearly as much as it is now. About two years ago, it started being mentioned several orders of...
02-27-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 914
Posted By LarrySellerz

Q-nuts? Conspiracy theorists? Ironic, coming from...

Q-nuts? Conspiracy theorists? Ironic, coming from someone talking about “long covid.” Long term effects from viruses are well documented and common.

let me guess, you believe that pandemic...
02-24-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,681
Posted By LarrySellerz

What has the world come to, when talking to a...

What has the world come to, when talking to a stranger becomes a social faux pas?
02-23-24, 12:57 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

This is pretty much what happened. If I didn't...

This is pretty much what happened. If I didn't start using the back brake more than usual to compensate, I bet I would have reached metal to metal on the front brake in like 5 days instead of 7....
02-23-24, 12:53 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,681
Posted By LarrySellerz

My point is that dodging an oncoming cyclist is...

My point is that dodging an oncoming cyclist is easy enough that it shouldn't bother you, even if you think the person is clueless or on drugs etc. I also used to get pissed at cyclists using the...
02-22-24, 10:57 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

Bought last Wednesday, so 7 days. I have to ride...

Bought last Wednesday, so 7 days. I have to ride the brakes hard every time I go down the hill and am 255 lbs
02-22-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,681
Posted By LarrySellerz

dodging bikes is super easy. In big European...

dodging bikes is super easy. In big European cities where biking is really common, intersections have bikes coming at each other from all directions. Same in some of the disorganized densely...
02-22-24, 01:21 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,681
Posted By LarrySellerz

That’s surprising. I have no ill will towards...

That’s surprising. I have no ill will towards those people, I tend to think they don’t know what they are doing which is totally fine, they aren’t a hazard and don’t pose a thread. Dodge them dude....
02-22-24, 01:00 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

like 100 miles max? Prob less. I live on the top...

like 100 miles max? Prob less. I live on the top of a crazy hill, so I brake a lot. There have been a few times on this bike where I leave my house and am immediately slamming both brakes and going...
02-22-24, 12:16 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

because rain kills bikes… I didn’t keep the...

because rain kills bikes…

I didn’t keep the old brake pads, but they were completely worn down, metal on metal. Btw while I’ve never came close to doing something like this, destroying brand new...
02-21-24, 11:30 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,003
Posted By LarrySellerz

using different washing methods for different...

using different washing methods for different clothes is not something I’m willing to do anymore. I wear the cycling clothes under shorts when I do wear em and don’t really care about them, heck one...
02-21-24, 11:29 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,893
Posted By LarrySellerz

Rim brake pad lifespan in adverse conditions

I just got a new bike last week because I was tired of riding my carbon bike in the rain, rim brake steel commuter from a shop, new. Front brake pads wore down to the metal my today, rim is scratched...
02-21-24, 07:42 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,003
Posted By LarrySellerz

I wash them with my other clothes and dry them...

I wash them with my other clothes and dry them with my other clothes. Don’t wear em much so don’t know if they have degraded. People make cycling too complicated
02-19-24, 10:07 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 4,946
Posted By LarrySellerz

Ive been considering going on the carnivore diet,...

Ive been considering going on the carnivore diet, or maybe one of those fruitarian diets where you just eat fruit. The main fruit guy on youtube looks like garbage though
02-18-24, 12:04 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 4,946
Posted By LarrySellerz

the fermentation of tofu makes it much better for...

the fermentation of tofu makes it much better for you than soybeans. Soybeans are estrogenic and without fermentation can cause hormonal issues, Chinese medicine has literature about this going back...
02-18-24, 11:13 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 7,960
Posted By LarrySellerz

calling my post political is absurd. I’ll...

calling my post political is absurd. I’ll probably receive a ban, and tbh you should feel bad about that. I know you’re confused by my postings, you said you think I’m a performance artist earlier in...
02-18-24, 10:46 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,064
Posted By LarrySellerz

I could hardly walk, getting on and off the bike...

I could hardly walk, getting on and off the bike took like 15 seconds
02-18-24, 10:37 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,064
Posted By LarrySellerz

Hard disagree, it was hard to get back on the...

Hard disagree, it was hard to get back on the bike after the crash, I think most people would have went to the hospital. The front gate at work was shocked when I showed up covered in blood
02-18-24, 10:24 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,064
Posted By LarrySellerz

Yeah I had bruised/fractured ribs, it was hard to...

Yeah I had bruised/fractured ribs, it was hard to walk, let alone ride a bike up a hill
02-18-24, 09:54 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 7,960
Posted By LarrySellerz

This was posted 7 days ago, forgive formatting...

This was posted 7 days ago, forgive formatting issues, I think you may find it interesting. I’ve been posting about Big Gravel, partially in jest, for a long time now, but it could be true. It’s long...
02-18-24, 09:43 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,473
Posted By LarrySellerz

surprised that you are the first person to tell...

surprised that you are the first person to tell OP that his idea for “single use organic pickle packets marketed to cyclists” is dreadful. Frankly though, I could see these in a bike shop. They’d...
02-17-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 7,960
Posted By LarrySellerz

Last time I mentioned Taylor Swift here I got...

Last time I mentioned Taylor Swift here I got banned, but I’ll try again, because people are unaware.

Celebrities, actors, and musicians have long been controlled by 3 letter agencies to sway...
02-17-24, 09:38 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 4,064
Posted By LarrySellerz

agreed, you can take it so easy when cycling. I...

agreed, you can take it so easy when cycling. I live on an insane hill, and often traverse (do the zig zag) to an extreme degree to just negate the hill. Once when my ribs were bruised and I couldn’t...
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