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Biking Nerds Unite

beagleboy said:
most important thing is you being comfortable on the bike ie. riding position. You've gotta have the bike professionally fitted to your body by a local bike store or sign up at bikeforums.net and utfse to find out how to set-up the bike you already have for "correct bike fitment", or " how to adjust a bike for your riding style" etc. Keep it real simple when adjusting your bike for "comfort" or "personal riding style because I see a lot of people in awkward uncomfortable relationships between themselves, their bike and terrain for fashion reasons.
Key words are: stack: how high your bikes neck is ( the thing the handlebars are attached to )
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reach how long, usually in mm your bikes neck is which determines how your torso is inlign with the pavement, and how far up or down you have to crane your head to see where your headed.
These are really key. So much other stuff is related to these 2 words.
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Ok I'm lost... I'll have to do some research about all this. You guys are experts!
 
I ride daily. Roads, trails, flatland, technical, doesn't matter. My main form of transportation is a bike. I ride everywhere, and have been like that for about 7 months now.
 
love my bike. its an alloy/al trek i bought yeeeeears ago, gosh like 16 maybe more years ago, its even still has a straight fork, no suspension. even with the straight for its a great mountain all terain bike. plus the color on it is still great despite all the hell ive put it through. really cool dark blue to silver fade. bar ends all shimano comp i think. didnt do anything to it really except diff seat grips and the bar ends. luckily the area i live in has great trails close by. some of the stuff id rather have some suspension as it can get pretty insane.
 
Hey everybody. Cyclist living near Rochester NY here. I just got back from my 2nd weekend (well extended weekend that is haha) tour this summer (solo this time) and it was amazing and I want to share. Less bugs, less heat, no bright Sun streaming through the tent at 10pm while I'm dead tired trying to sleep, and the Perseid meteor shower was out in full blast. I really wish I had held off going along the lake to Niagara Falls in July (horrendously uncomfortable) so I could have done it in more favorable conditions, but inland forests of Allegany Park was nice as well. Anybody else got any tours in the works or good stories from them this summer?

I ran into a couple on this trip who were out for the day and got to play the knight in shining armor. The girl was on an old 10 speed with cotter pin cranks and one had come really lose. Managed to use a hex key and rock to jam it in and tighten it enough to be rideable though it was probably about 20 degrees misaligned with the other one. Methinks the boyfriend had dragged her out as she did not seem happy with him nor the situation hehe.

I've got plans to go along the South shore of Erie in early September as well. Get as far as possible and then completely disassemble and box the bike to Megabus back.

Damn I am in a good mood. Hope everyone else is enjoying cycling weather as well!
 
^Hey, I have been to Rochester when I was like 10 w/ to Sea Breeze. Is sea breeze something your familur with? The Jackrabbit roller coaster. What a snotty bitch her...lol. Im originally upstate central ny.

Your weather sounds different than what I remember. I have been in Central Florida for a few years now, and we have a much different climate, the next couple of months are going to be pure hell. The rest of the year, its very nice. I'm thinking about building a bike cart and maybe "touring", but I should probably find someone to go with. I would probably travel south along the Coast so I get the breezes and sights of the gulf of mexico.



what kind of bike do you ride?
what do you run for lights?
tires etc?

you should check out this site for bike carts.
http://bikecart.pedalpeople.coop/index.html
 
I'm getting back into riding again. I was never serious, but I like to ride daily to run any daily errands. Or, if I have nothing to do, just to ride. A minimum of 10 miles helps me feel good. Just making the habit, though, is the most important (for now).
 
Joeof1 said:
I ride daily. Roads, trails, flatland, technical, doesn't matter. My main form of transportation is a bike. I ride everywhere, and have been like that for about 7 months now.
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My plan is to start road biking once I get a job that allows for me to do so (assuming the commute is not crazy long). Then I will work up to long weekend rides with friends. Most of them ride 30+ miles at good speeds on a whim.
 


Hey, I've just decided to toss this out there and see if it goes anywhere. Kinda like when you "ghostrYdE" some other cunts bike because he was stupid enough to let you.....

Anyways, since BL allows video, I've decided to show a video I made and was able to find a solution for my bikes problem.
My location is very flat and I never have to mess too much with my suspension. If you have a "Wal-Mart Special" w/ suspension, I CAN show you how to adjust it so its half-way rid-able. I know good bike riding weather is approaching in many areas, and a tune up should cost maybe $30-$60 at your local bike store w/ out parts and labor for pieces that need to be replaced or if you have choosen to modify your bike. I know all about making a bike into something presentable and bluelight.org biking-nerds-unite thread is a good learning platform.

record a short on youtube of what needs to be fixed but you cant diagnose so you can ride your bike soon.
 
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^dude video is showing as private...
BEAGLE- how the fuck you been? last we talked, you sent me an email, and....well it was clearly spam so i just deleted it lol. Are you still where I saw you last? I've got a pretty beasty, 26", front-suspension bike right now (total trail bike, it's got a 25T sprocket and is just really a beast, a tad heavy but strong / advanced) but it really needs some work to make it something I could push hard w/o fearing for my life; if you're still there at that place, do you still have that whole setup w/ bike-stand/tools/etc? You know damn-well it's getting gorgeous here for this shit ;)
 
I found a bike buried in the snow a few days ago!! It's ridable, just missing a break, and one gear-shift is messed up.
I'm about to go fill the tires and give it a test spin!

I have two bikes now *yay* ^^
My original one needs a tire change on the back, so this one I found should suffice for now :)

P.S. Yes..... there is still lots of snow where I live .___.
 
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