Bicyclettes

[m1sterko]

whats your riding position like for general point A to point B

i find that my neck is too "forward" it hurts...

i think im leaning too far forward but not sure what it is... prolly the fork is too small .

[chingon]

FINALLY built up my wheels,

here are a few pics from riding around LA today. and yeah, I desaturated the red front tire in the other pics because I think it looks terrible.

[kenthenoob]

whats your riding position like for general point A to point B

i find that my neck is too "forward" it hurts...

i think im leaning too far forward but not sure what it is... prolly the fork is too small .

maybe your bars are too low.

[maxdesu]

how often do you guys pump up your tires?

the guy at the bike shop said I should pump em up every 3-4 days.

I pumped em up like once a month on my mountain bike, lol.

[jonathanschley]

how often do you guys pump up your tires?

the guy at the bike shop said I should pump em up every 3-4 days.

I pumped em up like once a month on my mountain bike, lol.

i check the pressure every time i ride. if it needs air, i add air. flats are such a pain in the ass, it's not worth not checking for the 2 seconds it takes.

[BTT]

how often do you guys pump up your tires?

the guy at the bike shop said I should pump em up every 3-4 days.

I pumped em up like once a month on my mountain bike, lol.

once a week

[m1sterko]

maybe your bars are too low.

yeah most likely its the bar, i figure i need a shortter stem or a new fork.

other than that im fine

[iceberg]

im with jon on this one, check my tires with a little squeeze every time before riding, also check my chain tension, check my clips are tight and my headset isnt loose, then im off, takes 2 mins to check but could save me an hour in the rain changing a tyre or fixing a problem...

[Tazer]

[Mike Sad]

fuck i need a new bike and quick my fixie is major beater

anyways

[herpsky]

i just got a new cog. 18t.

chainring is 48t. im trying to get 46.

what ratio are you guys rocking?

[brentos]

I have 46/16 & 46/18.

For all those hills on campus, the 46/18 is nice.

[mlproject]

usually around 77-79 gear inches for anywhere.

[knucks]

46x17 hollaaaa

[corter]

48/15, i just switched to 48/16...which is what, 78-80"?

[herpsky]

is going from 48t --> 46t chainring equivalent to 16-->18t cog?

it seems like the same thing but then again, i know nothing about bikes

[mlproject]

it's boring to talk about so save this and use it.

[m1sterko]

if you guys are skid-stopping how fast can you exactly stop?

( not a big fan of skidding cause it uses alot of my energy and i find that just slowing my pedaling is easier on me)

[corter]

edit! Herpsky:

no, it's way different. every cog tooth is about the equivalent to 4 chainring teeth, so if anything it'd be like going from a 16-17t cog

[mlproject]

pretty quick, but i find that i mostly slow down with my legs and maybe a few skips.

i see A TON of dudes that do balls-on-stem skids just to stop at a light or intersection. that shit is goofy.

[corter]

if you guys are skid-stopping how fast can you exactly stop?

( not a big fan of skidding cause it uses alot of my energy and i find that just slowing my pedaling is easier on me)

i usually hop more than i skid, because i'm a pretty big kid my momentum keeps me skidding. i also ride with a brake, so i only skid when i'm feeling saucy

my bikes all done! i'm gonna take pictures today and get em up here when i'm out of class

[altwaev]

it's boring to talk about so save this and use it.

word. it would do some good to educate the people in this thread on the concept of skid patches.

so much talk of 48/18, 48/16, 46/18, 46/16, etc.

if you're on a fixed gear, 48/16 is one of the worst ratios you can have!!! and 48/18 is almost as bad!

get a 47 ring or a 17 cog and keep your tires happy!

[corter]

word. it would do some good to educate the people in this thread on the concept of skid patches.

so much talk of 48/18, 48/16, 46/18, 46/16, etc.

if you're on a fixed gear, 48/16 is one of the worst ratios you can have!!! and 48/18 is almost as bad!

get a 47 ring or a 17 cog and keep your tires happy!

or learn how to ride fixed, so you don't have to skid at every intersection...

[altwaev]

or learn how to ride fixed, so you don't have to skid at every intersection...

sounds like these kids skid for fun...

woah "kids skid" wierd.

[BTT]

I can hop skid stop within 2-5 second of 15 mph sudden stop. i only ballskid to a stop when theres no cars on the road and i feel like baller.

but if theres a car turning the corner fast, either 180 skid it or hop the curb

[the Repeater]

yeah most likely its the bar, i figure i need a shortter stem or a new fork.

other than that im fine

Fork has nothing to do with it unless it's cut way too short to get your bars to a reasonable height (assuming it's a threadless fork.)

You actually are going to want a longer stem in most cases; a short stem makes you arch your back and 'hunch' as you ride, and it cricks your neck. A longer stem and higher bars will allow for a more relaxed position of your arms and back, taking the strain off your neck.

[so-so]

rode my mountain bike on a group ride last night (nooooo idea why). And I forgot how much fun mountain bikes can be, just not sticking to smooth road while riding, cutting up into grass etc.

[so-so]

or learn how to ride fixed, so you don't have to skid at every intersection...

No, I understand entirely what you mean, and I don't ever lock and hold a skid, but even just skip stopping, which I end up doing a lot on downhills around here, would wear out your tire exponentially faster if the whole skid patch theory is indeed 100% true.

You'd be skipping on roughly the same spot far more often.

[corter]

i clean my bike every week, take my chain off and clean it, etc. so the combo of not skidding too much and rotating the wheel (so i have a different skid patch every week) means that i usually get 6 months out of a tire. i'm down with spending $30 every 6 months to ride my favorite gearing, esp. riding around 150-200 miles a week. i figure that's pretty good.

BTT:you've really been successful in 180 skidding to avoid cars that don't signal? i read that and my jaw hit the floor! i can't do those, and i'm a wuss...so i usually just grab my brake haha

[altwaev]

rode my mountain bike on a group ride last night (nooooo idea why). And I forgot how much fun mountain bikes can be, just not sticking to smooth road while riding, cutting up into grass etc.

yeah I started with mountain biking (xc, then freeride/downhill), but i've just been riding fixed road for the last 2 years. i miss mountain biking so much!