detroit red Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I'm leaving for Jamaica for 7 days...I'm bringing my bicycle... Pics soon! I hope the airline doesn't try to rape me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 there's ways around that, but it really depends on whether the dude checking your oversized box wants to be a dick or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I purchased an airplane safe travel bag...made by scicon. Its a soft shell so weight shouldnt be a problem. But like rubbish heap 2 said, I hope the person checking my bag in doesn't fuck with me. It's going to be my only checked luggage. I'm putting all my clothes into my carry on. Hopefully that cuts me some slack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAMER Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Don't tell them its a bicycle. Tell them its something else but something that's also fragile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Like I said, it all depends on if you baggage checker wants to be a dick or not. I tried pulling the "it's a showroom display piece" tip, dude just examined the content. Same price charge as every other guy with a bike riding that plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAMER Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yeah, I've heard of trying that, but in the end you are right its up to their discretion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_unclear_ Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 i was considering mailing my bike down to FL when i go in march. any experience in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 anyone ever ridden a All City Space Horse? lbs doesnt have one in stock to test ride, pretty interested in the idea behind this bike. because of the design of the dropouts you can ride it fixed, or have it geared and set up for touring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Are you looking for a touring bike or what? If so I'd give it a look. I've ridden and raced All City's CX bike and I'm definitely a fan, although it's a little heavy (easy swap for a carbon fork). Would look elsewhere if you're more interested in fixed riding. That low bottom bracket + slack geometry isn't gonna be too fun unless you plan on running tiny cranks and clipless pedals with great cornering clearance. It's touring geometry through and through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I replaced the salsa bell lap on my surly with a nitto noodle. Rode it today... fucking awesome bar. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 UNless im mistaken you think that the dropouts on that touring bike will make for a good fixed gear conversion because they're kind of like horizontal track dropouts. Not a good idea. You have no way of keeping chain tension and the dropouts are facing the wrong way. You'll need to keep a wrench on deck all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Eh. You can mostly run fixed on horizontal road drop outs just fine provided you torque down the track hub bolts enough, as the bulk of road conversions makes clear. The real issue is that 75mm BB drop - it's on the floor, relatively speaking. If you ever have to make an emergency turn to avoid something, you're nearly guaranteed to crash yourself out or at least catch air via pedal strike unless you're riding Speedplays with 160mm cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Forgot about that too. I made my 80's bridgestone into a conversion after I broke my pista concept's fork in half. 54 frame with 160's and the pedals still dragged. The 20 year old steel was so goddamn comfy on 70+ mile rides that I def think a steel fixie tourer's a great idea, but I remember constantly having to straighten the axel and retighten it. I was tightening it so much there were deep imprints from the nuts. Touring rigs havent changed much in 40 years, so I would just buy a touring bike and a fixed gear and not worry about buying another for a few decades. I really should get another fixed gear. I havent been riding much this winter. Bought myself a 50 lb kettlebell and just been swinging that around. Best investment I ever made. Maintenance fees on a 50 lb hunk of cast iron are just so affordable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I can't understand how, provided you tighten the hub bolts firmly enough, horizontal dropouts on a conversion function any differently than track ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatjuggernaut Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The lunch rider for the creative director for Specialized. Also, I've been digging this bike - the Volume Generator. I had been wanting to build up a 5 speed, disc brake city bike for the winter and this pretty much fits the bill. Not the best looking, but it runs an 8 speed internal rear hub and looks like it would be a lot of fun to beat the shit out of. Anyone had any experience with the Alfine internal hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 i had a 3 speed alfine on a beach cruiser. i doubt i put more than 100 miles on the bike total over a couple years, but they were pretty hard miles and i was super aggressive on the shifter (i'd gotten the bike for free so i had a destructive mentality) and never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 im looking for a bike i can keep fixed for riding to work and shit till i get off probation, which i can then in turn throw some extra shit on it and take it touring. without getting two bikes. i certainly wont be doing bike polo and alleycats and other fixieshit on this bike, just riding it. but that is a good point on the whole bb height, pedalstrikes suck. good way to wake the fuck up on a morning commute.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 +1 on the helmet at the top of the page. I cought a wobble charging hard up a hill today in heavy wind and ended up going over sideways onto my hip and shoulder, which flung my head hard into the ground. Luckily I was wearing my helmet... which I now intend to wear ALL the time instead of my usual 70% or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Pon my way home from my Jamaica trip...rode 17 miles for 3 days...10miles for 3...and 5 miles the day my girl got a flat(the one time I take her riding with me....go figure) had to walk 3miles to get it fixed. The fuckin patch I put on it melted off within mins. Pics in a day or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 $$$ ^ SOUNDS AWESOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 get rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREIGHTYONE Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 What are kind of helmets are you br0's wearing? I had a little spill this fall that resulted in a concussion, and since winter never arrived in the mid-Atlantic region (60 degrees today), I'm still riding without one. I've been getting more serious about cycling over the past year, doing longer rides frequently and such, so I definitely think I need a helmet now. I tried a few on today and found the ones I tried to be bulky and awkward as hell. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 i've had a few giro helmets and have had no complaints, saved my head a several times for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREIGHTYONE Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think I tried on a Giro today, just didn't like the way it looked and felt, it was close to an inch thick. Maybe I should just resign myself to the fact that I look like a dick riding a bike to begin with and that a helmet isn't going to make me lose anymore "cool" points. Edit: And that it's there to save my life. Man, I can be so fucking hard headed sometimes, pun intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 vanity > being alive and/or functioning. your call dude. you're gonna look a lot cooler when you get up after a spill, than when your family has a closed casket funeral because you caved your head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I've got this thing (Specialized propero II). Cost me about $120 but everything I've read indicates that a $40 helmet gives you the same protection, with less ventilation and probably a little less comfortably/ uglier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 lazer all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I don't wear a helmet... ....I'm a skateboarder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAMER Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Specialized Echelon, their lowest model has worked great for me and doesn't look hideous either. I think its like $50-60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I don't think I'd wear this but it kinda cool for city commuters. http://www.gizmag.com/overade-foldable-bike-helmet/21307/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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