A bit like Forrest Gump, I'm now on a 30-year trip to cycle to every Commonwealth War Grave cemetery in the world," he said.

Sportchek Fuck You🖕 aggggghhhhdjdjfjnf

I bought 29" tubes maybe about 2-3 months ago as my rear tire blewout on a nail back then. After replacing both I thought both felt kinda flimsy but thought eh maybe this is how it always was/maybe this is fine.
OH HELL NAW!~ smh.

I should've figured better. And before anyone asks:

• yes I made sure the rims were free of debris and any rough edges.
• no; there was no glass or nails that punctured the tires.
• yes it was filled to the recommended 35 PSI.

Anyways I def learned my lesson on buying cheap ass fucking tubes and also forgetting my allen key set. If I go half assed and buy cheap shit again well that's on me and I probably have dementia at that point.

I'm still seething by how much time I spent having to trek back.

Or is this Electric Bike?

Swapping brakes and levers

@bicycles

I have a randonneur bike from the 1980ies which still has many of the original parts. As far as i can tell it still has the original calipers and brake levers (shimano 600 ex or something similar, with cel 60 levers that go perpendicular in front of the handlebar; the caliper just says dia compe, it might be a dia compe gran compe 400). The brake shoes have been changed of course, but still the brakes are not very good. Trying to adjust the bowden cables didn't change much.

I'd like to take the bike for a tour across the alps, and am trying to figure out how to improve the brakes for it to feel safe. Does it make sense to change them completely, or should they still do their job well if set up correctly? If they should be changed, what do I need to consider when changing them? Since they are screwed onto the handlebar, would any modern break lever fit? What kind of brake should I get for a good improvement in brake strength if I don't want to go for disc brakes?

#cycling #bicycles #bicycling

I saw this bike made by an independent bike shop for himself.

It's an electric longtail and can carry a 300kg europallet, plus the toolbox on the front, plus an extra person or material on the bike rack!

Here is the link to the shop website: https://www.cycles-penet.fr/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/49655095

This is an Ultegra 11s chain after 1000km of wear from a 1500W mid-drive. Used to ride a Tangent back in 2016. T'was shredding till it went *clunk*.

Holy crap!

https://www.woodysfenders.com/

Replaced all-black Gravel Kings with tan-sidewalled Paselas. Got tired of flats in the rear.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34300804

Found some super cheap fulcrum rapid red 900 wheels at 27.5" size, so decided to do the disc brake conversion. Add some mechanical Tektro brakes from parts bin, Kenda tires at 50mm width and sick looking yellow bar tape from local bike store, 12->10mm axle conversion and we have some absolute beauty here supported by Mezpils lager from Latvia

I have some shifting problems to solve, also the disc brake conversion kit from bezos doesn't really work all that well but those are all probably solvable issues. Might start into looking to weld a disc brake tabs to the frame :s

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Good morning community. This is my first post here.

So this is my bicycle, from year about 2004 or something down there. I would like to make some improvement but it might be too pricey. I would like to put a more modern transmission: now it has a triple chainset 22, 32, 42 - as it was common back then - and a 8-speed rear cogset 11-30. I'd fancy a more recent thing and also a rear disk brake. So it means I should change the whole transmission, put a shorter freehub suitable for the disc, put the right spokes and so on. It's not urgent, but I'm thinking about it and I'm afraid of the cost of all these things.

Apart from that I'm having a really good time and I'm fond of this bicycle.

Sorry for my roughly translated technical words

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/43621569

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34101338

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-calgary-bike-lanes-1.7599932

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but does anyone else think something is odd?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48917825

If you have a bike problem and you wax your chains, and you really dislike the idea of your connecting link being unwaxed, or having to wax it then scrape the sides to assemble, do this and dip it. All you need is thick wire and pliers/cutters.

Made my first "100 km ride" last Monday! Kinda proud, so I wanna share 😊. 112 km, 5.5 hours total, cumulative elevation gain ~~3800 m~~ → I think OpenTracks fooled me there, it's more likely 1230 m… 🫢

Anyone else got one? I bought a Flextail and it works pretty well. The only drawback is the amount of noise it makes. I top up my tire pressure the evening before a ride, because it could wake up all the neighbours if I used it at 6:00 a.m..

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33568872

Alt video if above not accessible: https://youtu.be/-4iTgG1CgDc

And this ends the 2025 Tour de France. Hope everyone enjoyed it. What a blast!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33523723

Alt video if above not accessible: https://youtu.be/TonogwYs5-o

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33503408