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Guest, did you like the last podcast notification?? Well here's the second one, and for the third podcast! Yep. This Thursday 8-8-24 at 7pm Central
Go here to check out his podcast thread for info on topics and links!Go into the FoH discord and find the Happy Time Fun Hour channel and give it a listen!
Fifey
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Just like I need a gravel bike to ride on gravel and electric di2 shifters with Bluetooth to change gears and hydraulic disc brakes to stop myself and don't forget the 2,500 dollar pedals so I can monitor my power output on my cat 5 gravel race.
Famm
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I mean its pretty much Salsa or Surly so...I'm kind of a Salsa fanboy personally but I haven't priced anything and I'm guessing Surly's options are more affordable? Friend of mine had a Pugsley and liked it a lot. He ended up selling it though, not enough snow to make it worthwhile for him here, plus he's the kind of guy that builds up project bikes constantly then gets tired of them and sells them.
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Yeah, I've got a buddy like that. Soon as he goes to sell his Ti Warbird I'm making him an offer. I guess it's all QBP brands or a custom frame builder. Local frame builder needed to fix his truck, so he put up an unpainted frame for $650 (plus paint cost). I think I should have jumped on it.
ham
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I still have bikes without brakes on them
Fifey
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There's also the motobecane bikesdirect fat bike, I think it's like 700~ or so. I believe I linked it a page or two ago, not a bad deal of you just want a fat bike to Dick around with.
@ham I guess to me it just seems like carbon is more of a road bike/racing thing. I just see no point in adding that extra worry in your mind. I'm also in no way a weight weenie, so that might also be it.
ham
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I had a steel fork on my mtb before moving to carbon, it made moving the bike around a lot easier (lots of roots on the trails close to here) to drop those 2lbs. Also i feel the carbon fork/bar combo really takes a lot of the abuse for me, even though it was steel
nothing kicks my ass like aluminum tho
nothing kicks my ass like aluminum tho
Famm
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The only real advantage of carbon is weight. I'm not worried enough about weight to spend the extra premium. I haven't spent a lot of time in the saddle on carbon framed mountain bikes, but what I've tried seems nearly as chattery as AL to me. Steel all the way!
New pedals are here, and that OneUp 42T cog shipped today. (The last piece of my upgradeitis... I think.)
It's getting some pretty positive reviews. I'm not sure how often I'll really need it, but if it ends up sucking I can just sell it and put the odd ring back in.
Asshat wormie
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Hi guys I need a bicycle helmet for a woman. She bikes to and from work a few times a week which probably takes about 30 minutes one way each time. Anything anyone can recommend that will work well? Preferably something that is sweat absorbent (if such a thing exists). Price isnt an issue.
opiate82
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Invisible Bike Helmet, works well (supposedly), don't need to worry about sweat, in your price range.
Asshat wormie
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Ok, reasonable price range then. 600 dollars for a helmet is retarded. I was thinking more like 100-200 dollars.Invisible Bike Helmet, works well (supposedly), don't need to worry about sweat, in your price range.
Your best bet is to hit a bike shop and have her try a bunch on, then buy whatever fits her head the best. I use a plain old Gyro venti on my road bike. In the woods I use a 661 helmet. People love the POC stuff, but they don't fit my melon as comfortably as the Gyro does.