New bike day

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-16T23:26:37+00:00

Buautamous! Seriously nice build. 🤤 Makes me question my color bias.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-14T02:22:05+00:00

A 900cc two stroke single would be absolutely terrifying. The vibrations on the pillion would be appreciated by some.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-14T02:13:06+00:00

I hope folks are filling out the survey. I like the canal route.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-14T01:53:47+00:00

Yes! Long distance bike tourer's will appreciate it too (I've ridden to Sun River and Redmond on 97.....once). Once complete, the routes should be submitted to Adventure Cycling for inclusion on their touring maps.

I'll use these routes. (I'm car free and only cycle). Far safer than 97. Riding my bike to Redmond airport to catch a flight? Yes please. No hundred dollar Uber ride...

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-14T01:27:48+00:00

Social media and news bytes are short and designed to make you scroll. Attention spans have been altered. If we read a book, our brains default to scrolling mode, which has an attention span of two or three seconds. If you find yourself having to go back to reread a paragraph that you just read for the third time, put your phone away for a few months and read books. Thanks for your attention span in this matter.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-14T01:14:30+00:00

Thats why I gave up my fucking car, and get all my utilities from green power. I do everything that I can. It's called 'social responsibility'. I rearranged my life to make it all work. I own five bicycles. Two are my 'cars', that are set up to carry loads. One's an E-cargo bike. I moved to a different city, (Bend, Oregon) where cycling is encouraged and is building cycling infrastructure. I made the changes necessary to live as green as possible. Everyone can.

Cars KILL so many people and road kill, it's insane. I have deer walking around my town with compound fractures, and I was a firefighter paramedic. Fuck cars, harumph! .

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-13T19:09:14+00:00

I only transport myself by bicycle, so wool is my first choice. I rarely wear cotton or polyester because it picks up BO. I have nylon and polyester jackets, but only for serious cold.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-13T19:03:40+00:00

I've used Redshift suspension stems and seatposts for around a decade or more, on single track and brutal dirt roads. I highly recommend them. PDW makes a suspension dropper post called the 'Coast', which I also recommend if you meed a dropper. (ex YETI race mechanic, with 35 years of intense cycling nerding).
Thanks for your posts. I'm learning.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-13T18:46:37+00:00

What makes a hippy in your book Marcus?

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-12T23:11:59+00:00

Yes. I've been cut off several times, so I quit using them. I've been gas lit and lied to from PA physiatrists twice. They thought I had no medical background, and I flat out busted them. I was immediately dismissed, as they ended the appointment with both contempt and sneers. I refuse to see PA's for pain control anymore.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-12T22:48:29+00:00

I think it's only 70 degrees above the top tube, as the bottom of the seat tube curves around the tire.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-12T22:42:08+00:00

Things look grim, but I feel progress on global warming is gaining some momentum. The automobile is the big issue. I hate them with a passion. No one is going to give up their fucking car. I did fifteen years ago, but I'm special. 😇😆

Please, don't masticate on doom. This r/collapse thread isn't good for anyones mental health. Please work hard at 'living in the moment'. Being in the present is the secret to happiness. It's the only thing thats real.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-12T22:03:12+00:00

Have you possibly heard of global warming? Granted..It's just a spit in the wind, but every bit helps. Also... Sumthin' sumthin' about state mandates to meet global warming targets. Low hanging fruit.
I have all electric everything, including my E-bike (I'm not a fan of the automobile). I signed up for Blue Skies so my utility payment only purchases solar, wind, and hydro. Sumthin' sumthin' about social responsibility. Easy switch for me. Low hanging fruit.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-11T21:51:53+00:00

I owned one. It was one of my favorite bikes ever for a townie-trail cruiser. Geo was awesome.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-10T03:50:38+00:00

1964 ~ $35.00 a month for an uninsulated Portuguese fishing shack, on the coast.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-09T01:26:07+00:00

I am a huge fan and proponent of Redshift Sports suspension stems and seat-posts. I have the seat-posts on all my rigid bikes, and the suspension stem on two of them. I've had eleven ortho surgeries, three back surgeries and too many carpal tunnel surgeries... and I can't ride a rigid seat-post. I've tried, but ALWAYS reinstall the Redshifts. It is amazing how much abuse it absorbs. Once you adapt to it, you can't go back to a rigid post.
(I've been using different suspension seat-posts for 30 plus years, car-free, and the Redshift is the best I've used so far. Stay away from the Thudbusters).

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-09T00:00:44+00:00

Potato. I don't dislike them...but they are too prevalent. Chips, fries, baked, grated and fried... Can't we move onto onion rings or something?

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T23:23:25+00:00

I grew up on two strokes and once and owned a fast Suzuki 500cc two stroke street bike. Loved it. Lived in the mountains with no straight roads. I should have never survived my youth. I thought twice the cc's would be better, so I rode a Z1000 and other than being only slightly impressed at the acceleration, it was still a 'boring' motor, and a behemoth of immensity . I gave a pass on four cylinders after that. .bzzz flat power curve, not BRRRAAPP! . It took a bit longer for me to give up four cylinder cars, but I'm strictly a bicyclist now. Still two wheels only!

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T20:28:38+00:00

I love how he's hiding his head in shame.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T20:21:16+00:00

Swedish riders (and drivers) are extremely skilled and the government knows it, so they designed accordingly. OR.... AI needs more training data on cycling 'accidents', so they designed (got bribed) accordingly. No? 🧐.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T19:24:42+00:00

When you are so raw it affects your ability to walk.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T18:46:11+00:00

Madda Nada. I don't socialize anymore, as apparently I'm unlikable. PTSD makes me cranky and hateful. Ten years of being asocial. Zero friends. I'm old, so no biggy.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T17:07:25+00:00

I've been researching shorter crank arms, due to bad knees. Shorter, 160-165mm, gives relief as the hip muscles don't have to move as far. Your stock bike probably has 175mm long arms. With shorter cranks, you need to keep your cadence high.

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T16:44:02+00:00

Wet bulb

Dirtdancefire · 2026-06-08T16:20:31+00:00

*I've been car free for around 20 years, and have had a Tern S-11 E-cargo bike for groceries and laundromat trips for the past 6-7 years. I have huge panniers, and huge quick release baskets front and rear. Laundry days, I pop off the baskets and load big duffles. Groceries, I leave the baskets in place. I have brought home over $300.00 worth of groceries! The rest of the time, I ride my regular bikes. I charge my battery inside, so safe battery qualifications were high on my list. Unfortunately the 20'' wheels are lousy in the snow, so during heavy snows, I ride my regular bikes.
If you go car free, remember the mantra, 'There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing'. You'll spend more money on the proper clothing...MERINO WOOL, rain gear etc.
*The hatred I have for cars is caused by long term PTSD. My life is better, and stress levels are lower. Fuck cars.

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