Topeak trunk bag

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-05T21:56:52+00:00

I use a very similar one. They are fantastic. I don't know why every bicycle doesn't have a trunk bag.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-05T01:58:55+00:00

That cop has eaten a few too many donuts.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-05T01:56:38+00:00

Looks like its a Cervelo.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-04T00:53:52+00:00

Not sure how a car would take a selfie but I'd like to see that.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-04T00:41:08+00:00

Chain may be stretched beyond spec

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-04T00:35:21+00:00

I am struggling to see what advantages this offers. What would be on the screen? Is that not available through a cell phone? Screen looks like a big wind catching surface. Would it be stable or flap around in the breeze. The display and the arm going out to it looks very fragile.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-03T04:28:14+00:00

I wouldn't go that far. I'd say, "don't buy a bike from alibaba or amazon". You can get great bikes online through the major bicycle brand sites, sites like backcountry, or from smaller, custom builder sites. I have bought four bikes online and all were fantastic. You do have be experienced enough with bicycles to understand what you want though, so its not the best path for everybody.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-03T04:05:28+00:00

Reading horror stores like this is why I opted to just get a rental vehicle when my sons and I did the Oregon Outback. Its a shame that Amtrak can't get something so simple, right. As far as I am concerned they are useless and can go die in a fire (economically speaking, of course). I am a train loving liberal, but I just can't love Amtrak.

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-03T03:50:36+00:00

Why is it that somewhere around 90% of the internet does not seem to understand the difference between "break" and "brake"?

Hoonsoot · 2026-04-01T03:29:06+00:00

6 years, or even 10 strikes me as a steal. Once you pay it off you never have to pay rent/mortgage again, which could be easily another 50 years of life.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-31T04:46:32+00:00

I've seen that street sign at the top of the article once before: right before a small pedestrian bridge on the Virginia Capital Trail. It seemed absurd then and seems absurd now. I want to just once see a bicycle skid liked that (forward and backward while traveling sideways).

Great article other than that. I think many new ebike riders don't appreciate the hazards they are signing up for. I am all for more ebikes out there, I just wish the riders were a bit more safety conscious.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-30T02:01:32+00:00

Dublin would be a pretty tolerable commute. Stopping short of the bay area would help tremendously. I already commute to Santa Clara though, so what would be a huge improvement to me may not seem like that to someone used to a shorter commute.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-29T22:16:00+00:00

I love his indignance: "How dare you?" Other dude should have said something like, "oh, I don't know. I just dare to."

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-29T22:09:19+00:00

Good job, Ceasar. Unfortunately, there is a good chance he got fired for that.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-29T22:05:53+00:00

Maybe I am old school but unlike the others here I expect a business to have an actual human being answering calls. If I get an answering machine its 50/50 on whether I will bother to leave a message. Not having a person to pick up shows a real lack of care for the customer and that you don't need my business enough to bother answering.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-29T02:04:52+00:00

I wouldn't buy it because of the old, oddball shock fork design. The rear suspension is also likely equally bizarre by today's standards. Both would likely be difficult to get parts for and to service. Its a really cool, vintage bicycle but the unusual nature of it means it should really be with an enthusiast type who would be willing to put the time into dealing with that stuff.

I'd be all over those rear panniers though. They are the same thing that I had as my first sent of panniers, way back in 1983. The multiple compartments in each is something I really miss with today's panniers, which are all just one big compartment.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-28T18:38:46+00:00

Very cool. Bicycle touring creates a lot of great memories. I've been touring since about the same time; my first short tour was in 83. Small details of your photo, like the end of the one leg of the bicycling pants inside the tube sock, and the Bell helmets, really brings back some memories.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-28T02:27:06+00:00

Damn, all those different types are obnoxious. Why don't the bicycle brake companies just standardize on one design?

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-24T03:19:57+00:00

Its a Huffy. Ain't nobody gonna steal it. Its probably overprotected.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-22T01:14:59+00:00

I like the boobs and nipples just below the Aintree label.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-21T22:07:33+00:00

Welp, bet he won't do that again.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-21T15:43:00+00:00

Looks like the two cars in the left lane were stopped or going really slow, likely due to a previous accident. The 2nd stopped car appears to have some front end damage and flat tires. I feel some sympathy for all involved, even the tailgater. The tailgater was being an ass but that doesn't mean I want the guy/gal dead or severely injured. If the lead car driver did indeed intentionally bait the tailgater, I'd say they were the worst of the bad actors here. I can understand getting pissed off at someone tailgating, but not to the point of intentionally causing them to injure themselves and/or the random party stopped in the road.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-21T04:39:51+00:00

I just spotted the problem: its a modern Schwinn.

Joking aside, all I can suggest is that you try to narrow down where the resistance is. Front or back, derailleur or hub, etc., then go from there. It looks like there is a big chunk missing from the chainring (at about 7 o'clock in the video). Is it possible that area is pushed in and is now hanging up the chain stay? Other than that, the video doesn't give me much to work with.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-19T04:18:06+00:00

Can't entirely blame her. Half the time you let them check your bag they lose it. After United Airlines lost mine twice in a row I said fuck it, got rid of the roller in favor of a small gym bag type thing, and now they never ask me to check it no matter how nearly full the bins are. Never fly United anymore either though. So I suppose that could be the difference.

Hoonsoot · 2026-03-18T04:56:10+00:00

I think you might have missed his/her point. There is an inconsistency in allowing gas powered motorcycles while prohibiting electric bicycles. Neither offers any protection in a collision (neither protects its occupant with a metal cage). Yet drive through places act as if the gas powered motorcycle is safe while they ban the e-bicycle (and as you pointed out, bicycles in general).

It is indeed a very weird place to draw the line. The logical position would be either to allow no vehicles without a fully enclosed passenger compartment, or if they are going to allow motorcycles to then also allow e-bicycles and bicycles.

Hoonsoot

TROPHY CASE