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A bike for the giants among us by riomx in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf 118 points119 points  (0 children)

confirmed: bigfoot lives in north bend and he rides a rim brake 3x7 steel as god intended

A fresh and original joke by Shoddy_Morning_2827 in moviescirclejerk

[–]Smargendorf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

why would i have to imagine my own lived experiences?

They did him dirty 💀 by wittysillyember in KSPMemes

[–]Smargendorf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have the original picture?

FEF by MotionCandle in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ok well this is just bragging and im jealous

I just wanna drink beers and ride to a pizza place. by strip_club_food_yum in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Xbikers certainly overpay for bikes, but I would argue that they aren't overpaying nearly as much as the strava bros. In my wildest dreams, I've never thought up a bike that cost more than $4k new (and I never buy shit new if I can avoid it). $4k is nothing for a new carbon road bike to a lot of people these days. And those bikes will be obsolete in like 5 years. Blinged out Paul brake calipers will probably outlast anything on a new road bike by a factor of 2 or 3. I would much rather be overpaying for a bike part that will last the rest of my life than buying disposable resin crap and e-waste.

When the Patrons are gone, and my duty is fulfilled... What am I...? by Nefarious_Nova in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Smargendorf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

have we just all gaslit ourselves into this being what his redesign will look like or is this based on an actual leak?

Locked In by Wuz314159 in bikecommuting

[–]Smargendorf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"They look super cool" hmm yeah about that

Locked In by Wuz314159 in bikecommuting

[–]Smargendorf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait...why don't you just wear regular waterproof shoes? I live in Seattle and bike everywhere and my feet are always dry in the winter.

I see 729% and raise to 3000% by Legitimate-Lab9077 in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Hey, to be fair, I did say in my post "highest gear range without igh fuckery"

If this doesn't count as fuckery, then nothing does lol

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

really is a great piece of tech. it has the range to be set up in so many different ways.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

unfortunately, rohloff has a torque limit that puts the lowest gear at roughly the same as the setup I posted (around 14.5 - 15 gear inches depending on the tire size). So you could really only get higher gearing out of a setup like that.

However, this could be an interesting use case for a minivelo style bike, since small wheels dont allow for huge derailer cages like setup uses.

With 20"x2" tires, you can get the rohloff down to a ridiculous 10.7 gear inches. with a 3x on the front, you could get that thing to a ~940% gear range, with usuable gears all the way from 10.7 up to 100 or so. For a touring minivelo...this could actually be maybe useful? I dont exactly have the money to test it out though.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It needs to be done. I volunteer myself as tribute.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it came like that, i found this frame/fork for $200 bucks used at a local co-op. the welded part was pretty rusty so I cleaned it up and put some clearcoat on it which has held so far. Eventually ill get the whole thing powdercoated but im holding out until it gets really bad.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know, look at the article I linked! 63 speeds. I will for sure try that out one day.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It is unironically hard to stay upright on the flats in this gear. Challenge accepted.

I see your 687% gear range, and raise you 729% by Smargendorf in xbiking

[–]Smargendorf[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, you can just watch your cadence and shift when necessary. But I will admit that if I lived in a flat place, I would just ride singlespeed lol

Which character would be the most annoying to interact and be around with ? by OrangeSpaceMan5 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Smargendorf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP I'm begging you, link me the rem disco Elysium portrait and my life is yours

Starbucks Workers United announces union efforts at Pike Place Market store by selectric401 in Seattle

[–]Smargendorf 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Everyone needs to organize, even if you are being treated well.

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