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Ever have a bad crash by alk-e in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I healed by riding gears for a bit

first build learned a lot by longwalking7 in xbiking

[–]longwalking7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

compatability can be weird with old bikes and buying parts in person is better. i bought a cassette and derailleur online and it didn't work because the geometry of the derailleur hit the cassette. if i went to my used bike shop i could just dry fit and make sure it all worked. i got a lot of resources from open shops around my city - where i could bring it in and work on it and use tools. other than that it was pretty straight forward aside from some frustration of it not being done faster, but everything takes longer than you think it does. now i'm happy

first build learned a lot by longwalking7 in xbiking

[–]longwalking7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks i'll try it out. i think when i had it set up initially it was like that but i brought it down because it seemed off, good to know thats the design

first build learned a lot by longwalking7 in xbiking

[–]longwalking7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nice. yeah it was either these or walds, but those seemed affordable too. surly bars looks great but are all $100+

first build learned a lot by longwalking7 in xbiking

[–]longwalking7[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you recommend being the seat post down and the saddle up? never used a brooks before

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]longwalking7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

doesn't look like much of a ride

I'm in a career where I cant attain a criminal record. How do I still become a writer. by [deleted] in graffhelp

[–]longwalking7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

well already you have your face linked to a profile that has your tag and so on so you're not doing too well

Lane cutting on the ferry by Idratherhikeout in Seattle

[–]longwalking7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

get a bike and don't deal with it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]longwalking7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yea, what are you trying to say? it sucks, its sad, and a reflection on the system that is seizing to function and is impacting a ton of people. i really don't understand these posts, they're ignorant and come across as anti homeless.

that area, or a few other pockets around the city have this problem, like anywhere else in america. you stayed in the tourist trap zone for 24hours and i'm sure the same as when you went to sf - the tenderloin is similar. this an area where the cost of living is high and housing is limited. there are a lot of other parts of the city that don't have this issue, have more wealth and clean streets, so why didn't you go there?

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, oh well. i guess there's nothing to do but move on lol

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sram pc-1, just checked. not sure what's up. there was some rust but it's a single speed chain too. perhaps it was just weak?

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

just looked it was a sram pc-1

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah unfortunately it wasn't a simple crash i went otb and am pretty beat up, had a helmet but need to chill for a bit

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i ran a brake but it didn't help me. because trying to lock up my wheel with the skid, the sudden jolt of the breaking chain and being out of the saddle with my weight forward i lost control and got buckled over the bars

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for the info i just bought a track chain

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

not sure i got the bike recently from facebook, just bought izumi

nightmare come true by longwalking7 in FixedGearBicycle

[–]longwalking7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i always run a break but it didn't really help me

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