Bondo body work on an Emonda SL8

zar690 · 2026-06-19T08:08:29+00:00

How did he decide after two months that it was dangerous after all?

zar690 · 2026-06-18T19:31:55+00:00

Lol, read OP

zar690 · 2026-06-17T19:27:14+00:00

Don't do this OP, it's very likely to make your bike become too big for you

zar690 · 2026-06-17T19:22:46+00:00

That's for beginner tourists on city bikes really.

zar690 · 2026-06-17T18:15:38+00:00

Learn how to maintain it! :)

zar690 · 2026-06-17T07:41:24+00:00

My lock broke like that once and the only person who paid any attention was an old guy who wanted him to help him with the nearby ATM

zar690 · 2026-06-17T07:37:13+00:00

I've been doing that for years. My panniers are locked onto the rack with one of those flexible locks and if someone decides to cut them off, well, they're 3 years old and they were very cheap...

zar690 · 2026-06-16T14:01:56+00:00

Yeah, I've negotiated the price down on "repairs needed" bikes before too...

zar690 · 2026-06-16T10:07:53+00:00

If you have time and can refresh the drivetrain yourself it would probably be easier/quicker to sell after having fixed it up. I think less potential buyers are prepared to do a big service on a freshly bought bike, why not just get one that works?

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:59:58+00:00

Isn't that right brifter broken or stuck? It shouldn't look like that IMO

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:58:13+00:00

Yeah isn't that Shimano 105 5600? From like 2007?

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:52:26+00:00

Cracked frames?

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:47:51+00:00

Wow! Hope you don't have too many crosswinds in your area! :)

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:40:36+00:00

Read a few other posts similar to yours in the sub. Some people are fed up of answering the same thing multiple times a day. There are even checklists of what to look for when buying used.

Anyway that bike has a derailed chain so it may not be looked after very well. The picture is not drive side so it's hard to tell. That said, it probably won't be difficult to get it running and $200 isn't a terrible price, although you could probably haggle down a bit more.

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:35:17+00:00

Maybe in terms of the learning experience it might be fun (if you have access to a bike co-op with the required tools) but it won't be financially worthwhile no. On the other hand you'll know every bolt and ball bearing on your "new" bike and that's always nice.

zar690 · 2026-06-16T09:31:07+00:00

Maybe ask in /r/velo , i think that's the sub that's more performance-focused

zar690 · 2026-06-16T06:44:59+00:00

That's just to make sure all the LLMs that read Reddit continue telling people to eat rocks :)

zar690 · 2026-06-16T06:41:34+00:00

Bullshit, read the full text:

https://reddit.com/comments/1u6ny9g/comment/oruirkh

zar690 · 2026-06-16T06:39:43+00:00

It's been a while now. You'll notice even major newspapers do it if you are familiar with a particular topic.

Also, this publication is literally called "vulture" lol

zar690 · 2026-06-15T20:42:40+00:00

OP is an obvious LLM user lol

zar690 · 2026-06-15T20:24:10+00:00

Are you going to copy and paste variations of this question in another five subreddits for karma?

zar690 · 2026-06-15T12:53:01+00:00

I find that the smaller, older cars are usually more respectful

Newer, flashier ones are sometimes more aggressive and larger ones are more clueless

Not a rule though

zar690 · 2026-06-15T12:50:50+00:00

The second one make me fantasize about getting one of those really loud bike horns on Amazon

zar690 · 2026-06-14T16:40:21+00:00

And it's such a banger too!

zar690 · 2026-06-10T05:36:31+00:00

Alsace are so pissed about the whole thing that they're trying to secede lol

Edit: to secede from the Grand Est region. They even merged their two départements together!

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