SNH Cycling thread

[Crimsonghost]

Either you are riding upside down, (and/)or you have extremely long legs.

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In California biking related news, was just told that a law just passed that automobiles must give bicycles 3' of clearance. If the car can't provide the clearance, they must wait behind the bike... let's see how this works out.

6ft4 37" inseam or something stupid. That Cube is a 62 or 64cm frame.

That's a huge frame. I'm 6'3" on a 58cm. All though my legs arnt that long.

[hutyluty]

has anyone ever been to any of the six day track thingies, like the one in ghent?

was thinking of taking a trip out.

[teamhobson]

Fat tires anyone?

[topmo3]

wow sweet ride man..

in the bicycle store room in my building there's a fat bike with the fattest tires, a lovely track bianchi and a bmx put altogether with a huge chain. would love to know who owns 'em

it snowed a bit today so the season might be gone now

[nowaysj]

Fat tires anyone?

I'm at 2.2, nothing like:

[topmo3]

isn't that a bit heavy to ride? as i just said i'm not a huge fan of fat bikes but the one in the video looks amazing

[nowaysj]

Haha, posted for you. Snow can't stop these bitches.

[hutyluty]

invisible bike helmets!

http://jalopnik.com/swedes-develop-invi ... socialflow

[lowphat]

I've been cycling to and from work every day for the past 2 and a bit months. On top of my already 35kg weight loss, I'm now starting to thin out and tone up a bit. It's about 20km a day I do, but a lot of it is up steep hills as where I live is situated on a dormant volcano, so fucking hilly. On top of the obvious health benefits, I fucking love it too - I have been meaning to join a down hill club when I get some time, should be a lot of fun.

I just put some 1.90" tyres on yesterday, really helping on the road and seems to still be OK for off road, will see how they go over the next few months though.

Can anyone here provide a bit of insight and opinions on clip in pedals? I'm not even sure if that's what they're called, but you clip your shoes on to them. I have been told it can help a bit in temrs of effort required to push, but I'm more concerned about the safety side of things, I have nearly had a few accidents due to slipping. Perhaps I'm just shit though.

[wysockisauce]

I've been cycling to and from work every day for the past 2 and a bit months. On top of my already 35kg weight loss, I'm now starting to thin out and tone up a bit. It's about 20km a day I do, but a lot of it is up steep hills as where I live is situated on a dormant volcano, so fucking hilly. On top of the obvious health benefits, I fucking love it too - I have been meaning to join a down hill club when I get some time, should be a lot of fun.

I just put some 1.90" tyres on yesterday, really helping on the road and seems to still be OK for off road, will see how they go over the next few months though.

Can anyone here provide a bit of insight and opinions on clip in pedals? I'm not even sure if that's what they're called, but you clip your shoes on to them. I have been told it can help a bit in temrs of effort required to push, but I'm more concerned about the safety side of things, I have nearly had a few accidents due to slipping. Perhaps I'm just shit though.

Do you mean clipless pedals? The ones where the shoe is fitted with a locking mechanism?
I know some good companies for road bike pedals include look, shimano, and speedplay. Don't know for mtb's.

If you're referring to clip in pedals (the ones with straps you put over your shoe), then I don't have much information on that.

The main point of lock in pedals of any type is to keep your foot from slipping off of the pedal. Comfort and power transfer are also improved somewhat since the point of contact between the shoe and the pedal is at the locking mechanism (which is embedded in the sole). So you usually have a stiffer sole which will be more comfortable for longer rides. A positive for the clipless system is easy of entry/exit, it's tougher for the clip in system I assume since it uses straps.

I see lots of people rave about moving to a clipless system, so I guess it must add a lot to the experience.

[lowphat]

The clipless ones sound like the ones I was talking about mate. I wonder if road bike pedals would be compatible with a mtb? I wouldn't have a clue, but I would assume they would use the same socket size? Will have to look into that. Thanks for the info

[wysockisauce]

Sure thing man.

I think the main thing to consider is that road pedals don't get much dirt and grime in the locking mechanism. Whereas mtb pedals are usually gunked up in mud. There could be differences in design that let mtb pedals clip in/unclip more reliably when there is gunk in the way.

[nowaysj]

I'm not a fan of clipless. But I'm not a road racer.

For urban, and mtb these are the shizzle:



http://www.jensonusa.com/Spank-Spike-Pedals

These are pricey as far as I'm considered. In the bike world, where people are riding around on $10,000 bikes... I guess not so much, but for me, too dear, but there are cheaper credible versions in the $40 range.

It is those screws, they dig into the grip of your shoe. They won't let go! They're also flatter, so give you more clearance, fewer pedal strikes.

[teamhobson]

The clipless ones sound like the ones I was talking about mate. I wonder if road bike pedals would be compatible with a mtb? I wouldn't have a clue, but I would assume they would use the same socket size? Will have to look into that. Thanks for the info

Have a look at crank brothers egg beaters or mallets (for DH really). They aren't cheap but they are widely regarded as the best clipless pedals, well the mallets are anyway.

[teamhobson]

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Trailer-Wo ... -2013.html

Most successful British Cyclist of all time. A man truly worth his legendary status

[hutyluty]

dan martin ffs

[AxeD]

Yup. Nice to see those people trying to do whatever they can to help though.
Instead of standing in the way on some climb in the Alps

[hutyluty]

it's the lack of a giant panda running behind him, i think that is when he only truly can perform at his best

it's been a bad year all round for my faves- nibali and andy have been rubbish- martin crashes in his two big targets and vanmarcke loses to cancellara in a sprint-- again..

[nowaysj]

Where you been huty, btw?

[AxeD]

I was mainly keeping an eye on Kwiatkowski this season so far, he's been doing pretty damn good.

Wonder if we'll see some Dutch success in the Tour again this year though.