I am buying a bike soon. It's for local travel. No off roading. Was looking at the Marin Kentfield FS. Any recommendations?
Cannondale bicycles you cant go wrong there ;)
http://www.cannondale.com/usa/usaeng/ (http://www.cannondale.com/usa/usaeng/)
I used to have a Gary Fisher...till some motherfucker stole it. :(
http://republicbike.com/ (http://republicbike.com/)
if you like fixies these are the shit.
yeah, lose the gears and the brakes and you´ll rule.
anything with a basket is good hahaha
Quote from: blixa on Apr 22, 2010, 01:51 PM
anything with a basket is good hahaha
Dont forget a bell and some kick ass tassels for your handle bars! Pimpin
Funny you should say that Mr Irishman. My current bike is an old ass schwin that my neighbor was throwing away. It works fine. I added an awesome bell to it haha. Also front and rear lights and a comfy seat. It's just annoying to ride now. I'm almost positive I'm getting that Marin Kentfield FS. I gotta go pick up some suits I bought and if the place is still open, I'm getting it.
I ride a bmx, i have a volume 'mexican' with dif. parts.
Quote from: endoeleven on Apr 22, 2010, 09:58 PM
I ride a bmx, i have a volume 'mexican' with dif. parts.
i have a fit park one...that bike is so fucking light. but when i feel like being a little hipster i'll take the fixie out for a Sunday spin.
Quote from: your sister gets me hard on Apr 22, 2010, 09:07 PM
Funny you should say that Mr Irishman. My current bike is an old ass schwin that my neighbor was throwing away. It works fine. I added an awesome bell to it haha. Also front and rear lights and a comfy seat. It's just annoying to ride now. I'm almost positive I'm getting that Marin Kentfield FS. I gotta go pick up some suits I bought and if the place is still open, I'm getting it.
Treat yourself dude but make sure an get them to throw in a hi-vis jacket and helmet. Sorted
Quote from: Mascara Snake on Apr 23, 2010, 08:33 PM
Quote from: your sister gets me hard on Apr 22, 2010, 09:07 PM
Funny you should say that Mr Irishman. My current bike is an old ass schwin that my neighbor was throwing away. It works fine. I added an awesome bell to it haha. Also front and rear lights and a comfy seat. It's just annoying to ride now. I'm almost positive I'm getting that Marin Kentfield FS. I gotta go pick up some suits I bought and if the place is still open, I'm getting it.
Treat yourself dude but make sure an get them to throw in a hi-vis jacket and helmet. Sorted
dont forget the flashing light on the back so the cars can see you and the little mirror on your helmet so you can see behind you.
Quote from: derekautomatica on Apr 24, 2010, 12:16 AM
Quote from: Mascara Snake on Apr 23, 2010, 08:33 PM
Quote from: your sister gets me hard on Apr 22, 2010, 09:07 PM
Funny you should say that Mr Irishman. My current bike is an old ass schwin that my neighbor was throwing away. It works fine. I added an awesome bell to it haha. Also front and rear lights and a comfy seat. It's just annoying to ride now. I'm almost positive I'm getting that Marin Kentfield FS. I gotta go pick up some suits I bought and if the place is still open, I'm getting it.
Treat yourself dude but make sure an get them to throw in a hi-vis jacket and helmet. Sorted
dont forget the flashing light on the back so the cars can see you and the little mirror on your helmet so you can see behind you.
I have the flashing light already, as stated above. It has a bunch of different sequences. I'm so cool.
I don't like aluminum.
I've gotten most bikes at second hand used bike shops. So long as the frame isn't dinged up, you can change anything on it and it'll ride fantastic.
Make sure the frame is sturdy, brakes handle well, headset's on tight, if you have external gears that the derailleur is in tiptop and the chain tensioned well. Check to make sure the wheels are trued and tired whole, and you're set.
You don't need to spend a lot, just know what you're looking for.
I like Nishiki, Raleigh, Bianchi, Bridgestone, and Specialized.
Oh you probably have a bike by now. Hope it's treating you well!
fixies are the way to go. but they're not your average bike...they're kind of a pain in the ass at first.
Fixed gears are great, but I have different bikes for different chores. Sometimes a fixie doesn't cut it, especially if it doesn't have the gearing I want.
Also, sometimes coasting is nice.
I was actually about to decide which one I was going to get. I tried a specialized out, it was good. They all felt sort of the same to me, which made is really hard to pick. My uncle is doing a 100 mile bike ride benefit and he bought a Trek, he had to go for a fitting and all that. He's giving me his old bike. It's a Giant Cypress DX. Probably a little over a year old. I just have to wait for him to come down to NJ from Boston.
Quote from: Freezepoop on May 18, 2010, 05:47 AM
Fixed gears are great, but I have different bikes for different chores. Sometimes a fixie doesn't cut it, especially if it doesn't have the gearing I want.
Also, sometimes coasting is nice.
there's a company online you can buy fixies for hella cheap. republicbike.com
but they're good on flat surfaces really...there's not too many hills in Portland.
Quote from: your sister gets me hard on May 18, 2010, 06:32 AM
I was actually about to decide which one I was going to get. I tried a specialized out, it was good. They all felt sort of the same to me, which made is really hard to pick. My uncle is doing a 100 mile bike ride benefit and he bought a Trek, he had to go for a fitting and all that. He's giving me his old bike. It's a Giant Cypress DX. Probably a little over a year old. I just have to wait for him to come down to NJ from Boston.
If you don't know what you're looking for then it can be tricky. One of the things I look for in the most is a comfortable seating - that you're not hunched forward too far or bent over too forward - I want to ride long distances comfortably and be aware of my surroundings.
Also tires. I like a ride where I can feel the road vibrations and don't have a large sluggo tire. Thin for me.
Quote from: derekautomatica on May 19, 2010, 06:00 PM
there's a company online you can buy fixies for hella cheap. republicbike.com
but they're good on flat surfaces really...there's not too many hills in Portland.
My fixies have been built from frame on up. They're fairly simple. I've used both track frames and your run of the mill road bike frames. I'm not a big fan of the track bike frame. I have back problems, and that geometry isn't very good for it.
Quote from: derekautomatica on Apr 24, 2010, 12:16 AM
Quote from: Mascara Snake on Apr 23, 2010, 08:33 PM
Quote from: your sister gets me hard on Apr 22, 2010, 09:07 PM
Funny you should say that Mr Irishman. My current bike is an old ass schwin that my neighbor was throwing away. It works fine. I added an awesome bell to it haha. Also front and rear lights and a comfy seat. It's just annoying to ride now. I'm almost positive I'm getting that Marin Kentfield FS. I gotta go pick up some suits I bought and if the place is still open, I'm getting it.
Treat yourself dude but make sure an get them to throw in a hi-vis jacket and helmet. Sorted
dont forget the flashing light on the back so the cars can see you and the little mirror on your helmet so you can see behind you.
lets not forget elbow pads and knew pads 'just in case' and just to be safe, training wheels throw on a bell or honking horn for good measure
I'm pretty sure a German guy invented the Bicycle. I could be wrong though. Thats about all I know. Oh, and mountain biking seems pretty hard. I would really love to try it out someday.
I enjoy doing the drive-up teller on my bike.
i rode up a hill once and that was bloody difficult enough. i was fourteen and i'm still plagued with the memory.
I'd say get some sparklers coming out the handles as well. I feel like people notice me a lot more when I have mine on.
you know what the best thing in the world is?
riding your bike in the rain. and also listening to a very good scottish band on your earphones.
I can think of things that are more worthy of "best thing in the world".
i'm a simpleton. i like doing a lot of things outside in the rain.
Quote from: blixa on Nov 15, 2010, 01:59 AM
you know what the best thing in the world is?
riding your bike in the rain. and also listening to a very good scottish band on your earphones.
the proclaimers?
Quote from: wheresmysnare on Nov 16, 2010, 11:32 AM
Quote from: blixa on Nov 15, 2010, 01:59 AM
you know what the best thing in the world is?
riding your bike in the rain. and also listening to a very good scottish band on your earphones.
the proclaimers?
hahaha no. more like frightened rabbit:
bike music. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qZr1uHiwsY#)
I ride a bike 11 miles a day to and from work. It fucking sucks.
can't you catch public transport?
Quote from: blixa on Nov 16, 2010, 10:44 PM
can't you catch public transport?
Woaahhh, two words hot shot:
1. Carbon
2. Footprint.
Does no one except for me think about our children and our childrens children and our childrens childrens children
hippie
Quote from: wheresmysnare on Nov 23, 2010, 03:05 PM
Quote from: blixa on Nov 16, 2010, 10:44 PM
can't you catch public transport?
Woaahhh, two words hot shot:
1. Carbon
2. Footprint.
Does no one except for me think about our children and our childrens children and our childrens childrens children
public transport is much better than driving a car and it is sometimes the only answer if you're travelling for over an hour to get somewhere.
he was riding a bike though! :P
that's all well and good but he doesn't seem too happy to be riding a bike, and if that's the case for anyone they should take public transport because that's the next best thing. i'm thankful that it's a bus full of people than all those people being in a car of their own.
I enjoy biking.
we have no public transport here in small town louisiana. Even if we did, riding a bike is free....for now.