Way back in the day my kid got a flat on a bike with 16" wheels, i forget the particulars but I pulled the tube out and stuffed the tire with grass & sodQuote:
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Way back in the day my kid got a flat on a bike with 16" wheels, i forget the particulars but I pulled the tube out and stuffed the tire with grass & sodQuote:
Originally Posted by kevin267
I think this takes the cake https://youtu.be/SjU_C85uBx8
If you don't want to click: rods that attach to your fork lowers and go up like 4-5 feet to stop spider webs hitting you in the face
If it keeps them fuckin banana spiders off me, it’s worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevin267
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Really? I'm seeing a house in Whistler for sale. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by kevin267
I'm not gonna get those, but I get it. Starting in late July, Spiny Orb Weavers cover the trails with webs. I've had some bad days where I've hit over a dozen of them and have the little fuckers hanging of me and the bike. Thankfully, the runners are typically out earlier than I am doing some clearing with their faces.
That thing's sexy as fuck, and the price is pretty comparable to other top of the line hardtails.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
I personally don't have my check book out, but I don't really see the problem.
If that's the case, rock on I guess. I find the idea of a $10,000 hardtail pretty inexplicable in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
Yeah Specialized S-Works with AXS is similarly priced. I'd rather buy a used car for that price, but the dentists out there gotta ride something I guess.
Can we talk about the existence of e-balance bikes?
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/mondra...ance-mtbs.html
I get that powerwheels have been a thing forever, but the last thing I need is my 3yo brapping along at 11 mph
Yeah, I mean, I'm generally opposed to the whole concept of someone timing me while riding uphill. But to each their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Cannondale's top of the line hardtail makes that yeti look like a bargain. And don't get me started on $20k+ road bikes.
6yo me would love that thing. Why do you hate fun?Quote:
Originally Posted by geomorph
But yeah - not buying one for my kid.
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I mean, it's basically just an e-pit bike. Little kid sized dirt bikes with centrifugal clutches aren't anything new. Those "balance bikes" are functionally identical, just lighter and a bit slower.Quote:
Originally Posted by geomorph
Probably not a bad option if you want your kid to get comfy on dirt bikes.
I guess if you are buying it for your kid instead of a 50cc Moto as a step into dirt biking? Otherwise, they would be illegal on any non dirt bike trail as they don’t have pedals and have a throttle.Quote:
Originally Posted by geomorph
Why the fuck is that cannon dale so much? It’s really nothing special. Or is the rigid carbon frame worth 7 grand?????
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Yeah, because I have been having SO many problems with the non-replaceable part of my alloy tubeless valve stems...
https://cyclingtips.com/2020/06/ters...pectedly-good/
$1000 balance bike?
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2.1 kg, you could put the FSA SuperLight headset bearings in that and reduce the weight by - 9.2 grams, 6 stem bolts replaced with alloy bolts -6.2g. Tune Würger Skyline seat post collar -23g.
Is it set up tubeless? Lightweight skewers? Bolts on the saddle clamp? Star nut or light weight compression plug? Carbon Top Cap with carbon bolt? Brass or aloe nipples?
I could make that thing almost $2000
Gotta admit though, that thing is dope. All fucking black and grey like the bat mobile! Each and every one of you knows that you’d get one if you could!
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I remember years ago the schwinn world cup mechanic made a custom kid sized straight eight. It had a scaled down boxxer and everything. It was more pimped out than some pro's bikes. Annoyingly, I can't seem to find a picture of.
Anyways, this seems pretty similar - some guy at specialized who's semi high up on the ladder wanted to make a sweet bike for his kid. And since that involved making a carbon mold, they said fuck it and did a production run.
I bet they sell out. If money was no worry for me, why not.
Just in time for Christmas in a country of 330 million serfs serving 3 million lords.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Man, that looks cool as hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Better buy now. It'll be the only kid's bike option after Specialized sues every other brand out of business.
That would make rowing almost tolerable....Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
or is it one of those things that is fun until your friend sees you on it.
For some reason that reminds me of Sixteen CandlesQuote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
That thing needs an eBike conversion
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Actually know a guy who has one of those Specialized carbon things for his kid. He does work for Bicycling magazine, so giving him benefit of the doubt that he's "reviewing" it.
That rowbike makes those eliptibikes seem downright sensible. Especially love the idea of hooking it up to a trainer to make a rowing machine out of it, some kind of twisted Inception concept.
The pics in that ad are classic.
"CeramicSpeed...raised $1 million USD in its first 2 days and currently a further US$600,000 has been received in over-subscriptions that are now on a waitlist in case earlier investors fall through."
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/driven...he-haters.html
I'm completely baffled that this appeals anyone.
Anytime one of these niche-y bike products raises a shitload of money in a short period of time, I'm assuming that the principles of the business "invested" a bunch of money that was already slated for the business, so the $1M they raised was mostly from a small handful of guys that were already invested in the company. And then they market the fact that they "raised" all this money in record time to sucker in other people to throw relatively small amounts of money at the project (although I see that the minimum investment is $1000, so not that small).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Anyways, I see benefits to the shaft drive concept for commuter e-bikes. If they can make the design not suck, they might do ok with it.
I guess it's not completely nonsensical for road applications in general, but IIRC from a previous article I think they're saying they can make it work with rear suspension and chainstay growth. Seems unlikely and still retains most of the downsides of a chain driven system.
what a trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBN4IpRCczM
On a similar note, saw one of these for sale on FB:
https://www.freecross-outdoor-crosstrainer.com/
Roadies, dude. Roadies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Not just that, but the Venn diagram of Roadies and investment bankers overlaps heavily. 1 mill is nothing in VC terms.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
You gotta love the pitch that says "yes, of course, the cog teeth are too skinny. Of course, the bearings can’t hold that much load… What people forget is that this is not the final product." And of course it's "99% efficient." The balls in their bearings are nothing.
What idiocy gave rise to running cabling or brake hose through the fucking headset itself?
https://bikerumor.com/what-bike-mech...ting-headsets/
Maybe the bike industry could avoid all cables and hoses, and just do Bluetooth controlled braking, so things get exciting when your battery runs down.
Function definitely follows form on that one. Maybe for full-on aero road bikes it would be worth the hassle, but for mountain bikes it's sheer idiocy.
Deal breaker purchase on that one. Figure there will be enough pushback from consumers it’ll be short lived on MTBs. Trend coming back to threaded BBs as well after a few years
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