Bent cylinders that exist but you wish didnt.

Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC · May 18, 2018, 3:34am

[quote=Lowrey’sOrgan]Pretty sure I haven’t cleaned a drivetrain for 3-4 years
also never carry a patch kit
yolo[/quote]

I change my bartape more often than I clean my drivetrain.

Tail_Hook_Lengthener · May 18, 2018, 3:37am

I don’t ever check my bike. Just get on and ride. It’s shifting like shit now and I don’t even bother to put it in the stand to figure out why. Eventually I will, but for now, I just don’t care.

Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC · May 18, 2018, 4:29am

I barely even want to ride my bike, why would I bother going out of my way to do bike-related chores?

NOVELTYNAME · May 18, 2018, 4:43am

Dude my bike was so unfunctional.everything caked with dust and sweat corrosion

timberland_boots · May 18, 2018, 11:30am

[quote=ergott]OMG you’re the guy that fucks up the rhythm of a good group ride with “hold on guys”.

We talk behind you back.[/quote]

Uh, OMG you’re the guy that makes the group ride pick him up from his house and doesn’t get invited back out because you refuse to ride to where everyone meets up I guess?

Petr5 · May 18, 2018, 12:20pm

Uh, pretty sure you 2 are talking about entirely different types of “group rides.”

ergott · May 18, 2018, 12:48pm

All in good fun

I ride to the rides. Bottom line, just look at your bikes once in a while. If nothing else, for safety. No shortage of component failures that can not just ruin your day, they can fuck you up bad. I’m sure I’m not telling anyone here something they’ve never heard before.

Mr_Pubes · May 18, 2018, 1:30pm

only thing i do before a ride is give my thomPson stem bolts a couple hefty full turns with the ol’ tri allen.

russ · May 18, 2018, 1:52pm

This sounds like in driver’s ed where they tell you to give your car a walk around before every drive. I don’t do that either

lofarkas · May 18, 2018, 4:59pm

I don’t think anyone does except drag racers and the pope’s driver.

yonderboy · May 18, 2018, 5:08pm

Tarck is about infinite adjustability while riding.

timberland_boots · May 18, 2018, 5:47pm

Truck drivers too 'cause the hater ass government wants you to make sure your brakes work before you’re travelling down the highway at 60mph

NOVELTYNAME · May 18, 2018, 5:49pm

Truck drivers too 'cause the hater ass government wants you to make sure your brakes work before you’re travelling down the highway at 60mph[/quote]
toomany regulations

Crustradamus · May 18, 2018, 5:52pm

punk ass govt

Shortpants · May 19, 2018, 1:58am

this deserves praise

littletinyfish · May 19, 2018, 2:50am

Bent cylinders that exist cuz Mr. Pubes came around with a tri allen.

oogens · May 20, 2018, 9:28am

yall were better with track bikes

when our bikes could be maintained with 9 allen bolts (5 chainring bolts on your sugino 75s, 2 on your 1A, 1 on your sugino seatpost binder, and one on your nitto s65), and 6 15mm nuts/bolts (two on each tire, one holding each crankarm into your unsealed bottom bracket)

Timarchylime · May 20, 2018, 2:11pm

I remember Sunday afternoons when I would take every moving piece on my bike apart and regreased every bearing. And I remember being bored an hour later because I was done.

anon3547885 · May 20, 2018, 5:14pm

$3500, 1100 gram per set clincher tubeless disc aerospokes anyone?

Timarchylime · May 20, 2018, 5:41pm

I think those are the ones I was seeing folks riding at world cup XC races. I had looked for them online for a minute and couldn’t find anything.