Bike blerg thread

Does it come with leg lengthening surgery for 50% of buyers?

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lol

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uhh yeah if you’re a “racer” with a plastic bike you probably think you need fast shifting, but really experienced riders know that you want a whole lot of drag - it’s called “friction shifting” for a reason

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I thought maybe they wanted a slotted cable stop on the derailleur

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Can’t wait for Riv’s Tall Bike…

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ngl I like the colored in embossed logo

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Points to trek for doing something different than just dropping the seat stays: New Trek Madone spotted at Critérium du Dauphiné - CyclingTips

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Good for locking it to a post

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Tiny frame bag?

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Cdale did it first. Really I think all bikes should have a way for me to make sweet sweet love with them.
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I met a vintage bike collector in town here who’s mad for that, anything with engraved letters or drllium can be done. The job on that riv crank is actually sloppy, you can make it much slick looking by polishing afterwards to make the surrounding stuff shiny.

you spelled on brand wrong

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I’m a sloppy guy and I like sloppy things

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A diffuser on the madone could be fun

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I’m seeing a great spot for a ducted fan to measure airspeed/generate electricity to charge roboshifting

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Or it’s an integrated polo mallet holder

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Could crochet a little pocket

Edit: OH a dream catcher!

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this

a scale model of the bike itself. And in that scale model’s tube gap? another scale model. Velocipede homunculus I’m talking about over here

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I’ve always needed a bike with built-in baguette holding capabilities.

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