Bike blerg thread

[cheese]

@Master_Stabby

Shop around, it’s definitely priced according to the market.

totally; not saying it isn’t competitive but it feels like a lot of bongs as a purchase

[cousinmosquito]

@iwillbe

Bikepacking coming in hot with another excellent and HUGE article.

I love this stuff too, but it writes itself, send off the same questions to all the contestants and ask for a good photo. It’s win win. You still gotta format and spell check it which is gonna take an age for 100 bikes. It’s so interesting looking at the current trends, forks, racks, bars.

[Crustradamus]

The rear rack trend is… something.

[drwelby]

@iwillbe

I’m a broken record here, but again, Bikepacking coming in hot with another excellent and HUGE article. They’re in their good years right now, like Cycling Tips in 2017 or Dirt Rag the whole time it existed.

edit: fucking look at that estimated reading time! I usually keep these bad boys open in a browser tab for like a week.

smh not a single cross check

[cousinmosquito]

I see the porky Ergon bar ends are still really popular. Does anyone have recommendations for a more lightweight one for bikepacking?

[Emor_please]

Did Jan make an instagram for his artisan dangler?

[Crustradamus]

I’m glad @adem is on the case

[cousinmosquito]

@iwillbe

I’m a broken record here, but again, Bikepacking coming in hot with another excellent and HUGE article. They’re in their good years right now, like Cycling Tips in 2017 or Dirt Rag the whole time it existed.

edit: fucking look at that estimated reading time! I usually keep these bad boys open in a browser tab for like a week.

I’m always interested to see how many of these people finish the event, and if you could predict it by looking at their gear choices. There are some “bike jewellery” entries in there for sure. I see a Trek Caliber. I’ve always thought they look like a good f/s frame due to the main-frame bag real estate area.

[iwillbe]

There are spreadsheets with many columns one could make with all of this, definitely including started vs finished!

[JUGE_FREDD]

@Emor_please

Did Jan make an instagram for his artisan dangler?

the only thing he is as obsessed with is the relevancy of the Oregon Outback route

(and pictures of himself, of course)

[jame5on]

You guys convinced me I need to try waxing so I pulled my ultrasonic bath out of the shop. I need an ultrasonic cleaner for my ultrasonic cleaner

[karl_dandleton]

it’s just ultrasonic cleaners all the way down until you get to the unplanck length

[VT_regularbike]

@iwillbe

to get machined.

Most everything on a bicycle is easy if you have a CNC machine or two.

[iwillbe]

oh yeah for sure, I say, sarcastically patting my pockets as to see how many cnc machines i have on me right this minute

edit: wait this is what you do for a living, I think the puzzle pieces are coming together

[yonderboy]

This thread seems like the best place to put this.

Dangler-in-a-Box designs over the years:

- YouTube

[Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC]

@Perlhammered

24 is the highest number

All bikes need to be 24"x3"

[Kryptotal_Bogan]

I love gearbox bikes, quaint old British man dithers

Millyard Racing DownHill Mountain bike MR001

Millyard Racing down hill mountain bike MR002, How its made

[JUGE_FREDD]

he is such a treasure

MattW
You made my brother a mech hanger out of a frying pan for his broken orange patriot at a BDS race in like 2008.

Thats when i first learned what engineers are supposed to be.

Allen Millyard
I was always helping out with repairs at the races

[Master_Stabby]

Now that’s the best kind of YouTube weirdo.

[lbttbl]

This guy has been making some gear box things too.

https://www.instagram.com/williamsracingproducts/