Hbrown

F this sh-t, Piece of crap, worst thing ever! I WASTED MY MONEY!! You never hear. Wait isn't that cam lever supposed to be down, Damn these are nice. Maybe I should repost and let everyone know that these are not as bad as I said when I was mad.

That squeek that I had, was not the bottom bracket, it was my front wheel Quick release that was loose. Or the seat post clamp was loose. Now that i tightened it the squeek went away. All that is out there for eternity is that BB30 sucks, this frame sucks , stay away from this. Never as I said, My right cleat was loose on my shoe. that is where the squeek was coming from. Everybody check your shoes, this might be your problem too.

Please as a community post your FIXES! This will help your fellow cyclists with anything that they to might encounter.

Please post your likes also. Not just stuff that breaks. Post about stuff you love and can't live without. Post about stuff that looks good, and performs well.

Don't tell me about flats, and don't buy this tire, when it clearly states "race " on the box, and that all of your roads are cinder, and I flat all of the time.
I train on $150 tubulars and I get only 100 miles out of them. Does that not sound dumb? I weigh 900lbs and ride 1100 gram rims with a 12.2 lb bike that i paid $18,000.00 for and it feels like a noodle! MORONIC!

Information is what I need when i log in. I want to read of others experiences, of new stuff that is out. Breaks and FIXES!! if I see one more , this handlebar tape sucks, it keeps breaking when i put 100lbs of pressure on it to wrap it around my handlebars I might go out and shoot something!

And please if you have never road a bike in your life, don't post. If you have never raced, don't post about racing. If you don't own or have tried the product , please please don't comment on it. (my friend had that, he said that it was trash).

Now that this is out of my system, I think I will get a bag of chips, an ice cream sandwich, a soda, turn on the tv and relax, because in two days. I get back on the wagon. there are too many youngsters that need to be schooled next season.

Condor637

Elvo

This is the road forum. Post your fixes in the single speed/fixed forum.

EdIsMe

^I lol'd.

Seriously though... you're just clicking on the wrong threads. That and squeaky wheels tend to squeak louder. Misery loves company. If there are 100 products that are really and truly amazing and actually work, there are 5000 that simply don't work for everyone.

I think bag balm makes great cold-weather chapstick. You might disagree. That's life... right?

RollCNY

And please, if you are going to post on the road forum, understand the difference between road and rode. Or based upon your tense, ridden and Ritalen.

3alarmer 

....damn, these are nice.

Long Tom

I like the USB rechargeable long red blinkie by Serfas. For my rides (35-60 miles on rural roads) they could literally be lifesavers.

I really like Shimano 6800. Such a light touch.

I like the Timbuk2 top-tube bag that I keep tools in and that has a pocket for my iPhone such that I can see it. I like that it seems to annoy everyone who EVER fancied themselves a Hot-R-Not judge.

I like saying brifters because I know, somewhere far around the Earth, Bdop grows another gray hair in exasperation.

I like the 11-32 cassette on my 6800. A lot.

I like my Gore Windstopper jacket.

I like beer. Weed. Good music. My wife's medical-marvel of a booty which has kept it's form at age 49.

Clipped_in

I just come here for the laughs... Didn't realize I should expect anything more.
My bad.

SHBR

I think a lot of complaints can be traced back to intentionally inferior product design due to planned obsolescence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

We clearly have the technology to make durable long lasting products, however most of these products are discontinued or the company fails.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light

Never underestimate the "profit motive" its one of the leading causes of disease, war, and most human suffering on the planet.

Hbrown

I love Castelli. The real Castelli has no equal. The fake junk Castelli that comes from china, (" the worst stuff you have ever worn in your life"!) If it has a white chamios it is fake! If there is no lable stating where it was made. FAKE! Some nock offs really hurt a product image , like Castelli. and some not as much.

Carbon frames. Lets just say, there are only maybe 4 major frame manufacturers located where? Now they can actually make some very good and downright awesome frames. Some actually better than the ones they represent. Maybe like sneakers, frame buyers actually choose from a catalog of frames, and decide on which ones they want to put their name on ? Just thinking it. Maybe it is true.

What I am saying is that also, before you bash a product ,also make sure that it is the real thing, Don't bash Dura ace cassettes, that you bought for a $100 new when they go for $200.

You get what you pay for. Let us know, about bad, fake products, and bad so called real products. Just please let us know.

Slackerprince

New Polar Bottle-Easier to squeeze, and slicker exterior make it easier to slide into the bottle cage.

New Halo Headband-Wider, softer yellow strip is more effective.


S

gc3

I don't like anything, and you can't make me. I heard extract of poison oak is good for saddle sores, though....

f4rrest

I like smoking me some grass,
getting cut with glass,
sniffing my cocaine and pain.
I like noses full of snot,
dead things when they rot,
belching just for fun and scum.
And I like you too.

I like smacking little boys,
breaking all their toys,
needles in my arm and harm.
I like spearing little dogs,
eating little frogs,
screaming in the night and fright.
And I like you too.

I like knuckles when they pop,
screaming at a cop,
bugs around my ears and tears.
I like stepping on a nail,
spitting in a pail,
cooking me a rat and bats.
And I like you too.

I like lizards in the grass,
smelling raunchy gas,
slipping on some ice and lice.
I like catching me the flue,
snails in a stew,
armpits when their wet and sweat.
And I like you too.

I like cankers on my tongue,
sniffing monkey dung,
scumbags of all sorts and warts.
I like barfing on nice rugs,
chewing little slugs,
leeches sucking blood and mud.
And I like you too.

I like playing in the sewer,
walking in manure,
coughing up some blobs and slobs.
I like beating up some punks,
odor from some skunks,
smelling garbage burn and worms.
And I like you too.

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I Like (You Too)
Heathen Dan

Long Tom

Your point?

Machka 

Having a long winter, are you Hbrown? Maybe it's time to travel to a warmer area for a couple weeks ... or take up skiing??

Long Tom

Machka. We just got the first real snow in the PNW.

I am about ready to burst with ski energy. Oh yes I am.

Ski geek talk is just as fun (and funny) as bike geek talk. I am werry, werry excited and might go so far as to include a ski trip or three in your weekend exercise threads.

coasting 

I went to the lbs and overpaid for a stem. damn. life sucks so hard i want to throw my bike into a dusy bin.

datlas 

Road cycling is good. It's the weather that sucks.

rpenmanparker 

You don't think he's THAT Tom, do you?

rpenmanparker 

Also good for hemorrhoids.

Homebrew01

Zing !

rpenmanparker 

What's your secret? How do you get away with this? Every time I make a helpful linguistic suggestion, I get blasted. Sigh!

Essex

Spelled "Ritalin."

Heathpack 

Good things:
1. I should have my new bike within 2 weeks
2. My fitter is a genius
3. I ride my first century today
4. I love my cycling group
5. I'm keeping my old bike after all
6. Phase 2 of training starts next week
7. My husband is a cycling-enabler
8. I (sort of) only work 4 days a week, more time to ride
9. I also have a sailboat, life is good
10. I have gotten buckets of great advice on bike forums

H

Duane Behrens

Agree with you completely. Now stop complaining!