Bike stuff that bugs you more than it bugs most people
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I am most offended by signs of mechanical ignorance. The proper orientation of quick release levers ( both the proper side of bike and “aero” or visual aesthetic vis-a-vis the chainstay/ fork blade). When Brakes or Brake Cable hangers have a quick release and are set in the wrong position; when Valve stems are horribly angled to the rim; and absolutely most of all; CROSS CHAINING on a triple crankset! Usually the chain is sitting on the smallest chainring for the entire ride. Basically, any era or grade of bicycle should be operated in the safest or era preferred method. Know how your bike was meant to be used or DON’T ride it!
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Not so much that it bugs me, but I do a double-take when I see
someone carrying their bike across a gravel parking area (don't get the tires dirty?), or walking the bike generally, I don't tend to walk the bike more than 2 or 3 pedal strokes worth.
Also bmx kids with their knees bent double- ouch!
I'm sensitive to folks posting what I think of as "chicken little syndrome"- irrational fear of cataclysmic component failure. It's like a virus that gets passed around.
Not a fan of excessively clean bikes.
someone carrying their bike across a gravel parking area (don't get the tires dirty?), or walking the bike generally, I don't tend to walk the bike more than 2 or 3 pedal strokes worth.
Also bmx kids with their knees bent double- ouch!
I'm sensitive to folks posting what I think of as "chicken little syndrome"- irrational fear of cataclysmic component failure. It's like a virus that gets passed around.
Not a fan of excessively clean bikes.
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Any time one feels compelled to critique bike fit over the internet aimed at a person you not only have never met, but have actually never seen, consider what it sounds like on the receiving end.
"Hi. I don't know you and have never seen you before, but your bicycle setup doesn't look like it would be comfortable for me. I mean, that's not even close to how I see them set up in pictures online, or in the pro racing peloton. From what I think I know about you, I'd say your bike is too big/small, and you are using the wrong handlebars/saddle/cranks. I know you didn't ask, but I just had to say something."
Totally rational, right?
"Hi. I don't know you and have never seen you before, but your bicycle setup doesn't look like it would be comfortable for me. I mean, that's not even close to how I see them set up in pictures online, or in the pro racing peloton. From what I think I know about you, I'd say your bike is too big/small, and you are using the wrong handlebars/saddle/cranks. I know you didn't ask, but I just had to say something."
Totally rational, right?
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Then again, my bikes might be considered "excessively clean."
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Biketiger Oh the horror! Well, at least you had the decency to keep those bits on so that someone can rectify your mistakes when you pass on the Ritchey.
In all seriousness, though, this is just my opinion. To each their own, and its good to see that old metal is still being used and abused, just the way it was meant to be.
Edit: sorry to seypat for tagging you.
In all seriousness, though, this is just my opinion. To each their own, and its good to see that old metal is still being used and abused, just the way it was meant to be.
Edit: sorry to seypat for tagging you.
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What bugs me are bikes that are ridden without a proper tool kit, pump, patch kit, spare tube, or money on board. I know it's not the bikes fault yet I feel sorry for the bike... The rider not so much.
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Just to illustrate, I carry a dual mini pump that can also use CO2 and a fully functional oldschool Silca at all times.
I see your Silca hanging out in the corner there.
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Look at this lot. Country tourers, all. They must have left their knickers in the team car.
thanks to https://classiclightweights.net for the picture
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I rode for 2-3 years with a young gal, as I promised her dad she would be safe riding a bike. Her appearance was such that it was a given she’d likely be confronted, or at least harassed, if riding solo. DII soccer All-American. I maintained her bikes, but never looked in the bag that I installed, in which I have no doubt I’d included a CO2, lever, tube, patches. One day, it needed a fix, and I looked in the bag: $1.25 and a small bag of jelly beans.
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seypat Oh the horror! Well, at least you had the decency to keep those bits on so that someone can rectify your mistakes when you pass on the Ritchey.
In all seriousness, though, this is just my opinion. To each their own, and its good to see that old metal is still being used and abused, just the way it was meant to be.
In all seriousness, though, this is just my opinion. To each their own, and its good to see that old metal is still being used and abused, just the way it was meant to be.
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I do really want a 404 wagon.
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A couple of years ago my dad asked how the car we’d recently finished working on was running. I texted back that I’d traded it with someone in Pennsylvania for a Peugeot 404 wagon. My stepmom immediately called me while absolutely furious and yelling at me about how rust prone and unreliable they are.
I do really want a 404 wagon.
I do really want a 404 wagon.
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pugs!!! i've got an '89 505. i need to sell it for parts, though. the chassis has seen better days. rust
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Had to laugh on that tool bag with jelly beans. Bought a road bike at a garage sale with a nice Brooks saddle and tool bag. Get it home and in it is a container of weed, papers, lighter and a crescent wrench I believe they were using as a roach holder...that's all I need.
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What bugs me are bikes in the road. They should all be on the sidewalk where they belong.*
*A passing motorist actually shouted this at me once.
*A passing motorist actually shouted this at me once.
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Hmmm, seems motorists only want me to "behave like a vehicle" only when it's an inconvenience to me and, they want me to "not behave like a vehicle" when it is advantageous to them. If I'm expected to stop at every stop sign, which I do not have to do in Oregon Or Idaho, then I should always "take the lane" as well, shouldn't I? You and I both know that is not what motorists want...
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Not so much that it bugs me, but I do a double-take when I see
someone carrying their bike across a gravel parking area (don't get the tires dirty?), or walking the bike generally, I don't tend to walk the bike more than 2 or 3 pedal strokes worth.
Not a fan of excessively clean bikes.
someone carrying their bike across a gravel parking area (don't get the tires dirty?), or walking the bike generally, I don't tend to walk the bike more than 2 or 3 pedal strokes worth.
Not a fan of excessively clean bikes.
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Motorists don't want cyclists to obey traffic rules though, and I know you don't obey all traffic rules, if a bike is a vehicle we should "take the lane" at all times, but cars don't want that, but they want me to stop at stop signs.
Hmmm, seems motorists only want me to "behave like a vehicle" only when it's an inconvenience to me and, they want me to "not behave like a vehicle" when it is advantageous to them. If I'm expected to stop at every stop sign, which I do not have to do in Oregon Or Idaho, then I should always "take the lane" as well, shouldn't I? You and I both know that is not what motorists want...
Hmmm, seems motorists only want me to "behave like a vehicle" only when it's an inconvenience to me and, they want me to "not behave like a vehicle" when it is advantageous to them. If I'm expected to stop at every stop sign, which I do not have to do in Oregon Or Idaho, then I should always "take the lane" as well, shouldn't I? You and I both know that is not what motorists want...
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I'll tell you what's really bugging me at the moment. I built a set of wheels on Thursday. The rims had the spoke holes drilled so that I had to start the first spoke one hole away from the usual starting hole. I've built 2 other wheelsets using the same brand/model rim. I don't remember having to start the spokes in different holes on those rims. Now I'm wondering if the spokes are in the wrong side holes on the previous wheelsets. I'm trying to control it, but the suspense is killing me. I'll eventually have to take off the tires/tubes, yank up the rim tape and take a look. Ugghh!
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Here's something that bugs me and will surely bring a firestorm of flames. It's in the same vein as the rider who will not gear his/her bike down coming into a red light so he/she can take off fast from the green. The rider who keeps trying to get clipped in if he/she incurs some initial problems taking off from the stoplight. Get your a$$ to the other side of the intersection as quickly as possible and then get yourself clipped in for good. You are hanging the people at the back of your group out to dry in the intersection when the light turns back. For this reason I wish all riders rode with flat sided pedals on one of the sides. Rant over.