You need attitude.

Gears

Since there has been some debate:

C02 cartriges are lighter, faster, smaller, and less work to fill. But if you run out of cartriges you are SOL, and you have to keep buying them.
A pump works every time, and are cheaper. They are much harder to carry though.

No matter which you get for emergency air on the road its also a good idea to get a floor pump for regular pressure maintenance.

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best portable pump

a large basket to carry your 30 pack of pbr

Spare tubes. Patching a flat on the road sucks. Save your punctureds, bring them home, patch them there, make them your spares.

I need to buy a helmet. Are all brands the same, just different styles? I want something low, my old helmet was high and bulky.

What do you guys suggest?

Also, what are some good online sites do buy from?

A conscience.

Especially if you ***** an original classic vintage bike into a fixie.

i agree with getting rechargable batteries whenever possible, but you can get button batteries pretty cheap on ebay.. like 10 for $1. in stores they are a rip off

Go to a LBS and buy whatever helmet fits the best. While many of them are adjustable, they're all designed to accomodate a specific head shape. Don't be a sucker and buy a helmet online, only to find out that it fits like crap.

Yea, I would never buy a helmet online. I want to try it on first for sure. I want a low profile helmet, nothing big and bulky.

What are some good sites to get tools, lights, etc?

LBS.
When in doubt, go to the LBS.

Patching is easy and effective if you know how to do it properly. Plus you have to find the puncture, which means you will know where to look on the tire to remediate the issue so your spare tube doesn't go flat 3 miles down the road. I carry a spare for a catostrophic failure (like stem breaking), but patching is simple,easy and a good skill to know.

Keep a couple cotton swabs in your pack/bag, use them to swipe the inside of the tube to check for additional debris/burrs while it is off (glass/wire/rocks/syringes will catch on the cotton).

I agree with the others, buy locally. I have a Bontrager Quantum in black and it's a really nice design. Not super race/roadie style but not mtb style either. It looks goood. :D

SPEAKING of stripped hubs, would any of you HAPPEN to know roughly what a shop would charge to replace a hub?

They'll charge you to build a new wheel [it's just as much work] plus (if they even do; as some do not) salvaging your rim [assuming you do not know how to use a wire cutter to cut your own spokes; no you do not reuse spokes].

So would you say it'd be cheaper to just buy a new wheel altogether? I wouldn't be putting anything especially nice on the bike, it's an eBay Chicabike special i just use for 10+ mile commutes.

My LBS would charge $15-20 (per wheel) for the labor.

Edit: Note that my mechanics cut me a deal because I give them lots of business. So I guess my rates arent very helpful after all. Haha

A brake.

my three wheels are built with reused spokes. i'm waiting for something to happen, nothing yet though

*Unless you're under significant financial hardship.

I'd say a bike?

And zero foot retention! o_o

I think the lower caption should be "šlut on wheels".

Seriously, cotton pants with no panties = camel toe for everyone to see. They forgot no bra either. -.-