Bicycle Brahs Part 2 - The Lance Armstrong Ball (literally bicycle)

[jj121591]

I splurged a bit this week. Her name is Jenny.

Do many of you brahs name your bikes? My S5 is "Valerie" and my actual gf sometimes thinks I'm cheating on her with Val'

[MtnJax]

Do many of you brahs name your bikes? My S5 is "Valerie" and my actual gf sometimes thinks I'm cheating on her with Val'

i've named my bikes using european words for their colors

Road: Oranje
MTB: Azzuro

my buddy named his MTB Black Betty and he used to have a road bike he named Shakira

[Joska]

i've named my bikes using european words for their colors

Road: Oranje
MTB: Azzuro

my buddy named his MTB Black Betty and he used to have a road bike he named Shakira

Dafuq?! Thats the name of my bike. The old one...

[ErikTheElectric]

Never been a fan of naming my bikes. *shrug*

[jj121591]

lol

[ILoveTrance]

hey guys, anyone made his mtb bike wheels tubeless with a kit?

Thinking about using stans no tube kit.

Inner tubes are 270 gr ea / tyres 780 gr ea
UST Tyres are 600 grams ea.

Aiming a 550grams loss after the conversion. Just worried because my wheels are mavic crossride´s and dont know if they will old well the tyre.

[MtnJax]

just got back from a MTB ride. humidity was bad. felt like I was riding through a steam room. somehow, I ended up with 4 PR's, but i felt like a teenage girl's panties after a One Direction concert at the end. soaked

Never been a fan of naming my bikes. *shrug*

me neither. i only gave mine names for Strava Gear purposes. i don't actually refer to my bikes by those names

[EmperorRyker]

Haha, can't say I've ever named bikes, either.

[ErikTheElectric]

lol

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[The Debonaire]

???

lol

[jj121591]

Haha relax buddy, was loling at the name "Shakira" for a road bike.

[Rambostyne]

lol

[Auxe]

My roadbike is named Trek

It's a Trek

I dunno

[ErikTheElectric]

So... about riding in texas...



I hear those practically no bike lanes. :O

[EmperorRyker]

My roadbike is named Trek

It's a Trek

I dunno

What Trek do you have?

[MtnJax]

So... about riding in texas...



I hear those practically no bike lanes. :O

there are very few bike lanes around where I live in NC. mostly in town areas, but most people ride on back roads in rural areas. there are "Share the Road" signs everywhere though

[Auxe]

What Trek do you have?

1.2 2012 with over 10k miles on it. New groupset every year, 2-3 chains a year, and a few minor fixes. On my fifth wheel lol

[EmperorRyker]

1.2 2012 with over 10k miles on it. New groupset every year, 2-3 chains a year, and a few minor fixes. On my fifth wheel lol

Ah, OK, I have a 2.1 2008.

[Auxe]

Ah, OK, I have a 2.1 2008.

I'm all on Shimano now - I went though a few Soras

[KRANE]

Whereabouts do you live?


Still contemplating on purchasing a MTB, definitely thinking about hitting up the trails soon while I wait for my new TCR to become available!

About 8 miles from the coast. I frequently ride to Santa Monica where the bike paths look like this:



As you can see there's a lot of traffic, lights, etc., but for now its the best I can get.

[EmperorRyker]

there are very few bike lanes around where I live in NC. mostly in town areas, but most people ride on back roads in rural areas. there are "Share the Road" signs everywhere though

Same here. To be honest, I've been used to that even before I moved here, so I don't mind too much.

[TheIronAsylum]

backs fuarked up looks like il be back to doing this

[ErikTheElectric]

backs fuarked up looks like il be back to doing this

Welcome back! I'm sure your knees (and your back) will be thanking you in the long run!

[TheIronAsylum]

Welcome back! I'm sure your knees (and your back) will be thanking you in the long run!

only catch is its 120 outside
but wel see cant really walk around due to back at the moment

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

only catch is its 120 outside
but wel see cant really walk around due to back at the moment

Early AM riding, or late night head light riding in the canal paths. That's what I do now. Conditioning has gone down the toilet.

[Auxe]

Oh hey it's a blocked user. Foreverbulk strong

[Drhunglow]

Strava been pissing me off lately. Keeps cutting out. I climbed all the way to the "X". Stood there restarting my phone and restarting strava over and over and it just wouldnt register. Anyone else have that problem as was able to fix it?

Spoiler!

About 8 miles from the coast. I frequently ride to Santa Monica where the bike paths look like this:



As you can see there's a lot of traffic, lights, etc., but for now its the best I can get.

A lot of downtown Vancouver looks like that now. Drivers are not happy lol

[RockyIV]

So... about riding in texas...



I hear those practically no bike lanes. :O

I think the Sharrows are better than bike lanes. If you have to move into the regular lane to avoid poor road conditions people freak out and think you MUST be in the bike lane if one is present and that isn't the law in TN.

The Sharrows condition people to expect bikes in the regular lanes. The regular lanes are maintained much better than the bike lanes. Ours are full of gravel and other debris that make your skinny tires prone to flats.

[MtnJax]

Strava been pissing me off lately. Keeps cutting out. I climbed all the way to the "X". Stood there restarting my phone and restarting strava over and over and it just wouldnt register. Anyone else have that problem as was able to fix it?

Garmins never cut out and you can still upload to Strava

[KRANE]

A lot of downtown Vancouver looks like that now. Drivers are not happy lol

They're ok for shopping and touring around the city, but not much else. If you want any continuous riding exclusive to cycling sans traffic you'll be relocated to the cities drain ways for consistent but not much scenic riding.

Lately, families with motor driven bikes have encroached along these paths despite the signage that prohibits bikes with motors. Electric (e-bikes) are a recent addition too. No sure yet how these will be handled.