Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.
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...and I thought the most awkward thing about this thread was going to be the thought of me in Lycra.
I was only joking
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@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Not anymore as I give no fuck about road bikes anymore. One was a Felt, I remember that.
Lowest rider weight limit of any Felt bike is 275 lbs.
https://help.feltbicycles.com/knowledge/what-is-the-rider-weight-limit-of-my-felt-bike
I'm about the same size as you, and I know of no bike model that I couldn't get in my size (current general supply shortages in the bike industry notwithstanding).
It's completely fine that you don't give a fuck about road bikes, but I'm not sure whether your reasons for that are (still) sound.
Klaus knows how to use the internet! Very good, Klaus! What was the wheelset I was using, can you Google that for me? A lot of 'em have a weight limit of 80-90 kg or so. Would you like me to find examples of that or would you like to Google that, too? I've already started, so let me know if you'd like some links.
No, actually not "a lot of'em have weight limit of 80-90 kg". Why do you say that?
No let's go back to you disproving a conversation I personally had with a Google search, that's exactly what I want to do this afternoon.
I don't doubt your conversation. They didn't have a frame in your size. So what?
But you talked about bikes with a weight limit of 180lbs as a common case, then shifted to wheels, and claimed that the whole bike industry is "prejudiced over large and tall people", citing your size and weight as an example. I think that part of your statement isn't true, have given you some evidence that it is in fact not true, and still wonder why you'd make those absurd claims.
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Not anymore as I give no fuck about road bikes anymore. One was a Felt, I remember that.
Lowest rider weight limit of any Felt bike is 275 lbs.
https://help.feltbicycles.com/knowledge/what-is-the-rider-weight-limit-of-my-felt-bike
I'm about the same size as you, and I know of no bike model that I couldn't get in my size (current general supply shortages in the bike industry notwithstanding).
It's completely fine that you don't give a fuck about road bikes, but I'm not sure whether your reasons for that are (still) sound.
Klaus knows how to use the internet! Very good, Klaus! What was the wheelset I was using, can you Google that for me? A lot of 'em have a weight limit of 80-90 kg or so. Would you like me to find examples of that or would you like to Google that, too? I've already started, so let me know if you'd like some links.
No, actually not "a lot of'em have weight limit of 80-90 kg". Why do you say that?
No let's go back to you disproving a conversation I personally had with a Google search, that's exactly what I want to do this afternoon.
I don't doubt your conversation. They didn't have a frame in your size. So what?
But you talked about bikes with a weight limit of 180lbs as a common case, then shifted to wheels, and claimed that the whole bike industry is "prejudiced over large and tall people", citing your size and weight as an example. I think that part of your statement isn't true, have given you some evidence that it is in fact not true, and still wonder why you'd make those absurd claims.
I can’t think of any good runners, professional or in my peer community who are over 180 pounds.
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@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Not anymore as I give no fuck about road bikes anymore. One was a Felt, I remember that.
Lowest rider weight limit of any Felt bike is 275 lbs.
https://help.feltbicycles.com/knowledge/what-is-the-rider-weight-limit-of-my-felt-bike
I'm about the same size as you, and I know of no bike model that I couldn't get in my size (current general supply shortages in the bike industry notwithstanding).
It's completely fine that you don't give a fuck about road bikes, but I'm not sure whether your reasons for that are (still) sound.
Klaus knows how to use the internet! Very good, Klaus! What was the wheelset I was using, can you Google that for me? A lot of 'em have a weight limit of 80-90 kg or so. Would you like me to find examples of that or would you like to Google that, too? I've already started, so let me know if you'd like some links.
No, actually not "a lot of'em have weight limit of 80-90 kg". Why do you say that?
No let's go back to you disproving a conversation I personally had with a Google search, that's exactly what I want to do this afternoon.
I don't doubt your conversation. They didn't have a frame in your size. So what?
But you talked about bikes with a weight limit of 180lbs as a common case, then shifted to wheels, and claimed that the whole bike industry is "prejudiced over large and tall people", citing your size and weight as an example. I think that part of your statement isn't true, have given you some evidence that it is in fact not true, and still wonder why you'd make those absurd claims.
I can’t think of any good runners, professional or in my peer community who are over 180 pounds.
@loki said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Not anymore as I give no fuck about road bikes anymore. One was a Felt, I remember that.
Lowest rider weight limit of any Felt bike is 275 lbs.
https://help.feltbicycles.com/knowledge/what-is-the-rider-weight-limit-of-my-felt-bike
I'm about the same size as you, and I know of no bike model that I couldn't get in my size (current general supply shortages in the bike industry notwithstanding).
It's completely fine that you don't give a fuck about road bikes, but I'm not sure whether your reasons for that are (still) sound.
Klaus knows how to use the internet! Very good, Klaus! What was the wheelset I was using, can you Google that for me? A lot of 'em have a weight limit of 80-90 kg or so. Would you like me to find examples of that or would you like to Google that, too? I've already started, so let me know if you'd like some links.
No, actually not "a lot of'em have weight limit of 80-90 kg". Why do you say that?
No let's go back to you disproving a conversation I personally had with a Google search, that's exactly what I want to do this afternoon.
I don't doubt your conversation. They didn't have a frame in your size. So what?
But you talked about bikes with a weight limit of 180lbs as a common case, then shifted to wheels, and claimed that the whole bike industry is "prejudiced over large and tall people", citing your size and weight as an example. I think that part of your statement isn't true, have given you some evidence that it is in fact not true, and still wonder why you'd make those absurd claims.
I can’t think of any good runners, professional or in my peer community who are over 180 pounds.
I they fitted wheels to them you might. They'd be deadly going down hills.
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I decided to get my ebike out of storage. It had been there for oh, about 16 months. Amazingly, the damn battery was still completely full. How?! And I had taken it in a couple centuries, so it needs a tune-up, but I figured I'd just see how it was working otherwise.
ebikes are strange. Mine doesn't have a throttle, it's not a moped with pedals. It uses pedal assist, and it's heavy as hell. That means getting up to and maintaining 20 mph is a cinch, but it'll stay right at 20 when the motor clicks off unless you've got a serious downhill.
So I got it up to 20 around the neighborhood when this shit happened.
I was standing up, too, so I collapsed. This happened to me a few years back on the national mall, and I ate serious shit. My leg was FUBAR for well over a month. (I posted gnarly photos at the old new coffee room at the time.) I learned my lesson, and instead of trying to avoid the top bar I smashed my nuts to keep the thing stable. It worked, but, well, I smashed my nuts. And a toe as I was wearing sandals because I'm Mr. Safety.
Can't believe I broke a chain. Am I really that fat?**
So I got Aniki, my single speed out.
He needed his tires pumped up. That's it. No rust, cables are fine, wheels are still nearly perfectly true, quiet as a mouse. I absolutely love singlespeeds. Aniki is the shit.
New high-tension chain doesn't come in the mail for about 10 days. Maybe then my toe won't be killing me as much.
**Regarding the fat issue, that's no shit. I'm not allowed to ride a lot of higher-end bikes because they were only designed to hold a max weight of 180 lbs. I'm a hair over 200. Nevermind that I'm 6'4", I'm what the lycra-clad motherfuckers call a "Clydesdale," which is their special term for fat male cyclist. Ask me again why I hate MAMILs.
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
So I got Aniki, my single speed out.
He needed his tires pumped up. That's it. No rust, cables are fine, wheels are still nearly perfectly true, quiet as a mouse. I absolutely love singlespeeds. Aniki is the shit.Dude I remember riding it one time, it was SO awesome.
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
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@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
So I got Aniki, my single speed out.
He needed his tires pumped up. That's it. No rust, cables are fine, wheels are still nearly perfectly true, quiet as a mouse. I absolutely love singlespeeds. Aniki is the shit.Dude I remember riding it one time, it was SO awesome.
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
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@89th said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
+1 Yikes! Glad it wasn't any worse. A cold compress to help?
@brenda said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@89th said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
+1 Yikes! Glad it wasn't any worse. A cold
compressbeer to help?FIFY
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...and I thought the most awkward thing about this thread was going to be the thought of me in Lycra.
@doctor-phibes said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
...and I thought the most awkward thing about this thread was going to be the thought of me in Lycra.
It would be too boring to not take irrelevant issues of irrelevant hobbies way too seriously...
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@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
I don't doubt your conversation. They didn't have a frame in your size. So what?
That's a very narrow interpretation of the conversation. The "so what" is everything else.
But you talked about bikes with a weight limit of 180lbs as a common case, then shifted to wheels,
I didn't "shift to wheels," bikes have wheels. They can be a reason why there is a lower weight limit on some bikes.
I'll allow that I could be conflating the bike industry/the people in it/its customers with the bikes they make and ride. Maybe it's not the bikes. Sure.
claimed that the whole bike industry is "prejudiced over large and tall people",
I have a lot I could talk about on this particular front, but I'm not going to with you. It wouldn't be an open conversation, your agenda is to take my personal experiences, and compare it against a Google search to prove how absurd I'm being.
You've never worked in the bike industry. You don't know the people I used to know. I didn't decide to get offended or quit jobs because of one conversation, or out of some arbitrary desire to pull some kind of bullshit victim card. I really don't care what you think about my personal experiences and I have nothing I need to prove to you. Write me off as being absurd.
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
You've never worked in the bike industry. You don't know the people I used to know. I didn't decide to get offended or quit jobs because of one conversation, or out of some arbitrary desire to pull some kind of bullshit victim card. I really don't care what you think about my personal experiences and I have nothing I need to prove to you. Write me off as being absurd.
Relax, I'm just pulling your leg a little
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@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
You've never worked in the bike industry. You don't know the people I used to know. I didn't decide to get offended or quit jobs because of one conversation, or out of some arbitrary desire to pull some kind of bullshit victim card. I really don't care what you think about my personal experiences and I have nothing I need to prove to you. Write me off as being absurd.
Relax, I'm just pulling your leg a little
You are taking these things too personally.@klaus said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
Relax, I'm just pulling your leg a little You are taking these things too personally
Yeah sorry, you're right in that it's a bit of a personal thing. On the surface it sounds stupid but it's a real phenomenon, and from shop floor guys to product managers there can be some serious shittiness about it.
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@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
So I got Aniki, my single speed out.
He needed his tires pumped up. That's it. No rust, cables are fine, wheels are still nearly perfectly true, quiet as a mouse. I absolutely love singlespeeds. Aniki is the shit.Dude I remember riding it one time, it was SO awesome.
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
@89th said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
@aqua-letifer said in Chain Failure. Eating it. Singlespeeds.:
So I got Aniki, my single speed out.
He needed his tires pumped up. That's it. No rust, cables are fine, wheels are still nearly perfectly true, quiet as a mouse. I absolutely love singlespeeds. Aniki is the shit.Dude I remember riding it one time, it was SO awesome.
Also, glad you didn't die today. That too.
You did indeed! I dunno how hilly Minnesoooooota is but I can still get away with one gear here. The DC area's got literally the one hill.
