The All Things Cycling Thread

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#3,177
What's a good starter bike? I am thinking about tossing some cycling into my exercise regimen. I would basically be doing it on flat paved trails in the local area. I don't need anything fancy. I won't become one of those dudes wearing spandex out on the weekends.
 
#3,178
#3,178
FLVOL_79 said:
What's a good starter bike? I am thinking about tossing some cycling into my exercise regimen. I would basically be doing it on flat paved trails in the local area. I don't need anything fancy. I won't become one of those dudes wearing spandex out on the weekends.
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Check out a fitness bike (AKA flat bar road bike, or whatever). Trek FX series, Kona Dew, Jamis Allegro or Coda, etc.
 
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#3,183
VOLatile said:
It's snowing...
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Oh boy.

Finally replaced the chain and cassette. Why do they sell the latter in pieces? I'm guessing so people can configure their gearing, but one would think that a 12-25 is a common enough set that they could one-piece it.
 
#3,184
#3,184
Velo Vol said:
Oh boy.

Finally replaced the chain and cassette. Why do they sell the latter in pieces? I'm guessing so people can configure their gearing, but one would think that a 12-25 is a common enough set that they could one-piece it.
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Weight and ease of manufacturing. SRAM Red cassettes are almost all one piece and they're like $400.
 
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#3,186
Velo Vol said:
wut

Cassettes on lower-end bikes are one piece, are they not?
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No. They are either freewheels or the super cheap ones are pinned and that's a terrible system. Maybe you mean why aren't they all pinned? If so, then it's weight savings and allows you to replace worn cogs instead of the whole thing.
 
#3,187
#3,187
so a 16.2 mile trek Saturday officially broke the cracked the pedal. Looking at these, as always suggestions are very welcome, especially if I'm making a huge mistake. I really don't want to spend more than $40 if I don't have to.

Amazon.com : Wellgo MG-1 Magnesium Sealed Platform Pedal, 9/16-Inch, Silver : Bike Pedals : Sports & Outdoors

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#3,190
#3,190
volfanbill said:
Will those hold up on my mountain bike?
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Very easily. They are nylon pedals designed for BMX riding. I smashed them around on my fat bike and the only reason why I took them off was because I constantly got Mississippi River water in them and never cleaned the bearings. I lost a few when I finally got around to applying new grease. And they come in orange and a bigger platform than the ones you posted.
 
#3,193
#3,193
VOLatile said:
No. They are either freewheels or the super cheap ones are pinned and that's a terrible system. Maybe you mean why aren't they all pinned? If so, then it's weight savings and allows you to replace worn cogs instead of the whole thing.
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I don't know. Except for the largest three cogs, which are fused together, you have to assemble to cogs and spacers like a puzzle. Seems like they could do that at the factory.

Where can you get individual cogs? Most of my riding is in the middle. I rarely use the biggest three or smallest two gears.
 
#3,194
#3,194
ordered the fyxation slim pedals. In orange. Although they appear to be more of a darker red/orange than TN orange. No worries, it seems to be close to Milligan College (my alma mater) orange and will match up perfectly against the black bike... Will post pictures once I get them installed.
 
#3,195
#3,195
Velo Vol said:
I don't know. Except for the largest three cogs, which are fused together, you have to assemble to cogs and spacers like a puzzle. Seems like they could do that at the factory.

Where can you get individual cogs? Most of my riding is in the middle. I rarely use the biggest three or smallest two gears.
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Can probably find them online. I can order them from QBP.
 
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#3,196
I suspect if you tried buying 5 gears (retail) you'd probably end up spending nearly as much as for a new cassette. That's usually how these things work.
 
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#3,198
Going to try to ride a century next weekend without leaving the city limits. There will be a lot of elevation gain...
 
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Velo Vol said:
It's hilly there?
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I live in the Mississippi River Valley. I live on top of a big hill, that if I take my usual route is 500 or so feet of gain at 18% grade. There are some tough, short climbs. Nothing like mountains,but in the city it's not very flat.
 
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