Most recent activity
-
Don't forget about Cove.
-
They have nice e-bikes, I have no idea what kind of niche they're trying to fill with that folding abomination.
Also great name for e-road bike, Ducati. -
Yes, it has 6 speed Shimano Tourney. Yes, it has cable-pull noname brakes. Yes, it's folding. Yes, it retails for 1700 Euro while being ugly as a sin. But what does it for me -- it's Ducati. THAT Ducati. You can go on their website and find it.
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/news/ducati-and-mt-distribution-present-mg-20-the-first-folding-magnesium-e-bike-in-the-ducati-urban-e-mobility-line -
Hello there, came back for advice on fenders -- what are my best options? I was set on getting SKS Edge set, but it (like all other SKS sets) state that I need at least 15mm of space between tire and fender -- and I have at most 7 between tire and bridge, it is surprisingly low. Can I ignore SKS recommendations? Are there better (still under 50 Euro) sets for my case? Vertical hole on the bridge is something I've never seen before; other than that it has all the mounts you can expect -- couple of eyelets on the rear dropouts; eyelet near BB. Not concerned with fork too much -- there everything should fit just fine.
-
and @psg1ben, thanks. I don't know why how I avoided that my whole life, but you live and learn.
-
Tubed (cheap tube from nearest supermarket, might be quite thick) tire wouldn't sit flush near nipple. What am I doing wrong? Any advice on seating tubed tires better?
-
I have a question for people knowledgeable in older bike tech. I was looking through old Sunbeam catalogue (around 1924, I think) and saw this item. Surely they didn't have any Slime or Stan's back then, so how did it work?
-
Sounds good.
On hobo point — I'm sure that with C bag I will look like one and that would deter anyone interested in my stuff, no additional security needed! Might also attach dead dove to it with dirty rope to increase deterrence level. -
I was sure that nobody makes colored tires anymore aside from indoor ones, but alas. With black tires and better matched tape it could work.
Just a bit of a rant. Decided it's time to rebuild my main bike this weekend -- something is creaking in the BB area, chain is done for (chain checker is loose at 1.0 mark), I'm not happy with stock 2x setup, brakes more squeal than brake -- you know how it is with used bikes. Done everything I wanted, including routing rear brakes cable through the frame (not fun at all with a steel frame with no internal guides; had to use endoscope and prayers to do it) and cleaning hub bodies just to find out that PC-1130 chain I just bought is too short. 38T chainring, 40T biggest cog -- and it isn't long enough to just make a loop, let alone route it through RD. Serves me right for getting the cheapest chain online with no OEM box.