Post your shitbikesssss
>>2053883
>>2053888Now that's a shit bike.
>>2053883Living as I do in a culturally enriched town, I've had to put together a bike that's comfortable, reliable and visually repellant, for those occasions when I know I'm going to be leaving it unattended.I have nicer bikes for recreational riding. More than once while locking it up it received snarky sideways glances from bike snobs, only for their cut lock to be laying on the floor when I return. Always good for a chuckle.
>>2053892I love it, the MX bar is a nice touch. I'd steal it.
>>2053888wth is that frame is it from an ebike or summin? also nice umaru sticker
>>2053883would it have killed you to follow the pybt format? >>2036544
>>2053892>only for their cut lock to be laying on the floor when I returnextremely based. is this the final form or do you have any more plans for it? favorite bike on /n/ and genius idea
>>2053888Hey, I have that same shitbike!It's the Mongoose Transport, a full-size bike that folds in half.And it's been a pretty good, durable bike I've owned for a long time, although I don't ride much.
>>2053888What's that blue fender on the front? Looks cool.>>2053892Now THIS is a shit bike. Looks fuckin' sick. >>2053900It's my first time posting from /mlp/. My bad!
>>2053910kek
>>2053969kys faggot
>>2053976sorry...
>>2053892>visually repellantBut most of the effort is wasted, you could have just bolted on the v-brakes and left it at that.
>>2054221Are 26'ers the go to shitbike?
>>2054223Yes, and here's why.>Most BSO tier cheapo bikes are 26ers>Some of the best made frames from the 80s and 90s were 26ers, but to the untrained eye they are indistinguishable from BSO's>Wheels etc are readily available and cheapMost pro bike thieves dismiss 26ers almost out of hand, unless of course they spot a name they recognize or perhaps older rare parts that they know can sell for big money, but generally they're looking for new easy to sell bikes, and that tends to be 29ers and 700c.You can build up a really nice practical and comfortable 26er for not a lot of money that will be instantly filtered out by most bike thieves.
>>2053894Weird how so many people think it either is or was electric. It just folds in half. >>2053969Huh, never heard of the Mongoose version before. Another frame to look out for. >>2053969It folds too! With the wheel off, you can slide it into itself and put flat against the fork, so you don't have to carry it separately. You can still find them on aliexpress if you search for folding fender, it's the rear one from the set. Without a bottom tube you kinda need a full-size front fender, otherwise you get wet up to your knees from every puddle. If I need to take the rear wheel off too, I unclip these SKS fittngs and curl it up, with frame folded fully it won't uncurl into the top tube.
>>2053892has happened to me aswell, I left mine unlocked and came back to this guy pissed his ebike was nabbed lmao
>>2053888Do you live in Fallout 3?
Try to restore my friend's shitbike which is a 26" high tensile steel road bike from the 1970s. He's not willing to pay much for it but I've spent quite some dosh on it. Should I just keep it?
>>2054289donate it to the homeless
>>205428926" roadie? is it juvenile sized?
>>2054295they'll just sell it for crack>>2054312it came with 26" wheels. Surely a 700c fits right?
I reckon I've put around ~700 miles on this thing so far this year. I got it at a garage sale for free. I had the rear wheel bearing completely fail about 100 miles ago but I got it fixed for about $15 using eBay parts. I take it on mountain bike trails all the time. I love it!Expensive bikes are CRINGE!
>>2054331where are your rear brakes?>>2054328No. 26" as in ISO590? Or 26" as in ISO 559? 26" ISO 590 is belivable and those MIGHT fit. Maybe.
>>2054342I just deleted them because the rear wheel was wobbling and hitting the pads. I ended up getting the wheel trued for $15 but I threw away the brake parts. It stops okay with just front brakes
>>2054243>Some of the best made frames from the 80s and 90s were 26ers, but to the untrained eye they are indistinguishable from BSO's
Me after completing a 130km ride recentlyFound the frame in the bush, put other parts from another salvaged bike (had a problem with pedals, they didn't stay at 180° but one pedal wobbled from 150 to 180°, I replaced the parts and the problem reoccured and I didn't bother figuring it out since it's actually a pain in the ass to repair 40 year old shit)Now my bike is a single speed (alright for my flat city) and I found another rusty abandoned bike from the 90s. It has a 7 speed hub gear (sachs super 7) and I will put those wheels with hub gear on my bike once the new tires arriveThe 130km ride was pretty hilly and was annoying with a single speed so I want some speedsMy friend who owns a 1500€ bike who I met at the end of my ride was like: "YOU RODE WITH THAT!?!?!? O.o"Yeah bitch I also don't wear skinny bike clothes like a faggot
>>2054331SOVL
I've clocked about 205 miles in this shitbike so far which is more mileage than this cheap ass walmart cruiser has any right to be put through, and yes its a 26er but it has some really fat tires
>>2054575Would have been even better with the dork disc.
>>2054221Talk me through the rear rack anon?What the thinking behind it being completely fucked?
>>2054575Wow, that actually looks very nice and neat...BOOOOO!!!
>>2054460Is it just me, or are your handlebars pointing downward?
I-it's a work in progress>>2053892>received snarky sideways glances from bike snobspeople are so mean, some bitch straight up told me >who's even going to steal that piece of garbage?while I was locking my bike
>>2054794you can't escape in case of a fire if the door is blocked?
>>2053892>I have nicer bikes for recreational riding. More than once while locking it up it received snarky sideways glances from bike snobs, only for their cut lock to be laying on the floor when I return. Always good for a chuckle.shit that didnt happen for 500
>>2054794it's pretty cool. what's with the second homemade brake bridge?
>>2054812I got the bike in a flea market, it came with one of those flimsy rear racksIt kept getting unscrewed so I ditched it for the one you see on the front, the bridge is was there to as a way to attach the rack to the bike, desu I forgot about it
>>2054794Wtf is this? Homemade?
>>2054843Centurion mixte from the 70's
>>2054794It's like the bike equivalent of picrel. Looks neat.
>>2053892>in a culturally enriched town,I get your casual racism and rage at ruined social capital + low trust + enshittified civilizationI am somewhat racist and intolerant myselfHowever it is more correct to say "poverty ridden" town than"culturally enriched"I am not sayin this because I think the problem is entirely economic either, while being a fatherless poorly socialized brown "person" is still tragic they are responsible for their antisocial behavior first before trying to blame everything on whiteygeorge floyd shouldn't have died like that, yes - but he was still a fucking assholeDon't allow that prediliction of yours to ve abused to turn attention away from the oligarch ghouls wrecking our society thoughI am not saying this because I'm trying to browbeat you but because it's just important if we ever actually want things to get better for us and society - society and us
>>2054724no clue i just got this from a relative this yearbrakes were pretty loose so i tightened them up, and the front gear switches from 2nd to 3rd on its own like the cable is pulling on it to change or somethingi also cant seem to change the seat height at all, its completelly stuckSeems like it could have been pretty decent when it was new though
>>2055218
>>2055218>>2054221This is the minimum amount of crust that you need to have for a bike to be a 'shitbike'
>>2055218At least you got a free coat hook on the fork.
My shartmart agressive geometry mountain bike shaped object winter project. It's got an Aliexpress fork on it, stiffer rear spring and $40 Aliexpress 4 piston brakes that I haven't mounted yet. Ignore the cable shitters on it now. It's got like a 64 degree head tube now with the 130mm fork. It has a high bottom bracket too which will help when I mid drive convert it. It's got a steel rear triangle but the heavy fork actually makes it balanced somehow.
>>2055399Also, I wrapped the frame with Aliexpress cammo wrap because the shit pait faded in the sun. I'll probably just paint it so I can check for frame cracks and shit.
>>2055312yeah, what the hell is that thing anyway?
Specialized Hardrock made with whatever parts I could salvage from my pile of scrap bikes.Wally-World bike pogo stick fork, the only front brake assembly I could find that wasn't completely seized, ancient thumb shifter, busted rack held together with zipties, cranks with very worn chainrings (no front derailleur, I just keep it in the low gear anyways,) clapped-out seat on with a tube that's too small so I have it duct taped to the frame so it only spins a bit. And a milk crate.I call it the Crackrock.It's like the bike equivalent of a farm truck. I ride it maybe a thousand feet to grab mail or whatever, and when I'm not using it it just sits outside against the steps.
>>2055399Based suicidal budget downhiller.
>>2055490I would always call these and the rockhopper, hardcock, and cockhopper, respectively. Would always make me chuckle to myself
>>2055420It's there to catch the straddle cable in case the brake cable snaps. Otherwise it would catch on the knobs of the tire and lock up the front wheel.
>>2055514makes sense.I've never seen one before. and I've seen a ton of canti bikes. I guess they just never caught on.
>>2054794Mixte?
terrorism bike
you knowfor terrorism
at least according to that one guy at the convenience store
>>2056321What's with the horseshoe
>>2056435brake braceplacebo but it looks cool so it's fine
>>2056441>placebo not him but I didn't realize that. I've never had one but I thought they really did stiffen up the braking.or maybe that's just in the case of really old model or poor quality brake arms?
>>2056456>>2056441it gives you a little bit more bottom end with your brake pressure, its useful when its wet, you can really grip it and rip it even harder than usual and lock up the wheel even with a soaked pad and braking surfacenormal braking though its almost no difference at all, because all its really doing is mitigating a little bit of the frame flexing when braking very hard, the scenarios where you brake hard enough to flex the frame are few and far between as is, and the actual impact that has on braking performance is smallbut it looks cool
got scammed off 50€ in a bike shop for wanting to unstuck the seatpost of a bike thats probably worth like 100€ total>it was really hard to move itno shit, i would have fixed it myself if it wasntnever going for repairs at a bike shop again, if i cant fix it myself its not worth fixing
>>2056321>>2056322this screams attention whore and mental illnessesi seriously hope you're not older than 21 or something
>>2056322would be kinda cool if not for the childish "fuck cars"
>>2056320>>2056321>>2056322What model Mavica were these taken with?
>>2056742all of the above>>2056747ive been hit by a car twice, i mean that shit>>2056962fd-91
>>2056741so you want someone to do something extremely difficult that you couldn't do and then you want them to not charge you for the amount of time and effort they underwent in your place?????
>>2057066Reminds me of the people on /ck/ bitching that restaurant meals cost more than the wholesale cost of the ingredients
>>2057067its funny cause it honestly seems like the shop gave him a good deal cause they know that they spend most of their day sitting around anyways.
>>2057066Yes
>>2057059>ive been hit by a car twice, i mean that shitcontext? i just tend to remain hyper-aware while riding in roads, and generally just avoid them and go in the sidewalks or in trailsfor me going on roads its not worth the stress except maybe in urban areas with low traffic
>>2057059Sorry that happened to you. I've intentionally had a car try to run me over. It was crazy. There was a traffic enforcer at an intersection telling me to wait as he waved off a bunch of cars from the other direction, and the car behind me could just not wait. What a retard.
Anyone else had this cycle where their european town went from being super walkable with a cobblestone central area, to removing all that because "cars are the future" after ww2, to going back to pedestrian and bicycle friendly development but using cheap concrete and fake cobblestone?>>2054221anyway this bike rides very nicely now that the seat is at a normal height, idk how it compares to an actual good bicycle because ive never had one but i think its okay
>>2057059>ve been hit by a car twiceDoes that mean you've had to receive the internal bleeding test twice? I remember being half conscious and bleeding from my head after being tboned when the doctor said "I'm going to need to perform an internal bleeding test, alright?" I responded with ughiughhah in my half conscious state when BAM, I get a full finger or two, once or twice, up the pooper making me fully conscious. On the plus side, I wasn't bleeding internally and now I like fingers
Single speeder
I took a Dremel to the fork and frame and was able to squeeze on some 32mm tires. Could probably fit 35s No, I will not buy a gravel bike
>>2054221>>2055218shitbike update: just realized the rear wheel is VERY offset to the left, almost thought it was completelly bent or something but the wheel is in good condition, its just the way the bike is i guessthe brakes were slightly adjusted to compensate for this but not nearly enough, so the left rear brake is completelly done for while the right rear brake is virtually brand new, unusedI adjusted the compensation to be even more extreme and now hopefullyi the good brake on the right will make contact earlier than the flat one on the leftAlso tightened the front brakes further as i didnt tighten it nearly enough and it had tons of leeway
>>2057212your rim may not be dished i.e. whoever built it didn't tighten the right spokes and loosen the left spokes so that the rim pulled to the center over the cogs. if so, then the rim is pulled equally and centered over the hub flanges (like a front wheel) but not the real center including the cassette also. or maybe the cassette was changed to more cogs but it probably wouldn't fit into the dropouts on the frame in that case.or, the stays on the frame that hold the dropouts maybe got bent in a crash.it's weird that you notice it on the brakes but the tire isn't rubbing the stays, though. not really sure what's going on but these are some things to check, anyway.
>>2057165I take it that means you really like this... thing?
>>2057242The folly of shitbikers is that we all eventually fall for our shitbikes...
>>2057242It's the.... Zero maintenance, zero repairs, zero inconveniences, it is slow, makes me be present and in the moment, it's always in the right gear (Are you a glass half full or half empty guy?) It's just always 100% ready to rock and roll. Not always fucking with shit. "Oh the front fork is doing this and needs a rebuild now, rear shock leaks air, damn this new one has weird damping, countless suspension settings, tinkering with tire pressures, thinking what tread pattern is best, what tire TPI or rubber compound or sidewall construction is best for my trails... Chainrings and cassettes, dropper seat adjustments. Nice performance bike can be such a drag. But the yard sale special? It's just STFU and ride bitch stop overthinking. That's what I like about it. I may look into something that can fit 2" semi slicks though. I did swap to a chainring that's 2 teeth smaller and it has Chinese carbon bars now
>>2057326Said the guy who took a dremel to his ride in order to fit new tyres.
>>2057326That must be the shittiest bike wall hanger.
all of my bikes are shitbikes. i dont think i've ever paid more than $20 for a bike.
>>2057374
>>2057375
>>2057376i do de-rust and service them, though.
>>2057377im going to actually put some money into this one and restore/upgrade it, so that i have at least one nice bike.
>>2057378shitbikes are just more fun to cruise around town on
>>2057212Just adjust your rear wheel dish to fit the shitbike frame
>>2057357Oh no I spent 6 minutes removing 1/8" of steel from a fork >>2057360Where's your garage and vertical stack o' bikes? Going into a shitty bike thread on 4chan, and talking shit on peoples shit is some psychopath stuff man
most of these bikes are tiny seat tube bikes. are you all children?
>>2057379word
>>2057528Your the one blogging daily to this same thread look in the mirror faggo.
Had a BH supra for nearly 2 decades and rust is starting to grow everywherealso the gears skip seemingly at random every few seconds which is super annoying
>>2057801how big do you want the seat to be? how fat are you?
>>2058567Nah he's just some Spandex bib boys that likes the saddle up his ass"Hey everybody, look at how tall I am! I only set my saddle at Max full leg extension for maximum power output and performance! Its never acceptable to have it any lower, now matter how uncomfortable the seat is"
Whats a better storage for a shitbike>enclosed room with high humidity all year round>pavilliom with high humidity all year round (just a roof without walls or only 2 sides with walls)
>>2058580Idk just lube the chain more. I've had bikes sit outside and get rained on for years. And used WD40 back then cause that's what everyone said to do 30 years ago
>>2058580pav so u ride it more
>>2058590its getting very rainy now, i can expect rain most days so i wont be riding much
>>2057227>>2057478what happens now
>>2059229>buy a spoke wrench. I'd get the circular one with all the sizes and make sure you use the smallest size that fits.>look up "how to true a wheel" and "dish" a wheel on parktool.com >if you want to skip buying a true stand, you can put the wheel back in the dropouts (make sure the axle is fully seated on both sides) and put zip ties on the seat stays to use like calipers >since this is your first time and you're an idiot, you will completely fuck the wheel>buy a new wheel
>>2059238>>since this is your first time and you're an idiot, you will completely fuck the wheelkek this is what puts me off trying to true a wheelI keep meaning to practice on a scrap wheel but i never do
>>2059238>and put zip ties on the seat stays to use like caliperseyeball the dish and thumb to straighten it out
>>2059238Little metallic balls started coming outHow do I put them back in? I think I lost a few already AAAASAAAAAAAAAA
>>2058579like the previous poster said if you aren't over 25bmi it isn't uncomfortable to use a regular bicycle seat.
>>2059255whatever you're comfortable with, I don't care
>>2059267why the fuck did you disassemble the axle? did it break in two?
>>2059282Probably looked at how the axle is threaded throught its length, had a "hmm, maybe I can just move the wheel along the axle" thought, and then picrelated
>>2058567He's talking about the frame sizes idiot
>>2059267>>2059289Good luck anon
>>2059246just go slowly. don't be on a schedule. if you get frustrated, take a break or walk away. start by applying oil to each nipple where the spoke comes out and give it some time to penetrate, then wipe the surface off vigorously.on the most bent area of the rim, only tighten/loosen maybe slightly over a quarter turn. then do the adjacent spokes less. use the valve (or its hole if you removed the tire/tube ) to keep track of going around the entire wheel. at the end of one circuit, squeeze the spokes together vigorously with your hands (wear gloves) all the way around and recheck, then repeat everything. actually, I usually start with the squeezing, too.keep going until your calipers are not hitting/showing light through within reason (there's always at least a tiny bit, but that's ok)if you have a flat spot in the roundness, that's a related procedure but the above is much more common.if you do above, you will not fuck the wheel.remember, if you twist the wrong way, you can undo it.also, while twisting, pinch the spoke with your other hand's fingers. if the nipple is stuck and you feel the whole spoke "winds up" before the nipple gives way and turns independently, mark the turn you're going for from when it breaks free. then gently back off the turn to untwist the spoke; the spoke and nipple will usually untwist together, which is what you want.
>>2059340>back off the turncome to think of it, I should have said: back off the nipple the amount the spoke twisted before it broke free, which will make everything right. I don't think the nipple and spoke move together (maybe?) but unscrewing the nipple the amount it twisted the spoke will make the increment correct. the act of doing so will untwist the spoke, but in my head I can't remember if the spoke and nipple move together or independently. but the technique works either way
>>2059267You will be watching this video please:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERvMQHNF8NkThe hub likely had 7 or 9 bearings on each sideJust count and see if it's closer to 14 or 18 bearings but it's extremely likely to have been 9 bearings and it's extremely likely they are the same size on both sidesAlso: do you see how the part of the frame where the rear axle goes in is diagonal?That can be a source of crookedness too:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MHBHFu4CrAI HIGHLY suspect that this might have been the real cause for your "bike is off to one side in the frame" problem you had in the first placeWish I could teleport to you and help you desuBut you can do it, watch these two videos and you will be able to fully fix these problems and the bike will be fine
>>2059267>Little metallic balls>a presumably grown person who can read and write is not familiar with the term "ball bearings."face it mate, you're hopeless.
>>2059282bent axle
>>2059398I think it's stupid for you to be belittling him for no good reasonsaying nothing would have been better and more likely to result in him learning about this stuffpost advice like I did here >>2059390 or just don't postIt's not unreasonable to never have to deal with this kind of stuff.Just think for a moment - there are plenty of people who go their entire lives without ever doing more than assembling some furniture with the included inner-hex keyThough I understand the desire to feel a fleeting moment of superiority and shitpost while doing soI am sure he'll get his shitbike fixed if he wants to though
>>2059403>thoughbad habit, annoying to read, sorryI know this is more /o/ but it's just satisfying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PasrD1id2r4
>>2059403>moralfagging on 4chandude, shut up
>>2059406Don't get your axle bent sweatie
>>2054794"Probably the same type of person who would love you" Or something like that
>>2054794>who's even going to steal that piece of garbage?i use this as a term of endearment for my shitbike>if anyone steals it, the punishment is that they now own it
>>2059547that was cute, thank you Anon.>>2059556I would be devastated, I fell in love with my shitty mixte, wasted a lot of money but the project is far from finished.
>>2059559same, which is why the punishment is so dire. you have not just stolen a lover away and have to live with that sin itself, but the lover wasn't even worth stealing so it's like double bad.
>>2053883>>2053892>>2053888>>2054460Great shitbikes in this threadI think I've posted this Giant somewhat recently. I've had it forever and it's one of two bikes that survived a fire years back.Four stainless steel hose clamps have been holding the chainstay to the dropout for over 10 years now without a budge. I could get it fixed but it's come to be a symbol of triumph for this bike.
>>2059765shine on you crazy diamond
gonna steal your shit bike
No name frame. 1x9 Cues with Amazon parts and rack. I live in a flat central EU city so no need to lock it up at grocery store or work. The fat tires are nice over everything, year round, rain or snow.
>>2061552That's an amazing build anon, I live in a hillly area and sometimes I feel like a mtb build or even a foldable bike build would be better than whatever frankenstein build I have going on would be better than whatever I have going on would be like.
>>2061571The 1x9 cues was cheap. My build was less than €400.
>>2061587Nah. I cropped it for privacy and the size limit. Those things look like rubber flashing from the tires. They were brand new in that image.
New project shit bike for next year. On the trainer this winter. Can anyone figure out the year?
>>2061594based UAE-based virtual cycling platform enjoyer
>>2061599Free is best for beginner. My trainer is only good for 6% and 600 watts. I can barely manage that for more than 5 seconds.
>>2061603i also am a UAE-based virtual cycling platform enjoyer, started two weeks ago
>>2054460This is the faggiest post I have read since 2013
>>2053883See >>2064291 Ahahahaaaaaa
>offered to fix my friend's uncle's bike>late 60s/early 70s Hi-Tensile steel frame with CrMo (surprisingly) fork>franken groupset mix of suntour and shimano>26" wheels>some fags stole the brake calipers and replaced it with chink shit ones>cup and cone BB>stripped the paint>another layer of paint under it>dropout spacing is using french 126/96mm>mfwit has been almost two years since I started this project and my friend won't probably pay me squat.
>>2064654>>some fags stole the brake calipers and replaced it with chink shit onesm8 you have schizophrenia, any part thief is not replacing shit they are stripping your shit and leaving it in the street like a raped dog
>>2064655The guy was borrowing the bike and he got into an "accident". He returned it with different parts. This was in the 70-80s btw.
>>2064656that's not theft it's fraud. and it's not water it's AQUAHOL
There is something so comfy about the entry level groups I can't fully describe it. Maybe the fact that you pay peanuts to build something that just works with some used old bike or the fact that you can fully abuse those components. I personally get far more enjoyment building with shit components than getting some latest and greatest fad groups.Having a modern higher end bike just never feels the same level of comfy and fun in comparison to cheap clunker
>>2055069>wog copeJust cos you don't steal bikes doesn't mean most bike theft isn't by niggers. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
>>2064685yeah, I buy an old bike and keep everything stock and just ride it. THEN, if something doesn't perform right FOR ME, I'll replace it with something that does. but even then, I usually don't have to spend much to level up to what I need. there's so many good designs whose patents have expired, you can get decent, reliable parts for peanuts.when I fix my normie friends' bikes, it's just a generic cable kit, a KMC chain, maybe a cheap tire. usually their parts just need oil and tuning, they all still work even if performance is low. they don't care about high performance, they've never experienced it, they're not good enough riders to push that envelope.modern tourney is comparable to the first several gens of XT, probably.
my $80cad secondhand 90s raleigh that i made into my janky freight/bike tour rig. most expensive piece is the woho triangle bag...
>>2064685Modern 10/11/12 speed group sets are also way too fragile
>>2064748wow, very cool.an entry level 90s Raleigh was my first bike shop bike. loved that thing. sold it to my buddy who went to college out of state. probably still getting traded around on the used market up in MA.
>>2056320what you doing by the tracks anon
There's just something extremely satisfying using an absolute piece of crap bike. It rides and shifts pretty good. Makes a ton of creaks, squeaks and rattles but it gets the job doneI leave it in the back of my truck and it gets rained and snowed on but I don't care. I never wash it or clean it. I don't have to worry about it getting stolen because I have other bikes and I'm just waiting for this one to break or something! Best part is I got it for free. I've put over a thousand miles on it. It goes on a lot of beginner/easy mountain bike trails
>>2056441>placebo>>2056456>placeboIt's not placebo when you need it.I had an aluminum frame that shuddered like crazy with a v in the rear. Brake booster fixed it instantly
>>2059267>Little metallic balls started coming outOh my sweet summer child
>>2064685I've never trusted Tourney, they have failed me one time too often. But I do appreciate all the Altuses and Clarises of the world, everyone tosses them out to upgrade to something supposedly better but they are actually great components if you give them a chance.
>>2066311what failed exactly? both tourney rear mech and altus have plastic parts in them and work the same, it's just altus has more range. The rest of tourney stuff is metal so I don't see how anything could fail.
>>2066347Altuses are thicker, tend to have less slop in the joints and have bushings in the pulleys. Every Tourney rear mech I've got to work with (four of them, including two kids bikes) eventually became impossible to set up, you had to do stupid stuff like shifting two up one down to get it to derail the chain at all. Altus, I've had one get slammed hard by a metal gate and it's just fine, bent the hanger back straight and didn't even need to set it up again, it just got back into the groove. Or was it Alivio? Dunno, I've sold that bike a long time ago.
>>2066351idk man werks on my machine, altus is overkill for old 10 speeds
>>2066352With how cheap sub-Deore/Tiagra stuff is on the used market and how everything 9-speed and below works with everything, nothing's overkill.
>>2066353>massive 15 tooth jockey wheel just dangling on an elegant steel road bike with a small 5 speed freewheel that will never benefit from it while looking like cancer and weighing more than short cage tourneynah, just because you can don't mean you should. I rather skip a few tiers and get something skinny from 105 but since it's overkill for a 10 speed beater tourney looks as minimalist as possible
>>2066361this looks like the same sort of derailleur on every other crappy wal mart bso. why are you so obsessed with it
Made a couple changes since I took this pic, but otherwise here is shitbike I built up for (mostly) trainer use.
>>2066363I never heard of Nakamura but the paint and decals are ace.you should have cabled it in celeste , and tape, too.or white.
>>2066367Nakamura is a kinda shit brand here in Canada now unfortunately, but I don't know if this is even the same brand. It has a couple Miele stickers on it as well, specifically says Miele Design, so maybe some sort of old collab or sub brand? When I picked it up, it had (nasty) white tape and whiteish cable housings, but I kinda like the contrast with black a bit better. Celeste would be cool though, maybe another iteration will play into the other accent colours.Here's an updated pic, drive side this time.
>>2066362you started some shit here claiming altus is better quality when it's same plastic garbage with only difference being more cassette range and cancerous jockey wheel, arguing that low tier groups are better than the other is retarded and I must correct you since those low groups are made for different purposes and sometimes some tourney models will cost more than altus due to being very specifically made for older bikes.
>>2066361who said we're talking about cool vintage bikes with woefully undergeared drivetrains? this is a shitbike thread, we are talking turn of the century beat up aludiddlium gt with the only original part being the hopelessly seized seatpost that's conveniently right for your heightit's got a triple up front, it's got a seven on the back that you toss out and slap on a nine once it wears out, the old stick tourney won't shift shit
>>2066376what's your stem (25.4 or 31.8 clamp) and dropbar?
>>2066411Stem is the 80mm VO riser quill stem, with a 26mm clamp. The bars are Nitto noodles, 42cm if I remember correctly.
>>2053892camo werks
anything outside the old 3x7 system is so gay
>>2068897>3x72*5 you mean
Here's my work in progress shitbike. I was hoping to have her ready today but found out that the cable screw hole in my FD is stripped and doesn't hold the cable so now I have to source a different FD for this project.
>>2069581Iron Oxide paint best paint
>>2053894Montague, I have a X70 somewhere. Durable frame, base version was sold with shitty derailers.
>>2059765currently building this same frame, mine is black and purple. Thanks for the inspiration anon this looks mint.
>>2059765How in the fuck are the hose clamps doing anything for that dropout?
>>2069902Your actually SO retarded
>>2069904If you're so smart then explain it to me.
Over 25 years old. So shitty that the vbrakes use cantilever brake pads.It was gifted by a local farmer to a friend of mine (with a lot of issues) who lived at my house for a few months. The friend is long gone. This bike outlived many people i have known, and it will other.
>>2070705The fagmobile hahahahaha
>>2070705Now this is a fucking shitbike
>>2070705uhhhhhh that quill stem is set dangerously high
>>2069581Why not just replace the screw instead of the whole unit?
>>2075202How will replacing the screw fix the stripped hole
>>2061552Neat
>>2070705Holy shit, the grandparent's special.
>>2075208bolt it from the other side, use a thread repair kit, re-tap it, etc>>2070705ghastly paintjob and i dislike those shifters even if they are good/appropriate but other than that i kinda like it.
>>2061552is the branding on the crank in Cyrillic?
>>2075238It's a blind hole and someone had already installed a helicoil in it that no longer works. Trust me it's fucked.
>>2075301Why did you ruin your bike? Are you stupid?Either way just get a new one. It's fucked. Trek has a sale on, if you're poor.
>i2075326You're such a boring troll, no effort, so obvious. I rejoice knowing your real life has to be boring and miserable. I'm gonna go mouth fuck one of the 3 girls I'm seeing right now. Bye.
>>2075301this shit will change your life
>>2075337I had actually just gotten one to instal mounting point on my fork
>>2054794>/n/ thinks this is poorfaggotryIt's literally a normal bike with some clamps on it.
>>2075337There he is. The incredible retard.
>>2075340You're literally just spamming this at anything. You're so boring
>>2075342There he is. The incredible retard.
>>2075339I improved it a lot since then
>>2075357Look at Mr. Fancypants over here with his 10-speed cassette
>>2058579I'm 185cm but have weird proportions, like, really long legs. I need a long tube.
>>2059267Degrease what is there, pack fresh grease, place bearings in grease.
>>2075409welcome to /n/it's slow here. the post you replied to is 6 months old.
>>2053883I voted for this guy, and he believes in socialism, so his shitbike is about .00001% part mine now.
>>2075807I like this guy. He seems to care about new york and the quality of life of the people within. Big fan
SNAFU everyday mogged by the new salsa.The snafu has inherited a new used seat from $45 destroyed mountain bike and $2.50 new grips, total valve about 12.50. Its leagues better looking now.
>>2075851I am positive on any bike with full fenders and racks over both wheels. snafu seems cool
>>2075851wtf is a league
>>2075904Go finish highschool
Latest shitbike. Only money into this bike has been $3 at a yard sale for the saddle. DT shifters on the seattube, flinstones brake, 700c wheels, and yet this is probably the most fun I've had riding a bike in a while. Love this piece of shit>>2069902they're all just cinched on super tight around the crack. One either side of the crack and then another few crossing over and digging into the frame too. It's super solid and I rode this bike quite hard for a long time without any movement in those clamps.
>>2076170cool frame and bars
>>2076170I must admit these chick frames are growing on me.
do thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8BrArYsP-o&t=816
>>2077397
>>2076214Don't get memed on. They can look nice but they're a pain in the ass to pick up, mount cargo or accessories to, and you still end up mounting it like a horse because that top bar is NEVER low enough to truly just "Step Through"
>>2075904it's a unit of distance, usually associated with water depth because of a jules verne novel about submarines. it's a few miles
>>2077426nautical or statute?
>>2077429the nautical mile hasn't been real in like a century
It said shit bike, not rat bike troll bike. So here's this worn out freebie. >>2077425It's not memeing, it's a coping mechanism. Diamond frame versions of the >steel 10 speed entered and left the second hand market like 20-10 years ago, meanwhile these initially less desirable ones have quitly sat in the garages.Speaking about mounting. It amazes me that it kind of happens automatically. I don't feel the top tube against my junk, I step through.
>>2053892>ore than once while locking it up it received snarky sideways glances from bike snobs, only for their cut lock to be laying on the floor when I return. Always good for a chuckle.This never happened
> aliexpress splits my order> handlebars arriving someday(TM)> steel pipe itjust werks
>>2077874That shit ain't heat treated and is gonna bend on you
keep going and don't turn back
>>2055069le overall happiness of the world went up :-)
>>2055069the problem with you lot is that you never realize low iq cant be solved with education. in fact it only makes the problem worse. history dictates the outlier deserves a handout. combine stupidity + resentment = nonstop culture war. entitlement is the rule not the exception with them. the majority of the population extends grace, racists are the exception due to suburban segregation & insulation
>>2077939Kill yourself.
i've heard kids like these kinds of bikes nowadays so i've built one for myselfi think they call them grab-all or something
>>2066376do you know what this sucker is made out of (tube set)? Lugs and crown are funky in a subtle way, hard to envision this as a shit bike per se, looks leggy
>>2078532yeah ive got one myself, fatty gravel tires with drops. it was fortuitous to find your pic. I was having reach issue even with the shortest stem I could find, never considered putting the stem on backwards i've got to try it
>>2078532huh. I wanted to hate the stem setup, but the more I think about it, it's probably fine or even good. there are a good handful of zero/reduced reach stems out there for off-road, but they're all super expensive (i.e. they're reviewed on the radavist.) although there's probably clones on ali, assuming they're any good. but something like that would probably steer better, even backwards. but not sure they're worth the money vs just doing what you did
>>2078532The $12 carbon print amazon saddle is what does it for me
>>2078532>>2078544I did the thing, I put on a short MTB stem the other way around. This has redeemed drop bars for me, the reach issues are gone now. For anyone wondering, there are no steering issues. The drops, hooks, ramps, and hoods hand positions are technically still ahead of the steering axis. But even using my swept back bars with hands waaay behind the steering axis has been no problems at all either.
>>2078636cool. the shorter stem seems a lot less clunky than what he did.why zip ties to finish the tape, though? and why haven't you trimmed the extra?
>>2078636this is a Moulton?
>>2078640thanks. the zip ties are holding the bag. it's actually my hiking hip pouch with the strap removed. i also zip tied a tire pump to the front of the bag.the bar tape is Grepp tape, it's self-gripping without adhesive, starts at the top and finishes at the bar ends. holds on very good, no complaints>>2078641yes it is. tsr hall se
>>2078642what's the shock absorption like on those things?
>>2078636>For anyone wondering, there are no steering issues.lol
>>2078532>Road brake levers>V brake in the back>Probably a long pull MTB disk brake in the frontThat's unprofessional and borderline amateurish. In the sense that anybody with any technical knowledge knows that road brake levers don't pull enough cable for your brakes.
>>2078650Pretty good for the most part, if your cadence gets too high you'll start bouncing on the suspension. It can be stiffened up, but i like a plush ride.
>>2078551it is kinda sketchy on the tops, actually, only saved by otherwise very stable geometry (it's super easy to ride with no hands). but hoods and drops are in front of the pivot point so they are fine. a super short stem like that moulton anon has should make tops more ridable too, mine is just the shortest (and shittiest) stem i had on hand. >>2078653see, you'd be right, except those aren't road brake levers. they pretend to be, but they clearly aren't because they brake just fine with long pull brakes. some kinda trick 2-position tektro levers.
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>>2078657>2-position tektro levers.Then I retract everything and your build is actually epic. Except for one thing. The angle on that rear light
>take Walmart BSO shitbike that got left out in the sun>I like the frame size and geometry >oh I'll make it into a my road/fast gravel bike for cheap>paint it>strip all the dogshit parts off it>buy light weight aliexpress parts>end up with $600+ 21 pound (9.5 kg) shitbike worth nothing Yay
>>2078673sweet
>>2078673ride super aggressively until the frame breaks, then upgrade the frame and you'll have a nice and actually light bike worth... something, at least
>>2078657>a super short stem like that moulton anon hasyeah, I was confused and was looking at zero-reach and similar that put the bar clamp *above* the steerer tube and are niche and tricky to engineer, so they're all expensive. but moulton anon's stem looks like a great solution because it's presumably cheaper than what I searched for. it might even work for you normally/forward.
>>2078532are those fenders for motocross? what are the prices like?
>>2078683Kek
>>2078684look into bmx stems, they might be what you want.
TTT this is a shitbike board
>>2078795Did you ever finish this thing?
>>2078868No but I started working on it again. I was working on my daily gravel bike and then stopped ridding when it got hot and lost all motivation to even look at a bike. I ran cables and taped my bars yesterday. Nearly done but am not going to ride it until temps drop.
>>2078892Props to you this thing came out really good. Is it mostly AliExpress parts or do you have some recognizable brand names on there?
>>2078892Beetusanon is the shartbike owner? lol
>>2078910Yeah
>>2053888It's a montaje paratrooper, I still own a x70, nothing wrong with it, storing on a bag, not that easy.
Errandbike
>>2079845>motorcycleWrong board.
>>2079845go to containment thread pls
>>2079871>>2079874well, it is a shit bike after all
>>2079845I-Is that a BATTERY?!AIEEEEEEEEEEEE IM GOING INSAAAAANE
>>2079845It looks too nice...drop a deuce on it or something
>>2053883My trusty antelope
heheh
>>2080280what bars are those
>>2080469>that giant, shiny fork with tons of travel>completely rusted out chain on single speed made me lol immediately
>>2080504>80s/90s downhill noodle fork>1-2" travel max, almost certainly seized likel all forks of that era>anon believes this entails "tons of travel"do you just sit around all day waiting to post retarded nonsense about things that you are completely ignorant?
>>2080507ok, you got me, I was going by the size. my last MTB was in 1995. but its big and shiny and the drivetrain is shot and one speed. it looks ridiculous is all.
>>2080511>my last MTB was in 1995a modern entry-level hardtail is like an alien spacecraft compared to that shit. otoh I gave an old steel full-rigid to an unracer friend and he utterly destroyed the local skills park in front of all the yetis and ibis-havers, so who am I to judge?
>>2080504>>2080507Yeah the fork is garbage off some junkyard kid's bike. I wouldn't say it's seized but it's the clunkiest fork I've ever seen. It's also made for someone a third my weight. The idea here is to weld it out and weld on a simple pizza rack above the wheel. Rear wheel's gonna get swapped out with a nicer coaster+rim that doesn't weigh 10 pounds on its own, as well as a BB conversion for some bmx cranks or something.
>>2080659alternatively you could stop following the latest trend and just ride
>>2080469Sick bar tape or maybe that is just tape
>>2080672Ah yes the latest trends of locking out a 24" suspension fork and welding a rackAlternatively you could consider not being such a shitposting fag and let people enjoy things
>>2080692>Ah yes the latest trends of locking out a 24" suspension fork and welding a rackthank you r/xbiking
>>2080694>knowing about what happens on reddit you're only embarrassing yourself.
>>2080723 I do not think it belongs here.
>>2080741ntait definitely does
>>2080472Mothbar
>>2080469>upwards curved weird frame>almost says KUNT on it (pls change that E to U)>chain made of pure iron oxide>wildly different tires>front brake disconnected, just sitting there>wait, no rear either so no brakes at all>literally useless rear fender cuz it's too short, just adds weight>forks from the future>motocross handle bars>white electrical tape as grips>did the worst possible taping job, so loosegod damn is this an abominationthanks for the laughs seriouslyhope you're having fun on that fucken thing lol it's so bad it's actually awesome
>>2080280fuck off bro that's a shitbiken't
I am going to build a gas pipe shitbike to end all shitbikes
>>2084051I had to use the vise to get the left cip of the shot cup+cone adjustable bottom bracket outA slightly rough vatridge unit will probably suffice
>>208405225.4mm seatpostThe sheet metal clamp was bent to subfunctionality so I tore it off /w a set of vise gripsI have the exact right removable clamp and will replace the qr with a bolt Gonna have to get a long seatpost
>>2084053It even needs those externally mounted rear derailleur outletsPerhaps I will just re-dish a so-called "shitass thread-on freewheel" rear wheel after replacing the axle+cones+bearings on itI have a collection of axles from a kind dude that couldnt be arsed to hold onto them any longer (probably an intelligent call) but it will perfectly fit for my situationThen I will pass it to someone else once more
>>2084054After all I was chomping at the bit to get a proper use out of the freewheel reuser toolIt was really tight and the properly anchored vise was ondispensable to use tbe leberage of the whole wheel to get the thread turning looseLook at this shitter crankset heheIt is made of solid steelInterestingly they are pulled with a standard 12mm metric thread instead of the fine pitch, larger diameter thread basically every squate taper, octalink etc. cranks have in the crank armsNot sure if I build it as a single speed or put on the meme-able nexave rd/fd and matching goofy shift levers witn indicator dials for the speedsWith the nexave shifters it would be the spiritual successor of my stolen non-BSo shitter bike :(
>>2084051>>2084052>>2084053>>2084054>>2084055Why the fuck are you framing the parts like this? Is there a dead hooker laying next to them you don't want us to see?
