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Wikipedia have taken themselves down in Germany to protest article 13. They're doing other countries on other dates

 

Ah yes, they already did it over here a few months ago.

 

So my PC currently has multiple issues first the internet is brutally slow like 1.8 mbit per second and secondly i have 2 external harddrives for additional space and both decided to not work proberly anymore one just got super slow and the other one wouldnt let me get my data anymore

 

Well, happy belated birthday, but about the wiki thing I disagree.

I think anyone can edit the wiki and make a useful contribution, and I think it should stay that way, and not be determined by what group you’re in. It’s really not a big deal if a car has other cars in the background shot, if so, almost literally every Wikipedia article about cars would have to be changed. You’re not the wiki police, and neither is anyone else, and going back and forth deleting and adding pictures is the equivalent of a flamewar. So what if it includes the location of a map in game? There’s no need to constantly undo a user’s actions, and then call them out on it on a thread like this.


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I went for the first bike ride of the season today, it’s a beautiful 55 degrees Fahrenheit here. It’s still a little wet and muddy, as evidence by my shoes, pants, coat and gloves, but I was glad to be back out there.

 

Punctured both bike tires, hoping to go for a bike ride along the local canal from omeath to carlingford

 

Thanks for the birthday thing and yeah, I mean for the wiki its just a personal choice none of the other vehicles have pictures stating its in a state or anything like that, I guess its just a matter of preference, follow the pattern on the other other wiki pages, if it doesnt seem right, dont add it and roleplay pictures are not permitted

 

I haven't been on a bike since my collarbone fracture. Not fun. Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.

 

Yeah, that’s not fun. I should probably get around to replacing my tires or something, as they’re pretty much entirely bald.

 

I went on a bike ride like 2 weeks ago, first time I crashed in a while. The bike is a 1974 Schwinn Continental on original tires (or just very old, but they look the same as in a brochure I found online) and brakes and it is basically the equivalent of a trailer park Camaro. Because the tires are dry rotted and it was almost 60° Fthe tires weren't gripping. I knew this and so I went to a parking lot to warm up the tires slightly. I decide to start weaving carefully, but it wasn't enough and my bike slid out from under me and I couldn't save it. The damages are limited to the handlebar tape being torn on one side and the rear reflector broke off.

I wouldn't have been riding this one at temperatures that low, but my other bike that has newer tires and brake pads - a 1977 Schwinn Varsity - has a loose brake lever. Stay safe everyone.

 

That sucks. I have an old Huffy (not exactly sure what year but it's 70s-ish) that's a total piece of crap also with the original tires. The mudguards are dented and rusty, the brakes are awful at best, there are plenty of mismatched parts, and it was in the back of a garage, untouched for years. I love it, it's fun to ride, but I would compare the experience more to being strapped in a rolling chair and shoved down a hill versus biking.

 

nice bike, i personally like old bikes

my grandfather has two 70s DBS racers, i really want those lol

i also have a carbon fibre trek superfly 9.9 superlight with a carbon suspension fork
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for those who know how much one costs, im just gonna say, im not rich
i used to race mountain bikes professionally, and there for the investment was worth it

 

Nice bike. I love old bikes because they don't have any plastic and they feel much more substantial/higher quality. My Varsity is bright blue and is in a much better "unrestored-near survivor" condition with no bad rust. I bought the Continental because I wanted a beater bike that I could make my own custom period-correct mountain bike. I want to find wider handlebars and put the original wraps on them and 27.5" steel rims that have patina so I can fit modern MTB tires. I guess now that I already screwed up the handlebar wraps now is the time to start my project

 

I have a giant trance 3. I also have a 90's diamondback ascent ex. While I do agree that old bikes do have a certain feel of quality to them (and smoothness due to well worn in bearings), with everything made of metal, I still wouldn't swap the trance for one.

For starters, on modern bikes there really isn't that much plastic. Only the mudguard and the gear shifter housing are plastic. So they do still feel premium. Then there is the geometry, which I genuinely cannot put into words how much better it is. Even early 90's bikes like the ascent ex feel legitimately like riding a penny farling off road in comparison to the trance. The stability and confidence that these modern bikes give really is incredible. And the trance is pretty conservative in its geometry, being a bit more playful than many other bikes which will feel more planted still.

Perhaps most Interestingly, adjusted for inflation, both of these bikes were roughly the same price when new. You get so much more for your money these days.

 

I finished my first monthly exams today, hopefully I will be able to walk around the city again .

 

I agree with your points about stability and confidence. Modern bikes are far more easier to ride fast and turn better because they are lighter. I prefer bikes that are riskier to drive. I abuse my bikes, so parts that would be plastic on modern bikes - gear shifters, pedals, brake levers, etc. will probably break in my ownership. Lighter frames and other parts are weaker in bikes that cost less than $1000 because they use steel or aluminum like old bikes, but less of it to keep the weight down. Also, I spent less than $300 on both of my bikes combined.

 

My bikes can even beat $300. One of them was free, and the other was $75 brand new, but that probably explained why it needed lots of tuning before it could even be ridden.

 

Those bits tend to be metal. Only the casings of shifters tend to be plastic, internally they are still metal though. Good bikes generally don't come with any pedals included. Since its impossible to know the riders foot size and preferences (flats vs clipless etc). There is some debate as to whether metal pedals or plastic pedals are best though, its mostly preference. The plastic pedals that come included on cheap bikes can be pretty bad though, since price is the main consideration. But some cheap bikes do come with Wellgo V8's, which are knockoff's of DMR V8's and are actually quite decent.

Frame strength is an interesting one. I'm not sure that I have seen a lightweight cheap bike before, they are almost always quite heavy but reasonably tough. I've had several new bikes from Carrera and Apollo in the past, and I've never had a part fail on them. Performance wise they aren't great, but I can't fault the quality. When you start getting up to "lower mid range" bikes like mine, they often share the same frame between all versions of the same model (except the carbon ones). So my Trance 3 has the exact same frame as the Trance 1, which costs twice as much.

If I was buying a bike and had a choice between a second hand 2012 Carrera, and a second hand 1990ish DiamondBack, I would buy according to my needs. If I want a commuter bike, I would get the 1990's one, if I want to go mountain biking, I would get the 2012 Carrera any day of the week.
Assuming both bikes have been used, but treated reasonably well, I would have more faith in the Carrera to not snap in half. Since the repeated stresses of mountain biking does weaken the frame over time. Plus the Carrera is modern enough to take upgrades when parts start to wear out.

All of the above said, bike frame failure is rather rare, and is normally the result of high speed/impact tree collisions.

 

Took the new greenway from Omeath to Carlingford, saw some stuff in town

and saw this Audi 80

at the ferry port in Greenore, as well as this Morris Minor

at a restaurant outside Lordship as a display piece

 

Nice. I picked up a 70s Columbia Clipper from a garage sale for $10. Its smaller so I am going to fix it up for my brother.

 

On vacation in Washington.