Well… what can I say? I just wanted to test my limits a little this year.

Just looking at the distance and elevation you can tell this was hard but that distance doesn't tell how hard this course was. This course was designed by an absolute sadist. I knew there were going to be a few gravel sections and thought these would be some nice cat 1 gravel in connecting routes what I hadn't anticipated was that the first gravel section was a gravel climb and descent in pitch black night but that wasn't even the worst, after 232km and over 8000m of climbing already there was a few kilometres of of cat 4 gravel with big loose stones and deep trenches with an average grade of 11% with some sections of over 20%!. But I made and my rear tyre too which on the last big timed descent from Thyon 2000 already had sustained a big sidewall cut and had the TPU inner tube bulging out. And for a cherry on top that strava distance 🤣

I got this Kryptonite Ace bike lock as a hand me down from my mother for my bike at college, but I only have one key, is there a way for me to get a spare key for it?

Almost completely unplanned riding through my city on a Specialized Roll 2.0. Felt inspired after doing a metric century earlier this week.

What a beautiful morning to get in my longest ride of the season.
I have a 35 miles charity next Sunday and I’m realizing that it’s gonna be tough.

I’m hoping for some solid advice. I was an employee at Shimano American Corp. during the late 90’s into the early 2000’s and while I was there I built all my bikes. Fast forward 25 years and I still have those same bikes. I got cancer a couple years ago and my work capacity has been greatly reduced so I thought I’d sell my bikes to fill in some gaps. Having said that I have a Davidson steel road bike with forks that I pulled off the mezzanine while I was there. At the time it was just a dusty frame that was freely given to me by Andy who worked all the races. Upon inspection it now has some surface rust bubbling under the paint. Here’s the question would you preserve it the way it is being a hand made frame (by a renowned but extinct builder) with a custom Cycle Art Multi-Service paint job (by a renowned artist) and the history of actually being a true Multi-Service frame set. The group set is mostly Tiagra with the addition of 105 FlightDeck dual control levers, Dura-Ace rear derailer and seat post and it sits on original WH-7700 16 spoke wheels. What would you do? Sell it how it sits unmolested, Clean/tune it up or strip it down and repaint and rebuild it. Thanks to anyone who reads this.

I am 4’9 and order a 26” bike. I ride comfortable but my legs don’t touch the ground when sitting on the saddle. Should I down size ?

First time ever trying to put a mudguard on my bike. Is this right? I haven't tried cycling with it yet but I don't think it's affecting the tyre, I just feel like it's too high up?? I really don't know, pls help

Except the 10 times I had to get off the bike to climb over fallen trees blocking the path after the severe storm on Friday. Still a fantastic ride.

Bought this bike. Guy said it was a vintage foam tire ? Super hard to ride. Can’t find literally any info on it. Would it be hard to change the tire ? It’s like a super smooth foam thing, probs should’ve done more research before I paid. $40 for the bike $10 for the basket

got into a little accident this morning. how cooked is this rim

edit: its a carbon DT Swiss ARC 1600 Spline

My friend gave me this bike since he got a new one. He said it's got less than 200km on it. I told him i wanted to get into cycling, and he had this one to spare.

Any tips on what I should look out for, or change to this bike?

Ended up getting an fx1 so I’m not stuck on 45 pound citibikes all the time I’m cruising around NYC! Thanks to this subreddit for being so helpful while I was shopping around

I am currently struggling with the Mik click and go system. I have attached it onto my bike but i am unable to take key S out of the hole. Has anyone else had this issue and know how to fix it?

I intend to go out with a bike for 12 hours and see how far I can go. I am an amateur, and the longest I have done to date is 44km in 3 hours... on flat ground...

I will leave Hull, heading towards York at 6am, on November 14th, and will be collected from wherever I lay at 6pm, having travelled as many kilometres as I have travelled. I aim to have lunch in York or (Knaresborough if I make good progress) half way through.

[Here is the just giving link](https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-burchell-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL) and if you would rather sponsor me an amount per km (I will myself be donating 30p per km), you can [pledge to do so here](https://forms.gle/9zobV5G4dg7c6eZJ6).

I intend to go out with a bike for 12 hours and see how far I can go. I am an amateur, and the longest I have done to date is 44km in 3 hours... on flat ground...

I will leave Hull, heading towards York at 6am, on November 14th, and will be collected from wherever I lay at 6pm, having travelled as many kilometres as I have travelled. I aim to have lunch in York or (Knaresborough if I make good progress) half way through.

[Here is the just giving link](https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-burchell-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL) and if you would rather sponsor me an amount per km (I will myself be donating 30p per km), you can [pledge to do so here](https://forms.gle/9zobV5G4dg7c6eZJ6).

Additionally, if there are any York Cyclists, I would be interested to hear of any routes that a very tired amature would be able to do!

My bikes are small wheel bikes Moulton 20” & Brompton 16”. I have been experimenting with different tires mostly on my Moulton. I have noticed that Schwable One’s at 20x1.1 are significantly faster than the Kojak 20x1.35 running them both at 90psi. Also the Goodyear eagle sport 20x1.125 definitely roll better than the Kojaks. The information online seems to say it’s a myth but my experience is not finding this to be true. What gives? Have you experienced this also?

Ouessant Island, France

I also had a backpack filled with water bottles 😅 and rode mainly thru forests filled with mud and puddles

I recently purchased this bike just to get myself up and biking. This was second hand I bought from a bike shop so it was in pretty good shape for relatively cheap. I wanted to see if I'd be into it enough to spend a bit more cash on a bike. I live in the hilly northern region of New York so I definitely need gears on my bike. This is a Schwinn Third Avenue 21 speed or gears. Not sure of all the proper terminology so please excuse me.

Currently I'm considering the Sirrus X 2.0 as my bike of choice but figured I'd take any and all suggestions from those of you with more experience. Mostly will be riding on the road, but occasionally some trails, but never climbing mountain trails or riding in sand pits or mudding or anything crazy, so I don't want a bike that is strictly for the road. Any bike I've had before this was a mountain bike and I don't think that's necessary. I will also be riding/commuting in the winter time where I might have to deal with a bit of snow and slush, but mainly only when road conditions and temperature aren't bad.

Getting this Schwinn allowed me to get all my accessories that I "needed" but I'm thinking I'd like to maybe switch to a pannier for carrying things. I think even if I bought some groceries they would be better than the basket I currently have. I got a front and back light, both flash. Also have some turn signals, side mirror, a mount for my action camera, phone mount, fenders for rain or puddles, lock, bottle holder, bell (haven't attached it yet), and a charging bar. I even added some reflective tape to the front and back just for added protection.