OT: Cycling ... as in... riding bikes... as in... bicycles

[aqua_tek]

actually, the green wheel + pink grip combo is starting to grow on me

Think i may leave it that way for now

[contakt321]

actually, the green wheel + pink grip combo is starting to grow on me

Think i may leave it that way for now

I love that you having matching pink caps for your tires. You need to tell me where you got those.

[8O]

actually, the green wheel + pink grip combo is starting to grow on me

Think i may leave it that way for now

Yeah, I think that looks really nice as it is... tidy!

[littlepig]

80 > nice looking bike. What size cogs?

I am tempted to convert my bike so single speed. It is an old Cannondale Bad Boy

[aqua_tek]

Thanks guyz!

Yeah, I'm liking the tidier look. Plus I was thinking of going all-green, but I do like the hot pink grips... so I'm sticking to them for now.

actually, the green wheel + pink grip combo is starting to grow on me

Think i may leave it that way for now

I love that you having matching pink caps for your tires. You need to tell me where you got those.

They came with the wheelset (which included the tires). A happy accident of sorts. No idea where to find them individually.

[Tone Deft]

No idea where to find them individually.

just follow this guy around for a while.




I joke, I like the bike's flavor.

[contakt321]

No idea where to find them individually.

just follow this guy around for a while.




I joke, I like the bike's flavor.

Packing my bag for Williamsburg now, I will find those caps!

[Mehalic]

I had fun fun fun riding this past weekend:



Went big, went fast, had fun, didn't crash.

Ahh, gotta love Whistler. Been there 3 times and by far the best riding I've ever done (Bromont in Quebec is pretty decent too). Gotta love taking Freight Train to Dirt Merchant to A-Line = adrenaline rush like nothing else!!! I'm going on 4 months injured from biking in Bromont (happened on the last day thankfully!). It was a jump after this mad fun road gap:



Not the greatest pic, but one hell of a drop!! Fun stuff for sure, but Whistler can't be beat!

[aqua_tek]

^^ that looks like a hella fun ride

No idea where to find them individually.

just follow this guy around for a while.

I LOLd in public and got some weird stares.

[aqua_tek]

CRIIIIPES!

So I noticed that my left pedal is going into the crank arm at a weird angle and it's not fully in. I took it off but when I try to reintsall it, it will only go back in at that angle and it never goes all the way in. I have tried to refrain from forcing it too much, since it's not a great idea.

I hope this doesn't mean that the threading in the crank arm received some sort of damage during my ride.



Any tips?

[Tarekith]

YOu might need to get it rethreaded at a shop. Depending on how bad it is, you might need a new crank arm too.

[Tone Deft]

+1

take a close look at the threads on the both pieces. I dunno, clean them up and try to forcibly but gently guide the pedal in the right way. maybe take the other pedal and bolt it in straight to straighten the threads on the crank then try the other pedal.

the cleanest fix is to buy new parts, doing stuff like the above might wear stuff out so you might end up replacing them in the long run or MAYBE cause more damage in the long run.

luckily it's not a fancy schmancy $500 carbon fiber crank arm, you can find replacement parts pretty cheaply.

[Tarekith]

IF the threads go all the way through, you can try threading your good pedal in the opposite way from the back of the crank arm.

[nylarch]

new ride

[Tarekith]

Nice, that's more my choice in colors