/fa/ - Fashion

You should end it. This looks nice

>>13773545
Looks like every fixie. Bet it has those goofy little handlebars, too

>>1377355
Yes it does but IMO looks better than that cruiser thing. Also a fixie would be more practical for transportation.

Bikes regarless of /fa/ or not are great to ride to stay healthy which is /fa/

>>13773468
I think you meant folding bikes

best looking out of the box fixie

>tailwhipping virgins out of the way on my 24kt gold bmx

>>13773587
Thank you for this post, anon

>>13773587
smoking is /fa/ and unhealthy

>>13773468

>>13774609
I rented a ebike last summer on Catalina Island - it was so much fun. Thinking about eventually fixing up an old bike and slapping a little engine on it.

What's the best bike under 500 bucks?

>>13773468
>being sitted instead of the anal-rape position other bikes force onto you.
Seems obvious why they're the best kind of bike.

>>13774587
Being healthy (from for example biking) while still doing some unhealthy things (smoking, drugs, drinking etc) is effay.

>>13773468
they are, but not the one in your pic. you have bad taste

/o/ tourist here. Came to laugh at you.

>>13774714
Check Craigslist. I picked up this badboy for $200.

Y'all niggas silly posting ugly, outdated and impractical bikes. The pelago x carhartt bike has modern components and reasonable styling

>>13776673
>Y'all niggas

>>13776653
Good buy, friendo

>>13776649
new colourway sucks, 2017 was GOAT

>>13776673
the only modern thing on that bike is the disk brakes foh

bought this for 10$

>>13776673
Disc brakes are gay

>>13776898
good bye, nice meeting u :))

>>13773468

they might be. Living in Copenhagen tho you don't need an effay bike you need a fast one

also fuck fixies why tf would you not want to have gears

pic related, mine's blu tho

>>13773891
>threaded headset
>shit graphics
>garbage crankset
>deep dish wheels

/n/ here, cruisers are shit. Here are some real /fa/ bikes.

>>13777610
This is what my bike looks like, but my bars are wrapped

>>13777612
I think this might be one of the best builds

>>13777612
Buy brakes

>>13777616

What do you gain by not having brakes? Seems dumb not to have any redundancy there.

>>13777619
I ride brakes. Cane Creek SCR-5's to stock brake calipers front and back

>>13777628

it's just a hipster thing, absolutely nothing is gained

>>13777628
Track bikes aren't allowed to have brakes.

>>13777625
Continued

>>13777625
Wait . . . So it's a flashy vintage-styled time trial bike (single speed, aggressive seating position, no brakes) . . . that you want to ride on the road? Why, dude?

>>13777640

>>13777643
It's a track bike anon. This one is probably a crit bike. Not for roads.

>>13777651
That's why I'm confused as to what it's doing in this thread

>>13777646

>>13777651
Crit racing looks fun asf

>>13777664
Wouldn't be complete without a Merckx

>>13777670
It is anon, be ready to put in some serious power and weave through some corners

>>13777671
Sparkle NJS frames have a special place in my heart

>>13777670
It is, pedal hard and make good turns

>>13777682

>>13773890
been wanting a folding bike but im 6'3 and i feel io'd look like a bear on a tiny uniciclye or some shit

>*flies past you*

nothing personnel, kid

>>13777701
Rolling for 13777777

>>13777705
I've seen your bike in the /pybt/ I really like the Germany colors

>>13777705
Sexy bike, glad you've found your passion.
Don't get that shit stolen brah

>>13777715
>>13777708
Thanks lads. I've got a century ride tomorrow morning so I'll be /fa/ as I am dying

There's only one dropper post in this thread. How do you faggots even decend?

>>13777728

>>13777723
Shave those legs and eat a fuck ton of carbs anon, Godspeed

>>13777728
like this

>>13777745
thanks anon for the reminder to shave. Thankfully the bike is as slippery as slippery gets, I've got an aero (non-TT) helmet and the course is fairly flat so a 20-21 mph average isn't unlikely

>>13777706
I want to mash through a pumpkin patch with this one

>>13773545
>brake

>>13777813
Goober/10
In a good way

>>13773545

Fixies are just dumb as shit - might as well get a penny farthing.

>>13776649

I'd love a nice MTB but I can't afford one.

>>13773545
It's so on the nose and basic, like a child's idea of minimalism.

>>137782
Yeah fixies are kinda dumb but a single speed if the way to go in the city.

>>13778230
>crashes and dies

>>13776673
>1 gear
>no mudguards
>"""practical"""

>>13773545
straight blade unicrown fork and machined sidewall rims that are also painted are tacky imho

>>13777593
threaded headset is objectively the most fa type for steel frames

>>13777625
their old logo was way cooler

>>13776649
the wheel and tire graphics are pretty obnoxious but otherwise it's decent

>>13777628
i get so confused every time i see this sentiment on /fa of all places. Is this not what you do every time you choose clothing that compromises optimal performance/practicality for aesthetic?

>>13778855
What is the actual point of bikes like this?
>Probably heavy as fuck, clearly hella slow
>If it's not made of steel, it'll be crazy harsh to ride for how casual of a design it's got. I'd be fine with roadbike tires and a roadbike saddle if it wasn't shaped like a 4" long chode being stuffed sideways into a donkey's asshole.
>singlespeed, or perhaps worse, fixie?? Why would you spend so much money on something so limited in capability? Every design detail has been selected with form over function, and it just ended up looking dorky despite that.

>>13778978
for those of you new to bikes and can't tell this is shabby bait, this type of saddle is one of the most comfortable types itt. it's essentially a hammock of leather suspended in tension at the front and back by a metal frame, whereas most saddles are a piece of plastic with padding on top.

>>13779001
I've never ridden a bike with that kind of saddle because I'm not a degenerate hipster trying to LARP as a mid-century Japanese businessman or whatever it is you're going for. It looks very unpleasant, but then again, I've got balls so your mileage may vary

Real man coming through. Get your skin tight spandex outta here sissyboys.

>>13779049
>single fork memebike
I wish you knew how hard I'm laughing at your walmart bike

>>13779055
What is a "memebike"?

>>13779055
Cannondale isn't Walmart tier, but single sided forks are memes
>>13779063
Any trend that retards fall for in the cycling industry (canyon grail cf, Rapha, single sided forks, etc.)

>>13779093
Single sided forks are a trend that people fall for? What. Lefty forks have real benefits - lower weight, better balancing cuz the drive train is on the opposite side, more efficient because of less friction, gets mad bitches.

>>13779093

Rapha is /fa/ as fuck

Or was, they've gone a lot downhill recently, but peak Rapha was /fa/ as fuck

>>13779049
>dork disk
>riding flats
>no dropper
>perfectly clean mountain bike
>no chainslap guard
>saddle lower than bars
Jesus fucking Christ anon make it hard for me to roast you next time
t. Spandex Sissyboy

>>13779103
Peak Rapha was pretty good. I've been eyeing this God and Famous jersey, it's /fa/ as fuck but $125

>>13779104
>dork disk
What?

>>13779109
It's a piece of plastic manufacturers put on brand new mountain bike to keep the chain from going between the spokes and cassette. No one, I repeat no one, who is a decent mountain biker, even beginners for that matter, would be seen dead with one. Riding with one basically says "I don't know how to shift", "I know nothing about mountain bikes", and "I have never worked on my bike before". If you are a commuter it's acceptable, but someone who claims to be a "real man" would take that off the second they bought the bike.

>>13779104

just missing the spoke reflectors xd

>>13779123
The shit some people care about will never cease to amaze me

>>13779135
This isn't just some people, this is all riders. It's like showing up to a meeting with a tag on your shirt, going to a velodrome with brakes on your bike, swimming a race in swim trunks, or riding in a race with flat bars on a road bike. Dork disks are an immediate and complete discredit of any rider.
>>13779132
Wait I missed them? Fucking hell. Dudes who claim to be the hardcore "real men" type of riders who have no clue about bikes or any mechanic skills piss me off.

>>13779145
Sorry your dick is small. Genetics are a bitch sometimes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>13779147
This has to be bait

>>13779148
I'm just confused as to how an adult can be so insecure about a piece of clear plastic.

>>13779153
I'm confused why a mountain biker could not know about dork disks and ride with one.

>>13779156
so pathetic haha

>>13779156
Probably because I'm too busy riding to give even half a fuck what some gaper thinks lmao

>>13779169
Riding a dork disk is basically the most kooky thing a mountain bike rider can do, you're the gaper

>>13779169
>too busy riding
>clean bike
I can't imagine being this much in denial. Everyone starts out a kook, but you have to come to a bike thread and claim to be a real rider and get called out. Just fucking own it and move on. Arguing just makes you look dumber.

>>13779179
?
I'm not the Cannondale poster, I just wanted to make fun of you for caring what people think to such a ridiculous degree

>>13779186
I just wanted to make fun of you for being so unaware of bike parts

>>13779123
>It's a piece of plastic manufacturers put on brand new mountain bike to keep the chain from going between the spokes and cassette. No one, I repeat no one, who is a decent mountain biker, even beginners for that matter, would be seen dead with one. Riding with one basically says "I don't know how to shift", "I know nothing about mountain bikes", and "I have never worked on my bike before". If you are a commuter it's acceptable, but someone who claims to be a "real man" would take that off the second they bought the bike.

You are literally retarded. It's more to keep grease/lube from the chain from getting on the disc brakes. There's no reason to take it off. It weighs nothing.

>>13780613
You mean the brakes which are on the complete opposite side of the hub, literally 3 inches away? The actual name of the dork disk is a "spoke protector" not a "disk brake grease guard" you fucking retard. Grease doesn't even fucking leave the chain, I have no clue how you even came up with that response. Google what it's purpose since you are clearly clueless.

>>13779192
Did your mommy fuck your daddy in a hot tub or something? Why is this kid so retarded?
And kooky? What Urban Dictionary page did you find that gem on? Unless you're a surfer or permanently stuck in the year 2005, you should not be using that word.
But yeah, keep losing it over insignificant details on other peoples' bikes. You won't come across as knowledgeable or interesting, but you will come across as a tryhard jackass. That seems to be the look you were going for though, so congrats on finally getting something right.

>>13780963
I'm a surfer.

>>13780613
It's just cycling culture. It separates the clueless dorks from those in the know.

>>13779049
Lefty
The only thing I've against them is how they make riding no hands harder

>>13777344
The fork seems bent as if it was in a frontal collision. Nice find still.

>>13781070
This

>>13781073
holy moly portrait mode really gets fucked up on spokes