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This guy was also in Taiwan and also got away the opinion that all tubes worldwide get butted in Taiwan

The 8th click in the Shimanos is just the hole for the bearing, that happens to be in about the correct position. That is why the click is not so firm as in the others.

I also thought an 8 speed 1x drivetrain would be great for kids bikes, but the cranks at the moment only come in 170 and 175mm, not the much better 150 and 160mm for kids legs. This gruppo is mostly focused on the entry level market that insists in getting a 1x like their pro friends, and the...

I found it very informative

I saw that, I guess they want to regain the cheap 1x market that Microshift was taking over. More interesting for me is the RD-M3020, already out for more than a year, and allows to run a 11-40 cassette. No clutch though

Since the "state of the industry" thread is closed... Found it in Grant Petersen's blog https://www.zippia.com/advice/bicycle-industry-statistics/#:~:text=17%2D20%20million%20bikes%20were,bicycles%20are%20produced%20per%20day.

Oh, yes! A well worn chain will mean a chain replacement, new cassette, and likely new middle chainring. That is like 40-50€ and for the bikes I usually pick it might be the difference between a good and a bad deal. I always go to any purchase with my multitool (if required to move the seatpost...

Back in the day I was in love with a Pacific with elevated chainstays, but they increased the price like 20% barely a month before high school was over and my parents were going to buy me a new bike as "promised". I also liked an OffRoad Proflex, promoted to be an affordable "full-suspension"...

Seeing that my thread about less desirable retrobike "features" was deriving into the experiences of people when buying used bikes, let's create a specific post where we can vent our frustrations (or laugh about the craziest experiences)... It could also be things we find annoying in selling...

As the title says. It might be totally subjective, or pure taste, not trying to make a list of bad Vs good as many might be looking for exactly what I would avoid. I start: -U brakes. I loved GTs and their colours but didn't get one at the time because of that -early aluminium -suspension...

I think putting ourselves in the position of having "only one bike" is always positive, even if we never get there. Helps to prioritise what is important, what we would take in case of an urgent move, what we would sell last in case of financial need... A couple of years ago I went through this...

If keeping the wheels original is not a deal breaker, I get my wheels in Taylor Wheels or in Kurbelix. Both German shops but do international delivery. Good prices and plenty of choice in 26"

Unfortunately you're not the only one. Had the same issue with a Bobike, and also had to pedal with the knees out which was very uncomfortable. A tall stem to mount the seat bracket as high as possible and a riser bar will help. Basically those seats are designed for Dutch bikes but nobody tells...

I think you're doing the right thing by using your current bike. It's your first experience so no point in throwing money in case it won't happen again, and steel rigid MTBs are great for this purpose. In summary: -get quality panniers, like the mentioned Ortliebs. Unfortunately there's no...

I don't collect, bikes or anything else. But I admit I have a soft spot for early steel Treks. My very first mtb was a '92 Trek 950, so this is a totally biased taste. I have also noticed in others, if they have a dear bike from a certain brand, they tend to get more of them. I think it was in...

Ok, you have a point. I was not being objective by focusing on "my times", that is, early to mid 90's, when, outside the diameter of the seatpost, nearly everything else was already settled down: headsets should be 1 1/8", rear spacing 135mm, 7 speeds at the back (or 8 for the ultra-rich), etc...

Anchoring bias This is the main reason for the 15k bikes (or the 100k cars). If the magazine (or shop, podcast, youtuber, etc.) tests a 10k bike, automatically our brain re-adjust expectations and the 2k bike is "budget", "affordable" or whatever. There is also the reputational part of course...

Maybe it is also time to start changing ourselves. We all find the joke about the "N+1" bikes funny. But a more realistic formula would be "Min (1, 1-N)", that is, the less bicycles you can get away with, the better, but at least 1 as the world is a better place when everyone has a bike...

I also got a shock last time I borrowed some cycling magazines in the library. Cheapest bike in the whole magazine was 3800€, and it was just a mention of a new release. Tested bikes, the cheapest was 5400€. Best of all, the editorial in the first page was asking all cyclists to bring new people...

I disagree. In business, you can go for margin (ie. Ferrari) or you can go for rotation (ie Toyota). Some brands prefer to produce less, with higher margins (and hopefully higher quality) while most of the rest, thanks to our consumerism, prefer to produce and sell loads, with smaller margins to...