I had no idea bikes were expensive

[Typical Coli Nigga]

If every bike brand - Shinola, Raleigh, Vickers is trash without you even having any first or second hand experience of them then I don't know what to say.

Yeah, you know more than me especially when Shinola is typically lauded by everybody.

All the way down the line. It was a bespoke process and prices for each item was coming directly from the manufacturer and not Heritage. Heritage orders and assembles.

If I resoled each individual bike parts, I will get close to what I paid for the whole.

bbreh i only ride bespoke/custom bikes, seeing as i buy each part myself and then build it as well. i dont think eveery bike is trash, but you got finessed, point blank. those companies you listed are LIFESTYLE brands, not reputable cycling companies. they are selling a lifestyle image, not quality. look at all the varied merch on their site they will never hold up to actually quality from actual cycling companies. you are paying for lifestyle

the bolded is a complete lie about the price of the parts. nothing on that bike is worth more than $60 besides the stem $80, the wheels that are $100 for both (which is very cheap for a wheelset) and brooks stuff. bike probably worth $1K with literally everything included on it (saddle bag included)

a lot of the components i googled popped back to this velo-orange site that sells the parts for $35/$40

that bike is a complete scam really just a marked up version of those bike urban outfitters used to sell back in the day

 

[kaldurahm]

Anyone knows why my shyt keeps shifting to the highest gear. I got one of those old school gear systems with the levers on the body of the bike as opposed to hear shifters on the handle bars

Also anyone know what the left gear lever is for?

 

[invalid]

worth more than $60 besides the stem $80, the wheels that are $100 for both (which is very cheap for a wheelset) and brooks stuff. bike probably worth $1K with literally everything included on it (saddle bag included)

You keep saying all this, how do you know what wheels I chose?

My Brooks double sided panier was $230. Are you saying that Brooks overcharged on the panier and isn't worth $230?

My Brooks grips were $100. Are you saying that Brooks overcharged and they are not worth $100?

And you keep mentioning Brooks and that wasn't even the most expensive shyt on the bike. The fenders alone cost more than the Brooks parts.

 

[Typical Coli Nigga]

You keep saying all this, how do you know what wheels I chose?

My Brooks double sided panier was $230. Are you saying that Brooks overcharged on the panier and isn't worth $230?

My Brooks grips were $100. Are you saying that Brooks overcharged and they are not worth $100?

And you keep mentioning Brooks and that wasn't even the most expensive shyt on the bike. The fenders alone cost more than the Brooks parts.

ok bbreh. all of your brooks shyt is worth something and your fender. none of the shyt that actually makes the bikes ride any better. congrats. you at like $600-700 for the shyt that makes the ride no better and the rest cheap parts epitome of lifestyle bike. hubs are decent tho

now tell me what wheels you got cause right now they gonna at least need to be about $500-700 each to make that bike worth +2K/even close to what you say even with the hubs

edit: brooks dont even make handlebars and you got that listed as something you bought

 

[old pig]

accoutrements

ayo don’t be having me look up words and shyt

 

[Stir Fry]

Check out bikesdirect.com

They're name brand bikes just with different decals

Craigslist is always the lick too

 

[Tryna Makit]

I had my bike custom made. It was $3.5k.

.....You mean a MotorBike right?

You didnt really drop that much on a pedal bike breh...

No shade tho, was it an investment?
Are you a cyclist who enters tournaments and what not?

 

[JustDoTheWork]

Anyone knows why my shyt keeps shifting to the highest gear. I got one of those old school gear systems with the levers on the body of the bike as opposed to hear shifters on the handle bars

Also anyone know what the left gear lever is for?

Left gear lever is for shifting the crank gear while the right gear lever is for shifting the cassette.

Now as to why it shifts to the highest gear, if you mean the smallest cog on the cassette, it might be that your chain needs cleaning, the derailleur needs cleaning and lubrication, the shift wire was tampered, or some combination of the three.

And shifting from the handlebars is a godsend, but i'm still on a steel bike with the shifters on the frame, and you either get strong with it or switch out.

 

[bnew]

Asked a supposedly black forum for a helmet recommendation for someone with an afro and got no responses.

Heres what I found anyway





S1 Lifer Helmets - Mega Lifer (23"-25.5") - S1 Helmet Co. Official Store

this Bern helmet appears to be suited for large hair as well

Bern Macon 2.0 MIPS Helmet | REI Co-op

now i need to find a bike.

 

[R=G]

Them huffy & mongoose prices as shorties had us spoiled/fooled.

GT Performer was almost $500 as kids..GT Dyno was too much too.

 

[R=G]

You get what you pay for. A $300 bike is not the same as a $2000 bike.

Lol!!!!!

 

[bnew]

is this bike any good?

Atlas Comfort Hybrid Fitness Bike, 21-Speed

i need a bike I won't regret purchasing, basically little to no hassle.

 

[bnew]

bbreh i only ride bespoke/custom bikes, seeing as i buy each part myself and then build it as well. i dont think eveery bike is trash, but you got finessed, point blank. those companies you listed are LIFESTYLE brands, not reputable cycling companies. they are selling a lifestyle image, not quality. look at all the varied merch on their site they will never hold up to actually quality from actual cycling companies. you are paying for lifestyle

the bolded is a complete lie about the price of the parts. nothing on that bike is worth more than $60 besides the stem $80, the wheels that are $100 for both (which is very cheap for a wheelset) and brooks stuff. bike probably worth $1K with literally everything included on it (saddle bag included)

a lot of the components i googled popped back to this velo-orange site that sells the parts for $35/$40

that bike is a complete scam really just a marked up version of those bike urban outfitters used to sell back in the day

can you recommend a bike in the range of $200-$400 ? i would spend more for a foldable bike

 

[Leasy]

Bought an SE Lager for 350. Bikes have their own culture and I never knew until I was researching to buy one.

 

[Vandelay]

I want this bike. It's around $900.