"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
05/25/2017 at 09:57 • Filed to: bikes, two wheels good
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"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
05/25/2017 at 09:57 • Filed to: bikes, two wheels good | 8
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Raleigh Talus 2.
Been thinking of getting a bike for a couple of years and finally pulled the trigger on it. I wanted something that I could do some trails on eventually but also use as an around town/fitness bike.
I bought it from Amazon and had it at my door in less than a week. Assembly took 45 minutes and besides some fine tuning on the V brakes it’s good to go. Doesn’t have a kickstand and the seat sucks, so I’ll be looking to remedy those issues soon.
Side note: my legs hurt.
CB
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 10:18 |
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Good to see that you have reflectors and hopefully a bell, too! Nice buy!
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Hammerdown
> CB
05/25/2017 at 10:21 |
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Reflectors came with and I didn’t think it was worth the effort to pull them off. Might come in handy and make sure people can see me. I think what you’re seeing as a bell is the cell phone holder I put on the bars. I’ll have to substitute in my own bell noises if it comes to that.
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Hammerdown
> CB
05/25/2017 at 10:21 |
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Reflectors came with and I didn’t think it was worth the effort to pull them off. Might come in handy and make sure people can see me. I think what you’re seeing as a bell is the cell phone holder I put on the bars. I’ll have to substitute in my own bell noises if it comes to that.
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CB
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 10:23 |
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Double check your local laws, but here in Ontario you’re required by law to have a bell on your bike.
benjrblant
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 10:35 |
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Be sure to check tightness of pedals and crank, also double check headset bearings, front and rear hubs, and wheels for true. As a former bike shop mechanic, I cannot count the number of times that a bike was brought in with any/all of those items destroyed and the owner saying “I don’t understand, the bike is only three weeks old. I JUST bought it from amazon/nashbar/bikesdirect/etc.”
arl
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 10:53 |
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Not all bells are equal. This one is quite tasty...
https://www.spurcycle.com/products/better-bicycle-bell
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> benjrblant
05/25/2017 at 10:54 |
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Now don’t be banging on Nashbar Forte branded items are the bestest.
Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> benjrblant
05/25/2017 at 11:23 |
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I worked at a performance bike for a short stint and started when they were opening a new shop and that meant I (along with 3-4 other guys) were assembling bikes 8 hours a day, 5-6 days a week for a few weeks. And yes, wheels almost always needed fine tuning, headsets were never quite right, and when stems came with handlebars pre-installed they almost always needed adjustment.
Besides that stuff, and then stretching cables, and setting adjustment screws in all the way(to ease future tune ups), and anything with v-brakes needing lots of tweaking, we were essentially rebuilding each boxed bike. I’m exhausted just thinking about it. Worst thing was I got a better paying job before I qualified for the really good employee discounts. I was going to get myself a cyclocross bike at the time.
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 11:23 |
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Nice bike, my wife has some kind of Raleigh mountain bike and we call it the bruiser.
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Hammerdown
> benjrblant
05/25/2017 at 11:33 |
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Good to note. I gave it a quick once over to make sure everything was tight, but I’ll be more thorough before I go out next.
PotbellyJoe and 42 others
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 11:49 |
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WTB Silverado, any grade, seat is what I found to be the best on MTB from fast to slow, it’s just nice feeling. Paired with a well-fit pair of shorts and liner, sublime.
Don’t get a kickstand, learn to prop the thing on its pedal on a curb, and otherwise don’t leave it around outside of bike racks. Bikes can lay down without getting hurt and a kickstand is just useless weight at best.
Next get a $50 Finish Line bike care kit and add a few old towels to the mix and the bike will last you long enough to tell your great-grandkids what an Amazon was.
For reference
The Compromiser
> Hammerdown
05/25/2017 at 18:28 |
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I confuse. Where is the enginmabobberthing?