/fa/ - Fashion

>>10292730

yo dude i cant wait til i get my new fixie. just thinka me rollin down main street and all i can think of is bumpin the new tame impala rec on my crosely i picked up from the consignment store last weekend with my other trustfund friends :)

im torn because i want to ride a bike, and i love bikes, but i also want to wear my raw denim and red wing boots every day, and the 2 just dont mesh im sorry

Living in the city, buying a road bike was an awesome decision. Not just for convenience, but to be more active. Highly recommend.

rate my bike

>>10293036
Handlebar tape is pretty bold but nice otherwise.

Mine. It's more of a mustard yellow/orange than the picture shows.

>>10293031
YOOOOOOOOO

>>10293003
ugh thats hot

>>10292730
bike always gets stolen, stick with used fixed gears from craigslist or something , because I know i'll only have it for a year or two anyways.

>>10294480
get a fucking bike lock nerd, i bet u dont use one cause its not "effay" to use or carry one with u

Mine, thoughts?

>>10294917
sxc

do /fa/ helmets exist?

>>10295030
Nutcase and Bern have a few good looking models.

mine except I have a basket

cant you niggers afford a car and shit lmao or automobiles are too "mainstream"

>>10295094
b8

>>10292996
>not wanting sick bike fadez

>>10292733
>>10292730

w2c a nice basket like this?

>>10294488
not that guy but, here in belgium where I live, it's like a sport stealing bike. Having a lock is no use, they'll just break or cut it anyways

>>10295222
Look up a physical store or internet store that sells fixies and they must have them.

>>10295232
die kutmarokkanen

>>10295238
here in Amsterdam and the Netherlands in general most people that steal bikes are east-Europeans and export them to east-Europe.

>>10295243
Amsterdam is full of bikes, not really surprised tbh.

>>10293036
its like youre asking it to be robbed
also change your pedals, they suck

>>10295094
How are we supposed to show off fits in a car?

>>10295250
Yeah riding while high is fun so I can see why.

>>10295232
It's true pretty much all locks can be broken. But there are things you can do which means the chances of your bike getting stolen is very little.

Get a good U lock and cable combo. Where I live most people don't lock their bikes using both as pictured. It means while it is still possible to break and steal, it is much more time consuming vs. stealing someone else's bike. You only have to run faster than your friend from a tiger in chase kind of thing.

The second is opt to lock your bike in busy areas. This is self explanatory.

Lastly, try and bring your bike in to your home at night. It is reported that most bikes get stolen while they are locked up outside someone's home or place of work.

I did lots of research after my bike got stolen while locked outside my flat with just a shitty cable lock.

>>10294917
>mantis bars
>stem slam status: NOT SLAMMED
>platforms
>plastic wheels
>saddle too low
casual r u even trying

Have any of you guys ever stolen a bike? I got mine pinched and since then ive always wondered how easy/how many people do it

Not sure why people are posting bicycles in an /fa/-bike thread.

It's pretty easy, most bike locks are really easy to cut through. Get one that isn't the stretchy kind like pic related

>>10297195
so /fa/..

>>10292730
>live in texas
>ride a bike 5 feet
>have to change shirt from sweat
Where the fuck do you faggots ride bikes while dressed in work clothes/going out clothes??
I mountain bike all summer but we are all always sweaty and nasty at the end of each ride.

>>10295030
http://sahn.cc/?product=classic-matte-helmet

>>10297298
>http://sahn.cc/?product=classic-matte-helmet

Sweating already just looking at the lack of venting.

I prefer something more conventional like this.

>>10297322
I carry dry shampoo with me at all times

>>10297224
Cherrypicking, or in this case the opposite.

Pic related average motorcycle rider

>>10294917
Piece of shit

>>10294488
>Thinking locks will stop thieves

>>10297164
>Stole a bike
>got guilty
>left it outside unlocked
>got taken in two minutes
>pissed off i let it go

>>10299462
Was it unlocked? If not you're an asshole for breaking a lock or taking it from someone's property. Even if it wasn't locked up and in public it's still deplorable.

>>10299466
It was unlocked yeah

>>10297077
Yeah I know the pedals are shit, what would be some decent alternatives?

>>10293036
Dope fiend here

I hope you don't just leave your bike like that (well actually, I do), it would take me 30 seconds to a minute to have your front tire, seat, drink bottle, and possibly handlebar, that's at least 20 bucks for your wheel

but fuck that. what a lot of cyclists don't understand is that they think because they have a lock they're all good, nobody can steal it. you see a lot where they put the lock through the front wheel, their helmet etc thinking it's all good, but what they don't understand is your lock is only as strong as the thing it's hooked around

I've stolen dozens of bikes like this. guy thinks he's done everything right, but all I need to do is walk along with a sledgehammer and bash the little pole it's around right near the weld that thing will come off easy, then just lift the lock up with the bike and boom ride off, wearing the helmet you brought with you.

locks around chains for example, are only as good as what's the chain connected to. Bolted onto a log in the ground? again, sledgehamer that shit it's easy, get 3-4 bikes at once if you got a van waiting

sometimes you can just get a travel suictcase with wheels, walk through a bike rack and just take all the shit that's not locked. cut through the helmet strap half the time it's just clipped around the bike just take it, chuck it in your bag, take everything out of sidesadles I've taken laptops, phones, clothes, wallets, you name it people just leave that shit around aint nothing but a zip stopping people, fuck it take the whole fucking travel bag thing, take repair kits, seats, front wheels, disck brakes. a lot of poeopl think oh a theif wouldn't just take that (eg one wheel, or one brake or etc), but fuck yeah they do. it's better that way you can get two front wheels a frame one set of brakes a seat and a helmet all from different bikes chop it into one and sell/pawn it easy

>>10297077
Also fuck slamming my stem, I'm 6'3

>>10295222
itsnot a basket, its called a front pannier rack, its pretty easy to make yourself if you dont suck at welding

>>10294917
in short:
-its shit

that stem is giving me seizures

>>10299614
What do you figure is the worst kinda lock from your perspective?
I've busted enough of the shitty chain locks like in the post you replied to know not to get those, and like you said, chains are kinda fucking shite as well so I just got basic U-lock.
I mean in the end the locks are just there to slow whoever wants my bike down but the ideal situation would be bike locked in a way that thiefs just think "Fuck that, not gonna bother"
Probably no one would even want to steal my bike honestly, might have some retro value for some hipster who's in to stealing.

>>10297062
take your seat with you and this is perfect.

>>10299614
You ever been caught?

what's a cheap not shit bike? literally any sort of bike will do so long as it doesn't look garbage and i can ride on it