The Velodrome

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1:01 AM

I wouldn't say that..... I might think it, but I wouldn't say it :)

There was that one guy who said (paraphrasing) "Oh yeah, and my friends sawed almost all the way through my handlebars, and I almost died and then we laughed it off."

Michael come lately

1:14 AM

I can't find it because SE doesn't search comments, but I found a place where I talked about it back in Jan 8.

Ah. It was this guy. I forgot it was the fork not the bars. bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/76022/…

It's harder to find because he typed "parnks" instead of "pranks"

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Criggie

2:46 AM

Yeah - the word "friends" is not applicable there. But for some people its all they've ever known.

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MaplePanda

4:41 AM

recovering from broken handlebars isn't hard: most steering should be done by your body/ass anyways with hands only there to keep it all stable. I'd suggest first learning to bike before getting a racing bike. — paul23 Apr 6, 2021 at 15:26

Ah, I fondly remember this comment

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Erlkoenig

5:52 AM

When going downhill at 60km/h with heavy braking, I wonder how you are supposed to even stay on the bike without bars, let alone steer...

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Criggie

7:24 AM

honestly? Someone's telling fibs.

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gschenk

3:59 PM

This particular commenter would have been going downhill in the Netherlands. It's hard enough to get an omafiets into cornering, maybe that's why he's so unconcerned about getting bars sawn through?

gschenk

4:22 PM

Q: Brake problems (need adjustment too often)

I've been having problems with my bicycle brakes for not a short time and I've been having it with a couple different bikes. The brakes get loose after 1-2 weeks. I deliver with my bike so I use it 50-75 kms every day. I don't know how to adjust it so I have to pay a bike shop each time and it's ...

maybe they are just wearing down the brake pads? Not lose calipers but the levers pull through to the handle.

Michael come lately

In two weeks, though?

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Criggie

9:32 PM

maybe they brake a lot - dude says he does deliveries, wonder if he rides like one.

Criggie

10:23 PM

Erp

Found this on discord

That poor bike,.

gschenk

11:22 PM

@Michaelcomelately entirely possible for delivery (cargo) e-bikes. Especially when they have mechanical disc brakes that need manual adjustment for pad wear.

Some models require the rear wheel with him motor to be taken out to access the adjustment screw.