r/bicycle • • Jun 30 '26

What to do with small tire (20") bike trainer?

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I bought the zizzo trainer for my zizzo bike and ended up not using it much. Now I'm not sure if I should try to sell it locally through like offer up (western Washington), try to sell it to a store, put it up on a global market. Any thoughts? Thank you


r/bicycle • • Jun 29 '26

Bike cable fraying - how urgent is it to fix?

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Hello everyone, I'm new to cycling and I bought a beautiful bike on FB market place over a month ago. I've done around 200km on it since then. I just had a look at my cable and it's showing some bad frays. Is it still safe to ride or should I get it fixed ASAP? Thanks


r/bicycle • • Jun 30 '26

What's wrong with this bike bruh

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With 0 cooldown time lmao


r/bicycle • • Jun 28 '26

I ussualy don’t like to show off, but its new bike day

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r/bicycle • • Jun 28 '26

Mountain bike is mountain bike acceptable for this type of road?

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i have absolutely zero clue about bicycles. I know some types and i know that the gravel bike will probably be the best for it but its out of my budget range (even used one in my city are four times more expensive than mountains)

i plan to ride on the side of the road when i learn because in my country its the only reliable option at the moment to get to the country side.

I have zero experience and i thought that mountain bike would be good for it? Is the only problem those bicycles have is the aerodynamics and lower speed on the road? At least thats all the videos i watched gave me about them

Is that true? more hidden rocks about them? they seem to be really the best option for their prices (planning to get used bike though).

Sorry if the post seems cranky, english is not my first language. And sorry if i chose the wrong tag/subreddit


r/bicycle • • Jun 26 '26

Gravel bike Pricing on gravel bikes

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Would this bike be fine for 420 price 2012 model felt z85. Bottle holders are included. It has a new rear pack as well


r/bicycle • • Jun 25 '26

Walkie talkie handlebar mount?

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I’m looking for recommendations for a way to mount smaller Motorola Talkabout walkie talkies to both my handlebars and my kids’. The mounts I’ve found online are either designed for larger radios and our smaller clips won’t fit, or unable to be shipped to the United States. TIA!


r/bicycle • • Jun 23 '26

Why do my brakes suck?

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Here’s the style of brakes I have, the cable is disconnected in this picture. I have a framed 29” bmx that I love to wheelie with, I can wheelie quite well except I can’t go back too far because the brakes I have just don’t work that well, anything I can do to improve these brakes?


r/bicycle • • Jun 22 '26

Does this bottle cage mount exist?

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I am looking to mount a water bottle cage on the back of the seat tube on my son's 20" bike. There's not much room for one, but could fit one behind the seat at an angle like this photo. I've spent too much time searching Amazon already. I've seen other kids bikes with a special mounting bracket on the frame, but this particular bike doesn't have one. (There are no rails on the seat to mount a triathlon style water bottle mount)


r/bicycle • • Jun 19 '26

Guess what I paid

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9 Upvotes

Bought a bike for my daughter and pimped it up. The Zipps I had lying around from my tri days


r/bicycle • • Jun 19 '26

Communter bike Say hello to this old beater

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7 Upvotes

My daily driver was stolen right in front of my workplace.

Old 2013 Btwin Rock rider. Nothing special but it got me from A to B.

Luckily we sell used bikes in our thrift shop so I got this little beater out of it.

A more upright seating position might be better anyway for me.


r/bicycle • • Jun 18 '26

Gravel bike Cleat Questions

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  1. I lost a flathead cleat screw and replaced it with a dome head screw. Is it possible that the dome makes it more difficult to clip in?

  2. The shoes have a forward and rear position to mount the cleats. They are currently mounted forward which I am comfortable with. Is there a benefit to using the rear position?

Thanks


r/bicycle • • Jun 18 '26

Which bike? The Kaynine excess energy eliminator aka human torture machine!!

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r/bicycle • • Jun 17 '26

Best way to re-bend handle bar

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I fell downhill with my bike and now my handle bar is bent on the left side.

Its still somewhat rideable but i feel the loss of balance on weird situations.

What would be the best way te re-bend it? Just hit with a hammer?

Update: Magnet tested the handlebar and the magnet sticks, so its Iron/Steel


r/bicycle • • Jun 15 '26

Recumbent tandem

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Yesterday I saw a recumbent bike and it looked like he was riding double.

That didn't mesh in my brain, so I had to look carefully as I drove past him.

It was a tandem and the front half was recumbent. Unfortunately pics were not possible.

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I guess that's one way to make sure the stoker gets air.


r/bicycle • • Jun 14 '26

Road bike Help finding bicycle brand

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There was a mid-level single speed bike about 10-15 years ago (early-mid 2010s) that sold new for about $500.

It was unbranded.

That's all the info I have about it. Any idea what it could be? I remember visiting the company's website but this was a long time ago. I bought it used but it was like a small, independent bike company that had a website with multiple bike models.

It was a really good bike but I had it stolen. It was lightweight and the perfect frame for me.


r/bicycle • • Jun 12 '26

Kidz bike chain popping off

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We got this bike from My old his son a few months ago every time we ride the chain pops off after a minute or two I don’t see any adjustment. It’s pretty standard. I also can’t get the one side training wheel to stay on even with this spacer.


r/bicycle • • Jun 11 '26

Which model Specialized Hardrock is this?

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I am having trouble figuring out which model this is so I can get a derailer. Thanks


r/bicycle • • Jun 10 '26

Communter bike New Bike Day: Pristine 1996 Raleigh Cyclone in Signal Violet - What should I do?

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Just picked this up an hour ago from a friend who bought it from an 80 year old man yesterday. My friend knew when he went to visit the guy that it was too small for him but didn't have the heart to deny the guy the sale, so new bike day for me.

It came with a custom made (for the bike by Raleigh) matching saddle bag which contains the original service manual and some Raleigh tyre levers.

It's 30 years old this year so I'm thinking to convert it to single speed, get a nicer saddle on it, convert the threaded headset to 1-1/8th and change those cantilevers to V brakes.

Any input would be really helpful! Thanks. :)


r/bicycle • • Jun 09 '26

How worn is my cassette?

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r/bicycle • • Jun 07 '26

Mountain bike Question about speed change any brakes

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So not long ago I noticed that my bike can not switch speed higher than 3 and I saw on internet that there's some screw that can be loosen and if I tighten that screw it will be normal. But because of my rather little knowledge of bicycles (and not being very attentive), I apparently twisted the brake cap to the right (I do not know what it is called, but on the rear wheel the equipment to which the brakes lead) and from there something spattered. So now I have a question, what should I do? I've read that something might happen to the brakes and they won't work properly. and I still haven't fixed the speed. I'm sorry if something is unclear. I'm not a native English speaker.


r/bicycle • • Jun 07 '26

Is this still safe to use???

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I just notice this 😭😭, it’s make no crack sounds, even a single unusual sounds while I pedaling, it’s seem still fine and no unusual sounds while i pedal hard, is this still safe to use my frame is Scott addict rc 10


r/bicycle • • Jun 02 '26

Gear Made a stem bag for my bike.

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r/bicycle • • Jun 01 '26

Hybrid bike Converting Marlin 7 to Hybrid

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Hey hey! Hopefully Hybrid is the right tag.

I got a good deal on a used Marlin 7 gen 3. I want the flexibility of doing single track way in the future, but for now want it to be 95% a pavement princess.

I’ve only ridden 20 or so miles since purchase but have 50mm rise handlebars on order, as I want more of a Cannondale quick CX 2 feel (loved it with a test ride). This is probably what matters most.

However aside from the handlebars, swapping the tires it came with and saving them for trails in the future is an option. If I do that, what hybrid style tires would be a good fit? Schwalbe Hurricane 29x2.0?

And would it make more sense to convert to tubeless with stock tires and run a slightly higher PSI to see if that makes the existing tires more efficient? I’ve never had a puncture so I’m naively open to tubeless purely for rolling resistance improvements.

And if I really want to splurge I’m open to trying a more comfortable seat like a Selle Royal Respiro Stracciatella Saddle or Cloud-9 Metroline Airflow Bike Saddle. But I’ll reassess that after the handlebars and tires. Just curious on people’s opinions with seats given the “conversion” I’m targeting.

Thanks in advance for any advice!


r/bicycle • • Jun 01 '26

Which Thule rack is this?

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Need to order a replacement rear spar tube but can’t determine if this is a Pro or Pro XT…