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    One bike!? What is it?

    I think putting ourselves in the position of having "only one bike" is always positive, even if we never get there. Helps to prioritise what is important, what we would take in case of an urgent move, what we would sell last in case of financial need... A couple of years ago I went through this...
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    Retro Trek mtb 26inch wheels .... where to find/ what to replace with

    If keeping the wheels original is not a deal breaker, I get my wheels in Taylor Wheels or in Kurbelix. Both German shops but do international delivery. Good prices and plenty of choice in 26"
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    Recommend me: wide cruiser/ backswept handlebars please :D

    Unfortunately you're not the only one. Had the same issue with a Bobike, and also had to pedal with the knees out which was very uncomfortable. A tall stem to mount the seat bracket as high as possible and a riser bar will help. Basically those seats are designed for Dutch bikes but nobody tells...
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    Help kitting out a 97 Kona Kilauea for touring

    I think you're doing the right thing by using your current bike. It's your first experience so no point in throwing money in case it won't happen again, and steel rigid MTBs are great for this purpose. In summary: -get quality panniers, like the mentioned Ortliebs. Unfortunately there's no...
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    Collection Contents

    I don't collect, bikes or anything else. But I admit I have a soft spot for early steel Treks. My very first mtb was a '92 Trek 950, so this is a totally biased taste. I have also noticed in others, if they have a dear bike from a certain brand, they tend to get more of them. I think it was in...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    Ok, you have a point. I was not being objective by focusing on "my times", that is, early to mid 90's, when, outside the diameter of the seatpost, nearly everything else was already settled down: headsets should be 1 1/8", rear spacing 135mm, 7 speeds at the back (or 8 for the ultra-rich), etc...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    Anchoring bias This is the main reason for the 15k bikes (or the 100k cars). If the magazine (or shop, podcast, youtuber, etc.) tests a 10k bike, automatically our brain re-adjust expectations and the 2k bike is "budget", "affordable" or whatever. There is also the reputational part of course...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    Maybe it is also time to start changing ourselves. We all find the joke about the "N+1" bikes funny. But a more realistic formula would be "Min (1, 1-N)", that is, the less bicycles you can get away with, the better, but at least 1 as the world is a better place when everyone has a bike...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    I also got a shock last time I borrowed some cycling magazines in the library. Cheapest bike in the whole magazine was 3800€, and it was just a mention of a new release. Tested bikes, the cheapest was 5400€. Best of all, the editorial in the first page was asking all cyclists to bring new people...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    I disagree. In business, you can go for margin (ie. Ferrari) or you can go for rotation (ie Toyota). Some brands prefer to produce less, with higher margins (and hopefully higher quality) while most of the rest, thanks to our consumerism, prefer to produce and sell loads, with smaller margins to...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    10% cuts in Trek
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    Hybrids

    I can't recommend specific models, however I'd say: -I'd try to get a rigid fork. Most hybrids have very poor and very heavy cheap suspension forks. Compensate with wider tires -go for the model with most extras already included, even if starting price is higher. Will be cheaper in the long run...
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    State of the industry: a running thread

    An interesting comment made in the Escape Collective podcast mentioned a few pages back was that in COVID time "bikes were sold to new people, while now we are back selling new bikes to the same people"... That is, a few newcomers get in every year, and usually buy some entry level stuff, and...
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    Cantilever brake suggestions for a '94 bike

    I have cantilevers in my commuter and the bike at my parents and I'm in no rush to change them. But no way I would buy new ones for a new build, unless it had to be a factory replica... A pair of new v Brake Alivios cost €12 and they even come in silver!
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    The future of (my) cycling?

    Another point I missed in my previous comment. Car brands lobby to improve conditions for the buyers from their cars: better infrastructure, lower taxes, more parking spaces... What do bike brands do? Spend their money so a bunch of guys cycle very fast for 3 weeks at a time on closed roads...
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