tpaine posted:yeah suspension does basicly nothing. you can also take out the brakes and just coast to a stop *looks at you with the biggest Uh Doy face ever*
it's an on-road bicycle that's got 70cm tall wheels. it has no need for suspension at all because what limited shocks and road noise a bike like this is going to experience can be absorbed almost entirely by a) the tyres (that's why you put air in them (dummy)), b) slight flex in an ordinary unsprung steel fork
see also: the overwhelming majority of bicycles ever produced *looks at you with the biggest Uh Doy face ever*
there's a reason why before mountain biking became a sport the only time you ever saw front suspension on a bike was an american style childrens one, and proper adult bikes for commuting, sport and long distance travel (even with very heavy loads) would never, and still never, ever have them
it's because it's an unnecessary gimmick for an on-road bike
roseweird posted:now that i have grammabike whats the best thing i can do to make it a cooler grammabike though
front basket, giant chrome bell that goes ding-dong
roseweird posted:ok horse lord. i will do this for you.
also i can't tell if the suspension literally does nothing or if it just has an incredibly short travel. i can't feel any give in it at all. so will i hurt anything if i just cut the plastic cover off for a cleaner appearance?
It protects dirt from damaging the o-rings. But they're unnecessary for bicycles unless you're sloppin around in the mud
roseweird posted:now that i have grammabike whats the best thing i can do to make it a cooler grammabike though
engine, air con, automatic windows, spoiler
these were invented because the bike industry agrees with me and not tpain. what they do is lock the fork in one position so your suspension is turned off. because pedaling hard makes suspension forks act like pogosticks and waste energy, the idea is you leave them locked normally and only unlock it when you're on rough terrain
if it's not that then either its just too stiff to push with your hands (try sitting on the bike and rocking it) or its seized
don't cut the plastic off, its there to stop dirt getting in and jamming them up
tears posted:who would want to own or ride a bike after reading this thread...
not all of us get a lift home in Joti's merc
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im deadlifting 500+ and riding a version of this bad boy. dgaf. i had to get a good lock for it so nobody takes it because its so cool.
also i thought you would appreciate a bike with suspension on the seat, you know,
roseweird posted:dear bicycle wizards please tell me if my bike has any coolness potential and if so how do i maximize my output of bikestyle
All bicycles reach the same maximum level of coolness when travelling over 30mph and yours is no exception
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Horselord posted:just letting their body adjust to a normal, correctly shaped one
ban this chucklefuck
Themselves posted:dont feel bad rw.
im deadlifting 500+ and riding a version of this bad boy. dgaf. i had to get a good lock for it so nobody takes it because its so cool.
beach cruisers own but nobody sells them here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
Horselord posted:your suspension fork is real but unnecessary, the first thing to check is if there's a lockout on it:
these were invented because the bike industry agrees with me
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority#False_authority
and not tpain.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance
what they do is lock the fork in one position so your suspension is turned off.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_intimidation
because pedaling hard makes suspension forks act like pogosticks and waste energy, the idea is you leave them locked normally and only unlock it when you're on rough terrain