A well tuned original 3×7 is better than a microshift 1×9.
Natural-Simple-5818 on
A brand new bike with a front basket is not xbiking.
shlem on
If you have multiple rigid 26ers u might like buying crappy bikes more than riding them
tzero89 on
E-bicycles are not welcome
Softpretzelsandrose on
Stock is frequently cooler than a LOT of the builds on here.
In the end it doesn’t matter, cool is subjective and tinkering for the sake of tinkering is great. But a lot of people are talking themselves into “upgrades” they don’t actually want and turning everything into the same cookie cutter build
moo-zic on
Most folks 1x conversions are cheap, ugly, and don’t actually provide any benefit to their use case.
Difficult-Year on
Friction shifting is better than indexed.
Darlo_muay on
Anodised purple metal sucks
jukolshump on
Billy Bonkers does not make your bike look cooler than it is
Dotjade on
Bike ride fun
Nd4speed on
Front baskets are inferior to rear baskets.
Joice_Craglarg on
I think many of y’all like buying accessories and junk to slap on your bikes a lot more than riding them.
Too many of y’all seem to be cosplaying r/bikepacking for your 10 mile ride around the park after work.
elrastrojeroazul on
Billy Bonkers are rhe least xbike tyres out there, worst puncture protection ever.
MyGardenOfPlants on
this sub turned from fun bikes to just retro fashion builds with its own meta.
It used to be pretty cool here, just people who’s riding style didn’t fit in with the lycra roadies, the hardcore mtb’ers, etc, just people who wanted to have fun on bikes and didn’t care about performance, the latest parts, etc. Just fun.
reficulmi on
Single speed is misunderstood and extremely underrated
stalkholme on
At this point saying 1x is better than 3x is the real hot take
Boxofbikeparts on
This sub is not about any one particular style of bike but many want it to be, and try to mimic that style of bike.
Boxofbikeparts on
This sub is not about any one particular style of bike but many want it to be, and try to mimic that style of bike.
Sszaj on
Old frame does not necessarily mean cool frame.
MrHilux on
Maxing out tire clearance isn’t worth it. Always a chance you’ll end up either ruining the frame or worse.
owlpellet on
Grip shifts are good and always have been.
pine4links on
That pic looks kinda like the swift river in Mass
Grievsey13 on
Restomod Stumpjumpers and GTs are wack…
90s Cannondales all the way.
endocalvin on
xbiking is now shorthand for “90’s mtb restomod builds”
elementarydeardata on
New bikes with xbiking characteristics are peak xbiking, not old bikes. Old bikes are nostalgia (which is fine), modern xbikes are proof of a current movement where cycling doesn’t need to be focused on going fast.
GANGGGGGGG5 on
Jesus was an entrepreneur.
TurboJorts on
Brooks saddles are ugly and not worth their hefty price.
uhmyo on
2x are the best
Ol_Man_J on
All these xbikes are plagued with fit issues because they are built around the wrong platform. Nobody rides them for more than small loops around town because they all are iffy fits
TruckCAN-Bus on
Every bike is an xbike
fitzwaterphoto on
that people obsess over every detail of the bike when they should just make a decision and spend time riding.
People don’t actually like looking at bikes that get ridden.
yaldylikebobobaldy on
Xbiking is just another form of commodity fetishism
mediumclay on
Posts should include ‘adventure’. Garage door? Get outta here. Car bumper? C’mon. Living room? Go eat soup with a fork.
fattires on
Telling people what to do with their bikes is lame. I’m guilty of it.
Specialist-Mud-6650 on
2000s 29er Hybrids are better at every xbiking use case than 90s 26er MTBs
mediumclay on
Most drop bar conversions here are terribly executed.
billyspeers on
More of just a cycling hot take.
How much you spent on your bike and gear , and how fast you are =/= how much fun you have riding bikes
SargonTheAkkadian on
There’s two canoes when it comes to X-biking. Those who are in it to ride bikes and those who are in it to collect/hunt/work on bikes.
_BreadDenier on
Posting is bad, riding bikes is good.
Putting $1000 of parts on a $20 frame for internet clout is stupid.
Rivendells are silly and Grant is a grifter.
pensive_pigeon on
It’s ok to spend more than $60 on a used bike.
Miserable_Power_9729 on
colour matching your pedals, grips, cable housing etc. is tacky
Rare_Currency_6477 on
Idk if it even a hot take since other people already said similar shit but for an “adventure” cycling forum seems like people more amped on having bikes vs riding them, or thats the vibe i get from the posts.
Other hot take would be( this just based off people whining about friends in photos i post) i dont give a fuck whether or not other people wear helmets and suspect its the same people who more amped on bikes or looking at bikes than actually riding them who care about that.
Hot take 3 although this more just like a generic alt cycling/ normal life shit critique, dudes shouldnt wear sandals
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it is ok to cycle without a helmet
90’s Specialized MTBs are overrated
A well tuned original 3×7 is better than a microshift 1×9.
A brand new bike with a front basket is not xbiking.
If you have multiple rigid 26ers u might like buying crappy bikes more than riding them
E-bicycles are not welcome
Stock is frequently cooler than a LOT of the builds on here.
In the end it doesn’t matter, cool is subjective and tinkering for the sake of tinkering is great. But a lot of people are talking themselves into “upgrades” they don’t actually want and turning everything into the same cookie cutter build
Most folks 1x conversions are cheap, ugly, and don’t actually provide any benefit to their use case.
Friction shifting is better than indexed.
Anodised purple metal sucks
Billy Bonkers does not make your bike look cooler than it is
Bike ride fun
Front baskets are inferior to rear baskets.
I think many of y’all like buying accessories and junk to slap on your bikes a lot more than riding them.
Too many of y’all seem to be cosplaying r/bikepacking for your 10 mile ride around the park after work.
Billy Bonkers are rhe least xbike tyres out there, worst puncture protection ever.
this sub turned from fun bikes to just retro fashion builds with its own meta.
It used to be pretty cool here, just people who’s riding style didn’t fit in with the lycra roadies, the hardcore mtb’ers, etc, just people who wanted to have fun on bikes and didn’t care about performance, the latest parts, etc. Just fun.
Single speed is misunderstood and extremely underrated
At this point saying 1x is better than 3x is the real hot take
This sub is not about any one particular style of bike but many want it to be, and try to mimic that style of bike.
This sub is not about any one particular style of bike but many want it to be, and try to mimic that style of bike.
Old frame does not necessarily mean cool frame.
Maxing out tire clearance isn’t worth it. Always a chance you’ll end up either ruining the frame or worse.
Grip shifts are good and always have been.
That pic looks kinda like the swift river in Mass
Restomod Stumpjumpers and GTs are wack…
90s Cannondales all the way.
xbiking is now shorthand for “90’s mtb restomod builds”
New bikes with xbiking characteristics are peak xbiking, not old bikes. Old bikes are nostalgia (which is fine), modern xbikes are proof of a current movement where cycling doesn’t need to be focused on going fast.
Jesus was an entrepreneur.
Brooks saddles are ugly and not worth their hefty price.
2x are the best
All these xbikes are plagued with fit issues because they are built around the wrong platform. Nobody rides them for more than small loops around town because they all are iffy fits
Every bike is an xbike
that people obsess over every detail of the bike when they should just make a decision and spend time riding.
Anything with disc brakes is not xbiking
Thought this was [r/flyfishing](https://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/r/flyfishing)
People don’t actually like looking at bikes that get ridden.
Xbiking is just another form of commodity fetishism
Posts should include ‘adventure’. Garage door? Get outta here. Car bumper? C’mon. Living room? Go eat soup with a fork.
Telling people what to do with their bikes is lame. I’m guilty of it.
2000s 29er Hybrids are better at every xbiking use case than 90s 26er MTBs
Most drop bar conversions here are terribly executed.
More of just a cycling hot take.
How much you spent on your bike and gear , and how fast you are =/= how much fun you have riding bikes
There’s two canoes when it comes to X-biking. Those who are in it to ride bikes and those who are in it to collect/hunt/work on bikes.
Posting is bad, riding bikes is good.
Putting $1000 of parts on a $20 frame for internet clout is stupid.
Rivendells are silly and Grant is a grifter.
It’s ok to spend more than $60 on a used bike.
colour matching your pedals, grips, cable housing etc. is tacky
Idk if it even a hot take since other people already said similar shit but for an “adventure” cycling forum seems like people more amped on having bikes vs riding them, or thats the vibe i get from the posts.
Other hot take would be( this just based off people whining about friends in photos i post) i dont give a fuck whether or not other people wear helmets and suspect its the same people who more amped on bikes or looking at bikes than actually riding them who care about that.
Hot take 3 although this more just like a generic alt cycling/ normal life shit critique, dudes shouldnt wear sandals
This sub is way more posing than playing.
friction or death