r/bicycleculture

Hello everyone, I am having a bit of trouble looking for a helmet part. My dad wanted to ride his bike again and realized a part of the helmet is broken and we cant find the piece on Amazon and don't know what it's called. Can anyone help me with the name of the part or is it better to just get a new helmet?

So I live in France, right next to Switzerland (so a bit more expensive than most places) and I’m looking to do my first restomod and have been watching the local market for the last 2 months of the on the french version of Craigslist/ebay ’leboncoin’.

This bike is a Nakamura escape and I am reasonably confident it is mid to late 90s but there is very little documentation I have found.

I am wondering what people feel would be a fair price for this bike. I know the photos suck, as far as I can tell the person knows nothing about bikes and hasn’t looked after it.

As far as I am concerned I think they are asking for too much but I wanted to know what people feel think this is worth??! They are currently asking for 70€

Thanks everyone :) 🤠

Apologies for the quality of the photos and the formatting!

Been here two days and the staggering number of two wheelers (of all ages!) has been a joy to see.

I’ve been trying to imagine what US City could replicate this.

Late 90's Van Tuyl VT950 restomod.

Very bike illiterate and in general a dumbass so any help is welcome. That silver bolt attached to the black pipe is what i was working on but even after loosening it, i could only rotate the seat and I can’t even get it out.

So I’m in my late 50s and my balance has gotten kinda sketchy after a minor crash last fall. I was watching an older guy cruise past my bus stop on a big cargo-looking trike the other day and it low-key planted a seed in my brain.

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I’ve always ridden regular bikes, nothing fancy, but lately I’m nervous in traffic and on slow climbs. Started googling “adult tricycle" stuff at like 1am and fell into a mix of folding trikes, fat-tire setups, and even the odd electric trike option. Reviews all sound super positive, but of course they do, it’s marketing.

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Has anyone here actually used a trike as their main ride? How sketchy do they feel in turns, especially with a higher seat? Are electric ones worth it for hills or just extra weight and cost? I’m mostly thinking grocery runs, bike path cruising, maybe 10-15 mile days max.

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Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I’d love real-world pros/cons, stuff you wish you knew before buying, and any specific models or features to look for or avoid.

Was able to locate a 64CM Roubaix and bikeflites did the rest. I’ll test ride this bad boy Thursday.

3.5 evenings of work (15 to 20 ish hours). About 40 bucks. Something fun.

Introducing the "Citi". Version 2.

Keep your hands dirty, build what makes you happy.

If you're interested - builds of a few bicycles from scratch and some restoration work is on my YouTube channel: Rodsoverbricks. Either way, Thanks for watching!

This isn't me, but it very well could've been any of us. More 1984 Orwell BS from the current administration.

Hello splendid people

My friend and I have been looking at this tricycle for a while but there is no information on its functioning:

This is in the Arts et Métiers museum in Paris - inventory Number 14028.

The pedals seem fixed and the one way to seemingly provide traction is through the articulated rods connected to the seat via the rear wheel axle.

The sturdy vertical handlebars and fixed footrest suggest support for this motion - we have thus called it the twerkmobile until proven wrong.

Any ideas/ anybody know anything about this?

Thanks!