_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

My rookie era: I used to be too timid to change a tyre. Now I build my own bikes

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My rookie era: I used to be too timid to change a tyre. Now I build my own bikes

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_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

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Figuring out how to diagnose and fix a problem myself generated a sense of satisfaction powerful enough to get me up a medium-sized hill

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once you start, you just end up there. My next step is welding my own frame but I also need to figure out the fit/ergonomics
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  There are some online calculators that might help you figure out the geometry you want.
  
  https://www.bikegeocalc.com/

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