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   Trash Panda (raccoon@hollow.raccoon.quest)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:55:00 JST Trash Panda

   I'm very excited.
   Sold my old bike which, honestly, was cool as fuck, for downhill. Badass.
   But I don't do downhill, I just commute to and from work.
   Bought a new one. Not badass, just a city bike. But a very fancy. Gazelle brand, very good brand. Unlike my old one this one has mudguards, so when it rains and I don't have full rain gear I won't get my butt soaked from water pushed from the wheel.
   Has a new gear shifting system, I don't understand the black magic fuckery behind it but you can shift from gear 1 to 10 even from a standing position and be fine. Hell you can shift uphill. Built in lights so I won't need to charge my own anymore (still might use my frontal one cause its bright as fuck).
   Very comfy to ride, frame doesn't have the middle pipe thing, which makes it look less cool but honestly will make stopping at traffic lights less annoying.
   I'm hyped. I'm going to get it tomorrow morning.
   Just when I bought a rear light replacement tho.
   :raccoon_unamused:
   I'm excited enough to maybe post pics.

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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:49 JST snacks

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     • meso [netzsphaere era]
     • Cruthachail
     @meso @raccoon @Cruthachail it's a cvt, nuvinci enviolo is the name iirc
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     meso [netzsphaere era] (meso@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:50 JST meso [netzsphaere era]

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     • Cruthachail
     @raccoon @Cruthachail no but its called a gearbox, the belt things use a gearbox
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     Trash Panda (raccoon@hollow.raccoon.quest)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:52 JST Trash Panda

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     • meso [netzsphaere era]
     • Cruthachail

     @meso@netzsphaere.xyz @Cruthachail@miruku.cafe
     No no, it doesn't have gears. That's the black magic fuckery.

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     meso [netzsphaere era] (meso@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:53 JST meso [netzsphaere era]

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     • Cruthachail
     @raccoon @Cruthachail gearbox
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     Trash Panda (raccoon@hollow.raccoon.quest)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:58 JST Trash Panda

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     • Cruthachail

     @Cruthachail@miruku.cafe
     So, here it is.
     As you can see the usual chain and gear system is replaced with a belt and... I have no idea how the gear replacement is called, but it's comfy as fuck because I can shift of how many gears I want even going uphill without risking to ruin it. It's insane.
     It also requires close to no maintenance.
     The handle bar has leather like hand rests, pleasant to the touch. Hydraulic brakes. Obviously electric engine with it's little control mini computer which thank fucking god has a clock, you wouldn't believe how rare this simple feature is, I will never understand why it's not standard but most bikes I've seen don't have it.
     It can also be connected to the phone via Bluetooth to update it and to set it up for trips and whatnot.
     One day I wanna unscrew the battery's shield and have an artist decorate it.
     I mean, it's an expensive, fancy ass bike, it deserves some customization to make it pop.

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     Cruthachail (cruthachail@miruku.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:54:59 JST Cruthachail

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     You can't tease us like that and not show pics.
     
     @raccoon@hollow.raccoon.quest

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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:56:28 JST snacks

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     • meso [netzsphaere era]
     • Cruthachail
     @meso @Cruthachail @raccoon sorry, nevermind. Thought that's what raccoon meant with no gears, but the shifter is a regular one