this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
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A place to share your bikes. That’s it, xbiking is just like, a frame of mind man.

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[–] kubica@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Derailleur brake
Cyclists invented a type of brake because they needed to stop frequently and quickly for refueling

[–] skele_tron@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thats the best one. Originally i googled for a difference between short and long pull brakes to send to colleague, ended with this gem.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I know nothing about pushbikes and that was clearly gibberish.

[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This shit is going to break the internet

[–] skele_tron@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Absolutely. I was saddened with how much shit articped were written or just copied and changed a bit just to satisfy some stupid seo criteria, now this - its on anothet level.

Guess what can be done about i lt is a publicly curated blacklist, for a pihole.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I know a lot about bicycles and this is definitely gibberish!

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I saw an article about bike chain length that kept mentioning 18 and 20 inch chains, and how you should choose based on how you want the chain to hang (like a chain necklace I guess). The whole thing was packed with a mix of actual information and absolute garbage, similar to this article.