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big crush on Chad OMG posted:I broke 3 straps for the Garmin cadence mount. No issues with the wahoo one. That has been an issue for me. I have just started zip tying. TobinHatesYou posted:I can lock up coaster brakes or a brakeless fixie. What's the advantage of rim brakes? 
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Lead Pipe Cinch posted:I am going to preface this by saying that I’m not going back to this bike shop and that I am completely clueless when it comes to bike maintenance. They sold you tires too big for your frame. Except for a giant toughroad I cant think of a hybrid in their fleet that will clear a 2" tire. If it's that close in ideal conditions picking up a bit of mud or gravel or just hammering on the bike at a stoplight causing the frame to flex is gonna do things. Find some 700*35-43ish mm tires somewhere else and get a refund for the ones they sold you. Edit: on the off chance your bike is one I haven't seen before that'll actually clear a tire that big, it might be the QR springs being in backwards causing the wheel to not center properly. The wide part of the spring should be on the outside. If it's turned the wrong way around it can get wedged in the dropout. EvilJoven fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Aug 9, 2020 |
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Aug 9, 2020 06:29
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EvilJoven posted:They sold you tires too big for your frame. Except for a giant toughroad I cant think of a hybrid in their fleet that will clear a 2" tire. If it's that close in ideal conditions picking up a bit of mud or gravel or just hammering on the bike at a stoplight causing the frame to flex is gonna do things. It’s this guy, inherited it from a roommate when he moved for grad school in 2011ish: https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/product/16721/ When I got it, I think it was on 2 inch tires because I remember when I got the tires replaced five years ago the shop I went to installed notably smaller ones (which are the ones I replaced). Springs were in right, because I looked up which way they were supposed to go because I wanted to verify that, although when I got it home the side without the lever was now mysteriously vanished. As for a refund, I’m not hopeful because they had multiple signs posted that they don’t give refunds on any bikes, tubes or tires, and honestly that’s when I should’ve probably turned around.
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Aug 9, 2020 06:41
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Post pix where the tire is closest to the stays and fork crown in the bike repair thread. That definitely looks like a bike a 2" tire shouldn't be squeezed in to and it came stock with 35mm. Don't worry about the spring being missing the skewer is still safe without it, its just a little less convenient putting the wheel back in now.
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Aug 9, 2020 06:47
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Biking is pretty loving incredible. I look at a map of a ride and there's like 60ish km covered over the span of a few hours and it looks like so much area covered and just this big waste of energy but then I remember what it's like to sit in the saddle on all those roads and how it goes by in 5 minutes. A good ride sets my head straight for days.
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Aug 9, 2020 06:56
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EvilJoven posted:Post pix where the tire is closest to the stays and fork crown in the bike repair thread. That definitely looks like a bike a 2" tire shouldn't be squeezed in to and it came stock with 35mm. Posted pics of the chain stays where it’s rubbing, I have plenty of clearance on the fork and seat stays.
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Aug 9, 2020 07:14
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  a little gravel loop with some pals to remind me how unfit ive gotten
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Aug 9, 2020 08:52
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nm posted:That has been an issue for me. I have just started zip tying. never taking off the old Campy calipers I have, from the "it's impossible to brake from the brake hoods" era  Despite being single pivot, the sprung Shimano 105 SLRs on my Univega are actually very practical to brake from the hoods (and got listed by Sheldon Brown as the "best single pivot brakes ever made", so they're probably expensive on ebay a la other Sheldon Brown favorites like Bridgestones and Miyata 1000s) (also check out that amazing frame clearance, and the worst bar tape ever made AKA Benotto Cell-o-tape) 
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Aug 9, 2020 15:18
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My first 100mile ride for many years today, My taint hurts but its nothing against my neck and shoulder. despite drinking 1.25 litres I lost 1.5 kilos weight. Time to drink!
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Aug 9, 2020 17:41
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I did 24 miles, which is my longest since starting up again. I felt great and was thinking I should just keep going, but then I got home and went to walk up the stairs and my leg almost collapsed, lol.
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Aug 9, 2020 19:59
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FogHelmut posted:I did 24 miles, which is my longest since starting up again. I felt great and was thinking I should just keep going, but then I got home and went to walk up the stairs and my leg almost collapsed, lol. Make sure to do some stretching as well as collapsing into a chair, it'll make a massive difference in the long run
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I was riding last night a bit after sun down. It was dark, I had lights on. I was descending a road I know very well, going 30-33mph according to Strava. I hit a bat. It flew into my right bicep and was either stunned or killed by the impact. At first I thought it was a really big bug, then I thought "that must have been a bird", then I looked down at my arm and saw the bat plastered there by the wind resistance from my speed. I shook my arm and it fell off. I didn't stop to retrieve the body/capture it if it was still alive and I'm currently regretting this. I was ten minutes from home. I came straight into the house, washed my arm with soap and water, and then used hand sanitizer all over my arm mostly to test for any stinging which would indicate broken skin. I didn't feel any stinging. I do not believe I was bitten or scratched, but I definitely had two or three seconds of physical contact with a bat. I do have a bit of eczema/psoriasis on my inner elbow near where the bat hit, and this may or may not count as "broken skin". I have no indications that this bat was rabid. It was shortly after sundown, the bat was likely looking for bugs, our paths crossed. Still, I am a bit concerned about possible exposure to rabies. I'm dumb and don't currently have a primary care physician because we've switched insurance (five years ago) and I'm reasonably healthy so I just haven't gotten around to it. I'll fix this soon (tomorrow when offices are open) and relate the situation and get a medical opinion, but in the meantime: anyone here hit a bat and actually got medical advice? Was PEP recommended or was it "eh, you're fine"? I am probably over-thinking this but with the stakes being so high, even with a very low likelihood of exposure this is firmly in my head for the time being.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Make sure to do some stretching as well as collapsing into a chair, it'll make a massive difference in the long run Oh yeah I'm 36, getting into the crossover zone where you have to spend more time stretching than actually exercising.
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Aug 9, 2020 21:19
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FogHelmut posted:Oh yeah I'm 36, getting into the crossover zone where you have to spend more time stretching than actually exercising. I am 58 in the zone where you spend more time collapsing in a chair!
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Aug 9, 2020 22:06
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More like becoming a vampire.
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So this is a long shot, but after scouring the internet, striking out with Strava's support team, and even swallowing my pride and slinking shamefully into r/strava with no results, I still can't figure out why images in ride/user galleries refuse to load on my phone. The only thing I've found on the entirety of the internet is this post in the community gallery, but it describes my issue exactly. I've tried clearing cache/data, turning off system wide and app-specific battery optimization, installing older apks, etc, but it's been months and I'm still scratching my head. The issue occurs on every Android phone I've tried (Motorola e5, LG Fortune, Samsung Galaxy A11). Everything loads fine on the two iPhone devices I logged into, so while it's definitely an Android-specific bug, the problem is the same on 8.0, 9.0, and even 10.0. My main reason for using Strava is live segments, effort comparisons, and training/fitness stuff, so it doesn't exactly ruin the whole experience for me, but I'll be damned if looking at gray boxes all the time isn't driving me pretty crazy anyway. Has anyone else had this issue? Can anyone with a functional understanding of programming explain what might be causing it?
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FogHelmut posted:Oh yeah I'm 36, getting into the crossover zone where you have to spend more time stretching than actually exercising. Lol like I ever stretch
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mikemelbrooks posted:My first 100mile ride for many years today, My taint hurts but its nothing against my neck and shoulder. despite drinking 1.25 litres I lost 1.5 kilos weight. Time to drink! that’s um...not remotely enough water for that kind of distance
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Aug 10, 2020 02:32
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becoming posted:Bat. If there was no broken skin/no blood then I think you're fine. Note: I am just some idiot on the internet
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I'm in the "you're probably OK" camp too. That said, with rabies, if you show any symptoms, you're already in serious trouble. Today was a bike day! I sold one of my wife's bikes, picked up a dropper for my mtb, cleaned and tuned 4 bikes while hanging out with friends on my porch and then went for a hilly night ride with my pal. He kept on loving dropping me. I'm riding an entry level aluminum roadie and we scored him a full carbon trek 5200 that weighed in at 16 lbs, or something equally stupid. I've never felt so powerless to catch someone in my life. Best 700 bucks I've seen him spend. My bike parts come in this week and I'll be one step closer to my project completion. Feels loving great, as I've been sitting on my rear end playing world of warcraft and recently quit. My fitness is proper hosed. Cannon_Fodder fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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becoming posted:Riding in bat country Go to the clinic / your doctor just in case (but not the emergency room, it's not that bad). Bats are hosed up and rabies isn't remotely the worst thing they carry.
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Aug 10, 2020 03:49
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gently caress you stupid staple that put two holes in my crazy thick schwalbe tire and slime tube! Rode it home 10 miles because yolo and big shout out to the dude that offered me a ride! I was only about 2 blocks from home but it was nice anyway. Lesson learned: gonna put together a patch kit and carry a pump from now on
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nm posted:
That's like just, like, your opinion, man.
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sokatoah posted:Go to the clinic / your doctor just in case (but not the emergency room, it's not that bad). Bats are hosed up and rabies isn't remotely the worst thing they carry. Rabies is absolutely horrible and if you start showing symptoms you are completely hosed and going to die a horrible painful death. Just because we have a preventative vaccine doesn’t make it less of a scary sci fi death disease
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gently caress it's been a whole week since I rode and presumably a whole week and a half till the shop is done fixing my poo poo ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjjjh
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Levitate posted:Rabies is absolutely horrible and if you start showing symptoms you are completely hosed and going to die a horrible painful death. Just because we have a preventative vaccine doesn’t make it less of a scary sci fi death disease This. See a goddamn doctor.
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nm posted:This. See a goddamn doctor. Please listen to this and go see a doctor. Apologies for the reddit link but this story stuck in my brain. https://np.reddit.com/r/news/comments/9vdumn/utah_man_dies_from_rabies_first_in_state_in_74/e9bpd2j/ The CDC (i don't think this page was tinkered with by the Trump admin) says you should see a doctor. https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/index.html
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Uhh okay I'm changing my vote to See a Doctor I rode 75 miles today and learned that I do in fact need to know where I can get water at all times.
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I mean it’s quite unlikely that you’ll get rabies from a bat that doesn’t bite you but I guess I take a little issue with what seemed like someone making light of rabies in general Get checked out, tell a doc what happened. You’re probably fine but checking with health professionals is a good idea if you can do it!
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Aug 10, 2020 06:19
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Rabies shots now are two in the butt cheek the first visit and then one or two in the arm every few days for a week or so if I'm remembering correctly, not the horrifying 2' long needle through the sternum like in the 80s. Go get poked, it's barely painful and way better than your brain melting. My arm did get a tad sore tho.
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EvilJoven posted:Rabies shots now are two in the butt cheek the first visit and then one or two in the arm every few days for a week or so if I'm remembering correctly, not the horrifying 2' long needle through the sternum like in the 80s. Go get poked, it's barely painful and way better than your brain melting. Living in Mexico in the 90s,the shot went into your stomach. 
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I rode this bike for 50 miles on Saturday Then rode this bike for 23 miles on Sunday  And it was good. Becoming, pls check with a doctor.
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I have an appointment tomorrow morning to see my newly-appointed primary care physician. From https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/type.html: quote:The contamination of open wounds, abrasions, mucous membranes, or theoretically, scratches (potentially contaminated with infectious material from a rabid animal) constitutes a nonbite exposure. Again, because it hit my bicep/inner elbow, and because I have eczema/psoriasis on my inner elbow which may be considered broken skin, I think it's probably prudent to talk to a medical professional. I suspect I'm gonna wind up getting the shots simply because the stakes are so high and no doctor wants to be the one that allowed a rabies death to occur when they're so easily preventable.
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becoming posted:I have an appointment tomorrow morning to see my newly-appointed primary care physician. Look at it this way: while you're actively getting the course of rabies vaccine shots, you can confidently hang out with any more bats that you run into.
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Twerk from Home posted:Look at it this way: while you're actively getting the course of rabies vaccine shots, you can confidently hang out with any more bats that you run into. Gonna start riding my bikes in caves, gently caress yes. Is r/cavecycling a thing yet, and if not, which one of us is starting it?
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e.pilot posted:I was going to wait until this was a bit more finalized to post but it’s moving a bit faster than I expected and there’s a minimum order of 10 so trying to get as much interest as I can. also in
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I can vouch for Raccmer stuff, I have a jersey and bib from them and they're not half bad for having spent like $35 for both. They're sizing is pretty normal and not surprisingly small.
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becoming posted:Gonna start riding my bikes in caves, gently caress yes. Is r/cavecycling a thing yet, and if not, which one of us is starting it? While I'm already posting, Raccmer sizing question. If I wear a medium Pactimo Ascent do I get a medium Eat Trash jersey too? Cuz that design is great and I also need that in my life. Crumps Brother fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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Rode bike today.  Was good.
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I love bicycle press quote:The new features across the three bikes in the range add about $500 to the cost of an already spendy bicycle. The top of the range new GSD R14—with belt drive, Rohloff Speedhub, and suspension front and rear—will cost $8,399. wowza
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