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EvilJoven posted:beer is a great motivator.
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Can someone post a good video about wrapping bar tape that they trust? I've seen the Park Tool one but I'd like to see if other ones exist. The reels of bar tape I got from Supercaz look, to me, too short to do the job. This is the one I learned from and gone are the days where I'd struggle with getting the figure-8 just right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KwGCDWlUk
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bicievino posted:I don't think the gearing thing makes any sense. If you maintain the same cadence you don't need different gearing. Yeah. I've got a set of 170mm cranks for my TT bike (175mm on the road bikes) for precisely this reason (the chest/knee thing is also true but is irrelevant for me until I improve my hip flexibility to get my lower back flatter)
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nwin posted:How about any white bar tape that resists dirt the best? Fizik Microtex Classic is alright, the bar tape isn’t super sticky and has more of a gloss finish, so it doesn’t dirty up as quick. The Fizik tacky stuff gets dirty fast for sure.
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Sep 18, 2020 13:11
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EvilJoven posted:Apparently being starving and really wanting to finish my lap so I could go grab a lovely sandwich and a beer is a great motivator. I think I'll ride my bike tomorrow and do this. Want to ride my bike today but I have other things to do. All I really want to do is ride my bike.
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Sep 18, 2020 14:10
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Cancel life, ride bike.
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Coxswain Balls posted:This is the one I learned from and gone are the days where I'd struggle with getting the figure-8 just right. Thanks man!
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Sep 18, 2020 14:11
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I really prefer wrapping from the tops down to the plugs, stuffing the last half wrap of tape in the bar end, and then plugging to seal. No finishing tape and it's way easier to unwrap a bit if you have to move/work on brifters. Start as close to the stem as you like with the tape under the bar and wrapping out to the front and "back" to you over the top (think about how your hands more naturally rotate back/down on the tops and match the tape to that direction). Wrap 2-3 times directly around the start point to anchor and then continue "out" toward the hoods. Once you get to the brifter apply the little bit of extra tape to cover the gap underneath the brifter body, take the tape across the outside of the brifter, and then start wrapping under the brifter toward the end of the drops in the opposite direction of what you were doing on the tops (again, think about how your hand naturally wants to rotate "out" when in the drops and match the tape to that direction). Wrap down until you get a half width of wrap past the bar end, fold into the bar, and insert plug. Voila!
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Sep 18, 2020 16:49
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amenenema posted:I really prefer wrapping from the tops down to the plugs, stuffing the last half wrap of tape in the bar end, and then plugging to seal. No finishing tape and it's way easier to unwrap a bit if you have to move/work on brifters. 
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Sep 18, 2020 18:31
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I've gone down the rabbit hole that is Terry Barentsen's YT channel. The hotline videos are mesmerizing.
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Chinatown posted:I've gone down the rabbit hole that is Terry Barentsen's YT channel. The hotline videos are mesmerizing.  Just watched the Cooper Ray one ..
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mAlfunkti0n posted:
my favs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbCzWRnKCaI&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyJzZ3RUMw
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Sep 18, 2020 19:11
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Hello, I've never owned a bike before and lookin to buy one. I never realized how expensive they were, drat.
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mila kunis posted:Hello, I've never owned a bike before and lookin to buy one. I never realized how expensive they were, drat. What's next?
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Sep 18, 2020 20:08
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kimbo305 posted:What's next? Walmart Schwinn
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Sep 18, 2020 20:14
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Who's got that picture of the GMC Denali Road Bike with Campy Super Record?
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Sep 18, 2020 20:32
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spf3million posted:Speaking of my next build   nwin posted:How about any white bar tape that resists dirt the best?
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Sep 18, 2020 20:45
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Going to finally ride my bike. Haven't done a real ride since the 6th. My legs feel reeeeal fresh might try and stomp some segment PRs.
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Sep 19, 2020 18:08
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Just sitting here in full kit waiting for my Garmin to charge...
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Sep 19, 2020 20:56
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Get a portable battery pack and record the first part of your ride on your phone. At least you're not waiting for your derailleurs to charge.
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Sep 19, 2020 22:37
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I also need to plug in my Di2 tonight. Haven't had it run out on me yet.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:28
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Went on the first 30 mile ride of my life this morning. Caught a bad headwind for the last 5 miles and that wasn't fun. I also tried to PR a strava segment close to my house at the end of the ride and my legs said no mas. Got home and then went to town on Burger and Chili Cheese Fries. Am I doing cycling right?
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Sab0921 posted:Went on the first 30 mile ride of my life this morning. Caught a bad headwind for the last 5 miles and that wasn't fun. I also tried to PR a strava segment close to my house at the end of the ride and my legs said no mas. Only if you were net positive on calories.
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Sep 20, 2020 00:54
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Riding so you can eat whatever is the whole point iirc.
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Sep 20, 2020 00:54
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Even if you didn't have the calories for it I still say that's a good ride.
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First time getting on my bike in a month and I did 47 miles in just over 3 hours. My thighs are covered in icy hot and I don't care who knows it
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kimbo305 posted:Only if you were net positive on calories. Oh definitely was. Strava said about 900 calories, that burger and fries definitely crushed that number
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Sep 20, 2020 02:15
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Shopping for a road bike. TCR Advanced for sure, just not sure which one...
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Sep 20, 2020 02:15
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The pretty one
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Sep 20, 2020 02:38
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:The pretty one
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Sep 20, 2020 02:57
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The smoke has cleared out of Portland allowing the large mammal to scurry out of its hotel to go ride purple dick.
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Sep 20, 2020 03:34
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EvilJoven posted:Shopping for a road bike. TCR Advanced for sure, just not sure which one... Get a Synapse.
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Sep 20, 2020 03:53
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Lmao nice one.
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? It’s a superb road bike and just about everyone should be on endurance bikes. I would have mentioned the Defy Advanced but that stupid cable routing disqualifies it.
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EvilJoven posted:Shopping for a road bike. TCR Advanced for sure, just not sure which one... TCR Advanced SL frame only. Get a pair of their SLR1 wheels, carbon stem, bar, post, cages. Full DA mechanical build Yore welcome.
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Wait, are people actually able to acquire Shimano 105 level and greater components not attached to complete bikes right now?
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It's the cheap stuff that you can't get. I was looking at shimano's b2b today and 105 for the most part is all out of stock. There's more ultegra and dura-ace stuff (we have almost all of a complete ultegra group for a guy, think just waiting on brakes). I've been tempted to swap some parts on the new mtb and can get enough xt and xtr parts for a working drivetrain and new brakes. But you want like, slx or deore or basic 7-9 speed derailleurs, not gonna happen any time soon.
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Ya if you want a high end road or MTB build we can still make that happen but god help you if you need a Tourney RD.
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I bought a bike yesterday after having a vague plan to do so ever since the rona hit. I hadn't been on a bike since I was a kid but it went pretty well, I went for a ride around the neighbourhood and it was fun. My butt is killing me today though.
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