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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:well that fuckin' sucks Yeah - luckily was going slow because doing a rolling water pause. But my left side is pretty burnt up and my wrist hurts like gently caress. I think my front wheel is a bit bent now too. Tomorrow was a ride to the zoo day with my kid in the trailer - ill see how I'm feeling in the AM but I think that may not happen.
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Sab0921 posted:I crashed today. It hurt really bad. Went over the handlebars when someone had an unleashed dog that darted out in front of me.
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Danny Chew, creator of the Dirty Dozen ride here, got crippled for life by not paying attention for a few seconds before drifting off the path he was riding on. I know I’ve already done dumber poo poo. Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Oct 11, 2020 |
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Oct 11, 2020 04:58
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I'm waiting to hear what's up but I got news my friend wrecked himself in a MTB accident today. It's a weird coincidence you guys are talking about crashes.
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Oct 11, 2020 07:51
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MrL_JaKiri posted:The one part of the UK road scene that's actually in good health is the TT scene. I also live on the border of Essex so hopefully I'll get to race Alex Dowsett, who is clearly now a breakaway specialist, at some point Hopefully run into you at a national 10/25 or Thruxton circuit champs next year! Im concentrating on the 12 hour for next year since I'm a lunatic.
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serious gaylord posted:Hopefully run into you at a national 10/25 or Thruxton circuit champs next year! My club's 12 hour and 24 hour records have stood since the 60's so I might do some in the hope that it's because no-one does them, rather than because they're impossibly fast.
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Oct 11, 2020 09:05
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MrL_JaKiri posted:My club's 12 hour and 24 hour records have stood since the 60's so I might do some in the hope that it's because no-one does them, rather than because they're impossibly fast. Im not one to trouble the top 20 overall but im hoping to take the 12 hour record for my club. I think its doable pending on the course they choose. The one this year was very favourable to good distance but some years theres far too much up and down.
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Sold my Niner rlt 9 steel, felt kinda sad because that bike was  The good part is that I sold it for 110% of what it cost me 3 years ago and next week I am getting the replacemente bike (3t Exploro).
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Oct 11, 2020 12:54
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The 3t isn't steel though 
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spf3million posted:I'm so sorry this happened to you. Bike crashes are no joke. Don't try to tough it out, get yourself checked out by a professional. I rolled my eyes at the doctor who insisted on x-rays on my smashed thumb but later that evening and the next couple of days when it started hurting more and more, I was glad to have the peace of mind that nothing was broken. With a $3000 deductible - im going to try and tough it out rather than pay for x rays (which i assume are very expensive). I'm sore, but my wrists are the only thing that seems worrisome to me right now, hopefully it is a mild sprain and ill have some discomfort and that will be that.
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Just fyi, my in-network urgent care visit cost me $264 which included wound cleaning and x-rays. I have a $5,000 deductible which I had not hit at the time.
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Oct 11, 2020 20:52
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Love my murder basement bike shop 
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murdery basement bike areas   
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spf3million posted:Just fyi, my in-network urgent care visit cost me $264 which included wound cleaning and x-rays. I have a $5,000 deductible which I had not hit at the time. That still seems like a lot of money! But I hear you on better to be safe than sorry. If my wrist is still hosed tomorrow, ill get it checked out That could be spent on bicycle nonsense (like the $120 I spent on 300 lumen lights for my kids bicycle trailer.
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American Healthcare is a flaming hellscape but once you've had an accident, best to get the care you need. You don't want to have wrist pain for the rest of your life because something didn't heal right. Sorry if it's just not affordable regardless. (Vote)
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Sab0921 posted:With a $3000 deductible spf3million posted:I have a $5,000 deductible LMAO with american drivers and american HC it's a miracle there's a bike scene at all.
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:The 3t isn't steel though I got a backup steel bike so I am covered! El Laucha fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Oct 12, 2020 |
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Oct 12, 2020 12:53
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We postin' murder basements?  
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Please tell me more about what I sincerely hope is a breakaway titanium tandem bike with a Campy groupset please.
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Modal Auxiliary posted:Please tell me more about what I sincerely hope is a breakaway titanium tandem bike with a Campy groupset please. It's steel, despite being a Seven. Got it relatively cheap used from a dentist (actually some other kind of doctor if I recall) who bought it for his girlfriend and then had it sit in his basement for years (the plight of many tandems). It's campy 10spd shifters on a 3x9 with an xt rear derailleur. The shifting isn't great but it works better than you'd expect. edit: obligatory tunnel photo 
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Oct 12, 2020 22:37
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Amongst the advantages of living definitely-within-reasonable-mtb-daytrip-distance of epilot: 
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hell yeah. What
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Steve French posted:Amongst the advantages of living definitely-within-reasonable-mtb-daytrip-distance of epilot: First!
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bicievino posted:hell yeah. well would you look at the time, it's beer and mint oreos o'clock
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Steve French posted:well would you look at the time, it's beer and mint oreos o'clock 
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As someone with a cheap-ish fixed gear bike, can someone tell me what I’m missing out on by getting a $200 trainer, over a $1400 one? I just want to exercise indoors without dealing with pedestrians.
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Its a lot easier to convince yourself that you're not sitting and spinning in your basement and are actually riding bieks with the expensive one. If you're just in it for your 40 mins of cardio 3 times a week get a HRM and a sub to whatever streaming service has stuff you want to watch and park your trainer setup in front of the tv. Edit: for specifics, expensive trainers give you power output and automatically control the resistance mimicking hills and stuff for simulated bike rides like Zwift and have a mode called ERG that demands you pedal at a certain power output, which is awesome if you sign up for something like trainer road. Its a lot more engaging. EvilJoven fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Oct 13, 2020 |
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Pie Colony posted:As someone with a cheap-ish fixed gear bike, can someone tell me what I’m missing out on by getting a $200 trainer, over a $1400 one? I just want to exercise indoors without dealing with pedestrians. $200 = completely passive, wheel-on design. $400-500 = smart resistance control, power measurement (usually not that accurate), wheel-on design. $700-900 = smart resistance control, accurate power measurement, wheel-off design $1000+ = smart resistance control, higher power/incline limits, usually quieter, wheel-off design The reality is most people who think they "just want to ride" indoors are in for a rude awakening. It's not fun. Most trainers are used only a handful of times before they get tucked away, never to be seen again. Even when you're just noodling in Z1/Z2 HR, you need active cooling. One medium fan is a bare minimum, I use two medium fans and one 20" Air Master. Your rear end will hurt compared to riding IRL. You pretty much need to wipe down your bike after every ride or the salt accumulation will corrode every fastener, every braze-on, etc. Actually just get rollers since you're on a fixed gear. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Oct 13, 2020 |
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I'm not really at the level where I need to track my power output or anything (although I wonder how accurate a smartphone step tracking app would be for estimating this), dynamic resistance sounds nice but I think for just burning some calories I could get by with a cheapo trainer. I'll look into rollers, thanks. As far as cooling, I have a fan and could potentially set it up next to a window. The fun thing about living in the city is my living room is not wide enough to fit both my bike and my TV, I'm probably going to have to move the couch or set the bike up at an angle. Pie Colony fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Oct 13, 2020 |
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A phone step tracking app would be terrible at estimating bike power btw.
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rollers sound extremely good for you op. good ones are a few hundred bucks, practice in a doorframe until you get the hang of not falling on your rear end, done.quote:You pretty much need to wipe down your bike after every ride or the salt accumulation will corrode every fastener, every braze-on, etc.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:rollers sound extremely good for you op. good ones are a few hundred bucks, practice in a doorframe until you get the hang of not falling on your rear end, done. I've seen a carbon steerer unglue from the fork because of trainersweat. Put down a towel and clean your bike folks
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Levitate posted:I'd kill for a good bike murder basement bike murder hull. think about it.
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Steve French posted:bike murder hull. think about it. I gots that now but not enough room in there for the murderin' (or working on bikes...mountain bike barely fits in there when I need to do stuff)
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I'm building up my Cinelli and doing 9050 Di2. The frame was a demo/show bike at one point, so I don't know if it came with the plugs/grommets for Di2 or not, but now I need them. Is there anyone who makes proper sized plugs for internal downtube Di2 cables that would normally have shift cable housing going in? Most of the Shimano grommets I see online are all angled and/or not the right size, or are made for frames that are specifically designed for Di2 (I can't tell). I think I saw some Specialized or Cannondale having the same sort of setup as my bike, but I'd rather not be blindly buying grommets at 10 bucks a set and waiting around. It's not something mission critical really, but it'd be nice to have the cables not bouncing around in the frame.
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Hi there men on bikes, please do not tail a woman you've never met before for miles even as she obviously tries to drop you. It wasn't "nice riding" it was me desperately trying to enjoy my ride in peace.
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That's some creepy poo poo. Hope you kept them dropped and skedaddled.
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Levitate posted:I'd kill for a good bike murder basement
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