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SimonSays posted:Use the french term IMO, call them Automatic Pedals Americans would immediately develop semi-automatic pedals and fully automatic pedals and that would be another thing to be pedantic about.
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ExecuDork posted:The worst-case scenario for bad-but-not-obviously-bad tires is, what? sudden tire disintegration? I mean, the absolute worst thing that could happen. Basically, fall off your bike at speed is the scenario, and that's only if you don't notice the impending disaster before the tire converts itself into a frayed strip of dirty rubber. Seems unlikely. Other failure modes I can think of are all along the lines of "Hmmm... that doesn't look good. I'll not ride on that today!" I bought a hardly ridden bike from a former video game business co-worker that has been sitting in a garage for 5 years. Tires lasted about 100 miles. Still, the best deal I ever made.
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Sab0921 posted:Suggested name changes: Theyll always be flats to me
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Jan 16, 2021 21:17
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Pedals with cleats = cledals Pedals with straps = stredals Ordinary pedals = pededals
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Salt Fish posted:Pedals with cleats = cledals
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Salt Fish posted:Pedals with cleats = cledals Coming soon to a Kickstarter near you: epedals
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LMAO some of the more common tube sizes we order are all on backorder. ETA: June 25 This summer is going to suck so much.
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Jan 16, 2021 23:46
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gently caress time to switch all 6 of my bikes to tubeless.
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Now that I have new wheels that tubeless up OK on my hybrid I'm doing the same. Only thing that won't be tubeless is my fatbike and I'm sourcing a new wheelset for it. Almost pulled the pin on a lightbicycle carbon set but they only go down to 8psi before you blow beads. Speaking of which commuting in the winter is p hilarious now that I can actually lock up my wheels with 2 fingers. And by hilarious I mean sketchy AF.  Riding on skating ice is so much fun. EvilJoven fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Jan 17, 2021 |
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Had a proper fitting yesterday. Fixed my cleat position, and ended up dropping my saddle down 5° and forward 8mm. Not to jsut gget a new 130mm 10° stem and I'll be all set up. Also apprently I've been sitting wrong this whole time and now have a new position to teach myself to sit in. Gonna be fun!
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X13Fen posted:Had a proper fitting yesterday. Fixed my cleat position, and ended up dropping my saddle down 5° and forward 8mm. Not to jsut gget a new 130mm 10° stem and I'll be all set up. I’ve been considering a serious fitting, do you think it was with the money? Did you do the whole bit with sensors? Does the new position feel better, or just different right now?
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Jan 17, 2021 01:03
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Anza Borrego posted:I’ve been considering a serious fitting, do you think it was with the money? So far, it just feels different. Going to do a couple rides this week to see how it goes, although I don't have the new stem yet. But I'll at least be able to see if my groin and feet don't go numb anymore! No sensors, but a lot of photo/video. I've got a follow up appointment in a month or so to judge if the changes have worked, and will have replaced my stem by then, so should be able to judge the fit as a whole
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Sab0921 posted:I think I've posted about this before - but I got utterly destroyed by COVID last summer - couldn't walk to the kitchen without having to sit down and catch my breath. Got the same bike last year, it’s pretty sweet. I converted to tubeless tires and do a decent amount of gravel riding as well as regular road riding.
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EvilJoven posted:LMAO some of the more common tube sizes we order are all on backorder. Do you guys save old tubes? You could patch them and offer them up for anyone that just needs to get rolling.
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We usually give em to a guy that makes a living selling home made juggling sticks and torches (yes really) but he hasn't been picking up lately. In the winter we also cut em up to hold skis together. We'll definitely be patching this summer.
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:Do you guys save old tubes? You could patch them and offer them up for anyone that just needs to get rolling. I knew that pile of punctured tubes I never bothered patching would eventually come in handy!
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EvilJoven posted:LMAO some of the more common tube sizes we order are all on backorder. Last I checked, under US$50 24” tires are backordered a while too. I can't wait to tell parents that it'll be $70 to change a tire that their kids have skidded the bejesus out of
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Jan 17, 2021 06:08
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Worth it for those long skid marks.
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definitely want a button in strava to
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BraveUlysses posted:definitely want a button in strava to Now now, they could be a world tour rider.
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Anza Borrego posted:I’ve been considering a serious fitting, do you think it was with the money? Can't recommend a good fit enough (I used foundation bike fit for any London goons). In the end the changes that got made were pretty small but I feel so much more planted on the bike and I feel like by pedal stroke is more efficient. Unrelated but I've decided I'm going to jump to disc with a velobuild frame. Tempted to try and build wheels myself, anyone have any experience of doing this?
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Wheel building is p zen you just have to have patience and double check every step along the way. It's a bit cost prohibitive if you don't have any of the tools on hand though. A spoke tension meter itself costs a lot more than paying someone else. A worthwhile investment if you're planning on doing it more than once but otherwise I'd just get a shop with a good wheel builder to do it for you.
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Optimus Subprime posted:Got the same bike last year, it’s pretty sweet. I converted to tubeless tires and do a decent amount of gravel riding as well as regular road riding. Same. I put tubeless 32's on there
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BraveUlysses posted:definitely want a button in strava to I wish I could put Strava into ebike mode too. I just want to record where I rode, I don't care about setting a daily segment record.
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Safety Dance posted:I wish I could put Strava into ebike mode too. I just want to record where I rode, I don't care about setting a daily segment record. You can, and please do. There’s an ebike ride activity type. You also can flag activities that look like they’re impossible/cheating, from the website.
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Steve French posted:You can, and please do. There’s an ebike ride activity type. Oh, is that new? I'm recovering from ankle surgery, so I haven't ridden since October. I'll have to go back and update some of my old rides.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:
As said before it is very expensive to get into, but so satisfying. Don't be scared by the difficulty though, its really quite easy as long as you're patient. On my first set i took 8 hours to build them and had to restart a few times, check youtube, check my reference wheel, and went super slow. The next set took 4 hours. A pro takes 20 minutes, which is the true art. The end result of 8 hours with a tensiometer is a perfectly true wheel and a lot of knowledge, and i feel really confident truing wheels now.
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I'm thinking about upgrading the bike trailer for my toddler. The current one is a cheap Schwinn one and it's okay, but the fabric floor of it gets soaking wet any time I go out in the rain. Thankfully the kid's seat is a separate piece of fabric that is raised up a bit so that stays dry and keeps her dry, but I don't like her feet and toys and dropped snacks sitting on the soaking wet trailer floor in front of her (not to mention the dropped snacks turning into a nasty paste  ). Same goes for cargo behind her, which also ends up on a wet floor. The whole thing also just feels kind of cheap and I've already had to replace the backup safety clip on it with a small carabiner, and replace one of the snaps.Anyone else have experience with rainy bike rides with a kid in a trailer? Are the nicer/better ones better waterproofed? Like I'm imagining maybe the nicer ones have a solid plastic underfloor instead of being all fabric, but maybe not.
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alnilam posted:I'm thinking about upgrading the bike trailer for my toddler. The current one is a cheap Schwinn one and it's okay, but the fabric floor of it gets soaking wet any time I go out in the rain. Thankfully the kid's seat is a separate piece of fabric that is raised up a bit so that stays dry and keeps her dry, but I don't like her feet and toys and dropped snacks sitting on the soaking wet trailer floor in front of her (not to mention the dropped snacks turning into a nasty paste I have a Burley trailer (one of the cheaper ones, a bee) and it has great water proofing. If you put the plastic cover over the front, my son never gets even a little wet in the rain. The fabric can also be hosed down when it gets dirty and it dries quickly.
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Now that your mention it I think I need a kid trailer for my dog...
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Ropes4u posted:Now that your mention it I think I need a kid trailer for my dog... Burley makes one specifically for pets but it seems crazy expensive. It's $120 more than the one for an actual human child https://www.burley.com/product/tail-wagon/
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alnilam posted:Anyone else have experience with rainy bike rides with a kid in a trailer? Are the nicer/better ones better waterproofed? Like I'm imagining maybe the nicer ones have a solid plastic underfloor instead of being all fabric, but maybe not. No weather ingress at all.
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We have a weehoo turbo which has an all-weather cover. I have never used the all-weather cover so I can’t speak to its effectiveness. It solves the problem of crud falling on the floor and getting wet by not having a floor. It’s a slimmer profile than most trailers, which makes me feel less likely to crash it into something. And the kids can pedal if they like. My kid swears she’s pedaling on hills but I feel no difference.
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Sab0921 posted:Burley makes one specifically for pets but it seems crazy expensive. It's $120 more than the one for an actual human child That the dog tax..leave that decision to my wife
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The dog trailer is only more money than the cheapest kid trailer. Kids are always more expensive in the long run -<:-|
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DELETE CASCADE posted:how does anyone ride toe clips without falling over every time they stop? if it's loose enough for you to pull your shoe out, it's probably not tight enough to work effectively Mine have no side straps, they're wide enough to cover about the middle two thirds of the front of my regular everyday walking around shoes. I like them because I can pull up on a pedal, backpedaling to move one foot into position for applying power to start or accelerate. When I come to a stop, I slide my foot easily out by backing it and twisting slightly to one side. It's second nature, and presumably equivalent to the un-clipping motion you use with your shoe-and-pedal-lock-together-with-metal system. I also like removing one failure mode from my pedaling, I cannot slide my foot off the front of the pedal. Yes, it's loose enough to easily pull my shoe out. It's entirely effective at doing what I want it to do, which is add another direction in which I can push and something useful happens. I've been hitting the university's MTB trail network, the green trails only for now, after work most days. There are quite a few tricky places even on the easy trails, going between closely-spaced trees and up over rocks, roots, and fence-crossing ramps. If I get through "Poplars" without dropping a foot to the ground I'm pretty pleased with myself. The clips do not get in the way at all, and are very nice to have on the steep descents. Long ago I had the kind with side straps, and rather than tighten and loosen them - which does become a simple muscle-memory habit - I just left them loose ENOUGH to get my foot in and out, but not so loose they were floppy or whatever.
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Technically with clips and straps you also use a slotted cleat to keep your foot from sliding forward. The toeclip doesn't really do poo poo except keep the strap in place and make it easier to put your foot in.
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Playing SW Squadrons and biking have basically been the only things keeping me remotely sane during the past few months so I wound up painting my bike helmet lol. 
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Objurium posted:Playing SW Squadrons and biking have basically been the only things keeping me remotely sane during the past few months so I wound up painting my bike helmet lol. That looks sick 
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