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kimbo305 posted:Lack of NDS square taper crank arms that weren't meant for 68mm sized spindles?
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Mar 22, 2022 01:13
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Presumably a skip would be a broken tooth somewhere on the crown and/or bevel gears Post pics, very curious to see what the inside of those things look like, and if there's any plastic parts in there
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Mar 22, 2022 02:44
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Hadlock posted:I know driveshaft bikes are frowned upon as they have ~85% power transfer vs ~96% efficiency of a chain I would never want to ride an e-bike with only a coaster brake! Maybe drum brakes, but not the old pedal-backwards style!
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Mar 22, 2022 02:49
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Every so often I think I want a coaster brake bike But I live in such a hilly area that I need the quick flick backwards into a power pedal position so alas I shall never have it
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Mar 22, 2022 08:42
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Since I’ve been training for half the winter on my new SB20, I kind of want to get a power meter for my road bike(s). One of them is an Ultegra crankset, Stages has remanufactured left side R8000 meters in stock, but I seem to recall some discussion about Ultegra power meters being not so great. Or was that the meters from Shimano themselves? My other bike is a FSA BB30 crank so that one is going to be a bit more expensive.
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Mar 22, 2022 14:03
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The left side tends to be better than the right side, but it's the design of the crank arms that's the main issue not the design of the power meter per se. On shimano, the best and most accurate dual sided power meters are pedal based. I use Favero's offering(s), and aside from them being a bit spinny when clipping in they're light, accurate and easy to use. Pedal power meters are also trivially easy to switch between bikes, so the FSA crank set is not an issue there unless you're wedded to your current pedals.
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Mar 22, 2022 14:08
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I was originally going to go that route, but I ride both bikes fairly frequently so I’d want two sets of pedals. I keep one bike in the office and ride it every morning. The other bike is weekend riding or for rides on my day off / when I work from home. I’ve tried the “carry equipment back and forth” thing and always ended up just buying two of everything since I’d invariably end up getting home and realizing I left my lights at work for the weekend. I ride SPD pedals, is Garmin pretty much the only game in town there?
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Mar 22, 2022 15:07
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You can also hack the Assiomas, but it's a hack rather than officially supported.
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Mar 22, 2022 15:15
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LordOfThePants posted:I seem to recall some discussion about Ultegra power meters being not so great. Or was that the meters from Shimano themselves? You can get an accurate estimate if the shape of the arm can be well approximated with a mathematical model. So the more beamlike it is, the better the approximation will work. Non-drive side cranks work pretty well here, so Stages has a relatively easy job of it. When you're measuring strain on a driveside crankarm shaped like this:  The model simply can't give you an accurate number at all points around the pedal stroke -- the asymmetrical spider arms will stiffen and reduce flex in ways that vary from person to person depending on pedaling motion. So Shimano fudged the estimation function and just let it ride, leading to high single digit % errors. LordOfThePants posted:I ride SPD pedals, is Garmin pretty much the only game in town there? There's SRM: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/srm-x-spd-power-meter-in-depth-review.html And some less established brands. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Mar 22, 2022 |
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Mar 22, 2022 15:28
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The SRAM rival power meter is pretty affordable if you're not looking for serious-business dual side power meters.
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Mar 22, 2022 16:23
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Dog Case posted:Lol at kids bikes being "understressed" like they're not gonna be repeatedly rammed into curbs trying to learn to bunny hop or jumped off of anything and everything The things that get stressed are bar ends (get beefy or sacrificial ones), saddle wings, etc.
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Mar 22, 2022 20:51
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Is there a cheaper or more realistic option to get a 165mm Rival 1x XPLR groupset than to buy a $2k State 4130 bike and take it off? Even grey market SRAM is either not available, especially the brifters, or marked up pretty substantially.
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Mar 22, 2022 20:53
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Samopsa posted:I would say most dutch style city bikes fit "Toyota level reliability". 30+ year old bikes still running fine with minimal maintenance. Especially those with a fully enclosed chain protector, no gearing (or 3 internal gears), and back-pedaling brakes. The only thing that'll need fixing are tires wearing out or getting punctures. I have a bike with a belt and an IGH and grenaded the IGH in under 6 months. If I'd spent rohloff money instead of shimano di2 money it probably would have been fine I guess :/ But that's more Land Cruiser than Toyota. EvilJoven posted:Also chain protector doesn't do really anything all to lengthen the life of a chain it just hides the fact that it's rusty as gently caress and needs lubing. It's the fact that it's a heavy as all gently caress single speed chain and there's no wear enduced drop in shifting performance that makes it last longer. Modern, full featured dutch bikes with gears and front brakes and suspended saddles and poo poo break alllllll the time. The older ones are reliable because there's nothing to go wrong. dema posted:
Hadlock posted:I know driveshaft bikes are frowned upon as they have ~85% power transfer vs ~96% efficiency of a chain evil_bunnY fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Mar 22, 2022 |
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Mar 22, 2022 20:57
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Is there a cheaper or more realistic option to get a 165mm Rival 1x XPLR groupset than to buy a $2k State 4130 bike and take it off? Even grey market SRAM is either not available, especially the brifters, or marked up pretty substantially. Having just done this, no, there is not. I ended up paying well over MSRP to get my shifters, because I am dumb and impatient. Edit to clarify: I did the 'just buy the groupset' and should've bought the whole bike.
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Mar 22, 2022 22:06
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Head Bee Guy posted:Looking for a new saddle to replace the one that came on my 2020 giant contend 3. Even with decent chamois/bike shorts my taint and sitbones take a beating after only about 20 miles. Fabric scoop radius all day long 
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Mar 22, 2022 23:41
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Can you find an even cheaper off brand / old model / tiny person sized TT bike to take the groupset off? I only mention the latter because I’ve seen 105 and Ultegra groupset Cannondale TT bikes (old model, 40 something frame size ) for like £500-600. Not gonna work for a 1x groupset, but there could be some old stock in a shop somewhere in a weird size (or with a poo poo fork) that’s on sale.
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Mar 22, 2022 23:46
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I assumed LLH specifically wanted AXS XPLR.
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Mar 23, 2022 00:43
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Correct. My CX bike is getting long in the tooth (QR Disc, post mount) so a $2k state bike for the groupset and a $600 open mold frame seems pretty reasonable.
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Mar 23, 2022 01:47
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Is there a cheaper or more realistic option to get a 165mm Rival 1x XPLR groupset than to buy a $2k State 4130 bike and take it off? Even grey market SRAM is either not available, especially the brifters, or marked up pretty substantially. If you are not super pressed for time, I was able to get 2 full rival groupsets, one in October after waiting 6 weeks, and another in early February having placed the order Xmas week. Everything says sold out, but the backorders don't take all that long. edit: I haven't put together the 2nd gruppo, maybe I should just sell it to thirsty ebay-ers. osker fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Mar 23, 2022 |
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Mar 23, 2022 01:55
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osker posted:If you are not super pressed for time, I was able to get 2 full rival groupsets, one in October after waiting 6 weeks, and another in early February having placed the order Xmas week. Where did you order the whole groupset from?
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Mar 23, 2022 02:11
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Where did you order the whole groupset from? The first go-round I got it from Colorado Cyclist -- whatever estimates they give you are pulled from their rear end. poo poo eventually shows up. The second go-round I got it from RJ Bradley (they are just a nice shop in MA that lets you order from their distributor) and Backcountry (I know we shouldn't order from them but they had some random bits I needed to round out the gruppo).
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Mar 23, 2022 02:28
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Phwoar I found a singular Force Xplr groupset somehow in stock at a bike shop for MSRP. We’ll see if it actually exists and ships.
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Mar 23, 2022 11:06
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I had good luck buying a most of force etap groupset from Colorado cyclist. "Had" to buy quarq red though to find 175 crank in stock
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Mar 23, 2022 14:59
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osker posted:and Backcountry (I know we shouldn't order from them but they had some random bits I needed to round out the gruppo). Is Backcountry on the bad list now? I thought they were reliable.
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Mar 23, 2022 15:33
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Is Backcountry on the bad list now? I thought they were reliable. People got angry at them when they were suing other businesses using the word "backcountry" in their name, but it seems they realized they hosed up with that and have been legit making amends, so I don't know if there's a ton of reason to hold it against them anymore. Here's the story: https://coloradosun.com/2020/11/23/backcountry-com-delivering-on-reparations-year-after-trademark-bullying/ gohuskies fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Mar 23, 2022 |
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Mar 23, 2022 18:31
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If you’re going to boycott a national outdoor retailer, REI would be a great choice.
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Mar 23, 2022 21:35
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I had a Retül bike fit today. There were a bunch of changes, the biggest of which was probably going from my standard Giant 440mm handlebars to a PRO PLT Compact Ergo 400mm. Went for my usual 23 mile training ride straight after and beat my old PR by nearly 3 minutes 
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Mar 23, 2022 21:46
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Lex Neville posted:I had a Retül bike fit today. There were a bunch of changes, the biggest of which was probably going from my standard Giant 440mm handlebars to a PRO PLT Compact Ergo 400mm. Went for my usual 23 mile training ride straight after and beat my old PR by nearly 3 minutes Did they increase your reach along with the narrower bars? Going narrower is absolutely the easiest change anyone can make to go faster on a bike - cool that you saw changes so immediately!
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Mar 23, 2022 21:51
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Lex Neville posted:the biggest of which was probably going from my standard Giant 440mm handlebars to a PRO PLT Compact Ergo 400mm. :hahayes:
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Mar 23, 2022 22:21
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bicievino posted:Did they increase your reach along with the narrower bars? Yeah! Basically, my entire position is much more aggressive, because planking daily works who knew I used paint to make an image of all the changes because I have nothing better to do and/or am high on endorphins. Old values on top, new ones below. NB: the old saddle angle was inaccurate; my seat came loose out riding last Saturday so I quickly tightened it and afterwards guesstimated its old position, which could very well have been -7, -8 or -10°, definitely not more level than -6° though. Each of these values had an optimal range for my measurements, but I will receive those by email at a later date. Also note that the grip width says something slightly different on the sheet I received, so that value might be off. On mine it basically says handlebar width, but the 432 mm is what the fit tool read rather than the 440 mm my old handlebars actually are / were supposed to be.  e: Interestingly, I've been riding for 3 years and never had any knee issues until a few weeks ago. Just the one knee, and very minor at that. I started messing around with my seat height for the first time ever and ended up moving it up by about 7 mm, which I thought was a lot. Then today, it went up another 8 mm, whoops.. Lex Neville fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Mar 23, 2022 |
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Mar 23, 2022 22:24
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Hell yeah zoom zoom
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Getting some new stuff together, ready for it to stop raining
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Sorry to cross post but wanted to sound out whether this used Scott Solace 20 with rim brakes is good value for 1500 aud? The big bike stores are otherwise out of 11-speed bikes my size with drop handle bars. Use case is primarily on a direct drive trainer but would be nice to know Im spending my money in the right direction. First road bike ever! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1950626015128426/
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Dog Case posted:Getting some new stuff together, ready for it to stop raining What are those sunglasses? They would match my new shoes pretty well.
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Mar 24, 2022 02:47
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jamal posted:What are those sunglasses? They would match my new shoes pretty well. Cheap junk https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08X344R4Z?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details They say polarized but it's only the plain gray lens. Also lots of reviews that say the frame is easy to break when changing lenses. I only really wanted the blue shiny lens anyway so  They might be an Oakley knockoff since they came in an Oakley style case
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Mar 24, 2022 03:00
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Lex Neville posted:e: Interestingly, I've been riding for 3 years and never had any knee issues until a few weeks ago. Just the one knee, and very minor at that. I started messing around with my seat height for the first time ever and ended up moving it up by about 7 mm, which I thought was a lot. Then today, it went up another 8 mm, whoops.. Make sure to ease into it. My knees and power output like a higher saddle but then my lower back starts to bug me. Oh well, this is all temporary.
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Mar 24, 2022 03:24
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How is grip angle measured? Is the line the flat part of the hoods?
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Mar 24, 2022 14:42
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I'm not 100% what you mean by flat, but I believe it's the angle between the incline or slope of the hoods and levelness. I think that's what you're saying, so yes
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Mar 24, 2022 14:56
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Lex Neville posted:I'm not 100% what you mean by flat, but I believe it's the angle between the incline or slope of the hoods and levelness. I think that's what you're saying, so yes Got it. And yeah, the "flat" i mentioned is the dashed line in the graphic.
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31° hood angle seems like a lot.
Literally Lewis Hamilton fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Mar 24, 2022 |
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