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Jokerpilled Drudge posted:take it back immediately and make them fix it. a new bike should be flawless in its tune when it leaves the shop i ended up taking it to my normal bike guy since he's a lot closer, and since i'd been going there a lot he was like "eh yeah i'll give you a discount but don't gently caress with these brakes yourself again and also don't trust the brompton bike shop," only charged me a little bit for the adjustment  (i lucked out that my guy otherwise loves bromptons himself and used to own one. he's even got some 16 inch tires and tubes there, which i figured i'd have to order special since it seems like not that many shops have them) kimbo305 posted:Ime, the reach of the levers is annoying, but the overriding factor is how far down they’re angled, which was constrained on my bike by the folded up arrangement of the handlebar. If they were more horizontal, it’d be easier to pull back to you, but then they’d hit the frame. Maybe depends on your handlebar model. what's interesting here - I was trying to do the adjustments for my partner (who does have much smaller hands than me), who both didn't like the vertical angle of the bars and also didn't like the distance to the levers. the angle is supposed to be because of the folded positioning, as you mentioned. what I was surprised by is that once you bring the levers in, you have way more room to then adjust the vertical angle. on my bike they're now basically 45 degrees out instead of that full 90 degrees under, and they fold up just fine. so there definitely are options, just, as Jokerpilled Druge said, they really should have asked about it before we left with it from the brompton shop IMO, since we had already been talking to them about how worried we were about sizing the bike properly abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Jan 31, 2023 |
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Grumpwagon posted:I'm signed up for the week! Super excited as well July in Iowa. Yeah that'll be fun. Might try to ride that section too, though I expect it'll be the heaviest day due to proximity and distance. I think that's FoCo Fondo weekend too. Might have to think about that.
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I'm doing FoCo Fondo as part of https://www.coloradosummerofgravel.com/ Also got into SBT GRVL again but it doesn't look like I can make it. Have a conflict. Sad.
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dema posted:I'm doing FoCo Fondo as part of https://www.coloradosummerofgravel.com/
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OC chat: I carry POM pepper spray daily and usually while riding as well. I like the pocket clip version and you can even match your jersey/bike colors if you want. Gels have a bit better range and are less affected by wind but you need to be more accurate, sprays also absorb faster and are less easily wiped off. Sort of a pick your battles thing but I feel confident with the spray. https://pompepperspray.com/
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The Ames to Des Moines leg is looking to set a world record - https://www.kcci.com/article/ragbrai-leaders-want-ames-to-des-moines-to-be-biggest-bicycle-parade/42711764
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Can someone help me decide on sizing? I’m looking at an Orbea Terra for a gravel bike. I’m in between sizes so not sure whether to get medium or large. Size guide has me right at the top end of M. M would have like 8mm shorter reach than my trek once accounting for stems. Stack is close enough to not matter, would probably need a few spacers compared to trek as stack is 7mm lower. Would need like 30cm seat post showing on the M to match my normal height. L has basically the same reach as my trek once you include stem length. Stack would be 15mm higher so I probably couldn’t go as low as my trek. But on a grav bike not sure I need that. Was leaning towards M but not sure if the wayy shorter seat tube makes it weird having to have so much seat post exposed. Especially with it being for gravel, I’m just not sure how much I should be trying to match my road bike measurements. My road bike is an Emonda H2 size 56. Fit measurements for that bike are: 
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better to get the smaller bike in that case though when you omit your body measurements its really hard to say
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What bags/cages etc are you planning on putting on the bike, aside from the standard bottles in the main triangle?
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My wife and I are finally going to do our first whole week. Im going to have to rethink my drinking pace this year if I want to survive
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Was inspired by all the Brompton talk here and grabbed a pair since my wife and I are looking to eliminate car trips in the coming year and our only other bikes are road / gravel bikes. I cheaped out and got an A Line, my wife actually spent time and got herself a six speed C Line setup. I figure if hers makes me envious I can return and swap.
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Was inspired by all the Brompton talk here and grabbed a pair since my wife and I are looking to eliminate car trips in the coming year and our only other bikes are road / gravel bikes. I'm actually super curious to hear how you get on with the A line. The Brompton I've been posting about is mostly for my partner, but I've been a bit jealous - it's a hell of a lot more nimble than my big hybrid (though much more effort to keep up at speed). I got my partner the 6-speed C as well, thought being it can get over NYC's bridges more easily than a 3-speed could. Since I've got the hybrid for long rides over bridges, figure the 3 speeds on the A line would be more than enough for puttering around town.
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abraham linksys posted:I'm actually super curious to hear how you get on with the A line. The Brompton I've been posting about is mostly for my partner, but I've been a bit jealous - it's a hell of a lot more nimble than my big hybrid (though much more effort to keep up at speed). I got my partner the 6-speed C as well, thought being it can get over NYC's bridges more easily than a 3-speed could. I've got monster legs already from cycling Pittsburgh hills for years, it'll be interesting. I may regret not getting the six speed but my understanding is that it isn't that hard to convert and I've got a workshop here. We got the Bromptons on the understanding that at some point in the near future we're going to move off the tram line here to a neighborhood that's more dependent on buses + a trip to a centralized stop / busway and we don't want to make that a park-and-ride car trip when we can just take a bike. Also the Bromptons are pretty much the same frame since forever so they're not gonna go obsolete. We can buy them today and get use out of them ten years down the line.
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quote:I've been a bit jealous - it's a hell of a lot more nimble than my big hybrid ( We got them specifically to replace big hybrids that we don't feel good about leaving locked up all day at work, that aren't fun to ride anyway.
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:Can someone help me decide on sizing? Old conventional wisdom was to always size down if unsure. Smaller steel frames were stiffer and with horizontal top tubes you might not be able to lower the seatpost enough. This is outdated. It's really hard to get too big a frame (essentially: will you end up having to slam your seatpost?), but if you get too small a frame you have worse toe overlap, your weight is too far over the front wheel compromising handling, and you have a smaller triangle for frame bags. Modern frames are all plenty stiff.
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With that saddle height i'd probably lean toward a large. No local dealer that might have one? Or at least something with similar reach/stack you can try out. Like a large topstone and large terra are really close in stack/reach.
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Pantsmaster Bill posted:Can someone help me decide on sizing? To add a couple more things: - 30 cm of seatpost showing seems like a lot. You can get longer of course but the one that came with my bike is only 35cm, with a minimum insertion length of 8cm. Could be the terra has a long post as standard though. - Do you have the stem on your current bike completely slammed, or with some spacers still there? If you use spacers then you'll be able to reach a similarly low position on the terra. - the 'gravel' geometry usually has a longer reach than road, but with a slightly higher stack and the excess reach made up for by using a slightly shorter stem
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Was inspired by all the Brompton talk here and grabbed a pair since my wife and I are looking to eliminate car trips in the coming year and our only other bikes are road / gravel bikes.
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Is anyone doing a titanium gravel/allroad frame with racier geo that's etap only? Only thing I can find is either a Ribble prototype or going custom. Thanks in advance!
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amenenema posted:Is anyone doing a titanium gravel/allroad frame with racier geo that's etap only? Only thing I can find is either a Ribble prototype or going custom. Thanks in advance! https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/bikes/titanium-bikes
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https://alpkit.com/collections/sonder-camino
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Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear - "etap only" meaning no cable bosses/downtube inlets - brake hose routing only (and ideally integrated into the cockpit/headset). Looking for the cleanest frame possible.
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amenenema posted:Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear - "etap only" meaning no cable bosses/downtube inlets - brake hose routing only (and ideally integrated into the cockpit/headset). Looking for the cleanest frame possible. you could go full Gravel Tryhard (rip) and get a J. Guillem https://jguillem.com/bike/major
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Development posted:you could go full Gravel Tryhard (rip) and get a J. Guillem Well that's not a gravel bike and the Atalaya (which is) has provisions for cables. I appreciate the help but am I missing something on how to convey what I'm looking for? ;D
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amenenema posted:Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear - "etap only" meaning no cable bosses/downtube inlets - brake hose routing only (and ideally integrated into the cockpit/headset). Looking for the cleanest frame possible. This comes up https://bikerumor.com/why-bother-with-cable-ports-new-titanium-pure-road-bike-is-sram-wireless-only/
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Haha have considered it. wooger posted:This comes up https://bikerumor.com/why-bother-with-cable-ports-new-titanium-pure-road-bike-is-sram-wireless-only/ Cool, I'll keep an eye out for a gravel one from them!
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I assume moots would do that for you if you asked.
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jamal posted:I assume moots would do that for you if you asked. Oh I'm sure, just wasn't ready to plunk Moots Money if there was an off the shelf option.
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amenenema posted:Well that's not a gravel bike and the Atalaya (which is) has provisions for cables. I appreciate the help but am I missing something on how to convey what I'm looking for? ;D https://www.enigmabikes.com/ and https://www.jlaverack.co.uk/ both let you customise the frame somewhat and include/remove parts, so they're probably able to do that. Or you could go full custom with Waltly or Wittson etc.
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Heliosicle posted:https://www.enigmabikes.com/ and https://www.jlaverack.co.uk/ both let you customise the frame somewhat and include/remove parts, so they're probably able to do that. Much obliged. Anyone have opinions on the seemingly infinite number of Ti frame builders out there? All pretty much the same or are there meaningful differences between a Moots and Chinese stuff like Waltly?
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I have a JLaverack custom and it's a beautiful bike aside from it being delayed by over a year. I understand why but it was still a pain.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:I have a JLaverack custom and it's a beautiful bike aside from it being delayed by over a year. I understand why but it was still a pain. Well now you have to show us (if you like)
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No personal experience but if I were deadset on titanium for a gravel bike, picky about options, and not ready to plunk down custom money, I'd go to Waltly. But I'll also add that as someone who has fully integrated cable routing on his gravel bike, it sucks rear end and I un-integrated it as much of it as I could because I use my gravel bike enough that maintainability matters. Also if you're ever gonna fly somewhere cool, fully integrated is extra annoying. bicievino fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Feb 1, 2023 |
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I'm old now but yesterday I got my FTP higher than it was 8 years ago. The 40+ categories are calling
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serious gaylord posted:I'm old now but yesterday I got my FTP higher than it was 8 years ago. The 40+ categories are calling
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bicievino posted:No personal experience but if I were deadset on titanium for a gravel bike, picky about options, and not ready to plunk down custom money, I'd go to Waltly. Historically I've been 100% external/mechanical. But if I'm buying a "forever" frame (lol titanium buzzwords) then I figure I'll make it as forward thinking as possible. Two brake hoses, nothing else. I can't see ever flying with my own bike. But point taken.
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bicievino posted:No personal experience but if I were deadset on titanium for a gravel bike, picky about options, and not ready to plunk down custom money, I'd go to Waltly. Agree with this. You'll get the geo and little features you want for a nice price. I had a custom offshore ti bike made once upon a time and was happy with it. Went through about 5 rounds of BikeCAD tweaks by email and then had a frame.
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dema posted:I'm doing FoCo Fondo as part of https://www.coloradosummerofgravel.com/ You doing the long route? I signed up for the 53 miler.
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I signed up for the ACE challenge at Tulsa Tough this June. It’s basically a motorcade escorted group peloton challenge to finish a century in under 5 hrs with 2x 2-5minute stops at miles 40 and 76. It looks like past lead groups tend to finish around 4:20-4:30 with a handful of stragglers coming in after. It should be a fun challenge but I’ll really need to figure out efficient nutrition intake.
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