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corona familiar posted:is there such a thing as AAA for cyclists? e; they literally do AAA for cyclists, interesting BWC is an AAA alternative that has a bike-only option or combo. I haven't had to use it yet though. https://www.betterworldclub.net/nationwide-bike-roadside-assistance
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corona familiar posted:yeah, I'm interested in new routes! https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1770391 - Point Reyes 120k https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1412868 - Paradise and China Camp 90ish-k https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42512989 - Take the train back from millbrae https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35142562 - When you're ready to take on Mt. Tam https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35142612 - China camp to Lucas Valley Road is a good loop https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42456926 - 6 slices of pizza https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28260637 - Mixed Terrain but it includes Marin Headlands - You oughta to attempt that. All of these are randonneuring populaires but they're a good starter kit for really getting to know some of the regular routes around the area.
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are you riding outdoors with an elastomeric? that’s baller but also how are you alive
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Shadowhand00 posted:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1770391 - Point Reyes 120k Thanks for the recs! I'll take a look. I've starting looking at RWGPS routes recently and some of the longer more remote routes are intimidating so I appreciate the pointers I'm wary of gravel since I have 700x28 road tires but have done a few kms slowly before (Los Altos creek trail to the reservoir) evil_bunnY posted:are you riding outdoors with an elastomeric? that’s baller but also how are you alive it's not too bad  the secure click with D3091 has pretty decent airflowsince I only got into cycling after 2020, I've always worn it while biking long distances so I'm pretty used to it. it certainly helps with brisk weather and when people on the beach are burning god knows what if I'm well away from others and I have a pannier to stow it I'll take it off, but my routes are either pretty busy or I don't pack so much so I only had the opportunity to do that recently on my San Jose - Santa Cruz trip. I think for most trips it's fine, but evidently I can't reach indoor trainer "peak performance" while wearing it and that gap will probably grow wider unless I start training to maximize O2 efficiency. the other downside is that I need to stop to doff both helmet and mask before I can eat or drink so I schedule those it's better than a disposable N95 imo and I can just wash it out afterwards
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corona familiar posted:it's not too bad
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Priority Ace came in! Ground shipping took all of two days to get from PA to TX. Overall, really impressed so far. Packing was perfect and setup from unboxing to riding took about 30 mins. Components are mostly generic as expected for a $400 bike but seem to be of high quality (lock-on grips were a nice surprise). Saddle is super comfy and looks great. It even came with a little bottle of touch up paint! The pedals that came with it were pretty dire (felt like grinding a pepper mill), so I threw a pair of trusty FOOKER’s on instead. The front chainring is plastic…not sure how I feel about that so might upgrade to a metal CDX version at some point. 
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I just ordered a replacement front sprocket and *ouch* curiously the rear was totally fine.
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Mederlock posted:Oh, I do get that above the knee strain a lot too.. what's usually the culprit for that, bike fit wise? Everything else seems comfy, but when I try to put power down I feel a lot of weird twinges and pain there if I'm not super careful with keeping my muscles around the knee tense and supportive of it I'm not a doctor, but "above the knee" is often just quad soreness. Is it an acute pain or just more of the general area? How far above the knee, like a couple of centimeters or like the top edge of your patella/kneecap.
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Hello bike nerds, I'm about to pull the trigger on an Ergon ST Core Evo Men's saddle to replace my Brooks B17 that I've put thousands of miles on, and unfortunately I feel like it just never reached that vaunted level of comfort their fanclub purports they have. The Brooks isn't bad per se, but on longer rides (~80mi+ or less if I'm climbing for long periods of time) my sit bones still get very irritated. As my primary interest in cycling is touring, I'm finally at the point where I'm considering other options. Has anyone here used one? Any thoughts? I know everyone's anatomy is going to be different, but someone please enable me.
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Sep 27, 2023 02:00
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I've the Ergon road saddle and it's the best I've ever used.
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Objurium posted:Hello bike nerds, Saddles and shoes are pretty much the most individual choices a cyclist can make. Unless the Ergon has a major design flaw or bad QC track record, no one's going to be able to say anything definitive about it.
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Some shops and fitting places have saddle rentals. When I got fit the guy running the shop was a brooks hater and pointed out how it was making my lower back compress without realizing it. I eventually bought a specialized power saddle and it was really wild how much better it is for me.
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TobinHatesYou posted:I'm not a doctor, but "above the knee" is often just quad soreness. Is it an acute pain or just more of the general area? How far above the knee, like a couple of centimeters or like the top edge of your patella/kneecap. Yeah it's more.. pinpoint soreness? And it's directly along that kneecap edge yeah. Usually starts if I pedal hard for a while, and then I berate myself and ease up for the rest of the ride
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Mederlock posted:Yeah it's more.. pinpoint soreness? And it's directly along that kneecap edge yeah. Usually starts if I pedal hard for a while, and then I berate myself and ease up for the rest of the ride sounds like some tendonitis connecting your quads to your knee https://sportsmedicine.mayoclinic.org/condition/kneecap-instability-patellar-tendinitis/ probably a good idea to ease into your efforts or do some stretches after 30 mins or so of activity, and try to avoid straining it for a few weeks so it can fully heal. if you are experiencing this on a recurring basis I'd see a physiotherapist if you can. there might also be changes to your bike fit or posture that could help corona familiar fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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has the distance from this year changed(/decreased) in anyone else's strava dashboard? I suspect virtual rides are no longer counted towards the "this year" stat - though they are still included in the total distance on my profile page
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Mederlock posted:Yeah it's more.. pinpoint soreness? And it's directly along that kneecap edge yeah. Usually starts if I pedal hard for a while, and then I berate myself and ease up for the rest of the ride Depending on your health insurance and health care availability, find a PT who takes your insurance or get a referral from your doctor to one as soon as you can. Even if it doesn't feel like an emergency, and it goes away with care, little connective tissue joint issues can really benefit from a few weeks of PT visits, leaving with a good supportive exercise regimen, and staying on top of it. The worse end of the spectrum is continuing to do damage to a joint even when it feels like you're not, and discovering too late that maybe you messed things up worse than you thought. I'm dealing with a possibly torn labrum in my shoulder from this right now, and the PT started too late but is still really improving life for me. Also, my experience is that PTs are usually personally very exercise-oriented and can understand what your sport of choice means to you and exactly what's going on faster than a GP can. And with much more nuance.
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picked up my Surly Straggler from the shop today today, pictures once I get some of these dang decals removed. initial thoughts: * Fit seems ok "out of the box," the main guy at my bike shop was out today and the mechanics don't do fits, so I took it home "stock" other than adjusting the seat post. will go back Friday to get a proper fit and maybe some stuff adjusted. * I got some cheap flat pedals since I didn't realize the bike didn't come with any. Kinda weird to me that some bikes come with saddles but not pedals; you'd think on the spectrum of "just a frame" to "every piece you need" that bikes without pedals would also not have saddles, since they're both so personal-preference. They're fine but maybe a bit more slippery than I'd like, will know for sure after I get my bike fit. * Holy poo poo this bike has a lot of toe overlap on 700C tires. I was having this issue with some of the other bikes I tried just because I have a lot of Brompton-based muscle memory and, obviously, toe overlap is not an issue on 16" tires, but with this I scrape my foot like 1 in 3 times I push off, because I have my front wheel at a slight angle. Thinking maybe after my bike fit my toe will fit more centered on the pedal than it does now. Apparently this is a super common issue with both the Straggler and Cross Check, to the point some people advise not to use fenders with large tires since there's a risk of jamming your toe between the front fender and the tire  all in all... I think I like this bike but it seems to have its quirks. I suspect what I might wind up with is some slightly thinner tires, these come with 700x41mm Knard tires that seem like they might be a bit overkill for riding 95% of the time on asphalt, even when some of that is bumpy-rear end NYC streets. abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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The knard is both brutally slow on pavement and honestly pretty useless on dirt as well ime, pretty much anything will be an improvement I got caught out by the toe overlap initially, but after a couple of weeks it just stopped being a thing I noticed or cared about. I suspect that, much like falling over with clip in pedals, it's a thing people on the internet exaggerate about and really isn't a problem when you get used to it. Worrying about your foot getting caught between the tyre and fender is some absolutely moronic poo poo imo
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ah, that's disappointing. I kinda lucked out that I've been fine with the stock tires on my last two bikes and was hoping these would be good then again, new tires could be a good way to add some color to an otherwise monochrome bike... what if i get some blue gravelkings lmao https://www.panaracerusa.com/pages/2023-limited-edition-tires
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Mederlock posted:You mean you're against the principles of the Velominati?! This is the stupidest bike poo poo I've read since Bicycling's thing about the f150 being the ultimate cycling accessory
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:This is the stupidest bike poo poo I've read since Bicycling's thing about the f150 being the ultimate cycling accessory yeah that would be the element
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:This is the stupidest bike poo poo I've read since Bicycling's thing about the f150 being the ultimate cycling accessory Velominati rules have been around for at least 15 years and they aren't all that serious. Some of them are dated and wrong, like "No Food On Training Rides Under Four Hours." Others are deadly serious, like "Tan lines should be cultivated and kept razor sharp."
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dema posted:Velominati rules have been around for at least 15 years and they aren't all that serious. You're doing nothing to change my mind
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I only have 1 rule for bikes which is if you're going to get a headlight don't buy the brightest one you can find. If you have to buy that one don't leave it on during the day on a pedestrian trail. If you have to do that don't point it 20 degrees up in the air into my eyes. If you have to do all that don't leave it on blink mode.
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My one bike rule is "don't gently caress things up for the rest of us"
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If you don't have 100,000 lumens strobing at 30hz you're not safe.
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It was a pain in the rear end to setup, and the lead-acid car battery is heavy, but overall I've really been enjoying my new Garmin™ Pikachu Edition® bicycle headlight.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:You're doing nothing to change my mind
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Salt Fish posted:I only have 1 rule for bikes which is if you're going to get a headlight don't buy the brightest one you can find. If you have to buy that one don't leave it on during the day on a pedestrian trail. If you have to do that don't point it 20 degrees up in the air into my eyes. If you have to do all that don't leave it on blink mode. counterpoint pedestrians still don’t see you even between the bell and blinky light
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numberoneposter posted:RULE #24 // Speeds and distances shall be referred to and measured in kilometers. I agree with this on bikes (even though I'm "strange" and use metric as an American) because then it becomes way easier to think about elevation and grade when it's all km and meters using feet to measure elevation and miles to measure distance is chaos
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e.pilot posted:counterpoint pedestrians still don’t see you even between the bell and blinky light The pedestrian that can't see you: 
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If you’re used to the measurements I don’t think it’s “chaos” at all, even if in general it’s not as good a method of measurement
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Levitate posted:If you’re used to the measurements I don’t think it’s “chaos” at all, even if in general it’s not as good a method of measurement Yeah if it's your commonly used metric, it's perfectly normal. I use metric distances more than the average American and miles and feet makes no more or less sense than km/m.
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corona familiar posted:I agree with this on bikes (even though I'm "strange" and use metric as an American) because then it becomes way easier to think about elevation and grade when it's all km and meters Honestly meters for elevation are just discouraging imo. The difficulty of these climbs deserves numbers in the higher thousands
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I like traveling by inches, they're shorter
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tildes posted:Honestly meters for elevation are just discouraging imo. The difficulty of these climbs deserves numbers in the higher thousands
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corona familiar posted:I agree with this on bikes (even though I'm "strange" and use metric as an American) because then it becomes way easier to think about elevation and grade when it's all km and meters What's so hard about multiplying and dividing by 5,280? My last short bikepacking trip with a buddy had 1.12 miles of climbing over two days
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1850m doesn't sound as impressive to my american brain as 6069 feet (Alpe Du Huez). Same with 3055m vs. 10023 feet. But... I'm able to flip my mind around to meters when I need to. Counterpoint, its easier to say 100km than 62 miles. It gets more impressive to say I did a 600k vs. 372 miles.
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Rule #10 “It never gets easier you just get faster” briefly made me wonder if I really wanted to continue with cycling.
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It kind of does get easier in the sense that the periods of suffering are over more quickly If I lived in a place with actual mountains idk if I'd cycle. My mind boggles at the thought of going uphill for tens of kilometres, I don't know how people do it
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