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Cat rear end Trophy posted:If you plan on doing any off road, I'd really consider spending the extra $900 for the e5 elite, but see the last line I wrote. Per the Specialized website there is a $500 difference in price. Shadowhand00 posted:Hydraulic brakes will feel better overall. Mechanical disc brakes are funky and require a bit more fidgety setup. Additionally lowest level of grx will be much nicer than Claris. I think I had the same argument with a friend looking at the same bikes and after riding around the diverge e5 elite after building it up for him it would be no contest. Damnit I've been convinced, when I mention gravel I do want to be clear I mean like fire roads, or hard packed dirt/rocks like these routes and not like the side of the mountain or like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq72S36dJqw I'll just have to shake the couch cushions a little bit and pay up for a bike instead of it being completely free.
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Apr 18, 2024 19:52
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I'm a fat rear end cyclist so my calorie/carb needs may vary, but for any ride under 90 mins I will generally just bring plain water and an emergency Gu, SIS, Maurten or other gel/chew or two just in case I end up needing it, but won't generally use them. Over 90 mins I will put 60g of Tailwind into each 30oz bottle I bring and consume that as primary ride fuel. If it's a particularly long or tough ride I will bring a few gels/chews in addition to the 1-2 emergency gels. Last longer ride I did was about 2.5 hours and I consumed about 100g of carbs from the Tailwind and then I think I had another 40g from a gel. Total calorie burn according to Garmin was a hair under 1400 calories. The Tailwind stuff has been kind of a game changer. I don't need to make a conscious effort to suck down a gel or eat chews or gummy bears or baguettes or whatever. Just hydrate as normal and the carbs come with it. Waaaay easier on the stomach than a bunch of Gu gels or whatever too.
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Apr 18, 2024 19:55
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When I was going on a 2+ hour ride the first thing I'd do was ride to 7-11 buy and chug a standard 8oz red bull. That was usually enough carbs to keep me going. I might have eaten a cliff bar 30 min before heading out too. Always had plenty of energy. This was back when I was only 150 lbs Red Bull has gluten in addition to sucrose which I think is the only widely available gluten source I'm aware of I'd always have a backup Gu thing of course, but can't beat red bull for the convenience factor
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Apr 18, 2024 20:04
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Oh yeah to be clear I have plenty of energy. I don't sugar crash and I don't get hungry. But the ammonia smell is crazy, I seriously thought it was from inhaling car exhaust all ride or from some kind of leak in my apartment until I googled it last night. The more I read about it I'm leaning towards its actually just fine. I really don't want to be chugging coke or sugared redbull or eating a loaf of bread 3x a week just to get my rides in. My main goal is long term fitness and not total power (I probably average like 120watts).
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Apr 18, 2024 20:12
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Hadlock posted:When I was going on a 2+ hour ride the first thing I'd do was ride to 7-11 buy and chug a standard 8oz red bull. That was usually enough carbs to keep me going. I might have eaten a cliff bar 30 min before heading out too. Always had plenty of energy. This was back when I was only 150 lbs I don’t think Red Bull has gluten. They say it’s gluten free. I’ve never heard of any of the major energy/non energy drinks or supplements containing any gluten.
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Apr 18, 2024 20:13
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I imagine he means glucose.
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38 grams of sugar yikes
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Apr 18, 2024 20:17
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Hutzpah posted:I imagine he means glucose. Yeah, sorry Salt Fish posted:38 grams of sugar yikes That's a 12oz can, not the 8oz quoted
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Apr 18, 2024 20:20
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During a race I’ll neck down 120g an hour
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Apr 18, 2024 20:22
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When I was running I'd carry Gu's with me on longer runs and eat them on a specific schedule. These days I just keep a handful of these in my bag and eat whenever I feel like it.
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Apr 18, 2024 20:23
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i went full dork mode and started ordering stuff from https://thefeed.com/, they were running a thing on strava where you'd get a "$60 yearly credit" (actually a $15 credit that reset every 3 months, so you have to order once every 3 months to get the full $60 worth) i get clif bars, honey stingers, nuun tablets, a few gummies. the clif bars are constantly on sale for $1/each up to like 20 or something so it's a pretty good deal. though it does take self control to have a bunch of carbs just in a box in my kitchen, i do have to stop myself from eating the honey stingers as a snack because if you're not going to jump on a bike i'm pretty sure it's probably better nutritionally to eat literal candy. but that said if you are working out this stuff is usually in a good spot of "not too expensive, still basically regular food, will fuel you on the bike, won't make you go to the bathroom"
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abraham linksys posted:i went full dork mode and started ordering stuff from https://thefeed.com/, they were running a thing on strava where you'd get a "$60 yearly credit" (actually a $15 credit that reset every 3 months, so you have to order once every 3 months to get the full $60 worth) They hooked me with the same deal last year and I’ve stuck around because between biking and hiking we go through a lot of those sorts of things. I also keep a box of the Rip Van wafels around for snacking. They can’t be bad for you, they’re only 120 calories and have 6g of fiber!
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Apr 18, 2024 20:36
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Felt good about this solo ride yesterday: https://www.strava.com/activities/11205866962 Very happy with my fueling and endurance. Time to start adding a bit more intensity to my training.
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Apr 18, 2024 21:52
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The Fool posted:When I was running I'd carry Gu's with me on longer runs and eat them on a specific schedule. I ain't taking protein on a ride unless it's like 12+ hours long. For my road races I do 100g of table sugar and a Nuun tab in each 750mL bottle if the temperature range is 70-80F. If it's cooler than that the concentration goes up. If it's 85-90F, 70g per bottle. If it's 100F, like 50g per bottle. I always keep a Hammer flask with like 6 servings of Gu or maple syrup in case I eject a bottle or to supplement on the hot days.
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Apr 19, 2024 00:28
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One bottle hummingbird food (figurative) to one bottle pure water.
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when I was biking up twin peaks the other day my heart did feel like it was doing hummingbird stuff in there 
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:That was the worst part of riding long distance when I started, the amount of food you've got to shovel down goes beyond satisfying into unpleasant.  It remains incredibly satisfying.
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Apr 19, 2024 00:59
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There's an alternative where you bike for a week, lose 10+ pounds, and then forever consume more food than you did before regardless of if you're biking or not.
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Apr 19, 2024 01:51
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Chillyrabbit posted:Damnit At the top of that price range maybe something like https://www.canyon.com/en-us/gravel-bikes/adventure/grizl/al/#sections-products Or a bit cheaper https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/road-bikes/gravel-bikes/checkpoint/checkpoint-alr/checkpoint-alr-4/p/41513/ And also towards the bottom of the range https://www.statebicycle.com/collections/off-road-bikes/products/6061-all-road-granite-grey-650b-700c I'm in no way saying these are the best at any given price point, just throwing some good options out for perspective
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$900 isn't a breakpoint for me I think. I'm pricing it out in CAD so it's between $1699 vs $2599 and my wifes employer has a health spending account that pays for "wellness" which covers bikes just it's the difference between free bike vs paying for some of it.
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Apr 19, 2024 12:51
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:I switched from SPD clipless to Race Face Chester flat (pinned) pedals and I am happy with them.
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On the flat pedals topic - recommend me a set for a singlespeed runabout/bar bike - so ideally NOT with shin eating pins but still w decent grip if possible. Bonus points for color options. I like the style of Deftraps, but pins...
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Apr 19, 2024 17:12
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amenenema posted:On the flat pedals topic - recommend me a set for a singlespeed runabout/bar bike - so ideally NOT with shin eating pins but still w decent grip if possible. Bonus points for color options. You should just root cause why you're bashing your shins into your pedals. Plus, I will tell you that after the first 20 times it stops hurting and you just find the blood later.
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Apr 19, 2024 17:29
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I have some DMR v6 pedals with plastic pins, they work better than you'd expect and are priced appropriately for a bar bike e: looks like Race Face Ride is like a Chester pedal but without the metal studs Clark Nova fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Apr 19, 2024 |
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Clark Nova posted:I have some DMR v6 pedals with plastic pins, they work better than you'd expect and are priced appropriately for a bar bike Yeah Race Face Rides are flats I use. They're decently grippy.
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amenenema posted:On the flat pedals topic - recommend me a set for a singlespeed runabout/bar bike - so ideally NOT with shin eating pins but still w decent grip if possible. Bonus points for color options. I went with the Raceface Chesters on my SBC All-Road, but yeah, you gotta watch those pins. The Raceface Ride are a good option, as was mentioned above. On my single speed, I went with a set of Mission Impulse pedals. My LBS had them in the case with all the nicer MTB pedals, and I think I paid less than $15 for them. I wanted something with some grip, since I wear regular shoes or trail runners while riding that bike, and I was hoping I could get something with molded-in plastic pins instead of the Shinshredder 9000's most other pedals come with. Also, they had to be yellow, and boy oh boy are they yellow: 
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If I want a bike whose primary use would be cruising rail trails, what am I looking for? Some sort of road bike model?
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Pretty much any kind of bike can go on rail trails. Depending on how much you want to spend, what body position you're comfortable in, and how much experience you have riding, anything from a basic hybrid bike up to a gravel bike would work great! You could absolutely use a mountain bike or a road bike on rail trails as well, but I would consider them slightly worse than either of the above. Not so much that you'd need a different kind of bike if you had one of those already, but if you know your main riding will be on rail trails, I'd suggest one of the others first. EDIT: If this is your first bike in a while, and you're just looking to cruise, a hybrid is often a good choice, because they're relatively cheap, and very versatile. Once you've been riding for a while, you'll know more about what you like and don't like about that style of bike, so you'll know what you want for next time. VVV this is very true, and I've ridden hundreds of miles of rail trail with a road bike, but if the rail trails near you are a bit sandier or less well taken care of, the thin tires can slide around sometimes. If you're a newer rider that can really sap your confidence. Again though, these are all very small differences. Any bike will be fine. Grumpwagon fucked around with this message at 20:48 on Apr 19, 2024 |
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I took my aluminum road bike up the fire road it Mt Tam (2200' vertical over 5-6 miles?) on 23c gatorskins which is like 5% grade the whole way and some exposed rock etc never had an issue I would imagine a modern road bike on modern 28 or 32c would be very comfortable. Railroad grades are pretty sedate I guess in some extreme situations railroad grades can get up to 8% but like 95% is 2.5% grade which is pretty dang flat unless you live in Texas or Kansas Hadlock fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Apr 19, 2024 |
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:If I want a bike whose primary use would be cruising rail trails, what am I looking for? Some sort of road bike model? Paved or aggregate surface?
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Rail trails in Washington vary from buttery smooth crushed lime to back breaking mini-boulders that are barely rideable without a fat bike or suspension.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:If I want a bike whose primary use would be cruising rail trails, what am I looking for? Some sort of road bike model? To echo what everyone else is saying, it depends on the surfaces you'll be riding, and mountain bikes are not great for rail trails unless that's the kind of bike you already have--and even then, they're not great. I started a few years back with a comfort hybrid (Giant Cypress), and it was more than adequate. It also allowed me to find out what kind of riding I liked to do, and that's what informed my next bike choices--a fitness hybrid, then a road bike, then a single speed, and most recently a gravel bike. When I go on the trails now, I'm usually on my road or gravel bike, but my single speed and even my current hybrid (Giant Escape) get some trail time. Honestly, any bike can handle most rail trails. The only thing that makes mountain bikes less than great on them is that you'll be putting in extra power to push around all of those suspension components, and they're not going to make the ride any smoother because it's already smooth. If the trail is particularly dusty, like the Katy Trail over in Missouri, then you're also getting abrasive dust all over those components, and that's probably not great. Of course, if you've got rough rail trails, then a mountain bike will be better than any other kind of bike, so there's that.
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resident posted:Rail trails in Washington vary from buttery smooth crushed lime to back breaking mini-boulders that are barely rideable without a fat bike or suspension. Assuming you mean DC, then this is what I'm going for. I'm moving down there soon and while I would start out with the paved trails, eventually I would like to hit the canal pathway which I think is way more uneven
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Assuming you mean DC, then this is what I'm going for. I'm moving down there soon and while I would start out with the paved trails, eventually I would like to hit the canal pathway which I think is way more uneven It’s about the other Washington.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Assuming you mean DC, then this is what I'm going for. I'm moving down there soon and while I would start out with the paved trails, eventually I would like to hit the canal pathway which I think is way more uneven Tow path is gravel, but mostly a very fine easy to ride hardpack. It has mud though and is dusty as hell in the summer. A 38c is plenty but fenders are so nice and options for a rack woild be good if you're camping.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:If I want a bike whose primary use would be cruising rail trails, what am I looking for? Some sort of road bike model?
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Clark Nova posted:I have some DMR v6 pedals with plastic pins, they work better than you'd expect and are priced appropriately for a bar bike I have Rides on my commuter and "upgraded" to Chesters for my gravel bike. Gotta say it's not a huge difference. Can definitely vouch for the Rides.
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Fifty Three posted:I ride 99% on rail trails in western PA. I started on a Specialized Sirrus for a few years then upgraded to a Kona Libre and have been 1000% happier. Take that as you will. Also where I ride and I see people on triathlon bikes on them all the time.
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Another option is to get pedals that use metal pins but put the less‐sharp cap heads up. OneUp does this from the factory with their small composite pedals. 
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