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I had a nice 45 mile gravel ride today. I saw: Trail horses Kids on balance bikes who said they liked my bike. I told them theirs were cool Minnows in a stream A rattlesnake, a very large garter snake A road runner Lizards And Eyebeam
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TobinHatesYou posted:ENVE's damage replacement is "no questions asked." Santa Cruz / Reserve only cover riding damage, with an unspecified discount for non-warranty replacements. Nobl and We Are One cover non-riding damage at 50% off. Giant has a nice no question asked while riding policy on any of their carbon bits, including frame fork, rims, bars and stem. There are a few conditions. Item has to be less than 2 years old, model year 2019 or newer, original buyer from an authorized retailer and you need the receipt. I unfortunately put this to the test when I ran into a fixed object at 10mph on my Propel. (I swear it was not there, it must have dropped out of the sky) The process is taking a while because of the Rona, but a new frame and fork are on their way.
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Jul 30, 2020 16:17
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Benson Cunningham posted:
That should be a fun ride. I have a Giant with a full Ultegra build with a Praxis crank, the Ultegra works great on the dert. I know you mentioned that you are from a road background, but you may want to try the 810 build if you still have time to swap. The 810 levers are a bit different than the Ultegras, but with the 810 build you avoid that dog food quality FSA Gossamer crankset. The cockpit, wheels and seating all look like they are identical.
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Aug 4, 2020 18:33
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e.pilot posted:I was going to wait until this was a bit more finalized to post but it’s moving a bit faster than I expected and there’s a minimum order of 10 so trying to get as much interest as I can. I'm in. I'd be way more in if it was an opossum, but we don't live in a perfect world.
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Aug 7, 2020 19:04
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What does everyone do about horses around here? Head on encounters, I had been slowing to walking pace as soon as I saw one, and then asking if they needed me off the bike. Everyone would say no, and we would pass by each other, and I gave as much room as possible. From behind I would announce I am on a bike and ask if I could pass, and declare a side. These are trail horses, not the skittish show jumpers, and they really don't give a gently caress about bikes. In fact, there is one horse that loves bikes because there is a cyclist that always has apple for him. But there is one lady that always makes a scene. Her horse is cool, but she is always going off on how cyclist need to yield to horse, etc. In our last encounter, I asked her what she actually wants me to do. All I get out of her is bikes must yield to horses. Looking at the IMBA website, it calls for a bike to stop at 30 feet from the horse and to ask if the equestrian needs me to dismount, or if I can start up again and ride slowly past.. So I guess I'll try this next time. Horses=cool, riders=not so much
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Aug 19, 2020 03:08
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Ammanas posted:.....popcorn kernels made of metal in the microwave When I hear that sound, it usually means the carbon cog carrier on a Shimano cassette is about to explode. Again.
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Aug 21, 2020 21:58
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I crunched my road bike a few weeks ago. It is out of service until Giant ships the replacement frame. So I have been riding my gravel bike in the mean time. Until I folded the inner chain ring on my Praxxis Zayete carbon crankset trying to push over the top of a very steep hill. That is what 190 pounds, 40 rmp will do. And I can't seem to find replacement rings anywhere. The shop said they will warranty it, but who knows when the part will arrive. And my backup road bike is a CAAD12 from my bike rental biz, but somebody has it out for a 2 week rental. So my choices are dust off the bike of questionable road worthiness that is on my trainer, or ride the vintage Mavic equiped Vitus 979 for the next few weeks. Let's see what I can break next.
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Sep 1, 2020 18:08
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:My wife (Liv Avail AR 1) and me (Giant Contend AR 1) (identical bikes) (they're the same) (same stuff) are at about 1200 miles and the stock tires are busted and we should probably replace the chain and all that stuff If you feel you need upgrades after 1200 miles on those bikes, you probably are ready for a carbon frame, carbon wheels and an Ultegra drive drain. The bikes you have are good. The frame is solid, the wheels are nice and 105 is a legit group. If you upgrade, I can guarantee you will want to upgrade again at some point. I'd try to sell the bikes whole, as is and go with this. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/tcr-advanced-pro-team-disc In the COVID market, you can probably get a good chunk of your money back on the AR 1's, and maybe strike a deal for buying 2 new bikes. Yes, this does bust your budget, but I don't think you will be happy with anything less. PULL THE BANDAID!!!!
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Sep 8, 2020 04:12
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sweat poteto posted:I did exactly this one time, wrecked a carbon SRAM Red chainset. I just did this to a Praxis Zayante pushing over a kicker, full gas, low RPM. They were kind enough to send me a more robust replacement.
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Sep 10, 2020 02:35
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EvilJoven posted:Shopping for a road bike. TCR Advanced for sure, just not sure which one... TCR Advanced SL frame only. Get a pair of their SLR1 wheels, carbon stem, bar, post, cages. Full DA mechanical build Yore welcome.
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Sep 20, 2020 05:04
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VacaGrande posted:There are plenty of idiots running mass start bike races right now. There probably will be continuing into next year too. If you're even slightly prudent though I don't think it'll be safe to race until mid-late next year. The best case outcome is that cross season looks normal... We have a special type of idiots that are organizing and running unsanctioned mass start races on open roads. Just because you say nobody is organizing it and nobody is responsible, it does not make it so.
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Sep 25, 2020 02:52
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serious gaylord posted:Don't do the last bit because then they know who you are and where you ride. Same here. I generally don't care who is on my wheel as long as they are not a danger to me in the bad bike rider department. On the flipside, I never just pull up and ride someone's wheel. Mot exactly a drfting story, but the only time I felt threatened in the personal safety department was when I called some guy on an e-bike a loving idiot for passing me on the right (USA) between myself and the curb. He we going the full 28mph, I was probably around 15. Holy poo poo he was huge, like 6'6" 250+ pounds. Managed to de-escalate without sharting my pance and preserving my road biker honor.
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Oct 14, 2020 20:56
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Skutter posted:Just looking at prices online, I would say, around $300-400? We need some room in the budget for the 5 different locks we apparently need. The more you make it a habit of leaving your bikes on the rack, even if locked, the sooner they will be stolen. It is only a matter of time. So you need to do everything in your power to plan your trips to avoid this situation as much as possible. Coastal OC is awful. I NEVER leave a bike on a rack here. Hell, twice I have had people try to remove bikes from my hitch rack while I was stopped at a red light.
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Oct 16, 2020 15:33
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Both of our vehicles are crossovers, if that affects recommendations.
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Several months back, someone posted a link to a Black Owned Business that made bikepacking bags. Despite my best efforts, I just can't find it. Fake edit: It was not R.E.Load. Thanks.
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Oct 29, 2020 18:49
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a loathsome bird posted:Seconding Urban Desert- I bought a couple of feedbags from them and they're cheap+good quality. And thanks too to sweat poteto, that is who I was looking for.
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Oct 29, 2020 22:33
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e.pilot posted:Nah that’s an -800, headed in to ONT That stretch of road was the scene of one of my best races ever. Too bad I had to have it during a boring 3 corner criterium.
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Nov 6, 2020 06:01
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Salt Fish posted:Heres the rules: Infrastructure in the US is designed to make it impossible for cars and bikes to coexist. There are no rules because from the bikes perspective they've got a green light and probably they know the crosswalk button is broken anyway. From the cars perspective they've got a green light and they're in a car so you better watch out! Very important people drive cars. Exactly. Red line guy probably saw you, and knew what you were going to do but wanted to prove a point and be a dick about it. We have had a couple of recent fatalities around here with bike paths of this exact design. (South OC CA)
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Nov 21, 2020 00:14
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Modal Auxiliary posted:
Why do I get the impression that they are walking it just to find the best line, and then will go back to the top and rip it?
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Nov 24, 2020 21:21
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VideoGameVet posted:Scare of COVID got me to drop weight to my college best. Scare of COVID got me to bulk up in case I need some reserves to my 1 year post baby weight. Wife had the baby. I just wasn't riding as much.
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Jan 12, 2021 20:45
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Sab0921 posted:This doesn't seem very convenient - uhm, anywhere? It really isn't. Picture this though. The original Eroica event in Italy. 220 km of gravel and pavement on a pre 1986 road racing bike, toe clips and straps required. You are doing the 220km event, and are near the front of the field. Now, just as you hit the toughest gravel climb of the day up Monte Santa Marie, the route merges with people doing the shorter 140km event, right when the middle of that field is hitting the same climb. They are fat, tired, out of shape and walking up it. Now in order to clear a near 30 percent grade in a 42x28, you have no option but to commit to the effort and pull tight a double set of 3 ply leather toe straps. In other words, there is no stopping. On the approach to each ramp, you have to precalculate your path to avoid the sand and walkers, while yelling at them in English, French and Italian to "Get the gently caress out my way." Success was achieved in 4 of the 5 years. So yeah, toe clips suck.
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Jan 16, 2021 05:47
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A friend of mine made these for a while, mainly used at Eroica type events https://www.facebook.com/CorsaCleat/ The stack height was a bit high, but other than that they worked well for me.
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Jan 19, 2021 21:30
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kimbo305 posted:Haven’t test ridden this bike yet. Reviews ranged from good to very good, with lots of call outs for being easy to set up not just for proprietary aero brakes but for any rim brake. Likely owing to the completely symmetrical mechanism and also symmetrical outboard adjustments. I rode one of these for several years and though the brakes worked well. I was running Bontrager cork pads on Bontrager carbon rims. The only issue I ever had was on rainy days with road grit. Sometimes the cam mechanism would fill up with sand and the calipers wold not retract. This mainly affected the front brake. I'd have to manually pinch the calipers to get them to open.
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Feb 14, 2021 20:09
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kimbo305 posted:Makes sense; the face plate doesn't have much protection underneath. Bet you could glue a micro rear end-saver on the bottom tab of the plate This just pulled up an old memory. At some time, one of those little conical 2mm bolts that holds the face plate on fell off during a ride. I wrote to Trek and they sent me an entire brake small parts kit. Pretty much 2 of every little screw and bit that you would ever need. I think I still have it somewhere and it would be nice to give that bag of parts to someone who might need it at some time. I'll poke around my shithole of a garage tomorrow.
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Feb 15, 2021 07:32
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kimbo305 posted:Any chance you found the bolt set? I was able to dial in the rear brake, but one adjuster bolt on each side is stripped, and one is really close. Sorry for the delay. No, I did not find the brake parts. I must have included them in the sale when I sold the bike. I did find a bag of plastic parts for mounting all manner of lights, GPS and cameras to the seat tube and handlebar. You are welcome to those if you want them.
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Feb 22, 2021 03:59
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Rime posted:Conundrum: Shipping my Surly LHT around North America with me was deemed way too expensive to be economical for what it is, so I haven't touched a bike in a year and the effects of that left me depressed. I encountered one of these this weekend. We rented an AirBnB in Plam Springs and there was one just sitting in the garage, but it was really neglected. Brake and derail cables rusty and locked up, rusty chain, a thick layer of dust/grease all over the bike. The tires and tubes were good and held air when pumped up. I was traveling light and did not bring my tool case, otherwise I would of given it a 1 hour tune up, then ridden it all over the cart paths in the golf community.
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Mar 1, 2021 05:14
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:I wound up ordering some Tacx Ciro cages. They look to be pretty stout without being too heavy (29g). Maybe I’ll save the Supalite for a climbing bike if I ever live somewhere with a sustained climb longer than 8 minutes. Tacx Ciro's are great. I use a pair on the gravel bike and bottles just don't move at all.
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Mar 5, 2021 16:52
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PCjr sidecar posted:collecting $100 tools for edge cases is the bicycle maintenance thread’s mission statement. Exactly. The $100 calipers are on their way to my house now.
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Apr 8, 2021 05:53
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:These old Italian dudes seem pretty chill with drilling it Note the 2014 date on that vid, along with the disc brakes. Despite being old established European brand, Colnago was a very early to accept the road disc concept, and if I remember correctly, they got a lot of grief over it at the time.
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Apr 14, 2021 17:38
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MetaJew posted:If I want some cycling shoes, but I am also a frugal hypebeast that wants cycling shoes in a loud or cool color, and a size 45/US11, are there any good websites to search for clearance shoes from a previous model year? I'd search around for Pearl Izumi. Not only do many of their shoes come in really obnoxious colors, you can usually find last year's or even 2019 shoes at half off. I got a top to the line carbon MTB shoe for $190 (listed full retail at $420) The lower end models have similar discounts.
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Apr 15, 2021 21:14
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alnilam posted:The book One Less Car by Zach Furness has a whole chapter on bicycling and women in the 1890s. It freed upper class women to explore their surroundings without a chaperone / coach driver. Naturally it was considered massively scandalous and unladylike, turning women into men, etc. Some lovely men went so far as to accuse women of only riding a bike as a form of sexual masturbation - how immoral My mother just sent me a copy of Wheels of Change, and it covered many of the same subjects. There were some really good sections on race, gender equality, social norms, etc. There was also a chapter on early competitive cycling which was nice to see. The book was put out by National Geographic and is sitting on the coffee table right now.
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Apr 21, 2021 20:27
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! However, some other equally lovely men called woman riding bikes a good thing because it would exercise their childbearing muscles and allow them to have more white christian babies.
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vikingstrike posted:As I've gotten older, I really give zero shits how people want to ride bikes and what they wear when riding. I've also come to the point where I think most of the e-bike hatred stems from ableist arguments and people upset that the barriers to entry to cycling are lower by not needing as much fitness and they are annoyed that their hobby isn't as exclusive. Yeah, roadies can suck, have bad tempers and be loving assholes, but there are walls in gravel and MTB too, regardless if people point them out as much. I care much more about more people riding any type of bike, breaking car culture, and getting people to think less of cyclists so that when people vote or allocate money it's shown in our infrastructure and our trails. Yeah, for a long time, probably too long a time, I though that racing was the end all be all point of getting on a bike. Eventually I just got sick of feeling like it was something I had to do, so I started doing "fun" events like Eroica and local gravel beer fests. And the same deal goes for e-bikes, hatred for pretty much no reason. I still enjoy kitting up in the lycra to hit the road or trails, but I must admit commuting in civies or going to the shops on my wife's power assist trail bike are equally enjoyable. Next up on my list of new bike things to try: Bikepacking
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Apr 22, 2021 15:55
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TobinHatesYou posted:It's the same piece of plastic for R7000/R8000/R9100. That is not acceptable.
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Apr 25, 2021 04:36
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Hey bike thread. Only part of this is a bike question, but since this is really the only SA thread I interact with, I'll ask this question here. Is there an expat thread anywhere on the forums? The wife and I have been planning a move to NZ for a few years, and somehow she actually got a job offer. The pay is poo poo, but I would be able to work remote at my US based job. I am just looking for reasonable advice and Goons tend to be pretty good about this. If it does happen, I am looking forward to riding there again. Last time we were there I got in a lot of riding in the Wellington and Nelson areas. This move would take us to Auckland, so any riding suggestions in that area would be appreciated. Although I thought Kiwi drivers were pretty intense, there were a lot of wide open unused back roads down south, but the Auckland area looks a little more built up. I am not looking forward to packing up all of the bikes and bike crap. I Thanks all.
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May 13, 2021 20:12
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Sab0921 posted:Well - she was a late addition, did not know she was coming until she showed up at my house with my friend at 7 this morning. I totally get this. Being on a ride where you expected to go one speed, but are now constantly 50m ahead of someone and looking back/waiting for them builds me into a murderous rage. It is one thing is someone hits the wall and just runs out of energy, but quite another if the entire ride starting at mile 0 is like this. Case in point, we were doing a mixed surface ride on gravel bikes, was not going to be a killer pace, but we were going to be moving at a nice clip on a mix of hardpack dert, DG trails and pavement. And a friend of a friend showed up on an enduro bike with 2.75" deep tread tires. 3.5 hours of expected fun turned into a bit over 4 hours of looking backwards and waiting.
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Jun 27, 2021 01:33
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mexecan posted:Gulf CAAD is sold. RIP. Was a bit reluctant to sell it but it's not really the style of riding I'm into anymore. My friend got an Aspero and loves it, so that would be my top choice. I may by mistaken, but I do not think the GRX 600 group has its own derails. It comes as a mixed bag, 800 series derails, 600 series crank, brifters and calipers. That said, I would spend the extra $90 and get the 800 crankset over the 600. Nearly 100 grams lighter and it is way stiffer. And then while you are at it, get the 800 brifters. The fit fit and finish are better on the 800's. The bike I rode with 600, the brifters buzzed and rattled no matter what I did. So that just leaves the calipers. At this point, my OCD would just say gently caress it, get the 800 calipers so the whole group matched. Enjoy your GRX 800 Aspero!
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Jul 29, 2021 23:06
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EvilJoven posted:I literally yelled at one of my co-workers the get the gently caress off Amazon when he was shopping for parts for his own ride yesterday. He had no idea bike parts were getting faked on such an alarming basis. I have run out of Shimano l03a brake pads, and the ones in both my road and gravel bike are nearing the end of their lives. As of Friday, the only place I saw some was with an Ebay seller. Are they fake? I have no idea, but the only other pads out there that I could find in stock were some $10 NUTT pads, and I don't want to trust those. Maybe you all have had better online shopping skills, or somehow your local shops have them. My area has been picked clean. So I ordered a bunch from Ebay. Fortunately, REI now has them in stock, so I ordered some from there too. I'll assume the REI ones are legit, and I will compare those closely to my Ebay purchase. I'll probably put the Ebay ones on the rear and see how they work. Hopefully I won't die.
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Aug 19, 2021 18:19
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Short sleeve jerseys and bike shorts are good to 32 F (0 C) . Back when SoCal used to have an actual bike racing scene, the season opening weekend in February had the Boulevard Road Race. It pretty much started at the top of a 5 mile descent. The weather usually ran on the cool to cold side this time of year. But in 2007, we started off in an actually snow storm. And there were some people starting in just bibs and short sleeve jerseys. One guy who was next to me waiting for line up, I just told him not to bother starting. And he actually listed and packed it in. The first lap on the downhill, several guys had to stop just a mile in and just rode back to the start. So, it was cold and snowing at the start, just above freezing, but by the end of our race the sky had cleared but the temp had dropped even lower. On the last lap, I was cold on the uphill push to the finish despite wearing neoprene booties, thick full finger gloves, wool cap, thermal tights, a long sleeve jersey and a longsleeve wool undershirt. Several dozen people had to be rescued at the side of the road with hypothermia. And the next year, officials wouldn't let you start if you were dressed as a dumbass. No, short sleeve and short bibs are not good to 32.
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Aug 27, 2021 19:50
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EvilJoven posted:Is your time not being able to ride worth something to you? That's the problem up here. Need a Praxis BB? GLHF it's probably a year out at this point. I have a Praxis BB in my parts bin, anyone here is welcome to it for free. BB86, it was for a Zayante Carbon crankset. Cups, caps and spring. But it does need new bearings pressed into it. Gravel is hell on road parts.
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Sep 14, 2021 21:54
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learnincurve posted:I will still stand utop the hill waving a flag saying that a touring or audax bike with separate sets of road and gravel tyres is actually what a lot of people would find most useful if they only want one bike. Swapping wheels is for losers. Everybody should have and deserves to have more than one bike.
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tylertfb posted:worst of all, my wife's super sweet purple 1990 Miyata Alumitech 1400. It's the first bike she bought all for herself, and while she has nicer road and mountain bikes, they're all replaceable modern bikes. That one is the only one in the fleet that she had a real emotional attachment to. Bike thieves are the worst. Not only do they take something of value, the bike often has a significant emotional attachment. It is a very personal piece of property. Looking forward, I would get a pair of these, one for each side of the garage door. https://www.grainger.com/product/AMERICAN-GARAGE-DOOR-SUPPLY-Steel-Garage-Door-Locking-5MVG8?opr=APPD&analytics=altItems_5MVG9 There has been a spate of garage thefts in our area, and a garage opening system was unfortunately too easy to bypass. The MO was to get a wire between the top of the garage door and the header, then fish around for the emergency release. Once the release was sprung, they would just list the door manually. Just make sure you open the deadbolts before opening the garage door. It was not a happy sound when I forgot one time.
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