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Residency Evil posted:Not sure if this is the trainer thread, but it looks like the Zwift hub is finally available/for sale. Reviews are saying it does everything you expect, though accuracy on the power meter might be off by a few. I can live with that, especially considering the price. Apparently they were sold out before the in stock emails went out, even.
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w4ddl3d33 posted:can i be a little baby in here for a second? i'm 20, i just learned to ride a bike last week, and today not only did i do my first 10 mile cycle, i also bought my very own bike so i don't have to borrow one anymore. this poo poo goes so hard 
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Even if it's an option, are you really going to be going outside much? A direct drive trainer is compact and only takes a minute to set up. With the right cassette, it's simply a matter of putting the trainer down and plopping the bike on top.
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Dec 3, 2022 18:28
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Where do you guys find and/or discuss upcoming event rides? I've got a bunch that I want to train for over the next 3 years, which seems extreme but I don't think it's viable to train from essentially 0 to some of these events (Salida76, an 80% gravel 7k climb starting at 7k elevation in a 76mi ride) in a single year. Hell, my biggest climb when I was "in shape" (years ago) was only 4k feet.
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Dec 10, 2022 18:59
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bicievino posted:Not sure exactly what you mean - do you mean finding the actual events, or just having a place to talk about how to train for them, prepare, etc?
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Dec 11, 2022 03:43
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vikingstrike posted:Is the Salida event in CO? What’s the 7k climb? https://www.salida76.com/ https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38495510 ilkhan fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Dec 11, 2022 |
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Dec 11, 2022 04:40
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vikingstrike posted:Ah 7k total over the whole day. 7k continuously is not common out here. Beautiful area and I bet that’s a fun ride. Bud Manstrong posted:I’ve ridden a bit of that, though I haven’t been that far north on those roads. The initial climb out of Salida is indeed a rough one, then those roads just kind of roll. It’s a really beautiful area that most people haven’t seen unless they’ve ridden that portion of the Divide route. I would bring a pretty good climbing gear. The plan is FoCo fondo (33mi) + tour of the moon (45'ish) for 2023, then longer FoCo and the shorter Salida (76km instead of miles) for '24, then FoCo 100mi and the full Salida for '25. Salida before I turn 40 would be the main goal. FoCo would be for fun. Would probably throw steamboat gravel in there at some point, and mix in some other events. Could probably get there quicker, but this meets my goals and will keep me interested for longer. Wife isn't a cyclist really, but we're getting her a treadmill so she can train towards a half marathon (for late '23 probably). We've both put on significant weight since settling down and want to get back in shape. ilkhan fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Dec 11, 2022 |
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Dec 11, 2022 21:55
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sweat poteto posted:Anywhere on the front range up to the top of RMNP is exactly 7k (ignoring the soft bit past Estes Park town)
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Gravel is a huge range, and a big reason why a lot of gravel bikes are available in both 1x and 2x. Depends on what you plan to ride. 1x is better for downhill/single-track where your chain is bouncing around more. 2x gives you wider range and smaller gaps, but more potential for the chain to drop if it bounces around enough. ilkhan fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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For some reason I find myself yearning for GRX Di2 with a 32/50 crank and a 11-36 cassette, but that might be too extreme. Current GRX is at 17 tooth delta on the crank and that's already 1 more than their road cranks. Even if they had to lock out the cross situation (which you'd never use anyway, and should be easy with Di2) it'd be amazing of a range. That dream (or close enough) might stop me from buying a nice bike until next gen GRX comes out. It could be also be impractically steep of a low range.
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Dec 20, 2022 23:51
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sweat poteto posted:One day, f500, one day.
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Is it weird that what I want in a bike right now is a Canyon Grail with a normal cockpit and a road (Ultegra 12s di2) group set? GRX is behind the times but getting updated and I don't want it until it does and adding a Grizl 12s di2 would be nice at not SLX prices), but the Endurace doesn't have quite enough tire clearance.
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Jan 5, 2023 03:28
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jamal posted:Domanes fit like 38s...
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Crumps Brother posted:
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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Jan 31, 2023 12:36
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dema posted:I'm doing FoCo Fondo as part of https://www.coloradosummerofgravel.com/
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Jan 31, 2023 16:37
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dema posted:Not a massive fan of the dual sided pedals. Don't they default to the platform being up? So you have to spin them around with your toe to clip in? Or is it the other way around? I had them for a minute, way back in the day, and I ditched them pretty quickly.
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Feb 13, 2023 19:14
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Any FoCco riders around? I'll be in town for lunch tomorrow and wouldn't mind picking some locals' brains.EvilJoven posted:EDIT: as for only eating 'real food' on a long ride for the love of Christ don't stop for sweet potato fries half way through a long ride on a hot day if you aren't going to give yourself time to digest it some.
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Feb 17, 2023 20:24
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Exactly. The rides I mentioned above were go at my own pace casual get the mileage in fun rides. I could stop and enjoy without any issues. And the idea of paying the prices they ask for gels was terrible. And having driven it last night, Highway 34 west of Loveland seems like a challenging but do-able ride once I get trained up. Although the altitude is killer when I currently live at 1200'. Loveland is 5k and Estes is around 7500. Would just take training and acclimation.
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Feb 18, 2023 16:19
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tarlibone posted:I totally get that it works well for more serious riders, especially when fuel-to-weight ratio is important, but that's not me. I don't mind carrying more stuff to maintain some semblance of my now-normal eating routine.
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Feb 18, 2023 22:04
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dema posted:It's Lookout. I've done Lookout... 11 times this year. A little windy today, but there were tons of other people out there.
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Feb 20, 2023 03:58
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With modern wheels and well aligned disc brakes it takes 30 seconds to swap wheels. That's my plan when I get a new gravel bike. Slicks and gravel wheels for each purpose.
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Feb 25, 2023 01:42
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Slavvy posted:Likely not close nor fast enough. I think there's a huge disparity of rider performance levels on this forum and people lose sight of that a lot.
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Feb 26, 2023 13:24
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Anyone have thoughts on frame vs frame for the giant Revolt advanced vs the canyon Grizl? Giant seems to have the seat tube stop a lot lower than the canyon, but otherwise fairly similar. Flip chip is an interesting concept, even if I doubt I'd change it much.
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Feb 27, 2023 03:32
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Unless I am getting off the bike I see no reason to unclip both feet. But I also never had an issue unclipping and my one fall due to clipless was a brain fart on dirt at least.
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My biggest complaint with Zwift is that, to me, it doesn't feel like the pedals/gears are actually connected to the speed displayed. X rpm x Y gear should= Z mph (minimum). Instead it feels like resistance is connected to gradient with a very loose spring and speed isn't connected to anything. Basically if I go from flat to hill but maintain the same gearing and cadence my effort required should go up but speed shouldn't drop in half and it feels like it does for no reason.
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Mar 8, 2023 03:44
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vikingstrike posted:Tbh, I have no idea what he’s describing because my KICKR doesn’t feel this way. Maybe after dozens of hours on the thing my brain is broken. If I keep power steady and the road gets steeper/resistance goes up I go slower. Is that’s not what’s supposed to happen?
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MrL_JaKiri posted:On a physical bike, your speed at a given gear is a function only of cadence (assuming the back wheel isn't slipping), as a certain number of pedal revolutions per minute is a fixed number of back wheel revolutions per minute (again, for a given gearing), and as the circumference of the back wheel is approximately fixed so is your speed.
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foutre posted:Gorgeous! I clearly don't have the hang of aesthetic bike photos, but I went up some hills:
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For those doing ragbrai, what should I know if I just want to do the Ames to Des Moines day?
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It also matters if you mean avg moving speed or avg speed of advance or typical sustained speed.
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nwin posted:Are camelbak podiums still the de facto water bottle? vikingstrike posted:I prefer Purist bottles. Ive also been wanting to try the Bivo bottles. no skateboarding EVER! posted:Yep, like 95% of the time. Also if they have a dog, the dog just interprets it as some large wheeled person rapidly heading straight towards them and yelling aggressively. ilkhan fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Apr 15, 2023 |
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tildes posted:Hm have people found that the smaller screen size is hard to adjust to for navigation to the point a bigger size feels worth it? The 840 does seem like a pretty good deal. It seems like the main difference between 540 and 840 is the touchscreen, and then between 840 and 1040 is mostly size (but 1040 is starting to feel excessive price wise). Plus a bit more storage with the 840 so you can store two regions it sounds like. Are there other differences people think would matter I am missing? A lot of these breakdowns are so detailed I sort of get a bit lost and I can’t figure out what I’d actually use. 840 is buttons and touchscreen 1040 is a big touchscreen There might be other differences, but those are the biggest ones. They are all good options. The stock mount is fine.
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Heliosicle posted:Huh those look great
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:It's insanely funny to me that this is a giant nerd website and we've got guys riding in 100+ mile one day races. What a world.
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tacosupreme posted:he cool new derailleur hanger technology
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Garmin + Di2 question. Can you go back to a ride and see which gear you were in at any specific point or stats regarding percentage of time in each gear or the like? I'm curious how much people actually use 50:11 or 52:11 or 52:12 gearing. And more specifically how much *I* would be using that extreme gearing. On my current bike I rarely get into that gearing, but don't know exactly how rarely.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:You can get stats if you have either the 12 speed or the EWU-111 wireless unit, and have the garmin connected to it. Plug the file into https://di2stats.com. I'm expecting to pick up a Canyon Grizl when it gets upgraded, but steel has been interesting to me too.
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Hutzpah posted:A lot of what you and others have said makes total sense. I definitely went out way too fast at the start. It was cold, so I wanted to warm up, it was exciting passing some people on the first few climbs and I was just generally enjoying the route. I was probably biking at my standard 25ish mile pace. I had brought 2 bottles - one with sugar/electrolyte poo poo in it and the other plain. But, I put nowhere close to 100g of sugar in it. I used a single scoop of a spoon, so maybe 10g of sugar or so at most. Those bottles were all I had for the first 30ish miles, so I'm sure I was putting myself in a bad place after that.
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:you can buy an aftermarket one and have it installed by almost any normal mechanic (especially if you're not going to bother with the brake light harness for a trailer with brake lights). or DIY it, it only takes an hour or two for most modern vehicles.
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Anyone used a jersey from https://globalcyclinggear.com/products/michigan-state-university-v2-mens-cycling-kit ? Thinking about picking one up, but don't want to spend the cash on cheapy stuff. Not that school in particular, but that product.
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