July 19th, 2016, 03:06 PM | #1761 |
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Basically hold the front brake and pedal. Do it both standing and seated. It's the easiest way to isolate the seatpost and seatclamp as the culprit or not.
Then do the basics. Skewers, chainrings, headset, whatever. Bottom brackets are frequently the culprit on older bikes or bikes that spend a lot of time riding in wet conditions, but those are also the most work and expensive option, so save that for last |
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July 27th, 2016, 02:59 PM | #1762 |
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Link to original page on YouTube.
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July 27th, 2016, 09:16 PM | #1763 |
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What canyon is that? I don't know the territory around Long Beach very well. Looks like it has some nice views.
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July 28th, 2016, 10:10 AM | #1765 |
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Cool thanks.
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August 2nd, 2016, 02:04 PM | #1766 |
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Good day for a ride in the CVNP. #getoutside
Just finished converting my MTB to a hack 1x10 setup with some parts from One Up Components. Dropped about 1.25 lbs with this setup, down to 26.2 lbs. Also added 15mm of travel to the fork last week by taking out a spacer in the air spring. Looking forward to hitting the trail tomorrow. |
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August 4th, 2016, 10:10 PM | #1767 |
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That climb sounded like a great workout
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August 6th, 2016, 06:49 AM | #1768 |
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Y'all created a monster... I'm looking for my first roadbike, the mtn is good and all but meh need moooooar bikes
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August 10th, 2016, 08:26 AM | #1770 |
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Good now send it to my house
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August 10th, 2016, 03:44 PM | #1771 |
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lol it'll probably get ridden like once and then get hung on a wall or something. nostalgia or whatever
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August 15th, 2016, 06:20 PM | #1772 |
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So... not to brag or anything, but I rode moar milesez and climbed more feetsez last week than Rojo.
And for once, he wasn't injured or taking an off week. I'm pretty stoked. It hasn't happened before, likely won't happen again. |
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August 15th, 2016, 06:36 PM | #1773 |
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August 15th, 2016, 07:53 PM | #1774 | |
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August 15th, 2016, 07:57 PM | #1775 |
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Haha, has a gauntlet been thrown?
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August 15th, 2016, 08:32 PM | #1776 |
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I kept checking strava Sunday to make sure you hadn't gone for the extra 14 miles or whatever it was.
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August 16th, 2016, 09:33 AM | #1777 |
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Since I turn 15, every year on my birthday I would pedal the mileage as my age.
Every time it's been near the hottest day of the year. Most of the time on my own bike, few times on bikes that I bartered, borrowed or even stolen in war zone. During the ride I would contemplate on challenges I met, events that have shaped me, people I've met or lost, or just plain surviving the ride. In most part of the world, cycling is not about fitness or leisure. It is a way of transportation, connection between people/villages that have limited roads or safety to travel. When you ride a bicycle vs driving or motorized vehicles, you are more connected to the locals, discover and befriend strangers. I suppose it is similar to motorcycling, but pedaling allows me to slow it down, to my own pace, and really observe my surrounding views, whether they be natural or human. Cycling is my religion, I have faith when I am on my bike. Last futzed with by "A"; August 17th, 2016 at 07:10 AM. |
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August 18th, 2016, 09:04 AM | #1778 |
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There are a lot of words in this thread that I don't understand.
I got my Giant Acapulco (looks just like this one) out for the first time in years. It's possible that I haven't ridden it since buying my first motorcycle six years ago. My uncle put RockShox on it before deciding the frame was too big for him and selling it to me back in the late '90s. He borrowed it a few years ago and replaced the pedals with ones that had built-in toe straps, which annoyed the crap out of me for my mundane riding. I picked up some plainish metal pedals from the local bike shop the other day, and took it for a ride down the rail trail yesterday. Runkeeper said I did a little over 10mi; Pokemon Go (my ulterior motive in going outside) said I did a little under 2km.
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August 18th, 2016, 11:55 AM | #1779 |
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Well them Pokemon are good for something after all
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August 18th, 2016, 11:55 AM | #1780 |
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August 19th, 2016, 08:15 PM | #1781 |
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Got some video of the newest trail in my area. First MTB-specific trail in a national park in the country. It's super flowy and fast and it's been teaching me to jump. Got my lap time down to sub 11:00. I have a few features I need to clean up my lines on.
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August 19th, 2016, 08:40 PM | #1782 |
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Been inching closer and closer to a top speed of 65 mph all week. Today I hit 64.9mph as if the gods of speed are just laughing at me. Looks like I'll have to o some aero mods it keep improving or find myself I really F**king big chainring.
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August 19th, 2016, 08:48 PM | #1783 |
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There's some large options for TT riders, no?
Those won't let you spin to 65, but they'll definitely let you get there faster by letting you spin the bike a little faster so gravity can do work starting at a higher speed. |
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August 21st, 2016, 10:22 AM | #1784 |
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So the gauntlet was thrown, the challenge accepted and the challenger thoroughly crushed.
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September 6th, 2016, 07:42 PM | #1788 |
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I haven't posted in here for a while, but the fiancee and I just got some new toys, so I have to show off!
I ended up going with the Altamira I mentioned when I first joined the thread. Unfortunately, the bike ended up being quite a bit too long for me, to the point where it started causing me back pain after about 28 miles. Looking at standover height was the extent of the "fitting" performed by the shop where I got the bike; I know better now. After talking to a fitter at another shop and trying some fixes on the Altamira, I ended up with a Trek Emonda SL 6! It's a lot more bike than I need for sure, but I got a really good deal on a 2016 model and it has completely solved all my back problems. I have to say it's pretty attractive in all its murdered-out glory. It's maybe a bit more relaxed in character than the Altamira, but it is supremely comfortable. We did the ride that always gave me problems before on Monday and I ended up riding a few extra miles just because I could do so without any pain. It's maybe a bit slower than the Altamira due to its compact crankset, but I hit 39.6 mph on the biggest downhill according to Strava, which is pretty fast for me, and I was still pedaling. As for the fiancee, she got a Diamondback Airen Sport as a Christmas present from my parents last year which, and even after upgrading to a full Tiagra groupset from the mix of Claris, Sora, FSA and Tekro parts that was on it, she wasn't really happy with it while trying to keep up with everyone else on the rides. The DB was pretty heavy even for an aluminum bike and I think the last straw was seeing my mom, who has typically been pretty slow on the rides, improve greatly by moving to a racy carbon bike (a Giant TCR Advanced Pro Team; also an amazing bike.) Luckily, the shop we bought the Altamira and her Airen from offers a 100% trade-in within one year of purchase, so we were able to trade in both of those bikes on a Fuji Supreme 2.0 and basically break even. (Don't pay any attention to the seat height; we hadn't set it for her yet.) It's a really nice bike from what I could tell pedaling it up and down the street this afternoon. Supposedly it's basically an Altamira with a cut down head tube, which sounds great to me. She hates the way-too-squishy seat, but we're going to be heading out to the Silver Comet Trail this weekend to attempt a 67 mile jaunt, so we'll see how everything goes!
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September 6th, 2016, 08:49 PM | #1789 | |
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Emonda's are hotness. But your seat is super nose up?
And stand over height on a compact frame means nothing. Hell, stand over height means almost nothing on a traditional frame either... Glad you got it sorted. Quote:
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September 7th, 2016, 01:53 AM | #1790 |
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Saddle with nose up is normal if you want to compensate for shorter distance between saddle and b/b as you more forward on the seat. Having saddle levelled seems more cosmetic unless you are pushing forward with your pedalstrokes. Since majority of forward power generation is on the downstroke, saddle nose up is just keeping the pedaling distance more consistent as you shift atop your saddle forward and back to find different positions when you ride.
Having slightly different seating positions within your saddle can make longer distance rides much more tolerable. When it comes to gearing, more has good with the terrain within your local riding area and traffic pattern. If the terrain and traffic allows you to spin a 52t chainring without much difficulty and concern over safety, sure. Personally, spinning a 52t chainring is rarely the reason I ride my bicycle, effort to keep alive without incident at high speed is that much more on a bicycle vs moto or auto. Enjoy the ride, scenery and company of the ride is more important. |
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September 7th, 2016, 03:54 AM | #1791 | |
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It's probably just the angle of the picture or the shape of the saddle. We leveled the saddle before we left the shop. That saddle is going away, anyhow, as soon as I can find something I really like.
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September 7th, 2016, 06:01 AM | #1792 |
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Man.. kinda sounds like a bum shop.
There's a decent fitting widget on Competitive Cyclists website that's good for a sanity check when getting ballpart on sizing. http://www.competitivecyclist.com/St...ulatorBike.jsp And if you're curious on the nuances of various bike gearing, here's a useful gear inch calculator. Fun to play around with, useful for justifying/referencing gear changes on the bikes. This is what I was using when I went fromm 2x10 to 1x10 on the MTB. http://www.bikecalc.com/gear_inches |
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September 7th, 2016, 08:04 AM | #1793 | |
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I just got back from an attempt at doing one of the harder group ride routes we take to test out a new saddle, but the tilt kept slipping and I think I ended up over-tightening the screw on the seatmast cap. It's one of the designs where it's a single screw to adjust the tilt and fore-aft position of the saddle. I've got to run it back over to the shop sometime later today to see if I can fix it or need to replace it already.
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September 7th, 2016, 08:30 AM | #1794 |
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On every climb I thank the Shimano Gods for the Ultegra Triple Crankset!
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September 7th, 2016, 10:58 AM | #1795 |
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Glad you got bikes that suit you!
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September 7th, 2016, 12:35 PM | #1796 |
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I dislike those. Common method for tightening them is to grease the threads of the bolt so it can take more torque, then torque the crap out of it. Maybe not the right way, buuuuuut the shop should be able to help.
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September 7th, 2016, 02:54 PM | #1797 |
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I took it by the shop I bought the bike from (they're an awesome bunch) and it turns out that this is sort of a common issue and nothing to really worry about. I can just knock the metal plates out that fit into the carbon seat mast cap and do everything up again. The screw states it should take 16 Nm max, but the carbon at the top of the cap is incredibly thick. I took the torque wrench to it when I got home and torqued it down to 16, but I'd be comfortable going quite a bit higher should I need to.
I'm not sure if I really like the design or not. The issue I had today is entirely down to my own ignorance and I do like how easy it is to make adjustments and swap saddles, but it's not like I'm going to be doing either very often.
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September 7th, 2016, 05:36 PM | #1798 |
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Oh hey, got this still frame off my gopro earlier this week. Not bad, I think.
Dropper posts are great. I have more travel in my saddle than my wheels. |
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September 7th, 2016, 07:23 PM | #1799 |
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Summer is definitely over in Vancouver: the rains have made their reacquaintance and the cool days have returned
Time to dust off the fat burner and get ready for the indoor velodrome! My Marinoni Pista with Miche crankset, Pr1mato hubs, Wolber 36 spoke rims, Tofo S3 Pro 21mm skins and a Rolls San Marco saddle. ....Yes; those are padded wall corners...one once forgot that one can forget over the summer that one cannot coast!
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September 8th, 2016, 08:06 AM | #1800 |
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I usually don't put the roller between the door frame for more than 2 sessions.
10-20 minutes after I get on the rollers I feel comfortable enough to get on/off the bike on rollers in open space. Usually I do my spin work on rollers, 140 rpm for 2 min in every gear from the lowest to highest I can mange... with 2 min easy cruise between gear shift, fixed gear need not apply. If I do manage to watch a football game on the rollers, sprint with each snap, cruise between each play, 45 min is a good workout. |
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