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Message boards and profound blogs are shrinking for the benefit of unsocial media. And this particular site is not suitable for swaggers and the mainstream culture. But I'm happy with it, it's the reason why I'm here.…
What about the rest of the state north of the Tappan Zee? I think you're referring to the Mario Cuomo Bridge. Ha ha. Seriously, though, it's nice here (I'm in the mid hudson valley). Pretty different from VT, where I'm…
I had that happen to some Thunder Burts a while back. Seemed like some kind of manufacturing defect to me. I chucked them.
mtgrvl wrote: When it comes to fixed aid stations in a race, I think your comparison is totally correct. You can stop at those or risk and race through. You can wear a hydration pack and never stop, or go lighter, bring…
Re: the bottle thing. Coming at it from a running perspective, this is something about bike racing that I will never understand. Some dudes wanted water and slowed to get it. Another dude didn't think he needed water so…
That looks really nice! My brother-in-law lives right near there. Maybe I should try it out next year.
http:// https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/28/kenyan-cyclist-sule-kangangi-killed-in-crash-at-vermont-overland-gravel-race This is awful. What else can be said? Every now and then I need a reminder that this is…
shiggy wrote: Fixed gear With a belt drive.
Almost anything is quieter than Hunt. Loudest hubs I've ever heard. If I remember right, Shimano hubs are supposed to be very quiet.
I concur with the recommendation to get the same hubs on the second wheelset. You can shim, but that's kind of annoying--I had to do it for a while, and could never get it quite right.
Thanks for the review! I remember reading that some MTB riders had troubles with lateral stiffness in turns. Have you encountered any of that?
mtbnut87 wrote: I love my eeSilk seatpost. It is a bit portly. I was going to buy the Redshift ShockStop stem, but they don't make it short enough yet. I could not find the lengths of the Cane Creek on that link, but at…
Back when I had a bike that could take those sizes, I liked the Race King a lot better than the Thunder Burt (which I felt were fragile and lacked quality control). Don't know about the Pirelli.
The kicker at the end is incredible. I won't spoil it here so others can read it, but holy cats. That guy. People were so tough back in the day.
I'll probably try that 45mm Terra Speed some day. I wonder if it's a true 45mm, though, since their "40mm" measures small. I got 1200 miles out of the last Terra Speed I had on the rear, which was ok.
Boioioioioing!
Nice. I was wondering whether they meet that 105% rule you see bandied about, and looks like they do! My road wheelset (that I use on my gravel bike when, naturally, I ride just on pavement) are only 29mm external,…
Cool. What's the outer dimension of your rims?
That Garbaruk cage is nice. I've got one and like it (particularly with the big jockey wheels--which are cool but probably not totally necessary).
Sounds like a possible situation for an ISM: https://ismseat.com . I had one for quite some time. Takes a little getting used to, but ultimately very nice.