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During The Pestilence of '20, I found this gash in my Slate frame. (I think it fell over while I had it up on my workbench and hit the vise. Dunno, I found the gash afterward and think I remember it falling over). I immediately went into Panic Mode, thinking I was going to die in a horrible bike wreck. So I started shopping around for a replacement frame to hang all the parts on. Of course the whole world had shut down and frames were like hen's teeth. Quite a number of folks on the Riding Gravel forums had purchased frames from Carbonda and had good luck, and it's rumored to be the same frame as the Obed Boundary so I figured WTH and ordered one in the colors of my choosing. First fly in the ointment: the cranks aren't compatible. "OK...I'll buy a crankset". Second hangup: the Lefty front wheel won't cross over and Project 321 who make a Lefty adapter to run the Lefty Fork on any bike are shut down. "Okayfine". I scored a good deal on a set of Spinergy wheels. Then it was "I'd really like to go GRX Di2..." As I started scrounging and surfing for the six available parts on the planet, I really wanted to ride, so I took a chance on riding the CrackNFail. I didn't die. I rode it more. I didn't die. Eventually, the Carbonda became its pwn entity. I finished it and now ride that, as well as the Slate. The end.
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By a recommendation from a friend, I bought the Dynaplug pro plug thingie for gravel. I haven't used it yet. Anywho, Since I'm only using it on my CAADX for gravel riding it would be nice to frame mount it. It did not come w/ a frame mount which made me bummed out Then I thought, I could design & print one. This made me excited So I modeled one up in Solidworks and printed it. It took a couple iterations, but it works great, this made me happy I have a frame pump mounted to one bottle cage, so I designed the plug holder based on that concept for mounting to the other cage. I've ridden a few gravel rides and its still on the bike👍 It comes loaded w/ four plugs, 1 big, 3 not big. Another reason I want it on the frame is for ease of use. When a puncture occurs I want to be able to access it quick, and not fumble around in a saddle bag or jersey pocket. This cost about 57 bucks. Worth it if it works great.
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If no one shows in the next few minutes, it will be a group of one. The weather is a little dodgy plus there is another club ride that is more fun this morning. I am leading the "turtle" ride and the other ride is for the "turbos".
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A new GRAVEL BIKE. (My first non road bike) A Giant Revolt Advanced. My commuter bike that I ride in the rain all winter has been on It's last legs for a while this winter, and is in need a major overhaul. My Rocky Mountain has been my rain bike since 2009. It was a great bike and I did my first,( and my fastest ) century on that bike. My wife and I were talking this weekend as we are going away for a week for our Anniversary in June and she suggested taking our non-road bikes to ride some of the trails. I told her my bike would need a major overhaul after the winter because right now it is shot and she said "It's 15 years old, and you have put 30,000km on it, it doesn't owe you anything. Let's go look at new bikes." (I love that woman) so I said "I'm in!" I put fenders on it for the rain but they come off easy. We have lots of back roads around here so I may do a couple gravel road rides too
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I opted for the Amstel Gold race yesterday evening, and enjoyed the women's sprint finish a LOT. The men's finish was sort of expected but only after the race was pretty far along. I didn't see the Masters, so wonder how that turned out.
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…provided you’re one of the 2 people who don’t doubt his sincerity
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I gotta say, a few years in and ebikes really do seem to be a big part of the community of "cyclists" now. I see countless casual e-cyclists and several consistent e-commuters. I really expected it to be more a "fad" but it is slowly getting a stronger grip on things and I see it as much with older folks as anybody. Sure, the cheaper the ebike, the younger the rider and sometimes worse behavior, but with so many mainstream brands now selling a wide variety, ebikes are starting to fulfill a role where they get folks who "want" to ride out and about and removing the "can't" portion from the equation. How about you?
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That rolls up to a stop light and moves AHEAD of folks on bikes who got there before you? And then do you ride like a wuss ass once the light turns so that a giant Stau develops behind you? JERK!
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I spotted a guy on a bike with aerobars on the trail that paralleled my route on the road. You see me pass him (he's on the "trail") and he spots me and clearly decides the road is where the fun is He tucks on the bars and reals me in fairly quickly, but I'm on the road because that's where the hills are, and to his chagrin (maybe), it's a left turn and then we go up (or I do). He just sort of disappeared on the climb, and I actually thought he would be able to catch me on the descent, but maybe he ended up stopping or turning around.
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...from $25 to $30/yr. @JerrySTL and @bikeman564™ might appreciate the costs and the balance between keeping costs reasonable and paying the bills.
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And because I like anal-izing things in Excel To me, riding 6000 miles a year is where my bar is set. It's a tough but doable goal. I have records back to 1992 which is when I graduated HS. I remember riding 3500 miles in 2000. That was a milestone for me The years between 2010-15, I worked a lot of overtime...a lot of overtime. I started riding w/ BCC in 2017. And 2019 was the felt-like-crap year because of the tumor and didn't think I'd break 1000 But I kicked ass in 2020
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...but their saddle height looked okay
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...for Belgian (and Belgian inspired) beer! And, a chance to prolong St Patty's day and to get pumped for camping season!
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3D printed a fitting for my Stans sealant syringe It took 4 attempts to get thread correct. It's an M6x0.75 thread, but the threads are akin to an ACME thread (more square than pointy). Anywho, threads on a valve stem easily. The current one that is on the syringe is fit tight and could be because its a softer plastic. But with access to Solidworks & 3D printer, why wouldn't I do this
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...like this guy. I think my noggin is too tender? My nads to sensitive?
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Is this a good price?
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..but interesting to see his skewering of Lemond. I wish I was paying more attention to pro cycling back then.
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...folks here might have discussed an American 1 & 3 finish in a race like Paris-Nice Sadly, the last mention of Jorgenson was a YEAR ago. Congrats to Jorgensen and to McNulty. (And Evenepoel).
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Rattlecan Probably Should Have Gone To This Bike Show Instead
Razors Edge posted a topic in The Café
...in Taipei. One of the centers of the cycling tech world, @Rattlecan. Maybe qualifies as a business expense, too! -
The annual bicycle show ain’t what it used to be that’s for sure. Mostly taken over by e-bikes displayed by people who have no clue about the technology and are totally incapable of answering any questions beyond how much is it and where can I buy it. Used to be a showcase for components and services. I even had a booth at the show 8 years ago but I wouldn’t waste my time and money now. They have gone after a totally different audience. Don’t think I will be going back.
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@TrentonMakes try this on for size.
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...and both look good!
