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...with Lance Armstrong as your companion? Road, gravel, or MTB - your choice. All day event with him picking some routes and places to stop to get views, food, relax, etc.? No one would recognize him, so you wouldn't have to deal with that.
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...and ask her bluntly if she would ride with me - where I ride - when I ride - as often and as far as I ride - etc - if she COULD. Right now, we ride together on relatively easy terrain and for relatively short distance, but as the stories from here (and elsewhere) about ebikes continues to be hugely positive, I am thinking she is the perfect candidate to have one so we can ride together. It seems @dennis, @Dottles, and @Dirtyhip are pretty solidly in the "good buy" column. Any thoughts?
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I love this. I could totally see @Dirtyhip doing this.
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...but on Tuesday, first it was the unicyclist! ...who only held the top spot for about five minutes before the Penny Farthing fellow took the lead!
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...in black fly season What about health issues and diseases? I get that question more than most bicycle travelers.Perhaps it is due to my habit of bicycling in countries or continents that rarely wind up on the "Ten best places to bicycle list" — India, Africa, Bosnia, Albania, Mexico. Most people who inquire at the presentations I give around the country want to know which was the worst. In which of these countries did I cry out to the heavens in a feverish trance, begging to be rescued from the living hell I was experiencing? I look out at the crowd and see expectant faces — young adventurers looking for those places on earth that will test their travel chops, as well as spouses ready to lean over after I’ve given my answer and whisper, "I told you we should never plan a trip there." With no need for exhaustive research or the rereading of all my journals, I can matter-of-factly state that Canada wins the prize hands down. Yep. That ominous, mysterious and dangerous country to the north. But before you scratch it offyour trip list, let me explain.
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Anyone know what light that is, on the fork?
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...especially if the only "demonstration" of it's revolutionary design is this crappy video?
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I'm looking for an older Bianchi steel frame. Maybe build it up & learn a few things. I see this frame on flea bay. Hmmm, kinda priced a bit high. And a russian seller. And cracks in the headset? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frameset-Bianchi-Mega-Pro-Pantani-1998-/353176371406?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0 his bike (frame) in this form, with these cracks on the head tube, I got from the son of some rider at a not very high price. I drove it to competitions, then decided to fix the steering tube. I already disassembled the bike, but I was presented with a new carbon one and I put the frame in the closet, and sold the parts or installed them on my bikes. When moving, I remembered about him and found him. A very rare model, and it will not be very difficult or expensive to fix it. And so it didn't even need to be repaired, it showed itself perfectly at the competitions and even the cracks did not burst.There are three cracks on the glass, see the photo.
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2 dudes strike out on their own. A daily diary from the 70's. Peugeot bikes stiffed them but Gitane was awesome for them. Bikes w/gear was $142 ($916) the budget was $2.00/day...approx $12/day now. They ended up at $2.45/day ($15 today) I'm only to Marseilles. Don't tell me how it ends. https://ridewithgps.com/ride_reports/4601-paris-to-mussoorie-by-bicycle-part-1-fra?otu=
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I have a couple of old NiteRider MINEWT cordless headlights. One is a 150 and the other a 600 lumen. Both had seen better days and were showing the red low battery indication light after just a couple hours in blinking mode when they should last about 10 hours. I was about to throw them away as I have a Lumina 1100. Instead I looked into how hard it would be to replace the battery in them. Holy cow - the battery readily is replaceable. Looks like a AA battery on steroids. It's a 18650B 3400mAh 4.9A Protected Button Top Battery. Seems that there are different versions of the 18650 battery: plain, button top (like on an AA battery), and a protected button top battery which has a built-in fuse. Each battery is a different length so I needed to get the correct one. The original battery was only 2900mAh so I should get longer battery life than from the factory. Two batteries only cost $14 total including shipping. Removing the 3 screws is easy if you have a long 2 mm Allen wrench. I have one for adjusting Shimano mechanical disk brake pads. It's a very easy job. One thing to remember is to fully charge the light before using it. The lithium batteries are shipped nearly fully discharged. I believe that the Lumina lights also have a replaceable battery as does the Fenix.
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http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0820/granny_world_record_doping.php3 I wonder if she's Lance's grandmother? -
A few years back, Knog introduced the Oi which was a low profile bike bell. I have one and it is a good (not great) bell. Definitely nice though as it takes up little real estate while being loud enough in non-city riding. Anyway, looking at Instagram showed some know-off (bottom image). I guess that's the way things roll, but I gotta think Knog has a patent on some of the designn???
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...but not me. I just like the "shock" in the article. Crazy Frenchies!!!!
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...the lawsuit is growing! What's up with "evo"???? Wasn't that overdone in car world too? Or was that just Mitsubishi?
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...for VeloNews to stay on top of the top teams in the lead up to the TdF, is it???? We all saw a Jumbo Visma took a beating due to crashes in the past week, with Kruijswijk taking the worst of it and Roglic dropping out of the Dauphine while leading. So, honestly, as Velonews shoots me an e-mail about their great TdF website, I am reasonably shocked that there was no "clean up" of the teams page for J-V. They got the Ineos squad correct, so why not the J-V roster??? Seems sloppy - almost like Phil & Paul were the two in charge of the site. What to know Jumbo-Visma appears to be the only squad strong enough to make a serious run at Team Ineos at this year’s Tour de France. The Dutch squad enters the Tour with three protected captains: Primož Roglič, Tom Dumoulin, and Steven Kruijswijk. Roglič is the squad’s likely leader, and the Slovenian is riding a wave of confidence after winning the Vuelta a España and dominating the shorter one-week races. He can soar in the mountains and blaze a fast TT, and seems to be getting stronger with each year. Dumoulin’s addition to the squad brings more grand tour strength and experience, yet the Dutchman is a wildcard after missing much of 2019 due to injury. How the squad plays its two cards could determine the final outcome in Paris. FTR, it's not like the news isn't "broken" about Kruijswijk on their site already:
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I gotta say, I like their van! But not a fan of the black trail stuff. My poor little MTB might snap like a twig!
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From BikeRumor today. Fair Wheel Bikes builds 19.8lb Specialized Epic EVO for less money than S-Works It’s been a while since we’ve posted one of Fair Wheel Bike’s custom builds. But this crazy light Specialized Epic EVO proves that they’re still cranking out some incredible bikes in Arizona. Jason Woznick of Fair Wheel tells us that this bike was created not to make the absolute lightest bike possible, but to better fit the needs of the rider who happens to be around 100lbs. Not only that, but they manged to come up with a final build that is about two pounds lighter than the stock S-Works Epic EVO, but for less money. Impressive. It is odd it is an S-Works frame, but they just call it an Evo??? Also, MSRP for the S-Works Epic EVO is $11,525, so it isn't that tough to believe it can be done for less $$$. Frame: Specialized Epic Evo (Small) <- should read "Specialized S-Works Epic EVO" Fork: Rock Shox SID Ultimate (120mm)
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Not just the "Sky" (now Ineos), but Froome and Thomas at the Tour competing together. Boy, I wonder if the Brits will be perturbed (probably like seeing Radio Shack led by Contador!):
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In a nod to liking the automobile version of these tires, I almost just want a set of these:
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On my ride yesterday, it was a "lollipop" - ie I ride out to the start of a loop, ride the loop, and then return the way I came. For me, the "reason" for the ride is that one hour loop, not really the out-and-back piece. Anyway, I finished up my loop, and as I got to the "return" segment, I pulled over to give my wife a heads up that I would be home in an hour. I did my normal water bottle swap, and started noodling along. About that time, some guy cruised on past, and looking down at my HR, I figured I could be riding a little more vigorously, so increased my speed to match the guy and stayed back 40' or so and liked having a carrot out ahead of me. Apparently, though, he relished the idea of dropping me, and would occasionally look back & pedal a bit harder. That seemed to be all well and good until about 15-20mins later when he must have realized it wasn't working for him One final glance behind and then a rapid slowing & a furious and frustrated arm wave to get me to go past. Oh well, it was good while it lasted, but maybe not his happiest ride. I think I diskishly made the ride about me and stole his joy.
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Did he really fall off a bridge?
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Here is another one about climbing on a recumbent. Having never been on one, I was surprised at how difficult and intimidating it appears to be to learn to ride a recumbent. Buddy appears genuinely stressed at the start
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Hoping @donkpow can appreciate! Free VSDC allows picture in picture! Not quite good at synching the two, but this was quick and dirty first try.
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...which might make @jsharr or @Parr8hed reconsider a little boost to keep up with the young ones Seriously, though, a lovely video. What a great "story", and the dad is a hoot.
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...that I am way behind MTB tech and skills I rode this weekend with my buddy at a park with some green, blue, and black trails. He's a regular MTBer over the past 5-10 yrs, while I am a very occasional MTBer. Anyway, I am luckily in far better biking shape, so his massive lead in skills is partially offset by my general fitness. That, though, for the most part goes right out the window when the terrain gets sketchy. His bike is a really nice full suspension Specialized he got a couple years ago. I ride my Trek - a rigid steel "classic" MTB. There is NO comparison between the two bikes, but there is also a 0% chance I am making a jump from my Trek to a "modern" MTB. Anyway, big takeaways from this weekend are: Rim brakes vs disc brakes are an insane difference. My rim brakes are a mere suggestion to stop, but disc brakes are an actual braking system Rigid < hardtail < full suspension. Holy schnizzle is it tough to confidently ride over the stuff that the folks with suspension just motor over. Worlds apart. I ache - a lot - after a MTB ride. I need to adjust my Garmin for MTB rides. Damn auto-pause feature does not make sense when crawling along a climb as I often don't "trigger" a restart - especially in heavy tree cover. That beeping to pause and unpause is demoralizing
