DnvrFox

I carry a trailer for my tools. It makes the saddle pack and the water bottle under the seat tube roomier.

Big Paulie

I didn't want to go there, but yeah....

Big Paulie

Use a tow-glider for your extras, it's less drag than a trailer...at least that's what I've heard.

stapfam

Look around- lots of touring bikes now have 3 bottle mounts and If you want to go mad- Some tandems have 6.
I feel that if you require this amount of water you ought to do a Landis and have a support car passing bottles every 5 minutes or so.

Edit- I have just checked my Compact Bianchi and there is only one bottle mount- No wonder I have to stop so many times for coffee. Tandem makes up fot it though as there are 4 on this thing- 4th one, that I forgot about, is right in the firing line of all the crud from the front wheel so It has never been used. Just like the position as on the touring bikes.

NOS88

Having used such a set up on long tours, I can tell you that lots of crud does get on the bottle. You learn quickly to transfer the water into a cleaner bottle, and since it's not a race, stopping to do so is no big deal.

DnvrFox

They keep the bearings in the Bering Sea!

"Racing grease" is used by "Grease Racers." These are competitions to see which grease can slide down a sloping board most quickly. The winner gets a free trip to the Bering Sea to get some new bearings.

Any more questions?

cooker

Mmm....a whole tub of grease. The possibilities...

NOS88

Why do they call it chainrings up front, but cogs in the rear?

Trsnrtr

Why is there a bottom bracket and no top bracket?

CrossChain

Aggressive geometry has to do with many variables (including youthful bravado/ego), most of which have to do with the angles at which tubes are joined and the length of tubes. Very generally, steeper (more vertical) angles for your seat and head tube coupled to fork rake (go look it up if you wish) along with a shorter wheel base, which includes shorter chain stays and often less rake which brings your rear wheel up under you and pulls back your front wheel a bit which then means your bike steers quicker (another synonym might be the negatively connotated "twitchy") and responds with more instantaneous acceleration when you put your foot down (though hopefully you push down with both feet but not simultaneously). Aggressive geometry might also include a longer top tube to stretch you out aero fashion (make that "error" fashion if you are a chiropracter). The steeper head tube will also stretch you out because it will push your bars farther in front which can then be further increased if you you have not much stem showing (chiropracters personally favor higher stems, but for the sake of their practice they may want you on a very low stem).

Pilots, Sequoias and such are not aggressive geometry. Consider them "sensible" geometry. Thought "boring" by some, but then how boring is a body petrified and convoluted by an extreme biking position.

Seriously-- aggressive bikes can be lotsa fun to ride-- especially in a group. They accelerate, swoop and swerve, and respond to the slightest steering input from your butt down through the saddle. But, then again, they also send lotsa input back up to your butt and hands from any bumps or buzz in the road.

But, all I really know about is steel....the new wunder-materials may have their own variables.

Monoborracho

Okay Dauphin;

You need to go here https://www.sheldonbrown.com/glossary.html and commit it all to memory. Then come back and ask more questions.

MisterJ

This is like a Marx Brothers movie.

Hail Freedonia!

Monoborracho

Gives me a headache just reading.

jisaak

The Marx Brothers?

Would that be Karl and Dick?

Little Darwin

Master,

What must I do to complete the ultimate ride? And while we're at it, what is the ultimate ride?

... Grasshopper

dauphin

Ok. I see these numbers describing cranksets... What do they mean? What makes one better than another?

52Ax42Ax30A roubaix

30/39/50T bianchi

50x39x30T sequoia

50/39/30T felt

52/39/30 trek pilot 2.1

I'm guessing the three in the middle are the same...

Pompiere

The numbers are the number of teeth in each front chainwheel. I don't know why Bianchi lists them in the opposite order.
To find which one is better, you would also have to know the tooth count for the rear sprockets, and compare each of the combinations. What most people look for is combos that give uniform spacing and minimize duplication of ratios while also minimizing how many times you have to shift from one front chainwheel to another. Many bikes have three "ranges" with some overlap for each of the front combinationss, so you can leave the front deraileur set to the center chainwheel and just shift the rear deraileur except for climbing or downhills where you need the extra power or speed.
There have been whole books written on this subject. Some people have been known to disassemble cassettes to change individual cogs and change chainwheels, all in search of the "perfect" setup.

gear

you must carry a lot of tools with you to warrent a trailer. do you carry a welding machine and a parts rinsing sink in the trailer?

DnvrFox

Yeah!

dauphin

and you thought I was through asking dumb questions....

Can someone tell me what this logo represents?

CrossChain

If you have to ask, you can't afford to spend the money to acquire that right to this emblem/status. Just like me.

Regarding Pompiere above on gears....there is NO perfect gearing set up despite some riders' obsession with finding it. To get something, you must give something else. Complicated shifting patterns, big jumps between gears, not enough range, much redundancy, etc. Knowing your gear inches in your head is the first step to mastering you cogset...then you can set up a shifting pattern between rings if you really want to maximize your gear jumps. On the other hand, triples and compacts allow you a ring to climb on, a ring to bail out on, a ring to cruise on, a ring for tailwinds and descents, etc.

If your terrain is varied, you might want to change cassettes depending on the kind of demands your ride will have. So much easier these days with lockrings instead of busting a gut to get a freewheel off. Big variations in cassette may also require a chain substitution as well-- to adjust optimally for length needed.

dauphin

You lost me after...."Just like me. "

dauphin

OCP - Obsessive Compulsive Poseur. The Obsessive Compulsive Poseur (or Poser) is the cyclist who shows extreme concern about his or her appearance. The bike is perpetually shiny and squeak free. The kit is all color coordinated -- down to the shoes and socks and up to the shades and helmet. If he owns multiple bikes, he has the kit to match each bike, including the gloves, jersey and shorts. He folds up the hem of his shorts so people can see the brand.

Does this have a connection to....

CrossChain

Dauphin,
As long as you and Seafoam are blasting up those mountains, you needn't worry about "gearhead" talk-- you two must be doin' something right.

Olde days riders, particularly tourists, used to get obsessed with gearing configurations....probably because they were schlepping some ungodly loads up some obscene climbs with a 5 speed freewheel in back. Nowadays, with 10 speeds and mtn. bike drivetrains (a la jppe's XT w/30 tooth cog but plenty of middle gears as well) gearing choices aren't quite so critical.

Your emblem stands, I believe, for OCP-- Obsessive Compulsive Poseur. Someone who is driven like a rutting stag to have the latest and coolest gear. Nothing is more triumphant than when a BF type Fred beats an OCP. You and Seafoam look for 'em out there and pick 'em off.

dauphin

Due to Seafoam's "cracked frame" we rented her a monster Specialized Expedition and took off for a 13 mile ride! I think it was more of a workout for her!