Give me 300k and I will solve your problems, all of them, Mike! You will be much happier once I have helped and it is just a one time fee there will be no later collections and I am happy to break up the payments into 3 monthly installments.

What is the benefit of calculating a "default gear"? What parameters did you used to determine "default"? How can this be applied in a practical way to anyone else? What benefit would I gain by knowing my own "default gear"?

Just for Mike, I was trying to come up with some "old man music" with 7 in the title. You know, because he's got a kid in college and is probably older than me.

"Seven Seas of Rhye" by Queen was too easy.... "Seven" by Taylor Swift and "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes probably don't apply since they are too new.

“Not even a mouse on a wheel!”

NSFW

The Alfine 8 on my IGH bike has a gear readout window which I find very useful. My default is 5 on that bike, and I use it as a baseline or reference point to make my ride more efficient.

I went to see this movie [There's Something About Mary] not knowing it was a comedy, because the (written) review I saw was so dry and straightforward about the premise and plot that there was ZERO clue as to the actual absurdist and comedic 'tone' of the film. "Tailor of Panama" (Pierce Brossnan, Jamie Lee Curtis) was another movie that flipped the script and made what was a rather dark John Le Carre spy novel into something much lighter on screen. I don't read movie reviews (or watch trailers) anymore. Actually, the last movie I saw was "Arrival". I've saved enough cash by staying clear of Marvel Universe releases to buy Deason a top brand Single Speed (or Fixie if he is man enough) in the 'default gear ratio' of his choice. But I probably won't because he doesn't need my help buying bikes for niche use cases.

Maybe we could all chip in and pay him to stay off of bf. I'm in for a C-note.

Jonathan Richman is the guy who sings and get shot near the end of There’s Something About Mary. He was in a relatively short-lived band in the 70s called The Modern Lovers. They recorded Roadrunner, which gets my vote for best pedal-to-the-metal tune ever.

The drummer was David Robinson, who went on to co-found The Cars. Jerry Harrison played keyboards. He went on to be the keyboardist for Talking Heads. Impressive lineup.

Finally got to see Richman in concert earlier this year. Great show.

Nice. That’s about $125 Canadian pesos.

Some say it's the prototypical punk song, but I don't think so. It's just a great track.

How do you determine if your ride is more/less efficient? What are you measuring the efficiency of? How does your "7" or "5" relate to any of the gears on someone else's bike?

OK...but why do we need to know this your baseline?

Can we conclude that you might be the 7th son of a 7th son? Are you the one?

Why ? Because I get more accurate shifting with less spinning or grinding if I know my baseline.

"Accurate" in what way? Your "baseline" is going to fluctuate based on grade, wind, fatigue, etc.

Try this...If your cadence is lower than your comfort zone, shift. If your cadence is higher than your comfort zone, shift. Go by the feel in your legs, not the number on your gear indicator.

Every time I see a Mike D. post with all of these responses, me and my imaginary friend laugh and laugh!

Sure but I can also tell if I am getting stronger as I know my cadence and speed on my default gear on flat sections

How does any of this make your shifting "more accurate"? Accurate how? In my understanding, accurate shifting means the bike is changing gears quickly, and when it reaches the next gear it is precisely indexed on the cog/chainring. Are you talking about the same thing?

lmao

I think he needs a seven.

​​​​​​https://www.sevencycles.com/

Killing two birds with one stone.

I'm not happy with the display or lack of Navigation screen customization on my Edge Explore, so I have ordered the Edge 1050, which will provide a clearer and more customizable display and allow me to view and track gear index and gear ratios easily.

Problem solved.

He would just reappear with a different user name and continue pointless trolling.

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Edit to post above: I can get a refurbished Element Ace for significantly less, so pending any research advising against the Ace I may go that route.

$700 solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

What’s your bass line for a good track? :D