LesterOfPuppets

Easier to notice windup when building wheels. And they make little bladed spoke grabbers to resist windup while building.

MoAlpha

These are sitting behind very pudgy tires. I have the little slotted tool and yes, the amount of wind-up is impressive when you see it.

Heathpack 

You're entitled to your opinion of course but I disagree with you that every question people ask about equipment is fundamentally a cry for peer approval. Sometimes its a question about value given the individual's paradigm, whether a product is durable enough or will make enough of a performance difference or even just qualitatively just result in enough improved "enjoyment" to be worth the trouble or expense in making the change to the new thing. Sometimes its a totally legit and reasonable query. Other times its a manifestation of worrying about what other people think.

indyfabz

I think you expect a lot from many on BF.

indyfabz

It can be that way up there this time of year. When I crossed the county we stayed in Booneville, NY for two nights right around this time. Maybe a few days later. It was quite chilly and damp both nights. Lucky to have stayed in an old barn a guy had converted into a camping/indoor sleeping place. Can't remember where we stayed when we left there, but it was pleasant. The day after that it got cold.and damp again. Low in the 40s. I remember having a campfire. A friend and former riding partner of mine has a house in the park. She told me she's had snow in early September.

Don't forget $10 for the toll.

datlas 

I have zero intention of riding up that monster, so I don't even know. I think the highest wind speed ever recorded was there. Conditions are typically nasty. Avoid. Danger, Will Robinson!!

DougRNS

Will be leaving to go North around 5. As I pass through Knoxville I will shake my fist in the air in serious rebuke of @Velo Vol. That is my job. His job will be to reconsider his "Twitter problem".

#100SecondsForTheWin

datlas 

Cheapskate's dilemma:

Start out early and cold, save $10/rider....or wait until it warms up and cough up $50 for the five of us.

I will take a vote and respect the majority. You KNOW my vote.

BillyD

BillyD

indyfabz

You sure they aren't going to get you if you come down while the booth is open? Personally, I would bring $10 just in case. Put it in the bag with your phone.

datlas 

So the upcoming weekend in Lake Placid/Whiteface sounds like a bad Hollywood script: A group of four couples, all in their 50's spend the weekend in an old house in Lake Placid, accompanied by a younger female friend of one of the couples. She is a youthful blonde who has a reputation for walking around the house naked. None of the spouses are cyclists. Antics include animated debate about starting time for the assault on Whiteface Mountain, early/cold/cheap vs later/warm/pricey....and compact vs standard crankset gearing.

It's got Oscar written all over it!

datlas 

I am told they don't stop you on the way out. So if we leave by 8 we get past the tollgate before 9. Of course I will have some $$ just in case.

WhyFi

This is the main reason that I'll go with bladed spokes on my next wheel build.

indyfabz

All you need are giant crocs and Betty White.

BillyD

datlas 

I don't know. I only know she is 40ish, blonde, a triathlete, single, and likes to walk around the house naked.

ls01

Did someone say naked?

WhyFi

Well keep us posted.

datlas 

I will be working on the screenplay. No spoilers.

ls01

Pics or it didn't happen

Dan333SP

She's a triathlete so be careful of any puddles you find around the house.

Velo Vol 

Oh? Try to control your envy when you drive over the mighty Tennessee River.

Velo Vol 

If you need water to fill your camelbacks for your "race" you can buy some here at 9.25% sales tax.

Velo Vol 

@datlas, under what circumstances would someone need to get iron injections?

https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheum...is-and-anemia/