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01-13-21, 09:18 PM
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01-13-21, 09:20 PM
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01-13-21, 09:40 PM
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It is scary to watch, and in fact, his mother won’t.
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01-13-21, 10:17 PM
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Too easy to come across as pretentious.
The concert I was watching was 45min + 15min or so, with a minute long break where the band disappeared sidestage. They came back and played 3 or 4 of their songs that work the best live. Pretty optimal IMO.
I guess I don't mind as much if it's a headliner at a festival or something, but what I don't get is when bands do that on smaller venues. Just refine your setlist and get it done.
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01-13-21, 10:42 PM
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A little breezy today.
01-13-21, 11:14 PM
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Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
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01-14-21, 04:19 AM
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a little twitch is ok. If you have problems it will cause the cage to flip when the bad spot passes the jockeys.
Personally I think he may still be having B tension issues, So all this might be related back to his rear derailluer. But it could also be his cable not being seated properly.
Oh the drama.
Personally I think he may still be having B tension issues, So all this might be related back to his rear derailluer. But it could also be his cable not being seated properly.
Oh the drama.
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01-14-21, 04:29 AM
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I messed something up when I put new chain on. Shifted PEFFECTLY in the stand. But on the road was finicky, would not downshift properly, I had to click twice down then one up to shift, which is only a minor annoyance. But chain would also “stutter” under severe load like when standing in hills. So I sat for entire ride. There could be a slightly sticky or twisted link on new chain. So far all I checked was indexing back in stand and of course now works perfectly. I am open to suggestions.
edit: sounds like upshift are off too.
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01-14-21, 04:38 AM
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I did Innsbruck tonight, with the Trainer Difficulty set to 100%, so the climb felt... well, pretty much like a 7.4 km climb with a 6% average grade would feel. I'm glad I used the Bianchi, with it's 34x27 low gear. I ended up standing on the pedals pretty much any time the grade went to 10% or higher.
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
Edit: Now that I think about it. I should look around and see if I have a climbing cassette somewhere. I just realized I'm doing all this with a 53/39 and 25 x12 no wonder I'm grinding all the way up.
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01-14-21, 04:41 AM
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If I hit 5 I’ll be happy unless I can find a way to do 40 before work 3x a week. My bigger problem has always been finding time for longer weekend rides on the weekends I have my daughters.
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I did Innsbruck tonight, with the Trainer Difficulty set to 100%, so the climb felt... well, pretty much like a 7.4 km climb with a 6% average grade would feel. I'm glad I used the Bianchi, with it's 34x27 low gear. I ended up standing on the pedals pretty much any time the grade went to 10% or higher.
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
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01-14-21, 05:52 AM
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a little twitch is ok. If you have problems it will cause the cage to flip when the bad spot passes the jockeys.
Personally I think he may still be having B tension issues, So all this might be related back to his rear derailluer. But it could also be his cable not being seated properly.
Oh the drama.
Personally I think he may still be having B tension issues, So all this might be related back to his rear derailluer. But it could also be his cable not being seated properly.
Oh the drama.
01-14-21, 05:53 AM
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I did Innsbruck tonight, with the Trainer Difficulty set to 100%, so the climb felt... well, pretty much like a 7.4 km climb with a 6% average grade would feel. I'm glad I used the Bianchi, with it's 34x27 low gear. I ended up standing on the pedals pretty much any time the grade went to 10% or higher.
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
Next stage is supposed to be Big Climbs, including Alpe du Zwift. I haven't decided whether I want to do that, but set trainer difficulty at maybe 50-75%. Or I might do the 'C' ride, which does the Watopia Mountain Route, which has the "Epic KOM", which is less arduous than the climb I just did, but also adds the Radio Tower climb, which is apparently .7 miles of 13.7 % Yikes. Hmmmmmm.....
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01-14-21, 05:55 AM
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01-14-21, 06:16 AM
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01-14-21, 06:28 AM
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I had an insight into why my drivetrain is finicky as I woke up early this morning. I could not eyeball the cause until I left for work. But I am pretty sure I know what's wrong.
It's almost too embarrassing to admit, but if you can't admit your bone-headed idiot mechanic moves in here, where CAN you?
Yes, my mechanic is such a moron, he did the all time most AMATEUR move when putting on a new chain.
Chain is on backwards.
I will have to fix it and take it for a test ride to confirm that's the problem, but I am pretty sure that explains the problem.
01-14-21, 06:39 AM
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More drama. Or possibly comedy.
I had an insight into why my drivetrain is finicky as I woke up early this morning. I could not eyeball the cause until I left for work. But I am pretty sure I know what's wrong.
It's almost too embarrassing to admit, but if you can't admit your bone-headed idiot mechanic moves in here, where CAN you?
Yes, my mechanic is such a moron, he did the all time most AMATEUR move when putting on a new chain.
Chain is on backwards.
I will have to fix it and take it for a test ride to confirm that's the problem, but I am pretty sure that explains the problem.
I had an insight into why my drivetrain is finicky as I woke up early this morning. I could not eyeball the cause until I left for work. But I am pretty sure I know what's wrong.
It's almost too embarrassing to admit, but if you can't admit your bone-headed idiot mechanic moves in here, where CAN you?
Yes, my mechanic is such a moron, he did the all time most AMATEUR move when putting on a new chain.
Chain is on backwards.
I will have to fix it and take it for a test ride to confirm that's the problem, but I am pretty sure that explains the problem.
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01-14-21, 06:47 AM
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Has anyone ever ridden a Shimano drivetrain with the chain backwards? I am guessing the symptoms I described are typical for that mistake.
01-14-21, 06:49 AM
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I'm sure that it's pretty low since he's recovering from CV19 and doesn't even have the breath or strength to lift. He may have returned to the gym now, but a week ago, he still couldn't. I don't know when his next meet is but I bet that he's way behind on his training program now
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Actually, now that I think about it, covid increased my mileage in another way - group rides on Wed are typically in the 40-50 range whereas striking out on my own for 62-100 was not unusual last year.
