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10-24-23, 04:48 PM
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It was 75 degrees here today. I got in 40 after work, on the 2016 Tarmac with the new seat and TPU tubes. I will allow it. I think the seat is now dialed. Felt pretty good by the end of the ride. Weird to be in shorts in October though.
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10-24-23, 04:50 PM
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Which TPU tubes are you using? Like???
10-24-23, 05:18 PM
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I keep my bikes in a garage for the first time in ages and it gets really hot in there. Don't know if that has anything to do with it but the front tire on the Gunnar (Vittoria) is so rotten it is splitting wide open. When I ride that bike I just take the front wheel off the other bike.
10-24-23, 05:29 PM
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Started happening to my Vittorias a few years ago seemingly when they started printing "Graphene" in red letters on the sidewalls. Been using GP5000s and they are doing it too but not as bad. At least I can wear out the rear tire before it rots. The front one is looking a little worse than yours, though.
I keep my bikes in a garage for the first time in ages and it gets really hot in there. Don't know if that has anything to do with it but the front tire on the Gunnar (Vittoria) is so rotten it is splitting wide open. When I ride that bike I just take the front wheel off the other bike.
I keep my bikes in a garage for the first time in ages and it gets really hot in there. Don't know if that has anything to do with it but the front tire on the Gunnar (Vittoria) is so rotten it is splitting wide open. When I ride that bike I just take the front wheel off the other bike.
10-24-23, 05:31 PM
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good to see that you're off the DL and doing adventurous rides.
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10-24-23, 05:34 PM
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Not to bring up china carbon bars again, but has anyone had any experience with alfa pasca bars or know anybody that does? I’ve made the personal decision to stay away from RXL o bars but I would like to know if they are better quality.
10-24-23, 05:39 PM
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10-24-23, 05:43 PM
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10-24-23, 05:46 PM
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Same. Just use it like a debit card and pay in full before statement balance is due. We never put anything on CC we can't pay without monthly income. Repeat the benefits and don't let the bastards win.
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10-24-23, 05:48 PM
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I just swapped to TPU tubes on my giant TCR (from latex) to lighten it up a bit. Ride feels a little less soft than the latex, but they are very light. Turbolitos, Much easier to install and good so far
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also for some reason I want to watch "The Thin Red Line". Not really that into war movies, or movies in general.... I just remember it being good.
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10-24-23, 05:50 PM
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I'm getting my gallbladder removed at a time TBD.
In cycling news I'm buying a cassette for my spare wheel to match my gearing on my regular cassette. I am putting it on my existing spare I got in 2018 which has an 11 speed hub but has a 9 speed cassette which works with a spacer added to it. I will actually use this one as my main wheel since it has an ultegra hub.
6800 apparently is an 11 speed. For full disclosure I have my gears listed on post it note.
In cycling news I'm buying a cassette for my spare wheel to match my gearing on my regular cassette. I am putting it on my existing spare I got in 2018 which has an 11 speed hub but has a 9 speed cassette which works with a spacer added to it. I will actually use this one as my main wheel since it has an ultegra hub.
6800 apparently is an 11 speed. For full disclosure I have my gears listed on post it note.
10-24-23, 05:52 PM
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I'm getting my gallbladder removed at a time TBD.
In cycling news I'm buying a cassette for my spare wheel to match my gearing on my regular cassette. I am putting it on my existing spare I got in 2018 which has an 11 speed hub but has a 9 speed cassette which works with a spacer added to it. I will actually use this one as my main wheel since it has an ultegra hub.
6800 apparently is an 11 speed. For full disclosure I have my gears listed on post it note.
In cycling news I'm buying a cassette for my spare wheel to match my gearing on my regular cassette. I am putting it on my existing spare I got in 2018 which has an 11 speed hub but has a 9 speed cassette which works with a spacer added to it. I will actually use this one as my main wheel since it has an ultegra hub.
6800 apparently is an 11 speed. For full disclosure I have my gears listed on post it note.
10-24-23, 05:52 PM
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Agree, but we don’t want the administrative headaches of being a landlord and/or dealing with property managers. Luckily getting decent returns now on savings, although may need to lock into high rates soon as they are likely to plateau and/or go down in next year or so. Timing is everything.
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10-24-23, 05:54 PM
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10-24-23, 05:59 PM
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I don't know if the heat is causing it. I just know my front tires rot before they wear out and even the rears were getting rotten when I was using the Vittorias.
10-24-23, 06:16 PM
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I have 52x11 on my Gunnar and I used it a lot today and could have used more. It's what happens when I dice with e-bikes on descents and with tailwinds. Gotta get them up past the assist, then they have to make all the power because the motor stops helping @28 mph.
10-24-23, 06:20 PM
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10-24-23, 06:29 PM
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Come on Addicts i need help getting an 11 speed shimano 105 cassette. 11-30 per my previous post. Not having any luck. $50 should be doable. TIA
10-24-23, 06:32 PM
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That beta blocker I'm on limits my horsepower.
10-24-23, 06:34 PM
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10-24-23, 06:36 PM
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10-24-23, 06:38 PM
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It's a bit early in the season to be trash-talking cold weather riding, but why not?
My beef with the winter is we often have a pattern of snow followed by days with daytime temps above freezing and overnight freezing temps, this results in small to medium sized patches of frozen runoff from driveways that make riding really dangerous. It's those road conditions that prevent the majority of my cold weather rides, not really the temperature per se.
My beef with the winter is we often have a pattern of snow followed by days with daytime temps above freezing and overnight freezing temps, this results in small to medium sized patches of frozen runoff from driveways that make riding really dangerous. It's those road conditions that prevent the majority of my cold weather rides, not really the temperature per se.
10-24-23, 06:45 PM
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Oh brother. Mrs datlas just told me she saw a purchase from Nordstrom's in Tacoma WA for $249.87 on our usual credit card.
We have had to cancel it and now lots of headaches because we have a LOT of auto-charges on that card for things like our auto/homeowners insurance, Netflix, cell phone service, Apple services, etc.
We have had to cancel it and now lots of headaches because we have a LOT of auto-charges on that card for things like our auto/homeowners insurance, Netflix, cell phone service, Apple services, etc.