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#3677
Silver Comet Fred
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BTW, in case you can't tell, it's a Cannondale
#3678
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#3679
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Does this fountain make my bike look to blue?
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#3680
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#3681
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Re: centering stem, if you straddle bike and stand back, it's VERY easy to eyeball that the center of stem is aligned with the front tire. It works so well, it never occurred to me to bother with a plumb bob or a laser, etc....ditto for centering saddle. Just stand back and align with tope tube/front tire.
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
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#3683
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Lasers? No one has ever heard of a plumb bob? SMH
Seriously, I put the bike in an old trainer and use a carpenters level against the wheels to make sure they are perpendicular to the floor. It's fairly easy to then drop a plumb bob from the stem to the tire and eyeball everything.
Or, just do like most people and take a hex wrench in your pocket for a couple rides and make adjustments till you're happy.
Seriously, I put the bike in an old trainer and use a carpenters level against the wheels to make sure they are perpendicular to the floor. It's fairly easy to then drop a plumb bob from the stem to the tire and eyeball everything.
Or, just do like most people and take a hex wrench in your pocket for a couple rides and make adjustments till you're happy.
#3684
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First ride impression:
Rides smoother, not sure why. Slightly longer wheelbase, improvements to aluminum and crabon fork technology?
Seemed a little twitchy at first when pedaling out of the saddle but by the end of the ride my brain acclimated and seemed ok. Feels like I am riding a horse now instead of a pony. When I am on the tops it feels much more upright. It will take a while to get used to the compact bars. It seems like when I am on the drops it is about the equivalent of riding on the hoods on the old bike.
Rides smoother, not sure why. Slightly longer wheelbase, improvements to aluminum and crabon fork technology?
Seemed a little twitchy at first when pedaling out of the saddle but by the end of the ride my brain acclimated and seemed ok. Feels like I am riding a horse now instead of a pony. When I am on the tops it feels much more upright. It will take a while to get used to the compact bars. It seems like when I am on the drops it is about the equivalent of riding on the hoods on the old bike.
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Re: centering stem, if you straddle bike and stand back, it's VERY easy to eyeball that the center of stem is aligned with the front tire. It works so well, it never occurred to me to bother with a plumb bob or a laser, etc....ditto for centering saddle. Just stand back and align with tope tube/front tire.
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
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#3690
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I forgot my Garmin, so no Strava. Therefore, I may or may not have ridden today.
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#3693
So it is
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#3695
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After days of cold and wet, we had fantastic weather for the annual Oktoberfest ride. Total of 104 miles with a break for a couple steins, brats and sauerkraut.
And unless @Trsnrtr goes back out for another ride, I may actually sit atop the Addiction weekly leader board on Strava, for once.
And unless @Trsnrtr goes back out for another ride, I may actually sit atop the Addiction weekly leader board on Strava, for once.
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I was really intrigued by the Tune laser pointer. I'm super OCD about my stem alignment. Looked it up, and found a not quite glowing review. In the comments below was a great idea from Carl Sechrist. Scroll down to see his photo to understand.
https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/tune...t-tool-review/
https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/tune...t-tool-review/
Lasers? No one has ever heard of a plumb bob? SMH
Seriously, I put the bike in an old trainer and use a carpenters level against the wheels to make sure they are perpendicular to the floor. It's fairly easy to then drop a plumb bob from the stem to the tire and eyeball everything.
Or, just do like most people and take a hex wrench in your pocket for a couple rides and make adjustments till you're happy.
Seriously, I put the bike in an old trainer and use a carpenters level against the wheels to make sure they are perpendicular to the floor. It's fairly easy to then drop a plumb bob from the stem to the tire and eyeball everything.
Or, just do like most people and take a hex wrench in your pocket for a couple rides and make adjustments till you're happy.
Re: centering stem, if you straddle bike and stand back, it's VERY easy to eyeball that the center of stem is aligned with the front tire. It works so well, it never occurred to me to bother with a plumb bob or a laser, etc....ditto for centering saddle. Just stand back and align with tope tube/front tire.
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
Now getting my hoods even, that does require a level. For whatever reason it's tougher for me to eyeball. Even when I think it's aligned, after tightening it's uneven. Sad!
And now you’ve done it and mentioned the hoods, I think I’m going to have an emergency session first thing in the morning! Oh the horror! I don’t think I’m going to be able to sleep tonight. The prospect of evening the hoods will be in my nightmares tonight. Oh boy, I feel a cold sweat coming....
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...... until I can’t take it anymore and go call my therapist.
#3698
Should Be More Popular
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After days of cold and wet, we had fantastic weather for the annual Oktoberfest ride. Total of 104 miles with a break for a couple steins, brats and sauerkraut.
And unless @Trsnrtr goes back out for another ride, I may actually sit atop the Addiction weekly leader board on Strava, for once.
And unless @Trsnrtr goes back out for another ride, I may actually sit atop the Addiction weekly leader board on Strava, for once.
But isn’t it a little early for Oktoberfest? Maybe you should call it Septemberfest.
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Ask the Germans - I don't know what's going on. Actually, if I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that it's a bit of collaboration with some of the other establishments so there's not too much overlap of their respective Oktoberfest activities.
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Oh, I almost forgot the one dark cloud on the ride. Early on, maybe 15 miles in, or so, we saw a bunch of people and stopped cars on the road a couple hundred yards up. One person came running towards us, waving us away and around whatever was going on. There were parks on either side of the road, so we jumped on one of the park paths that ran parallel to the road. Through the trees, we caught a brief glimpse of a small car with a broken windshield and a shirtless runner laying in blood, in the middle of the crosswalk linking the two parks. Just soul-crushing. One of my guys said that he saw the runner moving, so hopefully he'll be okay.
******g idiot drivers.
******g idiot drivers.