Jaysus cycling! (1 Viewer)

[magicbastarder]

Are you riding on the drops? I rarely ever do that. I'd say 70% on the hoods, 26% on the tops, and 4% on the drops.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Are you riding on the drops? I rarely ever do that. I'd say 70% on the hoods, 26% on the tops, and 4% on the drops.

Riding on the hoods
So maybe I will make the adjustment to it

But at a certain point I don't see what I'm getting from hoods over the flat bars that I love.

It seems like everyone has agreed these bars are best - and cycling has this relentless pursuit of perfection to the nth degree of conformity on everything that seems joyless to me.

It was my choice to listen to all these people, so it's totally on me.
Just wish I liked this thing more, that I just spent €3,000 on.


I love the saddle. It's amazing my two butt bones sit on it perfectly. Fuck a Brooks.

 

[magicbastarder]

The benefit for me with drop bars is being able to adjust hand position so you're not stuck in the same position for say a two hour ride.

 

[Deadmanposting]

The benefit for me with drop bars is being able to adjust hand position so you're not stuck in the same position for say a two hour ride.

If I researched it more I might have gone with butterfly bars or something

All on me

 

[magicbastarder]

just had my first spin on the 'good' bike in over 8 months. 27km, and i kept it easy; it's gas how little dialling back the effort affects your speed. kept it totally aerobic, no getting out of breath and averaged 25.5km/h, where if i'd bust a gut when i was fit, i'd usually make it to 30 (plenty of traffic lights for the first and last few km prevent a faster average).

 

[ann post]

If I researched it more I might have gone with butterfly bars or something

All on me

can you retrofit?

 

[magicbastarder]

I seriously doubt so, without further expensive outlay; the shifters on the bike he bought would have been designed for drop bars, so as well as new bars, you'd need brake levers and shifters too.
One of the reasons cyclists are so 'conformist' is down partly to marketing but also down to conforming to the rules of physics. The modern road bike is about selling speed, and a huge amount of that is aerodynamics. The bike he bought conforms to that design goal; wider bars will increase your drag coefficient. A more upright position will also do that.

And when I say 'modern road bike', that's the latest iteration in a design which goes back many many decades. Even 'comfortable' tourer bikes usually conform to the same basic design.

Non cyclists have often thought I'm odd when I mention that the saddle on my road bikes are visibly higher than the bars; takes a little bit of adjusting from your lower back muscles but makes life easier in the long run.

 

[Deadmanposting]

can you retrofit?

Not worth it
I can make the adjustment with my attitude and my body for what I have to do

It's more like I feel I spent decades finding my joy in biking and I'm after giving over that to a system I don't love. Like I haven't kept my own counsel strongly enough. Excuse the solipsistic angst.

I love my bikes. I get them I feel good getting on them every single time. This new one feels like an applicance.
We'll see.







I should love this one. Maybe I will in time.

 

[magicbastarder]

What's the actual intended use of the bike? You want to head off out for three hour rides on it?

 

[Deadmanposting]

What's the actual intended use of the bike? You want to head off out for three hour rides on it?

Long summer rides, 100-milers, a 70.3 and an IM

The problem is not the bike. It is me and these tasks I have set myself.

 

[rettucs]

That Roubaix is a beaut

 

[magicbastarder]

i'm not that familiar with the specialized range, but i suspect the roubaix name suggests it's for nice long rides on country backroads.

just one thing i noticed (and this is a possible 'spend more money' comment) that some people prefer SPD 'clipless' pedals to SPD-SL.
the difference is SPD pedals are double sided, so easier to clip into, plus as the cleat itself is smaller, you can get shoes it's recessed into so you're not doing that duck walk when off the bike.

 

[ann post]

My panniers dont fit on my folding bike so I'm *considering* getting some kind of vertical bromptom style bag.

I should do work instead of looking though

 

[magicbastarder]

the problem i've found with the folding bikes is that even if the panniers fit, they're such a short wheelbase that your feet catch on them.

 

[ann post]

the problem i've found with the folding bikes is that even if the panniers fit, they're such a short wheelbase that your feet catch on them.

See that's what is happening, i call that not fitting

 

[magicbastarder]

jaysus cycling indeed.

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[Deadmanposting]

jaysus cycling indeed.

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How does that happen, do you think?

Like how does the Merc not see her?



Went for a sunrise biek ride this morning and met a friend while out
super early
He texted me later with a link saying "I will buy you any helmet you like"
I don't ride with a helmet, but videos like that.......

 

[magicbastarder]

the usual i'd say, they're looking for other cars, not cyclists.

 

[Deadmanposting]

the usual i'd say, they're looking for other cars, not cyclists.

I got this from herself - she's a far better biker than me

Garmin Varia™ RCT715 | Rearview Bike Radar with Camera

Varia RCT715 is a rearview bike radar with a tail light and camera that continuously records your ride and saves footage if an incident is detected.

www.garmin.com

I think she doesn't want me to die
Which is nice

 

[ann post]

I had the 'almost' version of that this morning.
Lucklily i live near a school where almost everyone drives an SUV or some stupid german status thing so you know, on the actual sight or sound of a car that they are gonna do something stupid.

I'm days away from becoming a camera guy though, i've see a fucking lot in 6 hours of commuting this year.