By the way, it's absolutely glorious cycling conditions today. I added an extra 10 miles to my normal weekday lap because it's just a perfect hint-of-crispness, clear blue skies, low humidity, tiniest hint of autumnal colour on the trees sort of day. Work can wait on a day like today if I can ride a bit more.
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Can you not customise the word Astana.? By, say, adding At L before it, and ttack after it, and inserting a small comma between the t and the a?Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View PostComment
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I just don't understand why SB would want a former pro's bike given that his body type is completely different
Although I do appreciate that owning multiple residences does demand decorating choices that I would consider extremeComment
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I don't spendu much time on the drops anyway, tbh, but yes, no issues with grip in any position.Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View Post
Front derailleur on left.
My positive mood abruptly ended when I got changed to ride home this afternoon and had a rear puncture leaving the campus car park...Comment
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At least if the front derailleur is left, then your left hand struggling to shift is the one used less frequently.Comment
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You are just disappointed there isn't a lucrative market for pro lawyers pens and tombstones. All that matters really is the frame size / positioning, though I am a little surprised how many of the larger framesets are available given the nature of cycling favoring the smaller. It would also realize the fact that while it is the fastest San B can go on the bike, it certainly isn't the fastest it can go or has been.Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
I have a white bike and a black bike btw. Combined cost of which was a fraction of San B's groupset.Comment
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Indeed- I wondered why I hadn't noticed it on the Sunday test ride, but that was on the Bianchi cross bike and I obviously stayed in the small ring the whole timeOriginally posted by San Bernardhinault View Post
Now to discover how my left shapes up changing a tire...Comment
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I just realized I have a third bike. It is also black, but peloton don't really offer much customization (given mrs dglh's work schedule it has replaced the alternative of the gym when people are sleeping in the alley to access it)Comment
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I am very much enjoying this series
https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast/status/1587174340260413441?t=mlDcGi6QP8ZJD3n6CGlpxA&s=19
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Was just riding between Annan and Gretna late this afernoon...Comment
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Far too late for that. And I rode back againComment
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I rode today with my old San Diego bike group, north along the coast to Carlsbad. 60 miles all told, beautiful sunshine looking down over the cliffs and the surf and surfers, then back up the hill at Torrey Pines and through UCSD. It would have been completely delightful but I didn’t realise I had a massive tailwind heading north so went way too hard on the first half and really suffered into the headwind home. My legs are tired. I couldn’t even finish one beer at the end.Comment
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I’m saving those episodes for a binge while I’m disengaged from football.Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostComment
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What's the best response to someone complimenting your bike? Humblebrag I know. Is it just a thank you?Comment
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"Yeah! I absolutely fucking love it!" provided that you've done nothing special to it and it's just factory condition;
Or "It's not bad, but I really want a... [insert something unattainable here];
Or "Your bike's nice too" if their bike is nice.
Inappropriate is to say "this is just my beater bike. I don't bring my good bike out when conditions are like this"Comment
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“Nah, my awesome power just makes it look good.”Comment
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Haha. They are right though. It is lovely.Comment
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You mean when someone comes up to your bike and rubs your crossbar and says "Nice tubing"?Originally posted by Gregario View PostComment
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When they do that you say "It's stiff and responsive and gives a lovely ride"Comment
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I bought a new bike over the weekend. I know I should only use my LBS, but I bought a mail-order one from Walmart because it was remaindered and comically discounted and is cheaper than anything I could even find second hand. It cost less than 2% what my road bike cost. I just rode it to the beach for sunset. It is a piece of shit, but it's a functional piece of shit that friends who visit can use when we ride to the bars and restaurants around here.Comment
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How's the new bike? Is it still in one piece?
What bikes look ok with rear paniers? I'm in the n+1 zone and trying to think of something practical rather than a cross bike or the eddy merckx criterium (which is not expensive but would involve going to Belgium).Comment
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The new bike has survived so far, but it’s only been ridden a handful of blocks yet.
Any bike that has eyelets for panniers looks OK with them as far as I’m concerned. But what is the purpose of your panniers? For comfortable riding and if you’re not planning on carrying large volumes of stuff, I really like my frame bag. If you’re carrying papers or nicely folded clothes to work, panniers are probably right. But if you’re carrying a bunch of heavy stuff and liquids, a frame bag may make more sense.Comment
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Yeah, it would mostly be for commuting, so clothes, laptop and occasionally tools.Comment
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It's a me problem but I find bikes with racks aesthetically unpleasingComment
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