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Mine too, but I can’t fault
Mine too, but I can’t fault David as my profile pic somehow came in upside-down!
I agree. The 32 would be
I agree. The 32 would be nearly 10% lower gearing.
Yes.
Yes.
I’m running that derailleur, and have an 11-34 rear with 46/30 front. I’m right at the stated limit for capacity (39 teeth between big-big and small-small.) This gives me nice low gears for loaded bikepacking, 23.6 to 112 gear-inches. Without a load, I don’t think I ever use my lowest two gears.
Ultegra comes in at least two
Ultegra comes in at least two cage lengths
Short RD-R8000-SS 11-25 to 11-30 (rated)
Medium RD-R8000-GS 11-28 to 11-34 (rated)
David9694 wrote:
I’ll let you know how things go…The “please” is a sign of weakness. How about this?
NO
PARKING HERE
17 March 21 – 19 March 21
YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE
TOWED AND CRUSHED
£1500 CRUSHING FEE
When I queue up to buy a pint
When I queue up to buy a pint of beer at a busy pub [before Covid-19] I delay the person behind me for a minute, compared to if I wasn’t there. That delays the person behind him, then the person behind her, all the way until the queue ends as the pub clears out.
By buying a single pint, I’ve delayed probably hundreds of people for a minute or two each. My one beer has collectively caused multiple hours of waiting. Really, I’m questioning how I ever became so inconsiderate!
I’ve had all kinds of rim
I’ve had all kinds of rim brakes, and two bikes with BB7 mechanicals. Since the days of chromed steel rims thankfully ended, I’ve always found rim brakes to be at least adequate, even in the wet. I do understand those who live in especially gritty wet climates (e.g. Seattle, Portland) have problems with rims wearing out in a few years, but I’ve not experienced that. Also, as a judoka and rock climber, I have no issues with hand strength.
The BB7s were just… meh. Adequate but not particularly powerful, and required way more attention than any of my rim brakes. Pads lasted less than a year, and I was adjusting them nearly weekly to keep the rubbing at bay. Squealing when wet was pretty terrible.
My son had a MTB with BB5s on it and they were a constant source of frustration for him, even worse than BB7s.
Currently using Yokozuna Ultimo cable actuated hydraulic disc brakes. They are far, far better than the BB7s. In a year and 5000 miles I’m on the same set of pads, and I’ve only had to turn the adjuster a couple of times to account for pad wear. I’ve never had to true the disc or adjust the alignment of the caliper to the bike. They do squeal a little in the wet, but I’m hoping that will improve with a change to organic pads.
This may have been part of
This may have been part of why I used to love motorcycling, and why I now drive a convertible for when I do occasionally need to drive.
It made driving in Chicago a bit more bearable, but Chicago’s traffic is nowhere near as bad as London’s most of the time.
I loved the book.
I loved the book. Unfortunately, he seems to have suffered from some serious mental health issues, and what happened to his son afterwards is just tragic.
Google Maps disagrees.
Google Maps disagrees.
There’s definitely at least a
There’s definitely at least a small amount of space behind me on the saddle.
I adjust mine by going on a long ride with the appropriate tools to adjust the saddle. Move it in single click increments of angle then ride another few minutes. The saddle should be nominally level front to back, but I’ve ended up at least five degrees off that either way depending on the saddle and the bike. I iterate until I don’t feel like I’m sliding forward or backward.
Black snakes
Black snakes
Caterpillars
Uncountable panicked squirrels
Suicidal rabbits
Pricey but oh so supple, Rene
Pricey but oh so supple, Rene Herse Chinook Pass.
Something odd is going on, as
Something odd is going on, as this seems unlikely.
Steve K wrote:
But I’d say maybe 150km a day?It’s doable, but very few cycle tourists do so much distance day after day. More like 100-125 km.
Also, why is it okay to say mileage, but not kilometreage?
Anyhow, there are several good tools with various levels of useablility.
https://www.komoot.com/plan/@51.4608524,-0.1153564,10z?sport=touringbicycle
https://cycle.travel/map (a nice feature of this one is that once you have a route, you can click on a point along it then click to see Google Street View.)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/new
When in doubt, I use Strava’s global heatmap to see how much other cyclists, usually locals, are riding on a road.
https://www.strava.com/heatmap#9.29/-0.17634/51.35051/blue/ride