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I cycled as a child, even
I cycled as a child, even cycled a paper route as a teenager (about 2.5 miles, delivering ~50 papers,) and occasionally cycled to college classes, probably under a mile. After that, I used the bike very rarely, but still I did use it for utility, sometimes taking it shopping with kids in the trailer, to shops within a mile or so from my house.
When I restarted cycling, back in 2013, I was 42. I had been doing a lot of walking, and thought, the bike would be faster, and just maybe I could ride to my judo class. It was up a steep hil, but I thought it might be doable.
It was, of course. The distance, that I’d previously been driving: 2.8 miles each way.
Eventually, I built up to regularly commuting to work by bike, over nine miles each way. Now I do it nearly daily.
The biggest thing I wish I’d realized earlier is how easy and fast it can become. I’d hear some guys I knew talking at the pub on Fridays about a planned 20 or 25 mile ride on Saturday, and I just didn’t think that was something I’d be able to do. Now I know that’s well under two hours, and I don’t even need padded shorts for it.
I’ve never been overweight, but I’m definitely at my fittest ever right now, and turn 50 next month.
richliv wrote:
I’m hardly going to post my bike (hi, thieves, come on in)Thief 1: “Hey, richliv has a cool bike. Looks expensive. We should steal it.”
Thief 2: “Wow, yeah, who is he?”
Thief 1: “No idea.”
Thief 2: “Well, where does he live?”
Thief 1: “I don’t know. England, most likely. Or at least Britain. Maybe. We’ll just look for the house with the white garage door.”
I think pics would really
I think pics would really help here. Are you sure the cassette is slid all the way onto the hub?
Imagine getting you bicycle
Imagine getting you bicycle stuck on one of those. You’d be stuck for hours!
I’ve had a tubeless tire spit
I’ve had a tubeless tyre spit out sealant on and off for weeks before finally settling down. Give it time, there’s no reason the sealant can’t fill those tiny holes.
I’ve also used a garden
I’ve also used a garden sprayer. I’m looking at battery pressure washers so I can more easily wash my bikes occasionally in winter, which with all the road salt is the time of year they most need regular washing. It’s a real pain to do inside, and where I live it’s well below freezing much of the time, so I can’t use my outside hose to do it as in the summer.
I’d like something ready to go (no time spent pumping the garden sprayer) where I can just fill a bucket at the sink with warm water. Ideally it would have a soap dispenser so I could switch from wash to rinse at the flick of a switch. I want to just be able to blast everything off in under a minute, then roll the bike into the garage, which is at least above freezing on all but the coldest days, to dry.
If it’s the same amazingly
If it’s the same amazingly loud freewheel as on my Hunt Adventure wheel set, it does quiet down over time (51xx miles so far). Oddly it seemed to get much quieter below freezing.
It’s surprisingly possible to
It’s surprisingly possible to roll over at very low speeds if you hit another car just
rightwrong.
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.