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I may get a Ti bike next, or
I may get a Ti bike next, or perhaps Reynolds 953.
https://www.reynoldstechnology.biz/materials/steel/s-953/
I just spent a lot building a steel bike, though, and love it. So really titanium or stainless would only be for bling. I turn 50 next year, so realistically a frame that lasts 40 years is a “forever” bike. I see loads of perfectly serviceable steel frames around that are older than 1980, so I don’t expect mine to fail before I do as long as I don’t keep it outside in a coastal town and never wash it.
I was going to suggest a
I was going to suggest a Cambium, but he said £50.
Mungecrundle wrote:
How else do you think the Earth keeps spinning?If we all get these wheels, how much will the Earth slow down? Could it get stopped, and there would be a hellish hot side and frozen wasteland side, with only tiny inhabitable zones at the borders? Would the civilization that eventually re-forms learn from our mistakes and not create cars? Would they still be dumb enough to think this spring wheel thing would work?
Relevant from yesterday.
Relevant from yesterday. Teenage boy gets keys to dad’s supercar. Predictable thing happens.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/37698/teen-youtuber-crashes-dads-one-off-3-4m-pagani-huayra
An expensive fork is
An expensive fork is certainly cheaper than dental work.
Why not fit an inexpensive steel fork for now, then replace it with a name brand carbon one when you can afford it? Even a no-brand steel fork should be trustworthy, if a bit heavy.
I think I’ve used it twice,
I think I’ve used it twice, and only when loaded with 50+ lb of gear. It is a touring bike.
My Jamis touring bike came
My Jamis touring bike came with 105, circa 2013.
24/32/42 front triple.
12-30 10-spd cassette, changed to 11-34 when it wore out, no shifting issues. 24-34 is good for vertical walls or pulling tree stumps.
I’ve been very happy with my
I’ve been very happy with my Rene Herse (formerly Compass) mudguards. They take a lot longer to install than SKS & the like, but once done they are solid and beautiful.
I had Velo Orange, and had one snap at the chainstay bridge. That was a little disappointing.
The SKS were nice enough and seemed pretty indestructable, but the stays are far thinner and don’t wrap around, so they rattle much, much more in comparison to Rene Herse, Velo Orange, Compass, Berthoud, Honjo.
Nice.
Nice.
My current main bike I’ve put
My current main bike I’ve put over 3300 miles on since I’ve built it, 99.7% in the big ring, all weather, plenty of gravel and rain, weekly lubrication. The big ring has no noticeable wear and the chain is still at less than 0.5% wear.
External bottom brackets are consumables, but the least amount miles I’ve had one last is 6000 miles, nearly 10000 km. My SKF bottom bracket has a ten year warranty.
On the tail end of quarantine
On the tail end of quarantine due to catching COVID-19. I gave it a good wash, touched up the black bits, and new seasonally appropriate bar tape.
I’ve got great results from
I’ve got great results from workouts that I can easily do in 20 minutes (although I usually fiddle around a bit and they take about 30.) I started after reading Grant Petersen’s Eat Bacon Don’t Jog. Grant, if you don’t know, is the guy behind some classic Bridgestone bikes, and now Rivendell.
At nearly fifty, I’ve gained significant strength and put on a noticeable 10-15 lb of upper body muscle. I’m working with heavier weights now, but got great results with bodyweight and 15-40 lb dumbbells. Grant likes kettlebells and medicine balls, but I don’t have any.
The basics:
- 8-10 sets a day
- 5-25 reps a set
- No sets to failure
- 4-6 days a week
Gains will be slow, compared to optimized lifting at the gym, but I’m in it for the long haul and because I can do it all at home in minimal time, I’ve actually stuck with it.
For sets, I mix up:
- Planks (call 60 seconds a whole set by itself, no reps)
- Push-ups (several kinds)
- Pull-ups/chin-ups
- Dips
- Grip exerciser (Captains of Crush)
- Dumbbell flies, rows, curls, arm strikes, overhead press, shoulder raises, …
Then do some light stretching and you’re done! Follow up with a protein shake or high protein meal to ensure you get benefit. I also take creatine HCL before my exercise. Because I seldom go to failure, I am not sore the next day.
Hunt has a lot of choices in
Hunt has a lot of choices in your price range.
Same. And I can just take
Same. And I can just take them off at my desk when I’m at work without needing to find somewhere private to remove my trousers.
What kind of brakes? Is it
What kind of brakes? Is it possible the rear brake locked up hard?