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    7

    Black Friday deals?

    It’s a bit early for sure but are there any retailers or shops that have had great Black Friday deals on road cycling parts and gear in the past?
    TIA

    1 Comment
    2024/11/04
    01:54 UTC

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    Between two Hunt wheelsets

    I would like your opinion on this. Ignoring the price - the 44 Aerodymicist get cheaper considering it has lifetime warranty included - which one would you pick?

    HUNT 44 AERODYNAMICIST CARBON DISC: https://eu.huntbikewheels.com/products/hunt-44-aerodynamicist-carbon-disc-wheelset

    HUNT 50 CARBON DISC WHEELSET: https://eu.huntbikewheels.com/products/hunt-50-carbon-disc-wheelset

    As I weight 100kg + bike + gear it would easily get to 110 - 115kg I believe the second would be the better option.

    1 Comment
    2024/11/04
    01:36 UTC

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    November tourist riding in Belgium

    So I'm of average cyclist and I have a free weekend in Europe. I was thinking of heading to Oudenaarde to see the Ronde van Vlaanderen museum and rent a road bike to hit up some of the famous climbs.

    Given I've never riden Belgium cobbles before and it's November, how bad an idea is this? Length / elevation wise I can do 100km / 800m elevation without an issue. It's mostly the cold / cobbles I'm concerned with.

    0 Comments
    2024/11/04
    00:58 UTC

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    Runner turned cyclist with questions

    Hi! I am a runner primarily but I’m signed up for a half iron man next summer, and I want to spend the early part of my training for that focused on a big cycling block because I haven’t ridden very seriously ever (more for fun).

    I am wondering how you train for a bike race. I have a 40 mile gravel race I’m signed up for in about 3 months which I know is plenty of time to train, I’m not worried about that. I’m wondering literally what I should do to train? Coming from 15+ years of being a pretty serious runner, I’m very used to the schedule of runs 4-5 times a week + strength and mobility sessions. I know how to set my speed and mileage and varying workouts. But with cycling I have no clue where to start. What kind of weekly mileage or time should I be doing to build up to higher capacity rides? What kind of speed work? What kind of strength work? Etc. anything would be great! TIA!

    7 Comments
    2024/11/04
    00:57 UTC

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    Help from my old family

    Hey yall. It's been many years since I've rode and I'm ready to get back into it. I unfortunately due to bad diet and choices have put on weight and I'm at 350lbs. I just bought a used single gear 2008 Trek 3700 for cheap that I plan on abusing as I drop weight. I used to have a 1998 HardRock that I absolutely loved and miss that same feel. Any suggestions for the next bike.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/04
    00:31 UTC

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    Max width tire for my fork

    Hello everyone new to road cycling, need help figuring out the max width tire I can put on my fork Easton EC70 Carbon. Tried researching but I can't find specs.I have 700cx23 right now but is it possible to fit 25 or maybe even 28? Trails in my area are not the best so need more surface area than 23c. Any help will be greatly appreciated have a great weekend!

    0 Comments
    2024/11/04
    00:05 UTC

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    Should i leave my bike in the cold?

    Im a 25min walk away from school, but biking there is much quicker, however the winter days are coming and already this week the temps in the mornings are around freezing but it will get colder. Should i go to school with my bike? because i can handle riding it in the cold, but idk if it will get damaged leaving it outside. In the mornings (7am) it would be around freezing temps, but would get warmer (around 10°C/50F) after school. Also mornings are wet so will that affect it? Overnight its stored in a garage where it rarely goes below 10°C

    14 Comments
    2024/11/03
    23:55 UTC

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    Always tired after 4-5 hours - is that normal?

    Excuse the seemingly beginner question, but I’ve been riding for 3 years now and have done a fair share of long rides. However it always happens that once the timer ticks over around the 4-5 hour mark, my body just seemingly loses a significant amount of energy and i’m essentially running on fumes regardless of how many carbs / water i’m consuming.

    Is this just a conditioning thing where I’ll have to keep doing 5+ hour rides week in week out so I don’t feel this or is it normal?

    35 Comments
    2024/11/03
    23:49 UTC

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    Traffic lights lane positioning

    Probably a weird question, but where do you guys sit in traffic lights? Let's say right lane is for either forward or right turn, the left lane is for forward. I'd go forward. Where should i position myself? If I wait in the right lane, closer to the pavement I risk being hit by a car turning right. If i stay in the left lane, someone from the right lane might go forward and I would be placed between the cars. Also same question for left turns. I live in a left hand drive country.

    Excuse my English.

    8 Comments
    2024/11/03
    23:22 UTC

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    Worth It?

    Looking to get a hybrid comfort bike to start riding again (69 M with bad knee) since walking with a bad knee is getting tougher. May buy a new bike (prob Verve 2)but want to make sure I'll ride and stay with it. Found a Giant Cypress on Facebook. Figure it's cheaper than even renting a bike for 2 days. Owner said it's around a 2006 and has been in garage for 10 years. Thoughts? With checking out? Hard to find a decent used bike around here.

    5 Comments
    2024/11/03
    23:05 UTC

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    Advice on upcoming bike purchase..

    Hey all,

    Looking at updating bikes and have come across this 2022 BMC Timemachine Road 01 One.

    https://www.shop.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-bikes/bmc/nsw/dulwich-hill/bmc-timemachine-road-01-one-56-red-etap-12s-1x-dt-swiss/119185510

    I'm a back of pack B grade rider and have started to move towards triathalons.. I can't justify a tri bike so want a bike to do both. The bikes got all the bells and whistle and owner states low kms..

    Is the bike a good deal? Or is all the parts fitted going to be a nightmare/huge expense to replace when needed.

    Thanks.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/03
    23:01 UTC

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    Help me how to chose a bicycle type

    I would like to buy a bicycle but there is so many variety and I do not know what to chose.. The use will be in the city to go and return from my work. The distance is 5+5km=10km per day. I am on early 50s male, 177cm, 80kg. I was always like cycling when I was kid. The reason I want to buy a good one is that I am so busy and I find smart to use the commute time with a bicycle to do some exercise. My budget can be 2000€. Thanks in advance for your comments!

    6 Comments
    2024/11/03
    22:37 UTC

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    PLEASE HELP DECIDING BIKE PARTS

    Hello everyone, I am a first time road bike buyer and because of a very tight budget had to go with a Cannondale r2000si that I got for ~200 dollars. I noticed that the chain had a tendency of skipping and the cassette was original with around 8 years of riding. I tried to get a replacement cassette but I can't find any that exactly match the one I have which is a 9 speed 12-23 tooth. I am so overwhelmed by the calculations and knowledge necessary to switch it out but I just want to get riding.

    Can somebody please tell me which chain and which cassette I need to get in order to replace those parts? The entire drivetrain is original Ultegra and the rear derailleur says RD-6500. Please please help me out I really want to ride and get my exercise in. I will reply to any comments with extra information if necessary.

    Also, buying a new bike is not possible right now as much as I'd love to have some material that's not 20 years old :,)

    Thank you in advance!

    TLDR: Please help me pick cassette and chain for original cannondale r2000si.

    4 Comments
    2024/11/03
    22:33 UTC

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    What PC applications can I use to connect to my exercise bike?

    I've tried googling this and I can't really find what I'm looking for. I've seen reference to Zwift and Mywhoosh, but both of these programs seem to contain far more stuff than I desire, and seem like a PITA to setup and create an account for and all that.

    I have an exercise bike (Schwinn 190) and I want to be able to watch videos on my PC (Surface Pro) while being able to see the various statistics that normally display on the monitor (mainly HR, but other things like cadence and resistance level would be good, too.)

    I've been just using my phone for this, I just set my little phone on the front of the bike and it covers part of the built-in monitor, but I can still see everything I need to see. The phone isn't communicating with the bike at all, I don't need it to do so. I would do the same with the PC, but the PC monitor is big enough that it entirely covers the bike display.

    I do not need to actually log anything, no data needs to be saved. I do not want any fancy graphical display like they show for all of the bike apps, I don't want to pretend like I'm racing other bikers and all that nonsense. I just want a program that acts as a little heads-up display that I can overlay onto the monitor while I watch YouTube videos. This should be possible with a very simple and lightweight application, shouldn't require any account creation or anything. Could even just be a console application for all I care, minimal GUI required.

    Anyone know where I can find something like that?

    1 Comment
    2024/11/03
    22:26 UTC

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    Boardman slr 9.6 or orro terra c 105… both di2…

    Finally narrowed it down to two bikes but i cant make up my mind… Price is the same. Boardman used but slightly and orro brand new… However… Orro just dont have the looks? Help !!! need help choosing

    1 Comment
    2024/11/03
    22:14 UTC

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    Today i became a witness if deadly accident.

    Pedestrian was hit so hard he flew like 20 meters from a crosswalk. Dead immediately. He was 18 yo. His shoes still were on a crosswalk. The moron on tesla model 3 drove probably 120-150 km/hr in the city.

    The scene was terrible. I gave my testimony to police. Hours later i am still in shock.

    How do i not fear to ride on the road after i saw with my 2 eyes what can happen?

    121 Comments
    2024/11/03
    22:08 UTC

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    Is the Canyon Aeroad really the best?

    I saw that it was apparently best in the World Tour. But how does it really compare to other fast aero race bikes?

    30 Comments
    2024/11/03
    21:42 UTC

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    Passing Amish horse & buggy

    One of my longer solo rides. So I drove a bit ways out of the ways for a relaxing "long" ride in the country. I passed about 8 horse and buggies, and had about another 5-6 pass me going opposite way. It was beyond beautiful and majestic and I could sense they respected me out on the bike doing life at a slightly slower pace. Made me appreciate their lifestyle and it made my ride 1000x more enjoyable. I figured they would be going faster than me on my bike but apparently they do not!! I also got to see horses playing with eachother in an open field. Just wanted to share this with anyone who would care, bc sadly no one in my life does (lame right?)

    Has anyone else experienced this?

    36 Comments
    2024/11/03
    21:35 UTC

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    Cycling Questions from an ex-runner

    Hey r/cycling

    I ran competitively for around 4 years in high school, maxing out around 50 miles per week in the summers. Spent a good bit of time getting my mile into the 4:20s but I can’t imagine running at the same level again (or any time soon). Recently picked up a new bike at LBS and I’m wondering what it looks like to cycle at a semi-high amateur level? What are good resources for training plans? How do people benchmark progress? Does the fitness I achieved in running translate to a level of fitness I could expect to reach on the bike?

    Thanks

    4 Comments
    2024/11/03
    21:27 UTC

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    Not sure how/when to get back into it

    My baby was born in May. For 3 months she slept through the night and I kept riding, even indoors when I broke my collarbone in July.

    For the past two-ish months. Baby is up every two hours. I feel like I can’t really go get a workout in knowing that my sleep/recovery will be very bad or nonexistent.

    Im a mailman and walk about 10 miles a day so I’m not sedentary, so that’s good. But, should I wait until baby is back to a good sleep schedule before adding some intervals or even endurance riding? Open to all opinions and suggestions. Thanks.

    4 Comments
    2024/11/03
    21:24 UTC

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    Looking for a new gravel bike.

    Looking into a new gravel bike and would really appreciate some insight. I'm trying to stay under 3k and have never owned a road or gravel bike. Though have a trek mountain bike I really enjoy. I'd like to get into bike packing and generally riding longer distances than I do currently (12 ish miles 3-4x a week). I've been looking for a few months and considering these two bikes. If you have an opinion on one vs the other or have a recommendation on something different, I would greatly appreciate the insight.

    https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/revolt-advanced-2-2022

    https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/road-bikes/gravel-bikes/checkpoint/checkpoint-alr/checkpoint-alr-5/p/41640/?colorCode=red

    2 Comments
    2024/11/03
    21:19 UTC

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    Some middle-aged man rammed me off the trail and left (injury)

    I was riding at the San Gabriel River Trail just down of the Santa Fe Dam, Southern California doing my usual route when I passed this middle-aged man with a mustache wearing a dark blue kit. I'm not sure what his bike brand he was riding, it was black and the front chain ring was 2x I think. Anyhow, when I passed him on the left, I left plenty of room, and even took the other lane as there was no one coming towards us. Fast forward half mile, I saw him try to pass me on the left so I moved closer to my right to let him through. However, it seemed like he didn't want to commit to the pass and went back behind me again so I ignored it but, continue to keep to my right just in case. Another half mile later, I realized I missed my exit so I began to look around where I was and then suddenly, without warning, he tries to pass on my RIGHT. Recall that I was already keeping to my right in any case he wanted to pass, and he rammed my shoulder to push his through. Because of this, his back wheel slammed into my front wheel, causing my bike to instantly stop and I got launched off the trail. The trail is elevated and on either side is a slope of rocks and sand, so I got pretty scratched up and injured. However, he didn't even stop and continued going. Thankfully, three very nice gentlemen pulled me out of the slope of rocks and back onto the trail because I couldn't climb out of it myself. However, I'm not sure what to do anymore. I feel disgusted that he basically got away with it and wants some justice to be served, but I also realized finding this man and demanding at least an apology is basically impossible. Thoughts?

    20 Comments
    2024/11/03
    20:42 UTC

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    Silca Waxed Chain + Silca Super Secret Chain Lube — Usage Question

    I have a brand new chain that was treated with Silca's wax system, using their Chain Blend Wax + Endurance Chip. It has now been used for 300 miles, as I figured 300 miles would be the range before needing to do something to extend its use.

    So now, I want to apply the Silca super secret chain lube, which is wax-based and designed for immersion-waxed chain systems.

    What I'm wondering is how many more miles will I get using the Silca super secret coating beyond the initial 300 miles since waxing the chain?

    Stated differently, how many additional miles could I anticipate using the chain with the ultra-secret coating before having to completely re-wax it?

    I hope that makes sense, any insights would be much appreciated...

    10 Comments
    2024/11/03
    20:37 UTC

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    UPDATE: Ride Completed! First Long Ride - 165mi / 265km. Is this a bad idea?

    This post is about 3 months late, as I completed the ride back in August. I managed to do the entire ride in 10:38 (avg moving speed 16.1mph, total ascent ~6900ft), with a total time of around 13 hours.

    Leading up to the event I tested a century ride which went perfectly fine. A little saddle discomfort, total ride time between 6-7 hours. This gave me the confidence to push forward. I got a bike fit the day before the event. A huge gamble, but it paid off tremendously. On the day of the event, the ride went smoothly. I managed to find some people to ride with for the first century, but rode entirely alone on the last 71 miles. The course was a little longer than posted, and I felt every last one of those 6 miles.

    Overall it was quite difficult, but I managed to do it without significant pain or injury. I made sure to hydrate and eat at each rest stop, and was fortunate enough to have no mechanical issues. I'm a little disappointed with how much down time I took, but a lot of that was done intentionally to stay with the group of riders I was with. I'm looking forward to tackling distance events next season, and will train hard in the off season with Zwift to come back swinging. Thanks to everyone who provided their input!

    2 Comments
    2024/11/03
    20:27 UTC

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    How to deal with sweat while cycling

    I'm going to coaching class via cycle and by the time I get there iam drenched in sweat. I hate sitting in classroom with sweat soaked shirt and pant

    24 Comments
    2024/11/03
    20:24 UTC

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    Canyon Speedmad x Kickr Core

    Hi all, has anyone managed to put a Canyon Speedmax onto the trainer? I must be super dumb because I have tried for half an hour without success.

    When using the provided Kickr spacers for a thru-axle 12-speed, the spacers become too wide, and the bike doesn't fit.

    If I remove one of the spacers, it mounts but gets wobbly.

    Please enlighten me 🙌🏻

    1 Comment
    2024/11/03
    20:15 UTC

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    Will shorter cranks help with hip pain?

    So I often get quite a lot of hip pain while cycling especially with longer hours, and often also leads to low back pain. I wanted to ask if getting shorter cranks would help with that as a lot of people are recommending it online, would a swap from 172.5mm to 165mm make a significant impact? Thank you

    14 Comments
    2024/11/03
    20:01 UTC

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    Need help figuring out if a bike is legit

    I found this bike on buycycle and i honestly cant tell if its a scam or not. Ive also heard both good and bad about buycycle so even if the bike is legit then i dont know if i should even use buycycle.

    8 Comments
    2024/11/03
    19:28 UTC

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    Is it just me or tubeless cleanup = nightmare!?

    I’m trying to clean an inner tube that uses silca tubeless sealant and it’s like I’ve taken a job helping a forensic cleanup. One I’m wildly underqualified for. wth you do??

    46 Comments
    2024/11/03
    19:00 UTC

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    Cycling with steel toed boots?

    I recently took up cycling again. Haven't done it in 10 years.

    I wear heavy steel toe boots. Is it ok to cycle in these? How much does it hamper your cycling?

    Is the weight a problem or the angling of your feet? I figured the weight might not be an issue because when you get the cycling rhythm in motion, the weight will provide intertia (which will end up keeping you in that cycling rhythm)?

    One thing I've noticed is that my top thigh muscles (the ones right above your knee.....vastus lateralis and vastus medialis) feel very sore. I don't know if this is normal. I was expecting all thigh muscles to feel sore, I don't know why its just these muscles.

    Ps: I don't want to have to carry another pair of shoes in a backpack and keep switching between the 2. What a giant pain in the butt.

    44 Comments
    2024/11/03
    18:36 UTC

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