Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 21589984)

:bday:

I choose to have mine done by people who do such things for a living, especially since we are talking canti brakes that can be finicky and squeal like a stuck pig if not set up properly. I also pay a CPA to do my taxes. I'm worth it.

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 21590147)

Here is my perspective as someone who has toured exclusively with bar ends:

Most of the time, I don't miss having brifters. But during a cross-PA tour back in 2014 I realized that they would have been much more convenient in certain circumstances. There was a long section of road with relatively small ups and downs. The road was bumpy in a lot of places with patches of sand/gravel on the shoulder. It would have been nice to be able to shift quickly and frequently through the range of the cassette to try to take advantage of momentum as I transitioned from going down to up, but I was reluctant to take a hand of the bars to reach for the bar ends. Instead, I pretty much coasted into the uphill until my speed dropped to the point where it caught up with whatever gear I was in.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21590106)

Disappointing ride today. Felt slow, my HR was living in Z6, and breeze from the E threw my pacing off.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 21590152)

And then I'm done buying bike stuff.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590111)

I take it the second from the bottom with the octo handle is yours? 240?

Originally Posted by phrantic09 (Post 21589982)

Made another over asking offer on yet another house... find out today at 10:30ish if we got it.

Its a great house and will work really well for our family. It’s also got a huge basement that we can put a gym / family room in. I’m a little annoyed that it’s 50k more than the last one we lost, puts a little bit of a damper on my pool install plans, but we’re pretty excited about it. 3 of my daughters’ friends live on that street so it will be great for them.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590175)

Felt slow or were slow? Sometimes, those days where I feel like dog poo are actually pretty good.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21590184)

Yes, my precious...

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21590192)

Yup; that dog poo feeling can be an indicator that you have the throttle open to where it needs to be and **** the legs if they don't like it. I use HR to make sure I'm not dogging it.

Only 5 sec over my PR for the course, but disappointing because of a focused (for me) high intensity week, followed by three light days. Also had good luck at the intersections. Might still be experiencing a touch of fatigue and this HSV attack hasn't helped. :50:

In my defense, I don't think anyone else set a PR today. Segment times suggest breeze was a factor.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21590192)

Yup; that dog poo feeling can be an indicator that you have the throttle open to where it needs to be and **** the legs if they don't like it. I use HR to make sure I'm not dogging it.

Only 5 sec over my PR for the course, but disappointing because of a focused (for me) high intensity week, followed by three light days. Also had good luck at the intersections. Might still be experiencing a touch of fatigue and this HSV attack hasn't helped. :50:

In my defense, I don't think anyone else set a PR today. Segment times suggest breeze was a factor.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21589688)

I rode the ebike to the shop and back today. About 14 miles, but it doesn't count. ;)

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590194)

Do you have a strong 240 preference? I was sorely tempted by a 210 Kono Fuji FM during Bernal's Juneteenth sale, but after getting used to a 240, I had a niggling feeling that I'd regret getting a 210, and an under-sized one, at that (typically 205).

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590117)

Are you certain that this doesn't belong in another thread?

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21590186)

Fingers crossed! House-buying sucks...

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21590234)

Yeah, I have a preference not only to 240 but... a long 240, like maybe a 250, and don't include the neck in that. The 210s are sort of the worst in being too large to be nimble, but too small to plow through peppers or pineapple.

Originally Posted by upthywazzoo (Post 21590046)

Primarily kitchen knives. Some foldable pocket knives. They're not all the same hardness of steel...not sure if that makes a difference? Longest blade about 8", shortest 3.125"

Edit: I also have a Fiskars splitting axe. That probably requires its own whetstone?

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590244)

...if I don't find more bike crap to spend money on before that. :innocent:

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21590245)

My instinct would be to keep axes away from kitchen knife stuff, but I have no evidence for that (nor any experience with an axe in the last three decades).

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 21589799)

interesting, per my YouTube history I also listened to a classic except my selection was timely.
https://youtu.be/_sef8vZJiIk

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21590252)

I'd sharpen the splitting axe on the sidewalk before it'd touch a wet stone.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21590234)

too large to be nimble, but too small to plow through peppers or pineapple.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21590096)

Found it! Just in time for K-Town winter.

https://twitter.com/businessinsider/...37436212928512

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21589993)

I can! What are you looking to sharpen, exactly?