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Forum: Road Cycling
06-08-24, 07:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 251
Posted By merlinextraligh

Granted. But it’s supposed to be hard. If any...

Granted. But it’s supposed to be hard. If any wanker could show up and do it, where’s the challenge?

”We don’t choose to do it because it easy; we choose to do it because it is hard”.

With an...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-07-24, 01:51 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 3,037
Posted By merlinextraligh

so, the Flint Hills, where Unbound Gravel goes...

so, the Flint Hills, where Unbound Gravel goes through is actually not farm country. The rocky nature of the area makes it unfit for large scale farming and is why it’s about the last open prairie...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-07-24, 06:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 268
Posted By merlinextraligh

I’ve ridden all through the area the OP is...

I’ve ridden all through the area the OP is talking about. Tons of cyclists ride the bike lane from Jacksonville to St Augustine and below St Augustine.

Heck the North Florida Bicycle Club, about...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 636
Posted By merlinextraligh

Modern drivetrains are pretty robust. We’ll shift...

Modern drivetrains are pretty robust. We’ll shift climbing out of the saddle climbing on the tandem. We do try to let off the pressure for a split second as we do it.

If it can take 350lbs of...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 06:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 268
Posted By merlinextraligh

Not sure you’re picking your routes well. You can...

Not sure you’re picking your routes well. You can pretty much make your way south fro St Augustine on dedicated bike lane. and north past St Augustine all the way to Georgia

You might want to...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,246
Posted By merlinextraligh

Been riding road tubeless on various bikes for...

Been riding road tubeless on various bikes for several years. We definitely have fewer flats.

When We have flats tubeless, it’s just not been a problem. Remove the valve stem and pop in a tube. It...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 3,037
Posted By merlinextraligh

Actually, that’s kinda my point. DK was an...

Actually, that’s kinda my point. DK was an amazing grass routes event,grown up by locals.

Corporate owned Unbound is a different animal. My speculation, and it is that, is that a certain segment...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 01:48 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,533
Posted By merlinextraligh

The weight benefit of TPU is a bit overstated. I...

The weight benefit of TPU is a bit overstated. I bought my first Tpu tubes, lastly because they store easily in a seatbag.

out of curiosity, I weighed the tpu tube and lightweight butyl tube,...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 3,037
Posted By merlinextraligh

This wouldn’t have happened when it was Dirty...

This wouldn’t have happened when it was Dirty Kanza:rolleyes:
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-24, 01:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 251
Posted By merlinextraligh

If you can climb at 4 w/kg, and have fairly good...

If you can climb at 4 w/kg, and have fairly good endurance it’s definitely doable. I’m bigger than you and when I did it had an ftp around that and finished fast enough to get a silver medal.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-24, 05:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 421
Posted By merlinextraligh

Thanks for bumping this. WBR is matching gifts...

Thanks for bumping this. WBR is matching gifts again but it ends today.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 04:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 769
Posted By merlinextraligh

Don’t know about your particular tires, but ...

Don’t know about your particular tires, but BikeTiresdirect seems pretty reliable.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-28-24, 04:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 873
Posted By merlinextraligh

Arguably, having the data, and using it well is...

Arguably, having the data, and using it well is more important as we age. As you get older, it’s harder to recover, and easier to get sick and injured. So if you’re going to train, being smart in how...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-28-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 873
Posted By merlinextraligh

Also, if you use power, and heart rate, by...

Also, if you use power, and heart rate, by correlating power, hr, and perceived effort, you can learn more about your body’s response to training, and learn, when you should push through a bad day,...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-28-24, 06:59 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 873
Posted By merlinextraligh

If you want to use it as more than a curiosity,...

If you want to use it as more than a curiosity, buy the book Training and Racing with a power meter by Allen and Coggan. At 78, and wanting to stay strong and healthy, you can use the data from the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-27-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,650
Posted By merlinextraligh

a long zone 2 ride doesn’t count as light,...

a long zone 2 ride doesn’t count as light, particularly if it’s accompanied by 6 hard days week after week

I’ve had the benefit of working with Pro Tour level coaches over the last 40 years, and...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-26-24, 07:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,180
Posted By merlinextraligh

DT Swiss 240 is available with QR and disc...

DT Swiss 240 is available with QR and disc compatible.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-24, 07:21 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,650
Posted By merlinextraligh

Also, where is your training plan coming from? Is...

Also, where is your training plan coming from? Is a coach actually telling you,to do this? If your hard days are truly hard, you’re riding 7 days a week, and your “rest day” is a long zone 2 ride,...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-24, 07:10 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,650
Posted By merlinextraligh

Better idea, you might benefit from some actual...

Better idea, you might benefit from some actual rest days. You don’t get faster/stronger from training. You get faster from your body adapting to a training stimulus, which occurs with rest.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-24, 06:57 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,650
Posted By merlinextraligh

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Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-24-24, 06:04 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,180
Posted By merlinextraligh

So, why not use an Evolve fork? I’m assuming that...

So, why not use an Evolve fork? I’m assuming that Santana’s current steerer diameter is different from your older Santana?

As for front hubs, we use DT240’s on several different sets of wheels...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-24-24, 05:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,180
Posted By merlinextraligh

You mean Bill McCready was not supportive of an...

You mean Bill McCready was not supportive of an idea that was not his own. Sounds “ proper” to me.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-23-24, 06:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 629
Posted By merlinextraligh

unless you switch to metric😁

unless you switch to metric😁
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-24, 06:45 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 19,735
Posted By merlinextraligh

Again in absolute terms, the more you weigh, the...

Again in absolute terms, the more you weigh, the more aerodynamic drag you have is correct.

However, coasting downhill ( which I believe is where this started), the larger rider’s added mass will...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-24, 06:39 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 19,735
Posted By merlinextraligh

they’re relatively more aero in relation to their...

they’re relatively more aero in relation to their power output, i.e. watts/surface area tends to be better for a larger rider than a smaller equally fit rider, while the smaller rider is likely to...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-24, 07:39 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 19,735
Posted By merlinextraligh

way too big of a generalization. If we’re talking...

way too big of a generalization. If we’re talking about body weight, you have to consider surface to volume ratio. As people get heavier, their surface area doesn’t increase linearly with weight....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-24, 07:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 440
Posted By merlinextraligh

So add in a power/speed calculator like...

So add in a power/speed calculator like Kruezotter. For time trialing the number you need to know is your ftp. From that you can calculate the speed you should be able to maintain for a given grade....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-24, 07:19 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 4,639
Posted By merlinextraligh

Actually, I think mute captured it. Just as well...

Actually, I think mute captured it. Just as well not to hear it.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-24, 06:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 568
Posted By merlinextraligh

Somehow when you have catastrophic failures in...

Somehow when you have catastrophic failures in races, and those failures are featured in Velonews, it hurts your reputation.

Bad rap or not, with so little to recommend those wheels, I’d just say...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-24, 05:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 182
Posted By merlinextraligh

Huret jubilee. Lightest ever, and so minimal it’s...

Huret jubilee. Lightest ever, and so minimal it’s got to be aero:twitchy:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 933
Posted By merlinextraligh

Because you value your nuts? Also if you’re...

Because you value your nuts?

Also if you’re taking your hand off the bars to shift anyway, downtube mounted shifters are only a slightly further reach, and have much less cable housing cable run....
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-14-24, 08:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,874
Posted By merlinextraligh

When this bike was made, the original Schwinn...

When this bike was made, the original Schwinn family company was long gone. There was no Schwinn actually making bikes. So the question would be better put as: “To whom did Zell-Chilmark ( the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-14-24, 07:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,144
Posted By merlinextraligh

We run 28mm Continental 5000 tubeless. At 350 lbs...

We run 28mm Continental 5000 tubeless. At 350 lbs team weight we can run them at 85lbs, or less, with no issues.

Ride is much smoother than tubed, which would require higher pressure for the same...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-14-24, 07:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,874
Posted By merlinextraligh

IMHO, the only thing that legitimately can be...

IMHO, the only thing that legitimately can be viewed as a true Schwinn or Paramount, post Schwinn’s bankruptcy was built by Richard Schwinn in Waterford Wisconsin.

while this may be a nice bike,...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 10:41 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,057
Posted By merlinextraligh

Of course Hammer is in the business of selling...

Of course Hammer is in the business of selling nutrition other than regular meals.

I can tell you from personal observation that Pro cyclists eat meals within 3 hours of racing. Typical before a...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 07:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,774
Posted By merlinextraligh

which is the fallacy we always get in these...

which is the fallacy we always get in these threads. Optimizing your tires and your position are not mutually exclusive. You’ll be faster with the best wheel tire setup, and the best position, than...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 07:30 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,774
Posted By merlinextraligh

This. For time trialing you’re almost certainly...

This. For time trialing you’re almost certainly going to be faster with tire size optimized for your wheels. The wheel manufacturer for deep sectioned wheels usually states the tire size for which...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 07:27 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 885
Posted By merlinextraligh

The primary benefits to drop bars would appear to...

The primary benefits to drop bars would appear to be of limited value on a commuter e-bike.

the ability to get aero is diminished in value when your speed is not limited by how aero you are, but...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-12-24, 04:40 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 4,699
Posted By merlinextraligh

No doubt. However, the Varia can help you know...

No doubt. However, the Varia can help you know when to look. For example if I want to turn left, and the Garmin tells me a car’s there, I stay put, no need to look back, If it tells me nothing”s...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-08-24, 08:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 629
Posted By merlinextraligh

Also, if you’re looking for things to upgrade, I...

Also, if you’re looking for things to upgrade, I would seriously consider hydraulic disc brakes. It may not matter if you’re riding it in Houston, but for us, we were not satisfied with cable disc...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-08-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 629
Posted By merlinextraligh

In theory, 650b wheels with wider tires shouldn’t...

In theory, 650b wheels with wider tires shouldn’t lower your BB, if you go with a sufficiently wide tire. The diameter of 650b wheel with a 40mm tire is about the same as a 700c wheel with a 25mm...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-08-24, 07:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 629
Posted By merlinextraligh

As mentioned by others above, the belt is clean,...

As mentioned by others above, the belt is clean, quiet, very rarely needs adjusting, and lasts longer. We have belts on 2 Calfees, and have at least 20,000 miles and 10,000 on the belts.

An...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-08-24, 07:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,551
Posted By merlinextraligh

If your committed to a Rohloff hub, this is an...

If your committed to a Rohloff hub, this is an approach to improve it, and if it works for you great.

It appears to me however, that Rohloff is becoming a bit archaic in a world of electronic...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-01-24, 08:10 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 6,320
Posted By merlinextraligh

So we can actually graph this out following the...

So we can actually graph this out following the concept of marginal utility. Let’s assume for the sake of argument that the return for increased spending gets steep above $5000. That is only part of...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-30-24, 03:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,144
Posted By merlinextraligh

The reason we went with 28 spokes was stiffness....

The reason we went with 28 spokes was stiffness. Working with Calfee, specing 2 different bikes, they recommended not going below 24 spokes.

the thought being not that the 24 spoke wheel would...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-28-24, 01:11 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,228
Posted By merlinextraligh

If your goal is to flip the bike for a profit,...

If your goal is to flip the bike for a profit, tubulars will significantly limit your market. There are very few people left who want to ride tubulars. That’s why you find great deals on used tubular...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 04:38 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,228
Posted By merlinextraligh

The weight penalty is definitely shrinking, but...

The weight penalty is definitely shrinking, but for the same dollars, the comparable disc brake bike is still heavier. And at the pointy end it’s hard to get a 12-13lb disc brake bike.

That said,...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-25-24, 02:07 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,228
Posted By merlinextraligh

The poor braking of cf rims with rim brakes is...

The poor braking of cf rims with rim brakes is way overstated. I’ve descended the Gavia in the Snow and rain at race pace and live to tell the tail.

braking in the wet is the one place that discs...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-24, 03:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,339
Posted By merlinextraligh

You’re missing the point. When you resort to...

You’re missing the point. When you resort to attacking someone because they’’re old, and insult their personal traits, you reveal the weakness of your argument.

If you can’t support your position...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-24, 03:03 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,339
Posted By merlinextraligh

Now you resort to ad hominem attacks, and ageism....

Now you resort to ad hominem attacks, and ageism. Our disagreement is an empirically observable fact. No reason to get upset, resort to logically unsound attacks, and insults.

So rather than...
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