Why is Rapha so divisive?
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Uh oh - Isadore has started "pushing" lifestyle/urban/casual - https://isadore.com/enhance-your-urbanity
Are they the next to be divisive?
Are they the next to be divisive?
I doubt the rider strava-ed his ride. He was too busy looking at his reflection whenever he passed a window.
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Uh oh - Isadore has started "pushing" lifestyle/urban/casual - https://isadore.com/enhance-your-urbanity
Are they the next to be divisive?
Are they the next to be divisive?
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Uh oh - Isadore has started "pushing" lifestyle/urban/casual - https://isadore.com/enhance-your-urbanity
Are they the next to be divisive?
Are they the next to be divisive?
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Uh oh - Isadore has started "pushing" lifestyle/urban/casual - https://isadore.com/enhance-your-urbanity
Are they the next to be divisive?
Are they the next to be divisive?
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Spend time on Mr Porter - this will seem like a bargain after a while. You know how brands come up with $1300/$1600 wheelsets and everyone is like "ooh, what a bargain"? Kinda the same effect.
Besides, it is only 105 in euros. That's a lot better.
PS: Those 170 euro Uniqlo-ripoff pants seriously DO annoy me.
Besides, it is only 105 in euros. That's a lot better.
PS: Those 170 euro Uniqlo-ripoff pants seriously DO annoy me.
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For me most sun sleeves just reflect my natural coloration - Anglo-Celtic phosphorescent white, or as a friend called it, "Frog Belly White".
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They are taking this reality thing a bit too far, arent they?
Like the Tacx and their "we will simulate road bumps for you" on the trainer. F'k off, you wont. I get enough bad roads as is, that i dont need them added voluntarily to my riding experience, and pay extra for the same.
Like the Tacx and their "we will simulate road bumps for you" on the trainer. F'k off, you wont. I get enough bad roads as is, that i dont need them added voluntarily to my riding experience, and pay extra for the same.
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I actually dont even have an active Zwift subscription right now. I saw that along with the $40/month plan, there was also a $10/month one - that would be great for me. All i need Zwift to do is basically run my workout for me while i was Netflix, and that is worth somewhere around this price to me.
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I prefer to let Zwift get the power from my Wahoo, and then i manually adjust the percentage during each interval so that my actual power, as read by the Quarq, falls in the desired range. My head unit records the power from my Quarq, which goes into my Training Peaks, and the Zwift workout is saved and subsequently ignored.
It's obviously a big improvement from my old Kurt Kinetic days when i just attached my bike, switched on the TV and rode...
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Yeah, i do, but i find that my Wahoo, even when calibrated, is always a little off compared to my Quarq and that if i use my Quarq to control trainer resistance, it ends up being a bit too erratic.
I prefer to let Zwift get the power from my Wahoo, and then i manually adjust the percentage during each interval so that my actual power, as read by the Quarq, falls in the desired range. My head unit records the power from my Quarq, which goes into my Training Peaks, and the Zwift workout is saved and subsequently ignored.
It's obviously a big improvement from my old Kurt Kinetic days when i just attached my bike, switched on the TV and rode...
I prefer to let Zwift get the power from my Wahoo, and then i manually adjust the percentage during each interval so that my actual power, as read by the Quarq, falls in the desired range. My head unit records the power from my Quarq, which goes into my Training Peaks, and the Zwift workout is saved and subsequently ignored.
It's obviously a big improvement from my old Kurt Kinetic days when i just attached my bike, switched on the TV and rode...
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Ugggh, prior to seeing this post I'd never heard of Rapha. I googled it. Never guess what I see in the browsers that aren't ad blocked now. Scariest part.... It's cross device. Not unique to Rapha, but unique enough case I know the exact origin of this creepy tracking instance. Not the thread itself, just that I googled something I never heard and now ads are served..... Now I'm wondering. Technically I don't google, kleenex common usage.. I often use Duck Duck Go, not that they're guaranteed to be what they promote, however I use bike forums across devices...
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Ugggh, prior to seeing this post I'd never heard of Rapha. I googled it. Never guess what I see in the browsers that aren't ad blocked now. Scariest part.... It's cross device. Not unique to Rapha, but unique enough case I know the exact origin of this creepy tracking instance. Not the thread itself, just that I googled something I never heard and now ads are served..... Now I'm wondering. Technically I don't google, kleenex common usage.. I often use Duck Duck Go, not that they're guaranteed to be what they promote, however I use bike forums across devices...
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