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Old 09-23-20, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
My jerseys fit exactly the way they're supposed to and how I like them. Thanks tho.
What he is getting at is that properly fitting modern jerseys don't sag when you have items in the pockets. If they sag then the jersey is a size or two too large. So I would propose maybe just the last part - they fit how you like them.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
I ordered one of those cylindrical bags last week because I'm tired of my keys & phone weighing my jersey down in the back.
Suddenly these images pop into my head....



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I'd like to get a conventional handlebar bag like this:

https://lonepeakpacks.com/product/alta-handlebar-pack/





Is the mount safe for carbon bars?

Will it be stable on a rough, unpaved surface (including mountain bike single track)?
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
What he is getting at is that properly fitting modern jerseys don't sag when you have items in the pockets. If they sag then the jersey is a size or two too large. So I would propose maybe just the last part - they fit how you like them.
I wear Terry's Soleil jerseys - they aren't made to fit skin tight. Like I said, they fit the way they are supposed to.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
I wear Terry's Soleil jerseys - they aren't made to fit skin tight. Like I said, they fit the way they are supposed to.
So not a jersey - got it.
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Old 09-23-20, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
First guy’s got his glove colors reversed.
No, not at all.
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Old 09-23-20, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
So not a jersey - got it.
"Technical T-Shirt" with pockets.
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
"Technical T-Shirt" with decorative, non-functional pockets.
Fify.
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Old 09-23-20, 02:28 PM
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So is it a requirement to be an ******* to be in the boy's club around here? Because I notice a lot of that, especially when answering newer cyclists questions. Just asking.
Where I live, we try to be encouraging and helpful to those who are just getting into the sport; we like to grow our community.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
So is it a requirement to be an ******* to be in the boy's club around here? Because I notice a lot of that, especially when answering newer cyclists questions. Just asking..
When newer cyclists ask questions, and then proceed to argue about the answers, then yes, you get that.

Basically, if you're asking a question (about anything, not necessarily cycling), don't then feel like you're expert enough to argue with the people responding to the question you had to ask because you didn't know. Very circular.
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Originally Posted by rubiksoval
When newer cyclists ask questions, and then proceed to argue about the answers, then yes, you get that.

Basically, if you're asking a question (about anything, not necessarily cycling), don't then feel like you're expert enough to argue with the people responding to the question you had to ask because you didn't know. Very circular.
FYI - I'm not a new cyclist. I'm talking about the way people are treated in general here from observation.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
So is it a requirement to be an ******* to be in the boy's club around here? Because I notice a lot of that, especially when answering newer cyclists questions. Just asking.
Where I live, we try to be encouraging and helpful to those who are just getting into the sport; we like to grow our community.
No, but it helps.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
FYI - I'm not a new cyclist. I'm talking about the way people are treated in general here from observation.
I wasn't referring to you. I was referring to people that start threads asking questions and then argue about the answers to said questions.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
FYI - I'm not a new cyclist. I'm talking about the way people are treated in general here from observation.
If you're talking about responses to you, specifically, you might have a point if your responses were free from snark... but they weren't.

rubiksoval is correct - generally, newer members with questions are treated well except when they push back on answers that they don't want to hear.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
No, but it helps.


Originally Posted by rubiksoval
I wasn't referring to you. I was referring to people that start threads asking questions and then argue about the answers to said questions.
Ah, gotcha. Apologies for misunderstanding.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
If you're talking about responses to you, specifically, you might have a point if your responses were free from snark... but they weren't.

rubiksoval is correct - generally, newer members with questions are treated well except when they push back on answers that they don't want to hear.
Actually they weren't - trust me, you'd know if I was being snarky. And I say that with no snark at all.

Totally off-topic, but you guys don't know how lucky you are that you don't have to walk through fire to get 50 posts just so you can get into the hidden forum with people of your own gender. Oy vey.
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Originally Posted by Rhondito
Actually they weren't - trust me, you'd know if I was being snarky. And I say that with no snark at all.

Totally off-topic, but you guys don't know how lucky you are that you don't have to walk through fire to get 50 posts just so you can get into the hidden forum with people of your own gender. Oy vey.
It read that way. *shrug*

Most don't even know about the super secret forum, others have heard only whispers. Probably makes sense, though - without some kind of gatekeeper, I'm sure there'd be some creepers lookin' for "fun."
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Most don't even know about the super secret forum,
What am i missing?
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Originally Posted by GlennR
What am i missing?
Oh, nothing.
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Oh, nothing.
Sorry... not that easy. Am I being excluded? Now that I think if it....
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Originally Posted by msu2001la
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Wonder if Phil needs that bag for the extra GoPro batteries, selfie stick, gimbal, etc. Having them at the front means he doesn't have to stop to switch recording modes. Don't think he carries it on his recorded KOM attempts.
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Originally Posted by GlennR
What am i missing?
Nobody talks about the super secret forum.
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Originally Posted by surak
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Wonder if Phil needs that bag for the extra GoPro batteries, selfie stick, gimbal, etc. Having them at the front means he doesn't have to stop to switch recording modes. Don't think he carries it on his recorded KOM attempts.
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Will remember that when I go for a KOM until then however I enjoy the comfort and convenience of an empty jersey.
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Originally Posted by Elvo
Typically you would put some of your heavier stuff in the handlebar bag like a tent, poles, food, cooking system, etc
Are they subspace bags?
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