Been away for about 5 years...what have I missed??
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Been away for about 5 years...what have I missed??
I've been away from cycling completely for about 5 years. I was a regular on this forum and this is my first post since 2016. After watching my beloved road bike sitting the corner of the garage for years just wasting away I decided to give it another go. Dropped it off at the local shop today for a complete overhaul and am looking to get back in the saddle. One thing I have noticed is that cyclocross disk brakes are all the rage now instead of rim brakes. What else have I missed?
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Bars and tires are wider now.
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Through axles.
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contentious presidential election. Also there was some civil strife, and an insurrection in Washington DC. But most of us continued to ride through it all. There. You’re up to speed. Welcome back.
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They make special bikes just for gravel roads.
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Actually, I have been riding but possibly in some sheltered location. Where the heck did gravel bikes come from? My road bike has done a few rides of about 15 or so miles on forest service roads. I did break a spoke on one of those rides but released the brakes on that wheel and climbed a 2500 foot pass on pavement the next day. Was very cautious coming back down with only the one brake!!! And then I did get a "dedicated" mt bike which saw mostly pavement but the occasional interesting off road adventures like a week in Moab with no shocks. Those were the days.
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Quick release is over. It has seen its day. And until I got a new bike about three months ago, I never knew from through axles. No skewer. A cylinder that goes through on fork (front) and has threads that screw into the opposite fork. Same idea for the rear.
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BEST THING is that your old bike will still do!!!!
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Been away for about 5 years...what have I missed??
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Press fit bottom brackets are slowly going away and 27.2 seatposts are coming back to the normal. Most road bikes have discs but I predict rim brakes may come back to some extent like the 27.2's if the pro racers become more outspoken like Chris Froome is. The industry is still trying to push road tubeless but they don't seem to be winning the fight.
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