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Old 08-09-20, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Sort of. I wish we had known we'd be WFH for the foreseeable future and just not moved in the first place. The new windows should arrive in a couple of weeks and then I should be able to relax a bit more, if they do kill off the neighborhood noise.
When we swapped windows to sound damping models, it help considerably. Hard to believe that just panes of different thickness makes that much of a difference.
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Old 08-09-20, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
is that bad thing?
Is it bad that an additional 4-5 oz of water squeezed in to each wheel while riding through streams and puddles? Yeah, kinda.

That reminds me - they've been drying out since and I should probably get 'em refilled and inflated.
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Old 08-09-20, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi

That reminds me - they've been drying out since and I should probably get 'em refilled and inflated.

Glad I could be of service.
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Old 08-09-20, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Is it bad that an additional 4-5 oz of water squeezed in to each wheel while riding through streams and puddles? Yeah, kinda.

That reminds me - they've been drying out since and I should probably get 'em refilled and inflated.
Did you notice the alleged flywheel effect on your ride?
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Old 08-09-20, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
When we swapped windows to sound damping models, it help considerably. Hard to believe that just panes of different thickness makes that much of a difference.
Ha, good to know! Yes, we're getting Serenity Sound Control, which is exactly that. Not the beefy triple-glazed 4" thick ones, but the windows we have now are original, 20 years old, and aluminum. I don't think they do a whole lot even compared to new cheap windows. There's one window in particular that faces the street where cars rev to go uphill at speed, and that one might get an additional insert if the new windows help but not enough.

And the good thing about us having moved (out of the old house, the rental in between had the same access) is that the local riding is much much better. I'd have been far more out of sorts and limited back in the old house.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Ha, good to know! Yes, we're getting Serenity Sound Control, which is exactly that. Not the beefy triple-glazed 4" thick ones, but the windows we have now are original, 20 years old, and aluminum. I don't think they do a whole lot even compared to new cheap windows. There's one window in particular that faces the street where cars rev to go uphill at speed, and that one might get an additional insert if the new windows help but not enough.

And the good thing about us having moved (out of the old house, the rental in between had the same access) is that the local riding is much much better. I'd have been far more out of sorts and limited back in the old house.
Serenity now!

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Old 08-09-20, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Did you notice the alleged flywheel effect on your ride?
Strangely, I did not. I'm usually sensitive to that, so I can't imagine why I didn't notice this time around...

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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Strangely, I did not. I'm usually sensitive to that, so I can't imagine why I didn't notice this time around...

https://youtu.be/ZvHIg8Gof-c
that’s what a tropical storm looks like.
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Old 08-09-20, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Wait, this is what the pedal looks like. What makes the axle/pedal loose? Is something worn out? I don't get it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-d_9r0Qx6s
Maybe the retaining bolt is loose.

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Originally Posted by bampilot06
that’s what a tropical storm looks like.
Does that mean that I get a mileage modifier for today?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Whoa, one thing I just noticed is that the "wear plates" are shot, though I don't see where they're supposed to screw in, as shown in above video.
https://www.excelsports.com/main.asp...&brand=shimano
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Does that mean that I get a mileage modifier for today?
meh.
Ill give you props for continuing. I would have not done that.
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Old 08-09-20, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Does that mean that I get a mileage modifier for today?
yes. half as many.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Nice.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
wut
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Originally Posted by LAJ
That road--yikes.
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Since I have the camera connected...

I'd forgotten about this one, which happened at the outset of the 200k a few days back - a little concerning because there was a car coming up along side me, too.

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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Nice.
No doubt. Still, the sun was out. While you're in the rain on a day like yours, for some reason, it's not horrible. Watching back, you never realize how bad it was. Good job getting through it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
That road--yikes.
Not a bad road at all.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Since I have the camera connected...

I'd forgotten about this one, which happened at the outset of the 200k a few days back - a little concerning because there was a car coming up along side me, too.

https://youtu.be/fzNLTQSFRAE

Jeez. People are so dang weird.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Not a bad road at all.



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Seriously. We have winter here, and roads are a secondary consideration. That road isn't bad.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
That's the one that connects to the crank arm? It's quite tight, as in a moderate effort to turn it failed.

Why? Other than a little looseness in one axle and the wear plates, the pedals still seem good.

If these are what goes with a Ultegra 6600-era pedal, they're only $10.00?

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
That road--yikes.
What's the problem?
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