Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21569050)

I wish there were more options for all-carbon wheels like the Trispoke. Spoke tension gives me the willies.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569106)

A close friend tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, and today he lost taste/smell.

We did a few rides together last week, and had beers after(outside). I'm not freaking out, but I'm self-quarantining until next Friday..

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569106)

A close friend tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, and today he lost taste/smell.

We did a few rides together last week, and had beers after(outside). I'm not freaking out, but I'm self-quarantining until next Friday..

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569106)

A close friend tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, and today he lost taste/smell.

We did a few rides together last week, and had beers after(outside). I'm not freaking out, but I'm self-quarantining until next Friday..

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21569116)

Hope it passes you by.

Had a non-socially distanced ride with six guys today, for the first time since March. Hope we’re all clean.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21569122)

Yikes

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 21569124)

I'm crossing my fingers for ya.

And I'm definitely RSVPing in the negative for that group ride tomorrow.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 21569141)

Someone's trying to cash in on that 4th of July spirit! Posted for $4K two hours ago...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8a69f2d5df.jpg

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21569129)

:rolleyes:

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a026a14986.png

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 21569141)

Someone's trying to cash in on that 4th of July spirit! Posted for $4K two hours ago...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8a69f2d5df.jpg

Originally Posted by gnome (Post 21569121)

2 spoke wheels. just what you want. post a poll after you buy.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21568795)

that’s a lot of coffee. I like caffeine but not that much.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569135)

The last time we rode together was last Saturday. He got tested Thursday by the MLB team he works for, and it came up positive. Today he texted that he lost taste/smell, but feels okay.

When he told me he was positive, I called my employer, and they gave me the week off. I just hope I' didn't spread it to my mom. .

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 21569155)

Back in the days of my addiction, I ordered in from mexico City. Shipping cost was the same from 3 kilos to 50 kilos. So I ordered 7 kilos at a time, for a total of US$50 shipped. When I gave up the addiction, I still had 4 kilos left.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21568899)

Oh, I noticed the past few rides that my rear wheel makes a quiet but audible pinging sound under load. Silent when coasting or pedaling at Z2 or less.It sounds like the spokes are shifting slightly where they overlap, and I can reproduce a similar sound if I manually move the spokes where they cross.

The tension and trueness of the wheel is indeed off a bit, so my best guess is that's WHY the sounds are happening. I suppose I should put a tiny drop of oil at each junction for now.

Comments??

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21569157)

AZ must be a scary place right now. I’ll say again, I really hope everyone’s okay.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21569158)

I can't imagine life without coffee. Its half the reason I get out of bed in the morning.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569135)

The last time we rode together was last Saturday. He got tested Thursday by the MLB team he works for, and it came up positive. Today he texted that he lost taste/smell, but feels okay.

When he told me he was positive, I called my employer, and they gave me the week off. I just hope I' didn't spread it to my mom. .

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569162)

AZ is scary right now. Red Hats are still refusing to mask up,

Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21569014)

it sounds dangerously like “I can quit whenever I want.”

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21568612)

Covid-19 will likely be the catalyst that forced the big change, but the seeds were being sown for years. The "standard" price of a good tri bike doubled or more in a decade. Ironman hoovered up all the attention and people did focused plans for them that wiped out the ability to support local races. The sport became (or appeared to become) too expensive for the relatively-poor next generation, who wandered into running or CrossFit or Spartan races. The 40-somethings absolutely dominate now, and cluck their tongues at the poor moral fiber of the young'uns for not having the discipline for Ironman, nevermind the difficulty of doing it these days without parental backing or the kind of career that's hard to come by in your 20s (and nevermind that you need nearly a week off to do the races now).

Triathlon (via Ironman) priced out newcomers (both in equipment and the death of local races), and the ageing of their core customers is a death knell for the sport's relevancy.

Make no mistake, it's not going to die out completely. It has been contracting, and will continue to contract, and will likely become a sport for rich old white men doing Ironman and local races in certain metro areas.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 21569182)

Heh thatsashame.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 21569023)

In that case, you better get your ride on. :D

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21569157)

AZ must be a scary place right now. I’ll say again, I really hope everyone’s okay.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569135)

The last time we rode together was last Saturday. He got tested Thursday by the MLB team he works for, and it came up positive. Today he texted that he lost taste/smell, but feels okay.

When he told me he was positive, I called my employer, and they gave me the week off. I just hope I' didn't spread it to my mom. .

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21569106)

A close friend tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, and today he lost taste/smell.

We did a few rides together last week, and had beers after(outside). I'm not freaking out, but I'm self-quarantining until next Friday..