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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-07-24, 03:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,020
Posted By The Chemist

I used to use a chest strap, but I switched to an...

I used to use a chest strap, but I switched to an arm band several years ago and won't go back. The arm band is more comfortable, just as accurate, and most importantly still reads accurately even on...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-24, 03:36 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

I'm also a teacher and I got back to school in...

I'm also a teacher and I got back to school in mid-August, so here's my updated numbers with three weeks of commuting. Also very happy to be back to the daily commute.


The Chemist (China)...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-18-24, 04:47 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,291
Posted By The Chemist

I did my first ever centuries (metric and...

I did my first ever centuries (metric and imperial) on a flat bar fitness hybrid many years ago. I do them today on a drop bar road or gravel bike. While the flat bar did work, for me it's far more...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-18-24, 04:45 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

42km. Just returned to Shanghai from a summer of...

42km. Just returned to Shanghai from a summer of riding around Calgary, AB, so getting myself re-accustomed to Shanghai's heat and humidity. Also nice to be back on the Ti bike.

Back to daily bike...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-18-24, 04:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,835
Posted By The Chemist

Front: Magicshine EVO 1700...

Front: Magicshine EVO 1700 (https://magicshine.com/products/evo-1700-underneath-mounted-bike-light)

Rear: Garmin Varia RTL515, plus additional small red blinker on back of helmet for extra...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-23-24, 12:32 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,586
Posted By The Chemist

Regular Marathons might be a better choice as...

Regular Marathons might be a better choice as they are lighter than the Plus model and are still very puncture resistant (and they're pretty quick in my experience - I had no issues averaging 29km/h...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-23-24, 12:24 AM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: Commuting
06-01-24, 03:00 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

The Chemist (China) ___________________ 1987...

The Chemist (China) ___________________ 1987 (3964mi total as of 1 June)
woodway (WA) __________________________ 1558 (1573 total)
gaucho777 ______________________________ 667.2 miles
Pantah (CA)...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-01-24, 02:38 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,768
Posted By The Chemist

My commuter has mechanical shifting (GRX812 rear...

My commuter has mechanical shifting (GRX812 rear derailleur with Sensah Team Pro brifters) with mechanical disc brakes (2 piston type). My road bike has electronic shifting with hydraulic discs. Love...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-28-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,600
Posted By The Chemist

Yep, have a Magene and a Sigeyi and they've both...

Yep, have a Magene and a Sigeyi and they've both been perfect for me over thousands of kilometres of riding.
Forum: Commuting
04-24-24, 06:24 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

woodway (WA) __________________________ 1558...

woodway (WA) __________________________ 1558 (1573 total)
The Chemist (China) ____________________ 1441 (2941mi total as of 24 April)
Pantah (CA) ____________________________ 393.9 (as of 4/18,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-24-24, 06:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,630
Posted By The Chemist

Super happy with my Brooks C15 on my gravel /...

Super happy with my Brooks C15 on my gravel / commuter bike. Comfortable even without bike shorts, and with bike shorts I have ridden it up to 300km in a day with no discomfort whatsoever. It's got...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-24-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,647
Posted By The Chemist

Personally I don't see the point to carbon bars....

Personally I don't see the point to carbon bars. My alloy bars from PRO have aero profile and internal routing at an insignificant weight penalty over carbon, and I'm happy to keep carbon to a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-24-24, 12:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,278
Posted By The Chemist

I had a rim fail with spoke hole cracking after...

I had a rim fail with spoke hole cracking after only around 18 months / 15000km. It was a 24 spoke disk brake wheel. Wasn't particularly happy with the cracking, but it wasn't a super expensive wheel...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-24, 08:35 PM
Replies: 511
Views: 154,181
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-05-24, 05:03 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,640
Posted By The Chemist

I run RideNow TPU tubes (24g) in my road bike and...

I run RideNow TPU tubes (24g) in my road bike and aside from one pinch flat which was caused by me not monitoring tire pressure frequently enough, I've had zero issues with them in over 2200km of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 08:17 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,113
Posted By The Chemist

The usual suspects: GPS (I use a Garmin Edge...

The usual suspects: GPS (I use a Garmin Edge Explore 2 and a Bryton Rider 750), Varia Radar, Power Meter (I use a Sigeyi AXO on my road bike and a Magene P505 on my gravel/commuter bike), Magene...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 08:07 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,121
Posted By The Chemist

My titanium road bike is about 9.2kg without...

My titanium road bike is about 9.2kg without bottles and the toolkit / saddlebag that I carry on all rides, but including pedals.

My steel commuter / gravel bike is 15kg in commuter guise...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 08:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,785
Posted By The Chemist

About 3km from home, on my evening commute home...

About 3km from home, on my evening commute home from work. I actually had all the tools and parts I would have needed to fix the flat that made me walk home, but I figured it was dark and it would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-24, 06:41 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-22-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,955
Posted By The Chemist

Whatever lets me maintain a comfortable 90-95...

Whatever lets me maintain a comfortable 90-95 cadence.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-22-24, 05:42 PM
Replies: 7,847
Views: 2,982,392
Posted By The Chemist

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Here it is in its final form in my use. Since the frame had a rear...
Forum: Commuting
03-16-24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,599
Posted By The Chemist

Anyone looking for a good fast rolling 700c...

Anyone looking for a good fast rolling 700c all-road tire should do themselves a favour and look at the Michelin Power Adventure. I was looking for a good tire for my commuter a couple of months ago...
Forum: Commuting
03-16-24, 05:05 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 15,897
Posted By The Chemist

Yeah, I had a similar failure just a couple of...

Yeah, I had a similar failure just a couple of weeks ago. Was doing some maintenance and noticed my rear wheel was wobbling quite a bit. Closer inspection revealed that a couple of spokes had started...
Forum: Commuting
03-16-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

The Chemist (China) ____________________ 875.5...

The Chemist (China) ____________________ 875.5 (1904mi total as of 16 March)
woodway (WA) ___________________________ 534 (549 total)
gaucho777 ______________________________ 270.8 miles
Pantah...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-16-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Had to work on a Saturday, so lengthened my commute on the way...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-14-24, 10:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,422
Posted By The Chemist

My go-to casual shoe for warm weather riding -...

My go-to casual shoe for warm weather riding - Shimano SD501 sandal. I have SPD pedals on all my bikes so these are perfect.

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Forum: Commuting
03-14-24, 07:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,488
Posted By The Chemist

My commuter has a weatherproof Brooks Cambium...

My commuter has a weatherproof Brooks Cambium saddle, so it definitely does not need any kind of saddle cover.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-13-24, 06:42 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,276
Posted By The Chemist

For me, it's inattentive drivers, salmon...

For me, it's inattentive drivers, salmon (especially at night in the rain), and poorly synchronized traffic lights (especially if said traffic lights have really long cycle times). I can deal with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-06-24, 11:45 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,408
Posted By The Chemist

Anyone who doesn't think that bike looks amazing...

Anyone who doesn't think that bike looks amazing has a, shall we say, unusual taste in aesthetics.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-01-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,408
Posted By The Chemist

Anyone who thinks modern high end groupsets look...

Anyone who thinks modern high end groupsets look cheap has clearly only seen blurry internet photos of them, because as a former owner of Ultegra R8000 and now-owner of GRX800 and 105 Di2, I can...
Forum: Commuting
03-01-24, 08:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,156
Posted By The Chemist

I live on the edge of central Shanghai, and my...

I live on the edge of central Shanghai, and my commute is all high density urban area. I use a steel gravel bike with 36c tires to commute on, as some of the pavement isn't of the smoothest quality....
Forum: Commuting
03-01-24, 08:23 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 15,897
Posted By The Chemist

Finally no rain today. February was super wet,...

Finally no rain today. February was super wet, and this week was one of the wettest weeks of the month. Nice to have a dry commute both ways today, even if it was only a chilly 5 degrees in the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-29-24, 12:56 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 10,130
Posted By The Chemist

In terms of speed for a given power, assuming two...

In terms of speed for a given power, assuming two bikes are similarly geared and aren't more than 2-3kg different in weight, and on basically flat ground, I've found that the biggest bang for buck...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-24, 06:22 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 6,940
Posted By The Chemist

I dunno, Di2 engineering and craftsmanship (even...

I dunno, Di2 engineering and craftsmanship (even at the 105 level) is pretty top notch. I never realized what the fuss was about until I actually upgraded to 105 Di2, and it's a revelation. That's...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
02-24-24, 06:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 780
Posted By The Chemist

Very happy with mine. Decent battery life, decent...

Very happy with mine. Decent battery life, decent functionality, and decent navigation. I wish it had Di2 integration, but I didn't have Di2 at the time I bought it so I didn't think I'd need that.
...
Forum: Commuting
02-23-24, 06:38 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

woodway (WA)____________________________ 534 (549...

woodway (WA)____________________________ 534 (549 total)
The Chemist (China)_____________________ 523 (1388mi total as of 24 February)
gaucho777_______________________________ 205.2 miles
Pantah...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-12-24, 07:26 AM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Fastest ever non-downhill 40km ride today.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-24, 04:25 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 10,965
Posted By The Chemist

I've ridden 350km in a day, but the most I've...

I've ridden 350km in a day, but the most I've ever run is about 11km. It took me much longer to recover from my longest run than it did to recover from my longest bike ride. I don't think I'm cut out...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-24, 06:39 AM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-08-24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 17,317
Posted By The Chemist

Precisely why I had my custom bike built with...

Precisely why I had my custom bike built with standard parts, particularly bottom bracket (I used BSA threaded), seatpost/clamp (standard 27.2mm round) and fork / headset (standard 31.6mm handlebar...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-07-24, 07:05 AM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-30-24, 11:41 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-30-24, 11:36 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 5,497
Posted By The Chemist

I have three bikes and they all get used pretty...

I have three bikes and they all get used pretty frequently:

Alberta Clipper - custom Ti road bike. For good weather recreational rides (weekends and holidays)
Silver Jet - steel commuter / gravel...
Forum: Commuting
01-27-24, 08:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,224
Posted By The Chemist

Pretty much never enough snow here in Shanghai to...

Pretty much never enough snow here in Shanghai to require a plow. Even when snow does stick to the ground it's gone from roads within a day or two at absolute most.
Forum: Commuting
01-26-24, 07:52 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,257
Posted By The Chemist

The Chemist (China)_____________________ 417...

The Chemist (China)_____________________ 417 (600mi total as of 26 January) - will be on holiday for Chinese New Year for the next three weeks, so no more commuting until late February.
Pantah...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-21-24, 04:27 PM
Replies: 6,972
Views: 719,375
Posted By The Chemist

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Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
01-20-24, 11:00 PM
Replies: 1,578
Views: 415,642
Posted By The Chemist

I actually just went the other way with my Giant...

I actually just went the other way with my Giant FCR3500, which I had converted to drop bars quite a few years ago, as I bought a new frame and wanted to use the Giant frame as the basis of a bike...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
01-20-24, 10:54 PM
Replies: 7,847
Views: 2,982,392
Posted By The Chemist

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Rebuilt my Giant FCR3500 back into a form close to its...
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