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Views: 893
Posted By AndreyT

Exactly. This like those cassette tape sellers on...

Exactly. This like those cassette tape sellers on eBay who list their Maxell cassettes as "Maxwell" and then for the life of them can't figure out why people just ignore their listings...
06-04-24, 01:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 644
Posted By AndreyT

How can you tell whether it is a bee or not?

How can you tell whether it is a bee or not?
06-04-24, 01:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 974
Posted By AndreyT

Sidewalks are for salmoning only. If you need to...

Sidewalks are for salmoning only. If you need to ride short distance on the wrong side of the road (i.e. when it is not worth it to cross to the other side just to cross back again) you salmon using...
06-01-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 890
Posted By AndreyT

Android app as well as the browser version of...

Android app as well as the browser version of Garmin Connect - they all received major reworking. Don't get me wrong: no one says that Garmin has abandoned the entire Connect thing. On the contrary,...
05-31-24, 12:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 890
Posted By AndreyT

Um... It is not clear what the question is really...

Um... It is not clear what the question is really about. Seeing the map and data during the ride? Or seeing the map and data after the ride?

Can Edge bike computers themselves show a map during...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-08-23, 06:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 806
Posted By AndreyT

Those Graftek frames must've been quite popular...

Those Graftek frames must've been quite popular back in the day, if you managed to encounter so many "Sany/Panaphonic"-style-branded knock-offs: graftec, graftech...
11-06-23, 06:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,934
Posted By AndreyT

Nope. There are no contexts in which mixing...

Nope. There are no contexts in which mixing buzzards and vultures is acceptable. Buzzards are hunters. Vultures are scavengers. If might be "common" in some region, it is only out of purely regional...
10-29-23, 05:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,376
Posted By AndreyT

Considering the general quality of what Garmin...

Considering the general quality of what Garmin does, the only thing Garmin products can do is act as sensors, i.e. measure, collect and hand over raw data. For everything else Garmin is complete...
10-27-23, 01:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,631
Posted By AndreyT

Bizarre intersection... The posted morning...

Bizarre intersection... The posted morning scramble mode period ends at 9:15am.

And indeed, if you arrive at around 9:20am, diagonal crossing is no longer available, and the lights revert to...
10-24-23, 01:32 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,977
Posted By AndreyT

Strange discussion. Some people seem to be...

Strange discussion. Some people seem to be detached from reality.

This is USA. In USA your life is worth as much as you have yourself insured it for, and not a penny more. You insure yourself and...
10-19-23, 11:44 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 9,892
Posted By AndreyT

Not sure what is this topic supposed to be about...

Not sure what is this topic supposed to be about and why. Tried "felt tipped markers"? That probably includes an ordinary permanent marker. End of story. Problem solved.

P.S. Some people...
10-11-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,374
Posted By AndreyT

Is this the full extent of the problem? Just...

Is this the full extent of the problem? Just noise? Or is there something extra, like unreliable/hesitant shifting? Skipping chain? Autoshifting?

What gears are you talking about, BTW? Front? Rear?
10-06-23, 06:14 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,904
Posted By AndreyT

A mirror probably would. Of course, there is...

A mirror probably would. Of course, there is still no guarantee that he'd have time to realize what was happening and evade. Garmin Varia is a device that serves no meaningful purpose. It couldn't...
10-04-23, 05:34 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,620
Posted By AndreyT

No wonder. You needed "60mm", not "6omm". A...

No wonder. You needed "60mm", not "6omm". A simple typo resulted in your getting unjustifiably disappointed in your local bike shop...
09-29-23, 11:52 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,719
Posted By AndreyT

Don't care to criticize, but still.... What's the...

Don't care to criticize, but still.... What's the deal with the long steerer above the stem (or, more precisely, steerer extender)? I see that he's using a shock absorbing stem, and the handlebars...
09-26-23, 09:51 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 7,686
Posted By AndreyT

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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09-26-23, 05:45 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,393
Posted By AndreyT

Oh, I see. Mea culpa. I forgot to add that I'm...

Oh, I see. Mea culpa. I forgot to add that I'm talking specifically about riding techniques employed in high-performance road cycling world. It constantly keeps slipping my mind that this is "General...
09-26-23, 05:35 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,393
Posted By AndreyT

"Clydesdale" is the word you were apparently...

"Clydesdale" is the word you were apparently looking for, if you are into that whole brevity thing...
09-26-23, 04:11 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,393
Posted By AndreyT

Please, please, please tell me which one ticked...

Please, please, please tell me which one ticked you off! The "pedal out of shifting mistake"? Or the "slow mobius" one?
09-26-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,393
Posted By AndreyT

Perhaps. But this sounds more like an excuse....

Perhaps. But this sounds more like an excuse. Most of the time it is just a way to pedal out of a shifting mistake. Also, in 9 cases out of 10 some poseur-ish cyclists opt for the out-of-the-saddle...
09-26-23, 01:25 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,393
Posted By AndreyT

Um... But that defeats the point of getting out...

Um... But that defeats the point of getting out of the saddle.

In the saddle the force you can apply to the pedals is limited by your body weight. Beginner cyclists might find it difficult to...
09-26-23, 12:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 578
Posted By AndreyT

That probably explains why you "can't think of...

That probably explains why you "can't think of any reason". For most cyclists it doesn't work that way. Our bikes are sometimes stacked by a roadside cafe or a coffee shop, while we refill our water...
09-26-23, 11:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,328
Posted By AndreyT

Korben Dallas : [shoves a bag into Ruby's hands] ...

Korben Dallas : [shoves a bag into Ruby's hands] You guard this with your life, or you're gonna look like this guy here! You green?
DJ Ruby Rhod : G-green.
[cut to the President's office, where...
09-22-23, 03:19 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

I once knew a guy who smoked cigarettes well into...

I once knew a guy who smoked cigarettes well into his seventies. (He's still kicking, BTW, in his eighties now. Don't know whether he still smokes, though). When I asked him why he was doing that, he...
09-22-23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

Hear, hear! It is as old as the world, though, no...

Hear, hear! It is as old as the world, though, no need for online access. The surprise and amazement at the "Earth is round" claim, for one example, dates back to far before the advent of any form of...
09-22-23, 01:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 783
Posted By AndreyT

[/list] An obvious bit of crucially important...

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An obvious bit of crucially important information is missing: is it consistently associated with a specific position of the cranks during the revolution? Does it seem to be associated with...
09-22-23, 01:11 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

I'm sure there is a "quality vs. quantity"...

I'm sure there is a "quality vs. quantity" dilemma hidden somewhere in here, which should make one wonder about what's "better". But I don't think anyone wants to take this topic that far off its...
09-22-23, 12:58 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

Back in the day, not too many people, I guess....

Back in the day, not too many people, I guess. But even centuries ago we already understood quite well that people are sufficiently well-equpped for dealing with this kind of situations. Otherwise,...
09-22-23, 12:27 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

I agree. In about six or seven hundred years of...

I agree. In about six or seven hundred years of continuous inhalation it might accumulate enough contaminants to cause a fit of hard coughing. Or maybe two.



Depends on the objective against...
09-22-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

Come to think of it... kinda my point exactly.

Come to think of it... kinda my point exactly.
09-22-23, 11:33 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

Exactly. Some people breathe air quality monitor...

Exactly. Some people breathe air quality monitor sites, apparently. Those bizarre quirks of hive mind societies...
09-22-23, 11:07 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,948
Posted By AndreyT

Maybe bicycle riding implies less of that...

Maybe bicycle riding implies less of that "princess on a pea" syndrome. I remember real bad air quality in Bay Area a year or two ago, when the coast was burning. Not that it prevented me or other...
09-22-23, 10:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,912
Posted By AndreyT

As it has already been explained previously, this...

As it has already been explained previously, this is how it should be. The first (fainter) click is not a shifting click. It is "trim" - a feature intended to eliminate chain rub in big-big...
09-21-23, 11:10 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,545
Posted By AndreyT

You mean, to use your brake levers to control...

You mean, to use your brake levers to control shifting? I always marveled at the idea, but never got around to trying it. Please, post your results.
09-20-23, 09:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 968
Posted By AndreyT

Not sure where you get this idea. I'm using FR160...

Not sure where you get this idea. I'm using FR160 myself. I don't observe any change in perceived brightness in a wide range of vertical angles.
09-19-23, 10:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 756
Posted By AndreyT

No, they are not "only kept from buckling by the...

No, they are not "only kept from buckling by the plastic cover". Nobody makes compressionless brake housing like that. The enabling technology that made compressionless brake housing possible is...
09-18-23, 02:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 756
Posted By AndreyT

Use good dedicated housing cutters. Install...

Use good dedicated housing cutters. Install ferrules. Good cutters usually produce an adequate cut right away, but I personally prefer to follow it up with Dremel to ensure the end is perfectly...
09-18-23, 12:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,912
Posted By AndreyT

Mine does the same thing. Also 2x10 SRAM...

Mine does the same thing. Also 2x10 SRAM drivetrain on a Specialized bicycle. This is normal for small-small combination.

As always, the intensity of this effect will depend on chainline...
09-16-23, 07:47 PM
Replies: 1,999
Views: 453,660
Posted By AndreyT

Rode the above route on September 3. Started from...

Rode the above route on September 3. Started from Gazos Creek Beach at around 8 am. The Butano Fire Road was still foggy when I got to its beginning at Cloverdale
...
09-15-23, 04:40 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

As it is virtually always the case, such...

As it is virtually always the case, such aggressively assertive statements lack any specifics. It wouldn't be that difficult to name those "forces" (that "depend on the mass of the bicycle"), would...
09-15-23, 03:24 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

Compared to the forces being discussed, the...

Compared to the forces being discussed, the contribution of rolling resistance is so disappearingly small as to be completely irrelevant. Its contribution is below the noise floor. The ultra-precise...
09-15-23, 03:14 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

... and the only force we are talking about here....

... and the only force we are talking about here. Since the topic is how the bicycle mass affects the effort. So, yes, there is such thing as conservative bike route.



... and irrelevant, since...
09-15-23, 02:24 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell,...

Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell, Santa Clara, Los Gatos. I choose my routes to include quieter residential streets as much as possible. Most of the route I don't have to worry about...
09-15-23, 01:11 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

Yes, that is absolutely correct. That's actually...

Yes, that is absolutely correct. That's actually the reason we strive to make bicycles lighter. But that's not physics anymore. That's human anatomy and physiology.

(One can actually attempt to...
09-15-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

There is. The biggest problem with bike...

There is.

The biggest problem with bike commuting is plain boredom. The boredom of riding the same route again, again and again, day after day. Of course, one can always alter their route to make...
09-15-23, 12:39 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

Exactly: physics. Which clearly and explicitly...

Exactly: physics. Which clearly and explicitly tells us that weight/mass has no effect on effort when riding with constant speed. Physics tells us that on a flat course mass matters only when...
09-15-23, 12:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,336
Posted By AndreyT

When are you planning to use it in Strobe mode?...

When are you planning to use it in Strobe mode? Daytime? Nighttime?

If you want a marker light for daytime riding, then you are going to have to use it in very bright Strobe mode with high energy...
09-15-23, 12:15 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 7,657
Posted By AndreyT

??? Not clear to me why "heavier" and "less...

???

Not clear to me why "heavier" and "less efficient" are lumped together here. Less efficient bike will indeed need more effort. A heavier bike will not need more effort. Bike weight has no...
09-15-23, 11:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 810
Posted By AndreyT

Correct. You shouldn't even try to. The external...

Correct. You shouldn't even try to. The external nut is usually fairly thin/shallow and threadlocked in place pretty well. Any attempts to remove it with a hex wrench will usually chew it up and ruin...
09-14-23, 10:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 855
Posted By AndreyT

Ugh... What does "has numbers on it" mean? Are...

Ugh... What does "has numbers on it" mean? Are the number coherent or broken up? Does the headunit actually "work" in all other respects, like responds to buttons, changes modes, allows you to enter...
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