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Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,081
Posted By Bearhawker

I've only bought from them once and was very...

I've only bought from them once and was very happy with the product and service.

The problem for me is that they do not ship outside the US and for me to drive there to pick it up is a non-trivial...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-23, 03:55 PM
Replies: 3,083
Views: 512,679
Posted By Bearhawker

I live on an island so I'm never terribly far...

I live on an island so I'm never terribly far from water. Here's my bike on the way home from town on a couple of different rides.

...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-17-23, 10:17 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,134
Posted By Bearhawker

That was on my Norco Bigfoot 6.1 with my "skinny"...

That was on my Norco Bigfoot 6.1 with my "skinny" 4" "road" tires. 28T chain ring.

Averaged 24km/h on that bike most rides.

Fast? No.

Fast for a fatbike? Maybe

lmao
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
04-19-23, 12:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 858
Posted By Bearhawker

I have a 27-28" inseam. SOH doesn't exist in...

I have a 27-28" inseam.

SOH doesn't exist in my world.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-07-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,719
Posted By Bearhawker

You'd hate to get a bunch of false positives...

You'd hate to get a bunch of false positives riding by the airport.

:D
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-07-23, 03:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,719
Posted By Bearhawker

I don't think it will matter being inverted but...

I don't think it will matter being inverted but the angle it is at might be problematic.

Personally I ditched my saddle bag for something that mounts on the toptube. That allows the Varia to sit...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-08-23, 06:21 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,806
Posted By Bearhawker

https://www.love2pedal.com/ often has great deals

https://www.love2pedal.com/ often has great deals
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-22, 04:58 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 3,279
Posted By Bearhawker

I do this all the time - it's one of the only...

I do this all the time - it's one of the only things that can get me to push just that little bit harder.

Since I ride a fatbike I don't normally catch them - so far I've managed to pass exactly 2...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-22-22, 11:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,769
Posted By Bearhawker

Maybe he'd prefer zwift?

Maybe he'd prefer zwift?
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
08-22-22, 11:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 592
Posted By Bearhawker

A picture is worth a thousand questions

A picture is worth a thousand questions
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-16-22, 01:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 614
Posted By Bearhawker

I have - but don't often use - leggings. Best...

I have - but don't often use - leggings. Best way to describe them would be "solar sleeves" but for legs. They offer no warmth - just block a lot of sun. I don't use them often because my legs...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
08-10-22, 06:52 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,499
Posted By Bearhawker

If you are eating 80/20 lean beef the majority...

If you are eating 80/20 lean beef the majority of your calories will be coming from fat.

1 pound of 80/20 ground beef:
~1200 calories
~80g fat @ 9 calories per g = 720 cals or ~60% of calories...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-21-22, 08:48 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,432
Posted By Bearhawker

It wasn't meant derogatorily - just to illustrate...

It wasn't meant derogatorily - just to illustrate that in my personal experience cycling jerseys are obviously for arms than are thinner than my arm bones. Solar sleeves are another issue - my skin...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-20-22, 09:09 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,511
Posted By Bearhawker

Except the bibs don't have the waistband issue...

Except the bibs don't have the waistband issue that plagues many.

In that case shorts with suspenders could be the worst of both worlds.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-20-22, 06:58 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,551
Posted By Bearhawker

I lived near Issaquah in 1982 (on Tiger...

I lived near Issaquah in 1982 (on Tiger mountain). I'm almost over how much it rained. lol Had I been riding back then I think the hills would have killed me before the weather did. :)
Forum: Training & Nutrition
06-17-22, 09:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By Bearhawker

Sounds like a "Tide Pod Challenge" but for...

Sounds like a "Tide Pod Challenge" but for cyclists
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-22, 05:39 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,551
Posted By Bearhawker

Roughly -25*C to more than +30*C I would gladly...

Roughly -25*C to more than +30*C I would gladly ride in the cold before the heat.

I'd make it an even 100*C temp range but it doesn't get cold or hot enough here to round it out.

I've lived in...
Forum: Touring
06-04-22, 03:31 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,886
Posted By Bearhawker

My bike (daily driver, tourer, grocery-getter,...

My bike (daily driver, tourer, grocery-getter, commuter, etc) with the rear rack and front cargo cages installed but no computer, panniers or even a water bottle weighs in at 43 pounds.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-28-22, 06:20 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,505
Posted By Bearhawker

Don't eat exotic meat nor dress like a bee

Don't eat exotic meat nor dress like a bee
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-22, 04:33 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,107
Posted By Bearhawker

My melter was the lowest-cost crockpot type thing...

My melter was the lowest-cost crockpot type thing I could find the day I went shopping. Turns out it was a chocolate fondue pot from Walmart.

Looks exactly like a small crockpot. Works great!...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-09-22, 05:56 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,134
Posted By Bearhawker

Yep. To this guy *any* part of the road was...

Yep. To this guy *any* part of the road was wrong.

He's not alone here but it is getting better.

Before we got the 1 meter law (should be one lane, but whatever) the worst offenders here...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-08-22, 07:13 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,134
Posted By Bearhawker

Generally I do have a mirror but it broke and I...

Generally I do have a mirror but it broke and I am awaiting a replacement.

That said I wouldn't have done anything differently with an operational mirror - I was within a couple km of the end of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-07-22, 07:57 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,134
Posted By Bearhawker

Cops called the guy and advised that his story...

Cops called the guy and advised that his story matched mine: I said it should as I have it all on video. Cops declined to see the video.

They assure me the driver has learned from this experience...
Forum: Touring
05-05-22, 03:22 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,660
Posted By Bearhawker

Can you rig something up to carry the poles...

Can you rig something up to carry the poles alongside a fork arm?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-04-22, 02:02 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,167
Posted By Bearhawker

I actually took a rare lunch break today since...

I actually took a rare lunch break today since working from home road the fatbike to town and back: roughly 20km ridden, 142 m gained, avg speed 21km/h, avg cadence 85 (max 114)

Hr was low, not...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-27-22, 10:11 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 61,869
Posted By Bearhawker

I must be doing it wrong. I ride a fatbike as my...

I must be doing it wrong. I ride a fatbike as my daily driver and even tour with it, wearing cycling clothes and Nashbar sandals clipped into my Eggbeater pedals.

Pretty sure I get a lot more out...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-21-22, 07:50 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,702
Posted By Bearhawker

I'm in my 50's and the average speed is spot on -...

I'm in my 50's and the average speed is spot on - except I ride a FATBIKE at the chart's average speed.

Maybe it's a fatbike avg speed chart?

:D
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-18-22, 01:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,213
Posted By Bearhawker

She was riding but nowhere near as much on the...

She was riding but nowhere near as much on the roads.

We live in a rural place with nothing but 2-lane highways that are almost completely devoid of shoulders. She used to ride mostly on the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-18-22, 01:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,213
Posted By Bearhawker

I am not but my wife is substantially so. She...

I am not but my wife is substantially so. She hears very little without her hearing aids, which she cannot ride with as the wind noise is very painful for her.

The Garmin Varia radar tail light...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-01-22, 06:36 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,825
Posted By Bearhawker

It could be a lot worse - we could have inherited...

It could be a lot worse - we could have inherited the grammatical gender from English's Germanic root and from all the Norman-French influences later. Never mind the loan-words from everything else.
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
02-01-22, 06:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,392
Posted By Bearhawker

two things from "personal" experience: My wife...

two things from "personal" experience: My wife essentially took her hand off the bones at the wrist (the hand was bent back, the wrist split and the bones were protruding) The ortho doc explained...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-13-22, 12:17 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 11,020
Posted By Bearhawker

100% of my road rash has been on my arms so far,...

100% of my road rash has been on my arms so far, cycling.

I've lost 2cm off a leg and ended up with pins above and below the knee in a motorcycle accident.

Body hair has never been an issue for...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-07-21, 08:26 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 30,061
Posted By Bearhawker

Video from with info from the World Nutrition...

Video from with info from the World Nutrition Summit

https://youtu.be/HLiaXm97Tdw
Forum: Training & Nutrition
11-28-21, 07:07 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 10,998
Posted By Bearhawker

Possibly the best-ever example of marketing...

Possibly the best-ever example of marketing becoming "general knowledge" or, even worse, "accepted science"

It comes from Grape Nuts cereal ads in 1944.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
11-24-21, 06:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,569
Posted By Bearhawker

Norco Bigfoot 6.1. Kenda 4" tires at 30 psi ...

Norco Bigfoot 6.1. Kenda 4" tires at 30 psi

16km each way

I really should get a bigger front ring for road riding... a 28 is silly but has taken me a lot of places including around the Cabot...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-05-21, 06:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,518
Posted By Bearhawker

Big Pharma hates you

Big Pharma hates you
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-03-21, 10:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,312
Posted By Bearhawker

Ours sure is loud enough on my Wahoo Roam.

Ours sure is loud enough on my Wahoo Roam.
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-29-21, 09:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
Posted By Bearhawker

watching the video - you're buddy pushes off with...

watching the video - you're buddy pushes off with his legs with intent - before the crest. You seem to be pushing with less intent, and too late.

Your buddy pushes hard with his legs just as the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-02-21, 09:34 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 7,946
Posted By Bearhawker

Eating like that was probably the way for...

Eating like that was probably the way for man/most of our ancient ancestors... you chased critters around until you killed some. Then you ate, precessed the other bits for a couple of days, got...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-02-21, 09:28 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 7,946
Posted By Bearhawker

Your body creates all the glucose it needs via...

Your body creates all the glucose it needs via neoglucogenesis, presuming your liver and kidneys function properly. A better question for the less obtuse might have been "Name an essential...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-01-21, 07:18 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,706
Posted By Bearhawker

I got taken out by a young Doberman while I was...

I got taken out by a young Doberman while I was doing 40 km/h and accelerating. That's a solid 25 mph.

The dog ran parallel to me in a field across the road for 1/4 km (~820 feet, 273 yards), came...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-16-21, 05:51 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,468
Posted By Bearhawker

I always wear socks with my cycling shoes. I...

I always wear socks with my cycling shoes. I only wear my shoes when it is too cold for sandals (my shoe covers don't work with the sandals) but not cold enough for boots.

I only wear socks with...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-21, 02:26 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,772
Posted By Bearhawker

My wife, who essentially took her hand off her...

My wife, who essentially took her hand off her arm falling off a motorcycle has 2 tips for you:

1) soak your hand in warm water (IE: fill the sink, put your hand in) while working on making a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-19-21, 03:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,772
Posted By Bearhawker

My wife says "it don't hurt until the bone...

My wife says "it don't hurt until the bone shows"
Forum: Touring
05-08-21, 07:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,204
Posted By Bearhawker

They got woke and went broke. They pretty...

They got woke and went broke.

They pretty much fell off my radar when they started dropping brands for being associated, for instance, with *anything* to do with, let's just say outdoor pursuits...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-08-21, 06:57 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,775
Posted By Bearhawker

June 2019 I was riding to work - just cleared a...

June 2019 I was riding to work - just cleared a hill and was getting back up to speed. Computer shows I was doing 40k/h and picking up speed.

A dog unknown to me, turned out to be a doberman, was...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-21, 12:51 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 37,281
Posted By Bearhawker

My neighbour has a Nascar decal on his car. ...

My neighbour has a Nascar decal on his car.

He doesn't race.

Who do I report him to?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-21, 03:25 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,326
Posted By Bearhawker

I hope someone does a study on how much drag...

I hope someone does a study on how much drag noisy hubs make. Then quiet hubs will be all the rage for "free" energy - except then the quiet ones will be the expensive ones.

Might be worth it...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-21-21, 04:49 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 10,003
Posted By Bearhawker

FWIW I do all my riding fasted. Caloric deficit...

FWIW I do all my riding fasted. Caloric deficit alone shouldn't cause the inability to do some work.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-21-21, 01:49 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 10,003
Posted By Bearhawker

Yeah if the diet does that there is some deciding...

Yeah if the diet does that there is some deciding to do.

On my diet I can go days without eating with little or no impact on my ability to perform my usual physical activity or even more.
...
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