Addiction LXXIX
#6526
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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Lakers/Nuggets, tough game.
#6527
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 46,057
Bikes: everywhere
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You know what this game is missing besides a crowd?
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#6528
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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My main braking challenge is guessing when/how much to apply the brakes, when approaching a red light, to minimize its impact on average speed.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
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#6529
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 26,287
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#6530
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,395
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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Today's ride - 55 miles with 4000 feet of climbing - included a 3.2 mile climb with an average grade over 7% and some pitches >10%, followed by a 4 mile descent with an average grade of 6%, so I used everything from 52x11 to 36x34.
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#6531
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,395
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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#6532
Silver Comet Fred
The elephant in the room that no one is talking about is why big bike is holding back wireless electronic braking. Bastids.
#6533
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 52,249
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
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#6534
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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#6535
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 46,057
Bikes: everywhere
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Whew, nail biter.
Go Seahawks!!!!!
Go Seahawks!!!!!
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#6537
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,692
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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Harder to wake up this early for work vs going to ride a bike.
#6538
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,646
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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#6539
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,646
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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Minor home improvement fiasco yesterday. The shower head in our standing shower is dripping slowly. It's loud enough to be a nuisance at night. I am pretty sure it needs a rubber O ring or equivalent replaced as it's about 8 years old and gets daily use.
I went to take it apart, and to get the handle off the faucet and expose the innards, you have to unscrew a 2.5mm allen bolt that is recessed deep inside the faucet handle.
I don't know if my 2.5mm allen key is rounded or the bolt is rounded, but suffice it to say I could not loosen the stupid thing and I don't have the fancy tools to extricate it.
I think we are going to have to call the handyman to help.
I went to take it apart, and to get the handle off the faucet and expose the innards, you have to unscrew a 2.5mm allen bolt that is recessed deep inside the faucet handle.
I don't know if my 2.5mm allen key is rounded or the bolt is rounded, but suffice it to say I could not loosen the stupid thing and I don't have the fancy tools to extricate it.
I think we are going to have to call the handyman to help.
#6540
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,841
Bikes: Trek Domane+, Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, ICE VTX WC
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For Trsnrtr - confirmation that you didn't go wrong is always nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HIGdYy5of4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HIGdYy5of4
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#6541
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,841
Bikes: Trek Domane+, Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, ICE VTX WC
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#6543
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,692
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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#6544
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,646
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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#Parenthood
#6547
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,320
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
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My main braking challenge is guessing when/how much to apply the brakes, when approaching a red light, to minimize its impact on average speed.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
#6548
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,401
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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Missed it.
They’re still milking tubeless.
They’re still milking tubeless.
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#6549
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 21,147
Bikes: S1, R2, P2
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Fake miles because of the “storm”, which isn’t hitting yet. Could have been real. Eff.