WhyFi

Excel is awesome - that's a great price. I also wish that Vittoria would hurry up and update their tubeless Corsa so that I could give 'em a whirl (the current ones are several years old and aren't recommended for my wheels).

phrantic09

I’d go with the Schwalbe too. Big fan.

Oh, I don’t know if something changed with the carcass, but the 32s I put on last night stay bead locked when deflated.

rjones28 

Vittoria Corsas are nice.

Mojo31

Wordle 318 3/6

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Velo Vol 

What about the tunnels?

WhyFi

I can't fit 32s, but that's good to know. I've been tempted to pick up some more 28s with the prices at Bike24.

phrantic09

The rear tire was a huge pain to get seated, had to use a tube.

big john

They ran the 137 mile race on Saturday and the 76 mile event on Sunday so you could do both days if you wanted to. I don't know if anyone did both.

Alexey Vermeulen wins Belgian Waffle Ride after dropping Alex Howes - VeloNews.com

Mojo31

Did you see what your Series I bonds did yesterday?

WhyFi

Just for the initial seating and you were able to set it up tubeless after? Or have you not been it up tubeless yet?

phrantic09

Just the initial and just the rear. Front went on easily. I may need more tape on the rear, it’s been giving me issues with every tire

LAJ

Nobody prevents me from doing Wordle. Remember that flood we had 3 months ago? At 8 o'clock, they begin painting. Nothing beats 35 minutes notice on a 3 month circle jerk.

Government at its finest.

Wordle 318 3/6

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Miles2go

I ran those for a very short time and sold them. They flatted pretty easy compared to the Michelin Power tires I preferred at the time, and they also lost grip quicker too.

indyfabz

R.I.P Ric Parnell (a/k/a Mick Shrimpton)

Miles2go

On what wheel/rims?

phrantic09

Zipp 303S

bampilot06

Might be my fastest century to date. Interestingly, I didn’t feel fast.

WhyFi

Smooth is fast.

Your power wasn't out of this world, but you were probably really steady - not a lot of stop-and-go or surge and lull - as you should be.

ls01

I've taken quite a liking to the grand sport race by continental. Very similar chacteristics compared to the 5000/4000 . Very nice riding tire. The assometer says the rolling resistance is acceptable. Best part they are half the price of a 5k.

ls01

Unless you do a lot of high speed descending that a pretty solid use of gearing. Most of us could use some help climbing, descending takes care of itself.

Edit: I'm actually kind of torn on the gearing think. I've found myself gravitating back to 53/39 front. The blue Tarmac may end up 50/36 with a 34-11 justcso I have a dedicated climbing bike. But both of the other 2 will likely be 53/39 and either a 28-11 or 32-11. It just feels more comfortable to me for some reason.

bampilot06

I was focusing on staying aero. It’s amazing how less effort is required in that position.

genejockey 

I actually like the 52x11 on some descents where I'm not screaming down at high cadence. I can turn the pedals over slowly between turns, rather than spinning like an eggbeater, which just feels more stable. AND the 11-32 doesn't have the 11-13 gap that the 11-34 does. I went ahead and ordered the 53/39, since I realized what I wanted was the same kind of gearing it has now, but with enough lower that I could do any of the climbs I do on the Canyon.

Bah Humbug

Work had been good yesterday. Today is back to awful.

Velo Vol 

Busy morning. The lawns here have grown more in the last two weeks than rjones28 tundra will grow all "summer."

ls01

That's why work is a four letter word.


On the other hand, I love hard work. I could watch it all day.