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10-20-22, 06:18 PM
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Seemed very bubble gummy to me. I just listened to Elvis Costello's version and it does sound like something he wrote, but not my favorite.
10-20-22, 07:06 PM
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Haven't ridden winter with a drop bar bike, but I may try this winter. I need to get some pogies for drop bars. We visited daughter and son in law in Millington TN in December a few years ago and I rode with just the runner's gloves.
On one of our earliest dates Mrs. Dan and I found ourselves hanging on a glacier by our ice axe lanyards when we lost footing at the same time. I have crawled into a few burning buildings, worked maybe a hundred car wrecks as a medic, and I used to have certification as a Small Incident Wildland Fire Incident Commander (small fires, if it took more than a couple of crews I needed to turn it over to someone with a bigger budget)... So maybe that qualifies as a life of danger. Fires are really only dangerous if you don't play by their rules.
But when I lived in Newport Beach CA I didn't commute by bicycle. That would have been suicidal.
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10-20-22, 07:35 PM
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From my mountaineering days I have some Eddie Bauer Goose Down mittens... from before they started selling trendy crap. I have Cobra Fist Pogies that I need to put on the Fat Bike. Great for commuting. Then a pair of runner's gloves under the Cobra Fists. For below 0F I add mittens.
Haven't ridden winter with a drop bar bike, but I may try this winter. I need to get some pogies for drop bars. We visited daughter and son in law in Millington TN in December a few years ago and I rode with just the runner's gloves.
Haven't ridden winter with a drop bar bike, but I may try this winter. I need to get some pogies for drop bars. We visited daughter and son in law in Millington TN in December a few years ago and I rode with just the runner's gloves.
10-20-22, 07:45 PM
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10-20-22, 07:58 PM
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With flat pedals I'm sure. I don't ride in sub-freezing these days but I have in the past and I've always used clipless pedals. I have some Gore-tex socks which keep my feet dry in snow but get sweaty when climbing. I know Lake and others make clipless winter boots but I don't do cold enough to warrant the cost.
10-20-22, 08:32 PM
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OMG, I rode right there a few weeks ago. Dodged that bullet.
10-20-22, 08:34 PM
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10-20-22, 09:07 PM
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10-20-22, 09:08 PM
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With flat pedals I'm sure. I don't ride in sub-freezing these days but I have in the past and I've always used clipless pedals. I have some Gore-tex socks which keep my feet dry in snow but get sweaty when climbing. I know Lake and others make clipless winter boots but I don't do cold enough to warrant the cost.
10-20-22, 09:09 PM
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10-21-22, 03:59 AM
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Got to take the Strada out for a spin yesterday. Hard to say if they were any slower than normal, but the ride was certainly better.
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10-21-22, 05:50 AM
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10-21-22, 05:52 AM
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Footwear in winter, I have an old pair of Performance neoprene covered insulated booties that are fine down to about 20F. On those rare days when it’s colder than 20F I throw in a chemical hand/foot warmer. That’s fine down to 10F which is as cold as it ever gets around here. My problem continues to be my hands/fingers. May have to look into pogies which probably work fine but limit hand position on bars to just the hoods.
10-21-22, 05:52 AM
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Something you can likely live with. The perceived ugliness. Hot bike. In this pic it looks like a triple triangle. I'm guessing that's a stick in the background.
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10-21-22, 05:53 AM
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10-21-22, 05:57 AM
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10-21-22, 06:51 AM
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10-21-22, 07:39 AM
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So the new narrower bars were kind of a let down. It was better but I still experienced numbness. Thumb 1st 2nd and third fingers. Maybe less than normal but enough that it was a letdown. I repositioned the bars making the hoods a touch higher and slid the seat forward 1/4 ...3/8ths of an inch. It was somewhat better. Starting to think I should just get one bike professionally fitted and then duplicate that fit to the others. I dunno, I've tried almost nothing and I'm all out of ideas....🤪
10-21-22, 08:32 AM
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Footwear in winter, I have an old pair of Performance neoprene covered insulated booties that are fine down to about 20F. On those rare days when it’s colder than 20F I throw in a chemical hand/foot warmer. That’s fine down to 10F which is as cold as it ever gets around here. My problem continues to be my hands/fingers. May have to look into pogies which probably work fine but limit hand position on bars to just the hoods.
If I was going to do more of that I would look for a thinner Gore-Tex glove. It's not fun if your fingers or toes are freezing.
10-21-22, 09:01 AM
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The Ritchey has old mavic pro opens I believe. What free hub would I need to purchase to make it 11 spd compatible? Will only a Mavic free hub body work?
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So the new narrower bars were kind of a let down. It was better but I still experienced numbness. Thumb 1st 2nd and third fingers. Maybe less than normal but enough that it was a letdown. I repositioned the bars making the hoods a touch higher and slid the seat forward 1/4 ...3/8ths of an inch. It was somewhat better. Starting to think I should just get one bike professionally fitted and then duplicate that fit to the others. I dunno, I've tried almost nothing and I'm all out of ideas....🤪
Do more sit ups and planks.
10-21-22, 09:10 AM
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10-21-22, 09:52 AM
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