Velo Vol 

I won't be. I'd be trusting the same regulatory system that provides the drugs I take now (for better or worse). As I said, I wouldn't be getting anything off ChineseWonderDrugs.com. SMH.

phrantic09

No, but they could cut off your supply.

genejockey 

There are a number of vendor/service provider companies in my business that divide their services between the US and China. The higher end stuff is done here, and the more mundane stuff in China. But the line moves over time. 40 years ago when I was working at Cornell, they had a bunch of Visiting Scientists from the newly-friendly PRC, and their level of expertise was roughly 40 years behind. Now? About even.

And, honestly, I wouldn't trust an American company with my genome sequence, either. You can't take your data back, you know. I figure in a few years they'll probably have enough data to make a rough estimate of longevity based on a number of genes/mutations, and insure you accordingly. But it doesn't have to be longevity. It could be any condition with a genetic component.

WhyFi

wut. HTFU and let fly.

I am to disappoint.

75kg would be a stretch goal, but 78 or so should be fairly attainable. You know, if the year doesn't have any surprises for us.

WhyFi

Decent ride outside. All went well with the repair with the exception of the rear wheel briefly locking up when I laid down the wattz. QRs r dum.

MoAlpha

True enough, but I don't really care who has my genome as long as I get something fair in return and no one I don't trust knows it's mine.

BillyD

Sarcasm.

BillyD

Done. They were merciless.

berner

Here is something for the cube dwellers. I really like Bluegrass music. My friends from Boston way have a band named Southern Rail. They are Sharon Muller and husband Jim, he's the one with the beard. They ride a tandem and Jim will only look at steel bikes. He posts mostly on the antique bike forum. We have done a few rides together but not lately. So if you are down and depressed, here is some Bluegrass to pick you up.

Velo Vol 

If they did, I'd be no worse off than I am now.

Congress could pass a law saying insurance can't discriminate on DNA, the same way it is now for preexisting conditions. Otherwise, what can be done? We're not putting the toothpaste back in the tube.

phrantic09

Agree. My Felt Z had QR disc and it was dumb.

MoAlpha

I believe that's covered under existing law. Doesn't mean it can't happen.

Velo Vol 

Hey datlas or other hip gurus:

I've got "hip" pain issues. They've periodically reared their ugly head for the last few years, but I was finally compelled to try to figure out exactly what's going on.

To my untrained mouse eye it seems like the pain resembles that of trochanteric bursitis.

Does this seem likely, given my condition? If so, is there anything to be done about it beyond taking the drugs I'm already taking?

phrantic09

Not a hip guru, but do have a bum hip. Does it click/pop?

Velo Vol 

No. In "normal" times it's fine. When the pain arises it can be modest to severe. It hurts even when I'm sitting/lying down. On the outside of the hip.

Unlike my other joints, I can't see/feel inflammation on the hip. But it's painful. Oh boy.

abshipp 

Kudos. I miss riding outside

I had issues with my rear wheel slipping out of the QR dropout on my mountain bike until I went to an old steel internal cam skewer. No problems since.

rjones28 

Only compared to some

phrantic09

I had a lot of outside the hip pain (just below glutes) with a torn labrum. But also had clicking and limited range of motion. Once it flared up, it hurt no matter what.

rjones28 

My Fuji Cross has QR and disc. Works fine.

phrantic09

is it SRAM?

rjones28 

Move around more.

rjones28 

Shimano 105 with hydraulic discs.

phrantic09

Maybe my issues were more related to it being SRAM Rival

genejockey 

Back in late summer/early fall of 2019, I had a pain in the left side of my hip. It moved around between the ridge of the hip, the middle of my left butt cheek and the outside of the head of the femur. It woke me up sometimes and took minutes to calm down after waking up, or after a long period seated. When I rode, it would bother me - not pain so much as a mild irritation - for the first, maybe 3-4 miles, then I wouldn't feel it.

I tentatively diagnosed it as inflammation or irritation of the Gluteus Medius. I also hypothesized that it was because I was riding the Bianchi with its old FSA crankset A LOT - it was my primary long-ride bike at that point - and it had a larger Q-factor. I converted the Ritchey to 10 speed and put on a 12-28 cassette to allow me to climb more easily. It has a 7410 Dura Ace crankset with about the lowest Q-factor of any dual chainring crankset out there - 142mm, IIRC - and the pain went away and hasn't returned, even with riding a LOT more this year than last.

So, I can't be sure that's what caused it, but I've changed the crank on the Bianchi to a Campy Centaur, which I think is about 145mm like all Campy doubles, and I'm disinclined to put the FSA back on to see if I can make my ass hurt again, though that would be the scientific approach....

genejockey 

Could also be sciatica, which I got back in 2014 on the same side.