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Old 06-28-18, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
What about I-40?
Nope. I have ridden a bike on stretches of Route 66, which I-40 wiped out in many areas.
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Old 06-28-18, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by topslop1
I was only able to get Sidis to work in wide and even then they're probably a half size too big in order to get the width to work.
Yeah, Sidi just doesn't work for me. Nothing that I can walk in to an LBS and try on works for me any more. I'll try Lake next, but I'll have to order them in and I just don't have the motivation at the moment.
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Old 06-28-18, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, Sidi just doesn't work for me. Nothing that I can walk in to an LBS and try on works for me any more. I'll try Lake next, but I'll have to order them in and I just don't have the motivation at the moment.
I went through something like 5 or 6 pairs before the SIDIS worked.. and of course they were like a $400 pair of Sidis, not the cheaper ones.. because that would be too easy... basically I had to go for the BOA strapped ones that would lock down much further than the ratchet ones. I still have a pair of ratchet styled mountain bike ones.. but my heel flops out pretty easily if I'm cranking away in them.

Pro Tip - bunch of people on this here forum told me to spend a grand to get custom shoes. I balked at them. Knowing what I've put into shoes in just trying to find the right pair.. I wish I had a time machine to go back and go that route. Nothing beats comfortable feet - the initial gateway to happiness.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, Sidi just doesn't work for me. Nothing that I can walk in to an LBS and try on works for me any more. I'll try Lake next, but I'll have to order them in and I just don't have the motivation at the moment.
If you are going lake, size up a half size, and get a BOA so you can wrench them down on your feet.
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Old 06-28-18, 02:58 PM
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One of my club mates took a candid pic of me yesterday. I wonder if this kit makes me look fat. I do think I need to point my elbows more.

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Old 06-28-18, 02:59 PM
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Red Shift Sports shock absorbing stem.. genius, bought it, won't fit on the Canyon steerer. I'm telling you Canyon advertises it as standard, and it is most definitely not.

Last time my dumb self gets German made anything - it all ends up proprietary or finicky or just plain expensive.

Salsa Cutthroat and or All City Space Horse and or some other drop bar tourer will probably be the solution to getting more upright and comfortable without going full Recumbent... and getting some 40's for tires on there for soaking up any kind of road debris.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:03 PM
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Datlas is looking faSt, not fat. Good work. I've turned into a meatball from not riding. By my definition that means +5lbs probably but the double chin is literally dependent on those 5 lbs.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Jadesfire
Nope.
Is anyone's in here?
Apparently Hawai'i actually requires a $10 or so bike registration and rear reflectors on all bikes at all times, except for the Ironman. And the cops will actually pull you over and ticket you for lacking either.

Fascists.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, Sidi just doesn't work for me. Nothing that I can walk in to an LBS and try on works for me any more. I'll try Lake next, but I'll have to order them in and I just don't have the motivation at the moment.
Ordering from Lake is painful. Their website lies to you about stock; I tried ordering at the end of last year, order went through, then they emailed and said "nope, out of stock". I asked about switching to the next higher level, which showed in stock on their website. That was also a lie. The shoes themselves are fine (paid too much from a reseller on Amazon), but the experience soured me. On the other hand, literally no one else makes wide tri shoes that I'm aware of. Sidi doesn't make Mega tri shoes.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:19 PM
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Kit matching the bar tape? That's OCP if there ever was one.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, Sidi just doesn't work for me. Nothing that I can walk in to an LBS and try on works for me any more. I'll try Lake next, but I'll have to order them in and I just don't have the motivation at the moment.
Sidi works great for me, as long as I get them in narrow. Their regular is too wide for my skinny feet. Their narrow is perfect.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Kit matching the bar tape? That's OCP if there ever was one.
That's a lucky coincidence. But blue is my favorite color.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I wonder if this kit makes me look fat.
NARRATOR: Too fat for this sport.
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Old 06-28-18, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Ordering from Lake is painful. Their website lies to you about stock; I tried ordering at the end of last year, order went through, then they emailed and said "nope, out of stock". I asked about switching to the next higher level, which showed in stock on their website. That was also a lie. The shoes themselves are fine (paid too much from a reseller on Amazon), but the experience soured me. On the other hand, literally no one else makes wide tri shoes that I'm aware of. Sidi doesn't make Mega tri shoes.
This is why I did Bont through an LBS rather than their website (I know that I saw at least one or two tri shoes there, BTW) - I don't want to play that shipping song and dance and I only have to put 50% down. I'll do the same with Lake, but only when I get good and tired of my Specialized (they're only problematic 60+ miles in to a ride); hopefully that'll be before they crap out altogether and I'm up a river without a paddle.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Sidi works great for me, as long as I get them in narrow. Their regular is too wide for my skinny feet. Their narrow is perfect.
Narrow? What a life of privilege. You crazy man you.
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Old 06-28-18, 04:21 PM
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Narrow? What a life of privilege. You crazy man you.
This.
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(1) It's not "nearby." 2+ hours from here.
(2) I wouldn't wait for it to cool off much. It's cool at the top even in the summer.
(3) You've got to be in pretty good shape to do it. I've thought about doing it again, but right now I'm probably border line as to whether or not I could do it.
I wasn't serious about Mount Mitchell. is there anything in the Athens area where we could meet? it's two hours for me and only an hour from Knoxville.

I'll bring the diet Cheerwine.
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I wasn't serious about Mount Mitchell. is there anything in the Athens area where we could meet? it's two hours for me and only an hour from Knoxville.

I'll bring the diet Cheerwine.
Would you bring the shovel too??
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Would you bring the shovel too??
Heavens no. The shovel will stay safely locked away at an undisclosed location in Northwest Metro Atlanta.

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Old 06-28-18, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I wasn't serious about Mount Mitchell. is there anything in the Athens area where we could meet? it's two hours for me and only an hour from Knoxville.

I'll bring the diet Cheerwine.
It's possible. I've never ridden around Athens, though. Chattanooga, Tellico Plains, and parts northward.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's possible. I've never ridden around Athens, though. Chattanooga, Tellico Plains, and parts northward.
Tellico Plains looks promising, we could head up and do some hills then finish on the flatter areas.

Do you know what the roads conditions are like? Think of all the tax money Tennessee will scam out of me. what's the sales tax up there now 15%? If I bought you a post-ride diet Cheerwine that would be enough tax revenue to build a couple schools. Prolly.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Sidi works great for me, as long as I get them in narrow. Their regular is too wide for my skinny feet. Their narrow is perfect.
Skinny and no arch here, like hot dogs with bones.

I normally have to add footbeds and foam to take up space.
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Originally Posted by datlas
One of my club mates took a candid pic of me yesterday. I wonder if this kit makes me look fat. I do think I need to point my elbows more.

Get a haircut?
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