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I'm thinking that he doesn't even have to do that. My end caps just thread on to the axle spindle and, if they've come a little loose, the freehub body can slide along the spindle, as well. Take the wheel off, righty-tighty the end caps and I'll bet he's good.
...but I could be wrong.
...but I could be wrong.
I tried fighting the spindle sticking out of be lock ring it would move at all. I dont know what else I can try to tighten.
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I suggest flossing it out with a rag moistened with a "biodegradable" degreaser or, if you must give it a bath, recapture the degreaser (lots of people like mineral oil), let the dirt sediment out and pour off the clean portion. Let the dirty stuff evaporate in a disposable aluminum pan and recycle that if you can. Please.
Edit: That cassette is clean enough to eat off of. You should see mine.
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I'm thinking that he doesn't even have to do that. My end caps just thread on to the axle spindle and, if they've come a little loose, the freehub body can slide along the spindle, as well. Take the wheel off, righty-tighty the end caps and I'll bet he's good.
...but I could be wrong.
...but I could be wrong.
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After the FTP conundrum a week or so ago, I done messed it up, again. Now I'm feelin' what LAJ was talkin' about - not wanting to up the FTP and hurt myself even more.
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Hmmm. Shimano hubs - no experience with those. Are both end caps tight? Can you turn them independently of each other? If not, I'd dig up a manual on that hub - Shimano documentation is good and easy to find.
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And you can tell that guy's a flat-lander - lookit those clean big cogs!
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I'd use something besides gasoline.
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After the FTP conundrum a week or so ago, I done messed it up, again. Now I'm feelin' what LAJ was talkin' about - not wanting to up the FTP and hurt myself even more.
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Gasoline is not recommended for cleaning, to put it mildly.
I suggest flossing it out with a rag moistened with a "biodegradable" degreaser or, if you must give it a bath, recapture the degreaser (lots of people like mineral oil), let the dirt sediment out and pour off the clean portion. Let the dirty stuff evaporate in a disposable aluminum pan and recycle that if you can. Please.
Edit: That cassette is clean enough to eat off of. You should see mine.
I suggest flossing it out with a rag moistened with a "biodegradable" degreaser or, if you must give it a bath, recapture the degreaser (lots of people like mineral oil), let the dirt sediment out and pour off the clean portion. Let the dirty stuff evaporate in a disposable aluminum pan and recycle that if you can. Please.
Edit: That cassette is clean enough to eat off of. You should see mine.
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Gonna need a couple of cone wrenches.
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Vacation time was approved, 5 day weekend starting Friday
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The (revised/lowered) Garmin FTP estimate is looking more and more reasonable, but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around me holding that for an hour-ish. Maybe it's the ebb-and-flow nature of my outside riding, where steady power is tough for me to come by... but I will admit that there were a couple times today where I was riding at my previously assumed FTP and it felt like a nice cool-off, kind of like the relief of hitting that 95% segment during over/unders.
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The (revised/lowered) Garmin FTP estimate is looking more and more reasonable, but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around me holding that for an hour-ish. Maybe it's the ebb-and-flow nature of my outside riding, where steady power is tough for me to come by... but I will admit that there were a couple times today where I was riding at my previously assumed FTP and it felt like a nice cool-off, kind of like the relief of hitting that 95% segment during over/unders.
On that last TT, I did manage to average 97% of my estimated FTP for just over an hour and I suspect that estimate may be a bit high.
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I'm wondering the same thing. We'd like to go take a day trip at some point, but we're about where or when. Thinking either Friday or Tuesday, as the last thing we want to do is be at a park on the S-S-M of a federal holiday weekend
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That 1 hr thing seems pretty theoretical. I'd have to be offered 10,000 and loaded with amphetamine to do it on an ergometer and outdoors I could only average it.
On that last TT, I did manage to average 97% of my estimated FTP for just over an hour and I suspect that estimate may be a bit high.
On that last TT, I did manage to average 97% of my estimated FTP for just over an hour and I suspect that estimate may be a bit high.
Why do you think that your estimate is high? That's a great effort, regardless.
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Yup - same boat. We had been kicking around a couple ideas, but haven't discussed further for a few weeks. Seems like now would be a bit short notice to pick up those pieces, but it's not like accommodations are tough to come by. I'll have to feel it out tonight.
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It's based on a 3 min effort via the model that Intervals uses. I guess it could be real. It only puts me at 3.14 W/kg, after all.
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Hey phrantic09 - did you end up getting one of those Rapha hoodies? If so, have you gotten it/what do you think? I did not, but I see that they still have some Large available in decent colors. Complicating matters, though, is that they've now got a steep discount on the Explore Technical Hoodie...
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Bests for 30', 40' and 60' - Looks like some Type III fun, though!
I'm not familiar with/have never seen the W'bal field... what is it? Looking at my activity chart, I see that I have the option checked but I still don't see the field.
I'm not familiar with/have never seen the W'bal field... what is it? Looking at my activity chart, I see that I have the option checked but I still don't see the field.