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09-07-20, 12:25 PM
#5051
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09-07-20, 12:27 PM
#5052
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I'd share my view from breakfast, but my desk is a mess. 
The coffee this morning, though? Excellent. First espresso shots pulled with the scale/timer. Over the years, I think I'd slowly drifted in to the habit of running the shot long and the volume high; tightened up, it was great straight (I usually do lattes and the milk can mask various sins).
The coffee this morning, though? Excellent. First espresso shots pulled with the scale/timer. Over the years, I think I'd slowly drifted in to the habit of running the shot long and the volume high; tightened up, it was great straight (I usually do lattes and the milk can mask various sins).
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09-07-20, 12:29 PM
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I should just get a 1x for my normal riding here; I barely get out of my 52 these days. A 46 with an 11-28 or maaaaaybe 30 would get the job done fine.
09-07-20, 12:47 PM
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I don't understand the appeal of a 1x for a road bike. Seems like you give up versatility and don't gain much. I've seen a few in the wild and even saw one in the mountains, but I like the wide range and even have a triple on one of my bikes.
09-07-20, 01:25 PM
#5055
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But, yeah - I don't get the point of 1X for road bikes. It's like you trade two big chainrings in the front for a bunch more large cogs in the back. This is progress?
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09-07-20, 01:30 PM
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09-07-20, 01:32 PM
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At this point, someone usually says, "Nobody uses a 52 x 11", then someone (like me) says they do, and the original objector says, "But you don't ride it for miles on the flat" and the whole thing goes down hill.
But, yeah - I don't get the point of 1X for road bikes. It's like you trade two big chainrings in the front for a bunch more large cogs in the back. This is progress?
But, yeah - I don't get the point of 1X for road bikes. It's like you trade two big chainrings in the front for a bunch more large cogs in the back. This is progress?
09-07-20, 02:05 PM
#5059
So it is
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09-07-20, 02:08 PM
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Fat n slow
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I’m jealous of all of you enjoying your free time types, I’m painting closet doors right now.
09-07-20, 02:15 PM
#5061
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09-07-20, 02:32 PM
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Just got back from a super fun belated 
* ride with my Dad.
Pretty close to perfect riding weather today, if just a tad bit windy
*edit* My Dad's birthday, not mine.
* ride with my Dad.Pretty close to perfect riding weather today, if just a tad bit windy
*edit* My Dad's birthday, not mine.
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09-07-20, 02:47 PM
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09-07-20, 02:53 PM
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09-07-20, 03:05 PM
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09-07-20, 03:08 PM
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09-07-20, 03:09 PM
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You have mountains. I have rollers, and again, almost never leave the 52 as it is. Why have range I literally never use?
09-07-20, 03:12 PM
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09-07-20, 03:19 PM
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09-07-20, 03:35 PM
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I have a 1x on the mountain bike but I don't need high gears unless I go on the road, which is almost never. It has a 11-46 cassette which is heavy.
1x makes room on a mountain bike for complex suspension systems and allows short stays with 29" wheels. Plus, front derailleurs suck in the mud.
09-07-20, 03:36 PM
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09-07-20, 03:48 PM
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09-07-20, 03:58 PM
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What gearing would you use if riding up it?
