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Will likely only carry it on a few organized rides I want to do this year that are farther from home than I normally ride since it will be harder to call a friend.
03-03-22, 04:03 PM
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WhyFi you’re using Power2max right? NGEco?
I can directly replace GRX w/ same spacing with a 24mm Rotor crank.
I can directly replace GRX w/ same spacing with a 24mm Rotor crank.
03-03-22, 04:06 PM
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So, my chain was doing that jumping **** again. A few of the links seemed stuck and it was happening on a number of different gears. The chain doesn’t engage and slides over the top of the cassette.
was climbing a small hill and everything let go- the quick link failed- it was fully and properly engaged and one side snapped while the other bent in half. This was the first use of that link.
I may just give up on this wax nonsense and go back to drip. I don’t want to, but this is a major ass pain.
I’m chucking every Shimano quick link I have (bought them all from Bezos)and solely using the YBN links I picked up with a chain
was climbing a small hill and everything let go- the quick link failed- it was fully and properly engaged and one side snapped while the other bent in half. This was the first use of that link.
I may just give up on this wax nonsense and go back to drip. I don’t want to, but this is a major ass pain.
I’m chucking every Shimano quick link I have (bought them all from Bezos)and solely using the YBN links I picked up with a chain
I can put out a hair more than 20w.
03-03-22, 04:11 PM
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48 degrees is that temperature where I don’t know what to wear. My castelli thermal jersey would be perfect but with the effort I will be putting out I am sure to over heat. Jersey might not be warm enough. Do I wear shorts? or long tights? I think I M just going to bring my whole collection and figure it out later. I only have heavy gloves or my summer fingerless gloves. Race was originally 40 mins long and now it’s 30. Originally I didn’t care about trying to place, but now I really want to win. Or podium, I just don’t want to kill myself doing it, and I have no strategy at all, other than try and get into the front pack early and if a group breaks away stay with them, I don’t plan on chasing a single person making a breakway attempt.
03-03-22, 04:17 PM
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48 degrees is that temperature where I don’t know what to wear. My castelli thermal jersey would be perfect but with the effort I will be putting out I am sure to over heat. Jersey might not be warm enough. Do I wear shorts? or long tights? I think I M just going to bring my whole collection and figure it out later. I only have heavy gloves or my summer fingerless gloves. Race was originally 40 mins long and now it’s 30. Originally I didn’t care about trying to place, but now I really want to win. Or podium, I just don’t want to kill myself doing it, and I have no strategy at all, other than try and get into the front pack early and if a group breaks away stay with them, I don’t plan on chasing a single person making a breakway attempt.
With that short a race, be sure you warm up completely, including a couple of short high-effort bursts. Whatever result you get, more than anything, it will be a learning experience. Good luck.
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03-03-22, 04:22 PM
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03-03-22, 04:27 PM
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03-03-22, 04:32 PM
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03-03-22, 05:00 PM
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My daughter wants to have her bachelorette weekend/party in Tulum. Makes me nervous to have her running around down there with just her girlfriends. What are your thoughts? Mind you, she is a pretty 25 year old gringo, and has not been living in Mexico as an aging hippy expat. 
Edit: And now that I think about it a bit, the ATMs likely give dollars. And the businesses charge in dollars. Quintana Roo is very serious about not confusing the tourists. The state is on eastern time for that reason. The rest of the country is on central.
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03-03-22, 05:42 PM
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This is purely for backup since I carry CO2. I want one I can fit into my downtube along with the "roll" that holds tube, etc. and fits in there.
Will likely only carry it on a few organized rides I want to do this year that are farther from home than I normally ride since it will be harder to call a friend.
Will likely only carry it on a few organized rides I want to do this year that are farther from home than I normally ride since it will be harder to call a friend.
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03-03-22, 05:45 PM
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For a total topic change, it will be interesting to see what happens with NFL free agency and QBs. Much is made of Brady going to Tampa and immediately winning a SB being followed by Stafford doing the same with LA, but no one is mentioning that the trend was started by Peyton going to Denver. That was not the first year, of course, and he had declined much more physically, but that is still the first modern time a QB changed teams late in his career and won a SB. Now with two in a row, I do think it will continue to get more common, while it doesn't appear particularly likely this year with Rodgers and Wilson appearing to stay put, at least for now.
03-03-22, 05:53 PM
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The only time I had trouble with CO2 is when the inflator blew apart during use. It seems that rattling around in my seatpack for several years wore down the swaged lip holding the thing together. Lucky I had the mini pump as a back up.
03-03-22, 05:55 PM
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03-03-22, 05:56 PM
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03-03-22, 06:07 PM
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03-03-22, 06:07 PM
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She'll do fine. The new strip is quite compact. No where really to go where there is open space. It's crammed between the coast and the highway, which is actually a very busy, very narrow two lane road. It didn't appear to be very busy with tourists this week. When is her shindig?
Edit: And now that I think about it a bit, the ATMs likely give dollars. And the businesses charge in dollars. Quintana Roo is very serious about not confusing the tourists. The state is on eastern time for that reason. The rest of the country is on central.
Edit: And now that I think about it a bit, the ATMs likely give dollars. And the businesses charge in dollars. Quintana Roo is very serious about not confusing the tourists. The state is on eastern time for that reason. The rest of the country is on central.
Mainly worrry about *******, murderers and cartels you hear about roaming free in Mexico. Otherwise, she’s pretty savvy, and has seen more of the world than I have.
Don’t know the date yet.
03-03-22, 06:13 PM
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For a total topic change, it will be interesting to see what happens with NFL free agency and QBs. Much is made of Brady going to Tampa and immediately winning a SB being followed by Stafford doing the same with LA, but no one is mentioning that the trend was started by Peyton going to Denver. That was not the first year, of course, and he had declined much more physically, but that is still the first modern time a QB changed teams late in his career and won a SB. Now with two in a row, I do think it will continue to get more common, while it doesn't appear particularly likely this year with Rodgers and Wilson appearing to stay put, at least for now.
Brady got to pick his team - I don't know how much input Stafford had. Regardless, both of these veterans went to teams with rosters that were a QB away from serious contention. Given the salary cap, I don't think that that's a small feat, even if it has happened a few times in recent memory. It's a lot of money, a lot of salary cap manipulation, and probably involves trading a boatload of future draft picks. Maybe more teams will be willing to sellout their future for a legitimate shot at a title, but man would it suck to sellout for a one-year window and then fall short.
03-03-22, 06:18 PM
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03-03-22, 06:21 PM
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There's talk that Deshaun Watson is interested in the Vikings. Goodness, I hope that that interest isn't mutual.
Brady got to pick his team - I don't know how much input Stafford had. Regardless, both of these veterans went to teams with rosters that were a QB away from serious contention. Given the salary cap, I don't think that that's a small feat, even if it has happened a few times in recent memory. It's a lot of money, a lot of salary cap manipulation, and probably involves trading a boatload of future draft picks. Maybe more teams will be willing to sellout their future for a legitimate shot at a title, but man would it suck to sellout for a one-year window and then fall short.
Brady got to pick his team - I don't know how much input Stafford had. Regardless, both of these veterans went to teams with rosters that were a QB away from serious contention. Given the salary cap, I don't think that that's a small feat, even if it has happened a few times in recent memory. It's a lot of money, a lot of salary cap manipulation, and probably involves trading a boatload of future draft picks. Maybe more teams will be willing to sellout their future for a legitimate shot at a title, but man would it suck to sellout for a one-year window and then fall short.
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03-03-22, 06:24 PM
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03-03-22, 06:31 PM
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Both times I depended on CO2 to fix a flat, I ended up with two empty cannisters and still had a flat tire. Obviously, I was doing something wrong, but since I couldn't tell what, I decided not to bother.
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03-03-22, 06:37 PM
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two years ago.