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02-02-22, 07:28 PM
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How is cycling the Angeles Crest Highway??
02-02-22, 07:45 PM
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Wife is doing a little better today. My family, and her family was at the house so she told me to do the group ride today. It was with 3 of the other members of the race team. All of them are super strong. Got to see some new routes which was nice.
Madone is still squeaking/ creaking. I’ve checked everything, I just don’t get it. Not a huge deal but it is annoying, and a little upsetting on a new bike.
Not sure if it’s the amount I have been riding lately or what, but I could not get comfortable on the bike today. I think my stem needs to be dropped a little bit, and I think I should have gone with a longer stem. The issue with dropping the stem is it has to be cut, I can’t try it out and make a decision. I’ve done centuries before and I don’t remember being this uncomfortable.
Madone is still squeaking/ creaking. I’ve checked everything, I just don’t get it. Not a huge deal but it is annoying, and a little upsetting on a new bike.
Not sure if it’s the amount I have been riding lately or what, but I could not get comfortable on the bike today. I think my stem needs to be dropped a little bit, and I think I should have gone with a longer stem. The issue with dropping the stem is it has to be cut, I can’t try it out and make a decision. I’ve done centuries before and I don’t remember being this uncomfortable.
02-02-22, 07:51 PM
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02-02-22, 07:56 PM
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02-02-22, 08:02 PM
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02-02-22, 08:04 PM
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The road itself is great. The lower section from the bottom for 9 miles to the intersection of Angeles Forest Highway is where most of the traffic is but it depends on when you go. I don't mind climbing it if it's early and traffic is light but I'm not a fan of descending it when there is traffic. It can be a blast, the surface is good and the turns are fun but I don't like being around cars at speed.
The part after that intersection is much better and I have had many memorable rides up there going back to 1989. The early part of Covid saw a bunch of race car wannabe types on Saturdays.
The part after that intersection is much better and I have had many memorable rides up there going back to 1989. The early part of Covid saw a bunch of race car wannabe types on Saturdays.
02-02-22, 08:04 PM
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02-02-22, 08:05 PM
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Yeah, it’s kind of meshy. Doesn’t bother me, but I haven’t tried the bibs yet. Can you see my nips?
02-02-22, 08:07 PM
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02-02-22, 08:08 PM
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02-02-22, 08:09 PM
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02-02-22, 08:11 PM
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02-02-22, 08:20 PM
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02-02-22, 08:27 PM
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02-02-22, 08:27 PM
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Surface altimetry is one of the ways they track ocean currents from satellites. The Gulf Stream surface, for example, sits a few feet higher than the surrounding water. Water is also higher under a low pressure system.
02-02-22, 08:29 PM
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I really can't see chain length being a problem - the chain is only two links too long and, being a gravel bike, I would assume that the RD has plenty of chain wrap capacity. Just in case, what's the largest cog on the cassette?
Double-check that the quicklink is fully seated, but I doubt that's the issue... if it wasn't seated, it would probably just pop instead of skipping. Ditto with stiff link - you just waxed that chain, right? They might be a little stiff for the first few minutes of pedaling, but literally only a few minutes.
Are you sure that the indexing doesn't need a little tuning? Is it noisy when pedaling in the stand in some gears? Hell, do any of the cogs wiggle?
02-02-22, 08:31 PM
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Well, that's good... but it only eliminates one potential problem.
I really can't see chain length being a problem - the chain is only two links too long and, being a gravel bike, I would assume that the RD has plenty of chain wrap capacity. Just in case, what's the largest cog on the cassette?
Double-check that the quicklink is fully seated, but I doubt that's the issue... if it wasn't seated, it would probably just pop instead of skipping. Ditto with stiff link - you just waxed that chain, right? They might be a little stiff for the first few minutes of pedaling, but literally only a few minutes.
Are you sure that the indexing doesn't need a little tuning? Is it noisy when pedaling in the stand in some gears? Hell, do any of the cogs wiggle?
I really can't see chain length being a problem - the chain is only two links too long and, being a gravel bike, I would assume that the RD has plenty of chain wrap capacity. Just in case, what's the largest cog on the cassette?
Double-check that the quicklink is fully seated, but I doubt that's the issue... if it wasn't seated, it would probably just pop instead of skipping. Ditto with stiff link - you just waxed that chain, right? They might be a little stiff for the first few minutes of pedaling, but literally only a few minutes.
Are you sure that the indexing doesn't need a little tuning? Is it noisy when pedaling in the stand in some gears? Hell, do any of the cogs wiggle?
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02-02-22, 08:42 PM
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When I'm in doubt, I do a crash recovery reset on the system, then index it.
02-02-22, 09:05 PM
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02-02-22, 09:35 PM
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Does it get quieter if you back the tension off about half a turn of the barrel adjuster? Noisy plus junping chain says 'too much tension' to me,
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02-02-22, 09:42 PM
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