go out and do some centuries
>its rained that much recently my bso forks are filling with water>when i hit a bump or compress the forks the water starts flying out of them High quality H20 suspension kek
>no /drt/ for entirety of winter>nice day out practicing skid stops with fixie>I'm wastedis this going to be every start of the season?
>>2065196>Got a few miles in after work on Friday, the trails are still muddy.>Go again on Staurday and its like the entire state decided it was time to go to the mountains.>Packs of trail runners everywhere>I have to park a different trail head than normal and then bike over to the mountain side I like>The paid parking website is crashing>Got to meet some nice mountain bike girls and got a number
nah i'll just keep using my ebike to commute to work
The unusually warm February weather has got the side streets and alleys to an appalling state. Glare ice with random shallow ice ruts. Even with studded tires on my fat bike it isn't easy going. Hit one of those ruts and the tire slides off sideways. Cooler this week so the roads probably won't improve.The main roads and paths are mostly bare pavement which isn't great with studded fat bike tires either, noisy and slow. Maybe I'll take the mountain bike out and try to avoid the glare ice spots.
I took the mountain bike with studded tires out today. The arterial roads are mostly bare pavement except where people park. Still a lot of melting going on, so the minor roads might clear up a bit before it gets colder again. Its nice being able to get in a bunch of February riding even though the roads have been wet every day.
I did 20km in headwinds on my track bike yesterday, why do winds always turn against me?
>>2065568to remind you that you made the right decision getting a bike that lets you do an aero tuck
>>2065604thanks, there I was thinking I'm simply retarded
I added magnetic connectors between my heated gloves and extension cables. So much easier than trying to plug in dc plugs one handed while wearing gloves.
tons of mud everywhere, I'm getting tired of it. shan't ride.
>tfw no snow
SNOW is back on the menu!
>>2065785Most of our snow melted over the past 2 weeks. This week we are in for big snow mid-week. Its been nice to get a lot of warm riding in during February which is usually our coldest month. I'm currently at an 11 day riding streak.
>>2065568I have had a strong headwind to and from work for the past 15 years... the universe hates you. The sooner you learn that, the better. I don't even care anymore. Caring means the universe wins.
>>2065813just means you have more watts whenever you luck into a crosswind
Even with sealant my fat bike tire is going flat overnight. Surly’s rubber compound is shit and flakes off the inside of the tire exposing the casing fibres which wear holes in tubes. Tons of tread left on the tire after 7 years & 10,000 km of winter use. Previous tire lasted about the same distance. I found a good deal on a studded 45nrth Wrathlorde tire, I haven’t had any issues with the 45nrth tire I’m using on the front wheel.
>>2066206You're poor
>>2066206Latest flat was stranger than I originally thought. I put the pump on it yesterday to see if it could hold air long enough for a ride. But when I screwed the pump head on, the valve stem started spinning. After removing the tube I saw the stem was seated very loosely into the tube and could easily be pulled out and pushed back in. I don't think that caused the leak a month ago as I did manage to find a hole the sealant plugged.Maybe the 2 in 1 Slime softened up the rubber, maybe a coincidence. Slime was just a one time thing to see if I could squeeze the rest of the season out of the tire. Got a replacement on the way, and a new tube.
>>2066358Good to know.
>>2066358It's more likely that happened from riding with low pressure. Sealant helps stop a leak but if you don't top off what left the tube, you might rip the valve off the tube riding with low pressure
>>2065196it's sad that you can tell this is an old pic because everyone and their mother rides an ebike now
can't wait for good weather so I can ride my bike to work again
finally not complete shite weather in the uk, went for a cheeky 30 mile ride
>>2066462No "knife crime"?
>>2066462What is that fender? It's a refreshing break from the tiresome SKS shit I see everywhere
>>2066463only a light bit of stabbing>>2066464they are Kinesis my25, bespoke for the bike, a boardman slr 9.2
>>2066465today I "installed" a new mirror on my bike that is actually decently big and lets me see behind me. but i still had the old too-small mirror on there. so i flipped the old mirror around to face traffic in the hopes of blinding those who drive at me with high beams or otherwise misaligned headlights. two cars so far have turned off their high beams whilst approaching me. the campaign has begun in earnest and combat victories are already happening
First proper ride of the year and it was underwhelming and already got annoyed by how retarded shared-use paths are. Guess I will do another month of zwifting
threeweeks,,,dangit hurts not riding.,,,,new battery,tire,tube,charger., Slowest repair EVER!?,R2D2 isfaster.,,,,notsure if will sleep better,,,or achey.
Finally got fed up with winter killing my bb, installed picrel today. It is pretty nice and was fun to install and tweak to perfection. Lighter than I thought it would be.
>been riding nothing but fixie for like 5 years>rode it everywhere, main mode of transport>decide I want to be able to coast again>cobble together the beginnings of a touring bike>first test ride today>beautiful weather>first time above freezing in months>sun is out>very little traffic>coasting down long hill and just relaxing>normally I would be pedaling like mad or killing my knees>just relaxing>get too relaxed>body goes into fixie mode>FUCK! I AM NOT PEDALING!>body braces for pain>nothing happens>just keep on coasting effortlessly along>repeat
>>2066512What, you don't like dog walkers walking 3 abreast with leashes draped everywhere bitching at you for daring to use their dog walking path?
>>2066641Most dog walkers are surprisingly ok in my area. It's the foreigners and boomers without dogs...
went out on a small ride to test my new saddle and damn, I have underestimated the power of the sun, had to turn around after 10km, it got way too hot and I was only wearing merino longsleeve and jacket and thin sweatpants.my ass was alright after those 20km, so the saddle is staying, I think.
>>2066620very nice, you should enjoy some snow riding, Bacon.
>>2066630I like cup and cone (or however the traditional style is called), but I guess I thought a sealed unit would be better for winter riding?
>>2066633fixies are the mind killer
>>2066651Sealed just have an o-ring or the like between the case and the spindle to seal it, water still gets pulled in by the turning spindle but not enough to matter. If that water has an abrasive diluted in it, such as road salt, that abrasive starts grinding away the seal. Once the seal is eroded enough water and filth will get in to destroy those high performance cartridge bearings with their tiny balls and light grease. I average 2 years out of a sealed unit, generally it is in sorry shape during the second winter but I tolerate it as long as it is not noisy so I can have a fresh BB for spring. Cup and cone use larger balls which don't care as much about a bit of filth and are packed with a good amount of a heavy grease which keeps the filth and water away from the races. In the case that enough filth gets in there that it starts affecting performance or water has washed away much of the grease, you just clean and repack. All that heavy grease will get you through most any winter. What you can't quite see in this picture is that this BB has o-rings in the cups, so are sealed as well as most sealed BBs when combined with the sleeve. It has a bit more friction than the high performance cartridge bearings in sealed BBs but not enough for me to care about and considerably less than salt filled BB it replaced. During the shutdown when everything was sold out and I needed a new crank, I ended up switching to an external BB, those things suck for winter, lucky to get get one winter out of them. I swung to the other fence.
>>2066659I see. you could probably get good results from using marine grease they sell for boat trailers, too
>>2066670I thought the same thing and years ago I used it for my wheel bearingsMarine grease is just thicker grease, good for keeping water out but it also starts to thicken in the cold at a higher temp than standard bearing grease. Standard bearing grease starts to get noticeably thicker around -10F, you pedal harder, by -30F the grease is thick enough to make riding on level ground feel like a climbing a 10 degree grade. Marine grease shifts that by around 15 degrees, you notice it getting thicker as you approach 0F, level ground at -30 feels like a good hill climb. Not good stuff for serious cold but good for the extreme wet and since making the grease thick also shifts the point at which the grease turns liquid and runs out of your bearings, good for the summer heat. But you are probably not going to notice the difference, normal bearing grease is designed to take the sort of heat that happens in car wheels, probably not going to manage that on a bike. Probably would help some if you are biking through the rainforest. Feel like I am forgetting to adjust something on my bike but can't figure out what, and I feel like it is something fairly important.
>>2066670>>2066672you have to use chainsaw bar oil diluted to a specific ratio with ethyl mineral tree spirits. nothing else will possibly work on a bicycle
>>2066737Nevada high desert?
>>2065196I century'd today with new saddle.all is good.
>replace jockey wheels>go for a ride>guide wheel starts squeaking like crazy halfway throughalmost too embarrassed to pedal
>>2066798ilost,,jokeywheelast year.,its not Fully broken Yet.,just a little rubbing.>>2066393>everyone and their mother rides an ebike,,,,,,,,,,,,,solongago,,was the Only Ebikeveryone thought i wasuper strongimp!,movies made all crips into superhero.,,,,no, wecan beretarded And unabled.,,knew thisday would come.,wanted more velomobiles.>>2066743ilive,,,underground.
>>2066829whatardation.
first commute today, 30km to work and home
