/drt/ - Daily Ride Thread - Stock Photo Tri-dork Edition

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I really want to ride but the weather is bad and all I can do is train on my rollers.At the end of the week I think there will be a day without bad weather.

>>954990
You should get a bad weather beater and go out riding in the rain. Feels great man.

Finally got some rain today, air should be nice and crisp tomorrow. Hope it's sunny.

I put new bearings in for my cranks because they were creaking and one felt a little rough.
I greased the hell out of everything
today it was still creaking loud enough to hear overtop the wind.
only ride 10 miles hoping it would chill out
Come home take it all apart regrease and check to make sure I seated the bearings correctly, everything looks ok
Get out the torque wrench and do it as properly as possible
creaking is still there with a little cruise around the block

where the fuck is the noise coming from

>>955002
don't worry about it

>>955002
the pedals maybe? try greasing the spindle threads

>>954986
Post your training routines /n/

>>955002
There is a noise my bike has been making that has been annoying me for quite some time. I'm pretty sure its the freehub. I can't find a decent price on those so I might take it apart and clean / re-lube it. I made a tool from a socket back in the fall when I overhauled my mountain bike freehub. Lots and lots of tiny bearings.

>>955002
>>955022
Ahh, the good ol' ambiguous drivetrain noise. Let me guess, you can't even replicate the noise at home, pedaling by hand? I know that feel brah. Had a little *click!* coming from somewhere between my legs, drove me fucking insane, overhauled the whole damn thing and it was still there, and one day, as suddenly as it appeared, it went away. Fucking bikes, how do they work?

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Almost ran over one of these little fuzzy bros yesterday, thankfully it was in the middle of a climb so I wasn't going too fast and could swerve in time.

>>955024
Too many bike noises only present themselves under load. Almost need to put the bike on a trainer and have a second person listening.

I couldn't get the freehub body cap off, a chunk of it actually broke off without it loosening. The cassette lock ring seemed a little loose, but if that wasn't the problem I'll have to order a new freehub, a few decently priced ones on ebay. I had never serviced this XT hub before and turns out a 17 mm cone wrench is needed, so I had to go get one of those. And the freehub retaining bolt needs a massive 14 mm hex, but I had one of those in a set of impact hex sockets. I've ignored that hub not bothering to service it since I built the wheel over 8,000 km ago. But the seals have kept out all the dirt and it looked practically brand new inside.

>7 am
>doesn't rain
>"nice, I'll be able to take my bike to work
>8am
>starts raining heavily
>have to take the bus
>11 am
>stops raining

And I bet it's gonna be sunny in the afternoon.
Fucking weather. I really need to buy some rain trousers and a rain jacket or something.

>>955130
Shit gets me so fucking mad.
Even though I hate getting wet on my way to the workplace I hate taking the bus on a hot, sunny day even more.

>>955024
Yeah, it only shows up when I put some real power into pedalling. I just can't seem to reproduce it pin the work stand... at least I can make it show up in the parking lot but I don't like carrying my bike up and down a sweet of stairs every few minutes while I mess with this, and to heel with bringing all my tools down stairs.

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Just came back from a 26km offroad ride to test out my new pedals! They're good, had fun.
I live in Rome but I'm lucky enough to be 5 minutes away from a big park that, while not particularly aimed at MTB stuff, it has some pretty fun xc trails - there are a couple of interesting drops and climbs, mixed in with plenty of fun single/doubletrack

The good
>it rained yesterday, so there was a bit of mud and people didn't invade the park like a horde of angry drunk russians as they usually do
>I didn't crash, but built up enough confidence to go near my limits a couple of times and recovered a nasty slide
>pedals are really sticky! Even with wet feet they didn't let go

The weird
>these tyres, while not meant for mud, clear shallow mud really well... by launching it directly at your face. Like, mechs are quite damn clean, but it launched mud all over the frame and myself. Kek

The bad
>no hot running qt's
>gotta clean the bike but it's going to rain so it'll have to wait
>some guys were practicing tree climbing or some shit like that, and decided to plant some improvised fencing around their practice area with 1cm thin metal spikes. If I see them again I'm going to give them a piece of my mind about how fucking dangerous that shit is. If someone slid and fell on those, he'd fucking die.

Pedals are Wellgo DMR V12's copy. They're heavy, but definitely a good set of flats.

>pic is cat inspecting my dirty bike

>>954986
Tfw haven't ridden in years

>>955220
>being concerned about people climbing in trees

>>955263
You stupid fuck. He wasn't concerned about them climbing the trees. He was concerned about the fencing they put up around the trees with spikes on them.

>>955269
Maybe im just stupid.
On the other hand why the fuck would THEY put the fencing if they would fall on it themselves?

>>955270
I have no idea, I have doubts it was them, but they had two vans and shit and I've never seen the fence before... maybe they were cutting shit from the tree. No idea, I'll investigate further if I find the fence again, I guess.

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>>954986
Newfriend here.
Whats the average people from /n/ usually ride daily?
Did 20Km after a week break after fucking my shit up riding offroad, felt pretty good.

>>954986
Did you really run into Brett?

>>955022
>955022
>22
>double
good double

>>955299
>955299
>99
>double
good double

>>955333
>955333
>333
>triple
NICE triples, checked

Just set 2 personal records tonight. Bring that summer, I'm ready.

>>955327
Not daily, but I ride my bike to see my grandma several days every week, it saves me time and a decent amount of money (around12euro/week). On weekends y use my road bike to do 45-70km routes, so every week at least I cycle 4-5 days.

Only got up to 3 °C today with wind gusting to 50 km/h, so day number 5 with no riding. Same wind tomorrow, but a little warmer so I'll try to get out for a ride.

Sweet mother of christ, I think he has platform pedals too.

>>955336
Why are you here?

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I was too lazy to put cross tires back on my cx bike so I did some trail riding with slicks but it wasn't bad

>>955327
20-25 km thrice a week mostly around the forests for the purpose of sightseeing I guess.

>>955327
I do 15 km commuting every day, another 15 km when I go out drinking on Fridays, then about 50-70 km on Saturdays and MAYBE another 30-50 km on Sundays if I feel like it.

But, I've only just started the non-commuting part 3 months ago, so I'm constantly extending the Saturday ride.

>>955050
Holy shit I love tarantulas and bicycles. We should be friends. That looks like a south american species.

>>955585
Chile, specifically.

>>955417
nice what size frame and stem and how tall are you?

>>955327
Ideal commuting week is 4 of 5 workdays totalling 38 miles and a 20+ mile ride on one day off and chores all of the second.

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It was fucking hot today. But, I broke my personal top speed.

>>955327
I dont ride daily as I dont commute. I try to get 20-25 miles after work 3 times a week and then a bigger 50-80 miler on saturday and a follow up for 30-50 on sundays.. it really never works out perfectly with weather and whatnot.

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>>955002
>noise coming from
my , shoulder.

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targetshot, Burp!

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I raced a dog today.

I was riding when I heard that cute sound of dogfeet, looked next to me and there was a dog running right next to me. I started to accelerate slowly as the owner yelled in the background. The based dog kept running right next to my bike and only gave up when I started to get into the 42/43kph zone.

Never had a bigger smile on my face than right after that and looking back at the poor dog staring me down while puffing out on the cycling lane. Must have been over 1km away from the owner, should probably have brought the dog back lel. He probably found his way back though, dogs are fucking based

>>955685
I fixed the creaking today. it was either the sram beauty ring/washers or my cassette had just the tiniest little bit of play in it

>>954986
That doesn't even look like a tri bike

It looks like a non-racey road bike with tri bars

Literally what the fuck

>>955750
Actually it looks like the top tube is down-sloping a bit, so it could very well be an old TT bike. That brake lever setup seems to indicate the same.

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Did 20 Km again today.
This time on a public park.
Fucking joggers wearing headphones while being completely unaware of the world around them made it harder, especially while going uphill on steep slopes.

>>955751
>top tube
Hmm, perhaps you're right
>brake lever setup
That's on the bars... If the bars were stopped for tri bars then of course the brake levers would be in the normal tri bike spot.
>protip: Tri bars are bullhorn bars WITH aero bars, not just aero bars

>>955758
>stopped
*swapped
>>955757
Run them over

Yesterday: Rider on the storm
>shift cablle frays 10 miles in and pokes me through the hood
>15 miles in see a storm is coming
>mom's house in 4 miles away
>hit a strong 50mph crosswind 1 mile into the ride to her place
>drops some decent sized branches on the road
>get soaked the last mile to her place
>rain stops 1/4 mile from her place. totally dry
>wait out the rain for the 13 mile ride back home

Today
>pulled bad cable
>frayed back into the sheath. PITA to remove
>Dial in the tension and test it out on a 13 mile ride.

>>955736
I drop the hammer the second the dog goes on the road. I don't feel like getting bit nor I do I want to clean what is left of fido's intesntines out of my drivetrain

>>955822
I am always careful around dogs as they tend to jump in front of the bike, but I never have been bitten or felt any threat to get bitten lel, they tend to just run along and be playful and shit.

Riding up Mt. Hamilton today, then meeting an old riding buddy for dinner. What are YOU doing today?

>>955002
Replace bb. Or pedals.

>>955855
not the one you are replying to but last year I stopped when a rotty or maybe it was a mix or something chased straight at me while riding through a huge open field.
I stopped because I found that dogs are confused by people who stand their ground.
The owner is all apologetic and whatnot and I start petting the dog and bsing with the owner...
it just reached full grown so it was still a pup.
as soon as I stopped paying attention to the dog and stopped petting him he bit my leg.
fortunately I was wearing mtn biking shorts that day and he never broke the skin but still.

Just cut off a car...twice. I looked over my shoulder and we were going pretty much the same speed, so I merged into his lane and all I heard was squeaking breaks, so I moved back into my lane and heard the breaks squeak again.

I'm just happy he didn't honk me. It was my fault, I should have signaled.

>>955087
Loose cassette lockring was the culprit, noise finally gone.

My reward for not having ridden since last weekend was an extra high HR today. Pinch flatted hopping up onto a curb while waiting for someone to join me.

A guy I rode with is having some odd intermittent drive chain issues. I think its so sort of chain suck on the chainring since I saw his rear derailleur pulled all the way forward, and he dumped the chain into his spokes last weekend. He installed a new chainring and a KMC chain last week so its probably one or a combination of those causing it.

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>>954986
Rode 50 Km with a mtb on a flat road made for road bikes (but open to any kind)
Thanks to the basics.

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One of the first rides of the year, only did 38km because i was expecting an important call which came in the middle of a big slope that was killing me. When I finished the call, my clothes were wet and I was cold, so I decided to come back because it was kinda late for a longer ride. Tomorro I will ride more, I need it because I need to regain my form. I took a pic to the river because it had more water than usual because the fucking weather that made made me stay at home with my rollers.

>>955671
6'

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Warm, dry, and cloudy. The weather could not be more perfect.

>>956195
guessing this as yesterday.. I slept all day.

How does it look up there today I know its supposed to rain around 11-12 and then just be shitty... thinking of doing a few runs up lookout

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Downhill bars are comfy

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>>956196
It's a little chilly, but I was about to go over South table to go bouldering and climb lookout to hit chimney gulch or apex

>>956195
Must be nice having those smallish mountains near the town. Here the big mountains are at 60-70km, around my town there are only hills.

>>956201
those are known around here as foothills, on the other side of those is the real mountains.

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Managed to pull off my first ride over 100km on my MTB yesterday! In fact just kept going and made it 100 Miles exactly with 1500m elevation gain. Running pretty big Knobby tires so it was just under 12hr moving time.

>>955327
commute 24 km daily and a long ride of about 100-180 km on sunday

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SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

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>>956388

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>>956389
Looks like you could use these!

>>954986
I just found out I have two days off in a row this week. Should I go up all the way up the mountain as a day trip or do an overnighter?

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Did some gravel roads today. Last week's heavy rain didn't help much with packing them down. I'm surprised how many shot up road signs I come across for not being in the USA.

Went to LBS for a new tube. Both local shops only carry 48 mm presta stems, disgusting.

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>>956700
Yes.

>be a few days ago
>out for an after work ride
>t-shirt and gym shorts no try hard shit
>cruising my normal pace around 19-20mph
>come up on some guy who looks like he is new to cycling, maybe a fred or maybe just another guy just like me
>he starts going faster so I cant pass him
>ok whateves follow along at 23, then 24 mph
>mother fucker just let me get around you already
>get to this little hill right after a turn we had to slow don for
>fucker decides to stand and try to sprint to the top of it
>I hold pace while sitting lol
>get to the top and I have had enough of his shit
>get a little hill assist when I put the hammer down
>sprint up to about 35 mph
>having trouble holding this speed but dont ant to be passed by this faggot
>keep pushing for the next mile or so
>finally look back and he is nowhere in sight
>continue my ride and all
>look up strava afterward
>got a 4th overall on that section.. not even fast enough for a kom
>I feel so slow

>>956707

If they get out of the saddle to climb, they're beta af. If you feel the need to greentext a beta, you're gamma.

>>956707
>things that didn't happen

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>>956389
How the fuck do you people find these fire roads? Is there some online map? There's nothing I love more than riding down a dirt road.

Anyway, here's how my ride sunday went:
>riding at secluded gravel trail no one knows about, usually only one or two other people there fishing at the trailhead
>get to the most isolated part of the trail out in the woods
>about to go down a huge descent
>then I see some hillbilly motherfucker standing at the bottom right in the middle of the trail with something in hand
>its a fucking machete
>and he's staring straight at me
>fuck that
>my shit ass brake pads are somehow able to stop me at the start of this downhill
>turn around and speed the hell out of there

Before I met him I was able to get a good hour of gravel grinding in so it's all good. Someone actually got stabbed there a couple of years ago. Maybe he was just cutting trees or some shit, but I'm not gonna take any chances out in the middle of nowhere with a guy wielding a machete.

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>>956707
You're a new, slow, little baby bitch boy with no real clue about riding if you think cycling clothes are tryhard, yet use strava and race people.

>>956729
What state do you live in?

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>>956721
>dirt road
Nevada.

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>>956389
>>956388
Hey I bought my rear wheel at that shop during a tour. My Suntour Accushift group catastrophically failed a few miles outside of town (freewheel started ratcheting in both directions) so I ziptied the big cog to my spokes and fixied into town. Luckily the shop was still open, and I bought the guy's handbuilt XT-Dyad wheel and installed it out front of the shop. Finished my tour by riding into SF the next morning.

>>956428
Yeah fenders would be interesting. I'm not sure how they'd hold up on a full trail/mountain bike, but they'd be great if I was just riding fire roads. Might have to ditch the mini-Vs for canti brakes, or modify the fenders...

>>956721
This wasn't a major fire road, just a connector at the far end of a singletrack MTB trail. I mostly ride this bike on rougher trails (hence the tires) but it RIPS on fire roads.

>>956737
Yeah, Mike's a great guy, and a good wheelbuilder - he did the wheels on my pink bike. BTW, that's a sweet looking bike! SON generator hub, right? I've always been curious; why do people mix a mini-V up front with a canti brake in the back?

>>956388
>non-driveside
faggot

>>956771
>replies "non-driveside faggot" to a picture of the driveside of a bike

A) learn 2 4chan

B) quit being a prescriptivist faggot.

>>956775
>doesn't know how to greentext
faggot

>>956704
It turns out someone in my group already had a campsite reserved that night. Thank you conch.

i hope that someday i can be as awesome as the time travelling t-shirt wearing tridork from the planet fred

> riding down a steep hill Sunday morning
> some lady pulls out from a side street to turn left
> bounce sideways off her front bumper into the oncoming lane
> amazingly stay on my bike and stop by the side of the road
> chainstay is bent, RIP bike

FUUUUUUUUCK

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Did Nice - Cannes - Nice for the first time this morning. Some really nice sections of coastline but the bike path definitely isn't unbroken all the way as advertised. Stopped in Antibes for ice cream and photos but I think I'll stick to the mountains from now on. There are way too many dentists around these parts.

>>956853
Also got stopped twice because the French can't even fathom how tire widths above 23mm exist.

>>956853
What's up with the blue electrical tape? I sure hope it's only some sort of last minute fix

>>956884
It's holding the cables in place. Have always meant to replace it with cable ties but it's hardly a pretty bike anyway so just never got around to it.

>>956901
I think it is a pretty bike, and you're doing it a disservice by at least not using black tape.

>>956856
Que?

>>956791
I hope you got her info and are making her or her insurance company pay for that, faggot.

>>957028

Yeah, got insurance info and luckily there was a witness.

That very morning I was celebrating that my bike was nice and tuned up after winter. :(

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these assholes were just screwing around on the cycling lane and they did not even acknowledge my presence. I rang my bell at them but they did not care. I have no experience with horses besides GIFs of people getting their shit kicked so I was afraid to go anywhere close, but in the end I just rode through centimeters away from them and they still did not acknowledge me, they are full on living in their own horse world it seems. I dont think they are supposed to be there anyway, probably escaped or something.

Went down one of my favorite gravel roads. I like it because there isn't much gravel so it gets packed smooth and I can maintain a higher cruising speed on it than many of the asphalt roads. Today they dumping truck after truck of gravel on it :(

>>956195
where is this and why don't i live there?

all i have is dense pine forest filled with underbrush and dogmen.

>>957258
offer them carrots

>>957258
horses are cool, I mean I don't like them much, but they're cool and quiet animals. The fucky ones are easily noticeable, just ride away from those. I've never seen a horse give chase and fuck someone up, all the accidents I've seen involved people getting too much freedom (fast movements and too much touching without respect) near horses and getting their shit bitten or kicked.

>>957258
>Rang a bell
>At a horse
>Still did not acknowledge me

Ended up on a 60 km ride last night.averaged about 18-19 km/h. Three quarters of the ride was pain. My butt and perineum were still tender on the short ride to the store today.
How do into proper bike fit and saddle? Or do i just need to harden the fuck up?

>>948738 My ride

>>957670
>How do into proper bike fit and saddle? Or do i just need to harden the fuck up?
Both. You need to get accustomed to sitting on a saddle. That said, there shouldn't be much pressure on the soft stuff. That means you have too much padding, a saddle that is too narrow, or sitting too far forward. The last can be because you either have a saddle that's too wide, or one that's too level or tilted down. Tilting the saddle back can help you sit furter back without sliding forwards and somewhat counter-intuitively lessen the pressure on your taint.
There are also saddle fit programs you can run at some of the better bike dealers.

Got a dotty tan on the back of my hands through the black mesh of my cycling gloves today. Never had that happen before in the 2 years I've been using the gloves. Maybe I just need some non-cycling time in the sun.

>get off work early
>Stoked to rush home as fast as I can
>This motherfucker at the light is gonna get cat sixed so hard
>come on light, don't make wait with this flat barring Schwinn ridi-
"What's up Anon! I haven't seen you since high school."


And then we took the last half of my commute at his leisure. It was really nice and I don't really appreciate the cooler late night weather when I'm just rushing.

>>957380
hey I thought they would at least respond to the sound and move out of the way a bit. I figured they could have been intelligent enough to understand that I wanted to come through. Or they just did not give a shit.

>over the month increase my commuting speed to over 30 km/h
>it gets more windy
>my eyes are pretty sensitive
>tear up constantly
>look like I'm having a crying fit all the time on the bike

wat do?

>>957857
are you wearing cycling glasses? If not then that could be the outcome. Also good for UV protection if you ride alot, eyes dont like UV very much.

>>957860
>not needing rx glasses
get the fuck off of 4chan kiddo

>>957860
well, I didn't want to be a bespectacled faggot, especially since this is a commuting thing and not recreational, but I guess I have no other alternatives.

>>957865
I had the same idea, I always thought fags with shades looked like tryhards. I also want to make eye contact with other road users for safety reasons. I found some nice clear spectacles which take care of both those issues for me.

>>956711
>If they get out of the saddle to climb, they're beta af.

>Who is Contador

>>956284
Strava or it didn't happen

>>955220
since this, I went for two more times to ride there, and no climbers/fences were present. I guess it WAS their stuff, after all.

>>957025
That full face looks a little toasty

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>>956711
>he doesn't spin out in 53x11 on 20% grades

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If only I was paying attention to strava, I could've made a swastika.

>>957991
Of course it didn't happen.
Might have been more believable if he'd said a quicker time.
Who the hell takes 12 hours to ride 100 miles? Doesn't matter what bike you're on that's barely faster than a fast walk.

Headed towards Las Vegas. Insane headwind and gusts like 60 mph. Got blown off the road, taking shelter under a bridge. Might be sleeping here.

>>958003
Someone who needs to take frequent brakes. And that's still twice the speed of a fast walk.

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>>957865
>didn't want to be a bespectacled faggot
>>957866
>fags with shades looked like tryhards
why do you care about what people will think so much? Admittedly, cycling was always criticised without good reason by the general public, but that should encourage you to give even less fucks. They don't even have to be cycling glasses, I'm rocking pic related every day(and night!). Going down a steep hill is so comfy, not to mention safer, when you can actually see what's on the road.

>>958007
Idk, seems like a lot in any case. I'm averaging 25km in just about over 1 hour of normal trail riding with a bit more climbing than descending, that'd put me in the 5 hours mark for that distance, I can imagine 8 hours, 9 even with all the climbing... But 12?
I ride a budget 26er hardtail btw.

>>958011
Oh wait. Miles. Fucking imperial system...

>>958004
pics or didn't happen

>>958011
I average a lot less than you do on a 700c hybrid on roads. And it's iffy to assume you can ride with the same intensity in your fourth hour as your first. Depending on how strong you are.

I got off work early today so I went for a longer ride. I rode into the wind with the thought that on the way back I would have a nice tailwind to assist me... it sort of worked up until the last 15ish or so miles, then enough wind shifted to be a headwind again.

>>958083
Odd. I'm not even tired usually... I do run very fast xc tyres though.

>>958010
I like to greet other cyclists. There is no need for them to have full dark spectacles, clear ones are perfectly fine or any cycling occasion as they also protect from UV. I get why the pros use them to keep a poker face but pleasure riders should cut that shit out. It looks stupid and neglecting of traffic.

>>958089
>I like to greet other cyclists.
And everyone MUST cater to you.

>>958089
Lens colour also affects lens properties, I know, crazy right?
Greet them in any case if you so like it, what's the problem with shades.

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>>958089
I have perscription raybans i'm not buying uv clear cycling goggles to greet you amicably, you'll have to make do with a smile and a nod

>greeting
Do people actually do this?

>>958089

I like sunglasses, especially when it's bright and sunny.

>>958185
Yeah, and it was common when I used to ride motorcycles too.

I just ignore it/anyone

People use the "us vs them, everyone has my back" mentality to bully others I want no part of it just because I own something does not make me support shit. Incl the local bike store they can burn for all I care

Small business romanticism kills industry

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>>958190
If you don't feel any kinship with other cyclists why do you 'help' people on /n/?

IMO if you don't stop and ask cyclists if they're ok, then you're either an autist (ok, cool) or an asshole. They're probably just gonna be fine and having a rest, but if they've had an accident or can't fix something or you give them a tube or someone nearly killed them or they're lost then a tiny bit of help can be huge.

Ok, sure, don't acknowledge one of the thousands of cyclists in a city, but if you're out riding a route in the mountains or something and you see one fucker every half hour going hard then you smile at that cunt and share a bit of love with the world.

>>958190
>People use the "us vs them, everyone has my back" mentality to bully others I want no part of it just because I own something does not make me support shit.
Wow, i actually 100% agree with Sieg on something.

>>958194
Don't conflate basic human decency with clique mentality.

>>958224
Great, you just encouraged him to post here for another month because now he thinks he's not universally hated.

>>958231
I regret nothing.

>>955685
Are those solar panels in your crate?

>be on road waiting for turn light to go green
>it keeps skipping our turn and letting the other directions go
>think maybe I'm not heavy enough to trigger the turn light
>don't actually know if this light has a weight trigger or not
>have to awkwardly signal for the car behind me to come closer to see if the light will trigger (they always leave way too much room for me)
>it actually works but I still don't know if it was a coincidence or not
This has happened twice and I feel awkward both times. Why can't I just not be the first to arrive at the lights. Tfw I will never know if there is a weight trigger there unless I go there are 3am when there are no cars around to test it.
Tfw still getting used to navigating cagers. It's really annoying to make turns where you have to change to the inside lane and cross over. If it's possible I plan my loops so that I don't have to cross over the road.

>>958311
I don't know where you live, but a lot of traffic lights these days use induction loops. You can see scores in square shapes in the bitumen. Assuming your bike and wheels aren't 100% carbon you should be able to trigger it by sitting in the middle.

>>958311
>>958312
or put a few neodymium magnets under your bike

>>958312
>You can see scores in square shapes in the bitumen.
I'll look. But I don't really remember seeing any squares, or any markings at all. I don't know if they are in my area or even common in Australia.

>>958311
Just cross when the lights are switching

>>958312
What works for me is placing my wheels directly on top of the cutout, so usually on the left edge of it. Sitting in the center doesn't work.

>>958327

The induction loops need less maintenance if they aren't just on a timer, so I would be surprised if they don't use them where you are. My aluminum frame doesn't set them off if I sit in the middle though, I need to kinda cross the whole thing to do it.

Rode up to Belluno to see the start of the Giro D'Italia segment this morning.

Italians confirmed to be absolutely crazy about bike racing.

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>>956785
Ended up only doing 3/5 of Mt Lemmon. I don't know if it was the kits load or the heat but I just couldn't do the last 8 miles to Summerhaven and called it quits at the campsite.
I guess I'm just going to have to keep riding it until I'm strong enough.

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>>958398
Didn't cinch the bags perfectly.

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>>958399
I didnt take many more pictures. Here's a rest site at milepost 5

>Perfectly great saturday to go riding.
>Stuck in a library doing shitload of University work.

Feels bad man.

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Started pouring on my way back, was a decent ride but a truck swerved into the bike lane and slammed on his brakes to knock me off. Fuck NJ

Two windy rides in a row. Yesterday 40 km/h and I thought it would be a good idea to do a 40 km loop on the open prairie.

Gusting to 60 km/h today so I decided to stay in the city where it wasn't too bad. We went out on the highway for a little bit to see how bad the wind was. Just as we passed a construction site they started pile driving steel beams which is incredibly loud.

Bad weekend weather has cancelled the 3rd brevet so far this season.

>>958451
wat

I put in 60 miles after work yesterday and then hit another 50 today. I was doing ok until after the hills around 35 miles or so, then the wind started kicking and just made me want to stop and take a nap.

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>>958428
You live 15 miles away

>>958471
Soooo lets ride ninja

>>955327
250km weekly has been my average for the year so far. Looking to push it up above 300km though.

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>>958241
4AAs, monkeylites.

,,, stop,,lethe wind push,10mph. (micepeehorizontals)

>>958399
Why the knobby tires on pavement?

>>958696

I use knobby tires, because my riding is more like 70% gravel/dirt road and the rest being shit-tier paved. Not everyone has the same riding environment.

>>957991
>>958003

https://www.strava.com/activities/576440328

Hmm, guess it was kind of slow. 30 lb mountain bike with my heaviest downhill 4 pound front tire on a 50mm wide rim, which maybe slowed me down a touch. Did a bunch of trails and shit too. Previous longest distance ride was 93km.

>>958692
get out of here stalker

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>>958687

>>958696
I'm working my way to more and more off pavement stuff. Found gravelly commute that saves me time and headed out into BLM land later in the season.

Hit a 35 mile ride just cruising around, perfect 75F out.
Saw a cop car on the bike path and when I got closer I see a fat girl laying in the grass face red as hell and obviously overheating/heat exhaustion/dehydrated or something along those lines.
I wanted to stop and help but I don't need to get in the way when help is already there.
Otherwise the ride was chill and I stopped at some pull up bars.
Some dude and his gf stopped like 2 seconds after I did.
He struggles to do one, his girl just does some shit to show off her ass to the world
I knocked out 20 for set one since I usually do weighted they feel really easy.. after that I was shit and yes I was showing off.

>>958963
But he did dare to take the struggle. That's good on him.

Finally got my road bike and did a 50km ride.
It was somewhat uncomfortable for my lower back but holy fuck was shit cash compared to the city bike I normally use.

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Am I elite?

>>955220
>Fat little black cat.
Cat seems like a bro, would pat/10.

Wellgo pedals are noice, I lusted after them back in my BMX years.

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60km ride total (30 and 30) to the beach, with a group of friends+some critical mass-like ride

When catching up on them, as I was like 30 minutes behind due to me not waking up, I fucked up on a curb at fairly moderate speed (20-25kmh) and the bike flipped over. I managed to jump off unscathed but I fucked my new (used, but like new) saddle. Goddamn. Just patched up with a bit of tape, but still sucks.
Also when the bike flipped it scraped nicely on the stem, but that doesn't bother me.

Apart from that little fuck up it all went well. The tyres held up with no issues which is great considering my curb accident (and that I accidentally ran over a broken glass bottle, too) - these shits might be a little more expensive than average but fuck they're nice. (Conti RaceKing ProTection 2.2)

bonus fun fact: obligatory obnoxious land whale during the ride kept being insulted by every motorist in the area as she swerved into the lane, kek.

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>>959223
Oh, just seen that post. Those pedals have been really great, I think the right one was the "starting point" of the flip when it hit the curb at speed. Paint and metal are pretty scraped but it's just cosmetic damage, the pedals are really wonderful and sturdy. The paint does flake off a bit too easily, but I honestly don't care.

>Cat seems like a bro, would pat/10.
He's ultra bro and adorable :3 but he's also a massive pussy (heh heh) that is afraid of EVERYTHING.

>>959178
Buying pre-built bikes is fucking lame

>>959256
you're lame

>>958185
>>958190
Freds and tryhards are the ones who doesn't say anything to fellow riders.

>>959269
What's the difference between a tryhard and a sperg who isn't witty enough to say the right thing when a chad or stacy tries to engage him in normie talk?

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saw a deer limping due to a crippled leg on my 30km ride today. rip pupper

>>959928
>No space between the number and the unit symbol
Please re-read the SI Brochure.

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Today I went and rode my all-time favorite route for the first time this year, and it was glorious as usual. 20 miles of city riding, 20 miles of climbing over the mountains on gravel Forest Service roads through a postcard-perfect landscape, with the payoff of a 20 mile descent.

>>960456
So fucking sweet to live near a mountain like that. Great ride anon, any pics?

I did hill repeats and got hit by a car.
>not even joking

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>>960479
Yeah, I can't imagine ever not living near mountains. Here's a pic I took two years ago, this is right about at the 22 spot on the map, looking east.

Hope you weren't hurt too bad.

>>960494
Damn, that bike in its natural setting should be on a frickin postcard.

And no I wasn't. Somehow managed to crash off the roadway without much more than a scuff. Could have been so much worse.

Went for my first "after work ride".
I thought cagers were crazy on Saturdays, but holy fuck are they mental when coming back home from work.

Front wheel went in a pot hole while I was descending. Made a loud noise on the rim but it somehow wasn't bent. How am I supposed to keep my eyes open when I'm trying to recover from a climb?

Got a PR 30 seconds faster than my last up that climb, 3 km long. Still ranked like 1000/1500 on strava. Need to drop another 3 mins which will probably take me until December to get that good.

>>960578
Check your front wheel and fork for cracks. Check the spokes too.

Rain showers all this week. Since it looked like there wasn't going to be a brevet this weekend I didn't bother trying to squeeze in some rides. This morning I get an email that they want to reschedule last weeks 400 to this Saturday. Rain all day today and after a 5 day break, one day won't be enough to get my legs in shape for that one.

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Probably won't be able to walk for the next few days after this.
Thank god I had music for this.

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Followed a gravel road along the river for 20k and found a valley that led up to a local peak. Sadly landslides had blocked the route halfway so I had to turn back and climb a different, less scenic hill.

>>960894
Glad you survived the attack.

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>>960896
>survived the attack
had to outrunn a Pit,, noguns, as locals are confused and edgy., loser gunshop owner in argument with wife (a Golden heart),"drops" gun and SHOOTS WIFE INTHE BACK!,,, OOOooopsy!
,,,, Sheriff is,, compliant?
,anyways it was just ONE pitbull,, so i should have just,,,KICKED HISASS!
, once again, Fullface helmethas merit.

>>956388
>designated poo on the bottle

>>960899
Doesn't riding around with a fullface helmet in Nevada get awfully hot?

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>>960622

>>960991
Are you saying i'm fat?

>>960992
Enhän mä nyt semmoista tarkoittanut.

>>960993
Kunde du inte ha hittat ett bättre photo att representera Finland än tre rökande tjockisar utanför en R-Kioski?

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>>960994
They should have been drinking right

>>960995
I suppose. Drinking and knifing each other, if you want to go on that stereotype.

Completed my first metric century today. That last 15km is fucking brutal.

>>961025
Eating and drinking more and earlier would likely have helped. Under normal conditions I tend to need about 300 calories an hour, and a bottle of water an hour unless its really hot.

>>961025

There's no such thing as a "metric century".
A century is a hundred miles. There are no miles in the metric system.

A "metric century" is what most of us call a "normal ride".

>>961052
Velominati pls go

Hello I have a question

My front tire pressure drops in a week's time by 20 while the rear tire says the same pressure do I have a bad front tire?

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>>960995

>>960895
You should move to a place where things are less shitty

>>960990
Also doesn't it look retarded and make you look like a pussy?

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I found a CX paradise. There are huge, gravely, dirty, sandy loops almost as far as the eye can see

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>>961072
>retarded
maybe,, its LEss retarddd.
>>961069
>move
Mexico?
,,sweeping my helmet out before ride,,spider in visor. Hay little Budy! ready,, to RIDE!?

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zoom,zzZZZOOOM!,,sssSSSWIP< HORNET in helmet!! HELMET OFF AND GONE in bushs!, NOSTING! YAAA!!
,,,lost my copilot.

baconrider is my favorite human

>>961085
The way you type is painful to read

>>961111
That's BaconRider. Shut the fuck up.

>>961117
Fuck you, I'm not about to respect some random person who wears a full face on the road(not including motorcyclists because they go way faster), let alone someone who owns a recumbent.

>>961124
go the fuck away new fag.

>>961124
Having said that, win a pro tour or get a sponsor Then get back to me. When your steazy, no one can give you shit for looking as goofy as you want

>>961126
No, fuck you.

>>961124
The commies blew off his legs, not his fault man.

>>961124
And /n/ isn't about to respect you.

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>>961111
>painful
mylife,,, sneaks thru, sometimes.
,, i ,try tomask that.
,,, RACEME!

>>961137
No it was a spinal injury caused by a traffic pig fucking accident that left him crippled.... the retardation is from the meth he smoked.... hence the pig fucking to support his habit. It's a vicious cycle

>>961217
Tragic*

Had a nice 60 km ride, broke my speed record.

Now that I have a road bike and padded shorts, the lycra bullies don't laugh at me anymore.

>>961319
Was the lycra bullying real or imagined

>>961322
probably just a figment of my imagination

But people look really judgemental when I can see the complete contours of their penis yet can't see their eyes because of the flashy 300$ sunglasses.

>>961325
People like that are too focused on their own thing to give a shit about judging you.

Or they're Freds, in which case: who gives a shit about what they think.

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99.8 miles today.... well so much for a 1st century.. awesome day though. Next time I go on that long of a ride I will make sure to eat a little more solid food. Bananas, gel packets and water just left me feeling empty around the 80 mile mark.

>>961143
Oh my god, the burden.

>>961206
Ok

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Had a nice time destroying nature and indirectly killing animals today

>>961535
i wish we had some good singletrack that isn't a two hour drive away

>>960494
i can't believe that handpump doesn't just fuck your shit up being right there

>>961581
its a common place to put it anon, I have one in the same spot. I never rub against it ever.

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Long lonely country rode. Doing about 18 mph. Old guy rolls up on me like I'm standing still.

>where you headed anon? Oh me? I'm on mile 70 of a century.

Fuuuuuuuuuck. Drops me like an old habit. So much old man respect.

Haven't gone for a ride in a week. Will try to break the funk tomorrow and finish the May strava grand fondue.

>>961627
>grand fondue

that sounds tasty

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The previous owner must have not been riding the rough stuff, because as soon as i took it out into the rocks, the stem began to come loose.

I'm going to get some clips to see if i can't coax a little more power out of my weak legs.

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>>961785
Also, reindeer.

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I wasn't riding but it was cool nonetheless. The italians lost their shit when they saw nibali in front of chaves

I adjusted my seat height

thanks /n/

>>961786
Are you from Lappi?

>>961816
Not quite. But close.

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My today ride was pretty good but I should have taken trekking instead of road bike, around 1/3 of my route was barely rideable but I still had fun nonetheless.

>>961612
Old people are the nicest today I met a group of them chill af

After a 7 day break a 155 km ride probably wasn't the best way to easy back in. Legs got stiff towards the end and I started slowing down, I was probably a little dehydrated. Wind was nice and light on the way out and picked up a a lot on the way back. A straight tailwind was forecast but it ended up being behind and to the side. I still got a decent push but also enough side air flow to keep from overheating.

Last 13 km I started getting the tell tale cramps that indicate I better find a washroom soon. Managed to get home just in time.

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>>961535
Took the Mong to a fire road today. No pics because I didn't bring my phone but you can see the aftermath at least.

>>961924
not on my ride... I passed an old guy really slowly and after waiting for a moment until it was nice and safe and tons of space and after he saw me too. What does the old fuck do? starts calling me out for not saying anything... I wanted to beat the old fuck down but it wasnt worth it. Seriously the only people who ever say anything are the old farts thinking they deserve more than anyone else.

Took a ride in the lovely summer weather, refreshing but mostly uneventful ride though. On the way back I get near a steep climb...
>hear another cyclist approach from behind
>it's time to d-d-d-duel!!!
>other cyclist just rides off on a path to the side of the road and leaves me to climb alone
>mfw ;_;

>>961063
>My front tire pressure drops in a week's time by 20 while the rear tire says the same pressure do I have a bad front tire?

The slower the leak the harder it will be to find.

Does it leak as much if you don't ride?

Bad front tire? Possible if you're running tubeless. It could be a poorly seated valve stem or poorly sealed/taped rim.

Bad inner tube? Check for contamination (tiny sharp things) between the tire and tube. Maybe some prior inner tube patch has started to leak?

I was stiff for an hour and a half today, but yesterday's long ride seems to have got my HR back down to where I like it. Quite a few larger Canada goose chicks in the park already, having gone from yellow to grey brown. The MUP closest to home is just full of goose shit.

People who ride daily before/after work, what do you do to make sure you keep up your energy throughout the day?

How far are you willing to go on a work day?

>>962514
I'm a neet. :)

>>962514

I abuse caffeine.

>>962514
I fell for the carbo loading meme.

I eat a quick 1 dcl of oats, an energy bar and have a coffee if I ride after work.

>>961063

You probably have a slow leak. One so slow that I personally wouldn't give a shit about it.

>>962514
I make sure to keep hydrated, take breaks, and go for walks at lunch or whenever. Overworking kills me.

Went for a 40 km loop to try out the new cambium.

Not sure what I was expecting but bugger me this thing is firm.

>two grills going salmon
>one on the pavement, one on the bike path
>grinning like stupid shits
>the fat one on the bike path is riding a boris bike equivalent
>pass her really close, nearly clipping her, she screams, stops laughing and looks offended

a fine day

>>962962
i tried one once and it was fucking awful, idk what old man brooks was thinking

>>962962
I gave mine several tries over 2 years but never could get used to it. I have no idea why people give it great reviews.

>>962977
fuck salmons

>>962996
>>963017
This isn't reassuring

but I'll give it a bit of time

>>962977
When something like this happens I pass them really close and shout "WATCH OUT" right next to them. Hilarity ensues.

I just found out I live down the road from a weed farm run by a bunch of bmxers. oh man I love bmx and I love weed! they have a half pipe and some dirtjumps,

..oh and a bunch of them are from my big metropolis area back home, I def recognize a couple the names that got dropped , ha! ya!

>>961067
>no pads

>>961079
DUDE

>>963041
>bmx and weed
color me surprised (don't get shot, friendo)

I got mooned today. That is all.

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oldred,,nomore bales,,, we Blow the hay in trailers, ship to Fernley,, RAM into cargo containers,, Rail to port, shipto china.

>>963191
DIY track conversion? The absolute madman!

These pics really make me want to ride across USA, seems comfy as fuck.

One day...

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Todays commute with little detour was again really nice.

>>963329
To me most of the America seems more like just empty space surrounded with either Monsanto corn fields or sand and dessert. And farmers and red necks willing to kill hippies like me on their bikes.

I'd like to drive across USA tough. Seems more appropriate way of doing it. And those northern areas and Yellowstone seem very beautiful and interesting too.

>>963199
Nope https://www.deere.com/en_US/products/equipment/tractors/row_crop_tractors/8r_8rt_series/8320rt/8320rt.page?
>those tractors cost $350 000
Daymns

>>963400
I'd worry more about the asshole northerners than than the farmers and rednecks.

Moved my saddle forward 1/8", what a difference. One of those goofy things about owning a Brooks saddle. Tensioning, lacing or adjusting how tight the laces are, and the old saddle position isn't right anymore. Lots of wind lately. It seemed a bit erratic direction wise, so I stayed in the city.

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Went to the top of the local "mountain" for the first time since probably the TDU. Damn, it's been too long.

Forgot just how cold it gets up there in the winter, and strava isn't playing nicely with instagram. Oh well.

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Bike touring in Utah. This week will be a hot one.

>>963755
That looks amazing anon.

Tfw riding on the weekend and normies say "howdy" to me. Everyone in my area has crabon while I as a poor neet am stuck on Alu bike but I still managed to pass some fred on a pretty tough climb (10%), said hi but he ignored me kek. Although he passed me back a little while later on the descent. I tend to put more effort into climbing than descending, especially towards then end of a ride.

Did a ride today where I stayed on the outermost residential roads and did a loop of the city. Lots of turning going down every crescent I encountered even if it just met back up with the road I was already on. Ended up being 107 km.

A group I ride with now and then are having a poorly thought out ride this afternoon. They'll be coming back directly into a headwind of 30 gusting to 50 km/h. So I'll pass on that one.

>>954986
New to riding and just bought a bike, is there a reason I don't see a lot of riders using camelbaks? They aren't that expensive and it would seem that they are more convenient than a water bottle, any reason?

Been doing these trails that are above what I can really ride...keep scratching my calfs on the peddles. I'm doing double what I did last year.

Finally stopped raining, went for a short climb. Crisp air feels gud man

By the way, how accurate are Strava's calorie burn calculations? Am I really burning ~1200cal by climbing 900mt over 35km? Seems a bit much

>>964328
I'd say that sounds about right (compared to my fitbit)

>>964325
Having shit on your back sucks and makes it harder for your sweat to evaporate. I only use mine when two bottles might not cut it.

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Feeling really erect and moist today.

I did around 20,000 >>FEET<< of steep climbing the past week, took a day off yesterday and went for a quick 40 minute ride today around the nicer parts of the local bike trails / paths.

It was 103 degrees >>>FAHRENHEIT<<< out and I managed to land two spots away from a Strava KoM on a ten minute climb with some kickers without trying.

Feels good noticing your skeleton gains.

felt like crap the 1st 20 miles... typical since I drank kinda heavy last night, carb loading is what I call it.
Then I started to feel kind of good.
There is this nice little dip to gain some speed before this half mile long hill and I always try to put out some good effort for it and the next few miles.
I had to pass a group ride which all went fine as they kind of got over but I'm sure they thought I was an asshole.
I get past them and suddenly I suicidal squirrel attacked my front wheel.
I was probably going about 25mph when this stupid little fuck decided to bounce off my front wheel.
Squirrels are tough meaty little creatures but when I turned my head to see wtf it was it wasn't moving.
I am really glad it didnt fuck my wheel, that would have sucked.
And hey I still set a new pr on that hill.

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Today's ride was pretty nice, basically because I returned alive with no injuries.

I did a 40km short ride, this time I felt better than before, was cruising at higher speeds and even surprised myself when I was pedaling at 33 km/h with no effort a slope that usually rode at 20-25. Just suffered a bit at the beginning because I wanted to past a slow moving dude on a mtb who was climbing a 15%-18% slope and I wanted to pass him fast, at the top of the slope My mouth was dry and I suffered for 5-6 minutes.

Back from a ~60 km ride out of the city.
The distance isn't all that impressive and I already had a few rides this long, but it was the first time I got out of the city and onto local roads. Some were pretty shitty, some very nice and yet I was able to keep solid speeds higher than the ones in the city (next to no stops).
The downs would be I nearly got lost, so had to slow down here and there to get ahold of where I was and I only took one food and one drink which was way too little. It was supposed to be a short ride, though, so whatever.
Next time, I'm going to look at the map beforehand.

>>955327
>mfw I don't even ride every day
I mean, I do commute every day of the week, but that shit doesn't count in my books.
I try to get a ride every weekend and since getting a new bike (a road one too!) I'm bumping the amount of ""leisure"" rides and distance covered.
I love riding bike.

>>955365
At least it wasn't raining, right?

>>958311
>>958312
There's a junction near my house that was recently rebuilt and doesn't trigger the lights for now. Have to take the crossing which, interestingly, has a detector that automatically activates the "I wanna cross" button for cyclists.

>>961520
What tyre?

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Peaked at 101 degrees today... Which meant the trails were empty!

Beat some PRs as well.

Lots of wind against this week, but I got a decent amount of riding in anyway. This morning I planned to leave house by about 5 am to get far enough out before wind picked up, but snooze button. I ended up going down wind to start and coming back against it through the city at which time it was gusting to around 40 km/h. Only 10 km/h wind tomorrow which will be nice for a change.

Playing rubber roulette with my rear tire. The center knobs are completely worn off, but I think I still have some tread to work with.

So I'm doing my usual 30 km and some JACKASS on a bike wearing a yellow jersey passes me like I'm standing still.

If you browse /n/ mr yellow shirt in Arkell, I demand that you apologize to my ego.

iiis this autosaging?

>>965134
aye

>tfw getting up early for a ride but can't go until after pooping

>>955417
Get clipless pedals mate.

Today I did some fit changes, moved a bit my left cleat because I had some light pain on the knee, and raised my saddle by 0,7 cm. After a 1h30m ride, The pain appeared at the beginning, and then dissappeared, I'm starting to think it's not related to the cleat position and maybe because I move my leg with improper movement (sometimes my leg rubs the top tube but my right leg never does it so maybe the pressure goes to the external part of the knee), I tried moving right my leght and the pain lowered and dissapeared, but I felt the knee a bit forced so maybe I need to relearn how to pedal with the left leg.
The saddle change was weird, I felt better on the bike, pedaling was smoother than ever, and the weird part is that I felt better at handling the bike. I noticed climbing was a bit easier with the new saddle height.

>heavy rain
>bonked
>waiting at a bus station for gf to pick me up
>every single person going past me stares

Feels bad.