Dem bicicletas dos, doe.

[Johnny_P]

So front tire was peeing Stan’s all over my floor. Wanted to go on a ride today so i needed to fix it. Pulled one bead off, cleaned the tire, booted it. But couldn’t get the fucker to seat back on the wheel. I had to take my damn wheel to the bike shop and let them blast it on with a compressor like a peasant.

Anyone have a solution to this? This was ridiculous. And not the first time I’ve had a problem seating tubeless tires.

I ended up buying this thing after having a similar problem:

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equi ... Code=black

Basically a air compressor, seems to do the job pretty well.

Ah yeah I was looking at that pump. Maybe I’ll put it on the wish list.

[coogles]

So front tire was peeing Stan’s all over my floor. Wanted to go on a ride today so i needed to fix it. Pulled one bead off, cleaned the tire, booted it. But couldn’t get the fucker to seat back on the wheel. I had to take my damn wheel to the bike shop and let them blast it on with a compressor like a peasant.

Anyone have a solution to this? This was ridiculous. And not the first time I’ve had a problem seating tubeless tires.

I ended up buying this thing after having a similar problem:

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equi ... Code=black

Basically a air compressor, seems to do the job pretty well.

That's pretty

[coogles]

Hunt has 15% off site-wide right now if anyone is shopping for . I'd have a better argument if I hadn't just dropped a grand on the .

[Valkyrie]

I ended up buying this thing after having a similar problem:

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equi ... Code=black

Basically a air compressor, seems to do the job pretty well.

Ah yeah I was looking at that pump. Maybe I’ll put it on the wish list.

The downside for me is that charging the tank requires having some upper body mass/strength and I have neither so it's a workout to do more than one tire at a time. You guys would probably be fine.

[D Griff]

So front tire was peeing Stan’s all over my floor. Wanted to go on a ride today so i needed to fix it. Pulled one bead off, cleaned the tire, booted it. But couldn’t get the fucker to seat back on the wheel. I had to take my damn wheel to the bike shop and let them blast it on with a compressor like a peasant.

Anyone have a solution to this? This was ridiculous. And not the first time I’ve had a problem seating tubeless tires.

This is pretty much why I’ve just gone back to tubes… may try the Trek thing Valerie posted but it’s kinda pricey.

[Johnny_P]

Hunt has 15% off site-wide right now if anyone is shopping for . I'd have a better argument if I hadn't just dropped a grand on the .

Hm. Would be like $410 for an alloy wheelset then. That’s not too bad. They use Kinlin rims and Novatec hubs both of which are alright. Found some people unhappy with build quality but most are overall happy with the wheels. I had a set of wheels built up by ProWheelBuilder for $500 on the money a few years ago and used 32h WTB KOM rims, Bitex hubs, and Sapim Race spokes with brass nipples. So similar in build but lighter. I will say I have not had to do a damn thing to my wheels despite absolutely ranking them on a regular basis and putting a dent in the rear rim. They ride true and quiet.

Hunt is good at marketing. And customer service apparently. Seems like a solid purchase.

[Johnny_P]

So front tire was peeing Stan’s all over my floor. Wanted to go on a ride today so i needed to fix it. Pulled one bead off, cleaned the tire, booted it. But couldn’t get the fucker to seat back on the wheel. I had to take my damn wheel to the bike shop and let them blast it on with a compressor like a peasant.

Anyone have a solution to this? This was ridiculous. And not the first time I’ve had a problem seating tubeless tires.

This is pretty much why I’ve just gone back to tubes… may try the Trek thing Valerie posted but it’s kinda pricey.

Tubeless seems to generally seal up alright for me. But sometimes there’s a giant glass shard that works it way in and requires some gorilla tape inside the tire. But I have such a hard time with getting the tire bead to pop back on.

A friend of mine says he buys a box of co2 cartridges specifically for tire seating. He puts the tire on with a tube in it. Then pops one bead off, removes tube, adds sealant, and seats it with a co2. That is a ton of added work to change a tire but you do it less often tubeless. I dunno. Philly is brutal on bike tires. I seem to destroy at least one tire a year due to glass cuts.

[Valkyrie]

I've had relatively bad luck with bike tubeless stuff lasting as long as it should. Most tires end up with irreparable damage in <1000 miles and I'm easy on them. Whenever I start riding again, I'm probably going back to tubes and cheap thick tires.

The Pirelli Cinturato Velo is the only tire that worked well tubeless for me so far, but it's slow and heavy too. I might give them one more try in 32mm depending on what bike and riding I even end up doing. It could be that I roll on an old 26" wheeled thing which means very few tire options anyway.

[coogles]

My cardio base still has a long way to go, but I don't think many people at my (shitty) level will want to round the last corner with me with 200m left to go.

[Valkyrie]

My cardio base still has a long way to go, but I don't think many people at my (shitty) level will want to round the last corner with me with 200m left to go.

Yeah we're at a similar level except I have no sprint ability whatsoever. IIRC the highest power I ever hit when I was training hard was maybe 7xx watts for a few seconds. Today probably 400ish.

[coogles]

My cardio base still has a long way to go, but I don't think many people at my (shitty) level will want to round the last corner with me with 200m left to go.

Yeah we're at a similar level except I have no sprint ability whatsoever. IIRC the highest power I ever hit when I was training hard was maybe 7xx watts for a few seconds. Today probably 400ish.

I've been weight training for 20 years, that has a huge impact on those numbers. But flipping the switch to be a better endurance athlete is an exercise in patience for sure.

[D Griff]

Yeah we're at a similar level except I have no sprint ability whatsoever. IIRC the highest power I ever hit when I was training hard was maybe 7xx watts for a few seconds. Today probably 400ish.

I've been weight training for 20 years, that has a huge impact on those numbers. But flipping the switch to be a better endurance athlete is an exercise in patience for sure.

I do believe the years of lifting helped with power on the bike out of the gate.

[coogles]

I've been weight training for 20 years, that has a huge impact on those numbers. But flipping the switch to be a better endurance athlete is an exercise in patience for sure.

I do believe the years of lifting helped with power on the bike out of the gate.

Yep. I've been on the bike again for all of 3 weeks and my zones set at a FTP of 200W are already starting to feel easy. It's like I'm getting the newbie gainz all over again. Hoping it won't take too long to get back to the 235W where I was before, and build to 250W by early summer.

[D Griff]

This is pretty much why I’ve just gone back to tubes… may try the Trek thing Valerie posted but it’s kinda pricey.

Tubeless seems to generally seal up alright for me. But sometimes there’s a giant glass shard that works it way in and requires some gorilla tape inside the tire. But I have such a hard time with getting the tire bead to pop back on.

A friend of mine says he buys a box of co2 cartridges specifically for tire seating. He puts the tire on with a tube in it. Then pops one bead off, removes tube, adds sealant, and seats it with a co2. That is a ton of added work to change a tire but you do it less often tubeless. I dunno. Philly is brutal on bike tires. I seem to destroy at least one tire a year due to glass cuts.

It does work, it's just a lot of extra effort and I'm not sure I really see a huge beneshit, particularly on the road. It turns a five minute project requiring nothing but a bike pump into an hour long struggle fest that might require a compressor or other equipment not found in my home.

[Valkyrie]

Yeah we're at a similar level except I have no sprint ability whatsoever. IIRC the highest power I ever hit when I was training hard was maybe 7xx watts for a few seconds. Today probably 400ish.

I've been weight training for 20 years, that has a huge impact on those numbers. But flipping the switch to be a better endurance athlete is an exercise in patience for sure.

Haha yeah, totally different routes to a similar result in endurance. I've always been weak, so I have adapted to being able to use most of my strength most of the time despite it being painful. The more common approach seems to be to get stronger so that you don't have to try so hard.

I'm just not interested in spending the time to learn how to safely do dozens if not hundreds of different exercises with different routines every damn day and different equipment and whatnot. I want simple, mindless exercise.

[SAWCE]

I've been weight training for 20 years, that has a huge impact on those numbers. But flipping the switch to be a better endurance athlete is an exercise in patience for sure.

Haha yeah, totally different routes to a similar result in endurance. I've always been weak, so I have adapted to being able to use most of my strength most of the time despite it being painful. The more common approach seems to be to get stronger so that you don't have to try so hard.

I'm just not interested in spending the time to learn how to safely do dozens if not hundreds of different exercises with different routines every damn day and different equipment and whatnot. I want simple, mindless exercise.

If leg power for cycling is your primary goal, you could do just a couple of very easy to learn/progress lifts and see big payoffs. A quad extension, a hamstring curl, and some sort of squat pattern which you can do on a machine and minimize that learning curve.. leg press or hack squat would be solid choices and most gyms should have either.

You’ve got a handful of us in here that can help you learn how to do them and how to set up a routine to build that strength if you decide you want to at some point.

[coogles]

Haha yeah, totally different routes to a similar result in endurance. I've always been weak, so I have adapted to being able to use most of my strength most of the time despite it being painful. The more common approach seems to be to get stronger so that you don't have to try so hard.

I'm just not interested in spending the time to learn how to safely do dozens if not hundreds of different exercises with different routines every damn day and different equipment and whatnot. I want simple, mindless exercise.

If leg power for cycling is your primary goal, you could do just a couple of very easy to learn/progress lifts and see big payoffs. A quad extension, a hamstring curl, and some sort of squat pattern which you can do on a machine and minimize that learning curve.. leg press or hack squat would be solid choices and most gyms should have either.

You’ve got a handful of us in here that can help you learn how to do them and how to set up a routine to build that strength if you decide you want to at some point.

Although more realistic, I think, is something that can be done at home. Rear foot elevated split squats just with bodyweight would be a good place to start. Throw in some calf raises on the stairs and leaning into a wall to get a good stretch at the bottom, some tib raises against the wall, some knees-above-parallel hip flexor holds and banded single leg raises and voila, there's your starting strength program at home with essentially no equipment.

[Valkyrie]

thread for it but the forum is all one conversation:

I really don't care about strength or cycling performance anymore at this point. Hell I don't ride on the road at all anyway and won't be entering a race even for fun for at least 2 years.

My fitness-related goals are to have less fat without hurting myself, starving myself, or spending too much time/money or mental effort on it. Just reading the phrase "knees-above-parallel hip flexor holds" has me tuning out. Can I not just do yoga for flexibility and run/bike and throw in some push-ups for cardio/strength?

[SAWCE]

thread for it but the forum is all one conversation:

I really don't care about strength or cycling performance anymore at this point. Hell I don't ride on the road at all anyway and won't be entering a race even for fun for at least 2 years.

My fitness-related goals are to have less fat without hurting myself, starving myself, or spending too much time/money or mental effort on it. Just reading the phrase "knees-above-parallel hip flexor holds" has me tuning out. Can I not just do yoga for flexibility and run/bike and throw in some push-ups for cardio/strength?

You absolutely can. The strength gainz from push-ups wouldn’t translate to the bike, but since you don’t care about that ATM then Yoga, cycling/running, and push-ups (plus other body weight exercises if you feel like adding more in) are greats way to improve those areas and are great for overall health. They’ll help the body fat issue as well, provided you aren’t going full when eating, which it doesn’t sound like you ever do.

[Valkyrie]

I do need to gain/maintain at least some upper body and core strength, especially now. Anything beyond one or two simple exercises is just more complicated than I can deal with at this time, I'm already borderline overwhelmed pretty much 24/7. At another time I would find the of exercise and nutrition to be interesting.

[coogles]

thread for it but the forum is all one conversation:

I really don't care about strength or cycling performance anymore at this point. Hell I don't ride on the road at all anyway and won't be entering a race even for fun for at least 2 years.

My fitness-related goals are to have less fat without hurting myself, starving myself, or spending too much time/money or mental effort on it. Just reading the phrase "knees-above-parallel hip flexor holds" has me tuning out. Can I not just do yoga for flexibility and run/bike and throw in some push-ups for cardio/strength?

Squeeze your knee up to your chest while standing on one leg. Brace with one hand against the wall if you need to. Now try to lift your knee even higher using your hip flexors. Remove your hand from your knee. Hold for ~10 sec. Voila. Hip flexor hold. It's crazy easy, and very important to work your hip flexors if you ride, because they're constantly in a flexed position while you're on the bike.

The banded version is probably better. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, take an elastic physical therapy band and wrap it around your feet, and tie it into a loop so that it has just the slightest bit of tension on it with your feet at that width. Bring one knee above parallel for reps. Voila.

[coogles]

thread for it but the forum is all one conversation:

I really don't care about strength or cycling performance anymore at this point. Hell I don't ride on the road at all anyway and won't be entering a race even for fun for at least 2 years.

My fitness-related goals are to have less fat without hurting myself, starving myself, or spending too much time/money or mental effort on it. Just reading the phrase "knees-above-parallel hip flexor holds" has me tuning out. Can I not just do yoga for flexibility and run/bike and throw in some push-ups for cardio/strength?

You absolutely can. The strength gainz from push-ups wouldn’t translate to the bike, but since you don’t care about that ATM then Yoga, cycling/running, and push-ups (plus other body weight exercises if you feel like adding more in) are greats way to improve those areas and are great for overall health. They’ll help the body fat issue as well, provided you aren’t going full when eating, which it doesn’t sound like you ever do.

Push-ups and the bike don't mix, if that's all you're doing. Push-ups internally rotate the shoulders, so does being on the bike. If you want to counter the time on the bike, you need to externally rotate the shoulders and open up the chest. If you're doing just one exercise, banded pull-aparts would be a good one. Maybe banded face pulls (lead with your hands, not your elbows, and keep your rib cage down).

[SAWCE]

I do need to gain/maintain at least some upper body and core strength, especially now. Anything beyond one or two simple exercises is just more complicated than I can deal with at this time, I'm already borderline overwhelmed pretty much 24/7. At another time I would find the of exercise and nutrition to be interesting.

If that time ever comes, feel free to hit me up. I love helping people with this stuff.

[Valkyrie]

You absolutely can. The strength gainz from push-ups wouldn’t translate to the bike, but since you don’t care about that ATM then Yoga, cycling/running, and push-ups (plus other body weight exercises if you feel like adding more in) are greats way to improve those areas and are great for overall health. They’ll help the body fat issue as well, provided you aren’t going full when eating, which it doesn’t sound like you ever do.

Push-ups and the bike don't mix, if that's all you're doing. Push-ups internally rotate the shoulders, so does being on the bike. If you want to counter the time on the bike, you need to externally rotate the shoulders and open up the chest. If you're doing just one exercise, banded pull-aparts would be a good one. Maybe banded face pulls (lead with your hands, not your elbows, and keep your rib cage down).

I don't intend to bike for fitness for what will likely be at least 2 years. It's only for occasional transportation at this point. If I can ever start sleeping at night, the next step will be (working up to) running 30-60 minutes in the mornings M-F.

[coogles]

New DV9.

https://www.ibiscycles.com/bikes/dv9