troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 6:11 pm
I know that I am but I swear that basic MTB pedals and decent XC shoes are 99% as fast as the dedicated road stuff and way more practical... but I also don't believe in bib shorts.
See this is why I'm hesitant to pull the trigger. I am as fast as anyone I've ever ridden with besides the one ride with [user not found]. So I am 50/50 I should versus
I can walk in my shoes, they were free, it's easy to clip in/out, and I can briefly ride sans cycling shoes if needed for any reason.
Dunno, maybe I wear all of my stuff too tight or my dick is just too small. I bought one pair of Castelli winter bibs for the coldest days and there is no way I could piss without taking both shoulder straps off.
I have only used single side pedals, I guess it takes a little practice but once you clip in a couple times its like clockwork. I recently went from spd-sl to regular spd for my road bike (same reason - spin bike is spd and i only have one pair of shoes) and its a littlr tougher for me to find the right spot, but I havent toppled yet.
[user not found] wrote:I’ve found the secret to being a non-toppler is to always make one foot your dominant unclipping foot.
For me it’s my left foot. Always goes down first.
I do that too and have no issues on that front. The issue is getting going again, especially in city traffic where I don't want to look down. My left pedal on the single-sided pair is scraped all to hell from hunting and pecking every day to find it.
In more pleasant news, it turns out that my chinesium Prowheel crankset is compatible with SRAM direct-mount chainrings in addition to shimano hollowtech 24mm BB's - so I can change it to any number of teeth in the future indefinitely without needing to source proprietary shit from d'Jina.
So far I highly recommend these things. Even if you buy a "real" shimano BB and SRAM chainring it's worth the cost and gets you the best of both worlds.
troyguitar wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 4:01 pm
In more pleasant news, it turns out that my chinesium Prowheel crankset is compatible with SRAM direct-mount chainrings in addition to shimano hollowtech 24mm BB's - so I can change it to any number of teeth in the future indefinitely without needing to source proprietary shit from d'Jina.
So far I highly recommend these things. Even if you buy a "real" shimano BB and SRAM chainring it's worth the cost and gets you the best of both worlds.
Thanks for giving it a whirl, I may pick one up for the Raleigh if I ever get around to working on it again. Too bad it’s not a narrow wide chain thing though, that has worked out really well so far on my mountain bike, zero chain drops.
troyguitar wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 4:01 pm
In more pleasant news, it turns out that my chinesium Prowheel crankset is compatible with SRAM direct-mount chainrings in addition to shimano hollowtech 24mm BB's - so I can change it to any number of teeth in the future indefinitely without needing to source proprietary shit from d'Jina.
So far I highly recommend these things. Even if you buy a "real" shimano BB and SRAM chainring it's worth the cost and gets you the best of both worlds.
Thanks for giving it a whirl, I may pick one up for the Raleigh if I ever get around to working on it again. Too bad it’s not a narrow wide chain thing though, that has worked out really well so far on my mountain bike, zero chain drops.
D Griff wrote:
Thanks for giving it a whirl, I may pick one up for the Raleigh if I ever get around to working on it again. Too bad it’s not a narrow wide chain thing though, that has worked out really well so far on my mountain bike, zero chain drops.
At the moment I still have my front derailleur in place, with no tension on the cable, to act as a chain keeper but I don't think that it's needed.
Shouldn’t be, I fully removed mine on the Orbea and it hasn’t dropped once, it’s just the standard 11-36 10 speed XT in the back. If it stays put on bumpy trail riding I can’t imagine it would come off on the road.
I went to pick up the CAAD13 today, gave it whirl around shopping center and didn't love it. Order canceled.
I dunno, something about the geometry just seemed off for me. I didn't at all get that "just right" feeling like when I hopped on an H2 Emonda. Also, it's heavy AF compared to what I remember my CAAD10 feeling like. A local shop has a couple Tarmacs in my size (in crazy high-end builds that I'll never buy), but I think I'll stop by just to get a feeling for something else and to talk to some bike shop employees who don't seem like total s like those at REI.
I hopped on a 54cm SuperSix and while that bike fit me fine in terms of reach (the 56 felt long), the front is definitely low, just like my old bike was. A shop here locally has a 56cm Emonda ALR coming in next week, which has just about the exact same reach as a 54cm CAAD13 or SuperSix Evo, but a 2cm taller frame stack. Not material, but if it keeps me comfortable and out on the bike, that's more important. I put down a deposit and will give it a whirl once they get it in.
coogles wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 1:56 pm
I hopped on a 54cm SuperSix and while that bike fit me fine in terms of reach (the 56 felt long), the front is definitely low, just like my old bike was. A shop here locally has a 56cm Emonda ALR coming in next week, which has just about the exact same reach as a 54cm CAAD13 or SuperSix Evo, but a 2cm taller frame stack. Not material, but if it keeps me comfortable and out on the bike, that's more important. I put down a deposit and will give it a whirl once they get it in.
It looka like dis:
Nice man! It's definitely great to try stuff out if you can, just challenging in these times. I'd say if the Trek feels "right", go for it.
D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:46 pm
Nice man! It's definitely great to try stuff out if you can, just challenging in these times. I'd say if the Trek feels "right", go for it.
I'm glad I'll get to try it out first, but part of me thinks I should just get a hybrid and live the dad bike life for awhile. They had a FX 4 disc that I took out briefly and honestly I'm 50/50 on just buying that. It's way quicker than the MTB and for what I'm doing would probably do just fine.
D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:46 pm
Nice man! It's definitely great to try stuff out if you can, just challenging in these times. I'd say if the Trek feels "right", go for it.
I'm glad I'll get to try it out first, but part of me thinks I should just get a hybrid and live the dad bike life for awhile. They had a FX 4 disc that I took out briefly and honestly I'm 50/50 on just buying that. It's way quicker than the MTB and for what I'm doing would probably do just fine.
A good friend of mine commutes every day on a bike and he said the hybrid gets pretty un-comfy because you can't change hand positions at all. My wife also has one (granted it's like a 2004) and that this is so slow and meh. Hybrids are like the Honda CR-V of bikes, they are great for people with no specific needs who have never ridden any sort of better bike.
I would much rather just get some cheap used road bike Troy style and have it be way more sporty for less money or just get a set of wheels/slick tires and keep your MTB.
A good friend of mine commutes every day on a bike and he said the hybrid gets pretty un-comfy because you can't change hand positions at all. My wife also has one (granted it's like a 2004) and that this is so slow and meh. Hybrids are like the Honda CR-V of bikes, they are great for people with no specific needs who have never ridden any sort of better bike.
I would much rather just get some cheap used road bike Troy style and have it be way more sporty for less money or just get a set of wheels/slick tires and keep your MTB.
Plus, the longest rides I'd ever go on would be 20 minutes taking the kids to a park or to go get ice cream on the weekends or something, or maybe to grab lunch with my wife on some random weekday. Put it that way, though, why bother with the hybrid? Just throw some semi-slicks on the 26er and , I guess.
but I swear that basic MTB pedals and decent XC shoes are 99% as fast as the dedicated road stuff and way more practical... but I also don't believe in bib shorts.
I should 
versus 
Castelli winter bibs for the coldest days and there is no way I could piss without taking both shoulder straps off. 
so I have issues... 
, I guess.