So I wanted to share my Hawaii ride. It was really damn awesome. I've never done one extended climb that long, I essentially went from sea level to 3500 feet in 15 miles, then down 2,700 in one fell swoop (4 miles) and up another 2,300ish from there in 6 or so miles. That last climb was extremely tough but I was happy I was able to Most of the ride was gravy from there, going along a mostly flat ridge and then getting to descend for over an hour straight which was just awesome. The bike was a rented Specialized Allez Claris Pov-Spec which did surprisingly well. I can't wait to do something along these lines again!
That Allez Claris is basically the same as my bike. Nothing with it at all. Shifting is IMO better than my SRAM Force was and better than the wife's 105 5700 setup, plus 8 speed parts are cheap.
troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:04 pm
That Allez Claris is basically the same as my bike. Nothing with it at all. Shifting is IMO better than my SRAM Force was and better than the wife's 105 5700 setup, plus 8 speed parts are cheap.
Yeah I enjoyed it. It was a ride that necessitates good gearing more than anything I do around here and yet it was totally fine for everything. I am just continually amused by how much emphasis is put on equipment in cycling when it sort of doesn't matter (within reason). It shifted about the same as my 105 setup.
Maiden voyage on the Emonda is in the books, and damn it's a nice ride. Maybe the shop had the tires pumped way up, but I thought the ride at 100 up front and 105 in the back was actually not bad. I'm excited to try some tubeless 28s, it'll be downright cushy. I didn't have my phone so no Strava info, but I was battling the wind most of the way so it probably would've been pretty slow anyway. Good news is I was able to get into the drops for the majority of the ride to try to stay out of that wind as much as possible and was totally comfortable.
coogles wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:56 am
Maiden voyage on the Emonda is in the books, and damn it's a nice ride. Maybe the shop had the tires pumped way up, but I thought the ride at 100 up front and 105 in the back was actually not bad. I'm excited to try some tubeless 28s, it'll be downright cushy. I didn't have my phone so no Strava info, but I was battling the wind most of the way so it probably would've been pretty slow anyway. Good news is I was able to get into the drops for the majority of the ride to try to stay out of that wind as much as possible and was totally comfortable.
coogles wrote:Maiden voyage on the Emonda is in the books, and damn it's a nice ride. Maybe the shop had the tires pumped way up, but I thought the ride at 100 up front and 105 in the back was actually not bad. I'm excited to try some tubeless 28s, it'll be downright cushy. I didn't have my phone so no Strava info, but I was battling the wind most of the way so it probably would've been pretty slow anyway. Good news is I was able to get into the drops for the majority of the ride to try to stay out of that wind as much as possible and was totally comfortable.
I suspect that you'll be a lot more comfortable than me in general, I'm a princess. (and my neighborhood is also paved with bricks...)
What tarz are on there stock?
My domane came with super heavy tubed 28mm all-weather tarz that made the bike feel really slow/heavy. I hated those things.
Pics? If you like suburbia I’ll post some McMansion photos, otherwise there’s not much to see around here. I can head over the reservoir and get a few pics from the main bridge that crosses over it, but it's really not that great, there's currently no public access beach or park anywhere on water. The city just broke ground on it this spring, but it won't be open until next year.
I’ll be visiting the fam in Fort Wayne this weekend and a shop up there has/had a pair of 28c TLR R3s. Will be picking them up while we’re up there. Then comes the adventure of actually trying to install them.
The ride looks awesome, despite the heat. I need to find some people to ride with and get out for something like that; actually put the Emonda to good use.
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I had the same goal and let myself down in February
Man though, the weather that month was just
My June was a bit lighter in riding as well due to travel and other , but I certainly got a memorable metric in in Hawaii. Good work getting shit done! I love that last pic.
I’ll be visiting the fam in Fort Wayne this weekend and a shop up there has/had a pair of 28c TLR R3s. Will be picking them up while we’re up there. Then comes the adventure of actually trying to install them.
I put off going tubeless on the mountain bike forever due to being scared of it for whatever reason. I went with Stan's stuff and it really wasn't bad at all, I was able to seat them with a 12V compressor for Beep Beep
D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:41 am
I put off going tubeless on the mountain bike forever due to being scared of it for whatever reason. I went with Stan's stuff and it really wasn't bad at all, I was able to seat them with a 12V compressor for Beep Beep
I do have a real air compressor, so hopefully I'll be okay. The rims are supposedly tubeless ready, I assume that means they don't need to be taped and the stems are tubeless compatible? No idea how this shit works.
D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:41 am
I put off going tubeless on the mountain bike forever due to being scared of it for whatever reason. I went with Stan's stuff and it really wasn't bad at all, I was able to seat them with a 12V compressor for Beep Beep
I do have a real air compressor, so hopefully I'll be okay. The rims are supposedly tubeless ready, I assume that means they don't need to be taped and the stems are tubeless compatible? No idea how this shit works.
I think so. My MTB wheels were as well, I still did a layer of Stan's tape for good measure. It's been months now with no issues
D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:26 am
I think so. My MTB wheels were as well, I still did a layer of Stan's tape for good measure. It's been months now with no issues
The Bontrager Affinity rims on the bike appear to have holes for the spokes, so they'll need tape it seems. I'll ask the shop if I'll need stems too when I pick up the tires.
D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:26 am
I think so. My MTB wheels were as well, I still did a layer of Stan's tape for good measure. It's been months now with no issues
The Bontrager Affinity rims on the bike appear to have holes for the spokes, so they'll need tape it seems. I'll ask the shop if I'll need stems too when I pick up the tires.
You will need stems, yeah. They shouldn't run more than $20 or so.
D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:26 am
I think so. My MTB wheels were as well, I still did a layer of Stan's tape for good measure. It's been months now with no issues
The Bontrager Affinity rims on the bike appear to have holes for the spokes, so they'll need tape it seems. I'll ask the shop if I'll need stems too when I pick up the tires.
Bontrager sells a rubber rim strip that is a direct fit, but IMO the tape makes tire installs easier because it's thinner. Fighting the tire over an effectively larger diameter rim might suck.
You want tape that is 4-5mm wider than your inner rim width.
troyguitar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:57 am
Bontrager sells a rubber rim strip that is a direct fit, but IMO the tape makes tire installs easier because it's thinner. Fighting the tire over an effectively larger diameter rim might suck.
You want tape that is 4-5mm wider than your inner rim width.
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Today was the last day to get the miles in - Wednesdays I work sunrise to sunset on the mower. We finished mowing around 3, came home, showered, and hit the road around 4:30, adding some miles en-route to the Tuesday night group ride a couple towns over.
I did it, though, 95 degree heat and all. But fuck did it hurt. Especially since I had done a 35 mile/3500 foot ride the day before in the heat. Both bottles were bone dry when I rolled back into the driveway tonight.
Are you a camel?
2 bottles gets me maybe 2 hours in good weather at sloth pace. Hot weather and going faster than fucking hell I would need 6-8 bottles for a 3-4 hr ride.
Most of the ride was gravy from there, going along a mostly flat ridge and then getting to descend for over an hour straight which was just awesome. The bike was a rented Specialized Allez Claris Pov-Spec which did surprisingly well. I can't wait to do something along these lines again!
with it at all. Shifting is IMO better than my SRAM Force was and better than the wife's 105 5700 setup, plus 8 speed parts are cheap. 
I didn't have my phone so no Strava info, but I was battling the wind most of the way so it probably would've been pretty slow anyway. Good news is I was able to get into the drops for the majority of the ride to try to stay out of that wind as much as possible and was totally comfortable. 
I didn't have my phone so no Strava info, but I was battling the wind most of the way so it probably would've been pretty slow anyway. Good news is I was able to get into the drops for the majority of the ride to try to stay out of that wind as much as possible and was totally comfortable.
, but I certainly got a memorable metric in in Hawaii. Good work getting shit done! I love that last pic.
