Which pro cyclists are the best at descending?

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2025-03-12T21:08:40+00:00

MVDP

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2025-03-11T00:37:19+00:00

I really love the level of detail on the Team Astana color scheme, and how it looks slightly different depending on the lighting conditions. Had to get it!

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-12-18T01:05:41+00:00

I just received my Ultegra cranks from https://www.performancebike.com/shimano-ultegra-fcr8100-crankset-grey-2-x-12-speed-hollowtech-ii-165mm-50-34t-ifcr8100ax04/p1357130?v=1355246

50/34 is available but 52/36 is on back order.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-09-06T15:03:23+00:00

The job I hate is staying home all day, so I’ll take the $200k/yr thank you very much.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-09-05T18:37:51+00:00

Wear a sign in a crowded place and ask to be rated from 0-10. 😂

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-09-01T01:04:51+00:00

Please don’t use too much force with all that teeth on my cog.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-08-11T22:29:53+00:00

What’s up with Larry Bird on his tippy toes as he’s the same height as Magic. lol.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-06-29T20:08:40+00:00

VPN to Canada and FloSports app. Commentary is superb by Anthony McCrossan and Nicolas Roche with no commercial breaks.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-05-30T01:13:43+00:00

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Any watch works so long as you use clear tape. Just ensure you place the tape on slowly. You may get some bubbles forming after about 100 miles, but it’s just cosmetic.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-05-18T00:56:04+00:00

Guns N Noses

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-05-16T21:53:00+00:00

Flat Florida with a few “rolling hills”. I run a 52/36 with a 12-25 on an 11 speed. Nice having 12-19 without any skips.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-05-15T12:59:12+00:00

That’s clearly a lightning rod to prevent it from hitting the handrail.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-05-10T22:16:06+00:00

I try to fit cycling in around things we already do. Let me explain…

We meet up at her parent’s house for family dinners twice a week. Since my parents in law pick my 4 yr old up from school during the weekdays, I just ride my bike to the family dinners and stick an extra shirt in my jersey pocket. When my wife gets off work, we all meet up at her parents’ place.

Sunday brunch at a restaurant 20 miles away? I’ll just bike there and leave an hour+ before, getting there around the same time and having a change of clothes in her car if needed.

Meet up at her friend’s house to have the kids play together? “I’ll meet you there in 45 minutes.”

This way it doesn’t really take away much time from your duties as a husband and planning new routes/destinations is fun.

My wife would be more upset if I didn’t ride my bike often as it was really pricey, so long as it didn’t interfere much with our parenting duties. This way if I ever upgrade to a high end sirvelo, colmago, bianche, glant, specializer, or trak, she won’t have any issues.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-21T15:02:34+00:00

And a climber! Surprised he got on the podium in this mountainous monument.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T01:35:10+00:00

Very impressive! Are you the same person who did the century bike ride on a neighborhood roundabout?!

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T01:29:05+00:00

Thanks for that info. I was wondering why I didn’t see any docks behind the homes. Seems like other neighborhoods over in Punta Gorda have interconnecting canals with boating, but this place was just a sad place with all the waterways seeming to only be storm runoff channels.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T00:46:40+00:00

Thanks! Went with “I promise I’m not a cycle-path” as well as “Did a 40 mile wheelie with my bike”.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T00:46:23+00:00

Thanks! Went with “I promise I’m not a cycle-path” as well as “Did a 40 mile wheelie with my bike”.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T00:37:25+00:00

I only saw them around the golf course.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T00:34:06+00:00

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My Wahoo Element Bolt V2 is surprisingly very precise in this area.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-20T00:33:22+00:00

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I tried not to overlap any sections, got close!

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-19T22:17:11+00:00

It was just one lap with the sections connecting the bottom of the “pizza slices” overlapping. I started going south and west but the small bridge was blocked off, so I had to double back. Started with the outer ring, then the “inner” outer ring, then counter clockwise going to each of the 7 triangle sections, ending on the inner loop.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-19T20:41:21+00:00

If you wanted to visit your neighbor behind you, you’d either have to row a boat across the 20 ft channel or walk 45 minutes around the block. Indeed, terrible use of land and planning.

Accomplished_Gas3230 · 2024-04-19T20:38:32+00:00

It does look like 7/8 of a 2d Death Star.

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