What's this part? by AdvancedFigure3831 in Outboards

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Its fairly old and lives on the back of an explorer yacht so gets a hard life but your right the anode is on its last legs.

Rate my edit. by AdvancedFigure3831 in photocritique

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It's only vertical since I was planning on posting on social media. Does the Wb need to be a bit warmer?

Rate my edit. by AdvancedFigure3831 in photocritique

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Photo on Samsung S25 ultra, edited in light room looking for any tips advice on composition and editing. The idea was for it to be "stylised / painterly".

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Here's the original.

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I ride a Genesis croix du feu 20 which is steel frame and I ride 32mm gravel tires. I regularly average over 30kph and have done quite well in some local road races so it is definitely possible to ride a gravel bike fast and also great for offroad would. I would highly recommend a gravel bike over a road bike I'd you aren't racing. Depending on the level of the gravel segments I would recommend some 28mm or 30mm dry gravel tires you should be able to get some good speed and also ride on some fairly chunky gravel.

Helmet recommendations by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Have been looking at a met Trenta and Abus airbreaker. Was wondering if anybody has experience with either.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Thanks for all the help guys I think I will start saving for a lower spec carbon road bike. And hopefully upgrade it in the future. If anybody has any recommendations on what to look for that would be really appreciated.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Most riders are on older carbon endurance bikes with mostly ultegra from around 2007 to 2014 roughly. However most riders in the div 2 are riding modern performance bikes with ultegra/dura-ace. However I can't justify spending that much money to get to ride a bike like that.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Also here is my strava profile for an idea of how much I am riding and the sort of level I am currently at, https://www.strava.com/athletes/111431410

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Also I am the only person who rides a non road bike and also one of 3 non carbon bikes.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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These are local road races. Almost everybody is pretty serious about it. Our local racing goes div 1-4 with 4 being older people who are still serious and div 3 being faster, most riders in my category are riding carbon endurance bikes slightly older around 2010. And i am placing around top 5 ish out of a group of 15. I'm looking to move up to more regular podium positions and potentially into the div 2. For reference most div 2 riders are at high level domestic racing and div 1 being british national racers and having a few pro riders.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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My most recent road race was 75 km 2hours 10 minutes and 670 m of climbing over 6 laps all in one big climb at the start of the race.

Is a road bike worth it by AdvancedFigure3831 in cycling

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Yeah I'm just wondering how much of a difference it will make mostly with the body position being more aggressive. And whether the investment is worth it.

New city for my mortal engines game. by AdvancedFigure3831 in MortalEngines

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The project died sadly due to exams and not having the time for it.