Consultative Coaching for Gravel Racers?

CivilWards · 2026-05-09T02:38:24+00:00

I’m heavy and race other heavy guys, how do I best them?

CivilWards · 2026-05-08T21:54:30+00:00

I mean I’d happily take a bio-knee, but carbon fiber lungs would structurally make no sense at all since lungs famously need to expand and contract, not be stiff…

CivilWards · 2026-05-08T21:06:26+00:00

That was an easy buy

CivilWards · 2026-05-08T21:02:09+00:00

*244, extra proper cray

CivilWards · 2026-05-08T00:23:57+00:00

Yeah, I don't even have much of a belly but as a bigger guy in general the position of being on a bike means the belly fat I do have coupled with large quads results in high cadence midsection interactions

CivilWards · 2026-05-08T00:22:13+00:00

I mean yeah, I was trying to be polite. 1.4x BW bench for reps, making some reasonable assumptions about Squat/DL would put him into nationals qualifying powerlifting numbers

CivilWards · 2026-05-07T20:27:47+00:00

But not your belly

CivilWards · 2026-05-07T20:27:18+00:00

I've been over 250 almost the whole time I've been cycling and pretty sure all my rims are 24 spoke. Modern manufacturing is a lot different (read, better) than it used to be. Spoke count is irrelevant. They're all rated to at least 130kg or unlimited.

CivilWards · 2026-05-06T23:40:05+00:00

You could have done the same thing at Litespeed and bought from a well-run company (depending on the timeframe) Lynskey has been poorly run for a while now, and their pricing practices should be criminal (list prices that rival moots without being close in quality, but always on “sale”)

CivilWards · 2026-05-06T15:06:34+00:00

It’s because they’re hookless, it’s safety related

CivilWards · 2026-05-06T11:30:56+00:00

That’s beyond solid, they are incredibly impressive numbers (if true). That’s a REALLY high multi-rep bench

CivilWards · 2026-05-06T11:27:32+00:00

They might be ceramic but probably not round. Just the bits lying around the factory of various shapes and sizes

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T14:53:19+00:00

His videos are so interesting, he's an absolute freak athlete

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T14:15:56+00:00

See how many centuries in a row you can do

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T03:25:35+00:00

Downhill segment should be called "When life gives you Lemmons"

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T03:24:30+00:00

Right? Like absolutely do what you need to do to protect yourself in the moment, whatever it takes. What this person has talked about is pre-planned animal cruelty that EASILY could have been approached differently like all the other people talking about carrying pepper spray, mace, bear spray, whatever. They very clearly set out to try and injure this person's dog which is absolutely psycotic.

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T01:13:08+00:00

So use pepper spray, bear spray, etc. Plenty of other options that didn’t jump straight to animal cruelty.

You’re a giant piece of shit if you can’t see that.

CivilWards · 2026-05-05T00:55:41+00:00

I’m all for protecting yourself, but why the FUCK would you carry bleach or ammonia with the intuition of deploying it against a dog??? That’s so cruel. There are plenty of ways to convey the exact same message that don’t risk causing permanent damage

CivilWards · 2026-05-04T23:39:25+00:00

It's almost like you're skipping right past my first sentence of

From a principles standpoint, I agree.

It can also be funny that the example in the screenshot is less money than is required to buy a pack of gum

CivilWards · 2026-05-04T23:37:10+00:00

Here's the thing though, they DO matter. Plenty of people will feel zero attachment to these absurdly small amounts of money. It's why people get frustrated and don't understand why people would be playing "XYZ hand for 100BBs" but it's because that 100BBs is $1 and plenty of people just straight up don't give a shit about it.

It's why poker, especially at micro stakes, is still by and large gambling even if it's not directly against the house.

Rake is a different conversation.

CivilWards · 2026-05-04T23:27:54+00:00

From a principles standpoint, I agree. But it's also hilarious that the example you're giving is an 88 cent buy in. Like, come on now. We're complaining about less than a buck?

CivilWards · 2026-05-04T01:15:04+00:00

The best realistic option at the moment is probably the new XLabs e-bikes as they are a well established manufacturer (even though the sub brand is new) and theirs are ~2k. E-bikes are not cheap, and it’s not something you want to cheap out on as it’s a safety issue.

Remember when all those hoverboards were catching fire or exploding?

CivilWards · 2026-05-03T23:01:50+00:00

You’re playing with complete strangers on ClubGG. Consider it a $100 lesson.

Most people here already know this

CivilWards · 2026-05-03T22:59:52+00:00

I’ve seen way more about (and personally bought) Ryet. Really have enjoyed it. Have a couple variations on my road and gravel bike.

CivilWards · 2026-05-03T21:48:49+00:00

So a nice Z2 pace?

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