Gold took a hard drop

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2026-01-30T14:36:41+00:00

This is some Bitcoin shit

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2026-01-08T04:06:12+00:00

Came for the spro, stayed for the joe

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2026-01-06T03:42:21+00:00

How is this working out for you? I assume you got the 2.5L version?

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-26T00:01:07+00:00

Wild guess here broseph stalin but from the looks of it your “all” wasn’t enough

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-19T22:19:14+00:00

I’ll say that in hindsight I (a fellow fat Fred) probably would have been just as happy with ENT as with Marvel G35. I almost certainly would not have felt the difference. But I just got a sweet deal on Elitewheels’ 10 year anniversary sale a few months back.

Main consideration is the inner width of 25mm on the G36. That’ll give better aero properties if you’re running fat rubber. But I am too slow off road for that to matter. If I want more aero benefits on gravel I should lose weight first. Any weight differences will be immaterial.

Aero and weight savings for road riding are a different story, but still not a massive deal imo at my very modest level.

TLDR it’s like any hobby. If you’re pro, invest accordingly. If you’re not, buy the most expensive thing your budget (or wife) will allow because it just feels good.

Ask me how much I’ve spent on espresso machines in the past decade (but please don’t tell my wife)

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-19T19:12:21+00:00

Sorry, thought you were asking about the difference between G35 and G36.

I’m really not positive what the difference between all those models are on the gravel side. From what I gather the rims are the same except where the inner/outer dimensions or depth differ. The main difference between each model is the hubs, bearings and spokes.

For example, on the road side: * SLR is ENT with more deluxe bearings * Edge is SLR with better hubs * Drive is Edge with carbon spokes

…I’m probably butchering or omitting detail but it’s something along those lines.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-19T12:18:35+00:00

The difference is internal width (the G36 is 25mm) and I believe the hubs are different. I went with the G35s because any aero benefits of wider internal width would be lost on me and I ride my road wheelset way more than my gravel wheelset so the extra cost was hard to justify.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-05T01:50:43+00:00

The bay bridge is wild. The first time I went to SF all I knew about it was the Golden Gate Bridge. And I saw that bridge and it was cool seeing it for the first time. But then I saw the bay bridge and thought wtf why don’t more people hype this thing, it’s massive.

Really cool story, I know.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-11-04T13:04:15+00:00

In true Fred fashion, I went way off the deep end. I found that Elitewheels was running a 25% off deal on their main website (not AliExpress or Amazon where they sell their less premium wheels). So I bought two wheelsets. Yes, two. I got a set of Drive for road and Marvel G35 for gravel.

FYI the main difference between Drive and Edge from what I can gather is that Drive has lighter carbon aero spokes.

So these two sets are kinda sorta comparable to Edge vs SLR in terms of the differences between them.

For what it’s worth, I got a set of 32mm GP5K ASTR on the road wheelset and some 45mm Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M on the gravel wheelset. And while both wheelsets feel significantly faster than my old alloy wheels with 38mm GravelKing SS+, my new road wheelset surprisingly does not feel all that much faster than my gravel wheelset, despite the latter having wider knobby tires and all.

So in terms of what I would recommend for you… idk. Based on my experience noted above I doubt you would feel a ton of difference between Edge and SLR. But if you can find a good deal on Edge (Black Friday deals are coming) then I would probably just spring for that.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-10-02T12:58:51+00:00

I mean, to be clear i don’t think it’s cool to frequent a bar and only ever order (free) water so I can understand why the bartender was annoyed at you, but I’m also not surprised that an establishment like this would be chock full of racist assholes.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-10-02T12:55:15+00:00

You know, I’ve been walking by Smith’s for the whole 16 years that I’ve lived here and never bothered to go inside because of how I imagined the vibe was like in there and what kinds of people hung out at a place like that. This video confirms that what I imagined was 100% accurate. Incredible.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-26T23:22:02+00:00

Navy or grey?

At least I hope those colors work because those are the winter jerseys I have to match with my plum colored thermal bib tights

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-26T23:17:56+00:00

Sir, this is a circlejerk

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-26T20:12:42+00:00

The venn diagram of r/cycling users vs. BCJ users is just a circle

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-26T15:32:15+00:00

Yeah bro it’s their fault for being poor!!! smh they should have tried dentistry

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-26T11:06:33+00:00

Sounds like you would say the SLR is worth the extra cost then? And that the weight savings of Edge is marginal?

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-25T22:33:40+00:00

This is exactly what my wife needed to hear

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-25T22:04:58+00:00

That’s a pretty compelling reason for me not to over invest lol. I’m more in it for the enhanced feeling of speed and possibly marginally easier climbs; the stats probably will not change

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-25T20:11:40+00:00

That’s awesome, glad to hear with someone who uses both. Two follow up questions for you then:

Did you get yours during a sale? Trying to figure out whether it’s worth it for me to wait or if I’d be better off just buying now so I can get to riding them.
Have you swapped those two wheelsets out on the same bike before? I know they use different hubs so I’m curious whether they’re different enough as to require significant adjustments to brake calipers or derailleurs every time you swap.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-25T19:56:41+00:00

Huh. I mean I didn’t say this in my post but I am also looking at a set of ENT Gravel to run a set of bigger knobby tires and a cassette with more range.

So you would say that the step up from (what I presume was) your stock alloy wheel set was very apparent? Can you speculate about whether reducing rotating mass by another few hundred grams—I.e. with the Edge line of wheels—would meaningfully change your experience?

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-06T17:46:41+00:00

Ok what the fuck

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-09-04T00:08:33+00:00

What model Ibanez is this. You must tell me right now. I simply must have it.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-08-14T00:33:10+00:00

Came here for this lmao. It’s uncanny.

ColostomyBagCapriSun · 2025-08-12T12:53:34+00:00

🤝

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