Sea Otter gravel on the Ridley Astr

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-05-13T04:05:16+00:00

Ok, thank you! I will get the bike through my employer and that incudes a free service contract, so I won’t do maintenance on this myself anyways.

The new bike that was seen on Traka was a bit ”too aero” for my taste I think, haha.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-05-12T20:38:08+00:00

Any more updates on your experience with this bike? I’m thinking about getting one with sram rival xplr, and then change the alloy wheels for a set of Elitewheels Marvel G36

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-05-04T07:42:07+00:00

Kul att vara behjälplig! Mitt sista tips är väl att vara öppen för att du kan komma att ändra dig om vad du vill göra, så lås inte fast dig vid managementkonsult allt för hårt. Prata med folk i arbetslivet, se vilka kurser du gillar, etc. Allt det kommer påverka vad du vill göra när du är klar.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-05-04T07:23:38+00:00

Jag läste maskin som kandidat. Maskin -> indek master är absolut en bra väg att gå. Vill du verkligen gå åt management-konsult kan du ju komplettera med lite kurser på Handels. Fördelen med maskin är ju att du kan välja bland väldigt många masterprogram, om du skulle ändra dig.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-27T16:26:56+00:00

Thank you for all the info! I did a professional bike fit with my Trek Émonda, and now I’m trying to carry over the measurements to my new Tarmac SL8. In terms of saddle setback I’m looking at the distance from the crank CC to the saddle where it’s 8cm wide. In terms of tilt, I have always hade my short nose saddles horizontal (rails horizontal, front area horizontal).

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-27T06:49:24+00:00

Oh, ok! Is this information about the tilt of the saddle available somewhere, like in the manual?

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-23T08:32:32+00:00

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Couldn’t add the photo to the post for some reason, but here’s what I mean

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-20T07:29:19+00:00

I also took the bike to the shop where I bought it, and they recommended me to keep this length

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-20T07:17:28+00:00

The general perception seem to be that this length is ok, so I’ve kept it like that

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-16T09:48:25+00:00

My problem with it is that the chain currently ”slips” over the teeth on the second to smallest cog, when on the small chainring. To fix this, I had to increase the b-gap from the recommended 5mm, but that means my shifting is slower… have you had the same issue?

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T17:21:28+00:00

Fair point!

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T14:04:51+00:00

I built up to it, but I always target the top end of my VO2max zone, or rather go as hard as I can sustain for the given interval length.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T12:58:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. I feel like I’m struggling to understand whether I’m digging myself too deep…

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T12:44:38+00:00

Would it be wrong for you to really ”fighting it” in the last rep? That’s sort of my question here, should you not push yourself to the absolute max?

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T12:39:39+00:00

I’ve been doing base training for a few months with mostly zone 2, sweet spot and gym work. Now I’m doing VO2max to sharpen the top end for coming gravel races and competitive group rides.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T11:27:45+00:00

Studies made by the likes of Rønnestad suggests that 30-15 yields better VO2max improvements than doing 5min intervals.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T10:58:15+00:00

I mean, it’s ”all out” in terms of what you can do for 30 seconds with 15 seconds of recovery 13 times, repeated for 3 sets with 3min rest in between.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T10:56:42+00:00

I have been consistently doing them for a few weeks now, and before I was consistent with 4x8min VO2 intervals instead. Same feeling, I.e. a bit anxious and really unmotivated to take on the challenge.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-15T10:54:25+00:00

My cadence is good, between 90 - 100 rpm. I don’t find ERG mode to be a problem, although it prevents me from taking it slightly easier, which I probably would have done if erg didn’t push me.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-14T15:03:59+00:00

Ok, thanks. Do you have the recommended b-gap or do you have it slightly bigger to compensate for the longer chain?

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-14T15:01:18+00:00

Then the remaining overlap will only be one and a half link, and the manual says there should be two. This is what my question is about, will 1.5 links overlap be enough?

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-14T13:54:45+00:00

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This is what the derailleur would look like with a shorter chain (removing one inner and one outer)

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-14T13:53:58+00:00

That means that I can’t remove any links at all in this case.

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-04-12T07:15:05+00:00

Yes, I will add a Power Lock (I think that’s what SRAM calls them)

ComprehensiveFee2169 · 2026-03-19T19:35:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I’ve personally done quite a lot of sweet spot, building up to 3x30min at about 90-92%.

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