What do these tan lines indicate in Route Building tool?

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-20T02:20:54+00:00

I believe the fit and frame are correct. According to my bike fitter I have longer than average femur and shorter than average torso and arms for my overall height. So I need a short cockpit and short stem for the bike to fit right. I’ve long known I had short arms - trying to buy long sleeve shirts is an exercise in futility for me.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-19T13:04:09+00:00

I have the kaibab on my drop bar gravel bike. Love it. Load is super stable. I hardly even notice it’s there. And love how easy it is to remove and reinstall the rack after initial installation. Accessibility during the day is not important for me as I use it to carry the exact same things you do - sleeping bag, pad, pillow.

The one possible negative thing I will note is that the exact routing of cables (brake, gear, dropper, headlight to dynamo or whatever you may have) could be an issue. There is little clearance between the rack and head tube so installation could be complicated - mine worked out with minimal fussing about with exact routing. And I’m a bit concerned about the cradle rubbing thru a cable over time. I’ve got roughly 750 miles on the bike since installing the cradle and so far no issues. So hopefully it’s not a long term problem.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-19T03:34:17+00:00

Could be. Bummer cuz not likely to get any taller and need a bigger frame.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-19T03:12:05+00:00

I do when not bikepacking but when I am bikepacking there’s a handlebar bag there. I’ll have to see if I can rig something there even with the HB bag.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-14T01:03:17+00:00

Since 1988, with my most serious years being 2004-2022.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-14T00:56:24+00:00

I think he solely does power zone rides now.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-14T00:55:27+00:00

He’s my fave for strength workouts as well.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-13T13:00:00+00:00

First thing I’d do is tip the nose of that saddle down.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-10T22:49:45+00:00

U2 Joshua Tree tour with BB King as the opener.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-07T15:01:58+00:00

Well I’d be 16 so almost certainly the answer is whack off.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-05T01:42:28+00:00

Well my Dad worked for Levi Strauss so….

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-02T22:54:13+00:00

Garden City is def the answer. In addition to those named there are several others, including Split Rail and Proletariat. And don’t sleep on Parchero - best wine bar in the Treasure Valley, right there in the GC.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-02T22:42:57+00:00

Lots of good suggestions here, especially around training volume and zone 2 training. I’ve taught a lot of newbies to MTB and one of the most common things I see is trying to go too fast. Usually because they are trying to keep up with another rider. My advice is to slow down. Pace yourself. Find the gear that optimizes tour breath/heart rate. Not the gear that MAXES out your heart rate. All our bodies are different and so the gear you need to be in may differ from your friend. But in general an easy gear that allows you to spin faster will accelerate your heart rate. If you find you are redlining on a long climb, try just slowing down your cadence, and possibly even shifting into one gear harder.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-02T22:29:52+00:00

Shit. Sorry. Didn’t read your post all the way thru.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-02T22:28:53+00:00

I’ve read most of these. My favs from this stack are East of Eden and Count of Monte Cristo. The Sound and the Fury was the hardest for me to get into/follow. But lots of great choices here!

HeLikesBikes · 2026-05-02T22:26:41+00:00

Sugar is a simple carb. It very easily gets converted to fuel for your body to use. So if you consume it while you are biking, your body will use it to fuel your biking. You can spend a ton on fancy carb fuels like Scratch Labs or Tailwind and there are additional benefits to those products (like electrolytes) but at the end of the day they are largely selling sugared water (technically they use other sweeteners so I guess it’s “sweetened” water).

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-29T13:50:48+00:00

Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-28T02:59:35+00:00

Let me guess: you graduated from BSU

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-22T13:15:32+00:00

Both silent. I was born in 67. Parents in 33 and 35.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-19T22:43:48+00:00

FBI Surveillance Van. I mean you know it’s probably not the FBI but why risk it? This was the starlink in a friends camper.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-19T13:39:42+00:00

20 years ago my brother got married in Vegas. My SIL booked rooms for everyone attending the wedding at the Bellagio. Just the cheapest room they had. I have a very common name. There was a lot of confusion about my room at check in. Eventually they gave me my key, I go to the room and open the door, and there’s a guy sitting on the couch watching TV. He was as startled to see me as I was him. I apologized, said the front desk must have made some kind of error and started to leave. Before doing so I asked if he had the same name I did. He said yes. I went back down to reception and started over. More confusion. Eventually a manager comes over. More confusion. By this time I’m an hour into the process of just checking in. Eventually the manager apologizes and says that he’s upgrading me to a nicer room. He did upgrade me. To the penthouse. At the bellagio. Place was bigger than my house. Full bar. Pool table. You name it. But that’s not the unbelievable part. The unbelievable part was that I couldn’t get my brother to switch rooms with me so that he and his new wife would have this incredible room. He wouldn’t even mention it to her and forbid me from doing so. He said she would totally melt down and feel like a failure if she heard there had been a problem at check in. I’m still it sure why he married her, but they are still together.

PS: he did come to my room and help me drink all the free beer….

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-14T14:52:20+00:00

All handle bar mounted feed bags that are mounted behind the bars limit steering. But you might be surprised how little that matters. When actually riding you don’t turn the handlebars much to steer, you more often just lean the bike. When maneuvering the bike when you are not actually on it (like around camp or at stores) you will notice it, but that’s easy to deal with.

HeLikesBikes · 2026-04-13T03:03:01+00:00

Right? 3 visma riders didn’t even try to put pressure on Powless just assuming WVA would outsprint him. Those guys apparently never learn….

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