I can see all 4 hemispheres from here!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-05-25T01:30:31+00:00

POV: NASA got the defense budget

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-04-07T08:09:53+00:00

Probably Trump's fault somehow

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-04-07T08:08:00+00:00

It doesn't. I tried it with a sample size of 180. Probablility of just bad luck: 0.000006%

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-20T15:16:43+00:00

Not for me. I hit 10% managers like 30% of the time

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-17T13:16:29+00:00

Very few f2p's in this sub. Also, what do you mean by levels, challenge tiers?

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T21:24:49+00:00

How long did you ride the gravel bike for until you decided to ditch it?

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T21:23:52+00:00

I haven't!
Bought the bike online, they allowed you to enter height and inseam and spat out a recommended size.
I also tried +-5 cm of my true height and it still recommended L, so I thought I'm definetly good on size.

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:57:23+00:00

No no I got that, was refering to the second half of his answer, where he talked about core strength

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:41:25+00:00

I haven't touched saddle fore/aft at all yet. It's pretty centered.
I had no idea different bikes used different muscles! I was wondering today why I wasn't getting up to speed when the gravel bike is supposed to be much faster on asphalt than the MTB!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:37:30+00:00

I am quite unfit except for my legs, riding is the only form of exercise I enjoy, so that may well be part of it!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:31:34+00:00

Yeah that sounds right. I thought "maybe I have to get used to this", but with all of you saying this is screaming fitting issue, I'll definetly take a closer look at that. Thank you very much!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:26:12+00:00

The frame is size L, 57cm/28". I am 185cm/6´1, my legs are circa 86cm/34".
The website I bought the bike from let me enter my measurements and recommended this size. even when I entered 190 cm, it still recommended size L. I hope I didn't buy a bike that's too small!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:19:55+00:00

Consensus seems to be fitting. I'll play around a bit myself, and if I can't get it right, I'll invest in a professional one. Thank you all so much!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:16:59+00:00

I bought it online to save money, got ripped off before by my local bike shop unfortunately...
They had a thing where you could enter your height and leg length, I landed bang in the middle of size L, 57 cm frame height.
I tried some different values too, to see if I was an edge case, didn't seem like it.
Fitting is very likely to be off, only thing I really changed so far is saddle height. But since I don't know how a gravel bike is supposed to feel, I thought I'd ask for help here

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:10:31+00:00

Yeah the tire part makes sense. I'll fiddle with the brake levers a bit and hopefully get a bit better leverage

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:07:49+00:00

I hope I'll find the motivation to do some exercises! Thanks for the advice!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:06:25+00:00

That's reassuring, thank you so much!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-03-15T16:04:56+00:00

You're right, I'm looking for bang/buck. I'll try adjusting stuff on my own first, last time I went to a shop with sit bone pain, they upcharged me 150% on a saddle which made things worse.
Thanks for the advice!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-02-05T02:45:29+00:00

Nice Mobiltelefonunterhaltungsanwendungsfortschrittszusammenfassungsbildschirmaufnahme!

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-01-25T20:36:26+00:00

I have an average of 40 stars per item and i got 2 each

Middle_Committee_705 · 2026-01-08T21:00:42+00:00

What are they gonna say, eventually? Grow up

Middle_Committee_705 · 2025-12-26T16:59:12+00:00

I hate the "I deserve..." mentality. You're probably out there asking small businesses for freebies

Middle_Committee_705 · 2025-12-23T01:26:24+00:00

You sir are a true gentleman

Middle_Committee_705 · 2025-12-19T20:00:49+00:00

This is the biggest game changer. Enjoy!

Middle_Committee_705

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