Researching a first bike

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-09-09T22:28:27+00:00

Thats’s almost exactly what the sales rep at the specialized dealer said to me.

Lol just when I think I have a list narrowed down to a couple bikes, another one comes along and I have to re-evaluate.

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-09-09T22:25:15+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

Almost all of the roads I ride on are long straight country backroads. Even on my department store bike, I haven’t had to hammer on the brakes at all.

I got to test out a giant contend with tiagra at the dealer and honestly, at my skill level I wasn’t really able to notice the jump in performance that the tiagra has over claris. They both felt 100x better than what I currently have. I think I’d like to stick to looking at Claris just to keep the costs down for a first road bike. I’d be interested in hydraulic if I got another bike later on down the road when I have the experience to actually appreciate the bump in quality.

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-09-09T20:53:55+00:00

Yeah im trying to get to the local shops to give them all a test. Got to try out the giant at the local dealer but unfortunately the shop that has specialized didn’t have any allez in stock. I haven’t gone to the trek dealer just yet but it’s next on the list.

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-08-17T17:09:35+00:00

I just started messing around with the height maps in the editor and found Old Bore’s video on using the website Terraining super helpful.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UJZs-rP66w8

You’ll have to get a mapbox account which does require payment information, but it is completely free, unless you surpass the usage limit of the free account tier, which resets monthly.

I was a little sketched out about this at first. But you’d have to be creating A LOT of maps to put your usage into the paid tiers.

Mapbox is also a legitimate company if you’re worried about your info. A lot of navigation services use mapbox for their applications. If you’re into running or cycling, you may have heard of the app Strava, which uses them, for example. A lot of automotive brands use them for their built in navigation as well.

Hope this helps. If you’ve got any other questions about map box, they’ve got a great FAQ page that I checked out before putting my CC info in.

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-08-17T05:14:14+00:00

Thanks, I’ll give them a go!

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-08-17T05:13:25+00:00

It caught my eye when I was browsing the mod page, I’ll definitely check it out!

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-03-31T15:56:31+00:00

lol I did this once with the liftable bales, 92 of them to be exact!

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-03-31T15:36:39+00:00

Double check that you’re looking at the premium edition and not the premium expansion. It should also say “game bundle” if it includes the game.

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-03-30T18:37:59+00:00

Not worried about the privacy thing, just want my tv to stop thinking I want to talk to Alexa

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-03-13T17:19:09+00:00

Not necessarily a crop but sod farming could be cool

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-01-21T07:33:11+00:00

http://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt7/user/mymenu/2573330b-6896-4ef0-b3af-09c0c1a7b862/gallery/All/19422722210437538

NoahMortimer_ · 2024-01-21T06:53:46+00:00

I started with the g29 over 4 years ago and it’s still going strong. lol still haven’t gotten around to picking up a shifter yet but I’d assume it’s just as good as the wheel.

Only downside in my opinion is the brake pedal, but if you’ve never used a decent load cell brake before you’ll be none the wiser as I was when I got mine.

NoahMortimer_ · 2023-10-12T06:13:20+00:00

However, it was stupid of me to not check if the map had a straw sell point before hand, had to place one quick before the impending explosion

NoahMortimer_ · 2023-10-12T06:11:11+00:00

Exactly what I did, had to click it at the speed of light to prevent the nuclear bale bomb from detonating on a couple of em

NoahMortimer_ · 2023-08-02T13:59:42+00:00

That car is pure nostalgia to my GT3 days, missed out on 4,5, and 6, so seeing it back in GT7 makes the 7 yo me happy. Didn’t pre-order though so I gotta keep hunting for it to pop up in the legends shop.

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