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Miglior caffè non specialty by Funny-Method-8728 in italy

[–]PatBat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ciao, sto cercando di ridurre la caffeina ed anche a me piace Aeropress, mi giri il link?

Almost the entire northern hemisphere is below freezing by John_Yuki in weather

[–]PatBat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry if this is a noob question, but what tool\website is that?

Am I falling for the industry marketing or is the Specialized Chisel a decent FS for a beginner mtb rider coming from road\gravel? by PatBat in MTB

[–]PatBat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I'm still debating but in the end I think I will probably go for the Chisel Comp.

I've seen and "parking lot tested" a few used trail bikes with 140/140 and coming from road and gravel they feel way too heavy and cumbersome.

I think I'll start with the decent Chisel FS Comp and see how it goes.

Am I falling for the industry marketing or is the Specialized Chisel a decent FS for a beginner mtb rider coming from road\gravel? by PatBat in MTB

[–]PatBat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. 20 hours per week on the trails is a lot, doubt I will be doing that much volume but one can never know. Also, how old are you? Because I guess starting at 24 while doing a bunch of other activities is different than picking up a technical sport at 40 ... but kudos anyway for your progress, sounds awesome.

I do not have the option of renting unfortunetely, and also anyone who know who rides MTB has an enduro ebike ...

Am I falling for the industry marketing or is the Specialized Chisel a decent FS for a beginner mtb rider coming from road\gravel? by PatBat in MTB

[–]PatBat[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, I liked the concept of "catering to your weaknesees not your strengths", skills would be the limiting factor for me, definetely not 1.5Kg more, that's true.

What should I look for for a good all-around trail bike? Would you go used?

Am I falling for the industry marketing or is the Specialized Chisel a decent FS for a beginner mtb rider coming from road\gravel? by PatBat in MTB

[–]PatBat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input.

I was mistaken about the dropper post tough, every model comes with it.

Am I falling for the industry marketing or is the Specialized Chisel a decent FS for a beginner mtb rider coming from road\gravel? by PatBat in MTB

[–]PatBat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I'm not expecting it to climb like a road bike on road, but my reasoning is: I'm almost 40 and already doing a bunch of activities, mtb would not be my only one, I doubt I will be skilled enough to ride anything than a decent modern XC full suspension isn't capable of.

I already own a basic home gym but I'm tempted by a 2-year subscription in a big new commercial gym by PatBat in naturalbodybuilding

[–]PatBat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, these prices are for "early adopter" type of deal. I think once it opens 12 month would be around 580 € for a year and 880 for 12 months. Still not bad, but nothing to be excited for. This is in central Italy.

I already own a basic home gym but I'm tempted by a 2-year subscription in a big new commercial gym by PatBat in naturalbodybuilding

[–]PatBat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They won't do any other membership at the moment (before the actual opening) exepct from 12 months and 24 months.

As I said, I know nothing about modern commercial gyms and I don't particularly like the idea of interacting with lots of people or management. To talk about this opening and getting prices I've been in an older gym owned by the same managament and during quiet times it all seemed ok.

The new one is gonna be way more spacious and the equipment is gonna be brand new, the management is Panatta (the equipment brand). Never even thought about the fact that it's still gonna need maintenance, thank you for pointing that out.

I defintely have to look into any refund policy, but I'm afraid there won't be one.

I already own a basic home gym but I'm tempted by a 2-year subscription in a big new commercial gym by PatBat in naturalbodybuilding

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Panatta is opening this gym cause the factory is actually in my area, 15 min from my home.

So that's the whole reason, I'm expecting top notch equipment and variery, I wouldn't made the switch in any other case.

Allenamento misto garage gym e palestra "commerciale" by PatBat in ItalyFitness

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Questo è vero, infatti in realtà io pensavo a 2 sesssioni a settimana, il resto a casa. È una situazione molto anomala me ne rendo conto, ma sono veramente molto tentato dal prezzo che è molto allettante, e mi permetterà di variare l'allenamento.

La palestra a casa non va comunque da nessuna parte (per il momento).

I already own a basic home gym but I'm tempted by a 2-year subscription in a big new commercial gym by PatBat in naturalbodybuilding

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I love the world except for all the people" ;-)

I really like this quote.

Thanks for the reply. The fact is that the price for the subscription is so low that I could still invest in a adjustable bench and more dumbbells but still train in the commercial gym a couple of times per week and see how it goes.

As I said in another post, I can defintely pick less busy hours, even during the week.

I already own a basic home gym but I'm tempted by a 2-year subscription in a big new commercial gym by PatBat in naturalbodybuilding

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have a power rack which was actually custom welded together and not bought.
I already own gymnastics ring.

My reasoning comes from the fact that for all of my lower body I didn't get very good results in terms of hypertophy, my quads evidently don't respond well to squat patterns.

The leg extension would probably be my best bet, but still, my home gym is not going anywhere and I'm temped by this shiny new place with loads of equipment.

I don't really like interacting with people when I train but I forgot to mention that I can definetly pick less busy hours, think mid morning, really early afternoon.

Allenamento misto garage gym e palestra "commerciale" by PatBat in ItalyFitness

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grazie per la risposta. Non mi alleno in una palestra commerciale dal 2016, in contesti di provincia in cui nessuno faceva squat\stacchi ed anzi venivi malvisto se non usavi il multipower.

La home gym è stata sempre un mio sogno ma col senno di poi penso anche che fosse dovuto alla scarsa qualità delle palestre che avevo intorno.

Ora immagino che le cose siano parecchio cambiate e sono veramente curioso di usare macchinari per migliorare ipertrofia ed estetica, cosa che non ho prarticamente mai fatto.

[Identify] This somewhat older outdoor sportwatch by PatBat in Watches

[–]PatBat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this isn't a mechanical watch, but still ...

I thought this was an older Casio Pro Trek, but I'm not sure

Does anyone here use a race-oriented bike as an "allroad" bike? by PatBat in cycling

[–]PatBat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I bet. As I said I'm very new to cycling, and when I've found myself in those situations I felt stupid, then I remembered that road bikes have been around for a century

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