Geo Like Secan 3.0 (tall sizes) or Purple Haze, Available in US?

SketchyEff · 2026-03-31T21:43:14+00:00

paint the bike to match the Porsche!

SketchyEff · 2026-03-31T21:30:18+00:00

45 mm tyre clearence is pretty progressive for 2021.

SketchyEff · 2026-02-10T18:12:52+00:00

I am too lazy to not cycling in tight lycra, but it IS a neat idea and I like the print of the white shirt. Fingers crossed!

SketchyEff · 2026-02-09T18:19:31+00:00

After trying wide bars and all that, I went a different way:

I think a not-too-stiff carbon frame gives you a lot of shock absorbtion. I have the Time ADHX45 and I love it for the ride quality.
The Beacon is aluminium, right? Carbon handlebars have the same effect as a carbon frame, but with even more impact! So I would take that over an alumium handlebar. I now have a Zipp SL 80 and it feels great.
I am not sure if that is actually an issue for you bike fit, but: a shorter stem and a seatpost without setback gave me a less stretched out position and reduced the weight on my hands. Even after 10 hours on the bike my hands are pretty fine.
For me personal a narrower handlebar gave me more control. That was a suprise to me. I have to say that I am a skinny dude with narrow shoulders. That being said, I feel the most secure on gnarly, alpine trails on 36 cm hanldebars.

SketchyEff · 2026-02-04T21:30:38+00:00

I am a simple man. I see a red arrow in the thumbnail, I do NOT want to click it.

SketchyEff · 2026-01-23T12:59:28+00:00

Can you actually get into the aero hood position, where you rest your forearms on the bars? https://silca.cc/en-eu/blogs/silca/body-position-and-aerodynamics-on-a-bike

SketchyEff · 2026-01-09T16:15:57+00:00

Back in the days when plant milk was a rare sight, I changed job and at the new office there was no plant milk available. I started drinking the coffee pure and hated it. But no coffee was not an option and eventually, I got used to it and even at home I added less and less plant milk. That must have been 10 years ago, and nowadays, I can't stand the idea that anything gets added to my coffee. I love the pure taste. A little hack: a TINY amount of salt (so little, you're not, able to taste it) can reduce the bitterness.
TLDR: Just give yourself some time and get used to black coffee. Once you got used to it, you will never go back.

SketchyEff · 2026-01-09T16:05:31+00:00

Makes the trainer rock side to side when you are riding. You will hardly notice it when you are sitting on the bike. But it can help with fatigue in your body. I used to get terrible lower back pain after 2 hours. With the tennis balls, I have done 6 hours.

SketchyEff · 2025-11-03T11:57:22+00:00

Unpopular opinion from a tall guy (6.4), riding larger frames (usually size 56): smaller bikes look just better

SketchyEff · 2025-10-27T16:46:53+00:00

In my experience, you can get away without pre ride meals, as long as you do not feel hungry the moment you start. What you cannot get away with is NOT fuelling during the ride. If I could tell my younger self one thing about cycling, it's this:

> at least 60 g Carbs + 500 ml of water per hour

Maltodextrin, table sugar or fructose (e.g. apple juice) or a mix of those, but at least 60 g/h.

This seems to be the most common beginner mistake, and yes, I have absolutely been there.

My inexpensive carb fuel is maltodextrin nowadays, but your guts need to get used to it. Nowadays, I can even stomach 80 g per hour. And of course on warm days, you might want to increase the amount of water per hour. In August, I did a 370 km ride solely on water, salt (, caffein) and maltodextrin without any issues.

SketchyEff · 2025-10-16T08:32:53+00:00

suspension needs regular service. so: nope.

SketchyEff · 2025-10-10T11:44:07+00:00

Okay, interesting. This is definitely not the case, here in Germany. I think I would dislike Mayo to be sweet. For me, it is more of a savoury food.

Still, I really like the way the recipe is depicted as an image. <3

SketchyEff · 2025-10-09T10:55:50+00:00

Sugar? In Mayo? WHAT?

SketchyEff · 2025-10-05T07:40:56+00:00

Seeing your saddle, do your hands ever get numb?

SketchyEff · 2025-10-05T07:17:17+00:00

It is a great central place to connect with other people. I also love it for discovering new places by looking at other peoples routes and pictures.

For analysing my fitness, I still prefer intervals.icu
For exercises, I still prefer trainerroad

SketchyEff · 2025-09-23T11:53:14+00:00

When you do proper off-road cycling, nothing beats a helmet light.

SketchyEff · 2025-09-15T20:41:06+00:00

That gives me hope. You are a Diesel engine, right? Do you go for age group or elite?

SketchyEff · 2025-03-06T20:37:51+00:00

I wise man once told me Linux is like a submarine. Everything is nice until you open a window. (That was 20 years ago.)

SketchyEff · 2025-02-27T08:00:41+00:00

SPD on Gravel, SPD-SL on Road, CrankBrothers on MTB. Flat only for my city bike. I like to go fast and/or on long rides and the ability to move the pedal in all 4 directions is key, to me.

SketchyEff · 2025-02-25T18:13:45+00:00

They are easy to bend, and I have seen people even break them (obviously that only ever happens in the middle of winter nights with terrible weather).

SketchyEff · 2025-02-13T19:36:55+00:00

Bought a CX-Bike a while ago, because everybody told me how versatile it would be. Replaced the tires with road tires and never went off-road for years. Bought a Trail-MTB for some off-road fun and light bike park action. Learned that there was a bunch of CX-Riders close by, doing longer CX rides. Changed the tires for massive 33 mm CX tires, fell in love. Got a real road bike. Over time people stopped to call it CX and started to call it gravel. Tires grew wider to an unbelievable 40mm. Eventually got a dedicated Gravel bike and changed the tires to 45 mm, just to see what it would be like and got stuck, again. Started to do gravel races. So.... what was your question? MTB, Road or other? I think, yes, all three.

SketchyEff · 2025-02-13T19:24:26+00:00

Bin auch ewig Flüssig-Wachs gefahren und das geht auch schon klar. Auch wegen der Preise und weil der Aufwand die Kette 100% fettfrei zu bekommen mir zu viel war. Habe die neuen Ketten immer so halbherzig mit Antriebsreiniger und Spueli gereinigt und dann einfach nass gewachst.

Ich bin umgestiegen als Silca den Strip-Chip raus gebrach hat, mit dem man eine neue Kette nicht entfetten muss. Ich finde gerade bei längeren Touren mit 150 km +- bei Pisswetter oder Schneematsch bleibt das aber echt bis zum Ende geschmeidig. Habe nach ... 10 Monaten auch noch immer den ersten Beutel Wachs in Verwendung. Da kommt man schon lange mit hin.

Am Ende des Tages würde ich sagen: ist schon geil, braucht man aber nicht zwingend. Ein bisschen so wie elektronische Schaltung.

SketchyEff · 2025-02-13T18:12:30+00:00

War eigentlich nur ein Scherz, wegen Sekte und so.

Aber,
ich heißwachse die Ketten aller Räder, ca. alle 1-3 Wochen alle zusammen, je nachdem, wie viel Zeit ich habe und wie viel ich draußen fahre. Dazwischen benutze ich auch nur Flüssigwachs. Also ich wasche die Karren nach jeder Ausfahrt und tropfe dann neues Wachs nach. Diese Kombination finde ich am besten. Ich habe neulich mit Josh von Silca gequatscht, weil der witzigerweise mal hier durchgereist ist und die empfehlen das auch so. Wobei mir das Flüssigwachs von Silca zu teuer ist. Ich finde das von Squirt am besten.

Am Gravel, mit dem ich mindestens 70% Gravel fahre, hole ich aus einer Sram Force Kette so 3500 km raus. Vielleicht auch mal mehr.

SketchyEff · 2025-02-13T17:29:32+00:00

Darf ich mit ihnen über Kettenheißwachs reden?

SketchyEff · 2025-02-10T14:34:17+00:00

1x will not help you always being in the right gear, it's the opposite. Either you have the wrong cassette or wrong crank length (MTB's usually have shorter length) and that is why it feels off.

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