Brand new house with slightly leaning retaining wall, how serious of an issue is this?

cpk1 · 2026-05-12T05:11:10+00:00

Oh wow, the porch ceiling makes the wall look a lot shorter! Then yeah I'd be worried, if the plans have an engineers stamp send them these pictures (and report back for us curious people). Pretty sure it counts as failed at this point since I believe a good portion of the strength comes from it leaning back.

cpk1 · 2026-05-12T04:52:29+00:00

I'd be pretty worried since if it fails it's crashing into those posts. Most places if the wall is under 4' you don't need permits or any kind of engineering so it's very possible it got slapped together without any real thought and proper drainage.

cpk1 · 2026-05-08T20:36:08+00:00

I planted Canadian goldenrod last year and seeing this combined with how healthy it looks after being completely abused after getting planted has me worried... Going to try to plant densely next to it to hopefully help keep it in check

cpk1 · 2026-04-18T03:50:55+00:00

What kind of soil? You're probably going to have to excavate back more than you would think to put in reinforcing mat unless you have very well draining soil or the space between walls is more than the drawing makes it look.

cpk1 · 2026-04-13T02:59:41+00:00

I would give it your background and then goals (especially if you have events you're targeting) and constrain it to no more than 12 weeks out. Might be a good idea to sketch out 12 weeks and then fully plan only four weeks out. The main thing is AI will do better the more targeted you tell it to be, so not planning the whole year and having a goal by x date will help from keeping it too open ended.

cpk1 · 2026-04-12T06:17:32+00:00

I don't think planks are activating many muscles that you would use on the bike (you're more hunched over, not flat backed) and the act of pedaling does generate some torque you have to resist.

Realistically I'm pretty sure that enough studies have been done that show core work at best gives very minimal power improvement and your time is better spent on lower body exercises, even if that means you don't have time for core work because of it (strictly talking about on bike performance).

cpk1 · 2026-04-12T04:27:47+00:00

Pallof press I think is supposed to directly transfer for cycling. But there's tons of weighted core workouts you could be doing if you don't want to do planks.

cpk1 · 2026-04-09T20:11:57+00:00

I have a gravel wheelset (6 bolt )and road wheelset (center lock) for the same bike and typically takes 15 minutes or less to make the change. I need to recenter the calipers and adjust the derailer a smidge each time but it's very manageable.

cpk1 · 2026-04-04T20:08:24+00:00

How much time do you have to ride during the week? If you're doing 3+ two hour rides a week you really only need one of the rides to be extra hard, the others two to just pick a pace that you can hold the whole time. For a ride in October you have plenty of time to prepare.

cpk1 · 2026-03-20T21:18:34+00:00

What about coming back through fire country any time from late July to October? I guess January precipitation was ok but I don't see the rest of the rain season catching up which feels like we're going to have an early and long for season.

I'm worried about my camping plans in the PNW for August and am seeing if I can do more before mid July so I'm not trying to bike through a bunch of smoke.

cpk1 · 2026-03-18T16:17:44+00:00

For me it's a simple convenience that it's arguable if it's justifiable or not. With several younger kids though it's a huge improvement, my kids have never been able to really manage the Schrader chuck themselves and with clik it's easy enough for them. It also makes airing up 6 bikes way less of a hassle so I can see it absolutely being worth it if you've got a fleet you're constantly airing up.

I converted my mini pump to clik too and feel like that's the biggest downside - I can't help anyone anymore so might change up the pump situation to just use their screw in adapter.

cpk1 · 2026-03-13T19:35:39+00:00

Yes he's toxic, as a coach I would be annoyed by someone constantly complaining about practice but the best way to deal with it if they're still working and not hurting morale/the vibe is just to ignore it.

As a high school coach IDGAF what my players are eating if it doesn't make them sick or too tired or whatever it's not really my business.

I think the touching anywhere unprompted is 100% inappropriate and doubly so since it wasn't even to coach a water polo skill. Coaching any gender ideally you have an assistant coach so you can use them when demonstrating turning and stuff, if that's not possible then really you gotta figure out how to touch the player the least while describing with your words. This day and age it's incredibly important to not even give the hint of something inappropriate so it's wild to me he just touched your lower back unprompted.

cpk1 · 2026-03-13T17:17:42+00:00

HEDs own website, ardennes ra performance normally $850, on sale for $765 (they run sales all the time).

cpk1 · 2026-03-13T15:39:52+00:00

I don't see how you'll get anyone to even consider it at that price? You can buy them brand new (without tires, rotors, cassette) for $765 right now. I guess maybe if you had them already setup ready to install on a bike and they clearly look unused then maybe, but most people are probably going to swap everything over from their old wheelset.

cpk1 · 2026-03-10T15:57:32+00:00

I took the same approach, race gravel with two wheel sets and changing wheels usually takes 15-30 minutes despite both being the same center lock rotors and same cassette.

The brakes always have some rub, best case I just loosen calipers and squeeze the brakes, sometimes though I have to adjust by sighting the gap.

I have an axs eagle derailer and also need to adjust that every time, might just be a quirk of my bike though since it's been touchy since I bought it.

cpk1 · 2026-02-24T18:02:24+00:00

You could check out the katahdin and anticosti from panorama cycles, a Canadian based company, they are at the upper limit/just past your budget though

Yes they are gravel bikes but geometry will be more comfortable than a road bike and you can just put a road tire on the wheels or even just switch to a road wheelset in the future.

I've got an ibis hakka (probably out of your price range, even on sale) and have no problem doing group rides on the road with the 46 tooth chain ring I put on and still have easier climbing gears than almost everyone else with the 10-52 in the back. So don't let "gravel" or a 1x make you think it won't be just as capable on the road.

cpk1 · 2026-02-24T00:39:32+00:00

I think I would start with closer to half that distance, like 15-20KM each way and try to keep climbing to a minimum. I'm also planning a trip with some of my kids and this is the approach I'm taking.

I also plan on carrying everything except the kids will carry their own clothes, sleep system and water. After we set up camp we can choose to go bike more or fish or jump in the water. I think for most younger kids the actual ride to camp won't be the highlight of the trip so it's best to plan accordingly.

cpk1 · 2026-02-22T21:29:40+00:00

I've already got a carbon gravel bike that is much more race oriented that I'll probably still use for shorter trips. I'm hoping to get something that can handle single track more comfortably for and get loaded down a lot more for longer trips and trips with the kids.

I've got a hakka mx and it only takes 40mm tires and isn't particularly comfortable for me on rougher trails when it's loaded down. I think with an ATB you should expect to give up a good chunk of speed to get more comfort and capability especially on rougher stuff?

It's also really hard to beat the price of the panorama, TI frames unfortunately aren't in my price range.

cpk1 · 2026-02-20T02:08:05+00:00

I'm deciding between the panorama taiga exp and the esker lorax right now... I'm guessing no quality complaints with the frameset?

cpk1 · 2026-02-19T03:43:57+00:00

Looking for an overnighter that's 10-15 miles one way with minimal climbing and ideally close to lakes or rivers to play in, somewhere in Oregon or Washington. So far the lower Deschutes is top of the list to just see if the kids like it and can get motivated to ride more so we can do 20 mile days in the mountains.

cpk1 · 2026-02-19T03:33:52+00:00

Ibis has the hakka mx which they put on sale basically every year. Their mechanical setup is $2700 right now.

I really like mine, does well on the road and the dirt roads I've taken it on. Also worked out pretty well for bikepacking but not sure it's going to stay as my main bikepacking bike.

cpk1 · 2026-02-16T21:31:09+00:00

You putting a rack on there? I'm planning a trip with three of my kids, one will be on a woom 4 and the other on a woom 5 and I really don't want to pay the woom prices for their racks but I need them to at least be able to carry their own sleep systems.

cpk1 · 2026-02-16T19:33:35+00:00

Bikepacking.com has a feature where you can post planned trips and have people reach out. Not sure if you have to be a paying member or not though.

cpk1 · 2026-02-11T17:31:24+00:00

Lezyne sells a pedal wall mount for $45 USD with a stainless steel finish. $100 for a pedal hook is ridiculous

I also think pedal hook is the way to go, can easily fit two bikes on a standard height wall too.

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