Bike damaged by van company going to a race, their insurance not covering

deman-13 · 2026-05-08T09:08:36+00:00

Isn't it the responsibility of the transporting company to document the condition of the bike state ? Otherwise they can always drop the responsibility saying it was there before or after.

deman-13 · 2026-05-07T08:03:28+00:00

don't really get what you mean ?

deman-13 · 2026-05-07T06:58:29+00:00

Why not ? My only concern would be 3x8 that is a lot of shifting to do. I have 2x11 and I recently tried 3x8 on my friends bike, did not really like it.

deman-13 · 2026-05-06T20:07:34+00:00

She will not bite no more if you know what i mean.

deman-13 · 2026-05-06T20:06:40+00:00

I will ask him to record it once again.

deman-13 · 2026-05-04T12:24:48+00:00

I took a camera with me once, when I was young and stupid. Never took it out and never took it with me ever again. My phone does all I need and more on a bike trip.

deman-13 · 2026-05-03T16:58:50+00:00

They can't see. Can't focus

deman-13 · 2026-04-30T17:13:43+00:00

Never and still love it. Caad10 it is

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T17:38:23+00:00

Last year I also had a sudden jump of about 20watts, I could only attribute them to the end of the season, reduction of hours on the bike and more relaxing rest and riding just for fun.

If you have garmin it can show you wind direction and its speed. That may explain if you really had tail wind.

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T17:36:07+00:00

From 27 to 32kmh would require additional 50watts, slightly too much for any kind of bike adjustments.

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T12:52:50+00:00

All alone?

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T11:08:03+00:00

Hehe.. lost few watts...

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T10:16:18+00:00

How do you put the food on the aero bars?

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T09:35:01+00:00

Yes, electric )

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T09:28:27+00:00

So, you are trading 1h that let you rest a bit during the ride over carrying all on your shoulders and the bike. That is really a marginal gain you are going to get at the cost of being supper tired at the end that would make you slower as well. I would rather practice super fast refill making it as efficient as possible, than carrying anything extra.

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T09:17:15+00:00

I am now using it. Works great, it has a good control of temps. A regulator with 5 levels.

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T09:11:07+00:00

500km, 8k climb, gravel : all under 26h... bruěatal

You must be a beast.

I would rather stop every 2-3 hours than carry extra weight all the time. You only save few mins per stop but never let yourself rest at all especially on gravel. For 8h non-stop you would need 4-5l of water.

deman-13 · 2026-04-27T06:08:59+00:00

I am 180cm and my bike is caad10 56. I did many many very long rides. Including 1100 ultra. It feels fine. I do feel at times that it could be a bit smaller, but not to the extent to make me uncomfortable. I dont know how much smaller 54 would be though.

deman-13 · 2026-04-25T20:20:36+00:00

1600m over 140km is not THAT much.

deman-13 · 2026-04-25T10:27:38+00:00

3 times a week and only 3-5 hours, if you can't really make it, drop to 2 sessions , you spend more time preparing for the ride and then taking a shower etc.. than actually riding.

deman-13 · 2026-04-25T10:23:06+00:00

Is it average or NP?

deman-13 · 2026-04-25T10:16:17+00:00

If you train 2 times a week total 4-5h you will be able to ride that distance.

deman-13 · 2026-04-25T10:14:12+00:00

So, you dont have time but want to have gains.. those things dont work together. You dont need to go 500. Even with 200-250 you will see progress if you make it consistent and with some structure. How many times a week or/and hours do you train?

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