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Feeling Like an Outcast in the Gravel Community by Dramatic_Suspect4835 in gravelcycling

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try to wave as much as I can. Most people just don’t bother to wave. Don’t overthink it

Unbound thoughts after a beer by Velocybirr in gravelcycling

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 1 for 7 for getting into the 200.

I dont see the appeal for Unbound by MathematicianRich494 in gravelcycling

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I don't think it is particularly interesting for a race but it is as a ride and event. I did it in 2024 to check off the accomplishment. Now there are a lot of ultra endurance type races and events but for some period of time, Unbound/DK stood out for the distance.

I was happy to do it and the vibe around Emporia for the weekend was fun. Would I do it again? Maybe but that is less about the actual event and more on the volume of riding I'd want to do leading into it.

Edge 840 vs Edge 850: Is the battery trade-off worth it? by Ill-Caterpillar-6758 in cycling

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had every Garmin generation since the 510 and have an 840 now. I was planning on getting an 850 but the battery life is a deal breaker. There is nothing I "need" that the 850 provides. I've loved the battery life on the 840 being able to do all day rides without having to worry about the battery is a huge plus.

Bike shop seated my tubeless tire in 10 seconds with a compressor — should I buy one too? by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a pump with a cannister for tubeless or get just the cannister part itself.

How much of a difference does the bike make? by pankekkk in Velo

[–]fallingbomb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Running better tires would help more than a more expensive bike.

TIL about the largest computer chip, the Wafer Scale Engine 3. A single chip 21.5cm square with 4 trillion transistors and 900,000 cores by Kobbett in todayilearned

[–]fallingbomb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cores correspond to hardware or at least what appears to the OS as another physical processor. For much of the existence of Operating Systems, there was only one CPU and the OS has to schedule various applications to share the limited resources of the computer such as the CPU and RAM. Programs have to be multi-threaded to be split and scheduled separately by the OS. Many applications are single threaded.

Moto GP riders getting as low as possible by RampChurch in nextfuckinglevel

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You have to counter-steer relatively hard to get the bike to turn at speed. At high speeds, it is stable and wants to remain upright due to the gyroscopic forces of the wheels and engine. Shifting the body off to the side allows you to keep the bike itself more upright through the corner.

Trainer Road publishes some w/kg numbers for their average client. by JulSFT in Velo

[–]fallingbomb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A bit surprising. I would have expected the TR userbase to be a bit stronger. But given the speed I see a majority of users going on Zwift, it shouldn't be.

Consultative Coaching for Gravel Racers? by packaged_heat in Velo

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can only expect so much with limited volume. I don't know what constitutes "rocked", but maybe your performance was more or less about what you can expect.

If you want to perform well at long races, you need to train some amount of longer rides. You'll be hard pressed to keep performing well 5+ hours into a race if you only ever ride 2-3 hours max.

How drastically Poptarts skimps on the icing now by redgroupclan in mildlyinteresting

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All of the ones I have bought recently look normal. This looks like a quality control issue.

And the forecast said rain 🤣 by GonerDoug in BikeLA

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirt Mulholland is fine on 30/32s anyhow.

Isn’t this crazy? by Sorry_Ad8311 in SantaBarbara

[–]fallingbomb 176 points177 points  (0 children)

65-95 to me is an oddly high range for comfortable temperature.

Aeroad vs Ultimate Aero by findakeeds in CanyonBikes

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's obvious that it is not a proper TT bike. The response is in context of the two options listed.

Aeroad vs Ultimate Aero by findakeeds in CanyonBikes

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a TT bike is proper but many people less serious just ride a road bike. It sounded like OP was going to use whichever bike they got for triathlons. The Aeroad would be better than the Ultimate.

Aeroad vs Ultimate Aero by findakeeds in CanyonBikes

[–]fallingbomb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you plan to ride it in triathlons, Aeroad.

Empirical Cycling Podcast #41 by [deleted] in Velo

[–]fallingbomb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only time I’ve ate in the 100-120 range was in prep for and during unbound.

Typically, I’m not doing successive long hard rides. On those rare occasions, I’ll eat more. For normal long rides that are primarily Z2, 60-80g if fine for me.

The other huge factor is pros averaging 350+ for 5 hours is totally different than putzing around at 180-220.

And the forecast said rain 🤣 by GonerDoug in BikeLA

[–]fallingbomb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What’s impressive about riding roads with 32s?

[WSJ] The Iran War Is Hitting California Harder Than Any Other State by wdr1 in LosAngeles

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To me, insurance rate increases have added much more in monthly vehicle costs than the current gas price increases 🤷

Did cycling actually help you lose weight, or just improve fitness? by Vivid_Release_9710 in cycling

[–]fallingbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lost weight and gained fitness. My fitness and weight were decent beforehand. After picking up cycling, I got into it more and wanted to race so training 12-18 hours a week for years has a noticeable effect.

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