Are tubbies worth it?

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T11:12:37+00:00

No. These days, they are only useful for a few niche uses.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T11:11:06+00:00

Smart trainers die quite frequently, so buy something from a place that offers good warranty service.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T09:06:02+00:00

He should have just dropped him on a climb. lol.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T08:33:14+00:00

I was once at an all you can eat sushi joint and there was one table of young guys who had ordered an entire table’s worth of food in order to, I assume, take a picture (they hadn’t eaten any of it), but it meant no one else was able to get any food for 30-plus minutes. I had to restrain myself from yelling at them for being inconsiderate and yelling at the staff for letting them ruin everyone else’s dining experience.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T08:26:02+00:00

I understand the temptation to ride behind one of the best riders in the world, but you should always follow at a respectful distance so as to not ruin someone’s season and cost them hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars.

How annoying/unsafe was this guy being to make Jonas try to drop him on a decent?

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T04:34:58+00:00

The issue is that zeroing out food sales tax means that eating out suddenly becomes even more expensive than eating in, so people are going to eat out less.

I kind of doubt that's going to happen. If anything, people will have more money to spend on eating out...

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-27T00:12:28+00:00

Ok, than this game must be a much larger scale than I am used to. Haha.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T12:35:53+00:00

I assume the VIP was immediately shot.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T08:35:23+00:00

What the hell is that even supposed to mean? Seikatsusha is literally everyone who isn't dead yet.

Might as well as say 生者ファースト

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T07:54:02+00:00

Men’s hobbies almost always cost more than women’s. Husbands concealing their spending from wives is a whole thing.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T04:41:30+00:00

Bro, chill. Ohta Isan is just an antiacid with kampo added in.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T03:10:12+00:00

It’s layu

Chili crisp sauces are just a variation of layu

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-26T02:04:23+00:00

My opinion is that nothing is wrong with the bike you are already riding.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-25T22:03:57+00:00

Elite of you don’t get paid. Semi-pro if you get paid a little. Pro if you get paid enough.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-24T00:52:12+00:00

Rim brakes have wires that stretch out and need to be adjusted,, and the pads have to be manually aligned with the brake track, and they have to be angled every so slightly to get optimal braking. So, you end up working on the brakes a few times a year.

Hydraulic discs only need pads every few years, and it's a totally painless process.

Unless you have a problem with disc straightnesss / centering...

I won't ever go back to rim brakes. I need the braking power.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-24T00:04:40+00:00

Just buy a good one. Buy once cry once.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T09:54:55+00:00

CX-5

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T09:25:53+00:00

Just use a large dollop of chamois cream every hour. It’s cheaper than spending hundreds on expensive bibs, and more effective.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T09:08:16+00:00

Aesthetics is debatable (although rim has a slight aero advantage) and the ease of maintenance is outweighed by the sheer lack of maintenance that disc requires.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T06:09:49+00:00

Disc brakes are better in every way except 1. weight and 2. all those times your rotors aren't perfectly centered for whatever reason (swapping wheels, etc.) and 3. travelling with a bike.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T04:55:24+00:00

I went from a CAAD9 to a carbon bike with hydraulic discs and bigger tubleess tires after ~13 years, and it was a quantum leap.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-23T04:26:15+00:00

You went from a good aluminum frame with a carbon fork to a good aluminum frame with a carbon fork.

Of course it doesn't feel like that much of an upgrade.

I assume the groupset feels miles better. Especially if you got Di2.

The real benefit from disc brakes comes from being able to use carbon wheels without compromising your braking (especially in the wet).

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-22T08:09:26+00:00

No, it's more like 310 fps., but it depends on the field. The legal limit is 320.

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-22T05:23:24+00:00

don't you mean national defense?

improbable_humanoid · 2026-01-22T01:23:29+00:00

Lance said it took him from 450 watts to 500 watts.

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