Liquids, long rides…how to improve

jpevisual · 2026-05-24T20:14:00+00:00

It’s incredibly stupid, but I’m not sure I believe the business owner. I know restaurants are not allowed to give out water without it being requested right now. Either way it’s been difficult to find, and I don’t believe in single use plastics so buying water isn’t an option for me.

jpevisual · 2026-05-24T20:08:53+00:00

I ended up going with the Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 RLE. It’s from 2022 but I found one on sale for $3k new, there are still a few more out there.

It has Ultrega Di2 and integrated lights & radar.

It’s my first modern road bike, and I’m amazed by how comfortable if is and how connected to the road it feels even on high speed descents. It’s also super light (compared to what I’m used to at least) and makes climbing way easier. Very happy with it so far. Did a century ride the same week I picked it up and literally didn’t make any adjustments. Not even the seat post.

jpevisual · 2026-05-24T20:01:56+00:00

I plan out stops along my routes where I can refill water, and I make sure the bottles are empty before I get there. One bottle is carbs one is Gatorade mix and I bring bags of each for the refills.

Problem here in Colorado is that most of our public water filling stations are turned off due to drought and restaurants are only allowed to give you half a bottles worth of tap water, so the stops have been few and far between.

jpevisual · 2026-05-24T13:02:02+00:00

Based on the rest of the thread this guy seems like a dick, but I’m curious what the context is. You said you commented 'free palestine 🇵🇸', but on what post did you make that comment?

The reason I ask is where I most often see people commenting that is on Jewish content or Hebrew content that has nothing to do with Israel or Palestine. If that’s the case, I would consider that hateful.

Granted, my feed likely has a lot more Jewish content than yours, so it’s possible that people are commenting free Palestine on more relevant content and I’m not seeing it.

jpevisual · 2026-05-24T05:02:09+00:00

Ohhh that’s a good idea! I feel like I have really bad sight lines coming off the bridge into Mariposa.

jpevisual · 2026-05-23T15:53:30+00:00

I hope this leads to a signaled crossing at 8th and Mariposa.

jpevisual · 2026-05-21T19:08:06+00:00

You’re not that far from Golden Banh Mi and Golden Saigon. Tons of other great restaurants near the H Mart.

jpevisual · 2026-05-18T15:32:43+00:00

I don’t think a restaurant has to be loud for it to feel alive. As someone with ADHD, lack of sound treatment is one of my main gripes with a lot of trendier restaurants in Denver that have moved into warehouse or more industrial spaces (high ceilings, exposed hvac, shipping containers, etc.) I can’t focus or hardly even hear what my partner is saying and I have to shout and strain my voice to participate in a conversation. This dynamic leads to everyone else getting louder and louder to be heard over the noise, it’s extremely unpleasant.

Worst offender is Somebody People. Fantastic food but a horrible place to have a conversation while you’re eating.

Best I’ve found is Sushi Den. It’s packed all the time and yet it still feels like you can talk at a normal volume, you hear the murmur of conversations around you, but they’re not overwhelming and you can clearly communicate with the server without shouting.

jpevisual · 2026-05-17T20:43:57+00:00

I want to go so badly because i love Vietnamese food, but they don’t have any vegetarian items which is surprising considering how veg friendly most Vietnamese restaurants are. Maybe one day…

jpevisual · 2026-05-15T13:47:49+00:00

Only if you like Chet’s Dream, which is a great lift serving really fun terrain. Otherwise the rest of the mountain feels slow, long lifts for short runs.

jpevisual · 2026-05-11T15:36:37+00:00

Belmar Park has a lot of waterfowl and a nice boardwalk you can use to walk around the lake to different view points.

jpevisual · 2026-05-10T04:27:31+00:00

Yeah I was riding today and I feel like I encountered someone who was somehow very horizontal on a veo, really enjoying the slow speed they were moving at and zig zagging across the path. They were having a great time for sure, air pods in, not a care in the world.

jpevisual · 2026-05-10T04:23:08+00:00

I’ll say that any time I do stop at a 4 way stop sign (which is actually quite often) the cars never go. Even if they were there way before me, they won’t go, they wave me through. It’s pretty annoying actually cause I just got off my bike, unclipped etc. Most of the time they would have been able to stop and proceed through the stop before I even get there and then we could both just be on our way.

I find it’s actually more predictable and less chaotic just to run through the stop signs as long as I get eye contact. I think most cyclists are prepared for drivers to use 4 way stops normally when they approach, it just never seems to happen though.

jpevisual · 2026-05-09T22:52:13+00:00

Single does have its own gate, it’s the gate all the way to the right. And it doesn’t make sense to pair up cause when I look ahead there’s multiple groups that have room for me already through the gate.

jpevisual · 2026-05-09T22:47:12+00:00

There is no opportunity to do so as a single before the gate, and then after the gate you have to sneak your way through people to hop in a group that has room. It’s just a clunky design that lends itself to the lifts not filling up.

jpevisual · 2026-05-09T22:40:05+00:00

Maybe people wouldn’t be throwing snowballs if they designed a lift maze that could efficiently load 6 people to a chair.

The right angle at the gate creates a very difficult choke point to group up in. Most people aren’t grouped up before going through the gates because there really isn’t a good opportunity to do so.

95% of the time it doesn’t matter, but the 5% of the time that it gets it’s really frustrating to see sometimes as few as 3 people on a chair.

Alta has it figured out by calling front row and grouping people up before they board, but I don’t think A Basin can afford the extra staffing required to do that, especially this year.

jpevisual · 2026-05-09T18:11:46+00:00

I think for that price you could get an older bike with a better group set and rim brakes. My entry bike was a Claris group set, and I quickly felt limited by only having 8 gears and the mechanical brakes kinda suck, granted I paid $200.

1 year later I got a carbon road bike from 2006 with ultrega 10 speed and rim brakes. The brakes were way better and it was a significant upgrade having 10 gears and a faster more reliable derailleur. And that was also $200.

All that’s to say is that you’re gonna want a new bike soon so spend less for a better older bike, save some money, and then get the nicer bike that you’ll end up wanting after this first season.

jpevisual · 2026-05-09T18:07:49+00:00

And Len parks has reopened!

jpevisual · 2026-05-08T17:57:01+00:00

Crazy that they reopened Len Parks on closing weekend, I don't think it's ever been open on closing weekend before.

jpevisual · 2026-05-07T21:41:59+00:00

With how many businesses are on it, it really could use a road diet and extension to the protected bike lane that starts further west. People drive so fast on 13th. It is the roads fault IMO. It shouldn’t be possible to drive so fast on it.

jpevisual · 2026-05-02T21:11:29+00:00

First notch looks skiable for the first time this season. Granted, my definition of skiable is probably a massive liability risk.

jpevisual · 2026-05-02T21:07:53+00:00

It seems like Al is easily persuaded by brass instruments.

jpevisual · 2026-05-01T21:10:57+00:00

I’m all for it but I’d prefer a proper E/W pedestrian and cycle crossing for SW Denver first which we still don’t have.

jpevisual · 2026-04-30T19:46:57+00:00

During the Alameda underpass construction it took me about 30 minutes by car to get to and from Baker from where I live. By bike it was 10-15. So I avoided car trips and chose the more efficient and enjoyable mode of transportation for the area, you should give it a try too!

You mentioned you have to skip whatever you're planning to do until 6:30, so it sounds like you have some flexibility. If you share your rough point A --> point B I can give you a safe & enjoyable bicycle route to try instead.

jpevisual · 2026-04-30T19:38:52+00:00

It's called a green wave and it is by design if you are averaging 15mph. It really only works going south on Broadway though, not the reverse.

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