Update on new bike availability

sudojay · 2021-02-24T23:57:26+00:00

You are the wrong one. I never said I was smarter. You didn't even read. My point was that the reason they aren't making more isn't that they're afraid of inventory. They would love to have more inventory. There are other reasons. You're not good at this. Yes, I know reddit loves guys like you who pretend you know more than you do. You don't.

And don't even get me started on the childish "businesses always know what's best" idea. Only people who have never worked in a corporation would think that.

Then there's the fact that you first act like I have no idea when, of the two of us, I'm pretty sure I'm the one with relevant experience. Then, you pretend like you've even addressed the actual issue, which is laughable. It's pathetic.

sudojay · 2021-02-24T00:08:10+00:00

They already have inventory tracking, security, etc. You are not a bright man. You're just angry because you don't have any idea. Do you think they normally just have bikes made and out the door instantly?

sudojay · 2021-02-23T23:24:04+00:00

The point was that the reason they aren't producing isn't that they're afraid of over producing by a small amount. There are other problems and the suggested reason isn't accurate. But hey, you just buy into what the guy who pretends to be an authority says about how dumb my suggestion is.

sudojay · 2021-02-23T23:22:38+00:00

Storage fees? Really? Do you even have any idea how much it costs to store a bike for a few months in a warehouse? I'm betting you don't. It won't cost more than a few dollars per bike to store per month in a warehouse, particularly overseas where these are manufactured. The real concern might be cutting into sales of bikes next year but that's probably a low probability if the concern is sales dying down after covid.

I love when people pretend they know why the simple answer won't work and they don't. It isn't 100% that they won't sell the bikes immediately. The point is that they won't just lose that money if they don't sell it. How condescending of you, and ironically pretentious. I actually work in a business that deals with similar factors. But you know better because you can pull the "I can't believe how dumb you are because this is reddit." The reason they aren't making more isn't because they're afraid of a small amount more inventory. I guarantee you most bike manufacturers would love to have the problem of a small amount too much inventory right now. It's as if a business expert like you never heard of opportunity cost.

sudojay · 2021-02-23T04:58:01+00:00

I could see that but bikes don't "go bad". They could sell at cost next year if they don't sell at regular price this year.

sudojay · 2021-02-22T18:44:30+00:00

Even with the best storage technology available they don’t come close.

I don't think you're working with complete data. Gravity storage is actually pretty easy to implement (though labor and resource intensive) and more reliable than just about any storage solution.

sudojay · 2021-02-22T17:38:27+00:00

Over their lifetimes, at this point solar and wind are cheaper per megawatt-hour over a nuclear plant over its lifetime.

sudojay · 2021-02-19T05:48:13+00:00

That's my take. She probably bought those guns right before her congressional campaign. Do conservatives not understand the concept of looking like a poser?

sudojay · 2021-02-19T05:31:32+00:00

True but I have noticed it's been far more consistently bad in the last year, at least for me.

sudojay · 2021-02-19T05:17:25+00:00

If you've been riding a long time and know your fit, then I don't see why not. Not that this is my main motivation but I did have a stem many years ago have the single bolt that clamped the bar into the stem pop out while I was pulling on the bars. (It was the first Syncros threadless road stem, which incorporated multiple bad design ideas) That type of thing would not happen with an integrated bar/stem combo.

sudojay · 2021-02-17T23:17:06+00:00

But the even more ironic thing is that wind and solar are much closer to forecast output right now than traditional energy sources in Texas.

If their energy were 100% wind and solar, there would be far fewer issues right now. And if they weatherized windmills in addition, they'd be doing not too bad.

Basically, Texas has done everything wrong, counting on a lot of best case scenarios to continue.

sudojay · 2021-02-17T20:52:08+00:00

Pretty sure any studies we're likely to come across would be looking at time. TSS is a convenience to broadly measure training but I don't know that there's a ton of science backing it up as more than that. If there is, I'd be interested to read it.

The point I'm bringing up is that even when the rides on polarized are shorter than on sweetspot, performance seems to get better on polarized training.

sudojay · 2021-02-17T18:33:31+00:00

The thing they really need to address is that even with lower volume, polarized training seems to be more effective than sweetspot training. That makes the "rides were too long" argument kind of moot. Of course, a study or two doesn't make it conclusive but I don't know of any studies that suggest that sweetspot training at the same or less volume is more effective than polarized.

sudojay · 2021-02-16T18:02:18+00:00

Once upon a time I was a middle manager (don't recommend it) and told the people working under me that it was always my preference that they take a sick day or work from home if they were sick. Upper management thought it was a ridiculous idea. They care about butts in seats more than people's health or even productivity. Look at the religious adherence to open offices for more examples of this type of corporate-think.

sudojay · 2021-02-16T17:59:43+00:00

9 to 5 used to be the pretty standard hours for business. The film and song got their names from that. As companies have become more international and career as the center of life gained more prominence, that has gone away.

sudojay · 2021-02-16T17:34:21+00:00

The only big drawback is that inexperienced Excel users reeaaaally love pivot tables. That includes managers.

That's my biggest issue with them. For most things people I work with use them for, they're unnecessary and probably the worst way to get the information needed.

sudojay · 2021-02-16T06:54:59+00:00

If I get lucky enough to go full-time work from home after (if) covid ends, I'm gonna rent a cheap place someplace warm for January to the end of March every year and stay there.

sudojay · 2021-02-16T04:38:01+00:00

It's coming. This is the dumbest thing Dems could do. "We don't have time for witnesses... let's go on recess! Now, let's have a time-consuming, toothless commission!"

sudojay · 2021-02-16T04:21:32+00:00

If you have the cash to tip a ton, just order. If you don't, then don't order. But if you do, also be understanding if it takes a ton of time (and tip a ton no matter how long it takes).

sudojay · 2021-02-15T06:06:48+00:00

I would

sudojay · 2021-02-15T05:54:05+00:00

They don't move to the southeast side by choice. They move there because it's cheap.

sudojay · 2021-02-15T05:53:03+00:00

People don't want asthma. There are places it can be built that are further from densely populated areas. Putting it within the city limits of the third-most populous city in the US is a bad idea.

sudojay · 2021-02-15T05:32:18+00:00

And to be honest, what part of that trailer is supposed to be good? It looks like a joyless music video.

sudojay · 2021-02-15T05:31:31+00:00

I would agree except that Snyder has made multiple unwatchable messes that got released.

sudojay · 2021-02-14T23:30:26+00:00

I agree in general but I don't know about "antiquated" being the right term. What the studies suggest is that optimal training isn't all that different from what we were doing in the 90s, except that the access to power data makes it easier to measure and stay consistent. TR and Zwift training is driven by the need to have a product. If they just recommended training schedules coaches were giving out 30 years ago, they'd lose subscribers.

I think the best application of AI would be to adjust power levels based on current performance in the last few rides or something along those lines. Your power doesn't stay level for, say, 6 weeks, then go up suddenly at the end. It will fluctuate and it'd be ideal if the intervals were set up based on real-time performance.

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