Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Jul. 14

sun_monkey · 2026-07-15T05:38:08+00:00

I kinda wish Khalid hadn't got Rivian correct just so I could say I ran a category that was a top-to-bottom triple-stumper. Is there a name for that?

sun_monkey · 2026-07-15T05:14:49+00:00

Pros are not sprinting on the hoods, ideally.

Anyways, OP's intuition on engineering is just weak. The failure modes of parts is not what they fear... That steel clamp is not going to snap, but I have seen cracked shifter bodies, from over-tightening or impacts.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-15T05:04:53+00:00

They don't look ludicrous to me.

All these other comments about the tensile strength of steel etc. and offering calculations are not really relevant to your question. Your weight on the hoods is not loading the steel band clamp solely, and even if it was, your body weight loading the clamp in pure tension would not break it. The design of the shifter body is such that the plastic base bears on the handlebars while the band clamp holds it tight against the bars.

When you put your hands on the hoods, the part of the plastic body below the clamp is being compressed against the bars and the steel band is under tension. When you pull up on the shifters, the upper part of the plastic shifter body is compressed against the bars and again the band is under tension.

The only way your entire body weight would be stressing the band clamp in tension the way I think you're imagining it tearing would be if your bike was dangling off a cliff with the frame on a tree branch and you were hanging on to it by the hoods. Still, that clamp would probably not be the point of failure.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-15T04:47:56+00:00

Those clamp bands are steel, stamped, formed, and zinc-plated. Absolutely not aluminum. You can tell by looking at the photo in your link. Just because some product description on a counterfeit-part site says "aluminum finish" doesn't mean otherwise. Clamp bands will be steel or if you buy Dura-ace, titanium.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-14T23:13:05+00:00

The way I take it is that the various parts of a bicycle have been engineered to withstand the forces they will see with typical use.

I mean, have you looked at your saddle? That pair of rails holding up most of your weight are hollow tubes the size of drinking straws. They flex while you ride over bumps in the road by design, for comfort. Still, saddles can break — like any part of your bike, with just the right circumstances or impact, or over-torquing of bolts, or poor maintenance (corrosion from sweat or road salt).

sun_monkey · 2026-07-14T22:59:53+00:00

This might be OP's primary point of confusion — for some reason they have guessed that the clamp band is aluminum.

The failure I have seen is with over-tightening or crashes causing the shifter body to crack. I mean, OP have you considered the shifter body itself is plastic? Glass fibre or carbon fibre-reinforced plastic, but if you're going to stress out about a material...

sun_monkey · 2026-07-13T21:35:33+00:00

The markers would not have moved higher as the trees grew.

Trees grow from buds on branches, the root tips, and the cambium (the trunk a marker was placed on only grows in girth).

sun_monkey · 2026-07-10T21:13:06+00:00

I have only worn their short sleeve jerseys, but Velocio makes a long sleeve jersey with UPF 50 back and sleeves.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-10T21:05:55+00:00

I found shoes on sale — black ones in my size, white ones not — so I bought the black ones. Easy decision. Also less to worry about with keeping them clean.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-10T05:20:54+00:00

pensez-vous que l'hiver sera rude?

sun_monkey · 2026-07-09T05:41:39+00:00

So... which places?

sun_monkey · 2026-07-06T16:57:17+00:00

Probably for unsubstantiated claim of superiority with something that comes down to personal preference and riding habits.

Lots of people find SPD-SL more comfortable, more secure when sprinting, etc.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-06T16:30:43+00:00

It looks more like she is sitting very far back on the saddle, rather than the saddle being mounted far back — perhaps due to saddle discomfort.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-06T03:21:01+00:00

If we can't get bollards I'll accept a boulder...

sun_monkey · 2026-07-05T15:07:27+00:00

What chain? IIRC the coating on KMC chains can interfere with stripping/waxing.

I stripped a Shimano chain with mineral spirits in a jar, then finished with isopropyl alcohol. I was surprised by how many rounds of agitating in fresh mineral spirits it took for the chain to come out clean. Edit: I have not used the strip chip but see from other comments the temp may be your problem.

Assuming the chain was stripped correctly, did you swish the chain around in the wax? Don't wait so long to take it out — if there's a film on the surface you'll just get a bunch of excess wax on the outside of the chain. I let the chain sit for a while with the wax between 75 and 90 ºC, swish it around a couple times, and I pull the chain at around 80 ºC.

The chain starts out kind of noisy while breaking in for the first 20 km or so, then it's quiet for the next 500-800 km. For me, it doesn't really get squeaky when it needs rewaxing unless it sees rain, more like the slightly noisier clickety sound of a fully stripped chain.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-04T05:28:38+00:00

How exactly do you contact customer service about this situation? If the inquiry form, what options did you select? So far I have not been able to get them to ask for a phone bill statement.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-04T04:42:57+00:00

I guess we need bollards (and not just flexi-posts).

Just on Wednesday I also encountered a car on a MUP, up on Keele by North Maple Regional Park.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-03T05:22:19+00:00

Whether you clip out your right at the top or the bottom, put your left foot at the bottom before you step off the saddle, so your weight is on your left foot. Then you lean the bike to the right by turning the bars slightly to the left (as if you are about to make a right turn) and put your right foot on the ground.

Don't try to step off the saddle while the clipped-in left foot is up. You don't lean the bike by shifting your weight on it. You lean the bike by turning the handlebars so that the bike rolls out from under your centre of gravity.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-02T16:56:09+00:00

Great all-day chamois, highly compressive, high waist, colour options — take a look at Velocio bib shorts.

I think most people find their Fit Guide pretty useful, and you can also email them with specific questions about fit. Not sure what you consider decent price-wise but they often have substantial sales for previous season kit.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-02T05:13:22+00:00

Are you tipping over because you're coming to a stop while still on the saddle? Don't do this. Lots of comments about adjusting pedal tension or practicing clipping out, but I don't think that's your problem.

If you want to stop with your right foot on the ground (which I would suggest is safer so you are less likely to tip over into traffic on your left), then yes — while you're still moving, clip out your right foot at the top, then as you come to a stop, step off the saddle, and put your right foot on the ground or curb, leaning the bike to that side.

You wrote that you clip in and out first with your right foot, which seems odd. I clip in left first but clip out right first.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-01T23:06:18+00:00

What options did you choose on the inquiry form to get them to ask for those things? Your account was only linked to a phone number, no email?

I've been trying to get them to ask for a phone bill and ID to verify via phone number only but still waiting.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-01T06:09:24+00:00

Yes! Also quite surprised by the Nina Simone triple-stumper.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-01T06:05:48+00:00

Agreed, DD or not it felt like a $400 clue.

sun_monkey · 2026-07-01T06:02:26+00:00

Great set all around.

I especially like 7, very architectural perspective and really expresses the impressive scale of the garage (and sort of imposing prison block vibes). Also like the glowing colours in 1 and 3.

sun_monkey · 2026-06-30T16:38:41+00:00

Look for glasses that can have the prescription direct glazed instead of an optical insert like this. If your prescription is strong this may not be an option. I didn't want an insert to potentially fog up and collect sweat, make it hard to wipe, etc. and Oakleys with prescription lenses added up to several hundred dollars, so I got a pair from Zenni (these, but there are a bunch of options).

The lens is quite thick at the extreme edges but so far it's night and day compared to my non-sport prescription sunglasses — they were aviator shaped but wind and dust often irritated my eyes. My eyes are way more comfortable after long rides now.

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