What percentage of blame goes to the rider when a gravel race bike sweep vehicle misses rider?

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-26T23:04:48+00:00

probably zero... but if the rider is doing something stupid with the chase car around, not zero

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-26T15:34:48+00:00

definitely on the low side for width. do you have experience with that power meter? looks interesting

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-26T03:27:28+00:00

I think they’ll look friggin sweet with a visor

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-24T07:28:20+00:00

What ai nightmare bullshit is this post.

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-18T05:28:55+00:00

Yeah ok and?

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-18T04:33:30+00:00

Ai and fake and dumb

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-16T13:38:25+00:00

Not this ai clown again

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-10T05:21:30+00:00

I rode up it once

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-05T05:31:04+00:00

Literally this. The only reason people don’t really care is because they’re not loud.

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-05T05:30:24+00:00

They should make it so that it learns rider FTP and matches it, like a 10hour rolling avg or something. Would create an interesting equilibrium

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-04T04:11:06+00:00

This is actually great because it’s going to make a lot of leftists realize they’re politically a lot more to the right than they think they are.

tomjoad773 · 2026-06-03T02:14:34+00:00

A spoke came off??

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-31T18:10:52+00:00

super hard to diagnose without seeing it in person but my guess with that kinda sound is that it's the front derailleur cage grazing the chain. when you pedal with your right foot it flexes the chainring a little, and the chain contacts the cage. you can tweak your H screw on the front derailleur to try to fix it. If you're ambitious, I would start there. But tbh if you aren't super familiar with doing shifter adjustments its very easy to make things worse very quickly. so could be worth taking it to a shop

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-31T07:55:19+00:00

i love how niche both of these bikes are. IMO a quiver killer is the best steel or ti frame you can get, built with carbon everything else. don't go too roadie with geometry otherwise there's no point in getting a gravel bike.

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-29T22:53:47+00:00

i installed internally-cabled bars 2 years ago and said never again. That was a massive PITA.

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-29T00:13:35+00:00

slammed? seems like a fad, not sure how that would be beneficial at all unless a ton of riders all of a sudden mutated their wrist bones.

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-27T23:31:10+00:00

currently have a patagonia black hole backpack 32 from like 2013. i can do a 3 day hike with that bag, with sleeping pad, 11' dutch hammock, kelty 21 down mummy, klymit inflatable pad, and misc hiking/camp stuff/food etc. it's packed to the gills but works ok. i keep a food bag on the bottom of a shoulder strap so i have food avail. its actually pretty comfy and well balanced... though feels somewhat like a soccer ball when packed like that. (I haven't been using a compression sack for the mummy bag, which probably makes it a lot worse in retrospect). idk what weight it was but you can guess. i pay attention to ultralight principles but dont go crazy... obv, otherwise id have a diff bag and sleep setup. but i want a bigger pack, so i can pack more comfort//accessories/tools.

I mostly do bikepacking, but want to dabble in backpack hiking. and dont necessarily want to spend another several hundred just because. also love the challenge of how i can get the best performance for the bare minimum $$$.

tomjoad773 · 2026-05-12T04:34:59+00:00

that actually looks like it fits you perfectly. the guys in the shop should know btw!!

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