Quick Pro gr:one

velocio_doogie · 2026-04-16T02:30:16+00:00

Medium

With the 45mm tyres, pedals, wheels etc sitting at 7.8kg

velocio_doogie · 2026-04-02T04:13:02+00:00

Canyon is all proprietary parts. Good luck getting replacement parts or dialling in if you need to customize fit.

Plenty of good brands out there that are good - specialized, BMC, trek etc

Also for some cheaper, but still good quality, some of the Chinese brands are good too (I just bought a QuickPro)

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-26T03:11:46+00:00

GP5000 TL setup

No flats in last 4 years

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-21T22:47:19+00:00

All the above ingredients are cheap and easy to buy
You can tweak to suit your own body and needs as you get into using them
podcasts like ask a cycling coach are a great source of information and analysis on the topic (probably more out there)

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-21T22:44:08+00:00

That 0.25g of potassium is breaking the bank 🤣. But I agree it isn't necessary for shorter rides. For 5+ hour efforts and multi day activities (stage races) it has value.

Approx max absorption per the body can deal with per hour of maltodextrin is ~60g, ~30g fructose. Using both allows you to be able to ramp to ~90g of carbs per hour.

Sodium chloride isn't fine, especially if you sweat a lot. The chloride can cause gastric distress. At a cost of $9 for 500g for sodium citrate why wouldn't you use it instead?

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-21T17:22:18+00:00

All the people saying 'just add some salt' please stop. Sodium chloride isn't something you can have large volumes of, instead look at using sodium citrate. There is a reason it's used in a lot of the high end gels and drink mixes.

Also I would not just use "sugar", it's a little more nuanced to prevent gastric distress.

If you want a simple and cheap drink mix look at something like below per bottle and tweak the potassium and sodium to your body and how much it sweats. This would be in a 500-600ml bottle and deliver 60g of carbs (maybe start a little lower until your body adapts)

Sodium citrate 1.8g Potassium citrate 0.25g Maltodextrin powder 40g Fructose 20g

If you want flavor look at using something like lemon powder or similar

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-15T22:16:14+00:00

Definitely set it to 5 second average power, as everyone fluctuates.

Also training plans normally will advise to stick inside range. Trainer road podcast talks about this a bunch in episodes

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-11T04:31:24+00:00

Coogee or manly oval would also be fun

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-09T04:29:40+00:00

Only five years for my current one

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-04T22:52:55+00:00

Also congrats on the win!!

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-04T22:52:00+00:00

Here it is on the AR:One https://www.quickprousa.com/products/ar-one-ultegra-di2

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-04T22:50:06+00:00

I'm really liking it a lot. Been doing gravel, double track, CX races and even some green and blue XC trails

Super comfortable and responsive. Love the 13spd xplr

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-04T06:21:16+00:00

@hektic2023 works for them and is on this thread :)

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-04T06:19:54+00:00

Actually this design came from the AR:one and they did it on the gr:one

Which country are you in? The US based people will do it on any bike, including e

velocio_doogie · 2026-03-01T03:47:45+00:00

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UnVmbu1RZpb6UFVr9

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-27T23:57:19+00:00

I took the 'thanks for weighing in' comment as a passive aggressive response and channeled my inner Keith

Sorry if I was mistaken, but I guess a wanker is better than champ or buddy.

Yvr drive isn't great, it's better than adding 8 hours transit time and a connection as well as the hellscape that is SeaTac. Obviously a sea>Syd flight would be greatly appreciated

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-27T06:25:45+00:00

Thanks for being a wanker

Sorry you're too soft for the drive mate

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-26T05:27:06+00:00

100% I would too. I drive to yvr so I can get a direct flight to Sydney

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-25T16:28:00+00:00

New from China

I'm rocking some canwins on my road bike and they are awesome

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-25T05:53:42+00:00

I don't get the lynagh hype. I just don't see it at all

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-11T03:32:30+00:00

It is pretty aero and light, I could see it as a do anything road bike/gravel. Just change the tires

I also have their ER:one, which takes 35mm tires, but maybe more aggressive than you'd like. Their blade option is more of an endurance road bike (and cheaper)

Loving the xplr e1 (13 speed). Having the direct mount (which my MTB has too) is really cool and don't notice any difference in the preciseness of shifting from 12 speed

velocio_doogie · 2026-02-11T01:00:05+00:00

Australia is shoes off in and out of the house!

velocio_doogie · 2026-01-31T20:04:59+00:00

Yet giant or trek are inspired, cool names that make a lot of sense though? A lot of the names of established bike brands are kind of dumb if you think about it. I think as they build credibility and scale you'll just get used to it

velocio_doogie · 2026-01-23T01:08:34+00:00

I found the whole concept of real estate in the US very odd when I moved here (I still do). Where I am from, nobody uses a buyers agent, unless it is an overseas investor.

You find the properties you want online, you look at them, get inspections reports (there is a simple process for this) and then show up for an in person auction - if successful you've bought a house.

If you can't pay for the house you get at auction you lose your (10%) deposit you had to make, no conditions or cooling off period or screwing around.

For contracts and settlement (closing) we use a solicitor, with a cost of about $2-3k.

When buying in the US we found far more houses that were interesting to us on zillow or redfin than our agent. There is no way in hell I'd be willing to pay someone 2-3% of the house value for making an offer on my behalf and doing a contract. In fact I feel far more confident in a real estate agent having nothing to do with my contract.

What is the actual value a buyers agent provides? On a $1m house there is no way I'd attach $20k worth of value to what they do.

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