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| location | Luxembourg | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
| seen | Mar 7 at 10:34 | |
| stats | profile views | 30 |
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Jul 16 |
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SPD cleats damaging mountain bike shoes rewrote title, more clearly indicating the problem |
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Jul 16 |
suggested | suggested edit on SPD cleats damaging mountain bike shoes |
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Jul 16 |
answered | SPD cleats damaging mountain bike shoes |
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Jul 15 |
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How important is it for a cyclist to be able to perform tricks? @Jefromi - why is riding in tight spaces amongst traffic inherently unsafe? People ride amongst dense traffic all around the world every day, and typically, it's not what kills them. Tight spaces can be actually safer than an open road, because in tight spaces everybody rides slower and is more watchful. |
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Jul 15 |
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How important is it for a cyclist to be able to perform tricks? Agreed with the commenter - no hands, bunny hop and track stand are probably the (only) must-have tricks for any "serious" cyclist. Thing is, one normally acquires them in the process of becoming this serious cyclist, regardless whether one specially practices them or not. |
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Jul 13 |
answered | Is there a practical gain from elliptical/oval chainrings? |
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Jul 12 |
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Would the seating position of a road bike cause issues with prescription glasses Good point - not having the ideal glasses is not a reason not to get a road bike. But do get proper eyewear, eventually. If you leave a big enough opening between the glasses and eyebrows, sooner or later a nasty insect is going to fly into your eyes at speed; not fun. It may also be a matter of where you're riding; in Utah you probably don't have a big problem with insects, but it will be different in places more teeming with life. |
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Jul 12 |
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Would the seating position of a road bike cause issues with prescription glasses Good point about the cheapo cycling goggles, it might be an effective third solution, if you're not afraid to look dorky :-) |
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Jul 11 |
answered | Would the seating position of a road bike cause issues with prescription glasses |
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Jul 11 |
awarded | Necromancer |
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Jul 11 |
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Difference between “Track Frame set” and a “TimeTrial/Triathalon frame set” changed erroneous "brake" (meaning most probably "break") to more understandable "disconnect", plus other understandability fixes |
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Jul 11 |
suggested | suggested edit on Difference between “Track Frame set” and a “TimeTrial/Triathalon frame set” |
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Jul 9 |
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Are slick tires worth it for commuting? @amcnabb - You are exactly right, it does not even make sense to make a graph for am unspecified, non-zero, but positive grade, for the purpose of comparing rolling resistance to air resistance. Plus the source of the graph is Schwalbe, and it's obviously in the interest of the tire manufacturer to overplay the relative importance of rolling resistance. |
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Jul 9 |
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Are slick tires worth it for commuting? Now we are splitting hairs, but what do you exactly mean by commuter bike speeds? I see two different commuting approaches possible - either you absolutely avoid getting sweaty, and so you indeed ride at less than about 100 watts, or you don't, in which case you ride as fast as you can (probably about 160-200W for an untrained male in OK shape). In the former case it's true that rolling resistance is of relatively bigger importance. But as the OP cares about speed, I suspect we are rather talking about the latter approach. |
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Jul 9 |
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Why are tubeless tyres popular in mountain biking? Against pinch flats (snakebites) I can understand why - but can you explain why the tubeless tires are especially good against thorns? I don't get it. |
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Jul 8 |
answered | Are slick tires worth it for commuting? |
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Apr 26 |
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iPhone app to follow/navigate an imported .gpx While MotionX is not exactly what I was asking for, I have downloaded it and used it for over a year and I can confirm that it's an excellent app for cyclists (or anyone who navigates in a terrain). What's especially compelling about it is that it can download maps to local storage, in a dead easy way, so it's extremely useful during foreign trips, when downloading maps on-the-fly via 3G connection can be prohibitively expensive. |
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Apr 25 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Jan 23 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Jan 23 |
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What is the “preload” setting on the front fork suspension? Typically so, but just to be sure I would consult the manual for your fork to see if it adheres to the convention. |
