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| bio | website | touset.org |
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| location | San Francisco, CA | |
| age | 29 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | 19 secs ago | |
| stats | profile views | 103 |
Cyclist. Rubyist.
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Mar 28 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 1 |
answered | How much smaller frame is ok? |
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Feb 26 |
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getting in and out of shape If he's doing 10 mile rides, I don't think he's probably approaching VO2 max. That said, maybe I am wrong about the amount of fitness you can lose over 2.5 weeks. But I still suspect the greater likelihood is his body is recovering from illness. |
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Feb 26 |
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getting in and out of shape 3 days seems like an insanely short period of time to notice any loss in aerobic fitness. I too would like to see evidence supporting this claim. |
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Feb 26 |
answered | getting in and out of shape |
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Feb 15 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Feb 15 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Feb 13 |
reviewed | Reject suggested edit on Protecting quick-release seats and wheels from theft |
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Feb 13 |
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My front wheel steers right. How do I solve it? Holy hell. Ever since I've been riding a new (to me), bike, I've been unable to ride without holding the handlebars, despite it being trivial on my previous bike. I've never been able to figure it out until now. Turns out, it was the seat. Have an upvote, sir. |
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Feb 1 |
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What's best engine to motorize a road bike Joke answer: Legs. |
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Jan 25 |
answered | Is there such thing as a freewheel that doesn't click? |
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Jan 25 |
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How to protect myself when falling off the bicycle Even given the update, I believe that this advice is dangerous and misses the point. When you are involved in a crash, the number one priority is to protect your head. The number two priority is to protect your limbs. Period. Considering the physics of a fall assuming you are a spherical body is irrelevant to the forces experienced in an actual crash, and any reduction in force you experience from extending your deceleration is immaterial unless you are crashing into a solid obstacle like a wall. Your body does not experience significantly more trauma in a 30ft slide versus a 35ft slide. |
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Jan 11 |
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How to protect myself when falling off the bicycle Stated differently, the physics provided considers your body as a singular mass, and recommends an approach that may marginally decrease overall force experienced by your body while significantly increasing the risk substantially higher forces on localized parts of your body (e.g., limbs). Unless you are a perfectly spherical mass (hey, I'm not judging here), this advice gets the physics (mostly) right but completely ignores context. |
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Jan 11 |
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How to protect myself when falling off the bicycle I think the actual advice in this answer is dangerous. First, I remain unconvinced that anything you can do during a wreck will significantly increase or decrease d. But worse, what actually causes serious (non-head) injury in a bike wreck is usually having limbs broken while tumbling. Extending your arms and legs is an extremely bad idea, and will more likely than not contribute to broken limbs. |
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Jan 10 |
answered | How to protect myself when falling off the bicycle |
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Dec 18 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? Great idea. I've added one. |
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Dec 18 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? Added TLDR |
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Dec 17 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? It's a nitpick on your comment, but it's closer to 7.5% power difference at constant speed, 7% speed difference at constant power. Also don't forget to accept, if you think this is the best answer. :) |
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Dec 17 |
answered | What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? |
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Dec 17 |
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Bicycle for 2 x 30mins commute Messenger bags solved the back-sweat issue for me. |
