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Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
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Jul 25 |
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Would a military helmet make a safe alternative to a bicycle helmet? added 238 characters in body |
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Jul 25 |
answered | Would a military helmet make a safe alternative to a bicycle helmet? |
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Jul 23 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jul 19 |
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Are drop bars suitable for winter commuting? @sixtyfootersdude - It is also possible to get wider drop bars for more leverage. |
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Jul 19 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jul 19 |
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Are drop bars suitable for winter commuting? I personally commute on the snow with drop bars. My touring frame is wide enough to fit 700x38c snow tires with spikes and fenders. I also have wide drop bars (44 cm) and find there is lots of control. That said, I agree a wider straight bar may give a bit better control in really extreme conditions. But snow riding ability really depends on your entire set up, not just one component. |
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Jul 19 |
awarded | Good Answer |
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Jul 18 |
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? @R.Chung - Perusing your whitepaper/presentation I can see that you have a really bright idea here. The lap constraint added to the calculations is genius. The wind constraint isn't ideal, but I wonder if a more complex model using information from either wind meter (iBike) or an altimeter could overcome this. This would mean a slightly more complex statistical framework, but I think your lap constraint would nicely pull it together. Is there an R package for this yet? |
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Jul 18 |
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? @amcnabb - I am guessing unfavourable conditions = wind. |
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Jul 18 |
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? @R.Chung – Crazy number crunching! When you are computing the elevation from the power data are you adding a smoothing kernel? Also would you be able to overlay the altimeter readings from the good and bad day as well as the true profile (e.g. from one the the USGS maps)? Could be quite interesting. My only caveat with this example is that we are talking about small elevation changes (-+ 35 m). Well small compared to many of our climbs which are upwards of 1200m. |
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Jul 17 |
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Hydraulic disc pads binding on disc improved grammer - since ≠ because |
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Jul 17 |
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How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? And so far I have 7000 km on my Alfine 11, usually with a loaded down bike and haven't had any breakage. The hub is so new that this is all anecdotal. That said, the hub is really sensitive to cable tension. Often the cable housing would shift, throwing it out of alignment and causing it to drop a gear. Set everything up and zapped the cable housing in place and haven't had any more issues. |
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Jul 17 |
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? Good point about non-GPS bike computers... I almost forgot those exist as I have been using a GPS bike computers for so long now. I am sure some of the higher end Polar computers will do this. |
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Jul 17 |
answered | In road racing, what are “rolling attacks”? |
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Jul 17 |
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Why is it easier to follow a cyclist up-hill @RandyMinder - I would need to read the exact passage, but remember mountain stages are not one continuous steep climb. In flatter sections drafting/slipstreaming is important, helping you to conserve as much effort as possible. Also on a steeper climb someone "pulling" is doing the important job of setting the pace, which would fall under pacing and psychology portion of my answer. |
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Jul 17 |
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Why is it easier to follow a cyclist up-hill @DavidJames - Sure I was being a little glib with that statement (gotta have some fun). Is there a few watts saving - of course. But for most hard climbs slipstreaming is really a secondary effect over the ones I mentioned. |
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Jul 17 |
answered | Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? |
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Jul 16 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jul 16 |
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Hydraulic disc pads binding on disc added 353 characters in body |
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Jul 16 |
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Why is it easier to follow a cyclist up-hill minor grammatical fix |
