sasawpg

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by sasawpg 3y ago
I hadn't actually read the chain cleaning page before but I did read his page on chains, which to an extent is contradicting with his chain cleaning page: "New chains come pre-lubricated with a grease-type lubricant which has be
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by sasawpg 3y ago
That would be something I'd personally consider out-of-date with modern chains. Apparently that makes me a "Lazy, careless cyclist" as I would never use grease on a chain. Nor would I ever follow this insane method of clean
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by sasawpg 3y ago
With the most exciting Sunday in the entire year of racing coming up!
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by sasawpg 3y ago
Target fixation - you'll go where you look, for better or worse. Inexperienced riders will often stare right at the obstacle they're trying to avoid and ride right into it.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
For gels, I do maple syrup, which usually comes with a pinch of salt. I will also add 50-100g+ carbs per 750mL bottle. I find it hard to chew solids when biking at anything higher than low Z2, it actually increases my heart rate a bit.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
> I think what pros (eg. pro cyclists) do is that they try to find the best of both worlds - they train a LOT in lower intensity zones so they get very good at fat burning without actually reaching keto, but they then supplement it with
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Can't upvote this enough. Carbs are king for endurance, though I tend to drink most of mine as I find it easier.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
If you’re talking DuraAce/Red then yes. Otherwise it does not truly qualify as “very very high end” or even “high end“ for Rival/105.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I have three bikes with electronic shifting in my basement. None are “ultra high end road bikes”. Shimano also brought electronic to their 105 line and SRAM has it on Rival. Neither is high end, never mind ultra high end. I’m not a MTBer s
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by sasawpg 4y ago
By that logic, you would see very little variety in types of components used by world your teams. Teams are in the business of making money, if SRAM offers them a better deal, team owners will find it hard to say no.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
(Replying to wmitty) it happened to him at the start line. His choice was between DNS or little ring.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I’ve seen cable breaks happen, though not frequently. I’ve also seen chains break a lot more frequently, I know of 5-6 instances where it happened last year alone locally. All of these were a result of complete lack of maintenance as you po
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Index adjustment on SRAM AXS can be done on the fly from the shifters. Or from the app as you ride without stopping. Try that with cables. The battery replacement is the real issue as technology gets older. Though to be honest, at some sta
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Came in here to say just that - I wouldn’t judge relevancy based on the amount of sponsorship a company is willing to throw at a world tour team.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I just watched a NorCal video where guy had to spend all race in little ring because it snapped at the start line. Ouch!
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Mech cable snapping vs forgetting to charge the battery? Yes, end user error with the battery, but I’ve had exactly 0 cables snap and I put my bikes through hell.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
My SRAM Force (CX) and Red (road) have clutches.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I’ve have/had mech SRAM, mech Shimano, SRAM Red AXS eTap and the new Ultegra Di2. Well maintained (change cables every couple years), mech just works too and has crisp shifting. While I love electronic and won’t go back to mech on some
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Maybe in NL, but in US/Canada organized bike theft is a bit more than "pettiest of petty crimes". For example: https://bikeindex.org/news/closing-the-loop-a-deep-dive-on-a... A number of my friends have
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by sasawpg 4y ago
My journey started with Action Quake II mod, which was an action-movie inspired mod (complete with Lights, Camera, Action when a round starts). I wasn't too thrilled with sci-fi style FPS games, they held little appeal to me, but I ea
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Probably not as different as one would hope compared to North American news of unjust harassment/abuse by police, religious/sport organization some 10-20+ years ago. I didn't see major Canadian news sources overflowing with
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Ah yes - familiar and agree with this as well. It does however depend significantly on whether the perp was known to you or not. You'd be far more likely to report a stranger abusing you randomly on the street than say your family me
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by sasawpg 4y ago
My experience ends in mid-90s, but from what I understand it is still far more permissive than US/Canada. In Finland for example, kids go to school alone starting in grade 1 (walk or public transport). That is definitely not somethin
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I'm not sure what you're getting at. In ex-Yu, they'd go through criminal proceedings.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
Fully agreed here - I grew up in ex-Yugoslavia, which while it wasn't part of the Eastern bloc, it wasn't too dissimilar. It was perfectly acceptable and expected for kids to be out and about without direct parent supervision. N
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by sasawpg 4y ago
At 25% efficiency (on the high side), 1000kCal is about 1050kJ, which is just shy of 300W. Most adults can't sustain 300W for an hour. In addition, reasonable riding conditions (flat, low to moderate winds) will get you moving faster
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by sasawpg 4y ago
He talks about 20 seconds, that's quite the length to hold 1000W+ on. Not to mention repeat it multiple times with 2 minutes of recovery, which is nowhere near enough for untrained or trained athletes unless you dedicate a significant
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by sasawpg 4y ago
My all-time high for 20s is 863W. I don't think you understand what it takes to push 1000W for 20 seconds, not to mention 1500-2000W.
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by sasawpg 4y ago
That simply isn't true. Unlike running, cycling at an low endurance pace is quite gentle on your body. Reaching 500kcal/session isn't going to be a problem after a few weeks of getting your mind and body accustomed to bikin
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by sasawpg 4y ago
I would be writhing in pain if I attempted to consume 3-5k calories in a sitting. I consume a lot of calories on basis that I also burn a lot cycling, but nowhere near that in a sitting. Even 5k/day for me would be painful.

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