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@isol @grammasaurus @ascentale @bikenite Interesting, I was taught to not inflate the tire while the patch cures so that the air doesn’t cause the patch to come undone. I’ve never had an issue with the patch affecting the tube shape but have had issues with them not sealing the puncture correctly after inflating the tube too soon.
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@isol @grammasaurus @ascentale @bikenite Interesting, I was taught to not inflate the tire while the patch cures so that the air doesn’t cause the patch to come undone. I’ve never had an issue with the patch affecting the tube shape but have had issues with them not sealing the puncture correctly after inflating the tube too soon.
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@isol @grammasaurus @ascentale @bikenite Interesting, I was taught to not inflate the tire while the patch cures so that the air doesn’t cause the patch to come undone. I’ve never had an issue with the patch affecting the tube shape but have had issues with them not sealing the puncture correctly after inflating the tube too soon.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @trouble
A6. Knee pain starts around 45 Kilometers for me. I lower my gears and pedal faster and coast a lot.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @trouble
A6. Knee pain starts around 45 Kilometers for me. I lower my gears and pedal faster and coast a lot.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @trouble
A6. Knee pain starts around 45 Kilometers for me. I lower my gears and pedal faster and coast a lot.
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@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite
A5. I *would* have said keep using it, but I missed that the green was starting to show through mine, so don't listen to me.
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@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite
A5. I *would* have said keep using it, but I missed that the green was starting to show through mine, so don't listen to me.
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@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite
A5. I *would* have said keep using it, but I missed that the green was starting to show through mine, so don't listen to me.
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A4. Highest I've gone is 86 miles when I hit a "wall" that I can't get past.
I have done Metric centuries, though. I just make sure I have water, some Gatorade powder, some trail mix.
The food and water isn't the problem for me.
Going to the bathroom is. I personally need at least a port-a-potty every 10 miles, even if I don't use them because I can't plan that.
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A4. Highest I've gone is 86 miles when I hit a "wall" that I can't get past.
I have done Metric centuries, though. I just make sure I have water, some Gatorade powder, some trail mix.
The food and water isn't the problem for me.
Going to the bathroom is. I personally need at least a port-a-potty every 10 miles, even if I don't use them because I can't plan that.
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A4. Highest I've gone is 86 miles when I hit a "wall" that I can't get past.
I have done Metric centuries, though. I just make sure I have water, some Gatorade powder, some trail mix.
The food and water isn't the problem for me.
Going to the bathroom is. I personally need at least a port-a-potty every 10 miles, even if I don't use them because I can't plan that.
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite
A3. I used a bent paper clip to connect a broken chain. It absolutely should not have worked at all, but it got me home 8 Kilometers later.
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite
A3. I used a bent paper clip to connect a broken chain. It absolutely should not have worked at all, but it got me home 8 Kilometers later.
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite
A3. I used a bent paper clip to connect a broken chain. It absolutely should not have worked at all, but it got me home 8 Kilometers later.
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A1a. Rushford, Minnesota. Was in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the Rivili theater to watch Christopher Nolan's movie "The Odyssey" (loved it).
A1b. Usually once a week. I need to remember to check the treads, too. Green was showing through my Schwalbe Marathon tires when I took it to Smith's Bicycles in La Crosse. Oops.
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A1a. Rushford, Minnesota. Was in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the Rivili theater to watch Christopher Nolan's movie "The Odyssey" (loved it).
A1b. Usually once a week. I need to remember to check the treads, too. Green was showing through my Schwalbe Marathon tires when I took it to Smith's Bicycles in La Crosse. Oops.
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A1a. Rushford, Minnesota. Was in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the Rivili theater to watch Christopher Nolan's movie "The Odyssey" (loved it).
A1b. Usually once a week. I need to remember to check the treads, too. Green was showing through my Schwalbe Marathon tires when I took it to Smith's Bicycles in La Crosse. Oops.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @[email protected] A6. Got e-assist. Helps a lot.
Azub tried to persuade me to get crank shorteners. There's some common wisdom I don't understand that says that crank shorteners are the thing to do for bad knees, but I think that's a solution for short folks. Most of my 6' height is in my legs so it didn't make sense to me and I pushed back on it. https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=+azub%2Bcrank%2Bshortener&l=wt-wt&rpl=1&ia=web
I don't mash as much anymore. I also do my best to remember to downshift before coming to a light/stop and before even slight hills. The e-assist helps with that stuff so much it's often unnecessary, but I try to downshift anyway.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @[email protected] A6. Got e-assist. Helps a lot.
Azub tried to persuade me to get crank shorteners. There's some common wisdom I don't understand that says that crank shorteners are the thing to do for bad knees, but I think that's a solution for short folks. Most of my 6' height is in my legs so it didn't make sense to me and I pushed back on it. https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=+azub%2Bcrank%2Bshortener&l=wt-wt&rpl=1&ia=web
I don't mash as much anymore. I also do my best to remember to downshift before coming to a light/stop and before even slight hills. The e-assist helps with that stuff so much it's often unnecessary, but I try to downshift anyway.
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@ascentale @bikenite @DeltaWye @[email protected] A6. Got e-assist. Helps a lot.
Azub tried to persuade me to get crank shorteners. There's some common wisdom I don't understand that says that crank shorteners are the thing to do for bad knees, but I think that's a solution for short folks. Most of my 6' height is in my legs so it didn't make sense to me and I pushed back on it. https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=+azub%2Bcrank%2Bshortener&l=wt-wt&rpl=1&ia=web
I don't mash as much anymore. I also do my best to remember to downshift before coming to a light/stop and before even slight hills. The e-assist helps with that stuff so much it's often unnecessary, but I try to downshift anyway.
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A8
In anticipating the following question asked by the Bike Nite moderator, @ascentale I took these photos on my bike ride yesterday. I love the ornate ventilator cupolas on this old barn. The closeup is in the first comment.
When and why did we stop making beautiful things?Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!
#bikenite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite #EllieKPosts #barn
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A8
In anticipating the following question asked by the Bike Nite moderator, @ascentale I took these photos on my bike ride yesterday. I love the ornate ventilator cupolas on this old barn. The closeup is in the first comment.
When and why did we stop making beautiful things?Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!
#bikenite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite #EllieKPosts #barn
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A8
In anticipating the following question asked by the Bike Nite moderator, @ascentale I took these photos on my bike ride yesterday. I love the ornate ventilator cupolas on this old barn. The closeup is in the first comment.
When and why did we stop making beautiful things?Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!
#bikenite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite #EllieKPosts #barn
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@ascentale @edd @bikenite A4. I've only done a metric century and I only did it once. Plenty of sunscreen (and whatever just covers you from the sun). Plenty of water. Probably a small first aid kit if I don't have confidence the ride is going to be organized well enough for that... Charged batteries for everything that uses them that I'm bringing (phone, camera...). Whatever food I think the ride is unlikely to provide that I would like (and can still carry). Paper map. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @edd @bikenite A4. I've only done a metric century and I only did it once. Plenty of sunscreen (and whatever just covers you from the sun). Plenty of water. Probably a small first aid kit if I don't have confidence the ride is going to be organized well enough for that... Charged batteries for everything that uses them that I'm bringing (phone, camera...). Whatever food I think the ride is unlikely to provide that I would like (and can still carry). Paper map. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @edd @bikenite A4. I've only done a metric century and I only did it once. Plenty of sunscreen (and whatever just covers you from the sun). Plenty of water. Probably a small first aid kit if I don't have confidence the ride is going to be organized well enough for that... Charged batteries for everything that uses them that I'm bringing (phone, camera...). Whatever food I think the ride is unlikely to provide that I would like (and can still carry). Paper map. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite A3. I really can't remember any. But I also know that I don't carry a lot of kit on me and if I get forced into something, I'll try something with whatever I have on hand.
It's probably just been something like using a plastic grocery bag as a tie or something. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite A3. I really can't remember any. But I also know that I don't carry a lot of kit on me and if I get forced into something, I'll try something with whatever I have on hand.
It's probably just been something like using a plastic grocery bag as a tie or something. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @plactagonic @bikenite A3. I really can't remember any. But I also know that I don't carry a lot of kit on me and if I get forced into something, I'll try something with whatever I have on hand.
It's probably just been something like using a plastic grocery bag as a tie or something. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @cainmark @bikenite A2. No, simply because years after it became a thing, I'm still rebelling against the idea that bikes no longer come with pedals (and kickstands) installed. I still resent roadies over forcing this...
So when I've bought recumbent bikes new, I've mostly finagled some kind of platform pedal being put on it. They were whatever the shop/manufacturer could find for the first couple times. With the Azub T-Tris, I think they just had the one option: M-Wave Freedom SL.
https://www.messingschlager.com/en/products/flat-pedals_t43/m-wave-freedom-sl-flat-pedal_a313340-SIt's been fine. The little grip posts can be helpful, but I've never had a problem with old school black rubber and steel platform pedals either and I've ridden recumbent since 1995. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @cainmark @bikenite A2. No, simply because years after it became a thing, I'm still rebelling against the idea that bikes no longer come with pedals (and kickstands) installed. I still resent roadies over forcing this...
So when I've bought recumbent bikes new, I've mostly finagled some kind of platform pedal being put on it. They were whatever the shop/manufacturer could find for the first couple times. With the Azub T-Tris, I think they just had the one option: M-Wave Freedom SL.
https://www.messingschlager.com/en/products/flat-pedals_t43/m-wave-freedom-sl-flat-pedal_a313340-SIt's been fine. The little grip posts can be helpful, but I've never had a problem with old school black rubber and steel platform pedals either and I've ridden recumbent since 1995. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @cainmark @bikenite A2. No, simply because years after it became a thing, I'm still rebelling against the idea that bikes no longer come with pedals (and kickstands) installed. I still resent roadies over forcing this...
So when I've bought recumbent bikes new, I've mostly finagled some kind of platform pedal being put on it. They were whatever the shop/manufacturer could find for the first couple times. With the Azub T-Tris, I think they just had the one option: M-Wave Freedom SL.
https://www.messingschlager.com/en/products/flat-pedals_t43/m-wave-freedom-sl-flat-pedal_a313340-SIt's been fine. The little grip posts can be helpful, but I've never had a problem with old school black rubber and steel platform pedals either and I've ridden recumbent since 1995. #BikeNite
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@ascentale @nwarner @bikenite A1a. Tirana, Albania, where today is the 56th day of peaceful protest against corruption.
A1b. Not often enough, probably. I'm trying to figure out now how often I need to check as I have a different situation than before. I've got Schwalbe Pickups with Tannus Armour inside. Not sure how much air is left to fill! I don't want to do anything that's too much or too little because it costs an absolute fortune to import cycle parts and accessories here.
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@ascentale @nwarner @bikenite A1a. Tirana, Albania, where today is the 56th day of peaceful protest against corruption.
A1b. Not often enough, probably. I'm trying to figure out now how often I need to check as I have a different situation than before. I've got Schwalbe Pickups with Tannus Armour inside. Not sure how much air is left to fill! I don't want to do anything that's too much or too little because it costs an absolute fortune to import cycle parts and accessories here.
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@ascentale @nwarner @bikenite A1a. Tirana, Albania, where today is the 56th day of peaceful protest against corruption.
A1b. Not often enough, probably. I'm trying to figure out now how often I need to check as I have a different situation than before. I've got Schwalbe Pickups with Tannus Armour inside. Not sure how much air is left to fill! I don't want to do anything that's too much or too little because it costs an absolute fortune to import cycle parts and accessories here.
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@dingodog19 @ascentale @bikenite
Because of a defective left ankle, cycling shoes are not for me. I tried them and found out I need the support my work boots give me.
I did find power grips work really well for me, though.
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@dingodog19 @ascentale @bikenite
Because of a defective left ankle, cycling shoes are not for me. I tried them and found out I need the support my work boots give me.
I did find power grips work really well for me, though.
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@dingodog19 @ascentale @bikenite
Because of a defective left ankle, cycling shoes are not for me. I tried them and found out I need the support my work boots give me.
I did find power grips work really well for me, though.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8. Been looking after a friend’s house and vegetable garden this past week. So tough.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8. Been looking after a friend’s house and vegetable garden this past week. So tough.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8. Been looking after a friend’s house and vegetable garden this past week. So tough.
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A1a. Posting from the @LollaMac shop, dressed appropriately for trying to keep up with the TdF.
A1b. Depends how often I'm using the bike. The commuter gets checked once per week, even if I'm using it more often. Other bikes don't get used so often, so would get checked every time.
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A1a. Posting from the @LollaMac shop, dressed appropriately for trying to keep up with the TdF.
A1b. Depends how often I'm using the bike. The commuter gets checked once per week, even if I'm using it more often. Other bikes don't get used so often, so would get checked every time.
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A1a. Posting from the @LollaMac shop, dressed appropriately for trying to keep up with the TdF.
A1b. Depends how often I'm using the bike. The commuter gets checked once per week, even if I'm using it more often. Other bikes don't get used so often, so would get checked every time.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8 #BikeNite Not my snap (that’s actually me, 3rd wheel) but here’s one from last Sunday’s #MTB ride, taking advantage of the spell of dry weather to ride a route that’s usually pretty boggy through the aptly named Wet Sleddale.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8 #BikeNite Not my snap (that’s actually me, 3rd wheel) but here’s one from last Sunday’s #MTB ride, taking advantage of the spell of dry weather to ride a route that’s usually pretty boggy through the aptly named Wet Sleddale.