That top one looked pretty boingy in the video.
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Dq: bike was stolen and I have zero pictures of it, not even on here. It was on my bike rack in my driveway and it was gone. Itās there anything to do?
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Have you accidentally stored any via chat clients on your phone?
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I checked everything in my phone storage including drive. Donāt have anything like slack or Whatsapp.
Going to check pawn shops
I have pico panniers and love em! Been totally impossible to kill for 2+ years of pretty hard use
The main pockets are just big enough to hold my entire sleep system minus pad (small quilt, bivy, pillow, tarp, stakes) plus sleep clothes, and the outer pockets are very convenient for access off the bike without having to unpack/repack a whole bunch of shit in your main bags
The only downside is that the acrylic mounting plate (an ingenious system tbh) is kinda heavy, and you probably want to chamfer the edges a bit to reduce abrasion on the bag where the corner hits it, I noticed some definite early wear on the bag before I did this. The ortliebs honestly look pretty good too though, way better than most voile-strap-a-bag-to-a-shitty-cage type options
the other option that Iām curious about are the Atwater Atelier Cage Mages which seem like they could be an improvement- mount to standard 3-pack cages, bit lighter for the whole system, and a bit more storage space, but Iāve no experience with 'em
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Anyone ever use one of these? Want something to replace a clapped out suspension fork on my QR dead-ender hardtail. Figure itāll be pretty stiff but not too too bad with 2.35s
Iāve got basically that, a slasa grande cromoto grande
Itās for sale if U want it
Is it the 468mm or 483mm one? I need 483+QR for 100mm fork replacement
468 but are u serious
Handling will be affected if u change 1.5cm
I used the Surly fork on my 90s Norco.
I imagine the Tange steel weighs much less than the 4130 the Surly is made of.
Hey how big of a deal is it that the old bottom bracket is 124.5mm and I messed up and ordered a 127mm?
Itās going on a 8-speed triple
Oh nvm I just realized the new cranks specify for a 123mmā¦ welp
Are you going to notice a 2mm difference? Probably not, after you adjust your pusher stops.
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thx 
Sq: will someone explain the āSpirit of Gravel/Attacking in the Feed Zoneā memes?
When I was building up my NFE I asked the shop to install a 113mm. I had a hard time setting the pusher to get into the big ring on a compact double (the cable felt REALLY TIGHT), but I just figured it was because I was new to shakes. A year later I took the bike apart and found theyād given me a 118. Iām guessing that on a friction shifters I wouldnāt notice.
i believe one of the big names in gravel is accused of āattacking in the feed zoneā at sbt grvl.
the āspirit of gravelā is a loosely used term to encompass unwritten rules in racing that are often not defined, just like, inherently rude thing to do, e.g. attack in the feed zone.
i havenāt see any of the memes though so not sure if this is helpful context.
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Attacking in the feed zone is like when Contador attacked when schleck dropped his chain
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Chasing group at SBTGrvl was down like 8 minutes and Stetina (maybe others) wanted to stop at the feedzone and roll the rest of the day as the second racing group. Swenson wanted to catch the lead group and had the foresight to carry enough water to skip that station so he and others went through. Stetina got offended by this, lots of back and forth on IG and now Stetina has written something on Velonews to clarify but itās behind the paywall. Swenson won the race, Stetina was somewhere top 25?
I think Stetina is being a gomer, nobody ever expected everyone to stop at every aid station ffs. āCamaraderieā for gravel pros seems to be a mystery equivocation where if they win by using tactics and racecraft/gamesmanship heās a very smart and strong rider - if someone else wins by same? Well thatās a violation of make believe unwritten rules in a sport most werenāt competing in even 3 years ago.
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FWIW, the paywall doesnāt actually do anything to the content. The full article is in the HTML.
Edit: he ultimately admitted that choosing when/if to stop at an aide station is a tactic, even if he thought it should have been a timeout.
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I didnāt know that, thanks. After reading it, diagnosis? Failure to adhere to the bicycle racerās bible:
From VN
Thus, as we rolled into Aid 3 ā at the mid-point of the course ā at a controlled pace, those of us carrying only bottles collectively agreed to stop and fill. In my opinion, that was well communicated. I went as far as to hold my bottle up in the air to the group and make a āTā sign for time out.
Those with hydration packs didnāt stop. I didnāt expect them to literally stop and wait, but generally in feed zones, as with pee stops, the group holds the same pace to allow others to chase back on. This has been the case in nearly every race Iāve done
I rolled in, was as efficient as possible, and readied to catch back up. Only once I had a clear view, the 15 or so that didnāt stop were far up the road. There was an injection in the pace, a conscious acceleration. I was honestly flabbergasted.
Was this his first bicycle race?
The front group continued to pull away and they were going fast enough that riders were being dropped from their group. This was definitely faster than before weād entered the feed zone and these riders had taken advantage of the purposeful stop by others to create the gap.
In my mind, that was unsportsmanlike.
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