Im back on a lunchbox bike (my nordy) this year and i have to say i like it. Its nice to never bump your knee on a bag, change into and out of warm clothes while rolling fast, and never put a single thing in your jersey pocket.
This doesn’t bother me. Other than the difficulty finding 1" needle bearing headsets (which may or may not concern you), there’s no real downside other than requiring a shim to use most off-the-shelf stems, but it allows you to use some more precious lugs and saves you a bit of weight.[/quote]
Yeah and 1 1/8 needle bearing headsets are a pain in the ass too. Im ok wih 1" on that bike. when you enter fopland all the rules change.
Yesterday’s 300
Club to the south, organizer/route designer has a history of surprises at the ends of the ride (see: hills).
First 200: 7.5-8hrs
Last 100: 7hrs
Lol that sux
Our club has been getting culturally good about posting a rwgps beforehand so you can check the elevation profile. not so surprisey for sure.
that speed profile is so typical of my long rides though. The old crash and burn
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