08-08-2016, 11:19 AM
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Any recommendations on a good, COMFORTABLE, saddle? I want some more cush back there, but I would prefer not to have a huge cruiser seat.
Something of an average/smaller size with decent foam/gel?
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08-08-2016, 12:18 PM
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#3622
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the most personal part of the bike. what is comfortable for me you may hate.
some manufactures (bontranger) have a guide you sit on and it measures your sit bones and recommends a saddle size accordingly.
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08-08-2016, 12:20 PM
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#3623
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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Don't feel bad - I did the EXACT same thing! I even have a brand new bike in the garage I was excited to ride in on.   |
don't tease us, tell us about your new rig
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08-08-2016, 12:55 PM
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#3624
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
don't tease us, tell us about your new rig
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ok ok - Giant Defy Advanced 3
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08-08-2016, 02:22 PM
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#3625
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Sounds like you've run both setups - any thoughts as to what would work better for reliability in the dead of winter ?
The bike may get pressed into moderate XC duty occasionally - wouldn't mind the extra climbing capabilities if the cost isn't great.
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No 1x11 experience here but I'd go 1x10 for a few reasons:
-Cheap. You can get a top end awesome shifting derailleur for a 10spd cassette for less than the 11 spd. Or go the other way and get a cheap 10spd derailleur and just replace it every year or two and still be ahead.
-Abundant. It's so easy to find parts to make it happen/fix it/tweak it
-Just get a smaller chain ring for climbing. Given it's a winter bike, sacrificing some top speed may be an ok compromise.
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08-08-2016, 04:22 PM
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#3626
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Anybody do the Ride to Conquer Cancer last weekend? How was it? Did it get rained out or have much fewer participants? I did it for the past two years but it was very difficult fund raising this year and it was a summer of constant rain.
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I did again, was my 5th year. There was only 1400 riders, which a few hundred less than normal.
Only got rained on for about 10 minutes on Saturday, and Saturday night saw about half the campers move into the arena to avoid the rain, was actually pretty cool seeing everyone just grab their stuff and pick a spot on the floor.
Sunday was good, foggy to start between Okotoks and Black Diamond, but no rain and got warmer as the day went on.
Turned out to be a pretty good ride!
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08-08-2016, 06:25 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Sounds like you've run both setups - any thoughts as to what would work better for reliability in the dead of winter ?
The bike may get pressed into moderate XC duty occasionally - wouldn't mind the extra climbing capabilities if the cost isn't great.
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Yes, I still have both. It's pretty much what hulk said above.
The weight of an XT 11sp 42T cassette is roughly 450g. For just a touch more, you can get XTR 10sp at 250g, or XT 10sp costing well less (3XXg??). That's a chunk of rotational mass. You don't need 42T for the city at all. These days, now that I have my legs back, I'm running oval32T:16T SS. There are only a few spots where I struggle, but this setup is as maintenance-free as it gets. 10sp parts are cheap now and will be dirty dirt cheap in a couple months.
XC will be a different story, requiring either a smaller chainring or the 42T. What kind of rides are we talking about? 20km/200m or 20km/600m?
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08-09-2016, 12:08 AM
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#3628
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That is a nice looking rig, I really like the rear triangle.
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Originally Posted by Coys1882
ok ok - Giant Defy Advanced 3
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08-09-2016, 07:57 AM
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ALL ABOARD!
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I time-lapsed my commute into work from McKenzie Towne. Damn phone crashed as I got the bird sanctuary. I might try again another day.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI49nvcA...evinbrennanyyc
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08-09-2016, 10:09 AM
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#3630
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Coys1882
ok ok - Giant Defy Advanced 3
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Nice. That one was on my short list until I discovered it only comes with disc brakes.
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08-09-2016, 11:16 AM
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#3631
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Any recommendations on a good, COMFORTABLE, saddle? I want some more cush back there, but I would prefer not to have a huge cruiser seat.
Something of an average/smaller size with decent foam/gel?
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Go to a good shop and try a few different ones. Everyone's tastes are different. Specialized body geometry works for me on the road bike, I think I have a WTB on my cross and mtn bikes.
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08-09-2016, 12:52 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
Nice. That one was on my short list until I discovered it only comes with disc brakes.
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I was a little leery of them but the braking is considerably better than my old rim brakes. so far so good.
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08-09-2016, 01:21 PM
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#3633
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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discs are so much more effective than rim brakes.
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08-09-2016, 02:04 PM
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#3634
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by habernac
discs are so much more effective than rim brakes.
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Likely. But also not legal in ITU sanctioned Triathlons. We discussed this a few pages ago.
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08-09-2016, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
Likely. But also not legal in ITU sanctioned Triathlons. We discussed this a few pages ago.
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Which is ridiculous. You can't draft in tris, can you?
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08-09-2016, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by habernac
Which is ridiculous. You can't draft in tris, can you?
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As of 2016, age-group triathlons will become draft legal. You don't want a guy with discs in front of you hitting the brakes - you'll go right into him. They are also talking about banning aero-bars, which seems ######ed.
Changing a flat at the side of the road is a bit faster on a rim-brake though.
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08-09-2016, 10:28 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near Fish Creek
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Picked up a new, well sorta new bike today it cost me $20.00. Circa 1979. A retro rebuild project.
It's even got Turkey Leg centre brake levers. I'm 17 again
No disc brakes on this bad boy.
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08-10-2016, 01:03 AM
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^ cool, I can remember saving up my paper route money to buy a seine for about $200. At the time it seemed like a top end bike.
Nice score. Love the shifters on the handle bar stem/quill and the plastic brake cozies.
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08-10-2016, 06:19 AM
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#3639
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironhorse
As of 2016, age-group triathlons will become draft legal. You don't want a guy with discs in front of you hitting the brakes - you'll go right into him. They are also talking about banning aero-bars, which seems ######ed.
Changing a flat at the side of the road is a bit faster on a rim-brake though.
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If someone with rim brakes hits them right in front of you, you'll hit him as well.
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08-10-2016, 08:13 AM
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#3640
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
^ cool, I can remember saving up my paper route money to buy a seine for about $200. At the time it seemed like a top end bike.
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Need me a coffee, just did a huge double take. "Sein" means something else in french, yet it fits so perfectly in the sentence. Haha.
Love vintage bikes. I want one now.
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