Cycling Thread 2

[surferguy]

Fixed the high pitch hum.... quick loosen of the caliper and retighten worked. 2 min fix.

[Fuzz]

You are 90% of the way to being a certified bike mechanic.

[KTrain]

The bike has been sold.

The bike has been well maintained and not ridden as much as it should have been (671.6kms according to Strava). It's a great all-weather bike. I've swapped out the tires so they're smoother rolling on paths but can still handle rougher roads.

Trying to sell here before I venture into the wastelands of Kijiji and FB Marketplace.

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...50#post7865850

[moncton golden flames]

Originally Posted by moncton golden flames

I recently had my bike stolen and can't find an equivalent replacement. I will wait until next year to find it.

In fear of not having a bike at all due to low inventory at stores, I bought a cheap road bike (Supercycle Circuit) from Canadian Tire to get me through the summer. My only beef with it is the brakes. They are located in a tough position and even when I use the drop bars, I still can't brake confidently in most downhill situations.

Does anybody have a solution?

Update...I've played with the bars a bit, the brakes/pads a bit and it helped enough to not be a huge issue at this point. Thanks for the help guys!

[stazzy33]

I am looking for a 50 cm road or gravel bike for a buddy of mine. If anyone has one they are looking to sell please shoot me a PM. This is for someone new to the sport, so I am trying to keep the price point under $800 if possible. Thanks!

[RichieRich]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

I am looking for a 50 cm road or gravel bike for a buddy of mine. If anyone has one they are looking to sell please shoot me a PM. This is for someone new to the sport, so I am trying to keep the price point under $800 if possible. Thanks!

If they're new to sport or smaller then also consider the crankset - both arm lengths (170-172.5mm) and also crankset choice. I'd suggest staying away from the old school roadie 53/39 unless you can put at least a 30t on the rear cassette. Ideally a 52/36 or 50/34 with an 11-30 cassette.

If on a cyclocross ride then you also want to check the chainrings... and not have the big one too small - at least a 48t.

[edslunch]

Does anyone have opinions on adding electric assist to an existing bike vs getting a new ebike? I like my current bike - nothing special but a good all around city bike - but my knee can no longer push up hills due to a skiing injury. Electric bikes I’ve tried work like a charm for me. There seem to be multiple upgrade option but I don’t know if they are any good.

[RichieRich]

you might have already considered this buuuut... does your seat position and cleat position (if applicable) make any difference to your knees? made a big difference for me, although it did take a couple months to settle in.

[Northendzone]

Went out or a spin with the wife this afternoon. It was her first time with clipless pedals and she did not crash, so I guess that is a victory.

It was also my first ride since I installed my garmin varia. What a brilliant piece of technology. My farming beeps when it detects something behind me and two red bars show on the side of my garmin with a little dot on the right side of the screen to show the object approaching. A well spent $200.

I was also furious with some jack wad in a hummer, who coal rolled my wife. I hope his transmission failed somewhere on Stoney near 17th se.

[RichieRich]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Went out or a spin with the wife this afternoon. It was her first time with clipless pedals and she did not crash, so I guess that is a victory.

It was also my first ride since I installed my garmin varia. What a brilliant piece of technology. My farming beeps when it detects something behind me and two red bars show on the side of my garmin with a little dot on the right side of the screen to show the object approaching. A well spent $200.

I was also furious with some jack wad in a hummer, who coal rolled my wife. I hope his transmission failed somewhere on Stoney near 17th se.

I think we all can agree it's a case of WHEN and not IF.
I've tipped over at traffic lights... still haven't found that piece of pride that got lost that day (turned out I'd lost one cleat screw and the other just allowed the cleat to rotate... my brain couldn't grasp that during panic-mode). Also had my share of slow speed MTB crashes when somehow I wasn't able to get out.


Glad the Varia works for you. Yessiree it's brilliant.


Coal rolling is a jack@$$ move. Big meanie!!

[Flabbibulin]

Ya, I certainly fell my first time on them. Sharp turn on a steep incline (the path behind Winners in westhills, going up to Battalion park).

Two things to try and master when you go clipless I think is being able to get going again (up) when you are stopped on an incline, and being just as comfortable unclipping and clipping with your non dominant foot. I have learned the hard way on an inclined switchback how much it sucks if you are no good unclipping and clipping back in with your left foot.

[habernac]

I've never fallen in clipless pedals. I've also ridden with them for 30 or so years, so I have a hard time riding without them now.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by habernac

I've never fallen in clipless pedals. I've also ridden with them for 30 or so years, so I have a hard time riding without them now.

I went for plastic flats on my fat bike because my feet are prone to getting cold and I have many friends who mentioned clips are brutal for conducting the heat out of your boot. Plus I didn't want to spend $400 on clipless boots.

I was shocked at how many bad habits I've picked up riding clips. Jumps and bumps were terrifying at first as it felt like my feet were going to fly off. After getting more comfortable on flats, I still prefer the security of clips. It feels like I can compensate for bad balance on slow climbs way better when clipped in and make it up things I can't on flats.

[Northendzone]

i have fallen a few times during the initial learning curve; however, have been good since. My ride home used to take me thru a school zone, so a few times i had some dicey situations in that area in terms of having to suddenly and unexpectly unclip.

My wide is a casual cyclist, so she may be able to aviod difficult situations for a bit.

I have clips on my gravel bike, but flats on my mtn and fat bikes. Would never want to go back to clipless on those bikes

[Fuzz]

I've never found a reason to have the tension set higher than the absolute minimum, so I've never really had an issue since my first ride. My knees aren't great, so rotational stress to uncleat a tight pedal is a disaster for them.

[Torture]

Went up to Moraine Lake before it opens to vehicles tomorrow. Such a treat to be there before the crowds.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1399403989129568258

[Ryan Coke]

I didn’t know that was another closed seasonal road. I rode it last year when it was open, but zero cars is always fun.

For cleats (for the ‘clipless’ pedals—that is so stupid being clipped in has managed to evolve into being called clipless), for anyone that uses the SPD style (mountain
/commuter style) I’d recommend the multi release cleat that shimano sells. I use them for mountain biking, they come out easier in any direction other than straight up, good for getting out fast when things aren’t going right on the trail, or even doing a little foot drag to the inside of a sketchy turn.

[Icantwhisper]

Rode Coalmine tonight, beautiful out, great road, technically gravel but can easily be done on a road bike (I used 25mm GP5000's), hard packed dirt is more accurate.
Saw one car and one motorbike once I was off 22x

[RichieRich]

Early morning early-season MTB rides on Nosehill (plus the to/from) are great. Grass is still down low, lots of greenery, lots flow areas, lots of great climbs up through valleys and trees, and with the light breeze nada bugs this morning. Plus came across a few walkers/hikers that were all in good moods with friendly hello's and "have a great day!" comments.

[Bill Bumface]

I'm driving out to Highwood pass with a couple road bikers but was going to take my mountain bike. Is anyone aware of any decent trails in the area that I can kill an hour or two with?

I know High Rockies is accessible out there, as is the Elk Pass Trail. I assume both are pretty tame? Does High Rockies have any fun sections? Anything else out there?