06-25-2019, 05:12 PM
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#1101
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Whats the reasoning for cyclists to go to the front at every light anyway?
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If a bike's lane of travel is next to the curb, then you can't really fault the biker for continuing when there is nothing in front of them, same as you can't fault drivers for continuing in the left lane when the right turning lane backs up.
It's one of the perks of choosing a smaller, more nimble transportation style. When downtown traffic grinds to a halt at rush hour, I can still make it home in reasonable time.
Last edited by Flames0910; 06-25-2019 at 05:44 PM.
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06-25-2019, 05:19 PM
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#1102
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Franchise Player
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Lol, if people take issue with bikes passing on the side then they better not be passing bikes on a single lane road.
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06-25-2019, 05:24 PM
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#1103
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Lol, if people take issue with bikes passing on the side then they better not be passing bikes on a single lane road.
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This is how I feel about it too.
If I'm expected to stack up in line at the back of the traffic like a regular vehicle, then I'm going to take up the entire traffic lane and you can pass me like you would any other vehicle on the road.
Or I can just use the curb space as a lane, including at lights, and you can pass me like you usually would a cyclist.
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06-25-2019, 10:52 PM
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#1104
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by stone hands
I was part of a kind of big team (spokes and hoes) and everyone waited at each checkpoint. When my friend hurt himself and got trucked off, I was able to get in a group of 4 and rode with them from about lunch until the end and it was the best part of the day for sure, actually got to stretch my legs a little bit. I havent ever really ridden in a group before either, and wow does it ever make a difference. That headwind was brutal(if you were on the front) and yeah, thank god the wind didnt shift on the 2nd day. Not grinding through a wall of wind for 4 hours was beautiful.
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I did the badlands gran fondo this last weekend, also was a lot of fun, but I might try to do the MS ride next year. Ktrain obviously enjoyed it as well.
This was my third organized event, and I really learned last month at the Okanagan Century ride how important the group can be. I was flying along feeling good about myself until I saw a swarm of about 10-15 riders gaining on me, and there was nothing I could do. But once they passed me I could jump in with them and keep up.
I had a good group heading into the wind northwest out of Drumheller on this ride, up until I got a flat, lost my group and watched 100 plus riders go past me while I replaced a tube. That kinda sucked.
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06-27-2019, 08:58 AM
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#1105
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ALL ABOARD!
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Road bike makers are starting to roll out their 2020 models and the trend seems to be fully integrated cables. Shifting and brakes.
Which make me look at the cables on my bike with disgust. Though they'll be hell for a regular person to work on their bike.
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06-27-2019, 09:24 AM
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#1106
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by KTrain
Road bike makers are starting to roll out their 2020 models and the trend seems to be fully integrated cables. Shifting and brakes.
Which make me look at the cables on my bike with disgust. Though they'll be hell for a regular person to work on their bike.
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From the Pictures, it looks like DI2, which is electronic shifting. A whole different deal from cables. So slick, but so expensive.
From experience as a bike mechanic, Internally routed Cable systems- Pain in the butt to change on some bikes.
But yes, they clean up the look of bikes so much
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06-27-2019, 09:24 AM
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#1107
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near Fish Creek
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^ Beautiful I love that minimalist look.
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06-27-2019, 09:31 AM
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#1108
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Franchise Player
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it looks clean for sure, but in some ways i would be wierd to look down at the front tire and not have to peer thru a mess of cables.
yesterday strava told me that i was at about 530 for the month, my baseball game was cancelled, so i went for an evening ride and combined with my work commute today i will finish june with about 610k.
seems like an odd cycling year so far as i have only been out to bragg creek once. i suppose by not going there i increased my mileage a bit as i likely went on longer rides on my commuter
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06-27-2019, 09:34 AM
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#1109
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ALL ABOARD!
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Originally Posted by slots881
From the Pictures, it looks like DI2, which is electronic shifting. A whole different deal from cables. So slick, but so expensive.
From experience as a bike mechanic, Internally routed Cable systems- Pain in the butt to change on some bikes.
But yes, they clean up the look of bikes so much
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Yeah, the DI2 electronic shifting isn't new but the internal routing for the brake cables is, at least on commercially available bikes.
I saw a photo/illustration of how the brake cable works and it does look like a huge pain in the ass to work on. I'll try to track it down again.
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06-27-2019, 09:38 AM
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#1110
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ALL ABOARD!
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Originally Posted by Timbo
^ Beautiful I love that minimalist look.
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Starting at 7700€ it could be yours!
I think I'll have to wait for a few years before it becomes available on lower end bike before I can afford it.
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06-27-2019, 09:45 AM
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#1111
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ALL ABOARD!
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Originally Posted by KTrain
Yeah, the DI2 electronic shifting isn't new but the internal routing for the brake cables is, at least on commercially available bikes.
I saw a photo/illustration of how the brake cable works and it does look like a huge pain in the ass to work on. I'll try to track it down again.
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06-27-2019, 09:46 AM
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#1112
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near Fish Creek
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Originally Posted by KTrain
Starting at 7700€ it could be yours!
I think I'll have to wait for a few years before it becomes available on lower end bike before I can afford it.
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Starting a Go Fund Me page now.
Please help fat Timbo lose weight with style and grace also nothing’s funnier than a fat man on a slim bike, amirite?
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06-27-2019, 10:06 AM
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#1113
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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These sexy bike pictures are awesome, and I'm guessing that a lot of you guys are into going fast and doing more like training rides.. I'm dying to buy an electric cargo bike.
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06-27-2019, 10:20 AM
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#1114
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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I seem to recall some older mountain bikes where the the cabling partially ran through the inside of the frame.
Seems less necessary on a road bike where you're less likely to get tangled up with branches and bushes, except for the sleek look.
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06-27-2019, 10:21 AM
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#1115
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Powerplay Quarterback
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cant ever be too aero on a road bike!
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06-27-2019, 10:51 AM
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#1116
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Sector 7G
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Originally Posted by Wormius
I seem to recall some older mountain bikes where the the cabling partially ran through the inside of the frame.
Seems less necessary on a road bike where you're less likely to get tangled up with branches and bushes, except for the sleek look.
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It's definitely not just a older mountain bike thing, my Specialized camber has internally routed cables.
not my bike at all but like this (big pic) :
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06-27-2019, 10:58 AM
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#1117
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Franchise Player
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the new thing is to hide all of the cables in the handlebar stem, i beleive magura has something out that accomplishes that, and i think syncros has something as well or perhaps i am thinking of the headset/handlebar integration set up.
but otherwise, in the MTB worlds, cables have been partially hidden in frames for a bit now
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06-27-2019, 11:14 AM
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#1118
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ALL ABOARD!
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Originally Posted by kermitology
These sexy bike pictures are awesome, and I'm guessing that a lot of you guys are into going fast and doing more like training rides.. I'm dying to buy an electric cargo bike.
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I want both but I also enjoy being married.
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Originally Posted by stone hands
cant ever be too aero on a road bike!
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I did laugh at the article about the new bike that said you'd save 8-10 watts with the integrated cables. For the pros that might make a difference but most folks wouldn't even notice.
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06-27-2019, 11:23 AM
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#1119
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Franchise Player
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My ancient Trek has one internal cable...
Marvel at the carbon fibre, back when they could only make round tubes..
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06-27-2019, 11:26 AM
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#1120
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Do they have voice controlled gears yet?
"Alexa, go into 1 gear. No wait, I meant Siri!"
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