I’m trying to set the sag on my rear shock. When I connect the hp shock pump, the gauge registers a pressure. When I try to pump air into the shock, the pump is hard to compress and the gauge increases then drops when I release the pump. No air is entering the chamber. It’s a fox float dips performance. I’ve set sag on other bikes easily but this isn’t working. What am I doing wrong?
I met Ryan Correy at the Calgary bike show a few years back. Maybe 2016 or 2017? I had a short chat with him, really nice guy, was definitely one of the influences that got me into exploring more by bicycle. Really sad he was taken so soon, he had such a positive impact on cycling in Alberta and BC and is sorely missed.
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I went out to Turner Valley and headed to Sheep River this morning to take advantage of the road being closed to cars. Opens up tomorrow to cars so brave the wind and go this afternoon.
Yesterday, I watched a man and his kids go by on bikes. One girl was riding her own bike and the other child was riding in a bike seat on dad’s bike. He had a helmet while his two young kids didn’t.
Thinking about upgrading the wheelset on my Giant Defy (rim breaks). It's got the stock PR-2 wheels which I've read are kinda clunky.
I'm not ready to drop $1k/wheel on a carbon set or anything like that, but would appreciate something more responsive / lighterweight. My regular use is for an inner city commute, plus casual road riding around Calgary / Bragg Creek (maybe 50-100k / week).
Any recommendations from the CP crowd? I'll admit I'm in a bit over my head here, but so far the contenders seem to be:
I've also noticed that many of these wheels come tubeless, or are tubeless ready. What's the consensus on tubeless tech for road riding —#is it ready for prime time?
Thinking about upgrading the wheelset on my Giant Defy (rim breaks). It's got the stock PR-2 wheels which I've read are kinda clunky.
I'm not ready to drop $1k/wheel on a carbon set or anything like that, but would appreciate something more responsive / lighterweight. My regular use is for an inner city commute, plus casual road riding around Calgary / Bragg Creek (maybe 50-100k / week).
Any recommendations from the CP crowd? I'll admit I'm in a bit over my head here, but so far the contenders seem to be:
I've also noticed that many of these wheels come tubeless, or are tubeless ready. What's the consensus on tubeless tech for road riding —#is it ready for prime time?
I really like the Shimano C24 wheels. They were my first wheel upgrade on my old Cervelo R3. They were noticeably lighter and faster, especially up hills. I bought mine in April 2016 from probikekit.ca for $945 CAD, but it looks like they can't sell Shimano to Canada anymore. There is a wheelset (front and rear) on Jenson USA for $1,135 CAD. These are for rim brakes and are clinchers.
As for tubeless, see my post a few up. I ride Continental 5000 TL on my main two bikes and I've had to replace one tire in 11 months.
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Thinking about upgrading the wheelset on my Giant Defy (rim breaks). It's got the stock PR-2 wheels which I've read are kinda clunky.
I'm not ready to drop $1k/wheel on a carbon set or anything like that, but would appreciate something more responsive / lighterweight. My regular use is for an inner city commute, plus casual road riding around Calgary / Bragg Creek (maybe 50-100k / week).
Any recommendations from the CP crowd? I'll admit I'm in a bit over my head here, but so far the contenders seem to be:
I've also noticed that many of these wheels come tubeless, or are tubeless ready. What's the consensus on tubeless tech for road riding —#is it ready for prime time?
Chain Reaction mail order, look at their Prime wheels.
I bought some last year and they've been super awesome.
that's deep 50mm carbon, rim brakes, including tubes & tires for about $700 Cdn. 1600gm wheelset incl. skewers. Definitely run a LOT faster than my old Ksyrium's and a lot easier to handle in our winds.
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Thanks for this info on the Prime wheels. I was eyeing up the enve 3.4’s, but the pandemic decided I shouldn’t spend 3500 bucks on them. So good to hear the Primes may be a more affordable option.
How are they climbing, and you mentioned how they are in wind, how much difference do you notice with the deeper section vs. a stock wheel set?
Thinking about upgrading the wheelset on my Giant Defy (rim breaks). It's got the stock PR-2 wheels which I've read are kinda clunky.
I'm not ready to drop $1k/wheel on a carbon set or anything like that, but would appreciate something more responsive / lighterweight. My regular use is for an inner city commute, plus casual road riding around Calgary / Bragg Creek (maybe 50-100k / week).
Any recommendations from the CP crowd? I'll admit I'm in a bit over my head here, but so far the contenders seem to be:
I've also noticed that many of these wheels come tubeless, or are tubeless ready. What's the consensus on tubeless tech for road riding —#is it ready for prime time?
Are you looking to sell the original pr2 wheelset when you upgrade? I've got a giant frame/drivetrain i'm trying to build up and am looking for some wheels in reasonable shape
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If any of you are out in cochrane over the coming weeks you should check out Big Hill Cycle. New little bike store in town with a nice selection of bikes and helpful staff.
Thanks for this info on the Prime wheels. I was eyeing up the enve 3.4’s, but the pandemic decided I shouldn’t spend 3500 bucks on them. So good to hear the Primes may be a more affordable option.
How are they climbing, and you mentioned how they are in wind, how much difference do you notice with the deeper section vs. a stock wheel set?
coming from ~2008 square/boxy rimmed Ksyrium elites, and onto a new Cervelo, this wheelset significantly exceeded my expectations given their price. Now my buddy who rides a set of DuraAce as his regular summer wheels also bought some this spring and he says they're excellent (but not quite a good). my deepdish primes do of course get grabbed by the wind, however the wide bladed-spokes on the ksyriums were WAY worse. On the primes I also put lightweight tubes and light tires too. Tubeless in the future once I get through my backlog in the garage. hope this helps.
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Strava announced some big changes today. If you're not a subscriber you're about to lose some features.
I actually agree with the move but it's ill-timed and not usually the way these things happen. Usually paying customers get new features, not features removed from non-paying.
They claim they're not currently profitable.
Understandably, it's making quite a few people upset. I think lowering the subscription fee for Summit, while announcing these changes would have been more well received.
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Non-paying users will no longer see the full leaderboard: They’ll only see the top 10 times (all + Top 10 women), you won’t see your friends anymore, nor clubs or weight/age groups
Strava is removing the leaderboard from all 3rd party apps: If your using one of the 44,000 3rd party apps out there to do anything with Segments, this likely just broke it. Only devices like those from Garmin/Wahoo/Hammerhead/etc that have Strava Live Segments can display that for paying members.
Non-paying users will no longer get the web route builder: If you want to build routes, you’ll need to use another platform.
In addition to those substantial ones, there’s also one lesser removal:
Non-paying users will not longer get ‘matched rides/runs’ feature: This will automatically compare runs/rides on the same route from a pace/speed standpoint.
