Cycling Thread

[DownhillGoat]

Was looking at signing up for the mountain bike skills clinic at Nipika this year, but unfortunately it's already sold out.
http://nipika.com/spring-mountain-bike-clinic-may-2017/

Any similar clinics in the area? Willing to go within a 3-4 hour drive of Calgary, just want something decent.

[81MC]

^likewise. That’d be super cool.

[squiggs96]

I picked up my bike on Friday after work with the new Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 components on it. The bike was also taken apart, cleaned, and put back together. It feels like a brand new bike, and is amazing. I did a 77.5 km ride on Sunday, and the biggest things I noticed were in shifting and gears. I was able to sit down more in the saddle going up hills than I used to, as the cassette is bigger and has some higher (lower?) gears. The shifting is also super crisp. I was shocked by how clean it was, especially switching the front derailleur. I really enjoy having the Shimano shifters to the SRAM shifters. This is just a personal preference, but it makes way more sense to me.

The temperature was around 7 degrees, so I was pretty bundled up, and the wind was howling. I didn't knock off any significant PRs, but I can feel that the new setup will definitely help me go faster and/or further this summer. I'll likely cycle my first century in almost 2 years on Sunday.

[phaneuf_train]

I just picked up my new 2018 Trek Remedy 8. Can't wait for the snow to melt! I'm down for some group rides this year if you guys are.

[KTrain]

We'll have to put together a city ride to go along with the road ride we did last year.

A bike brewery tour could be fun.

[worth]

yeah, not sure you will be able to keep up with KTrain's 30kph average over 100km with suspension and 2.4" tires, but you can try!

Definitely down for a city ride and a few century rides. Gotta get some prep in for the Highwood Pass KTrain!

[wwkayaker]

I need to order some parts. I don’t live in a town with a bike shop and I have found Chain Reaction has lost its edge. Tips on where to shop online?

[TSXCman]

Any recommendations for where to go for sales right now to finish a road/cyclocross build?

I bought this a year ago and need to start working!
Shimano Ultegra 6800 11 speed Compact Groupset - Grey 172.5mm-11/28-34/50 BSA - Cycling Groupsets

[Northendzone]

I like jenson usa for online purchases. stuff arrives usually within 3 days and there are never additional charges.

[Fuzz]

Sigh. So I'm riding home and get a kerthunking coming from my derailleur. I look and the upper pulley isn't spinning. So I hope off, pull the rear wheel and loosen the bolt a little. Enough to let it spin so I can get home. Go to put the wheel back on, and the derailleur pivot isn't swinging to let the wheel back on. Huh. So I manually move it, but it is stiff.

Get home, and that main bolt is really not moving. Broke an allan key and bent another one but got it off. So I open up the plates on the upper pulley, and the bearings are full of metal and the grease has turned to glue. Looks like the bearing cage exploded. I go hunting through my parts bin, and fortunately have a spare, and it is even brand new which is not normal for my parts bin.

So I check the lower bearing and it is full of glue grease, but the cage is fine. Clean it up, grease it and put it all back together. So I re-hang the derailleur and try to shift, and it is all wonky. Turns out the b-screw is not making contact. I checked everything and it is straight, so I have no idea what is going on. I think maybe my derailleur hanger broke off where the B screw makes contact. I stuffed a nut no the end and it is big enough to hit the pad now, but man, what a pain. This winter has been savage on my bike.

[Northendzone]

^ wow, what a find to have a pulley in the tickle trunk.

I am made at myself today as two weeks ago I ordered a fancy new thru bolt from the hard working boys at wolftooth for the front hub of my thunderbolt - I wanted a blue bolt, but mistakenly I ordered a black bolt and of course I did not notice until it arrived today. black will work, but blue would be cooler. and given the shipping hassles and cost, I am not going to send it back.

I also ordered a lever for the dropper on my fat bike. I learned a good lesson about droppers when I installed this, as I opted for the lowest cost dropper I could find (ks eten), the dropper works fine, but the lever was plastic and it has help up all winter, but it is just a matter of time until it breaks, and I then found out that the seat post has no option to adjust the upward/downward tilt, and I am a freak and like the nose of the seat tilted slightly upward, so I really hate this dropper as I can't get the seat into a comfortable position. at the end of the day I should have just bought the giant contact from my LBS and it would have been about the same price as the ks e-ten plus the new lever.

The only silver lining is that I may install this dropper on my wife's mtn bike, and then buy a contact to put on to my fattie.

[Fuzz]

A seat post that doesn't adjust tilt? What kind of monster would make one like that?

EDIT: This review says it is adjustable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-r...SIN=B018XKAG8Y

[Northendzone]

I will look at the post again, but the last time I horsed around with it, I could not adjust it to my liking

[Reneeee]

Anybody know what time Bow Cycle usually releases their Blue Light Special deals? Their website just vaguely says check back April 2nd

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[arcfyr]

Nice and brisk this morning, pathways were dry. Really pleasant ride.

[bossy22]

Originally Posted by Reneeee

Anybody know what time Bow Cycle usually releases their Blue Light Special deals? Their website just vaguely says check back April 2nd

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They're up.

[squiggs96]

I often hear you guys talk about wind. I usually think it's quite overblown. Haha - Dad joke.

Anyways, I was out for a ride yesterday. My plan was to do 75-100 kms, depending on how I felt. I was at the 30 km mark, which was the turnaround point. I didn't realize how strong the wind had been at my back until I started going back towards home. Holy crap it was a gale force. When I got to the point where I could go north to head to North and West Van and then continue westward, I just continued home. The last 10 kms were soul crushing. I ended my ride at 50 kms, drenched in sweat, which was surprising given how chilly it was. It felt like I had biked 100 kms.

[worth]

hah, yeah we complain a lot about the wind in Calgary. I never realized how windy it is here until I started cycling everyday. It is soul crushing. It's such a mental thing though. Yeah it's a lot tougher, but you have to learn to accept it and rationalize it in your brain. I'm still learning to do that.

[Northendzone]

to me there is nothing worse than having the wind at your back at the start of the ride as it lulls you into thinking the wind is not that bad.

[bossy22]

Speaking of wind, here is Kirsti Lay's instagram from the other day. She's a former speed skater, turned Olympic cyclist, and pro cyclist for Rally cycling. She's from Medicine Hat and home base is Calgary.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg2gcHyF...aken-by=layk88

• layk88Zipped to the wind tunnel to see how small I could get to survive the Calgary winds this summer... 💨🙃 #gameonprairiewinds #tunneltuesday