Auch wieder sehr ärgerlich: Einer meiner Nachbarn hat wohl mein Fahrrad im Keller umgeschmissen, aber zumindest wieder aufgestellt. Bescheid hat mir natürlich keiner gesagt.
Linke Bremse kaputt inklusive Bremshebel abgebrochen: 40 Euro Schaden nur die Teile.
Aber wie im Mietshaus der Teufel los gewesen wäre wenn hier eine einen Kratzer im Auto gehabt hätte... #Fahrrad#mastobikes
Ich möchte mir eine Dashcam für das Fahrrad zulegen. Habt ihr Tipps für gute Geräte, insbesondere auch die Qualität der Software, flow in der Anwendung? #mastobikes
It took many years and many professional bike fits for their extremely valuable #bikeFit tips to finally sink in. :blobfox0_0:
It took me following a hunch over several months to get to the general area where my saddle and handlebars should be for their tips to finally make sense and complete the picture in my mind. (My saddle was way too low for a long time because my first bike fitter was trying to work with my horrible technique early on, which caused me to tear a quad in one leg. :blobfoxscared: )
When @glitter and I got to the bottom of a long hill while #cycling yesterday, I heard the tell-tale sign of a #tubeless leak in my front tire, a well-used #Panaracer#GravelKing. She even said it was smoking, but I knew it was just sealant blowing out.
Thankfully, it was at the end of our ride and I didn't have to deal with steering on a floppy tire. I did snap this picture, though. :blobfoxsweating:
I tried seating it again today and it just wouldn't hold air because of the same spot. That's when I noticed the bulge in the sidewall near the bead, so I decided to toss the tire and put on a fresh (identical) one I had in reserve. The new tire seated without issue, aside from how I had to do it twice because I put it on the wrong way the first time. :blobfoxgooglymlem:
This isn't a knock on Panaracer tire quality, of course. The tire's been through a lot and there was only so much tread left anyway.
@nik After years of struggling because I was afraid to raise my saddle after tearing a quad in 2013 (?), I started raising it some, then noticed that I was able to pedal in smooth and quick circles instead of by mashing down. That circular pedaling is what good technique is. :blobfox: I also had to move my saddle forward quite a bit because my legs would drag me forward with their circular pedaling otherwise.
As far as handlebar position goes, that resolved itself once my core was strong enough. :geblobcatshrug: If you don't try to hold onto the bars for dear life and just let your hands fall where they will, that'll tell you where to move the bars to.
Kleinanzeigen Bingo.
Neulich, während Corona, ein Rad zum Verkauf eingestellt, hunderte(!) Anfragen bekommen. Es war unglaublich.
Jetzt wieder ein Rad zum Verkauf auf Kleinanzeigen und es passiert absolut gar nichts. Nicht. Keinerlei Anfragen, noch nicht mal komische "letzte Preis" Blitzbirnen.
Feels like that illness I had for the past week took away that week from my life, kind of like "lost time" that some people talk about, and I'm not happy about it. :blobfoxannoyed:
Am Wochenende ist die #VELO in Berlin. Geht wer dorthin? Und mit welchen Zielen? Ich bin noch am überlegen. Die Aussteller mit ihremn Rädern finde ich jetzt nicht so interessant. Zubehör, Taschen usw. schon, vor allem die kleinen Anbieter. 8bar Race, Bikepolo zum schauen, Craft Beer und Burger ...
A randonneur-style handlebar bag with a lightweight metal basket frame that uses hinges instead of bends would hold its shape extremely well over the years. 🤔
A randonneur-style handlebar bag with a lightweight metal basket frame that uses hinges instead of bends would hold its shape extremely well over the years. :blobfoxthink: #cycling#bicycle#mastobikes#biketooter
Now that the Nivex derailleurs have been in production for a while, Rene Herse is taking analog shifting to the next level with the Floating Chain. This system is lighter, has less resistance and costs far less than all derailleur systems available today.Jan Heine, head of R&D at Rene Herse Cycles, explained: “One-by drivetrains have simplified bicycle gearing, but it’s time to go a step further. Most cyclists need only three gears: one for uphills, one for flat roads, and one for downhills. The steps between these gears tend to be relatively large. Large steps between three gears are easiest to accommodate on the front, with a triple crank. So we’ve effectively turned the one-by around and put all the gears on the front.”
The Floating Chain system uses a triple crank and just a single-speed freewheel on the rear. As an added benefit, front derailleurs are lighter, more reliable, and less prone to damage when the bike falls over.
In the interest of keeping the system simple and to reduce mechanical resistance to a minimum, there is no chain tensioner. The chain length is selected for the big chainring, and it’s allowed to float freely when it runs on one of the smaller chainrings. There is no need to keep the lower chain run tensioned, as long as you don’t backpedal for more than half a revolution of the cranks.