I’ve been running 38mm Panaracer GravelKing tires tubeless on my Soma Stanyan for years, but the front tire I just put on has enough wobble to rub in one spot on every rotation. (The wheel itself is true.)
Two shops told me that the tire wasn’t seated right, but I checked and remounted multiple times and it’s seating fine. Even used some rubbing alcohol to lubricate the tire where it seated, but it always mounts up perfectly fine. The tire is the problem.
The second shop gave the real answer after chatting with the folks there for a bit: I should go down a size. It’s a real bummer, but even the Soma website says it can do up to 35mm. :blobfoxsad:
The only other realistic alternative is a new frameset, or at least a new fork, but that will have to wait for a while. :blobfoxgooglycry:
"Have you ever walked through a great city and thought, wow I love this place? What is it that makes some places great and others ... not? One key factor is what urban planners call a “sense of place.”"
YES, yes, yes!
I never understood why I like that small streets in the old (denser) part of my village. Now after watching this video, it makes completely sense. And it's great to hear that this does not only appeal to me, but it seems to be a general thing (otherwise there would not be a theory behind this).
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