This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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no, you're probably wearing spandex"chastise"?
Fuck sake. 'You need a cuddle, Son?
still no
Reminds me of a Rock Shox Judy cartridge exploding in my hands. Like WTF? Luckily I had a bro explain how to rebuild it. Remember when bike shops actually helped you?Got a new cane creek headset here.
Lower bearing just fell apart in my hands.
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just so he doesn't miss any important milestones in cYcLiNg hIsToRy
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How gravel is changing the way we think about road bike design
With road bikes becoming more capable, are we all set to become gravel riders by stealth?
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"rebuilt" one of those with Finish line wet chain lube once. Performed exactly the same as when new.
Lets ignore that cross bikes were tougher road bikes for jumping curbs and shit and pretend we invented something new.for @Gary
just so he doesn't miss any important milestones in cYcLiNg hIsToRy
How gravel is changing the way we think about road bike design
With road bikes becoming more capable, are we all set to become gravel riders by stealth?
So being a Coloradoan, and volunteering for this event, hoping that it would increase my chances to get in the next year. The Leadville 100 is no joke. It starts at 9K ft (ish) and just goes up from there. It's not techy, not much singletrack, so usually roadies do the best. I think Armstrong had a record for a while.
I have a dentist buddy who is super fit. Like he wins local xc races. For the Pb 100 (that lead on the periodical table of elements for lead, we tend to do that here. Cuz Leadville is way too hard to type
Pb) He completes it. And that sometimes is just the goal. Just to complete it, and not to get pulled up by the sag wagon. But to get into the top 20? Good luck.
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That's because it *is* a road race. So much so that they apparently have banned drop-bars?
Leadville is Leadville, no matter what it is it is gnarly.
Keegan Swenson won it and smashed the old record by 15 minutes with a pretty much solo effort.
He rode a SC Highball and also won the Downieville Classic All Mtn race about a month ago, so he is legit.
No roadies here....
Keegan Swenson won it and smashed the old record by 15 minutes with a pretty much solo effort.
He rode a SC Highball and also won the Downieville Classic All Mtn race about a month ago, so he is legit.
No roadies here....
I have a problem with races in this category that talk about course record, a perfect weather year is going to be many minutes faster than a bad weather year.Leadville is Leadville, no matter what it is it is gnarly.
Keegan Swenson won it and smashed the old record by 15 minutes with a pretty much solo effort.
He rode a SC Highball and also won the Downieville Classic All Mtn race about a month ago, so he is legit.
No roadies here....
Not to mention the group attack on the road.
As for the weather, yell at the clouds all you want, but that's racing.
But group attacks, men helping women, and other team tactics have definitely created some controversy.
Good on Keegan! That race is long and at high elevation. Although back in the day when I wanted to do it, I was denied entry. Not sure they do that anymore. Just didn't get lucky, I suppose. It was kind of a lottery system.Leadville is Leadville, no matter what it is it is gnarly.
Keegan Swenson won it and smashed the old record by 15 minutes with a pretty much solo effort.
He rode a SC Highball and also won the Downieville Classic All Mtn race about a month ago, so he is legit.
No roadies here....
I volunteered to be at the turnaround point. Just taking bikes, filling up camel baks, food, etc. There was a doctor there just in case. And he had plenty of patients to take care of.
They do a running version as well. One dude was "practicing" for the run event. Crazy people.
Local bike store owner has a shiny Leadville buckle.
He is serious fast on a bike, knows he wouldn't be able to get a buckle at Marji which, honestly makes Leadville look easy.
He is serious fast on a bike, knows he wouldn't be able to get a buckle at Marji which, honestly makes Leadville look easy.
Marji looks bonkers - whats the buckle cut-off for Leadville?
Trail runners are a strange breed. Mental the lot of them.
Leadville is 9 hours
Marji 11 hours.
Trail running marji, a friend got a buckle doing that, saw him at the finish, I don't know how a person can run that fast that long.
Been to marji twice, brutal, not in this year, planning on next year.
What Is Downhill Mountain Biking? Everything You Need To Know
With enormous jumps, steep drops, and head-to-toe body armor, downhill mountain biking is one of the most exciting and dangerous disciplines in the sport of cycling. Expect to witness high speeds and narrow passages, with riders carving down mountains or through tightly packed urban cities.
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It might be the case that the audience of that kind of tips is the one that brings money to bikeparks, not niche puritanists riding vintage dh rigs.
… in a fatso suit
I was thinking more like a lumberjack shirt that you wear when you can’t decide if you are working or riding in the forest.
What Is Downhill Mountain Biking? Everything You Need To Know
With enormous jumps, steep drops, and head-to-toe body armor, downhill mountain biking is one of the most exciting and dangerous disciplines in the sport of cycling. Expect to witness high speeds and narrow passages, with riders carving down mountains or through tightly packed urban cities.
The term “slack” refers to the angle between the bike’s head tube and the ground, which is typically between 62 and 65 degrees on a downhill bike, as opposed to 70-75 degrees on a standard mountain bike.
Damn, 75 degree HA, that is gnar bro!
As gnarly as a triathlon bike, or even as gnarly as an artistic cycling bike!
