Mark Taylor said:

David Yang said:

Disc brakes are undeniably better at stopping in the wet. Dry braking? Eh, (alloy) rim brakes work totally fine.

Road tubeless though, don't get me started.

Also , good luck getting 30mm tires on a rim brake set up

Lol! Fair point. Pretty sure my 48's would cause some problems.

Jules said:

Love the creativity here, NFW would I trust a fdm print under a trainer though…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C84n0GVA5jY/?igsh=ajd5MWp2YWIxbmIz

You print that sucker solid and you're dandy.

I did a bike fit a couple weeks ago with Annemarie at Ride Brooklyn, that was a very good experience. Very fun person to work with, very knowledgable and precise.

The main finding for me was that I needed a significantly shorter stem: from 100 mm to 70. It also turned out that some slight knee pain I had might be caused by the fact that the saddle I had been using for the past five years was not 100% level anymore: the left side of it had sagged a little bit, causing my position to become uneven. I had never even thought about the possibility of a saddle wearing out like that. Got a new, narrower saddle too.

Installing the new stem turned out to be way more of a pain than I had hoped. I had to wait for a week for it to arrive, then discovered that I needed new bearings in the fork. Those took another week to arrive, and then I found out that the fork insert that holds the top cap bolt was completely loose. The bike shop that trimmed the fork must have used crappy glue to put it in instead of the epoxy that is required per the manual. Potentially a pretty dangerous fuckup, which serves as a reminder for me that it's just better to do bike work myself.

Epoxied it in Saturday and took the bike for a spin yesterday, and it really almost feels like a new bike, with different handling. I was worried that maybe my muscles would have to need to adapt and that I would get cramps, which I've had after tinkering with my position a few years back, but everything felt good immediately.

Oh, also: If you haven't yet, find a pdf of the mechanic's manual for your bikes and save it on your pc. Cervelo for example doesn't store them on it's own website for slightly older bikes, the only place I could still find it online was through a Italian bike dealership - matter of time before that's deleted too. 

Oh no ! no your even faster on the climbs

Don't worry, I'll be in a country without any climbs for a month  

I'm scheduled for a bike fit at Red Beard on Thurs. Some feedback from Dave V has me worried a bit, but we'll see... Still a reliable place? I'm hoping to get a fit based on what my goals are, and how I am riding /training >98% of the time, especially for the price! 

🤞

I had a bike fit through RedBeard several years ago and found it really helpful

Anyone have recommendations for carbon repair, preferably in the NYC area?

Unfortunately Paul Carbonara, who I have heard good things about, is not able to handle any repairs at the moment, so I need to look elsewhere.  Repair is for a cracked top tube.

MaxBucksbaum said:

Anyone have recommendations for carbon repair, preferably in the NYC area?

Unfortunately Paul Carbonara, who I have heard good things about, is not able to handle any repairs at the moment, so I need to look elsewhere.  Repair is for a cracked top tube.

Nick Iacovelli used ot do it, but he's in Los Angeles now.

Paul Carbonara used to do it. doh

Well, had my bike fit. Turns out the spry Canyon may not be the best steed for me... Waiting for the follow up on measurements, but I may be in the market for a different bike and this one may be on the market sooner than later. 

I did get some new shoes and also swapped to speedplay pedals. Very excited about this development. Speaking of, @PatrickGrehan do you have a sense of when the next shop sale window may open for bikes? 

MaxBucksbaum said:

Anyone have recommendations for carbon repair, preferably in the NYC area?

Unfortunately Paul Carbonara, who I have heard good things about, is not able to handle any repairs at the moment, so I need to look elsewhere.  Repair is for a cracked top tube.

Claudio (from YouTube and local races) got his done at Swamp Ghost Frame Works in NJ.

BlakeFoster said:

Well, had my bike fit. Turns out the spry Canyon may not be the best steed for me... Waiting for the follow up on measurements, but I may be in the market for a different bike and this one may be on the market sooner than later. 

I did get some new shoes and also swapped to speedplay pedals. Very excited about this development. Speaking of, @PatrickGrehan do you have a sense of when the next shop sale window may open for bikes? 

Say more about why your existing bike won’t work any more? 

@BlakeFoster
BUY A CYCLOCROSS BIKE TODAY.

mugwump said:

MaxBucksbaum said:

Anyone have recommendations for carbon repair, preferably in the NYC area?

Unfortunately Paul Carbonara, who I have heard good things about, is not able to handle any repairs at the moment, so I need to look elsewhere.  Repair is for a cracked top tube.

Nick Iacovelli used ot do it, but he's in Los Angeles now.

I reached out to Edwin Bull, formerly of Van Dessel, formerly of Fuji, to see if he has any recommendations.

Edwin also mentions Swamp Ghost.

DavidVibert said:

BlakeFoster said:

Well, had my bike fit. Turns out the spry Canyon may not be the best steed for me... Waiting for the follow up on measurements, but I may be in the market for a different bike and this one may be on the market sooner than later. 

I did get some new shoes and also swapped to speedplay pedals. Very excited about this development. Speaking of, @PatrickGrehan do you have a sense of when the next shop sale window may open for bikes? 

Say more about why your existing bike won’t work any more? 

The integrated stem/handlebar combo is the biggest issue, but his assessment also suggested the reach is an issue. We’ll see what the geometry looks like when he comes back in a couple days. 

eloy said:

@BlakeFoster
BUY A CYCLOCROSS BIKE TODAY.

Someday, but not today haha 

(The secret is with enough clearance and an extra wheelset, your road bike becomes a cross bike!)

I'm really liking the new Ribble All-road.  38mm clearance with road endurance geo.  IMO unless your going hardcore into cross, you don't need a dedicated cross bike.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/allroad-range/

GregHoge said:

I'm really liking the new Ribble All-road.  38mm clearance with road endurance geo.  IMO unless your going hardcore into cross, you don't need a dedicated cross bike.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/allroad-range/

Damn those are niiiiiice looking. 

GregHoge said:

I'm really liking the new Ribble All-road.  38mm clearance with road endurance geo.  IMO unless your going hardcore into cross, you don't need a dedicated cross bike.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/allroad-range/

You should go hardcore into cross , then dabble in gravel 😀

GregHoge said:

I'm really liking the new Ribble All-road.  38mm clearance with road endurance geo.  IMO unless your going hardcore into cross, you don't need a dedicated cross bike.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/allroad-range/

The big limiter on gravel bikes is generally bottom bracket drop.  Some gravel whips go to 80 or 85mm of drop, when an old-style Belgian cross bike has as little as 60mm of drop, and other cross bikes are the 65-70mm range.  

Thos 80mm drops are similar ot when people rode touring bikes in 'cross because of the canti' studs and mud clearance, but suffered when trying to pedal through corners.

65-70 are where a lot of modern road frames are landing.  Most gravel bike aren't getting much shallower than that these days.  It's not until you get to the outliers that you see those very purpose built geos.

Either way, excited to see where you land Blake cause who doesn't love NBD!

mugwump said:

mugwump said:

MaxBucksbaum said:

Anyone have recommendations for carbon repair, preferably in the NYC area?

Unfortunately Paul Carbonara, who I have heard good things about, is not able to handle any repairs at the moment, so I need to look elsewhere.  Repair is for a cracked top tube.

Nick Iacovelli used ot do it, but he's in Los Angeles now.

I reached out to Edwin Bull, formerly of Van Dessel, formerly of Fuji, to see if he has any recommendations.

Edwin also mentions Swamp Ghost.

He says if that doesn't work, try this

https://carbonstaterepairs.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEaPNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUskbpSwqVcQyTh8UQe2k8ta32YkPUgjivY33dr_XRO2HKACC4BLPxvwzw_aem_tMcSzoSIOrHorkXc-dyopA

great- Ive read good things about them so going to give them a call this week

Sorry to hear this Blake , I was looking on the canyon website and the bars loook adjustable 35-40cm
how narrow does he want you ?
also what calculations is he doing that takes days ?

The bars on my bike adjust 39-43cm. I’m already at 39, and pretty sure what he had me on was 35 or 37. 

BlakeFoster said:

The bars on my bike adjust 39-43cm. I’m already at 39, and pretty sure what he had me on was 35 or 37. 

The reach is the bigger issue than the width, something like 6-8cm too far forward just to get to the tops. He said ideally the bars would sit exactly where my stem currently attaches to the headset. Pretty wild this frame would be too long as a size medium. I’ve never been told I’m all legs with a short torso 😅 flexibility is something I need to work on but this sizing seems beyond what range of motion can fix. 

Should hear from him tomorrow. He seemed oddly skeptical a bike on the market would have compatible geometry?! I’m not opposed to a custom build but man…  

EDIT: ah-ha, I am a dunce and am NOT at 39cm, I’m at 41! So I’m going down

Also , what’s wrong with feeling like superman

Mark Taylor said:

Sorry to hear this Blake , I was looking on the canyon website and the bars loook adjustable 35-40cm
how narrow does he want you ?
also what calculations is he doing that takes days ?

He's got to crunch the numbers.

https://youtu.be/jHNBKg9xI6Q?si=8SPPnUMEX1SWKitW