The older mountain bike thread but now a road bike review update

Hengelo said:
That's a solid year. Next stop pro tour...
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It's only May. I typically ride 7500 miles/yr. I think I'm quick, but I know I'm not fast. I own a fair number of Strava KOMs, but I'm not gonna win any races. And besides, I like to be home. All my stuff is there.
 
North Creek looks like fantastic riding country, when it's warm enough.
 
Depends how badly you want to go fast I guess...
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Lachlan said:
It's only May. I typically ride 7500 miles/yr. I think I'm quick, but I know I'm not fast. I own a fair number of Strava KOMs, but I'm not gonna win any races. And besides, I like to be home. All my stuff is there.
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So I was out riding today, 15 miles in to a 23 miler, and my Garmin (Edge 830) did an auto shutoff and reboot for some odd reason. There was plenty of battery, and it wasn't particularly hot outside. This is the first time since I've had it. I've ridden about 3,000 miles with it so far.

The 15 mile ride was there, but it was paused, and there was a note that said to resume, press the button on the screen. I did, and it took me to some menus, but no option to resume the ride. I ended up saving the ride and starting a new one. I lost half a mile in the process.

One thing I noticed was that there was a notification in the menus mentioned above, about two missed Facetime audio calls. But those were from yesterday - someone butt dialed me. Maybe there is some confusion in syching of the Garmin with the phone. If it happens again maybe I'll turn the Bluetooth off so it can't talk to the phone.

Anyone else have this problem? I did a Google search but it wasn't very helpful, other than to confirm that it had happened to other people.
 
I've gotten plenty of facetime calls while riding they shouldn't stop your ride. Odd shutoff/reboot is a red flag; I'd check the firmware version and if it happens again I'd just send it back. While handy, cycling computers aren't the highest quality.
 
I'm sure it's well out of warranty. That bites.
 
I've had Edge's for over 10 to 15 years now. Very solid little devices. About the only thing I can think of is to make sure you have the latest software and firmware. I'm using the 1030 plus now and it's been great.

Many years ago, garmin was updating the edges every month or so and there were lots of issues. They finally got it fixed and they've been rock solid since. Hopefully you just had a fluke.

Oh, and make sure you remove the edge from your handlebars if you flip the bike over to change a tire. I forgot and f'd my last one, big black spot in the screen.
 
Nah, just make sure it’s in the 11 before the car pulls up


PaulS said:
Oh, and make sure you remove the edge from your handlebars if you flip the bike over to change a tire. I forgot and f'd my last one, big black spot in the screen.
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TCABM said:
Q: who’s measuring power and what are you using?
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Hang 4 said:
I have these Assioma Duo's . Been very happy with them and think they are really helpful if you are doing any serious training
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Any further pireps on the Assioma power pedals? All of my riding buds have gone to power meters of some sort, so looking as well, and the Assiomas are at the top of my list. Thanks!
 
TCABM said:
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Bill said:
Interesting, Wilier was founded in Bassano del Grappa Italy. We are going there for a week of riding late spring followed by another week of riding in the Riccione area. Two weeks of riding in Italy. Woot!
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Any pireps on the Wilier? We saw a lot of them on our Italy trip, especially in the Bassano region. An Italian bike is on my long range radar, and I really liked the apparent quality of the Wilier bikes we saw in the shops over there, and I like that it's not a Bianchi/Colnago/Pinarello that are common here in the states.

As for the Italy trip, it was fabulous. Between Bassano del Grappa and Riccione, we rode 11 days, 502 miles, and climbed 35,200ft. I was whipped by the end of the second week. Many good cycling days, but the highlight has to be our climb of Monte Grappa. We took the classic route to the top, 17.5 miles, 5215 feet of climbing. We averaged 6.2mph for the climb.

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Bill said:
Any pireps on the Wilier?]
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Absolutely love it. I looked at pretty much all the bikes in endurance class except the BMC Roadcachine. For me it came down to the Caledonia 5 and the Garda when I looked at sizing, price, and features. O actually went in to order a Caledonia and the shop owner and I started charting…we both spent tours in Italy, him in Naples, me at Aviano.

Willier is located just outside Vicenza, a little west/northwest of Venice. We talked at length about both bikes, and he suggested we do a fitting on two frames he had that were in my size, so I did that. For me, the Garda put me a hair more upright than the Caledonia, which is what I preferred. Either one would have worked in the end, but an Italian bike is just a work of art and there’s an emotional connection with the bike that the Caledonia didn’t. So, over a nice espresso in the shop, I decided to go with the Garda.

Overall, the bike is stiff in track, comfortable in the saddle, and beautiful to look at. It came in about 20% lighter than my old Giant CFR, mainly due to carbon wheel sets and overall lighter composites today.

It also makes me feel better that it’s fairly rare to see one in the US; it’s certainly a conversation starter.
 
TCABM said:
Absolutely love it.

Willier is located just outside Vicenza, a little west/northwest of Venice.
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TCABM said:
and beautiful to look at. It came in about 20% lighter than my old Giant CFR, mainly due to carbon wheel sets and overall lighter composites today.

It also makes me feel better that it’s fairly rare to see one in the US; it’s certainly a conversation starter.
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Thanks, good to hear! The first week my rental bike was a Colnago CRS, and there was something special about riding in Italy aboard an Italian bike. The BMC GranFondo (predecessor to the Road machine) I rode the second week was fine, but no special connection.

Later in the week a lot of top Wilier brass and their customers moved into our hotel to watch the Giro climb Grappa. We checked out Friday morning, so didn't get to see the Giro come through Saturday. I'd really like an Italian bike and Wilier will probably be my choice.

BTW, we had a rainout day and didn't ride, so we grabbed a bus to Vicenza, nice downtown area. We saw the Teatro Olimpico, Chiesa di Santa Corona, the natural history museum, the Palladian Basilica, and then enjoyed a nice mid-afternoon lunch before grabbing a bus back to Bassano.
 
Bill said:
Any further pireps on the Assioma power pedals? All of my riding buds have gone to power meters of some sort, so looking as well, and the Assiomas are at the top of my list. Thanks!
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I mentioned them already. I’ve had mine for about four years. Zero issues. The best thing about pedal based power meters is that you can easily switch between bikes. I get about a month between charges and the charge connection is simple. Can’t tell the difference between them and my old Looks.
 
DC Rainmaker did a pretty thorough review quite a while ago. Pedals are great if you want to swap them between bikes often, but you're committed to their pedal system (look).
 
They sell a core for Shimano pedals as well. You have to provide the pedal itself, but there's so little difference between Shimano and Look, not sure its worth the bother vs just changing cleats.
 
Nice! I've got about 5,500 on mine so far. And close to 35K on the Tarmac.
 
Heh. Miles, but probably hours too I guess.
 
Rim brakes are just fine for road bikes. Better than disks. Come at me.
 
Hengelo said:
Rim brakes are just fine for road bikes. Better than disks. Come at me.
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In the dry? Yes, good rim brakes are as effective as disc. Wet roads down a steep descent? I’d rather have discs.
 
Is anybody (who doesn’t do it for a living) really bombing mountain descents in the rain?
 
Hengelo said:
Rim brakes are just fine for road bikes. Better than disks. Come at me.
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I ride with rim brakes, they are fine for road and mountain. But disc brakes are probably better. One hill I regularly ride down is 14% about 3/4 mile long. Speed limit 35 with regular radar cops. My rim brakes handle it just fine, zipp 303 carbon fiber rims.
 
Hengelo said:
Is anybody (who doesn’t do it for a living) really bombing mountain descents in the rain?
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Bombing? No. I was in Italy three weeks ago, less than 20% chance of rain that day, yet we had a popup on a 3 mile descent. As the rental bikes were rim brake, we went down that hill very cautiously. I would have preferred to be on my own bike that has disc.
 
Hengelo said:
Rim brakes are just fine for road bikes. Better than disks. Come at me.
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For me it's been the opposite. There is a stretch of road from St. Helena to the Napa Valley where the gradient is so steep that, not only can I not get to the top on my Tarmac due to the gearing, but I have to weave side to side coming back down because my rim brakes won't hold! Never had that issue on a mountain bike.
 
Rim brakes are great, except for two things - both related to long descents. 1. the pads can heat up and basically become useless. (see @Sac Arrow comment above) or 2. If you are descending a really long and steep descent like the Alps, they can heat up the rim and melt glue on tubeless tires or over inflate clinchers. Situation 2 is really only relevant for tour level riders, 1 can be alleviated by sintered pads.

The pro peleton has gone all disc, but not without a lot of controversy. Since descending has become part of the race, they really need them.
 
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Okay this is a Shimano Ultegra DI2 rubber dust cover for the brake bleeder valve. The fitting is recessed in the brake caliper. I am missing one. If I go on the Zon to try to find a replacement, the only ones I can find are for non-recessed bleeders, which are foldover affairs. But I also find some Zerk nipple caps that look like they might work, just not perfectly.

Does anyone know of a source for these? Would a standard Zerk rubber cap work? It isn't a high priority, but I don't want carp to be accumulating in my bleed fitting if I can help it.
 
Ask your LBS; they usually have a drawer filled with rubber nibblets that they'll give away.
 
That's a good idea, but they won't have the one I need. But no matter, I found one on Ebay. I just had to get the exact model of my caliper.
 
Bumpity-bump-bump-bump, the thread not the ride :)

Looking to replace the forks on my bike..

FELT Nine-80 bike with a 20' Frame
29" Wheels
SunTour XCT 28 forks

Looking for a combo air-spring fork (if this is worth the upgrade) with lock out for when road riding hills.

I am figuring with the Sun tour forks on the bike, anything may be an improvement.

Recommendations? What to keep it around $300.00
 
Does anybody have an aero helmet recommendation? I have two upcoming triathlons and I understand a helmet is high bang for the buck.
 
Okay, I’m still looking for that brake bleeder cap. They sent me the wrong item. On a positive note, I’m pushing 7,000 miles on the Cervelo and there is a new Burger Girl at the Habit Burger.
 
Mahneuvers said:
Does anybody have an aero helmet recommendation? I have two upcoming triathlons and I understand a helmet is high bang for the buck.
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I like Giro helmets but I don’t do aero ones.
 
eman1200 said:
...there is a new Burger Girl at the Habit Burger.
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I hope she's in better shape than the last one you brought to our attention. Didn't happen if no pic.
 
eman1200 said:
I’d post a pic but it would be a violation of the restraining order
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Here's an idea. Create another account to obfuscate your identity.
 
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