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How a front derailleur works How to ride big distances OFF ROAD & HAVE FUN doing it
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Our Lord and Master Strava
I get questions about inconsistencies in Strava data, probably because I’m not only the gear maven but also the most versed in trigonometry in my circle of riding friends. And some of the biggest inconsistencies involve elevation data. Elevation data is rubbish. The base data is rubbish: unless an elevation has been confirmed by human…
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Empathy
Just now, Nana was watching over my shoulder as I watched Stage 1 of the Tour de France. Nana: I have no idea why this is interesting. Guy Jean: That feeling that you’re feeling right now? Nana: Yes? GJ: That’s what I feel when you’re watching baseball. Nana: …
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“The hardest climb in cycling”
Today is Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia, and that means it’s Zancolan time: “10 km at an average 12% gradient, with peaks topping out at 22%,” according to the official site. “It’s brutal. It’s relentless,” Mitchelton-Scott sports director Matt White told Cycling Weekly. ? Stage 14 | Tappa 14? May 19th, 2018⛅ San Vito…
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Band-Aid stocks are up
I let Joe know that we were woefully unprepared for road rash incidents. This advice did not come out of nowhere, incidentally … Some idiots apparently don’t know their limits, and attempt to bunny-hop curbs to avoid traffic. At speed. And it behooves us to be prepared for such idiocy in future. So I told…
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Paean to the lowly onigiri
Onigiri, or rice balls, have got to be about the ultimate biking food. Compact, cheap and readily available with a variety of fillings, onigiri provide upwards of 170 calories in a prepared meal that you can eat one-handed in a couple of minutes. A representative of MLB in Japan told me that when Matsui went…