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I used to ride (motorcycle) as well and finally gave up as I realized there simply isn’t enough ridership for average drivers to learn how to co-exist with motorcycles. This and the fact that most drivers lack even the basic car control skills, getting hit/killed is just a matter of time.

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Cannot disagree with the court ruling. Being “reckless” involves intentional action, not inaction. BTW, the 80mph has been raised to 85mph.

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I live near there and that section of Idylwood is particularly challenging for everyone due to the narrow lanes and lack of shoulder. I typically avoid it and use Cottage or Oak instead.

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@AlexandriaBiker 202043 wrote:

Wednesday evening around 7:30 there was a couple racing north on the MVT at above 20 mph. In the field north of Gravelly Point they turned around and went south passing me at a similar speed. He was riding a light blue Pinarello. I dont know what she was riding. If this is you please stop it. There are too many people and too many obstructions to be racing on what is a commuter route. Try Hains Point, Fort Hunt, or some other low stress road in the area. There are plenty around these days.

I’m somewhat insulted by your insinuation that someone participating in this forum would do such thing. All *perfect* angels here.

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Both Sarah and I have Lezyne GPS units. (Mega XL specifically). This biggest differences between Lezyne and others is that it works in conjunction with its smartphone app to provide navigation capabilities. By not having to put the brain into the unit, it accomplishes two things: Much lower cost and much longer battery life. Think of it as a hybrid between old school bike computers and ones that can host a Zoom meeting.

Lezyne does not require any additional external sensors to record a ride, although plenty of options are available. On its own, it provides GPS track/breadcrumbs, or one can download a local map to provide mapping info (but not navigation), but often times being able to see where a street goes to is all I wanted to know. When used in conjunction with the app/phone, it provides the route overlay in the map and turn-by-turn instructions, it can also do other things such display incoming calls, email, and/or text messages. The app also provides the sync to other apps such as Strava.

My unit is rated for 48hr runtime, so I can do almost a week worth of riding on a single charge. Lastly, Lezyne units are roughly half the cost of comparable Garmin or Wahoo units, often discounts can make it even less.

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I have built/rebuilt plenty of wheels while working as a bike mechanic many moons ago. Factory wheel are quite good nowadays and not sure how many descent wheelbuilders are still out there. Correct spoke lacing pattern, wheel dish, and spoke tension has to be spot on for a wheel to go the distance.

The minimal tools you will need for wheel building is good bench truing stand, a wheel dish tool, and spoke wrenches. Unless you plan to build wheels on a regular basis, it’s a bit hard to justify the tool costs. But wheelbuilding can be quite rewarding and satisfying. I certainly recommend it if you have the interest and definitely let the shop check it out with your first attempt.

Good luck!

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@TwoWheelsDC 201804 wrote:

Not sure what you mean. This type of shift is a common, rider-initiated shift that could be done with our without Di2 (a front downshift quickly followed by a rear upshift), that overall minimizes the ratio change and avoids cross-chaining. Di2 just does it faster and without having to press the button for the front shift if you set it up that way. Not sure why anyone would do such a shift while out of the saddle though, regardless of their drivetrain.

Well, as you described it, front downshift followed by rear upshift, that makes sense. But in the Di2 case, the rear triggers the front, so as one downshifts on the rear (attacking a climb, for example) the front automatically drops and then rear automatically upshifts? If somehow one forgets that it’s set up that way, it would be a bit abrupt.

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@TwoWheelsDC 201791 wrote:

…the only “automatic” thing is that when I’m on my big ring, and downshift from my second-lowest to lowest cog, the big ring automatically shifts to the small ring and the cassette automatically shifts back up to the 3rd lowest cog (this is fully customizable).

This seems a bit dangerous to me given the amount of the ratio change that occurs, especially if this occurs during an out-of-the-saddle climb. I do not ride Di2, but I do have Campy EPS. It does not shift to another gear automatically, but it does detect chain rub and automatically trim the FD to eliminate it.

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@kwarkentien 201779 wrote:

No. But you can set it up that it will change the front or rear derailleur into the most optimal gear for your speed/effort based on gear inches and all that techie stuff. There are lots of ways you can set it up to change gears. I just do the normal up/down front/rear but there are other options.

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Cross shifter’s worst nightmare… Just let me cross shift, d@mn it!

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@drevil 201744 wrote:

Sounds like you have to upgrade your car then so it’ll match your bike. Stick shifts are for grandpas. [emoji39]

Nah, best theft deterrent, ever. Ban automatic transmission and texting while driving? Solved.

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@SarahBee 201741 wrote:

I know someone who rued the day they installed automatic shifting on their carbon Litespeed, right @ImaCynic??? Share how you are enjoying it and the new bike!!!

Bleh… overrated. I have a manual in my car, so why would I want an automatic for my bike?

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@Boo Boo 201342 wrote:

And canned:

https://twitter.com/MadeToOrderInc/status/1269082194519064576

Great. He now has all the time in the world to keep harassing. Too bad one can’t be banned from riding.

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This has made it to CNN. Now all cyclists are bad people, just wonderful…

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/05/friends-hanging-blm-posters-attacked-cyclist-ctn-sot-vpx.cnn

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Downside: Just more revenue from photo enforcement.

Upside: Better chance of triggering it on a bike!

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Surprised to see such rookie mistake by a shop that seemed to be well established.

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