tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post3661087177063516766..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: DROVES Diaries II: Loop of DefeatVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62983460426054857372013-06-04T23:28:58.476-04:002013-06-04T23:28:58.476-04:00He is awaiting a Stag. He is awaiting a Stag. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-9607525250303776562013-06-04T22:10:27.222-04:002013-06-04T22:10:27.222-04:00SRAM road with SRAM mtn as well.
Also figure out ...SRAM road with SRAM mtn as well.<br /><br />Also figure out if you use the 42/12, go from there.GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5506511856668153112013-06-04T21:45:48.255-04:002013-06-04T21:45:48.255-04:00Yup, you have a messy drive train, you won't k...Yup, you have a messy drive train, you won't know if it works until you put it all together. <br /><br />A 14 tooth front jump I'd what you have note, smaller than the typical 16 tooth jump off a compact crank. Theoretically the front will shift fine with a 26 or /maybe a 24. A 24x29 is pretty low, any lower walking might be faster.<br /><br />Anyway solicit some more opinions. STI I'd said to work fine with Xt/xtr stuff.GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-20204828456838754842013-06-04T16:37:02.992-04:002013-06-04T16:37:02.992-04:00So, currently I have a (White Industries) 42-28 in...So, currently I have a (White Industries) 42-28 in the front and a (Campagnolo) 12-29 in the rear, for a 28/29 low and 42/12 high. I also have a RH crank lying around that I haven't used yet, but same idea.<br /><br />I could put different rings on the crank. What concerns me though is that a bigger jump could cause problems when the cranks are mated with STI/ergo shifters. <br /><br />I could put a cassette with a bigger cog in the rear, though I'd need a different derailleur and (possibly, though maybe not) to rebuild the wheel.<br /><br />Mulling over the options.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-67939976795881506022013-06-04T14:17:59.860-04:002013-06-04T14:17:59.860-04:00This is like a Dante's Inferno take on a passa...This is like a Dante's Inferno take on a passage in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, about going from Laurel in Montana to Red Lodge then over the pass to Bozeman through snowfields in June. I don't know what the opposite of 'voyeur' is, Velouria, but whatever it is, it's you. Pirsig would be proud of you.<br /> <br />Did it occur to you that maybe Ted, Pamela and Emily only ventured out because you had? :)<br /><br />"I assure them I am doing wonderfully, and wave them away." You could have condensed that into two words, one with four letters, the other with three (maybe you did!). :) Often the best help is no help, as I'm sure you'll agree. You have great friends, though.<br />kylecyclernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76002594116396053332013-06-03T21:24:38.492-04:002013-06-03T21:24:38.492-04:00This is the inherent problem with low trail.
It p...This is the inherent problem with low trail.<br /><br />It promotes going slow and micro-managing the terrain.GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-75667874824595420932013-06-03T20:30:42.186-04:002013-06-03T20:30:42.186-04:00"somervillain June 3, 2013 at 9:11 AM
My Rawl..."somervillain June 3, 2013 at 9:11 AM<br />My Rawland will have a 44/28 up front and 11/28 10-speed in back, for 1:1 at the low end."<br /><br />Somervillain is getting a Rawland? Which model? Will it have 650B wheels, the new Stag?<br /><br />Vancouver Island cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150635169233877051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-15306984656701394732013-06-03T20:17:06.810-04:002013-06-03T20:17:06.810-04:00"Yet"? Sounds like it's in the plans..."Yet"? Sounds like it's in the plans. These adventures are making you ambitious.<br /><br />The faster you go in dirt the more roadlike it is. Sit loose in the saddle. Ease the grip on the bars. Let the bike bounce around however it likes and mostly let it steer for you. When you stop responding to every little blemish in the path there's suddenly a lot more power available to the pedals.<br /><br />This is also the best style to adopt for going fast on pavement. Good style is enforced on dirt. So long as you play nice dirt is far more predictable and forgiving than pavement. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-27363161881776990242013-06-03T14:00:47.040-04:002013-06-03T14:00:47.040-04:00PS you don't need tight spacing on a bike like...PS you don't need tight spacing on a bike like this - that's roadie style.GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-72482825517780743592013-06-03T13:56:10.512-04:002013-06-03T13:56:10.512-04:00No deep meanings intended. I can just remember you...No deep meanings intended. I can just remember you getting very nervous about speed in general and downhills in particular. <br />Now they are one of the big positive factors. <br /><br />I wasn't making any reference to pain (or ability) at all. <br />Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-72799233740130552522013-06-03T13:17:34.356-04:002013-06-03T13:17:34.356-04:00Hm? Curious how you mean, specifically w re to tha...Hm? Curious how you mean, specifically w re to that quote/exchange.<br /><br />I should perhaps elaborate that I happen to have a high pain threshold, always have. So climbing to me perhaps does not feel the same as to others. I can either push the gear, or I can't. And when it feels like I can't, it's dizziness or the blood to my head feeling that stops me, rather than pain per se. Something to do with my response to changes in heart rate, I am told. So I spin, and I'm okay, but slow, and it's annoying...Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-82591270223577028822013-06-03T13:05:19.296-04:002013-06-03T13:05:19.296-04:00"One of the things I like most about cycling ..."One of the things I like most about cycling is the speed, and climbing at that rate... just wasn't cycling anymore, you know? No breeze in my face, et cetera."<br /><br />Oh my, but you've come a long way in three years. <br /><br />Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-43043588583790171152013-06-03T09:11:26.462-04:002013-06-03T09:11:26.462-04:00My Rawland will have a 44/28 up front and 11/28 1...My Rawland will have a 44/28 up front and 11/28 10-speed in back, for 1:1 at the low end.somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-63438471874251378412013-06-03T01:39:22.679-04:002013-06-03T01:39:22.679-04:00Well of course everyone could practice more of any...Well of course everyone could practice more of anything, but you are a spinner and the climbs you've described are basically mtb - type climbs where you are clawing for traction.<br /><br />Ideal world? Road triple, like Campy's newish one. Low q factor.<br /><br />Or a mountain crank set on your road bike. For this kind of ride even a 29er, if it fits. If not, 650b.<br /><br />The 50 is too big and the 1:1 not low enough to spin in limited traction/very step scenarios. <br /><br />That Herse crank allows for perfect double gearing for you I think. <br /><br />24/26 low, 44/46 big. 12,13 or 14 - really big cogs. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-29777174975114673032013-06-03T01:20:54.288-04:002013-06-03T01:20:54.288-04:00Somervillain - Curious, what gearing are you think...Somervillain - Curious, what gearing are you thinking for your new build?<br /><br />Jim - No really, I could use more practice climbing. (But okay: What gearing do you think is reasonable?)Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87176720116563560962013-06-03T01:00:20.485-04:002013-06-03T01:00:20.485-04:00Hate to ruin your fun, but miserable is not really...Hate to ruin your fun, but miserable is not really the word. I wasn't enjoying myself in the traditional sense of the word on those climbs. But that was more due to being slow than to suffering (which I wasn't). One of the things I like most about cycling is the speed, and climbing at that rate... just wasn't cycling anymore, you know? No breeze in my face, et cetera. I like climbs, just not the super slow-mo ones, and especially not when an entire ride consists of them. I wonder whether anyone else sees it that way.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-36744131359504179002013-06-03T00:49:07.461-04:002013-06-03T00:49:07.461-04:00Just a case of expanding comfort zones. It's a...Just a case of expanding comfort zones. It's a struggle for me to develop certain skills that seem to come naturally (or at least easier) to other cyclists. But I do get it eventually and begin to feel more comfortable in those situations.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-65168877487066351842013-06-02T21:35:09.196-04:002013-06-02T21:35:09.196-04:00V has a point. Tight spacing and barrow range, or ...V has a point. Tight spacing and barrow range, or large spacing and wide range. Take your picksomervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-66510316243193054772013-06-02T20:58:24.603-04:002013-06-02T20:58:24.603-04:00You've described yourself as a nervous rider, ...You've described yourself as a nervous rider, which doesn't match up with your matter of fact descriptions of descents and sliding backwards on gravel. What changed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14261526891957775602013-06-02T20:51:35.229-04:002013-06-02T20:51:35.229-04:00Burke. Northeast Kingdom. Tough country. Banjos pl...Burke. Northeast Kingdom. Tough country. Banjos playing in the broken glass. I once rode that way from Montpelier to Sherbrooke.Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543158648103470697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41418697744622717482013-06-02T20:17:03.724-04:002013-06-02T20:17:03.724-04:00Some rode the same loop as me, others did shorter ...Some rode the same loop as me, others did shorter rides, and a few didn't ride that day. The other two days everyone rode.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42257269257047357202013-06-02T20:06:20.725-04:002013-06-02T20:06:20.725-04:00dejected, defeated, elated? so, so good and all i...dejected, defeated, elated? so, so good and all important to growth.<br /><br />you seem a smart, creative, and introspective person. this blog has opened new experiences and you've taken advantage of it all, wonderfully so!...but i think you've yet to hit your stride. something will change, it has to. keep at it and keep it alive. kudos.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-84489970722081784872013-06-02T17:09:12.605-04:002013-06-02T17:09:12.605-04:00No one else went riding? What about the other days...No one else went riding? What about the other days? In any event, you all certainly made the best out of a crappy weekend! Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81780965513687662642013-06-02T15:28:37.759-04:002013-06-02T15:28:37.759-04:00Amazing!
Does your bucket list get shorter or long...Amazing!<br />Does your bucket list get shorter or longer now?OldBikeRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214844204171115144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-4824952094937110472013-06-02T14:16:01.013-04:002013-06-02T14:16:01.013-04:00Incorrect.Incorrect.GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.com