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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/yessir6666 on 2023-09-30 16:56:03.

Just lowered my pressure from 95-75 on 28s and the first ride was money, however it was a short one. Second ride and 2 miles out I get a flat. I think that surely it’s a pinch flat for being a fool and enjoying my tires at 75 psi. Pop the tires out, scoop, and there is was, a small piece of an industrial staple in the wheel.

Was this just a coincidence, or does a lower PSI make ur tire “softer” and more susceptible to debris puncturing through? Went 4,000 miles this year on 95 psi and not a single flat. 30 miles into 75 and here we go…

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Actual-Appointment99 on 2023-09-30 13:26:01.

Hi All,

Please take this question with a pinch of salt, as I this is a nuanced topic and a bit random.

Regardless it's been an ongoing slight annoyance for me though.

I've been cycling for almost 2 decades, (mostly road) and have always been annoyed by noise from wind.

I'm sure most can relate at some level (especially those who do higher millage), but probably have never given it much thought.

I was wondering how many others have at least noticed this and interested to know how much of an annoyance / irritation this is for others?

My actual concern is the long impact to hearing over time.... I've noticed some slight tinnitus some evening in bed after a long day in the saddle, or even just a couple of hours. (the same tinnitus one might have after a night out at a pub or night club)

I'm interested to hear others feedback on this?

E.G.

1. Of course, the wind noise at higher speed (or a windy day) is annoying but more because I can't hear my mates on a group ride.

2. Never noticed it and don't care.

3. Have the same thoughts and question but something so subtle that has never even come up in conversation.

I'm sure this must be a "thing" for pro riders (and people that love driving convertibles :-) )

Thanks All!

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Pretend_Juice_3039 on 2023-09-30 20:45:40.

I have decided that the most dangerous drivers for cyclists to encounter are 70+. Today I was riding on a one way neighborhood street (going about 18mph in a 25 zone) and a car began to tail gate and honk at me aggressively. i thought there was some kind of emergency he was warning me about. I stopped off to the side and he pulls up and yells that i should be on the sidewalk (there was no sidewalk) and began to drive towards me as he drove away within inches hitting my left leg. So i keep riding and stop behind him at a red light about 40 yards a up the road. at the red light he opened his door and stuck his head out and screamed “PRICK” at me and i said “it’s a neighborhood road and i am legally entitled to the whole lane”. He flipped me off and sped away. A cop this pulls up behind me and says “don’t antagonize him he’s an old man. Just get out of the way” I yelled back that he tried to hit me with his car so the cop replied “look he’s in a car and could kill you just get out of the way. I was mind blown.

Each and every time I have gotten into a conflict with a driver they are always 70+ and have absolutely no regard for the lives of others. I was hit by an elderly woman in 2015. She started balling when she saw she ran a stop sign and hit me. The police came and she told them she shouldn’t be driving and her children are trying to get her license revoked. The two cops chewed me out for not looking both ways.

Anyways rant over. I hope everyone stays safe out there.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Top_Consequence_9824 on 2023-09-30 13:30:40.

Yesterday I got hit while cycling to the the store by a truck. I didn’t have a helmet on and hit my head pretty hard, worst concussion of my life. I blacked out when the truck hit me for about 2 minutes. Next thing I knew people were carrying me off the road to a chair. I had a huge piece of glass in my left thigh. My right hand is pretty badly battered. But, somehow no broken bones and nothing going on internally. Spent the whole day in a Costa Rican hospital getting stitches. They took really good care of me but didn’t look at my head or X-Ray my hand at all. I am concerned about having blacked out and looking for someone to help reassure me about the long term effects that may result from such head trauma. Overall feeling lucky to be alive. People that heard the incident thought that a tree had fallen. I never got to see the truck that crashed into me. It’s hard to know what exactly happened.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/ColeCabins on 2023-09-30 12:39:57.

JRA and some asshole beetle decides to go straight down the wind pipe and latch on about half way, can feel the thing pinching biting scratching trying to crawl in my throat, start swelling up can't breath, middle of nowhere solo ride, like damn gonna get taken out by a bug and not the VW kind. Finally was able to puke and get the thing out and Weezer my way back home but damn.. that was fucking brutal 🤣 fuck bugs.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Twi2122 on 2023-09-29 22:05:06.

I have a Canyon Endurace CF 8 with a default wheelset. I'm riding around 5000 km per year and the half of it with this road bike. I'm thinking about to get a carbon wheelset (Zipp 303 S) instead of the Fulcrum Racing 900 one.

I could save 500g in total and double the rim depth from 22m to 45mm.

Does it make sense to make this move with only 2-3000 km/year without ambition of doing racing?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/hypeboyyo on 2023-09-28 01:39:05.

Okay so I'm very new to cycling and I recently had a flat tire. I watched YouTube videos and got the tools to fix a flat tire. I tried taking off the tire and even with the tire lever, it wouldn't even budge. So I decided to take it to the nearest bike shop and they said they can fix it for me.

The old man fixing the bike was struggling so much to get the tire off. He eventually took out the inner tube and he put a new one. Again, he was struggling to put back the tire. He used the tire lever again and I almost thought he was going to rip the tire... when he put on the tire, he filled up some air and then said there was a pinch. It was from putting in the tire level too deep or something and so he had to take off the tire again and the inner tube.

This time, he just put on a patch instead of getting another new inner tube. He struggled to put on the tire and... flat tire again because the patch didn't stay or something... so he goes through the whole process again - putting on a second patch - and told me to go home before the air runs out again. It felt fine so I paid $20 and left.

I rode my bike back home and when I get home, the tire is flat again... so I called the guy and he said to come back again tomorrow.

I hung up the phone and am now on my way to another bike shop that's more widely known.

Is it usually that hard to switch the inner tube on a new bike? That guy said he'd been working for 20+ years but... does it really take an hour to change the inner tube?

Edit: Just to clarify, I've been trying to replace the inner tube myself and watched a bunch of YouTube videos. However, the tire was way too tight and it wouldn't even budge - it was as if it was glued to the wheel, so that's why I took it to LBS because I was still nowhere after an hour.

The other bike shop I went, they took less than 5 minutes to replace the inner tube and they charged $16, which is cheaper than the old man who didn't even fix the problem. And yes, I will learn how to fix the flat tire myself. It's just my attempt didn't work and I wanted to see the process in real life.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/too_techie on 2023-09-27 18:59:37.

So, for context, I used to ride a trek road bike, loving to zip down the edge of the road going 35mph until my bike broke about 5 years ago and I never got around to buying a new one (or justifying the cost of the carbon one I had my eye on).

I am a UPS guy and last night I pulled to the exit of a parking lot of a large convenience store and stopped before turning right onto a 2 lane one-way street ( no stop sign, it's just a habit of mine to stop for safety). There are tall hedges both to the left and to the right creating a blind exit so I then started slowly pulling forward to make sure it was safe to turn right. I then see a blur fly past my front bumper so I came to a full stop.

As it turns out, a road cyclist had been flying at a high rate of speed down the sidewalk. She at some point saw my 10 1/2 foot tall truck, panicked and swerved to the left losing control and hitting a curb popping her front tire. She managed to unclip and set a foot down in the grass to avoid tipping over, but commenced screaming and swearing at me with a string of expletives as if her crashing was my fault.

Setting aside for the moment that it is against the law to ride on the sidewalk here, and that she was flying like a bat out of hell, even though I know that everything I did was the proper thing to do and I was being 100% safe, this has been weighing on me since yesterday.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Marathona on 2023-09-27 17:43:15.

Hey, I’m relatively new to cycling (started in 2022) and during this time I’ve spent a lot of time indoors throughout the colder parts of the year. I’ve noticed that when I’m cycling indoors the effort is a lot easier internally (much lower heart rate, breathing is easy) than outdoors and I have a difficult time being able to push in the same way as I’m able to outdoors.

Muscularly the effort feels somewhat similar, but the power is much lower and heart rate is 20-30 bpm lower. Sometimes it doesn’t really feel like I went for a bike ride coming off the trainer. A typical session is usually around 90 minutes but has ranged anywhere from 60 on the low end and 3 hours on the highest.

From what I’ve read, most people have the opposite experience.

I understand there are major differences like wind, stability of the bike, real hills, etc.

As a side note - I use Zwift and don’t just do flat routes, use the same bike for both activities.

If anyone has any insight or thoughts here, I’d surely welcome it!

Thank ya

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/horatioperdu on 2023-09-27 16:00:19.

I'm eyeing the All-City Zig-Zag as my first serious road bike. I live in a big city with shitty streets (Toronto) and I'm already a fan of comfort and versatility of steel. The goal is to start dipping my toes in long distance road cycling over the next year over the weekends.

My issue is that I already own a Salsa Vaya. Like the Zig-Zag, it's a steel frame with a carbon fork and disc breaks. I'm not a bike connoisseur but what separates them is geometry and heft. The vaya is more like a light touring bike.

Question -- are these bikes redundant? Should I be looking at a new pair of wheels instead of a fresh bike? And am I wrong to be considering a steel bike for getting into long-distance riding???

Thanks so much!

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/CokeCanNinja on 2023-09-27 13:20:50.

On my last day off I went down a bit of an aerodynamic rabbit hole, learned a lot, and got an idea. While learning about aero socks they discussed the importance of keeping airflow smooth and laminar as it travels over the front of the leg, and then "tripping" the airflow into turbulence as it passes around the leg to reduce the low pressure zone of the wake. That got me thinking, couldn't you create a similar effect by only shaving the front half of your legs (and other body parts if you were so inclined), so that the air is smooth and laminar on the front of your legs, then the remaining hair trips the air into turbulence on the back of the leg, reducing the low pressure wake?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/The_Urban_E-Rider on 2023-09-27 11:22:33.

I see so many posts on here about technical questions, purchasing decisions, all that. But I just want to know, why do you ride? We all love cycing. It helps to remember why you ride, or how you got started.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/m__s on 2023-09-27 08:36:58.

Most of you probably don't remember, but some time ago, I asked about the recovery time and return to some semblance of cycling shape after ACL reconstruction.

So, in April, I underwent ACL reconstruction. At first, I thought that if I could even get on a bike in 2023, it would be a success for me. However, good preparation and solid training unexpectedly led me to spend my vacation in the Alps in August.

In fact, after 4 months post-surgery, I managed to ride one of the biggest alpine classics without feeling any pain. I didn't feel like I was in the best shape of my life, but the most important thing was that I had a great time without any pain.

In general, my post is meant to uplift all those who are injured or recovering from surgery. It just goes to show that if you really want something badly enough, you can (usually) achieve it.

Every body is different, and everyone heals in their own way.

btw. apart from Alps on the last day of our trip we went to the Dolomites for one more ride. That day we did an amazing loop with 163km - 4280m of eleveation. The funny thing is that after riding in Alps, it felt really easy.

If you are interested about more details I posted some more photos on my blog:

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/comicsgamesmovies on 2023-09-27 08:18:12.

Don't get me wrong, I know that ideally no one should ever leave their bike locked outside, but living arrangements and physical space demands it.

There is a car on the driveway, which died and it not moving anywhere.

Now, I am using a diamond rated Hiplok D-lock and a diamond rated chain (which is what I'll use when locking it up in the city center through the day).

I am well aware that any chain and lock can be cut through if a thief has the right tools and time and will, so let's not get into that (I have been through it a million times).

I was thinking of using the chain through the rear tyre of the car.

I am just curious what you think of this as an anchor point?

EDIT:

Secondary question. What about rain? I live in the north of England where it can rain a lot.

If I keep it covered under a rain cover, can it stay out all throughout the year?

EDIT:

Totally separate question. I just got a Trek Marlin 7 and HATE the seat. To be honest, I am not sure I am going to like any regular seat.

However, I did come across a very novel type of seat called the Vseat. It is almost completely flat? Has anyone used it? Think I am going to have to buy it.

I am curious if it will also work with a suspension seat post?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/hypeboyyo on 2023-09-27 06:59:29.

I got a flat tire with no tools and I was 6 miles away from home. When I walked for about 0.3 miles, someone came from behind and asked if I had a flat tire. When I looked back, there was this guy with one of his daughter on his bike and there were 2 more girls behind also riding a bike. They looked no older than 4 ish.

The guy asked if I needed to pump my flat tire and I said I don't know if that would help because I didn't know how serious the puncture was and I also I didn't want to interrupt his time with his girls.

He said he was on his way back home anyway, so I followed him and his little girls. The house was literally 30ft away from where we were.

This guy was so generous to help out and while he was pumping the wheel, he said he has a truck so if pumping didn't work, he could just give me a ride. Thankfully, the pumping worked and I was able to ride back home.

I just wanted to share this story because it was very kind of this random guy to help out a random person! He could've just went home with his 3 little girls, but no, he was willing to help out a stranger on the road and it helped me get back home before it got too dark. I saw a Ventum bike in his garage, so I'm guessing he's a passionate cyclist haha

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Senior-Marketing3637 on 2023-09-27 05:04:40.

Title basically explains it all. Amateur cyclist since high school, I used to do century rides with ease every week, some sprint training during the week and compete every two months or so. It was a very detailed training plan I would follow focusing on climbs, training in different Zones, monitoring my VO2 max, cycling specific strength training in the gym etc etc etc…

However, a year ago unfortunately life went downhill and lost a few very close family members in an accident overseas. Starting vaping and drinking alcohol quite heavily when I came back and lived quite a sedentary and isolated lifestyle with pretty much zero exercise. My cardio has gone to shit, joints are stiff, lost over 11kg including majority of muscle. I feel like an 80y/o.

Long story short, got my shit back together after months of counselling and want to get back into my cycling routine again since it’s the few things in life that brings my genuine happiness. This is where I need your guidance or I guess reassurance.

I’m scared of injury or pushing my body too much too soon. I was thinking of sticking to Zone 1 for 2 weeks and keeping the rides flat and short. Then after a few days of rest get back into the gym with body weight and resistance band workouts. Week 3-4 lengthen the rides and incorporate short sprint intervals and get back to deadlifting/squats with weights, core strength training.

In terms of nutrition and recovery; haven’t thought about it too much (probably should since it’s gonna make or break this comeback lol) I was thinking 10 minutes active recovery + massage gun post ride/workout, and eat a balanced low sodium diet with high protein.

TLDR: unhealthy af lifestyle past year, amateur cyclist, how do I get back into cycling without injuring myself or risking a heart attack lol

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/baycycler on 2023-09-26 23:51:51.

looking at some of the ingredients, i feel like a lot of these could just pass as an ultra moisturizing body cream. what exactly is the difference?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/StackableFour5 on 2023-09-26 18:05:18.

Hey guys! Been riding my bike for about a year now and want to make my first upgrade to it with clipless pedals. However it is quite scary to me how easy it is to forget to unclip when needing to stop..

Anyone have some good tips about how to tackle this?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Kodyn4 on 2023-09-27 02:37:07.

My perception (from the outside looking in, as a mtb rider) is that road culture says longer = better.

Edit: thx everyone for the responses and confirming that I don’t have to be a mileage junkie / want to be in the saddle all day to justify buying another bike :)

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Schrod1ngers_Cat on 2023-09-27 00:50:42.

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/yessir6666 on 2023-09-27 00:31:48.

175 lbs including bike and gear rolling on 28s. Used the PSI calculator floating around Reddit and it wants me in the low 70s. Usually roll in the high 90s close to 100.

First ride feels soo slow!! Is that really because I’m more stable? All a trick of the mind?? I’ve heard higher pressure only “feels” faster because ur so unstable and bumpy. It’s quite a trip.

Will this lower pressure also help me corner with more grip?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Nice_Calendar_4766 on 2023-09-26 20:24:08.

What socks do people wear. Currently I just throw on whatever socks I pull out. Is there a certain kind of sock I should be wearing. I see a lot of people wearing socks up their calf. Is this something I should be wearing?

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/hypeboyyo on 2023-09-26 21:03:03.

Usually they put their hand down, palm facing outside as if they want to give you a high five. Is that how roadies say hi to each other when they see another cyclist?

For me, I'm too worried about doing the same thing because I fell down a few times while trying to ride and balance with just one hand. Would a quick nod be fine when someone does the hand gesture? I don't want to come off as rude lol

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/Possible-Armadillo68 on 2023-09-26 16:54:13.

As the title says, how do I do it?? I've been cycling since I was 10 years old, 36 years ago. I have a range of bikes, from high end road bike to mtb to emtb. I have an indoor trainer and I live in an area that was good enough to be part of the Tour de France in 2014 as well as the Worlds in 2019.

Yet, I cannot convince myself to actually get out on the bike! I want to be fitter, I want to start racing again, I want to lose weight...I just cant seem to motivate myself.

How do you all do it??

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The original was posted on /r/cycling by /u/hypeboyyo on 2023-09-26 16:06:28.

I ride about 20-30 mi everyday and a little more on weekends. I have a road bike and it's a bit dry where I live.

When I asked a question about degreasing/lubing my bike, I got a ton of different answers - didn't think that cleaning a bike would be so complicated lol

So the question comes down to what kind of lube do I need to use? I heard that web lube is for rainy condition so I won't be using that, but what exactly is a dry lube then? Aren't all lubes wet? Because they're oil... so it's going to be... wet... so I'm a bit confused.

And how is waxing different from dry lube?