Welcome to Two Spoke! The forum and community for all types of cyclists and bike enthusiasts. Forums, industry news, reviews, training tips, meetups, and more. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:58:26 +0000 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:58:26 +0000 Two Spoke - The Road Cycling & Mountain Biking Resource https://www.twospoke.com/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:50:38 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/joke-thread.48/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/joke-thread.48/ invalid@example.com (spencer) spencer

An 80-year-old man went to his doctor for his annual checkup. The doctor asks him how he's feeling. The 80-year-old says, "I've never felt better. I have an 18-year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think about that?"

The doctor considers his question for a minute . and says, "I have a friend who is an avid hunter and never misses a season. One day when he was going out in a bit of a hurry, he accidentally picked up his umbrella...

Joke Thread]]> 2836 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:49:27 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/i-was-just-thinking.7869/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/i-was-just-thinking.7869/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643 Shaved. helmets, locked up, clipped in, what should I buy, rules, fast, slow, my rights ~finger waving, what bike is best, post ride, stretching, C.F., ti, beer or bourbon, coffee or Red Bull, Did the Mayans really get the calendar thing right?, road-MTB, to cold, is a ebike really a bicycle?, ride by HR or cadence? Latex or Buytl, iPhone or Droid, North or South, retirement...does that really exist for the average person anymore?, Facebook or twitter?, Is a speed limit...

I was just thinking...]]> 4790 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:10:08 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/2019-two-spoke-challenge-100-000-kms.19348/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/2019-two-spoke-challenge-100-000-kms.19348/ invalid@example.com (fpl1) fpl1 612 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:37:15 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/did-you-ride-today.9244/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/did-you-ride-today.9244/ invalid@example.com (John_V) John_V
I'll start:

34 miles today. Good temps and humidity and a very crowded, but still flooded, MUP.]]> 16445 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 23:45:28 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/its-5-oclock-somewhere-the-beer-and-more-thread-ii.12898/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/its-5-oclock-somewhere-the-beer-and-more-thread-ii.12898/ invalid@example.com (Dblscotch) Dblscotch I have been searching for a place to post all my latest news. But without the beer thread, I got nothing!! So here's what I've been up to: my dad turns eighty in August so the hubby is brewin up a batch or two for a big blow out we'll be having for him. Here is the label:]]> 7080 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:58:25 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/your-most-recent-purchase-pic-required.10481/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/your-most-recent-purchase-pic-required.10481/ invalid@example.com (Nigal) Nigal


]]> 6545 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 00:52:27 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/pics-from-our-rides.5841/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/pics-from-our-rides.5841/ invalid@example.com (Xela) Xela
Here is a pic from tonight's ride. This is very close to where I work and part of a usual after work loop. And yes, the weather was as nice as it looks in the pic. 72 degrees, clear skies, and winds of only about 10 mph. :thumbsup:

This picture shows the fields where the Battle of Prairie Grove took place during...

Pics from Our Rides]]> 3677 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:37:41 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/post-a-photo-you-have-taken.44/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/post-a-photo-you-have-taken.44/ invalid@example.com (frenchie) frenchie 4533 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:12:24 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/suck-on-some-silca-ti.19810/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/suck-on-some-silca-ti.19810/ invalid@example.com (kneedrachen) kneedrachen
https://bikerumor.com/2019/12/06/si...ng-straws-for-your-high-performance-beverage/]]> 7 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:15:31 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/zwift-usmes-turn-it-up-tuesday.19776/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/zwift-usmes-turn-it-up-tuesday.19776/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643 @Hazy will be riding. Come join us 7:40 PM - Eastern 11-19


View attachment 43090]]> 14 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:03:44 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/anyone-ever-use-a-bike-taxi.19812/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/anyone-ever-use-a-bike-taxi.19812/ invalid@example.com (The Original Bike Taxi) The Original Bike Taxi Www.theoriginalbiketaxi.com

Tours, SAG Vehicle, taxi service and much more.]]> 6 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:38:16 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/new-bike-day.19788/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/new-bike-day.19788/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643 @Hazy was all excited and sent me this video he was so happy and proud!
]]> 2 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:01:24 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/clean-or-better-eating.19808/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/clean-or-better-eating.19808/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643
Eat Clean: Italian Style Tomato + Avocado Chopped Salad!




Ingredients

• 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or quartered
• 2 ripe avocados, diced
• 1 large English cucumber, halved and sliced...

Clean or better eating]]> 4 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 02:19:47 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/i-use-translate.19804/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/i-use-translate.19804/ invalid@example.com (itawaign) itawaign 2 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:36:50 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/cycling-memes.17139/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/cycling-memes.17139/ invalid@example.com (fpl1) fpl1 1287 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:16:35 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/a-gruesome-reminder-of-why-your-bike-has-bar-end-plugs-article-from-bike-radar.19802/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/a-gruesome-reminder-of-why-your-bike-has-bar-end-plugs-article-from-bike-radar.19802/ invalid@example.com (lectrichead) lectrichead
Oh, and this is one of those things that you don't want to read if you are faint of heart or have just eaten, I may have dry-heaved a little after reading this myself - https://www.bikeradar.com/news/teenager-degloves-penis/]]> 10 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:44:07 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/waterprof-riding-jackets.19806/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/waterprof-riding-jackets.19806/ invalid@example.com (bikebum1975) bikebum1975 5 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 07:13:46 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/augmented-reality-training.19350/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/augmented-reality-training.19350/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643
I know @RidesAlot uses another one that he likes, one which I had at one point but deleted.

So if you're looking for another option or feel Zwift is to "game ish" take a look at this. It's in public beta and the augmented reality looks to be in private beta.

Rouvy uses augmented...

Augmented reality training]]> 6 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 06:40:05 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/music.4217/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/music.4217/ invalid@example.com (funetical) funetical
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTFjVm9sTQ]YouTube - Radiohead - House of Cards[/ame]]]> 831 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 03:52:20 +0000 https://www.twospoke.com/threads/got-some-time-to-kill-chains-chains-chains.19798/ https://www.twospoke.com/threads/got-some-time-to-kill-chains-chains-chains.19798/ invalid@example.com (rola643) rola643 Kerin subjected 31 models of chain to his motorised Tacx Neo torture chamber, keeping the lube (White Lightning Epic Ride, previously tested to be a poor and abrasive lube) and contamination controlled, all while measuring chain wear along the way. In all he clocked a combined 80,000 km of simulated riding. Each chain was tested at least twice (53 links at a time), matched with a half-length of Shimano Ultegra control chain each time. And yes, that control chain proved repeatably stable,...

Got some time to kill? Chains, chains, chains]]> 16