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I was just thinking

54K views 802 replies 19 participants last post by  MilesR 
#1 ·
So it looks like something happened to the original thread and I have the site owners looking into it. I messaged them last Friday and just got a response late Sunday afternoon.

In the meantime we'll have to use this and if the original can be found or recovered they can be merged.

I would ask this time that it not be another meme thread which isn't to say none but it had turned into a bit FB landing zone for memes.
 
#778 ·
I'm not sure exactly what to think of this, except that it might amuse the community: I have a later generation Apple watch which samples ambient sound, among other things. I was surprised and more than a little amused to realize that since I bought my Surly Ice Cream Truck with its 4.8" diameter aggro-tread Bud and Lou tires, I've triggered a 'high dB warning' on the watch for 90+dB each and every time I've exceeded 30mph, whether riding pavement or dirt.

I've had the bike for less than 300mi at this point, but there are a lot of hills in CO. I've found low 30mph speeds more frequently than I expected, if never for long at any one time. A 5% grade and some effort will work wonders up to about 33mph. Ditto an 8% grade and a bit less effort, though the top speed remains comparable. 90+dB from tire hum. Even on dirt. That's fun.
 
#794 ·
Well, sh!t. After years of perceiving Strava as a roadie-only kind of deal, I've had occasion to join it anyway. It's early days and I'm just using the free version, but it seems to offer a lot. D@mmit :unsure:. Lots of bike options, even if I'm sure most roadies would scoff or find themselves outright nauseated by my categorization of my two recumbent bikes as 'road bikes', 1.5" diameter tires and all :eek::D. Hardened MTB types might also be offended by my characterization of my Surly Ice Cream Truck as an MTB. If there was a fat bike category, I'd use it.

I'm a longtime RideWithGPS fan, but must admit that Strava seems to offer some cool features. I like its free analytics better than RWGPS or the Gaia GPS app, though the latter's full version offers better maps than Strava's free version. Not a fair comparison, except I do like Strava's free analytics better than Gaia's subscription version of the same. Strava also offers a lot more 'native' activities. Garmin may have more, but only if you have one of their watches, which I don't. I love my Edge 510, but it's only really useful for cycling. I like the idea of one app for walking, hiking, cycling, skiing, stand up paddle boarding, and on and on. Ugh. It's annoying to be wrong.

Still, I joined the Two Spoke Strava club. Let's ride!
 
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