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There are still leaves on the trees.

After I retired from racing, I rode a compact crank (50/34) and an 11-28 or 11-30 cassette when I was living in a hilly area. A typical ride would be 60-70 miles with 5,000+ feet of climbing. Most of that was rolling, but it was not hard to spin out the 50-11 on a long descent. It depends on how...

Of course not. Every rider is different, whether they pin a number on or not. That was my point.

All it takes is motivation and discipline. It's great to have you back. It will be tempting to keep doing what you are doing, working on increasing power and endurance at the same time. However, if you keep going that way, you will hit a wall, have a setback, and get discouraged. You should...

This conversation is amusing. How large 2x front chainrings can be used depends on the gearset. Limits can be pushed (B screw) but shifting suffers. The most common large chainring set I've seen is 40/54 with an 11-34 cassette. That's at the limit of Dura-Ace Di2. The World Tour guys running...

But the outcomes are strikingly similar.

He said that he got 40km and 1500+ meters of climbing on the 800Wh battery in 100% Turbo mode. That's a lot of battery, but also a lot of range. What surprised me was the number and type of sensors that come with this DU, and the plethora of data that they produce. I see it as a work in...

Excellent review.

A number of states handed out CDL's with minimal vetting and testing. These drivers have a license, but they don't know how to drive or read road signs.

Rim width is also a factor for true tire cross section width. A 40mm on a wide rim may measure 45mm.

I'm not going to get into politics here, however my view differs from yours. You are correct that the US gave away manufacturing, and profits did increase, but it's not like the US was the only country moving manufacturing to the Far East (not just China). It was a worldwide shift, and you had...

True, but climbs in races are rarely at a static pace. It's attack after attack after attack. Conserving energy is important, but if others are attacking, you can't. Losing position before the descent can cost you the race.

In the past few years, a handful of analog bike riders have been crushed to death in greater Boston from right-turning trucks. They saw the rider, they passed the rider, cut them off and ran over them, and then pleaded that they never saw them. Security cameras proved otherwise, but they are...

Two mountain ranges for eastbound weather to cross?

I don't know about that. My focus on these brands started in the late 70's, early 80's. At the time, Suntour Superbe was about the same quality as Nuovo Record. Yes, Superbe had Super Record features, but they weren't executed as well as Super Record. That's been my experience, and I've raced...

f*ck Lance.

Scientific study has a place but did anyone ask a top level cyclist why they stand while riding?

So some riders in a video lead you to a universal conclusion? Do you fully understand the anatomy involved in climbing and why seated and standing each have their important places? Sheesh.

I don't ride at dusk due to low vision, so all of my rides finish with the sun up. This was taken shortly after I showered up and drove down for cocktails at the beach.

True, but none of those things consume energy like AI. Not even close.