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Au contraire! I've been all over western, eastern, and southern Europe. Never once managed to lose weight. Usually the opposite — especially in Spain.

You can put lipstick on a pig and call her Monique, but it's still a pig — or McMuffin in this case.

So how much did that Gordon Ramsay Egg McMuffin with sausage set you back? Guessing about $5 at a US McDonald's these days.

I really shouldn't have answered because gearing has no connection whatsoever to this thread.

A lot of us like this graphical gearing calculator: https://www.gear-calculator.com I set it up to compare 44t and 36t chainrings on a 9-speed 11-34 cassette at an arbitrary cadence of 70 rpm. The number of rear cogs is irrelevant here, as you're only interested in the ground speeds given by...

As a gearing geek, would love to understand how they approach all the tricky trade-offs involved in gearing, say, a TdF bike for a particular rider and stage. Existing data, testing, experience, recon, and rider preferences probably all come into play. The linear spacing (1 tooth per cog) of...

One advantage of humanoid domestic robots: You can put sneakers on them to keep them from scuffing up your floors. ;^}

Other than putting a dangerous number of humans out of work, I think we have no idea where all this robotic and AI development will lead. The Great Robot Uprising could be preceded by a series of great human uprisings in part put down by robots authorized to harm humans autonomously. Good way...

Ha, you call that long-winded?

Well, I've officially stopped complaining about suiting up for every ride now. Used to jump on the bike with whatever I was wearing at the time. Quick and easy. But The Great Saddle Rash of 2025 taught me that I must wear a clean pair of padded shorts or tights without underwear on every ride...

Any suggestions? Lots of things about the peloton I still don't understand.

Others understand peloton dynamics better than I do. But maybe I can get the team part started. As I understand it, the rider most likely to bring in the greatest number of sponsor-pleasing wins, podium places, and special jerseys is designated the leader by team management — often for an...

Worth a try. Thought about that last year as the season wound down in a series of less known races.

Adelaide is currently 18.5 hrs ahead of California time. So an 11:10 am start for Stage 1 on Jan 20 there is at 4:40 pm on Jan 19 here, right? Certainly more civilized than watching EU races live from California.

Ireland looks like a teddy bear?? Maybe after a dog's gotten to it.

Generally keep ground speed under 30 mph, braking if necessary. Legs spin out at ~105 rpm, which is 31 mph in the SL's top gear of 99 gear-inches. Descents here are usually well under ½ mile, but 8-10% grades are pretty common. Coasted to 40 mph once. SL felt perfectly stable, but 30 mph is...

Yeah, I take advantage of that sometimes. Pedaling downhill in OFF also conserves battery. Best not to have a fixed policy about such things.

Interesting national self-image. But at least you got a dog in there. Never hurts to associate yourself with dogs. Most TV ads in the US show dogs now — even when the product has no conceivable canine connection.

Understood. Very familiar with all the calculations and real-world trade-offs involved in the gearing game. Yes. Wouldn't want top gear to go much below the 99 gear-inches I have now.

Yes, 40t has been the perfect compromise for my SL, old bird legs, stock 11-50t cassette, and local mix of hills and flats. If I ever decide to tackle the much longer 5-10% climbs found in the mountains east of I-15 (for example, around Palomar Mountain), I'd want to change both chainring and...