The stupid questions thread.

[Mr Crudley]

It did compromise my shifting slightly, but just found I generally didn’t need them for my riding. Will bang one back on for TransTas.

Obviously wayyyy toooooo goooood for low gears. Winning.

 

[moorey]

Obviously wayyyy toooooo goooood for low gears. Winning.

Ballarat is hilly....but not steep. 30km loop only earns you 750m of climbing. Not an Everesting destination.

 

[Dales Cannon]

Or five rounds of 100 hobos, assuming there’s no multi round discount.

Have to be a group discount surely?

 

[Minlak]

Have to be a group discount surely?

No discounts when you have a quality product - Ask Telstra

 

[rextheute]

Orrrrrrrr, No Competition .

Like Face-Book ?

 

[Dales Cannon]

Definitely no competition. Who the fuck would want to? Barriers to entry - basic human dignity.

 

[northvanguy]

That is a good question. I don't know how you can visually pick the 2 and 2.1 apart if you don't have the RS Part ID handy. They sure look the same. I'd guess you would have to pull it apart and know where the differences are.

This is what's annoying me! I can likely do the research if i could figure out what the f**k is in there without taking it out.

 

[Mr Crudley]

Ballarat is hilly....but not steep. 30km loop only earns you 750m of climbing. Not an Everesting destination.

Modesty is good quality. It is totally acceptable to shift to granny gear at the slightest sign of a hill.
'I thought I saw one,.....snick....snick........pedal fast'

 

[Cardy George]

This is what's annoying me! I can likely do the research if i could figure out what the f**k is in there without taking it out.

Still won't help. Took mine out yesterday and I still have no idea.

 

[northvanguy]

Still won't help. Took mine out yesterday and I still have no idea.

Well this is why i posted in "stupid questions" not "quick questions" .... because it's making me feel awfully stupid

 

[moorey]

Modesty is good quality. It is totally acceptable to shift to granny gear at the slightest sign of a hill.
'I thought I saw one,.....snick....snick........pedal fast'

No modesty, just no great hills or great rush.
That said, being somewhat fit for the first time in years is a nice thing.

 

[Mr Crudley]

This is what's annoying me! I can likely do the research if i could figure out what the f**k is in there without taking it out.

I hear you. They sure aren't well identified. Maybe the year of the fork might help to give an idea if it is 2 or 2.1 - like newer is mostly likely a 2.1.
Not ideal by a long shot but there aren't too many options.

 

[Mr Crudley]

No modesty, just no great hills or great rush.
That said, being somewhat fit for the first time in years is a nice thing.

All of that covid times living. I think you were in one of the better places to literally ride out a pandemic.

 

[beeb]

All of that covid times living. I think you were in one of the better places to literally ride out a pandemic.

What, even better than my paved and mostly flat local creek loop that's scenery includes the local tip, the back of several industrial estates, a major freeway interchange, some abattoirs and a petrol station? I feel slighted...

 

[moorey]

All of that covid times living. I think you were in one of the better places to literally ride out a pandemic.

I wasted lockdown. Got fat(er) and unfit(er). Was the TransTas panic that got me moving

 

[Mr Crudley]

What, even better than my paved and mostly flat local creek loop that's scenery includes the local tip, the back of several industrial estates, a major freeway interchange, some abattoirs and a petrol station? I feel slighted...

@moorey does have his local rides sorted out almost too well. I have my wet weather local loop that passes by creeks, an automotive wrecker, two suburban centres, a Buddhist temple and pretty big industrial estate too.

I have learnt to embrace it and do it on the old GT fully rigid now. It can get almost too easy on the roadie. Does make me feel better if I can ride it a few times per week though.

 

[Mr Crudley]

I wasted lockdown. Got fat(er) and unfit(er). Was the TransTas panic that got me moving

The threat of being left towards the end of the pack is good motivation. Hang onto that fitness

 

[northvanguy]

I hear you. They sure aren't well identified. Maybe the year of the fork might help to give an idea if it is 2 or 2.1 - like newer is mostly likely a 2.1.
Not ideal by a long shot but there aren't too many options.

It's a warranty game... SRAM replaced under warranty but not sure what they put in (fork had an old RC when it went in, now has RCT3)

 

[Mr Crudley]

It's a warranty game... SRAM replaced under warranty but not sure what they put in (fork had an old RC when it went in, nowhas RCT3)

I see. I'm betting on it being a 2.1 given that it is new from SRAM.

 

[northvanguy]

I see. I'm betting on it being a 2.1 given that it is new from SRAM.

That would be my guess too.... who knows.