Thread: Cyclists Anonymous

Anyone ever try the Carmichael Training System videos for indoor trainers? I've been using the 4 free ones on Strava to keep me entertained while on the indoor trainer.

Thinking about dropping the $100 for all 16 videos.

I was going to buy a proper bike repair stand but it seems that my woodworking vice is just about perfect

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I was going to buy a proper bike repair stand but it seems that my woodworking vice is just about perfect

If it works, it works. Repair stands are ridiculously priced .I use my trainer to hold all my bikes while doing adjustments.

I love my local trails ��

Hi everybody.

I'm in your club
Can't say that I cycle as much as I want, but still managed to have 4-5 outstanding trips last season

Originally Posted by Arbroath

When I first started riding, I went thru no less than a dozen high end saddles trying to find the right fit.

Nothing more questions one's own manhood than a bleeding, raw to the touch, broken taint. I finally settled on an Adamo saddle, and a bought by the case—dznuts chamois cream.

That stuff works like a champ.

Specialized Fat Boy w/Ridley carbon fiber post, Eaton 35mm stem, Whisky carbon fiber forks, Raceface 800mm l, 35mm od handle bars, Ergon GP5 grips, depending on where I'm riding, I'll either use the flats that came with the bike, or some Crankbothers egg beaters.

Have anybody used brooks saddle? I put one this season, haven't tried more than few hundred kilometers but I loved them. They are heavy but comfortable

Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

I had an index problem recently. Tried everything before finally replacing the chain and solving the issue.

I had to find out the hard way SRAM sometimes manufactures brand specific groupsets. That if you break or have to replace any one part—you'll be stuck with having to get a higher end part. Now I have a super high end front shifter putting in work on an average ho-hum derailleur that only works half the time.

The irony, I'm thinking about replacing the whole groupset to a single crank. It just doesn't get any more painful.

Originally Posted by Bonbon

Have anybody used brooks saddle? I put one this season, haven't tried more than few hundred kilometers but I loved them. They are heavy but comfortable

I did, they're nice and all and I like the clip in bag accessory—but a Brooks saddle was one of the fist saddles to chafe my taint. I think of them more like they're angry rapists than comfortable saddles. I ought to revisit the Brooks though. I say that, but then I think of all the hurt and . . . .

I think for the price—and the weight, Fi'zi k's Kurve Bull, as far as universal mountain biking saddles go, is the most bang for your buck, billy bad ass saddle—especially because of its rails—and it also has a clip in bag accessory. On the other hand, the most taint friendly saddle to date that I've found, Adamo's Peak—it takes the taint out of the equation all together—has been my go to downhill saddle.