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  1. ratz

    Garmin alternatives- Wahoo, anyone?

    Yeah forth and fith wire need to be connected. And the correct resistor has to be inline to get 2.1amp charging on dc. Most target stores carry the garmin car unit micro usb for $15 that will work. Many many cheap sub are 3 or 4 wire only. Thickness of cable is sometimes an indicator. Our...
  2. ratz

    Suggestions for a new bike carrier

    Yeah I was thinking that too but don't they have just one dirt road between each major city?:rolleyes:
  3. ratz

    silvio 1.0 derailleur hanger poor fit issue

    All you need to build a bike is a rubber mallet and a file. my two favorite tools. :confused:
  4. ratz

    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    Yeah that's pretty spot on; there was an article last year in velo about more riders forgoing the traditional Grains and Rice in favor of cleaner burning carbs. Keto hasn't not much traction there; younger bodies more resilient engines; capable of handling more abuse, then the old guys moving...
  5. ratz

    Sore back V20

    @JOSEPHWEISSERT and @Eric Winn are the closet people on the map. Don't ask me how I know; it's a super power...... or maybe Olde told me in an email his general area of roaming.
  6. ratz

    The current Silvio S30?

    Drink a beer get light-headed go up hill faster; problem solved right?
  7. ratz

    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    Traditional base training trains you to burn fat; you have to build that aerobic base first. Interval training teachs you to stack glucose burning on top of the fat burning; you train this second. You can base train forever; daily just like doing sit-ups; only the boredom can kill you; great...
  8. ratz

    Website suggestions for educating self re: Rotor Q rings

    Triples can be fitted if you carefully select a Shimano Drive Train; there are members here that can help with the details. For Double and QRings. Here's a baseline summary of a good solution. Get a 110 BCD Crank Use Q34 or Q36 for your little ring; or a QXL36 For big ring get a Q50,Q52 or...
  9. ratz

    Garmin alternatives- Wahoo, anyone?

    1) Don't Mess with the RFLKT too much hassle; If you really want one I can set you up with a free one to try from by junk bin. 2) Forget that USB/Bluetooth Garmin stuff syncing models. 3) Get a Garmin 520, 820 (brand new) or a 1000. All of them use Wifi to upload 4) Ticked with Garmin get the...
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    Suggestions for a new bike carrier

    You kind of have to drop the F Series from any "road" analysis. You see a lot of them on the road but not at the rate the sales figures suggest. The reason is there is still a large density of Farmers in the country more than you'd be led to believe by any news or movie with an agenda. The F...
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    The current Silvio S30?

    Compound matters for sure; the Schwalbe Pro One is an amazing all around tire. Just to come back to the original topic. I was changing out the gearing on the V20's last night in prep for the Portland retreat; I added 4.1 gear inches to the low end; that's a lot; then I went out to the 12% hill...
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    Q ring upgrade - Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh......

    Ok that was fun and easy. The QXL 50A arrived and so did the QXL 36T and the 11-30T Cassette. Off to the secret lair I went.... Popped off the Q52 and QXL38 and installed the QXL52/36 combo. Zero front Derailleur adjustment was needed. The Max Diameter on the Q52 is 54T and the Max diameter...
  13. ratz

    Uh oh...V20 back in stock!

    Nice; Working on making 2 Quest 451's into gravel grinders right now; just need the wheel to get here.
  14. ratz

    The current Silvio S30?

    Fix is a funny word; you don't really fix something that's not broken. The bike has certain design characterics; one of them is it's fwd; and the front wheel will have have to pull the bike up hill versus push it. That has traction implications; but only at the extremes. Like anything else...
  15. ratz

    Suggestions for a new bike carrier

    Well for anyone; dragging a disc wheel or deep rim wheel behind the car is probably not in the best interest of the wheel or the gas mileage.
  16. ratz

    Q ring upgrade - Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh......

    It's a Purple Unicorn they do really exist in 50T I was half expecting to get a mis labeled Aero Ring Standard.
  17. ratz

    Uh oh...V20 back in stock!

    You'll get use to it whispering in your ear to go faster, cause you know you want to..... Coming off the V2/K do the drills like a newbie; you should be able to blow through them in no time. Let your brain acknowledge the differences. Anyone can ride a speed; but at 4 mph you really don't want...
  18. ratz

    Suggestions for a new bike carrier

    We've got the Saris 2 and 4 and they both work well. The 4 is supper heavy but great for longer trips if you have a larger receiver hitch
  19. ratz

    Portland Cruzbike retreat

    crap I better start tapering now. We can bring a quest for you to ride so the rest of us on V20's can keep up.
  20. ratz

    Chain WAXing (yes it's that easy) - and other mysteries of this art!

    Just swirling my chain back and forth abut twice and it goes opaque black. no blender needed.
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