The Heckle Report
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The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
What was he running? A Schwinn Varsity???
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
You know, my bike is a Diamondback.
rsinger814
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Most fun on a bike in a while! No OTB were served!
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
This weekend RULED.
Headed up to the valley for some KÜDÜ team time, met Alex in Clio in person finally and had two amazing rides. Saturday was a tour of the Hampton's, north/south/east - and Sunday was the NEBRA August Adventure ride which consisted of a ton of great dirt and generally amazing Pioneer Valley roads. We ended up doing a hybrid of the 70 and 45 mile routs which worked out to a nice 59 miler.
Also, NEW BIKE DAY!
Yes it's a double, yes it has an 11-32 and yes it's canti. This is cross base mode, I'm told race mode will be 1x with a 42T wolf tooth and an XT derailleur via Tanpan adapter. I gotta say for yesterday's ride the 32T was greatly appreciated!
The bike felt great! Descended sketchy gravel really nice, and was super stiff climbing which I really enjoyed.
VERY excited to start the racing - a couple fotoz from yesterday.
Sat https://www.strava.com/activities/666881126 lost some data
Sun https://www.strava.com/activities/668123484
Headed up to the valley for some KÜDÜ team time, met Alex in Clio in person finally and had two amazing rides. Saturday was a tour of the Hampton's, north/south/east - and Sunday was the NEBRA August Adventure ride which consisted of a ton of great dirt and generally amazing Pioneer Valley roads. We ended up doing a hybrid of the 70 and 45 mile routs which worked out to a nice 59 miler.
Also, NEW BIKE DAY!
Yes it's a double, yes it has an 11-32 and yes it's canti. This is cross base mode, I'm told race mode will be 1x with a 42T wolf tooth and an XT derailleur via Tanpan adapter. I gotta say for yesterday's ride the 32T was greatly appreciated!
The bike felt great! Descended sketchy gravel really nice, and was super stiff climbing which I really enjoyed.
VERY excited to start the racing - a couple fotoz from yesterday.
Sat https://www.strava.com/activities/666881126 lost some data
Sun https://www.strava.com/activities/668123484
Brakes have a look?
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
Me too.
Mainly because I'm still wrestling with the question of doing another year on cantis and old faithful aluminum, or finally succumbing to the disc/through axle/possibly plastic bike thing.
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
Dry canti game on the road/gravel was fine, even braking exclusively from the hoods. I had one moment where more bite would have been nice (as I was doing 35 down a wall into a T intersection) but I'm still alive.
Hell, I brake too much anyway so maybe Canti's are going to make me faster.
@ChrisG @pearl
Brakes totally have a look. I think canti's do look 'meaner' though I do appreciate the clean fork crown look of a disc bike.
@UtahJoe
Hell, I brake too much anyway so maybe Canti's are going to make me faster.
@ChrisG @pearl
Brakes totally have a look. I think canti's do look 'meaner' though I do appreciate the clean fork crown look of a disc bike.
@UtahJoe
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
you have eyes right? do the 80s mustangs look better than the 60s mustangs?
they both have rear drum brakes minus the SVOs
Sorry bro but look at that pic of you again up there. It's like the Diet Coke of mean. Just 1 calorie, not mean enough.
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
REG'D FOR GLOUCESTER!
Oh man.
Oh man.
The Heckler
You bring new meaning to the term SUCK
Last night after my actual ride was over and I was coming through Morristown at hyper chill pace I got bit by a shark.
Well. It looks like it anyway.
In a total mental lapse coming away from the light in front of Marty's I thought I was clipped in (wasn't) slipped of my pedal and blasted my right ankle with my chain ring.
5.5 cuts, one is really deep but all together they look like a shark bite.
With that incident, I've decided to name my Kindhuman KÜDÜ CX bike 'Ripster' after a protagonist from the popular 1994-1995 animated series "Street Sharks."
Well. It looks like it anyway.
In a total mental lapse coming away from the light in front of Marty's I thought I was clipped in (wasn't) slipped of my pedal and blasted my right ankle with my chain ring.
5.5 cuts, one is really deep but all together they look like a shark bite.
With that incident, I've decided to name my Kindhuman KÜDÜ CX bike 'Ripster' after a protagonist from the popular 1994-1995 animated series "Street Sharks."