u/Divergee5 — reddlx

Climber display ribbon

Hey y’all

I wanted some help understanding the bottom ribbon of the climb view. Is the absolute bottom-left (circled in pink) representative of one’s position at the climb or where precisely am I supposed to visualize myself? The attached image graphic is suggestive based on how the elevation curves colours and ribbons colors match but that doesn’t necessarily confirm ones position.

thanks

(photo courtesy of DC Rainmaker, hope he doesn’t mind me borrowing it)

u/Divergee5 — 13 days ago

▲ 34 r/peloton

Campagnolo sells minority stake to Pinarello owner Ivan Glasenberg

Glasenbergs investment arm acquires minority stake in Campagnolo

Billionaire Ivan Glasenberg (owner of Pinarello via Spac SA) has acquired a minority stake in Campagnolo to help fund its push into electronic and connected groupsets. The Campagnolo family retains majority control and Italian production. This could be a significant lifeline for Campagnolo, and on a personal note I hope it helps them to maintain as much manufacturing in Europe as possible, which is an USP to some customers in the premium segment.

Source: TOUR Magazin

u/Divergee5 — 1 month ago

▲ 4 r/bodyboarding+1 crossposts

Adult beginner, one trip a year - which way to go?

hey y’all!

I want to enjoy my time in the water. That is the whole goal. I am trying to make a pragmatic decision about how to get there, not chase a version of surfing that does not fit my life.

My circumstances:

I get one to two weeks a year in Peniche, Portugal. It is a family holiday, not a surf trip, so kids and family time come first. What I can realistically do is book a one hour lesson on several days, which does at least give me some consecutive water time rather than a single scattered session.

Locally I have nothing. I am on a Baltic coast where the only option is a rocky, cold, windswell-dependent beach about an hour away. It works a handful of days a year, needs a strong onshore blow, gets crowded on the days it does work, and needs a 6/5 with boots and gloves in the season it actually breaks. Not somewhere you learn, at least that is my feeling. The circumstances don’t make it too inviting to me - then I rather go for a bike ride or trail run!

So I have been stuck at total beginner level for 3 years since I first got on a board (with coaches!). A year passes between sessions and I lose most of what I had. I manage to get on waves every year, be it at the end of the first session or intermittently on the 3/4th day of private lessons.

Last trip, my one good moment was standing up and riding a wave, right at the end when I was already wrecked. What ruined the rest of the session was the paddle out. I am 80+ kg on a big beginner board, and getting back outside after every failed pop up ate all my energy. This part literally kills me. Impossible to duck dive the board, which feels like a big bus. It’s carried back by the wave oftentimes and I have to start over. I am a cyclist, so I have legs and no shoulders, which is partly why bodyboarding started to appeal. Fins, easy duck dives, more waves.

I went into a local shop to ask about exactly that. The clerk pushed back and suggested a 6'8 instead. His view was that everyone struggles through whitewater, that even experienced surfers blow duck dives, and that I would have more fun on a surfboard in the end. He thought a 6’8 could be something in-between.

That left me conflicted, hence the post.

My questions:

- With a few days a year and no continuity, is standup still a realistic path or am I signing up for a decade of beginner sessions?

- Is bodyboarding the sensible pragmatic choice here, or would I regret giving up on standing?

- Is there any reason not to just own both cheaply and pick by the day? (I don’t feel that would be pragmatic!)

- And if standup, what would you actually put an 87 kg beginner on?

Anyone been in this position as an adult with limited trips? What did you end up doing?

thanks.

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u/Divergee5 — 1 month ago

▲ 2 r/bikewrench

Hutchinson Fusion 5 (Gridskin) - small casing cut, replace?

Hi all,

Hutchinson Fusion 5 with the 2021 Gridskin casing, under 2000km. Two things I’m unsure about:

A small 1-2mm cut that goes through the casing, visible from inside the tyre. (image 1 & 2)
Gridskin mesh debonding in one spot on the sidewall. (image 3 & 4)

I run tubes. Is the through-casing cut worth replacing the tyre over, or minor enough to keep riding? The debonding I assume is cosmetic but happy to be told otherwise. Slight cracking dry rot but the tire feels grippy and supple.

Thanks!

u/Divergee5 — 3 months ago

▲ 1 r/bikewrench

Hutchinson Fusion 5 (2021 “Gridskin”) - dry rot plus a small casing tear, replace or ride on?

Hi all,

Hutchinson Fusion 5 with the 2021 “Gridskin” casing, under 2000km since 2021. Did 250km in the rain last weekend, grippy and rolled well.

There’s minor dry rot / surface crazing on the tread, which I’m treating as cosmetic. Two things I want a read on:

Some Gridskin debonding at the production cut edge, and a few spots where small bits of sidewall rubber have flaked out of the mesh cells.
A small 1-2mm tear that goes through the casing, visible from inside the tyre.

I run tubes.

Is the through-casing tear worth swapping out for, or minor enough to keep riding

Last photo is Hutchinson’s manufacturing process showing the casing layers, for context on the construction.

Thanks!

u/Divergee5 — 3 months ago

▲ 2 r/bikewrench

Rust on Promax brakes

hello

ive taken and cleaned these Promax RC469 brakes off a bike. they were initially slightly worse looking before applying rust remover, and this is what they look like after two rounds if treatment (it was sprayed on and left for ~3 min at a time).

the springs feel tense still.

is the remaining rust anything to worry about?
what kind of lube is recommended for the springs and pivot points?

ps. If good to use I’ll of course switch for new brake pads!

thanks

u/Divergee5 — 4 months ago

▲ 2 r/bikewrench

What kind of brake shoes do I need?

Hi all,

I picked up a used Merida Ride 88 (2011 I think). It won't be my main bike, more of a second/summer bike, but I want to sort a few components and the brakes are first on the list.

The brakes are unbranded (photos attached) and currently have one-piece nutted pads: a molded pad on a threaded stud, held by a nut through the brake arm, rather than a cartridge holder. There's also some surface rust on the springs and hardware, which I don't think is an issue?

My question is what replacement pads to get. Kool-Stops get great reviews but they're ~€15 a pair, so ~€30 front and rear. Shimano cartridge pads (R55C3/C4), the complete holder-plus-insert type. Not sure they fit though?

The thing nagging me: Kool Stop pads alone cost ~€30 for two pairs. A new pair of Claris dual-pivot calipers is only ~€45, and those might be a mechanical upgrade over my existing brakes (not certain though). They use the same R50T2 brake shoes that Sora and Tiagra brakes do, so i don't see any reason for why Sora or Tiagra would be preferred (tiny price difference). It is only from 105 that you get R55C4 cartridge pads, so I'm not sure the caliper swap actually improves braking unless I buy better pads on top.

So, two specific questions:

Will The Kool Stops (which kind?) or Shimano R55C3/C4 cartridge pad holders fit the existing calipers on this bike?
For a second bike on alloy rims, would you spend ~€30 on "great" pads for the calipers I have, or ~€45 on Claris dual-pivots and upgrade the pads later?

Thanks!

u/Divergee5 — 4 months ago