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I had made plans to get a UDH Crux 3 frame to build up with XPLR, but it fell through. I am pivoting to ordering a frame, but it most likely will not be here until after the summer season.

For now I might as well take the mechanical GRX off of one of my gravel bikes, and upgrade it to the E1 shifters paired with a non UDH RD.

I wouldn't mind trying out a mullet setup. What would be the best bang for the buck Eagle RD to put onto a non UDH frame?

Or should I just go with d2 Rival/Force. I have a lot of elevation near me so range is appreciated.

I would like to get a bike for the summer season, but I am nervous to order because I am going out of town for a while towards the end of August.

Are there any brands that can reliably deliver a bike within a few weeks?

I have the opportunity to buy one of the really nice frame only colorway Crux DSW with Di2 for a bargain price. I would move the Di2 to another bike, and install Rival E1 on the Crux.

I am waffling if I want another aluminum bike to compliment my Diverge e5, or if I want to go carbon.

It is pretty hard to find objective reviews, especially one comparing the aluminum to the carbon model.

Anyone have experience with the Crux DSW.

I love my Kickr bike, but I live in a tiny house, and it takes up way too much room. During the winter it is justified, as I am on it a few times per week, but during the summer it is just sitting there

I don't need the most super accurate training data, just need basic Rouvy compatibility. I am wondering if it would be a huge downgrade for a casual indoor cyclist?

I have a long tour on the horizon with a LOT of climbing. In the past I have gone the loaded up pannier route, and I am still partial to the rear rack, and pannier setup. However I have paid the price for this in the past with some climbs in France almost making the bike do a wheelie up the hills.

So for this trip my plan so far is

Rear of bike

Ortleib quick rack with either 1 pannier backpack or 2 small panniers.

Small duffel bag strapped to top of rack with flip flops, and outer rain layer. This will also be expandable for extra water/food as needed. If I go with the 2 panniers this bag will also allow me to take them off and carry them up to the accommodations.

Inside of the rear bags will be a second cycling kit, and 2 changes of light weight street clothes.

Center of bike

1l top tube bag with nutrition tools, and battery bank.

2l frame bag with 360 camera, and all the cords need for the trip, plus spares for the bike.

Abus Bordo lite loch bolted to bottom boss.

These are all mostly in stone, still playing around with the rear a bit. My main conundrum is front of the bike. Should I go

A: 2 relatively small fork bags 2-3l each

B: 1 Relatively large bar bag.

I intend to keep either option as empty as possible, and only use them for overflow, and to balance out the bike on big climbing days. I really detest having a lot of weight swinging around on the front, as I hate the sensation of slow steering, and it makes m feel out of control on descents.

My plan is to do this trip as minimal weight as possible as there will be lots of clims, and my SO will be on an ebike leaving me in the dust. We all know how that goes though, and you tend to acquire crap along the way.

I am worried that adding all these bags will make the bike much heavier even when it is unloaded.

Ended up winning an auction for Rival E1, complete group with my preferred size (170mm) cranks for $1100 shipped. It was a bit of a rash decision since my current bike doesn't have UDH, and none of my wheels have SRAM hubs.

Debating what to do. I think I am leaning towards selling off my current fleet, and building up a new gravel bike. What I am looking for is something with a relatively high stack, racy geometry and 45mm+ of tire clearance. Under $2000 is the budget for frame, bars and seatpost.

Nice to haves would be down tube storage, and bike packing mounts.

So far I am thinking Tavelo.Grow, or Light Carbon LCR018d.

Any other bikes I should be considering?

I recently picked up my first pair of cargo bibs, and honestly there is no going back for me. Having the option to put my phone on my legs, and even to ride in something besides a jersey is a total game changer for me.

I can now totally empathize with women who have suffered with pocketless dresses lol.

I have a whole closet rack of regular bibs that will be relegated to short rides or trainer duty.

I want to get a good 4-5 pair cargo bib rotation going so that I always have a clean pair between laundry days. However shopping around the price of the cargo bibs is super high. Even if I want to start out with budget brands, and slowly add in more expensive pieces the pockets usually add 30% to the price.

Are 2 pieces of fabric sewn onto bibs really adding that much to the production costs that it is at all justified to ask for such higher prices?

Been getting out for some longer rides lately, in training for a long tour at the end of summer. Despite nice bibs, my ideal saddle, and a well fitting bike. The taint has been getting beat up after 3+ hours, and I imagine it will compound when I am doing day, after day long rides.

I am considering adding a Redshift, or Zoom precision seat post. They both seem like they are less extreme than something like a Thudbuster, but I am hoping they will take the edge off.

Have people added suspension? I f so how did it go? Worth the extra weight/expense?

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Any ideas on what is going on here?

I was super excited about the ability to place a dot with Google Maps, but the device will not calculate a route. I have also tried manually placing a dot. Same thing.

I googled the issue, and saw some old threads recommending deleting, and reinstalling the maps. That did not work.

It just updated to the latest software as I was setting up the device.

Just wanted to warn people not to order from Nomad Velo.

Their business model is worse than most of these drop shipping brands, in that the do not have stock of the items they list for sale. They take your money, then (eventually) produce your item, and only then will it begin its trip from overseas.

It has been over 1 month since I ordered, and they are spamming me with AI responses.

I am proceeding with a chargeback, and will make sure to inform as many people as possible to avoid doing business with them.

I have always been getting really inconsistent charging on my phone since new, I even feel like my 9pro XL had similar issues. Only now have a way to see what is happening. I recently bought a nice reputable charger with a screen. It has all the latest standards like PPS etc. I am using OEM cables from reputable brands. This charger is rock solid consistent with my Samsung Fold, and my company iPhone. It only ever tapers off with those devices towards the end of the charging cycle.

I have always suspected something is up because I will drop the Pixel on the charger, come back much later and the phone is only at 65 percent. Thank god the phone mostly lasts me all day because recharging it is not really possible in a timely manner.

With the Pixel 10 there are times when I am getting 37w, when the phone is 45 percent charged. Other times like right at this moment the phone is critically low, and it is sitting there at only 8w. I do have adaptive charging enabled, but it is the middle of the afternoon, and the phone indicates Fast Charging.

I have noticed there are times when powering it off will speed things up, if the screen is on it tends to always be slow, but right now The phone is powered off, and it is still only seeing 8w. This sucks because I want to be able to quickly top up like a regular phone before heading out for the evening, but at this rate it will probably be a half hour+ until I hit 50 percent.

It is summer time, but the room I am in is only 73 degrees at this moment, so it is not a heat issue.

The most frustrating thing is how random it is. Last night I dropped it on there, and it blasted up to 37w, which had the phone mostly full in 20 minutes.

Is there anything I can do to make it more reliable?