u/shirhouetto

I got this older gen bike as my first road bike. As a relatively new cyclist (started 10 months ago), I didn't pay much attention to the components of my bike until I joined a casual cycling club and started noticing that my bike is a bit different. My bike has rim breaks, has 25C tires, and an 11-28T cassette. This is how I knew that my bike is from an older generation of bikes.

During our group rides, I can keep up most of the time especially on flats but I'm getting dropped on rolling hills with steep (15-20%) climbs. I am painstakingly grinding with my lightest gear ratio (34:28) when ascending these hills.

I wonder whether if my older just bike can't keep up with modern bikes or if my legs are just not strong enough.

Edit: Thanks for the responses. I think I will get a bigger cassette when I get a new bike in a few years. For now, I think my legs are just not strong enough and I need to upgrade it through training.

Newbie to MyWhoosh (and indoor training). Do you guys use MyWhoosh integrated virtual shifting? or do you prefer using traditional shifting using your rear derailleur?

I tried virtual shifting and it's kind of iffy. Whenever I shift gear virtually, I sort of feel nothing or it sort of feels like a slow transitional gear shift as opposed to the abrupt feel of a traditional shift.

Congratulations to Hanjin Brion for being the 1st team to qualify for the Demacia Cup Global Invitation 2026 after losing to BNK Fearx at LCK 2026 Season Play-ins.

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If T1 and DK wins Round 1 of Playoffs, GEN will surely not pick T1 in Round 2.

GEN then gets reversed swept by 2020 Showmaker and gets sent to the lower bracket.

T1 gets goomba stomped by GEN in the lower bracket and qualifies for Worlds as 4th seed.

I grew tired of asking and answering someone for the nth time through chats. The connection does not feel authentic especially when I have "talked" to someone more through chats than I have talked to them in real life.

Among my circle of friends, I can confidently say that about 95% of the conversation I have ever had with them is done in real life (or through calls since we hang around Discord a lot).

Is it even possible to find a genuine encounter?

I'm looking for a parking spot in Poblacion where I can park up to past midnight. I heard Century Mall parking is good for this, but I also heard that this new steel parking spot beside it is also good.

Any bets between these two? Or are there better spots?

TIA.

SKT or T1 has always reached Semi-finals in the Knockout stage of any international event that they have participated in.

Tomorrow, they will lose to HLE and will get dropped in the Quarterfinals for the first time since the organization's existence.

Faker has now a complete record of losing in the finals, losing in semis, and losing in quarters, at international events.

Due to seeding regulations, CBLOL seed and LCP seed1 are playing directly at MSI main stage.

At Play-ins; we have LCK seed2, LCS seed2, LEC seed2, and LCP seed2.

In a hypothetical situation: LCK seed2 and LCS seed2 are instead seeded directly to play at MSI main stage, and CBLOL seed and LCP seed1 are seeded at Play-ins.

Who would come out off Play-ins at this hypothetical situation? Would it be a guaranteed stomp to victory from either CBLOL seed or LCP seed1? Or does LEC seed2 makes it out?

How to commute from MakatidMed in Makati to Tiendesitas in Pasig?

How to commute from Tiendesitas in Pasig to MakatiMed in Makati?

LCK seems to have four seeds for this year's EWC and GEN is already qualified because they are the reigning EWC champions. T1 qualified recently after becoming the EWC Qualifiers champion.

The two remaining seeds are for the Road to MSI champion and EWC Qualifiers runner-up.

If GEN wins Road to MSI, does the Road to MSI runner-up take the extra seed?

If T1 wins Road to MSI, does the EWC Qualifiers 3rd-place take the extra seed?

The seller and I agreed to do a meet-up at a mall to do the transaction. I'm a newbie in doing these 2nd hand purchases since I only usually buy at stores where you can pay digitally.

The seller insists we do the transaction in cash and his reasoning is that "since we're meeting up anyway, let's do cash".

I'm not sure if there's something I'm missing or if there's anything fishy. Is there a catch? Is this a scam?

Edit: The trade was done. They're an old couple selling their bike to fund their son's medication. Even gave me their bike tools.

Frame

Trinx M600 elite 27.5

Trinx m600 elite stock front suspension

Cockpit

Uno handlebar

Uno adpro stem

Shimano Deore M6100 12s shifters

Shimano Mt-200 hydraulic brake levers

Rockbros grips

After market spacers bolts and caps!!

Drive train

Shimano Mt-200 hydraulic brakes

Shimano Deore M6100 12speed rd

Shimano Deore chain

Sunshine cassete 11-46T

Racework aspire hollow tech crankset 34t 1x

Racework bottom bracket

The project pedals

Brakes

Shimano Hydraulic Mt-200 brakes front and rear

Sram centerline 160mm disc brake rotors

Wheelset

Trinx double wall alloy 27.5 rims

Maxxis recon race tires

Tanke th390 hubs front and rear (qr)

Blackcat interior

Alloy spokes and nipples

Seat

Trinx saddle

AMC seatpost

Tanke clamp

Just got a Van Rysel helmet that's MIPS certified as it has the yellow Mips sticker strapped on it.

I want to remove the sticker but the sticker won't budge. Is it common to not remove the sticker? Do you take off your Mips sticker or keep it on?