Dreadhead

I hope it's better than flaky in the end but you do have a point. I don't think I ever saw $800 but I did see $1k-1.2k back when they were Metrigear. It would be nice if they could have avoided the pods being out in the open and the original plan was to have them behind the pedals but then the issue became that the pedal clearances have dropped to almost nothing on a lot of frames. I'm still holding out hope that they fix any issues that arise and I end up with a powermeter system that is easy to transfer and transport.

Yeah I guess we will see. Looks like it could be this (which is easily fixable): https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?49192-Vector-pairing-issues-left-pedal-Edge-800 My biggest concern is I've already seen a picture of a snapped off pod. I then realised that if you're standing on the pedals and not clipped in (e.g. on a hill) you could concievably push on the pod and break it off. At least the pods are a lot cheaper than the rest of it.

Well I hope that they play well with each other. I'm not buying a 810. I'll just sell my Vectors when they arrive. DC Rainmaker didn't seem to have any issue. I've basically given up on selling the Quarq as I can't seem to get a reasonable amount for it. I refuse to sell it for $200 more than the price of a crankset which is what the last set went for on EBay after fees. I guess the more the merrier or some such.

Agreed. Sounds like an incredible trip.

Chris, Also you can more easily get a lot of handlebar drop on a smaller frame which flattens the back and decreases your drag. I'm not saying that it's justified if you can't put out the power to go with it but that's the thinking as well as weight (which is much less of an issue these days with almost all bikes in the pros being on the UCI limit with weights).

I would not worry about it too much. The current pro trends are long seat posts and stems but in your sizes I would stick with what you did.

We should make a head case strava group if there is such a thing

37 miles with the shop ride. I ate/drank way too much on Saturday but it was still fun. Long way to go to be comfortable in the fast group but I enjoyed it even if I was dropped a few times.

Happy birthday!

So we going to do 40 at the lake?

Yeah I agree with regards to your choice too

Why must you?

I can host at the lake.

http://bikefactory.com/m/product/13cannondale-caad10-2-force-racing-c-178790-1.htm

That does look pretty good. I'm booked up unfortunately.

That sucks Larry but at least you were able to rescue the gear and have the money to be able to fix everything. I'm not sure if it's common practice or never done but I would think an automatic sump pump in that window well is a good investment in the future.

RIP

Wow that's cheap. I love BackBlaze but that's dirt cheap. I wonder if it supports removable media...

Went for a ride from work on the Giant TCR Avanced SL. It may not be a good thing I decided to switch to using it for during the week riding as I had a hard time wanting to return to the office.

It is so. I reported it soon after he started talking about a third party doing pickup and paying with certified check...

Tried to sell something on Craigslist. Fucking scammers.

Great ride Nate. That is very fast on that downhill. I have almost hit that. I have become a downhill wuss since having kids. Every time I get up speed I start having visions of Meaghan having to deal with the kids while I recover.

At the end of my ride yesterday the rear tubular on my bike was losing air so I tried treatments with two bottles of Hutchinson Fast'Air which was very messy and not very effective. It did seem to be stopped so I gave it a try this afternoon and it basically covered my bike in latex. Fucking awesome. Replacement tire is well over $100 and the glue is extra. Yay. Edit: For the record: First world problems for sure. Not really a big deal.

Happy belated birthday!

Did 50+ miles this morning. I have forgotten that I need to drink in the first hour for the third hour not to suck. Still felt great to be out and about