I'm hoping 120 is good, but I'll let you know

120/-5 is pretty good so far.

 

it rained, and the rest of my parts arrived, so I rebuilt my bike.

Ultegra R8000 full group, 52/36 crank, 11/30 cassette, fulcrum 6 wheels (apparently I need a spacer, so my "magical r8000 shifting" isn't quite magical yet), ec70 stem and bars

 

Don’t you normally need a spacer when you are using a 10 speed drivetrain on 11 speed wheels?

I just know I can't get it tight enough to not have just enough play to make shifting less precise.

4 hours ago, VPI said:

Don’t you normally need a spacer when you are using a 10 speed drivetrain on 11 speed wheels?

 

4 hours ago, grawk said:

I just know I can't get it tight enough to not have just enough play to make shifting less precise.

R8000 should be 11spd, right?

yes 11 speed 

My two new toys....

 

And comparison my new roller vs old 🙂 

 

Edited August 13, 20205 yr by jose

I haven't used it a ton yet but I got a Flux S earlier in the summer and it's been working great.

Most of my team members use Flux and are quite satisfied.

I personally still prefer the curler roller, but in view of a new confinement and that the racing season has gone to hell, I have decided to buy a Flux.... Fucking covid

today was quite the ride. 5 miles in my left crank arm came off. so i took 2 minutes and put it back on, and made a note to get a torque wrench. i then went 3 more miles til it started pouring. Got within a mile of home, hit a pothole, and got a flat. but still got PRs on every segment except the one where the arm fell off, and am 11 seconds from KOM on one segment now. 

Went for a rip around the neighborhood this morning.

All I can say Nate is that I'm glad I'm not trying to keep up with you!

 

Fuck

 

 

Edited August 22, 20205 yr by jose

333 relative effort? jfc

The commute home yesterday was a bit of a bear. I was running late, pissed off, and there was a 10mph headwind out of the southwest which meant I was headed dead into it.  It was also 86F out.

A roadies banes .... headwinds and uphills

 

27 minutes ago, Aimless1 said:

A roadies banes .... headwinds and uphills

 

I actually like hills.

When I rode can't say as I liked either.  Can think of several steep hills that kicked my butt including one on the ride home when bike commuted.

Completely understand, I'm twisted. 

Hills are a challenge you can overcome but never conquer.  Kudos to you for attacking them with vigor.

 I've been working on upping my cadence, because I read it helped with fat burning.

3 hours ago, grawk said:

 I've been working on upping my cadence, because I read it helped with fat burning.

Nice!  Higher cadence is allegedly easier on your joints as well.

Nice ride, Dan!