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[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

Love it! It does seem to help with climbing and I have one on my fat bike as well. When it comes time to replace the ring on my hardtail and 29+ I will be going absolute black oval for sure!

I am super fortunate to have all these wonderful spots to ride in isolation. Practically all that is keeping me somewhat sane through these very strange times!


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Ya, man, riding is good for sanity, especially in times like this.

Have you set up the oval rings on a double? I was thinking Froome or somebody on Sky used to ride these and I never thought much at the FD set-up at the time but now it’s got me wondering.


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[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by madsciencenow

Ya, man, riding is good for sanity, especially in times like this.

Have you set up the oval rings on a double? I was thinking Froome or somebody on Sky used to ride these and I never thought much at the FD set-up at the time but now it’s got me wondering.


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I almost did a few years back, but have exclusively used them on 1x set ups. I did about 1500 ft of climbing on the Mukluk with the oval ring and it seemed to climb with ease. I still have the 36t inner ring on my Drifter, but took the front derailleur off and will likely remove if I ever get around to getting the shorter bolts instead of what I had on hand during the switch.

I am around 220lbs at the moment and down 18lbs since the winter. I definitely am feeling better every day I get out on the bike and confidently pushing the 44t oval front ring with a 10-42 rear cassette without any issues. I picked up a 40t oval to swap out for when the ride may be more dirt centric with steeper climbs and likely during the winter months



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[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

I almost did a few years back, but have exclusively used them on 1x set ups. I did about 1500 ft of climbing on the Mukluk with the oval ring and it seemed to climb with ease. I still have the 36t inner ring on my Drifter, but took the front derailleur off and will likely remove if I ever get around to getting the shorter bolts instead of what I had on hand during the switch.

I am around 220lbs at the moment and down 18lbs since the winter. I definitely am feeling better every day I get out on the bike and confidently pushing the 44t oval front ring with a 10-42 rear cassette without any issues. I picked up a 40t oval to swap out for when the ride may be more dirt centric with steeper climbs and likely during the winter months



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Congrats on dropping the poundage! I was going to post on the weight loss challenge that since the classics aren’t happening I guess it gives us an extra year to get to our target weights

Thanks again for the info on the oval rings! I’m all 2x so prolly not for me right now. Also pretty flat in my hood so pretty much anything 53/39-50/34 works well.


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[SlowPokePete]

Took the Parlee out for a change of pace.

Trying to figure out how long it's been since I've ridden this bike...

April 4, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

April 4, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

April 4, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

SPP

[Hilltopperny]

Got out for a little over 40 miles today and did a 3 mile climb. Much needed therapy!


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[Hilltopperny]

Decided to explore the hood some more yesterday with the Drifter in 650b mode. Ended up hiking in mud, streams and rocky rooted trails for a few miles on and off and definitely would have benefited from one of my mountain bikes!


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[AngryScientist]

looking good adam - yea, that's some gnarly looking mud there!

lake picture looks good!

[blindwilly]

Pink moon yellow sun. Trouble sleeping so headed out early.


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[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

looking good adam - yea, that's some gnarly looking mud there!

lake picture looks good!

Going to do this again when things dry out a bit, but on one of the mountain bikes. Lots of roots and rocks even when dry, but the scenery was great and I didn't see another person the entire time.

[estilley]

Neighborhood cruise on the full squish bike with dog

[martl]

Covid after work-at-home ride

[AngryScientist]

nice ride today. pleasant weather, though windy. found a new trail that was pretty nice. had a nice long sit on a log and relax, forgetting about what is going on for a precious few minutes.

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

nice ride today. pleasant weather, though windy. found a new trail that was pretty nice. had a nice long sit on a log and relax, forgetting about what is going on for a precious few minutes.

Looks like a great spot for that Nick!


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[charliedid]

Got some miles in today. A woman mentioned as I made this snap that my bike was dressed for Easter.

So many people on bikes around here.

[Irishgirl]

I guess they didn’t need the toilet because they didn’t have any toilet paper




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