AntonioGG

The off-course warning on the 520+ or hit or miss on trails. I think a lot depends on the quality of the source data to create the fit course file.

That was exactly my thought!

Looks like that leash may need some washing with Dawn soap. That's poison Ivy.

Washboard was way worse this year compared to last. I didn’t wrap my hands in those sections but just planted open palms on the hoods. There were sections where it was so bad I literally could not see because my eyeballs and glasses were shaking so much. I powered thru as fast as I could hoping to “float” over it. I am not fast enough for that but I bet the fast guys are.

No my hand pain was from being stupid and going rock climbing (in a gym) the day before. Ever put your hand/fingers on a hotplate/griddle by accident? You know, not quite get a blister but they hurt? That's what it felt like. I could have sworn I'd take my gloves off and my skin was going to peel off from a giant blister. I maybe should have taken my gloves off...it was so humid that can't help things. I was torn whether that would make things better or worse. As to numbness, I do have some and it's from the shoulder not from the wrists (thumb, index, middle finger) nor the ulnar (ring and pinkie). I know b/c I get thumb, index, middle and ring numbness and the only place those nerves run together is at the shoulder or neck. I just move my arms around frequently, stretch out the triceps, bring my shoulders down, etc. It's a must in a 24hr race.

The fork and shock have detents and they will not expand. They should not have an issue. I have not taken the air out of the shock of fork and they were fine.

I ran 40's, lower pressure than last year 40 rear 35 front (prob higher than anyone here would run). The sand was not an issue except when one of the 200k riders did not yield (they were riding 2 abreast) and forced me to the side where the sand was very deep. I run single cork but with gel inserts under it. Thinking about this more, we had a pretty good headwind in the first part of the ride, so I'm thinking I was pushing too hard for my fitness, then when we turned it got easier, so the pain went away.

I'm still running my 7-8 year old Ay-Ups. Not the brightest but they are very light. Two lights on the handlebar, two on the helmet with battery pack on my jersey back pocket. Super well made lights and packs.

OK, it's definitely not the temp drops that caused the quiet days. Happy 1st day of fall y'all! Enjoy those pumpkin spiced lattes (iced?)

Hmmm, how do they measure reach? I think different brands must do it differently. I was measuring center of flat tube to center forward bend tube. I measured 95-100mm on my woodchippers, Salsa lists them at 56mm. Compare to Specialized, my bars measure exactly at 70mm center to center. It seems like Salsa measures inside to inside.

It was my quads. I think the quads are not a bike fit issue necessarily (been doing weights and other things lately that are not my usual), but I'm not discounting it being tied to the lower back pain. At some point during the race I just stopped feeling the pain and leg-wise and back-wise I was super comfortable for the rest of the race. Maybe it's a matter of loosening up a bit more before such a ride. No warm-up and hard start is more likely my issue. Toward the end I suffered with hand pain. That's my main focus at this point. I may give the Whisky no 7 12F bars a try. I like their 68mm reach. I'm at 95mm (yep, I think it's that drastic a change I need). I've also never gotten used to the weird angle on the woodchipper drops. The other bars I should look into are the Specialized Hover. That's what I have on my road bike and I like them. They have a rise on the flat (which I don't use often except for during a break or when drinking). They're 70mm reach and shallow drop. What are opinions on the Spank Vibrocore? Worth it?

I wish I'd forgotten it too. That hurt! The worst was the heat+humidity and the awful smell of those chicken coops toward the end of the ride. I came into this ride with lower fitness than last year, and for some reason I've been getting bad leg pain in recent rides. It could be a lower back issue. At some point the pain went away so I could push a bit harder. My sole motivation for going fast was to get it over quickly. I did something pretty stupid before the ride though...I went bouldering at the Austin Rock Gym for 2 hours for my first time ever on Friday. I was afraid about muscle soreness, but that turned out to be the least of my worries. The skin on my hands felt like it was going to be ripped off during the bumpy sections (tons of washboard this year). I still opted for riding the rocks and washboard instead of the sand on Sand Hill Road, and that made it much easier. I also remember running out of water last year and having to stop at a BBQ place. This year I chugged extra water during the stops and I stopped at both the stops which helped a bunch. Still, at the end, what held me back from going a bit faster were my hands. I also think I need to change my bars. I've just never felt comfortable with these cowchipper bars. That Bell's IPA, chopped brisket sandwich, and the fistful of pickles were the best after the ride. The other cool thing is the start is in the Lockhart City Park which has a splash pad. Every ride in the heat should end in a splash pad.

Like a security vulnerability that gets exposed once a week?

Who is in for tomorrow’s Breaker?

I broke 2 on the same wheel which happened to have different size spokes in some spots, and the tension was all wrong. I replaced all the wrong spokes with correct ones and I haven't had a failure since.

You could sleep while this machine was moving your leg?

That bike as new is $10k btw. I thought about maybe they forgot a zero...but this is a used bike.

What should we do? The bike in bikeindex is not listed as stolen.

Whatever you do, don't actually try walking on your pool's bottom as a workout unless you wear some kind of shoes. Epic blisters!

Same bike? https://bikeindex.org/bikes/639583 https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/austin-2019-specialized-works-epic-large/6982580203.html

I had 355's, they were so noodly with my powertap hub and I could not keep them true, so-so with my Chris King hubs but I dented one. Then got a flow to replace that one. Cracked that one within months. I'm generally not hard on bike equipment so I was surprised--especially with cracking the Flow (one of the earlier flows). I've laced my own, bought the spokes I like (wheelsmith, also made in the USA), with the nipples I like and using whatever hub I have on hand.

You said not $2k but not sure what your limit is. I bought my bike used from a well-known local endurance racer and it came with Nox Composite wheels and DT240s (I don't think I would have otherwise sprung for carbon wheels then). I love the design of my Chris King hubs better, but these 240s seem to be bulletproof and from what I understand, so are the 350 hubs. You can get a built custom (decal color, nipple color, spokes) carbon wheelset with DT350 hubs from noxcomposites.com for <$1400. You can also send them your current hubs and they'll build a wheelset with them. The wheels are hand-built in Tennessee. So far my wheels are lasting me through evertyhing I've put them through not to mention what the previous owner put them through, but when I need new wheels, I'm going to go back to Nox for sure.

Both me and the tires are softer?

Back in the day, Smoke + Dart on the BCGB all day long!

So we can't have this?