RedRider3141 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Cafeend said: @ Brushy Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Gumdrop? Dang those houses on the ridge are pumping the fertilizer in their lawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Gumdrop? Dang those houses on the ridge are pumping the fertilizer in their lawnYea Gumdrop. I just noticed that it looks like I am rolling a 16 in the back and 29 up front. Must be why I am so awesome with the sweet jumps rolling with PedroSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Cafeend said: I just noticed that it looks like I am rolling a 16 in the back and 29 up front. I choose to believe you noticed this before and posted it to be synergistic with the penny-farthing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 When your bike has higher aspirations than you do... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 17 hours ago, RedRider3141 said: When your bike has higher aspirations than you do... I actually like that. I wish the biking world could come up with some guidelines for riding like this. From a marketing perspective it would help the guys trying to sell $5K bikes and help differentiate against the low end bikes. Everything is relative, but something like this could be good for the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, AustinBike said: I actually like that. I wish the biking world could come up with some guidelines for riding like this. From a marketing perspective it would help the guys trying to sell $5K bikes and help differentiate against the low end bikes. Everything is relative, but something like this could be good for the industry. So, what you are roughly saying is that you feel the manufacturers should jump on this idea ? Edited May 17, 2019 by Ridenfool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I am a networking analyst. One of the things the industry did is change all of the nomenclature. Instead of 802.11n or 802.11ac or 802.11b they changed to WiFi1 through WiFi6. Because 6 is higher than 5 (logical) and there is a lack of logic on the letters (AC is higher than N...) People can figure out what "level" of WiFi is supported, it was far easier than having to figure out if one was better than another. I'd love to see companies find a way of trying to do this as well. But it would have to be standardized, so that, for instance, a Specialized "level 5" should be able to take the same level of abuse as a Yeti "Level 5", and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) I particularly enjoy it when I can explain how I have just made a pun when the subtlety evades detection. This time, punning with the words found on the image of the bike frame, "rough" and "jump," specifically. In all other regards the Type-whatever personality I have is on board with seeing such standards adopted, but, that has absolutely nothing to do with the joy of a pun that was delivered, then, explained. Edited May 17, 2019 by Ridenfool 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 hours ago, AustinBike said: I am a networking analyst. One of the things the industry did is change all of the nomenclature. Instead of 802.11n or 802.11ac or 802.11b they changed to WiFi1 through WiFi6. Because 6 is higher than 5 (logical) and there is a lack of logic on the letters (AC is higher than N...) People can figure out what "level" of WiFi is supported, it was far easier than having to figure out if one was better than another. I'd love to see companies find a way of trying to do this as well. But it would have to be standardized, so that, for instance, a Specialized "level 5" should be able to take the same level of abuse as a Yeti "Level 5", and so on. IEEE still uses 802.xxxx So what body has adopted the wifi naming convention you mentioned? I'm in the enterprise industry and everyone including our customers still use that notation, but I'm not involved in consumer level products so I'm curious what other standards there are that manufacturers can rely on and consumers can trust to mean the same in one brand vs the other. Back on topic: Specialized does have the guidelines, but they don't tell you about them on their marketing info or at the bike store. I just recently bought a Roubaix (rains 4 weeks ago my bad), and subsequently learned that if I happen to ever go to northern France or southern Belgium and ride on the famed cobbles, my warranty would be void, because the Roubaix is intended for smooth paved surfaces only. Apparently someone forgot to tell Peter Sagan that! https://media.specialized.com/support/collateral/0000093943.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I thought the Roubaix was made for cobbles?? Didn’t Hincapie have great success on them?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 7 Paris-Roubaix wins, and a futureshock in the headtube. I’m thinking that label is for the Tarmac. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, AntonioGG said: IEEE still uses 802.xxxx So what body has adopted the wifi naming convention you mentioned? I'm in the enterprise industry and everyone including our customers still use that notation, but I'm not involved in consumer level products so I'm curious what other standards there are that manufacturers can rely on and consumers can trust to mean the same in one brand vs the other. Back on topic: Specialized does have the guidelines, but they don't tell you about them on their marketing info or at the bike store. I just recently bought a Roubaix (rains 4 weeks ago my bad), and subsequently learned that if I happen to ever go to northern France or southern Belgium and ride on the famed cobbles, my warranty would be void, because the Roubaix is intended for smooth paved surfaces only. Apparently someone forgot to tell Peter Sagan that! https://media.specialized.com/support/collateral/0000093943.pdf It is primarily a consumer thing. We tech people can decode letters easily, but consumers, not so much. https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6 Back on topic. I really like that Specialized categorization. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 🙂 Yes... Back to the topic. Kind of like Kryponite bike lock stuff... Gives a security level reference... But still can't stop the person who is better prepared to steal your bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Or like when they print the ABV on the beer can. I'm currently comfortable around level 8. Too much more than that gets dangerous for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I thought the Roubaix was made for cobbles?? Didn’t Hincapie have great success on them?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOne of his last attempts he snapped off the carbon steerer on a cobble section and biffed it in a ditchSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm starting another thread for the bike ride condition ratings. I think it's interesting enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Sorry about the rain 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, taco_junkie said: Sorry about the rain That is a pretty bike. Love that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sluggo Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) The other day. Edited May 24, 2019 by Sluggo 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fontarin Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/18/2019 at 1:10 PM, taco_junkie said: Sorry about the rain That's a Trance right? Love mine, though I'm still messing with the float dpx shock to get it dialed in perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, fontarin said: That's a Trance right? Love mine, though I'm still messing with the float dpx shock to get it dialed in perfectly. Yep. Trance custom build. It's been a blast. I went with the DVO Topaz shock on this build. Seems to work great but I had a HT before so you could have put a marshmallow there and I'd have been happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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