capturing the trails on the penultimate day of summer
Rideau canal locks
GM
It’s great to find a hidden gem in my own city. Friend mentioned this grotto so had to go find it during a ride
A few water view stops on a new gravel route. Sand Point on the mighty Ottawa River
The best part of a cycling day - ice cream sundae 🍨
Finally reopened the Westboro beach patio after major reconstruction. I have to say it looks awesome and the vibes are good.
Hopefully they bring back live music too!
Nice surprise when riding solo in the middle of nowhere and find that someone provided a rest spot 👍
Huge news from Zwift today. They have introduced a new concept to being able to upgrade your stable of bikes in game and earn a bike that is nicer than Tron - the Halo.
I would have liked this at the beginning of indoor season (northern hemisphere) but still happy to put some of those excess drops 💦 to good use.
Details: https://news.zwift.com/en-WW/247967-tinkerers-rejoice-bike-upgrades-come-to-the-zwift-drop-shop
I know we're all nostr:nprofile1qqsx2wyjt6lmvc05rrvv05r5hm3w3t7h0pcpmkyswrpd4ymd2u09tscpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3kamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu339e682mnwv4k8xct5wvhxxmmdqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wscn3xgh maxis here, but if y'all have Spotify or Apple Podcasts on your phone, I'd really appreciate if you dropped a 5⭐️ review there
I think a couple shitcoiners/vegans gave it a 1⭐️ on Spotify to tank it 🤣 Would love that boosted since that's where the masses still are
Show screenshot below for appreciation zaps 💛⚡️
SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2mSCE16qVN5N6uB3N2BR2O
APPLE:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-wehrman-podcast/id1701230407
Mission accomplished 🫡 --> 5 star given on Apple Podcasts
I hear you but I would love to have the battery life of my old Garmin watch as compared to my Apple watch. Apple is great but the battery --- wow!
Spring riding is so close now and I can’t wait
Anyone else?
Amazing!
This brings back so many vivid memories of my childhood: from cleaning bugs out of the sap pails to the smell of the boil on the kitchen table hotplates for days
That was the traditional view (fatter made higher rolling resistance) but tests prove that the opposite is true in the real world (ie not on perfectly smooth surfaces). Something to do with wider tires deforming better at the contact patch. The only advantage to a skinny tire is the aero of the frontal surface area but that is negligible especially with wider and deeper rims these days.
Lots and lots of published studies but traditions die hard
40mm ROAD tires - not mountain bike tires.
And yes, compared to "skinny tires" they are faster.
The sweet spot for the "fastest" for the pros on roads is still being debated but the pro teams are now riding 28mm and up (which would have been a huge fat tire not that long ago).
I am not a pro and i can keep up with any Saturday group on 40mm and the comfort is so so much better
It is not up for debate any more - 40mm road tires are faster for nearly everyone - just try it 🚲
So true- many great memories made in the garage wrenching on stuff with the kids
Just adding context in case anyone else cannot see the post I was commenting on - it was a picture of a snowy / icy urban bike path
Hey @uno - I think there is a long us feeling the same. Gave you some zaps and a follow to break this open a little bit 😎