If you have the cash, it's a great bike. Would be a nice upgrade and you'd find a lot more bang for your effort (responsiveness, speed, going up hill). If you're serious about riding I bet you won't regret a capable bike like that. It's a lot of bike for $2k. Probably worth the money is what I'm saying.
Thanks, the LBS I bought it from said he was going to call me later so I’m hoping he might do some kind of trade-in.
If you can swing it, two bikes is way better than one! It’ll only increase your odds of riding. Maybe throw some fenders on the Sirrus and have it be your rainy weather ride, etc
Any recommendations on tires for an old trek hybrid? I'm trying to keep the bike going and mainly pull the kids in a trailer/ride on paved and relatively well maintained gravel trails. I don't need anything crazy but am overwhelmed with options.
Schwalbe Marathon would be my rec. Marathon + are even more puncture resistant. The pluses have a reflective stripe too. I use the studded version on my winter bike.
After some delays due to some missing and/or faulty components in my training ecosystem I finally got my first 2 rides in yesterday. Nothing major at all. Just a 30 minute ride to attempt to establish zones and the most reduced version of an ftp test I could find, 1 made it a whole 10 minutes before my legs fell off. But a handful of things happened. 1. I am now set to jump on and ride at any time. No more delays. 2. I have a rough idea of my baseline fitness level so I can start training. 3. I got the best sleep I have had in months. In addition, I woke up with the lowest amount of stress levels I have had in months as well. As a side note, I am amazed at Garmin’s advancements in tracking fitness in even the past 4 years. The data they can now pull with their fitness watches is incredible. And I found my dream bike for sale on TPC. New and discounted. I wish it was a year further down the road. If I stay on the bike for a year with no signs of slowing down, the equivalent of this will be mine. But first things first. I need to stay on the trainer for 2 months straight to justify the purchase of a gravel bike. Then I will get some events under my belt and make my dream happen. https://www.theproscloset.com/products/2022-mosaic-gt2-45-di2-tan-52cm
For me it is the thing that I feel safer doing than “sharing” the roads with autos anymore in the DFW area.
In the middle of a 75 miler at the moment. We’re 30 miles deep and have met three cars in se Minnesota
Holy crud that was fun. Route only turned out to be 69 miles (nice). And after five miles I had to reset my Garmin because I had the wrong settings. Any old how I’m getting hooked on gravel riding quickly. There are such few hills in the MPLS area and I feel like I know them all. Getting out in the rural rolling hills is just a totally different mindset. Pictured are my bro and his lifelong bud
I bought a marlin 6 for my twelve-year-old, and I have a rockhopper expert on order for me. I can't imagine us doing anything super technical so should be perfect. Commute + light trails. Tsali is probably as crazy as we'd get. I'm excited!
Finally got my workbench set back up after moving. It’s not near finished yet, but at least I can wrench again. Did a complete tear down, cleaning, and rebuild of my road bike over the weekend. Still waiting on a new bottom bracket I ordered from Cane Creek, but I forgot how much I love working on bikes. You can also see part of my new gravel bike hanging on the wall.
Picked it up today and did an hour ride around our neighborhood this afternoon. Some pretty decent hills. Enough to make my legs jelly.
Went over the 100 mile mark today. All around our surrounding neighborhoods. We’ve found a ~5.5 mi loop with ~350 ft of elevation change that we like. Have been doing this loop 1-3 laps a few times a week. 3 laps destroys me. Going to do our first greenway ride this weekend. Longer but not much elevation.
Had ridden an old steel frame Bianchi and Gary Fisher MTB from early 2000s to the late 2010s when I had a landlord steal both my bikes when I was gone on vacation one weekend. Got a chance to test ride a 2022 Giant Defy and fell in love. Never knew how comfortable a carbon frame could be. Mowing the yard, then taking it for a spin again. Will be test riding until Friday when I’ll swap it out for a Giant Contend (the aluminum version of the Defy)
Jason Schmidt was his name. Bay Area, I believe. Rented to me when I lived in Tahoe. Forgive the dirty garage
I was out for a casual ride in the rain last night. I was on a bike path separate from the street. Dont know what the hell I was thinking but I wandered into the street out of turn. Traffic was BARRELING down and I narrowly got through. Was almost smeared and it woulda been all my fault. I call out inattentive drivers but boy was I inattentive in the rain last night.
I bumped up my monthly mileage goal this year. Sure did t expect to get it in February. Basically we didn’t have winter this year so I’ve been riding like it’s October, more or less.
I’ve been awful during the winter but am taking my bikes to the shop to get tuned up for the spring. What’re you riding these days?
Welp I just did a fat bike race this morning astride my Giant Yukon fat bike on the same course a cross country skiing World Cup event was held in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. Then my other winter bike is a belt drive commuter (Marin Presidio 3) that I mount studded tires on. It’s not fast but is good on ice and its drivetrain and internal hub don’t get all gummed up from road grit. I don’t ride my road bikes or mtb this time of year for all the damn road salt around here. It’s a scourge I tell ya!
Oh sick there’s a bike thread. I just got my first gravel bike last week. Bike theft is an issue in this area so will need to figure out the best garage storage option (Your boy had to stop and hit them angles)
I went out one day and didn’t bother to look at the forecast because it was beautiful out. Got about an hour from home and it started just absolutely pissing. I couldn’t see shit and it was dangerous as hell, but I loved it. There’s something about riding in pouring rain in the middle of the summer when you are already hot that’s awesome. It feels amazing (on the other hand if it’s cold out and it starts raining during a ride it is absolutely miserable). Luckily there weren’t many cars out but the couple that did pass me looked at me like I was absolutely insane. Nice bike. You can put a tracker in the seatpost/bottom bracket/stem etc. They make all sorts of accessories to conceal AirTags and the like inside the bike now. Also, take a picture of the serial number so you can prove it’s yours (although it’s probably registered with bike shop already).
yeah once we’re able to just be at peace w getting soaked a rain ride is a ok, with disc brakes at least. same w heavy snow once I get used to my face getting pelted and I have the right gear
sign up for 529 garage. get several locks. I have a garage and always stow it in there. definitely be vigilant. and yes, get an Air Tag and a holder to stick under your seat
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bro I've never heard of 529. Good call. I hang my bikes vertically on studs in the garage. Then I bolted a 2x4 (like 1.5 feet) sticking out beside the frames and put a big eyebolt in it. Then I put a hearty u-lock through the eyebolts onto the frame. It's not foolproof by any means but most garage thefts are crimes of opportunity and I'm hoping they won't want to f with the noise and hassle of getting them loosed from the wall. I also covered the window in the door of the garage so no peepers can get in. Not sure of your living situation Mr Mortisay but I've had two neighbors (different neighborhoods) leave their cars on the street unlocked, and then the thief hit the garage door opener button and walked out with a mower, bike, Burley, etc. I'm sure you're not that dumb but it's not uncommon to have garage door openers in cars parked on the street. SMDH
Some friends and I have been leading monthly social rides for youth and young adults dealing with housing insecurity, primarily within the LGBT+ community. Also been working through a program to get seniors on electric trikes. It's nerve-wracking having them ride around a parking lot, not sure how it's going to go once we graduate to city streets.
Wow, that's awesome! The e-bike explosion has been amazing for mobility. Incredible the age of folks that get out, even on the two-wheelers. Love that you're doing that bike advocacy, good for you man.
E-bikes that can go 30 mph don’t seem like they should be sharing my city bike lane, but it is what it is. I had one store refer to my commuter as an “acoustic bike” in contrast to e-bikes lol
I was looking at the Hiplok D1000 and possibly the A1000 anchor as well but that may be overkill. I had a totally random home break in when I was recovering from surgery in April so now we have cameras all over the place but bikes are the hot commodity in Colorado
just bought my first gravel bike after getting out for a few rides on an older specialized mtb. excited to build it up when it gets here on tuesday and start riding more. now i gotta find some good trails around KC