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breadandbits mattbeer's article
Oct 25, 2022 at 23:18
Oct 25, 2022
Tech Week 2023: Bikepacking Gear of All Shapes & Sizes
When I'm out riding proper trail (like the Colorado Trail, for instance) for several days or more, I prefer to have my water on my back, but still use a frame pack, seat pack, and handlebar roll to distribute the lighter stuff around and get it off my back... most I come across seem to do the same...
breadandbits mattbeer's article
Oct 25, 2022 at 23:10
Oct 25, 2022
Tech Week 2023: Bikepacking Gear of All Shapes & Sizes
I've found that smallish handlebar rolls tuck surprisingly neatly and stay surprisingly stable among the front cables and brake lines, strapped directly to the handlebar. I leave enough of the cables for the bars to just about hit the top tube when turned all the way around, normally (before including a roll/pack in the mix). Never ended up being an issue that this effectively reduces that range. No need for some kind of bracket that adds weight...
Selling
Apr 23, 2021 at 23:02
Apr 23, 2021Specialized Tricross Comp Disc Adventure Touring 54cm
$850 USDfor sale: my wife's touring bike, because we now have kids and aren't doing that kind of trip anytime soon. used for one summer of touring, then only got occasional use since then.
2013 Specialized Tricross Comp Disc Gravel Adventure Touring Bike 54cm
good cosmetic condition (a little reflective tape and stickers added), good mechanical condition
no crashes
fork has been replaced with same model (2014+ paint scheme, slightly different glossy lettering, still all black) due to a dropout issue on original fork. new fork is shown in pictures.
the cassette has been replaced with a wider range than stock (probably a 28t biggest cog). we can probably find the original if you'd prefer that.
this does not include pedals and the seat bag
this will include the original saddle (Specialized Body Geometry Riva Plus), rather than the women's saddle shown in the photos
it currently has continental grand prix 4 season tires on it. if you want the original specialized borough cx armadillo tires instead, we can probably find them
everything else is original spec, same as current model year: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/tricross-comp-disc/p/49863?color=151264-49863&searchText=90114-5054
you can have the bottle cages if you want them (they're side entry/exit, a touring thing, can be swapped sides)
if you really want it with good full front and rear racks and bags, we can talk
buyer to pay shipping and insurance
breadandbits edspratt's article
Feb 24, 2021 at 20:58
Feb 24, 2021
SRAM Buys Time Sport Pedal Business From Rossignol Group
@pk71: oddly that's a thing - speedplay pedals...
breadandbits jamessmurthwaite's article
Jun 10, 2020 at 22:14
Jun 10, 2020
Independent Lab Test Finds Airbag Helmet is Safest
@KaliProtectives: ...has there ever been an argument about the comparison between the transmission of rotational forces from helmets to rubber dummy heads versus actual human heads with skin and hair?
breadandbits Tajlucas's article
Dec 2, 2019 at 21:03
Dec 2, 2019
Not-So-Clever Multi-Tools - Sunday Comics with Taj Mihelich
@scotttherider: I don't see a vernier scale on those
Selling
Jun 24, 2019 at 23:26
Jun 24, 2019
breadandbits jamessmurthwaite's article
Mar 22, 2019 at 10:31
Mar 22, 2019
MIPS Says WaveCel Helmet Technology Falls 'Far Below' Bontrager's Injury Prevention Claims
The experimental work that MIPS used to cite... used solid rubber head dummies snugly fitted into full helmets as proof of the need for a "slip barrier." Most might have noticed that the skin on their heads isn't exactly rigidly attached to the skull, much less with hair, a cycling/skull cap, etc. There is plenty of rigorous analytical and experimental information that engineered periodic cellular materials can do anything that foams do, but at lower weight. So it's fun to see Scott and Bontrager trying to apply this to helmets - without saying anything about whether or not they successfully did so. But the MIPS thing? I call marketing BS.
breadandbits astonmtb's article
Dec 12, 2018 at 13:50
Dec 12, 2018
Pinkbike Awards: Product Innovation of the Year
want to push the limits of designing and manufacturing with alloy? use friction stir welding.
