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Skinny pros on lightweight bikes ride skinny tires because they're lighter weight (esp rotating weight) and their skinny tires are usually expensive tubulars and really supple
Availability. most...

I tried Lyras once as a stock part on a bike I otherwise liked upon test riding (Kona Jake). Thought they were terrible, and had them swapped out with [road] BB7s before buying the bike.

Eat *and* drink too, maybe.

Same! Seems like such a genuine guy. (I commented on his 'gram post about it and he liked my reply too.)

His commentary is apparently good too but yeah, I miss him on GCN. Barely watched it since...

If you wanna go baller there's also these
https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/minimoto/

Can be found cheaper on the 'bay. I'm planning to swap my folding bike's front brake to one of these. I...

Will be curious to see your thoughts on the Yokozuna calipers!

I swore I wasn't going to have a wheelsize in the family between 406 20" and 26" but ended up getting a good-value-but-heavy 24"...

My apologies, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment.

The circles are just based on average speed. Total distance over total elapsed/riding time. You can see the actual data from the "Pointless"...

So it's a circle jerk prize?

Two Garmin 500s will give different results for the same ride. The barometric altimeters and thermometer inside aren't that accurate/consistent between Garmins. Though barometer based calculations...

I miss beers in America but otherwise happy enough logging whatever miles I get in downundah. Will try to at least ride every day.

But I sold my studded tires.

I have some Five Ten Dirtbags I got a few years ago online - fairly cheap, grip well, wide for their size. Probably my go to for flat cycling shoes, though I also have a pair of "forged rubber"...

My understanding is that it rises by about 10-20 psi, generally not enough to really matter - but enough that you don't necessarily want 80+ PSI in tires, or much more than 35psi in say, gravel...

There's def a great cycling community around DC. Chances are you'll want to do a faster paced ride (based on looking at a few of your Strava activities). If you don't mind a crit-style pack weekday...

When you say "fitness" bike it could mean a bunch of things. After the first time I rode the Custis on a 30lb 26" MTB I swore off trying to bike to work. Something in the range of 18-23lbs will...

31 is the new 28? Been riding S-Ones today which probably measure out around 31. No discernible difference to me other than more confidence cornering + comfort. Of course, the smooth frame and nice...

Thanks Steve O for organizing! If no one else shows up it's okay. Maybe we can compare scars...

I think I use both front + rear brakes. I've had a few occasions on commutes braking hard where the rear wheel did start to lift up (e.g. avoiding hitting a car suddenly pulling out) but I'm yet to...

Yeah I ran 160/160 on almost all my disc brake bikes (5+ ?). The only exception was my Kona Jake which was 140s for most of the time, but I decided I preferred 160s across the board.

I don't feel like mech. disc brakes are more powerful than rim brakes - they're about the same. But they are more predictable in response. Possibly they are easier to lock up too.

Hydros require...

Agree with both you and huskerdont's experiences there. My first experience installing my own disc brakes was BB7s on a 26" MTB and it worked great - especially when towing a kid around. My first...

If I was legit touring (multi-day/week) I'd probably stay with mechanical, otherwise I'd go with hydros. I actually can't say much maintenance wise really, because I've never had to do anything on my...

You said Trollheim!

ビール and Birru are very similar.

I really should have explicitly credited the photog (Mike Briggs on flickr), although I did embed the link to the photo on my post. Click through the photo album to see more awesome pictures from...