Cinelli Mash Histogram 2014

Ride from last week! Fast 40km on a burning hot day. We jumped into a lake on the way back, was quite refreshing :)

I wonder how clipless feels like. Never tried it before but I hope it helps me chasing cars uphill :P Also can't wait to fall over at red lights.

For hipster points. Held that mad wheelie for at least 30cm

Once your clipped in, it's night and day better than flat pedals. Going straight for road pedals for your first time trying them out is unusual haha. Mountain bike pedals are easier to just stamp into, where road pedals require toe first. Takes getting used to. You'll miss it with your foot several times at traffic lights to begin with. You'll also fall over at a red light at least once.
But you won't look back

For hipster points

You only get hipster points strapped to the pedals..

You'll also fall over at a red light at least once. But you won't look back

Yeah, probably because I just fell over and it's quite embarrassing :P I think I know what you mean though.
I thought about going ATAC first, but as I won't ride clipless as a daily or in alleycats anytime soon I went for the more pro-ish look

@PepOne I'll get there!

Wish me all the luck that I don't fall over #instagramcontent

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@danslecarton I made a gif to illustrate @PhilDAS point

Multiple edits to get it to work so here is the link

The first short ride was somewhat sobering as I imagined it to be mindblowingly spectacular. I thought I'd achieve zen state, become one with the bike and flow with the wind. Because that's what everyone said, "feels like being one with the bike". Which was not the case.
I didn't even have big struggles to unclip as it felt quite familiar and not much different from toe clips. I already pulled sick whip skidz to impress ladies and didn't unclip accidentally once.
Clipping in however was a bit of an issue. Especially while going slightly downhill and having no way to slow down.

The second ride was eye opening. Pushing (or rather pulling) uphill is a blast and bringing this bike forward is so much easier compared to Vans with their supersoft soles. I'm so in for this!

@Cheetah I didn't fall just yet :P

Heels to boost my ego, Mavic Cosmic Elite

I already got toe rub because apparently toe overlap is a thing and I can't move my feet in corners

And some rather irrelevant parts I ordered from MASH

The left one is for a friend of mine who is doing his thesis at ESA right now.

Focus ring as a spacer to remind myself to focus (so deep, I know). I'm not sure on the silver cap yet

One of my favourite films (400 though) next to Ektar 100

Seems like the shoes are a bit too slim for my feet, the sides start to hurt after a while. This is particularly annoying because first, I can't send back worn shoes (with toe rub) and second, I had ordered 3 different sizes to find the best fit. ARGH

Also this happened yesterday. I cried a little because I completely cleaned and lubed the drivetrain with dry lube just the day before :(

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I need new shoes, I couldn't walk anymore after a 45km ride

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I need new shoes

Go for SPDs while you're at it. ;)

Definitely worth a thought as I'm currently running this as a daily and will probably do the first alley cat on it tomorrow. Not mainly because I want to but because a friend is visiting and wants to ride along on my beater. Will be fun as he's totally not a bike guy :D
But as of right now, this works as I'm always carrying a pair of Birkenstocks in my bag.

On another note, I want to change the stem. The Thomson is kinda ugly

Skipped right through my first 100km ever and went straight for 200km in a super long alleycat yesterday. 7 hours in the saddle, a lot of burned calories and a lot of party afterwards. And I have exploding knees now. Totally worth it

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So good!!!

so good!!!

Yeah, was quite fun. Shoes seem to be properly worn in now and also nothing other than knees hurt. Pushing 50x15 was quite tough sometimes.

50x15

Y tho.

The longer the ride the higher the gearing - on my 303km daytrip I did 51x16/17 and didn't feel overgeared.

The longer the ride the higher the gearing

How so?

As for 50x15, at 90rpm that equals 24mph/38kph. Seems quite high to me. Granted I like spinning more, gearing is a personal preference of course.

That's why most audax riders opt for stayer cycles, right?

Y tho.

To impress ladies ;)
Jokes aside, I didn't know what to expect since the longest ride I ever did was about 60km. Also 50x17 is what I ride as a daily so I thought I had to go higher than that. But 50x15 was definitely a bit overgeared, 16t would have been perfect.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1198035225/
That's before my friends convinced me to not go home by train

To impress ladies ;)

You got me there, well done

Seriously though, wouldn't it make more sense to pick a lower gearing for audaxing to prevent fatigue? This guy does brevets and plans to use 42/17 which sounds more logical: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/310527/
Also, spin to win ;)

42/17 is enough for 20km/h surely. But who has fun riding 20km/h (or 1200km wtf)?

42/17 is enough for 20km/h surely

42x17 equals 28kph at 90rpm and 31kph at 100rpm, seems perfect for touring (if not a tad fast even perhaps).

http://www.bikecalc.com/speed_at_cadence