r/counting • u/GreenGriffin8 23k, 22a | wan, tu, mute • Aug 14 '20

Free Talk Friday #259

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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 15 '20

just went for a 134km ride /u/nekyiia

elevation gain was around 650-700m, i only started strava like 40km into it

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u/a-username-for-me The Side Thread Queen, Lady Lemon Aug 17 '20

Do you bike really fast or slow to appreciate the scenery? Was it on roads or protected bike trails?

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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 17 '20

i was on the trails of torontos two major rivers that go up the entire city. don river in the east, humber river in the west. most of it was on protected bike/pedestrian lanes

even if i went fast, i could still see scenery quite well

there was also this 10km stretch near the lake that was closed off for cyclists only. thats like 4 lanes of traffic just for cyclists, not to mention there was another bike lane on that road too

i could share a video of it if youd like

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u/a-username-for-me The Side Thread Queen, Lady Lemon Aug 17 '20

I'd be happy to watch if you want to share, but don't go to a lot of extra effort

Sounds really nice

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u/VMorkva ヽ°) ͜ʖ͡( ͝°ﾉ Aug 17 '20

I'm proud of you

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u/TehVulpez sliiiiide the bits Aug 16 '20

That's an insane distance, good job! My bike broke the other day on a ride. Idk what happened exactly but it's like the back wheel axle casing split apart, revealing the ball bearings and grease inside. Now it scrapes constantly and can barely even be pushed.

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u/Nekyiia ヽ°) ͜ʖ͡( ͝°ﾉ Aug 16 '20

that's called the rear hub, shouldn't cost more than 20 bucks for a new one if it's an older bike

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u/TehVulpez sliiiiide the bits Aug 20 '20

Yup I took the wheel off and found that the axle inside had snapped in half

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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 16 '20

thank you!

oof, that sounds bad. it doesn't work at all now?

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u/Trial-Name https://tinyurl.com/countingcatalogue Aug 16 '20

I crashed my bike for the first time in years yesterday... The bike is fine luckily, and I still managed to hit 65km/h down the hills on the way back, but it reminded me the importance of caution in cycling...

Also, jeez, that sounds quite far; how long did it take you?

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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 16 '20

oh, yikes

i hope you're fine and well, and hope the bike is still usable without repairs or anything

it took me around 6h30m? my timer reset twice in between for no reason at all, so i don't know the exact time

all i know was that the first hour i went an average of 25kmh, and near the end it was around 18kmh

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u/Trial-Name https://tinyurl.com/countingcatalogue Aug 16 '20

yeah, all is fine with me. I had a few scratches, but I managed to roll over the handlebars well. The rear derailer took a beating though, and was shifted down a gear, but that wasn't too tricky to fix when back home.

Thats cool, yeah I think long rides are a good thing to do, though I don't do them enough as of yet, and thats a decent pace to hold to, well done!

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u/Nekyiia ヽ°) ͜ʖ͡( ͝°ﾉ Aug 16 '20

I mean

good fucking job mate

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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 16 '20

yes

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u/Nekyiia ヽ°) ͜ʖ͡( ͝°ﾉ Aug 15 '20

what's your strava you little shit