@Michael It's what I wrote just above, they legally have to do it. And most of the time they do (although not everything), but only people who have a reason to consult it know where to look.
Well not always... e.g. for a certain nature reservation area here, where you are not allowed to leave the paths, the only official map is some PDF. You can't automatically import it into OSM.
Regulations and their implementations are generally two different things (although I wouldn't be surprised that for protected areas, the obligations are slightly different), but the formats used as result of the INSPIRE Directive are generally WMS/WMTS/WFS, that you can't import directly in OSM, but you can easily open in GIS software.
And I was working for a company that made geographical studies (limited to wind farm development, but that INSPIRE directive changed a bunch of processes).
@Erlkoenig To follow-up on SH56 cleats, I tested in the meantime SH51 and realised that the problem could be different in my case: poor shoe fit. I have wider feet that the references typically used for bike shoes, so have to lace shoes less than I should to avoid too much discomfort. With the SH51, I really need to pivot hard to compensate for the "looseness" of the shoe.
So, time for new shoes (it's now limiting for 2+h rides). Does anyone know about shoes that work well with wider feet?
Nifty idea - a bolt on bike motor, but it sends power through the brake rotor to the wheel. It needs a rotor with a gear-cog in it - wonder how loud those straight cut gears are? Motor is "removable" though.
Inaccurate pics though. E-Bike-Retrofit kits usually go on flimsy late-80ies steel roadsters held together by rust which are worth less than the retrofit kit, without noticeable brakes and are now, thanks to the motor, as easy to pedal as a modern non-electric trekking bike, but 10x as hard to keep straight. Ridden by a pensioner who refuses to give up their trusty steed.
Although bikes like that don't have disc brakes. Consequently, e-bike retrofit kits for disc-brake bikes seem silly. This one is also about as expensive as an entire new e-bike. Also illegal in EU because it doesn't have a pedal torque sensor
@Criggie The gears are helical at least, which should help cut down on noise. Although then I question how well the 6 bolt interface can handle the resulting axial load.
@Michaelcomelately No, no, SPD. 5-10 is Adidas if I remember correctly, by chance do you also use other Adidas shoes? (asking because my default hiking shoes are Adidas Terrex, so I know they fit well).
@MaplePanda Got a pair of Shimano initially (had to take much longer size to compensate for the width, that was a bad idea), then replaced by Sidi's (so yes, Italian, but buying non-Italian when living in Italy is not something to think about).
For casual and other sports, I'm mostly an ASICS wearer. I had a pair I really liked (no longer available, of course) and stuck with the brand rather than check sizes for other brands.
Yep, I do the same, also because shoes are among the things I enjoy the least buying (also because what stores have in stock is limited at my size). So I stick with one brand per category, and buy online.
Assuming that is a 180mm rotor, I'd say the drive gear has a 150mm diameter. They claim 50Nm torque, so that means a force of 50/0.075 = 667 N at the gear perimeter
helical angle looks to be around 15 degrees, so the axial force is 667 * sin(15) = 173 N
that is not nothing considering that normally, a rotor interface should see virtually zero axial load (even a poorly aligned brake caliper is still very coplanar in absolute terms)
@Michael Funny part with Specialized is that they offer two widths on some shoes, but only in US (there's a width selector on their website, but that only shows "regular" in Belgium).
This is one of the wilder comments I’ve seen in a while. “I don’t like stopping” and “I stop to pick up and trash and move roadkill”
Taking breaks would probably help a lot but I don't like stopping. For me it's easier to just push thru a 3-4 hour ride with no breaks. I pick up trash, move roadkill off the pavement, and on rides exceeding 2 hours, stop in the middle to do carpel tunnel exercises, but I never just stop and rest unless the ride is about 5 hours or longer (which is rare). So I have to choose between dehydration or making stops long enough to catch my breath so I can safely drink water. I don't like either option. — user665982 hours ago
