My prediction: You train a model on it, spend a lot of effort on training, then it returns you something that's roughly equivalent to "chain wear proportional to hours cycled". But only after you selected the only model you can trust.
@MaplePanda Some people/companies invested a lot of money into this so they need to push it to make money
Yesterday was the first time I got a (somewhat) useful answer from a llm. It was wrong, but it gave me some inspiration about a possible solution that Google couldn't find
I saw the weirdest MTB rider yesterday.... he appeared to be commuting home into a headwind on a front-suspension bike that initially appeared way too big.
then I realised he was going for aero, by holding onto the fork crown with both hands instead of the handlebars
I mean, I've seen people hold the bars in the middle near the stem... but this was hands on the fork crown so face was barely above the bars.
He was a long long way from the brake levers, and riding in-town which I thought was ludicrously stupid. No photo sorry, I was walking at the time.
@Criggie Stupid, but not unknown: bikerumor.com/… (I've seen it on some youtube videos as well, but the article in link shows that the aero gain is limited compared to other positions, but it's probably easier to hold)
but models designed for that, not regular barends that you install between the grips and the shifters. sq-lab.com/fr/des-produits/innerbarends/… These still allow an access to the brakes and shifters (but only to downshift)
Fair enough, but not something you'd do on an urban city street with cars about. My crown isn't big enough to hold, but his was one of those chromed separate ones
Can someone please recommend a good place to get a bike fitting stem for cheap? I tried eBay, but I can't find options on their that let's you adjust stack height
@Criggie Soma just released their Bar ins, which look really neat! I bought a couple but haven't tested them out yet
I heard somewhere (I don't remember where) once that a seat post clamp should be oriented with the gap at the front of the seat tube, opposite of the gap in the top of the seat tube. The logic behind this was that it supposedly exerts more equal pressure around the entire seatpost.
However, I'v...
