@Peachy I understand (haven’t tried them) they only have an edge when the weather is bad enough - easier to clean than glasses. But otherwise you are better off without the visor.
Shopping question: looking for an allroad/light gravel bike for my wife. Comfort is the main concern (we will do a bike fit before), the main issue being that she's light and bikes are typically designed for riders that are around 20kg heavier than her, so it's hard to find bikes/components that are not too stiff. Current idea is the Specialized Roubaix SL8 Apex 1x12 (with 40mm tires), any other idea?
@Sam7919 (since you can read French) a reference for nutrition that is often given in the club by people who have been to nutritionists: nicolas-aubineau.com/nutrition-sportive
@Sam7919 I consider the indications given by the watch as guidance, the most important being indeed to be capable to feel your limits (also because I want to be able to enjoy activities without watches). So if you reach a point where your watch knows more than you, that’s a problem.
@gschenk Did they fix rerouting? It’s the most annoying with Garmin (at least the ones I’ve seen in the club), you miss a turn, it takes to realise it, then you have a rerouting panel that appears (and take loads of time to recompute) and block the map. It’s the main reason I prefer Wahoo.
(I don’t have a Garmin so I only know it from second hand experience and it’s maybe not in all models - segmentation with Garmin is so horrible I’m never tried to understand which model does what and assume that a detail that matters may not be present in all ranges)
@Sam7919 Apple Watches don’t know about the concept of rest days, so following their recommendations if you have targets that require enough exercise may be bad. Garmin does better from that point of view - they recommend resting periods.
@PaulH Yep, these tires seems like a very good compromise. Among good rolling resistance, among the lightest in Schwalbe's linup (for their size). I remember Schwalbe also had a "performance" chart, and they also scored higher on puncture resistance than the top range from the Marathon line (Almotion/Efficiency). For the reflective strips, there's also the G-One Overland 365.
@PaulH How are the G-One in terms of rolling resistance? I remind them being quite good for their size (had them on first lazy bike — electric with a 100m air fork), but more on the "sluggish but fast" kind.
Between Mavic wheels, no issue. But I do have issues between the stock wheels of the serious bike (Specialized unbranded hub) and the Mavic - rear wheel only.
@gschenk Yep, it’s what I meant. Swapping cassette and freehub body. Mavic copied DT Swiss design, so it’s easier to swap the whole assembly without tools - and it doesn’t matter if the freehub bodies are different in that case.
Could work with DT Swiss, but I don't know their range well. Mavic hubs with ID360 uses the same internals across the whole range, only the outshells change between the high-end hubs and entry-level hubs are different.
@gschenk Not only maintenance, but also swapping components in case of needs. For example in my case, the "default wheels" are Mavic with ID360. The fun bike uses quick-release, has 10 speeds and 45mm with knobs, the serious bike has thru-axles and 11 speeds, and semi slicks. If I want to use the 45mm tires with the serious bike, I take the ones of the fun bike, and change end caps and cassette without tools.
For the hub, I anyway had the intention to replace the wheels with the stock wheels from my gravel bike - to replace the 1x12 when it's worn by a linkglide (maybe CUES Di2).
I recon I have a problem with the rear hub (that is not the model that was in the specs), and I have no trust in the long term life of the mudgards. For the rest, no complaints so far - 1300km in 3 months.
@gschenk And can you do the leasing on a bike that is on sale? For my 2 lazy bikes, I combined fiscal deductions and outlet sales, so the net cost was quite low. For the second lazy bike for example, the net cost was about 900€ (vs a catalog price of 3500€).
@gschenk That is if you do the whole process with a driving school? (it was much cheaper for me, I only had an intro then a probationary license with some restrictions for at least 6 months, but I needed to have access to a car)
For "simple" freelancers, the cost for a bike is about 40% of its catalog price (21% VAT not paid, then it lowers the net income that is taxed at 50%). With a company, the math is different, but the ratio is about the same.
@gschenk In Belgium there are many incentives to use bikes: direct compensation (0.29€/km), employers can buy/lease bikes as part of remuneration (if not opting for a company car, all mobility expenses are covered - train, public transport, car rental, purchase in that case is done "before taxes"), freelancer can buy them also "before taxes" (as well as accessories and clothing). So the price and the cost are different.
And I'm not sure the average e-bike buyer in Europe cares as much as the enthusiast rider about electronic vs cable. They just want a tool that does the job conveniently.
@gschenk Note I mention automatic because it's something I'm very curious about, but that's the beauty of recent Di2, you can choose between manual and automatic.
@gschenk Unlike Van Moof, Cowboy has survived, and had the time to extend their range. They now have "cruiser" versions (more upright, lower gearing), even step through frames. I'm under the impression that 1 third of them are the step through version and ridden by women.
(Van Moof was indeed having automatic shifting, but 4 speed, you can't do miracles in terms of smoothness, Cowboy uses a variable assist = the percentage of assist depends on the speed/velocity, while most e-bikes provide an assist that has a fixed percentage of the rider contribution)
@gschenk Nope, they have a similar "design" but the transmission is very different, Van Moof was a front drive e-bike with an 4-speed IGH, Cowboy is a pure fixie with a rear hub motor.
A very popular e-bike here is the cowboy, and the lack of derailleur operation is one of the selling points (it's a fixed gear with variable assist), so it's probably an problem of offer.
Well, in my part of Europe, that is totally biaised because of fiscal reasons, commuters are mostly beater bikes or expensive ebikes, with little room in between, so there's indeed no place for Q'Auto. The only automatic bikes are with Enviolo, that are only on top of the range ebikes, that are not so common. But I don't know the reason why CUES Di2 is still not proposed on e-bikes. I wouldn't be surprised more people will get into automatic if it was less expensive.
@gschenk Q'Auto is a rear hub with a dynamo and sensor, the RD is directly plugged to the hub. The "shifter" is wireless. You can't get simpler (but only with thru-axles).
@gschenk You start to find on entry-level endurance and gravel bikes, on packages that I find very compelling: Canyon Endurace Allroad (1000€) and Cube Nuroad Pro (1250€).
