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maybe mercx didn't show up because he finds cav as annoying as I do

Sorry to hear it @Glws

I have reached peak misery

Yes! The emotional nadir and pointless suffering, this is why we ride! Just kidding kind of.

Great write up! Maybe don’t go out quite so hard next time :) Looking forward to seeing you in January !

Sleeping in the back of the digital bus :(

The breakaway is going weird. The four presenters are in some kind of fake bus DS improv theatre sketch and two of them are sitting down backs to the camera asking that short brickshithouse aussie guy pre-prepared questions? As much as it pains me to say I'm sort of pining for the days when it was just orla and wiggo on separate sofas having an awks chat all dressed up for a big night out at the slug & lettuce

dark mode

Sounds like a great plan. While we’re here I would like to give a shoutout to the 46t chainring. 46/36 is so lovely, the jump between rings is much nicer than 50 to 34. But anyway a 46t chainring should destroy the hegemony of the 50t.

again

how dare y

Soz for the double post but they have a good sale on atm, and their one-step above entry-level AXS version comes with a very lovely wheelset for 3k which would be a banging on or off road

I am a huge fan of my Inflite. I use to pull double duty as a "fast" road bike and ocassional CX and SFAB bike. I think the geo is perfect for this, and am actually glad I didn't go full race / aero bike with unavoidably embarassing stack. When I'm off road it's not some heavy thing which must be lugged around on the pavement or uphill. IMO the Inflite can legitmately be a fast summer bike, CX bike, gravel race bike, possible audax bike (but has no mounts or eyelets which is as it should be otherwise scope creep). It's very capable on 19mph+ road loops and hilly 200kms, as well as ofc CX and 38c-appropriate trails etc.

Considerations:
1) If you want it to pull double duty I really really recommend two wheelsets, road and offroad, with matching cassettes and rotors. Without that virtually everyone settles into the 'I can't be fucked to swap tyres' and it remains either in Gravel Purgatory (a road bike with shitty slow knobbly tyres yes I'm looking at you every single gravel tyre) or a great offroad bike that only ever sees tarmac. You'll get twice as much out of the bike with another wheelset.

2) The one piece aerocockpit is really really good and worth it, but they are pricy and so getting the correct dimensions can be a bit of an expensive undertaking. Fortunately the resale value is (or was) pretty high so it's not a huge expense if you're willing swap and sell and rebuy (considering how comfy and light and "dialed" the cockpit is).

3) I'm not a 1x believer and felt #blessed I got an Inflite with 2x Ultegra and GRX. But rumour has it people make 1x work on the road AND offroad so YMMV. But I thought it was banging (and very smart of canyon) to offer a model with a 2x groupset. Clearly I'm recommending you do the same :)

4) the pressfit BB86 (I know I know) went after ~3k of smashy riding and mucky offroad but they are cheap to replace and I think one of the more reasonably PF bb standards. But yes, it should obviously be threaded down there but no frame is perfect

I have some sock penalty length data print socks, time for Vinted. @PhilDAS this has got me skinsuit curious

Can you hear the tone of regret?

I’m beefing with my insurance company atm and am at the Financial Ombudsman stage. Policy wording is key in these situations, you would be surprised (or not) at how narrowly your contents insurer may choose to interpret the wording and deny your claim. Bespoke bike insurance (if you have nice bikes and can afford the insurance) is probably good if you’re off the beaten track of garage lock up to z3 work lock up and back.

what frame were you going to stick it on?

This is what he trains all year for! He was building velogame teams at elevation for chippers in February. The off season work ALWAYS pays off.

I know him in real life, definitely going to get him to sign a printoff

What is the km rule today? Is it a 3km or a 5km day?

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The question on everyone's mind tomorrow will be: is Pederson wider than a CX barrier is tall? Because kudos incoming.

I liked the bunnyhop over the crashed rider more than sprint for the win by the guy I don't really like?

Not convinced about the sprint but certainly bunnyhop of the year

I'm not sure I'd want to uselessly dangle before 4th day Colombiere with pog and viggo both horny as hell

EXCEPT for 7950 you son of a bitch

They might be hookless tho, watch out.

"It is much easier to spot a doomed breakaway from 7k ft above sea level"