I hate it when sales people at sports stores assume I don't know anything about gear.
Well you're a girl... Right???
I hate it when sales people at sports stores assume I don't know anything about gear.
I had a maddening conversation about hitch racks at REI today. I had played with their floor sample of the Thule and the Yakima and ruled out the Yakima because the release handle took two hands. I asked the sales guy about the Kuat which something like this:
Me: What about the Kuat?
Him: A Kwat? (I'm thinking he's correcting my pronunciation here) Those sold out as soon as the member coupon came out but you can order it. It's just like that one (he points to the Thule) but holds 4.
Me: I don't need to hold 4.
Him: Oh, then we have those.
Me: But you don't have a floor sample?
Him: Points to the Thule again.
Me: I'm asking about the Kuat, you know, a different brand?
Him: Oh, I thought when you said Kuat you meant quad.
I hate it when sales people at sports stores assume I don't know anything about gear.
Definitely annoying to deal with sales people like that! I see a lot of Kwat racks around town. We got a good deal on a Yakima hitch rack, so that's what we have. We have the kind with the trays, which works well with different types of bikes. We just have two trays now but can expand to four. I love this rack! It's really easy to lower so that I can open the rear hatch. Bikes are so easy to load. We have everything from a 24" wheel kids bike to my 29er. It's actually easy to install on the car using a ratcheting wrench (not the small wrench that comes with it).
Quite possibly best shoes EVARRRRRRR... I had my last pair for 20 years and I'm only replacing them because the sole is worn out..and that's saying something in a cycling shoe!!
See that's what I think!! I got my money's worth..hell I might be buried in them...
how the hold on wet roots and rocks?
I ordered the Kuat in black.
I wanted to like the Yakima but the one I tried required two hands to release the trays to carrying mode which is not okay with me.
Not being a jerk, serious question, do you know what gear inches are?
I umm ... I have only become aware of them as a thing this weekend. I still need to cogitate.
And some riding is better suited to 1x.
What do you mean? What sorts of riding?
I need to understand this whole 27.5 vs 27.5+ thing, too. Several of my friends are going the fat tire route, which confuses me, because I thought rolling weight was the enemy of all that is holy.
What do you mean? What sorts of riding?
I need to understand this whole 27.5 vs 27.5+ thing, too. Several of my friends are going the fat tire route, which confuses me, because I thought rolling weight was the enemy of all that is holy.
So, thoughts on 1x for a seriously slow climber? I really like the idea of a quieter bike and fewer mechanical fiddly bits, but a friend of mine said that once she tried climbing with a 1x, she knew she didn't want it. I currently use a 2x with a bash guard. Can a 1x realistically get me as low as the granny gear on a 2x? Or, how ridiculous would my rear setup have to be to get me there? I'm not sure I really ever use the granny or second-to-granny because I like a little more torque. I feel like the handlebars go all wiggly if I'm all the way down in granny.
Thats right. IMHO Fat tires are a fad. They are useful in sand and packed snow thats about it (on ice as well if its studded). On normal MTB trails they are slow and heavy feeling. No substitution for a quality full suspension bike. I dont really get the plus tires (around 2.8 wide), dont know what they are really good for really. I see no need for a wider tire than 2.35 on a Trail MTB with suspension.
If you're doing a lot of riding at similar speeds, like fire roads up or down, for long distances,
I found this video pretty helpful in really outlining pros/cons of each setup.
The big new piece of info in the video is that it's not so much about the lowest gear per se, as it is about the fact that you might have trouble finding exactly the "right" gear you want for the climb. Man, it's been so long since I've ridden much at all - shoulder bursitis, then the ACL. My bike should be ready and all purtied up today, so I can start riding and paying attention to how I use my gears.