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    E. I. Limited Bibs

    That's a skill issue, just don centuries more and the swelling should go down.
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    2025 cycling events!

    You're just missing the levee, silica hill, and trail of tears.
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    2024 Santa's Cycling Wish List

    It's specialized gravel/cross bike. Longer/lower aethos
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    Strava AI features

    They have a free version, but i subscribe to the paid version. Not that big of difference. It was developed by sports scientists out of University of Calgary (don't quote me on that). They developed a new model for fatigue prediction using power. They were one of the first platforms that would...
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    Tubeless sealant

    you can unseat the bead on the tire (not recommended if you dont have a good way to get the bead back on) or you can take out the valve core (a pair of needle nose pliers should do the trick)
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    Cold Weather Ride 11/10/2024

    Sounds like time to build a garage. I just set mine up in the living room.
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    What's the Best Cycling Upgrade You've Invested In?

    Doesn't matter. Gabe runs SPD's on his light weight climbing road bike. Run what you brung.
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    Do you slow down as it gets colder?

    Honestly this is exactly my life. I was a wild child in my early 20's, found cycling through my wife at 26ish been hooked.
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    E. I. Limited Bibs

    Those look like a rip of the Specialized bibs. 4 pockets and the whole works. IDK about chamois padding, it seems to not really matter at the 3+hour mark.
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    2025 cycling events!

    DSR100K, Tour of STL, and of course CX season.
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    2024 Santa's Cycling Wish List

    I got my Christmas gift a few months early. Just got a new Crux
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    Hunting Season

    KOM Hunting?
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    Getting married by bike

    you had me at the first half. TBF, it's probably extremely difficult to have 2 really committed athletes in a single household. Who does the chores?
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    Strava AI features

    I don't really use strava at all, rides get automatically posted there but i spend most of my time during analysis in XERT
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    Tubeless sealant

    I think it's orange seal or whatever is used at the Bike Surgeon. Just make sure you don't mix sealants, it doesn't work well.
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    Cold Weather Ride 11/10/2024

    This time of year, i pretty much committed to only riding outside on the weekends and indoor on the trainer through the week.
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    What's the Best Cycling Upgrade You've Invested In?

    Carbon soled shoes. I used to get foot pain when riding the plastic shoes. Since moving to carbon, everything got better.
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    Essential Skills Every Beginner Cyclist Should Master

    Group riding, cornering and braking. All things that everyone can do, but very few actually do well.
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    Riding in the snow

    I did a cross race in the snow. That was fun. Hard to get me outside when it's that cold.
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    Bibs vs. Non-Bibs

    It's tempting, i think my students would give me a hard time for that.
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