Broke a seatpost binder bolt on today's #bicycle ride, but I was able to make it home because it was downhill the rest of the way at that point. #cycling #biketooter #mastobikes
The replacement binder bolt might've been a few mm too long. When tightened down, the seatpost still slipped on today's ride. I tried asking a local shop if they had a spare binder bolt washer, but they only had one piece of a binder bolt that wasn't of any use to me.
When I got home, I put one of the split lock washers I have for just this purpose in. Should be fine now!
I appreciate being able to go faster for longer muscle-wise now, but my lungs can't keep up. I think that's why I keep hitting my oxygen wall. #cycling #bicycle #mastobikes #biketooter
For any effort longer than a sprint, you’re limited by your ability to deliver oxygen through your bloodstream in order to convert stored energy to usable energy. Power isn’t about muscles, it’s about oxygen delivery.
Sort of. There’s a hyperbolic curve that relates the duration of the effort to power output. Structured training, metabolic pathways and the like are a deep rabbit hole.
First ride in a week due to whatever respiratory illness that was. I couldn't go 100% without feeling sick due to slightly reduced lung capacity, but it wasn't nearly as bad as post-COVID a while back. #cycling #bicycle #seabikes #BikeTooter
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