JC Cyclists.

Flats are fine. Just get some nice 5-10 shoes to go with them. They are nice and wide. Don't cost too much and have a nice sticky sole that grips the pedal, even if it is wet.

Sometimes you can find direct deals on the 5-10 website


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BEEF SUPREME said:
Flats are fine. Just get some nice 5-10 shoes to go with them. They are nice and wide. Don't cost too much and have a nice sticky sole that grips the pedal, even if it is wet.

Sometimes you can find direct deals on the 5-10 website


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Thanks Beef! So much to learn...
 
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Doing the thankless work of keeping the trails open today.


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Flats for sure to start out. I wear 12/4E so I know how you feel. If you do decide to go clipless, practice clipping in and out while in a parking lot or even just sitting still holding on to something, to get used to it. As for wide shoes Sidi Mega sizing and Giro HV for high volume are both wide shoes that I have used successfully.

If 275 is big for you the bike will definitely be a big help taking some of that off. Before I started riding I weighed 325. I got down to 200 when I was racing regularly and now that I race sporadically but still ride regularly I'm maintaining a comfortable for me 240, 220 during bikini season

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BEEF SUPREME said:
Pretty good write ups. Also remember that with disk brakes maintenance is a bit more involved and pads don't last as long as rim brake pads did. As long as they are ridden in the dry of course


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I'm a filthy casual but I put discs on my commuter last summer and love em. But then again it rains like 200 days/year here.
 
Roger Roger said:
I'm a filthy casual but I put discs on my commuter last summer and love em. But then again it rains like 200 days/year here.
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Mechanical or hydraulic? You need to bleed the hydraulic ones at least once a year. It's not hard but for the un initiated it can be rough.

Other than that they are awesome. Doubly so when you actually want to stop and it's raining.


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BEEF SUPREME said:
Mechanical or hydraulic? You need to bleed the hydraulic ones at least once a year. It's not hard but for the un initiated it can be rough.

Other than that they are awesome. Doubly so when you actually want to stop and it's raining.


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Mechanical. I just couldn't bring myself to spring for hydraulic.
 
Kahiona42 said:
Flats for sure to start out. I wear 12/4E so I know how you feel. If you do decide to go clipless, practice clipping in and out while in a parking lot or even just sitting still holding on to something, to get used to it. As for wide shoes Sidi Mega sizing and Giro HV for high volume are both wide shoes that I have used successfully.

If 275 is big for you the bike will definitely be a big help taking some of that off. Before I started riding I weighed 325. I got down to 200 when I was racing regularly and now that I race sporadically but still ride regularly I'm maintaining a comfortable for me 240, 220 during bikini season

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Thanks. I'm looking to follow a similar path with this adventure (not the bikini:biggrin:).
 
That's a good looking bike with great reviews. It should do you right. Congrats!

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BEEF SUPREME said:
Yeah if I got another road bike, it would probably look a lot more like that than a traditional road bike. It seems my goal for every ride is to avoid riding in traffic as much as possible.
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Yep, been loving my Cutthroat my new 'road rides' are about 70% gravel/singletrack/bike path safely away from ze autos.
 
bike21 said:
@BEEF SUPREME see Gwin's result at Monte St. Anne? Reedonkulous.

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Oh yeah. That run has almost been shared on social media more than Gwin's chainless win. The thing is that it was really amazing to watch in the context of the race. The rain was getting worse you could see other riders struggling with traction. Then Gwin just blows the doors off the winning time despite a pretty big mistake in the technical section.

My favorite Gwin run is from Mammoth national champs last year. Because of the commentary. He wins by a huge margin but looked so smooth and calm the guys commenting on the run said he looked slow - until the first timing split.


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BEEF SUPREME said:
Oh yeah. That run has almost been shared on social media more than Gwin's chainless win. The thing is that it was really amazing to watch in the context of the race. The rain was getting worse you could see other riders struggling with traction. Then Gwin just blows the doors off the winning time despite a pretty big mistake in the technical section.

My favorite Gwin run is from Mammoth national champs last year. Because of the commentary. He wins by a huge margin but looked so smooth and calm the guys commenting on the run said he looked slow - until the first timing split.


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The chainless win was just bonkers. Dude is beyond smooth, used to race with a guy with similar style who was a blast to ride with.

Had to look up the Mammoth race, commentators were a snooze fest - certainly no Claudio!
 
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