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This evening’s shakeout ride and little dress rehearsal before the Taunus Bikepacking which starts coming Sunday.
Mounted the 34T chainring yesterday and put on the respective chain, stored freshly waxed after the last event. So today was as well a tapering ride as well as a short shakeout ride for this.
#DropbarMTB
#Fastfar
#Bikepacking
#cycling
P.S. lol for being able to fit the full original caption only in the photos ALT description with ample room to spare but not directly in here...
Here she goes again! Lael rides around the World. Faster.
But who am I talking to. If you follow me, you definitely will know by yourself already! 😅
Go Lael! Catch that World Record!
She started just shy of 4 hours ago. 103 km done, 29030 km to go!
Here's the link to the Challenge and her Tracker: https://de-eu.wahoofitness.com/lael-wilcox-world-record-attempt
Here is the 2026 Orbit360_ course collection overview in Komoot.
https://www.komoot.com/de-de/collection/3431508?
The 24th course runs right around home. And funnily enough, intersects with another. So you could build a super orbit of 174 + 104=278 km.
>>> GERMAN BELOW <<< Dear Orbiters, Once again, the scouting team has put together an adventurous collection of Orbits for you. Participation is donation-based. All donations will be used to support deforestation from The Generation Forest. Don't know how much to donate? We think 1% of your bikepacking setup (including your bike) is fair. Here’s the donation link: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8T3AWB7UAHZD2&utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Your%20successful%20registration%20at%20rideFAR&utm_medium=email Don’t forget to tag ORBIT360 on your ride as a participant to find your name in the ranking. Check out the website (orbit360.cc) for more info. Have a great time out there. #letsorbit _____________________ Liebe Orbiter:innen, Wieder einmal hat das Scouting Team eine abenteuerliche Sammlung an Orbits für euch gescoutet. Die Teilnahme ist spendenbasiert. Alle Spenden werden für die Aufforstung von Generationenwäldern an The Generation Forest weitergeleitet. Du weißt nicht wie viel du spenden sollst? Als Richtwert finden wir 1 % deiner Bikepacking-Ausstattung (inklusive Rad) fair. Anbei der Spendenlink: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8T3AWB7UAHZD2&utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Your%20successful%20registration%20at%20rideFAR&utm_medium=email Vergesst nicht ORBIT360 auf eurer Tour als Teilnehmer hinzuzufügen. Dann bekommt ihr auch einen Platz im Ranking. Weitere Infos gibt's auf der Webseite (orbit360.cc) Ganz viel Spaß. #letsorbit
It's been a while since I've ridden an Orbit.
It was a great idea when it got introduced 2020: basically individual Gravel Time Trials with an per Course and an overall series ranking.
It still kinda is, but it morphed more into a community driven course collection. Anyhow: the 2026 collections just dropped a few days ago.
When I see a link to a substack I guess I have to assume now it's paywalled content anyways and simply don't bother. And no - spare me with that "claim your free post". Even if I would bother, substack throws hurdles, app logins and what not to me.
If you want to blog or reach people, find less cumbersome and open ways, please.
(ok - over here on Mastodon I probably preach to the choir. And that choir is pretty sparsely populated anyhow 🙈)
Die neuen Newmen Streem G.62 und einige weitere Neuerscheinungen haben mich gestern direkt ein weiteres Update meines "Breite Aero-Laufradsätze..." Artikels erstellen lassen.
12 neue Felgen/Laufräder, 4 bisher nicht enthaltene Marken.
#radfahren #cycling #Gravel #fastfar #Allroad #Rennrad #Laufrad #Felge #Aero
Am Ende dieses Artikels findet ihr eine aktuelle Marktübersicht an Aero-Felgen / -Laufradsätzen mit Außenweiten größer 34 mm (33,7 mm) und Höhen größer 35 mm. Alle sind tubeless ready und 700c Lauf…
Newmen were such a tease with those. Undercover for months, then more openly for weeks. But yesterday they finally officially launched their new Streem G.62 CS. An out and out Aero Gravel Wheelset much to my liking:
https://www.newmen-components.de/Konfigurator?&StuffId=2440c93d-99d6-41a4-9ca6-1ceff1e36b10
Oi...z!
That was fast! A prototype appeared only 2 weeks back at the Nove Mesto XCO Worldcup and today it already is officially launched - the all new Orbea Oiz.
Öha! Strava stellt MCP connector für Claude bereit.
https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-launches-mcp-connector
I tested the Tymewear VitalPro Breathing & Heart Rate strap so you don’t have to.
Find my review, why it is at the same time revolutionary and yet not useful for myself (despite me being the core target group as engaged self-coached athlete and data nerd) and what to make out of the VitalPro Data (including a how to to configure Intervals.icu analytics) via the following link.
#Tymewear #VitalPro #Endurancetraining #respiration #ventilation
This article is also available in German. Suchst du nach der deutschen Version? Folge diesem Link. The Tymewear VitalPro Sensor is a chest strap that looks very similar to a classic heart rate ches…
