Isaac wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:34 am
Love this. I try to do one on my birthday every year (late-Sept.). Last year was a weird one: Got the century in, went home to shower and eat and all that, and then started feeling this unusual pain in my left...uh...nutsack? Testicle? It persisted for a couple weeks, so I made got into first the doctor, then the urologist. One million tests later, exactly zero in terms of 'what was going on down there', even as the symptoms persisted (basically it felt like one of the balls was sorta being sucked up into my body, and that came with pain). Didn't ride my bike for a LONG time (months and months), and started up again in April. Haven't had an issues since, but a little worried about doing a century again. Longest ride so far this year was like 30 miles.
I didn't wear bike shorts for that last century, so I'll make sure to do so next time.
Good luck with that, how is it going?
enframed wrote:Lowered my tires to 80psi, much better!
obviously weight-dependent, but there are fair chances you can go lower still.
As last year im low-key thinking about getting a road bike, but having assambled my bike (still the one pictured on page 15, with tech straighg out of late 90's/early 00's) myself I'm seriously discouraged by the amount of work I'd need to put in to get it to my likings. I was thinking about a used one because I like external cable routing, does anyone here has expirecne with road-style caliper brakes and v-brakes, how do those compare in terms of stopping power? I know hydraulic discs are better than both but I like simplicity.
Oh and I did a 322/200 miles solo ride, pretty much from dawn to dusk - just under 14.5 hours total. Went well without any issues and jumping into the river about 20 seconds after I've gotten off the bike was the best. I
