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Just saw you added a story to the photo. That’s insane. The delayed bruising and swelling is super unexpected. I was not prepared for this lol

 

One guy I used to ride with would say to give a bruise a deep massage. It might be too late and it looks it’s already spread out pretty far but I he said it was magic haha

 

I’ve massaged it almost daily just to get it to loosen up to walk. Maybe not deep enough though, giggity. Hurts like hell to massage it

 

Yeah I’m sure that’s why it’s spread so much and got worse

 

At least nowadays most folks seem to be riding single chainring up front ...............so bare teeth of big chainring don't shred your calf or gouge your shin leaving open wounds requiring bandaging (before riding more) I'll take scrapes and bruising over that but mostly don't want or need either, lol.

 

No doubt I’d take this over many things, I was lucky to not break any bones honestly.

 

Got the PNW grips in. They are much much softer than the ergons. They feel great. I also like that they are a little smaller and fit my girly hands better. I also think I am really going to like the gray accent over the bold yellow. I’m not steezy enough for the yellow...



Can’t wait to get my Vittoria tires in

 

Going gray sidewalls? Going to look sweet!

 

Yessir!

 

That looks rough! It makes you feel any better, I crashed in Moab last month and my lower leg started hurting like hell a couple of weeks after. The pain is midway between my knee and ankle, in between my tibia and fibula. No fracture or anything like that but maybe some torn or slightly torn ligaments. More to follow next week with my follow up appointment. Trying to follow the doc's orders to sit on my ass and take it easy has been rough. I'm going skiing tomorrow with my family and thats about as "wild" as I'm willing to get right now.

 

Skiing is pretty wild haha! Sit your ass down! That doesn’t sound fun at all. Idk if I could possibly have anything torn, who knows. It feels more like somebody took a good swing with a hammer right to my calf muscle

 

Sounds like we both need to rest up.

Your calf looks like someone dropped a boulder on it not hit you with a hammer!

I guess its time to spend some extra time on bike maintenance. Thinking of doing this to my Lyrik soon: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/bl...debonair-upgrade-kit-lyrik-yaris-rider-review

 

I am literally doing bike maintenance as we speak.

question

I have a 30t round chainring. Will a 32t oval work? What else needs changed?

 

I have no idea but I'm assuming you would need to lengthen your chain? Aka buy a new one

 

You'll need to add a link or two to your chain to make that one fit.

for feel and speed equivalence: https://absoluteblack.cc/size-guide/

 

So that says I need to stay 30t oval, correct?

 

yup.

 

Spesh will have posted chainring compatibility specs for your frame somewhere. You may just have to googles it. I’d speculate you’re prolly good up to a 34t oval/36 round, 30t oval/28t round as a minimum.

 

But if I change teeth size I’d have to change chain right?

 

If youre going up a size, yes.

Down, you can trim to fit without necessarily replacing.