Cannondale bugger bicycle trailer

So I have a 2018 Ford Explorer and we tow a tent trailer. We are looking to start bringing bicycles camping but are unsure how to do it. I have looked at various solutions and have concerns with all of them really. Am just curious how others do it. There would probably be 3 bikes, 2 adult and 1 child bike.
Tent Trailer Roof Rack - Extremely hesitant to drill into the roof of my trailer for leaking reasons and I have also read that tent trailer roofs aren't very sturdy and aren't really designed to hold stuff on top of them.
Dual hitch riser with bike rack - So this basically takes your current hitch and splits it into two hitches, one on top of the other. The bottom receiver is for towing the trailer and the top receiver is for putting a bike rack in. My concern is the distance between the back of the vehicle and the trailer with respects to turning. I feel like there isn't enough room in between and when turning the trailer is going to hit the bikes. I have also seen racks that mount on the tongue of the trailer but I feel like this would create the same turning problem.
Roof rack on Explorer - I could do this, just seems like a huge hassle to get the bikes all the way on the roof of the car. The car also has the full moon roof so if anything were to fail and a bike were to drop down on the roof or something, could be an expensive repair.
Bike rack on the back of the tent trailer is off limits as far as I know because the bumper literally bends with small pressure from my hand let alone a bike rack lol. My father in law seems to think you could weld or bolt something right into the frame of the tent trailer on the back but Ive read even the frames them selves are not strong. so this pretty much isn't an option as far as I know.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks for any assistance.

Not sure where to ask this...
Any good quality brands/models I can look at?
I can see a lot of questionable Amazon specials out there no idea of the quality.

How do you do Gentlemen? I am Earl Powar of Numpton Ponnis. I have recently moved to America from dear old Blighty and I am having some bother getting settled in to the bicycling community.
Perhaps you would be so good as to answer a few questions?
Hygienists / domestiques - this seems to have something to do with dentists? I’m afraid we don’t have dentists in my country. If you mean someone to carry your bottle of claret and fix your bicycle when it breaks, I use the household staff. Is this acceptable? Roger the stableboy is a reliable lad, always eager to please. A favourite of my wife too (she spends a lot of time down at the stable block having her saddle adjusted).
“Pours” as you call them (peasants in my country) - they seem to be everywhere. And they try to speak to you. How do I prevent this? I had my footman beat one when it addressed me but this seemed to cause a bit of an upset.
“Freds” - they sound a bit like my old school chum Lord Frederick Chapsbottom. He is a good chap really but a tad insufferable. He buys mass produced bicycles from a factory called “Terk” (I think). I have mine hand made before each ride by a local outfit called “McClaren” (small motor racing company; a friend of mine owns it). I’ve told him that he looks like a peasant but he won’t have it. He likes to go bicycling with his wife. He has her cycle ahead and tucks in behind, then gets to a hill and shouts “huzzah” whilst he cycles off and leaves her. All good fun although I don’t do this myself as I’m not sure women are supposed to be outside. On a related note, I also tup his wife occasionally (all good sport you understand, Freddie doesn’t mind).
KOM / KOMing - in my day, at school, we used to gather around and masturbate onto a biscuit. Last one eats it. Great sport, what ho! Alas that sort of business had to be stopped when the Schoolmaster was found to be buggering the boys. But is this what is meant by KOM when bicycling? Is it done after the ride? During? How does one initiate?
Bidons - some sort of hydration system I surmise? Normally, if the claret and scotch runs out I have Farckhardt the butler piss in my mouth. Maybe I need to explore these “bidons”.
Recovery IPA - is this medication? For a spot of recreation after our rides the gents and I used to head down to our Pall Mall club for an evening of drinking and whoring.
Any guidance much appreciated. I’m looking to get into a group and can supply staff and a team car (my run around 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom).
Adieu.

I'm looking at getting a Fiat 500e (possibly Cabrio) because I want a small nippy city-focused EV but I'm concerned that the small size could be a problem on the rare occasion when I want to transport something large such as a piece of furniture, bicycle, suitcases etc.
A solution to this could be to have a tow hitch and small trailer but it turns out that although the petrol 500 is rated for towing the electric one is not.
Anyone know why Fiat did this?
I realise that towing would decrease the range btw but that wouldn't be an issue for shorter trips.

Hello! I was just hoping to get feedback, recommendations, opinions, advice etc. I just purchased this trailer today and will take delivery in a couple of weeks.
Towing
Tow vehicle: 2024 GMC Sierra 1500, 3.0L Duramax engine.

• Tow cap 8,800lbs
• Max tongue weight 880lbs
• Cargo cap 1,562lbs

Trailer: Imagine 22BHE

• Dry hitch 563lbs
• Dry weight 5,589lbs
• GVWR 6,995lbs

Hitch: Camco Eaz-Lift ReCurve R3 weight distribution hitch
I towed a few rentals with a 2018 Tundra the last couple years, but other than that, I'm a noob at this. I bought the Sierra thinking I could save a lot on fuel costs with the efficient diesel engine and have a robust tow capacity for a modest size travel trailer. I'm hoping I didn't make a mistake by not getting the max tow package which can boost the tow rating up to 13,000lbs. But what I noticed is the cargo capacity doesn't go up 1:1 with tow rating. So it didn't make much sense to me.
Would it be a reasonable expectation that loading this trailer up with typical camping supplies, an extra standard battery, two propane tanks and maybe a couple bicycles would bring that hitch weight up maybe 200-300lbs? I figure at the worst would 300lbs more on the hitch from the dry spec, but probably less. That would bring the hitch weight to ~863lbs. Fresh water tank would probably not be filled, or be filled maybe 1/4 just for the wife and kid during travel if necessary. But the grey tank may end up filled on some trips, and some black tank which would add maybe up to 400lbs total trailer weight. For cargo capacity of the tow vehicle, it would be about 500lbs of people and dogs. Maybe 100lbs max of other things. So that's 600lbs plus, just adding max tongue weight of 880lbs which is 1,480lbs. So pretty close to the max cargo capacity.
I am a little worried about how the weight situation will turn out, but by the numbers it all seems just about right within spec of the tow vehicle in the worst case scenario, assuming I am mindful not to pile a bunch of heavy stuff at the front of the trailer. Is this something to seriously worry about if It turns out I am really close to spec or a tiny bit over? I can certainly make the numbers come down if I have to by cutting the cargo and distributing the weight in the trailer. But I don't want to have to make sacrifices if I don't really need to.
Solar: 165W solar panel, 40A charge controller
Will be camping with power hookups 95% of time. But I am wondering roughly what ~100Ah worth of 12v battery could run in a trailer? I know this is a variable dependent question. But I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can expect before I "find out", if you know what I mean. The trailer has a 12v fridge, led lighting, other typical RV stuff. Also wondering if an inverter would be necessary? Like, even if I had hookups most of the time, would it be worth it to be prepared for when I don't if I don't mind spending the money for it? Obviously I don't want to spend money for no reason. But I do plan to use this trailer for a long time. Kiddo's are young.
Otherwise I am just looking for suggestions on all things trailering. Like, is it necessary to get a surge protector for power hookup? Water pressure regulator? Any suggestions for nifty things to have in an RV? Other than the obvious, cooking stuff, dishes, linens, leveling blocks, poop tube, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, some tools - maybe a cheap drill for supports?
Lastly, any tips on towing in general and backing up a trailer? I'm pretty nervous about it. I've done it before but it was like dumb luck how it worked out. Maybe I'm selling myself short but just thinking about it is stressing me out. Would appreciate any tips from people that were like me and just had to pick it up on the fly. I'm sure it will be a trivial affair eventually but until then, it's anxiety city for me!
Thanks for any input here. And I look forward to contributing to the sub!

So I'm in the process of building a bicycle trailer, however I can not find any legal requirements/specifications, can anyone possibly point me in the right direction? Thanks
(In England)

TC eventually release Silksong after trailers, a release date and a couple of blog posts leading up to and after release.
And then they just shut up again. They don't address the wait, the silence, they don't talk in interviews about what was going on behind the scenes... nothing. They just... bugger off, they go work on the brave fox game and explain nothing.
I'd be a little mad
Edit: I missed the mark in how I wrote this. Basically I want them to talk about what it was like from their point of view, how they felt about the reaction, how they took their decisions along the way etc.
I don't mean to defend themselves, I don't think they've done anything wrong tbh
I framed it as "I'd be mad if they didn't" but I actually would find it kind of funny. They have an interesting story to tell here, I hope they let us know

The episode faded back in to a shot of the Gaffers' platform being raised up to the roof by Scott, Ripper, and Chase as MK watched and Izzy walked over, wiping slime off herself.
"Uh, not to sound lazy," Scott said as he left the chain, "but I'm not feeling so good."
"You probably just have a cold," Izzy told him.
"Since when do colds have sores like this?" Scott followed up as he lifted his right arm and pointed to a round, reddish-brown spot on his elbow.
Izzy looked at him attentively and put her hand on his forehead. "Your body temperature is high, but it's possible that-" she was interrupted by a sudden burp from her teammate that caused her to cringe and take a step back. "Why does your breath smell like lemons?"
"Are you trashing my burps?" Scott asked in confusion.
"Hold on," Justin interrupted as the camera cut to him. "Red sores, fever, lemony burps? Aren't those symptoms of one of the diseases in the book?"
"Page 753," Millie exclaimed. "Mortatistical Crumples Disease!" She gasped. "And it's fatal!"
Everyone gasped. "Mortatistical Crumples is also highly contagious!" MK added, eliciting another gasp from most of the cast.
"Okay, looks like it's quarantine time!" Chris said, backing towards the door with barely-hidden panic. "See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!" He gave them a quick wave, then dashed out the double door between the two vats. Both teams went over to it with shock on their faces as the sounds of power tools were heard on the other side.
The camera cut to Chris as he pounded a nail in with a hammer. It was one of many holding up a red banner with an orange skull-and-crossbones on it, set over several long pieces of wood that had been nailed up to bar the exit. "There's more to this disease than either team knows," he told the camera with an impish grin before walking away with a dark chuckle.
Another shot of the numbered studios was shown. "Hold on," Anne Maria spoke up as the shot cut back to the ten castmates in the challenge set. "How did Dirt Boy catch a fatal disease?"
“I'm sure it's just a twenty-four hour kind of fatal,” Scott hoped.
"We have to quarantine Scott! Stat!" Izzy said in a panic.
The camera showed Ripper furiously inflating a plastic bubble with a bicycle pump; the bubble had a yellow-and-black biohazard symbol on it. "Get inside now!" the bully shouted before Scott threw himself head-first into the bubble.
"Oh no!" Jasmine cried. "Brick has a sore too!" She pointed at the soldier boy's upper left arm, who took one look at the sore and began to wave his arm in a panic.
"It has to be a mistake!" Brick exclaimed.
"Hey!" Scott exclaimed from inside his bubble, another one getting inflated nearby. "Is there an exit to this thing?"
"There isn't one!" Ripper shouted as he continued to pump and Brick got into his bubble.
"Why didn't anyone tell me that before I jumped in?!" Scott griped.
“Okay, everyone just calm down!" Chase said.
"Agreed," Jasmine spoke up sternly. "We should make sure no one else is infected. Symptoms of Mortotistico Crumple's Disease include explosive diarrhea..."
"Oh no!" The camera cut to Chase as his bowels began to groan and he ran into a nearby portable toilet with a panicked look on his face.
"Itchy lips," Jasmine continued as the shot cut to Justin, who suddenly bit his lip.
"My… my lips," he moaned. "They're on fire!" He began to frantically rub and scratch at them, leaving them swollen and red.
"Sudden hot flashes," Jasmine listed off as MK began to sweat profusely and tug at her jacket. "Sea sickness," Ripper turned green and vomited. "Speaking in tongues," Izzy was the next to be affected as she babbled incoherently and indistinguishably with her eyes rolling upwards, which continued even as Jasmine listed the final symptom, "and temporary blindness."
"Everyone can see, right?" Jasmine asked as she checked over the castmates’ current states. "That's good to know," she said in relief before walking forward and bumping straight into Brick's bubble. "Oh no," she said in newfound panic. "I'm the one who's blind!"
Confessional: Anne Maria
"I know this is a reality show," Anne Maria told the confessional camera in a serious tone, "but I doubt that Chris would allow us to actually die on national television!"
Confessional Ends
The scene cut to Chris himself watching from his control room, leaning back in his chair with his legs propped up on the desk in front of him. "You'd think we wouldn't," he told the camera, "but, just imagine the ratings!"
Back in the quarantined set, the camera panned across the room to show that everyone except for Anne Maria, Millie, and the bubbled Brick and Scott were now laying on top of stretchers, groaning and moaning.
“This is super bad,” Millie said. “We have to do something.”
“Do you mean taking their temperatures, because we only have rectal thermometers, and I'm not in the mood to joke around with them,” Anne Maria responded.
“I wasn't even thinking about that at all,” Millie stated. “Joking with diseases is not funny at all.”
“Obviously, but have you noticed we're the only ones who didn't take part in the studying all-nighter, and we're the only ones who haven't been infected?” Anne Maria asked while looking over everybody.
“I'm not so sure about this supposed disease,” Millie mused. “We need to get our hands on one of those textbooks. There has to be something they missed.”
“I’d do it if Chris didn’t seal off the only exit,” Anne Maria argued.
"There’s another exit over there," Millie pointed to the Grips' platform, which was now sitting on the floor empty of body parts. The chain still led up to a hole in the ceiling where the reel was situated.
"Oh yeah. How in the world did I not notice that?" Anne Maria droned sarcastically before the two made a dash for the platform.
"I still haven’t forgotten you pushing me off the diving board a few days ago, so don’t think I’m scared of pulling the platform as high as possible," Millie informed as they stepped onto the platform and pulled down on the chain, making them ascend.
The footage flashed forward to the outside of the studio as the two girls jumped down from a ladder on the wall of the building. “You grab a textbook, I'll look in the kitchen,” Millie instructed before they split off in opposite directions.
Confessional: Millie
"I really hope that the disease is fake," Millie explained in the make-up trailer. "There were some diagnoses and symptoms in the textbook that I've never heard of before, but I've studied a lot about diseases to be familiar with a selective few."
Confessional Ends
Back inside, Scott was shown to be rolling around in his bubble. "How long has it been since I got in this bubble?" he groaned.
"I don't want to hold onto my bladder for more than an hour!" Brick cried while covering his groin with both hands.
"My lips," Justin groaned on his stretcher. "Of all places, why my lips?"
"I'd kiss them to make you feel better, but I'm not a princess and you are not a frog," MK said, sitting up on the stretcher next to him; Jasmine and Chase were visible in a row behind them. "And even then, I am not an animal kisser."
Ripper was sitting against one of the walls, writing something on a piece of paper with a bucket of vomit next to him. “To my parents; don't let my brothers keep the money I've taken from weaklings in the past.” He paused to throw up into his bucket before writing again. “To my brothers; don't even think about stealing my stash from me, especially you, Wolfgang! From your best son, Richard Kennedy.”
The double doors between the vats were thrown open by Millie and Anne Maria. The camera pulled out as the other cast members moaned, and the two young women stepped into the room – the Jersey girl holding a textbook, and the author with some kind of canister.
"Who's there?" Jasmine asked.
"Simmer down, everyone," Anne Maria said. "We're just here to expose the truth about these textbooks, which are actually bogus." She held the book she'd brought up, and easily tore the cover off it. "The book covers are just cereal boxes." Her bowels started to growl, and with a panicked look, she dropped the book and ran towards the portable toilet. "I'll be right back!"
"It can be a crock," Jasmine sat up on her stretcher. "Nobody's faking the sickness!"
“No, but it's still untrue,” Millie interjected. “I just went to Chef's kitchen, and I found this "cheese". The camera focused in on the canister in her hand as she held it up, showing that it had an image of a cheese wedge on the label.
"Uh, what is in that parmesan?" Brick wondered innocently.
"It is not cheese, but it is," Millie tore off the label to reveal a second beneath it with an image of scratching hands on it, "itching powder and laxatives!"
"Chef!" Brick muttered under his breath. "Why did he not inform me?"
It was then that Anne Maria burst back out of the portable toilet followed by a cloud of foul odor. "That explains the diarrhea and itchy lips."
"And I didn't get sick since I'm the only one who didn't eat the pizza," Millie added.
"What about the sores on Brick and Scott?" Chase asked.
"As for those," Millie laughed lightly, walking over to her quarantined teammate. "They're just pepperoni pieces that got stuck on you when you likely fell asleep."
Brick reached over to touch his sore, and it peeled off easily. "She's right!"
Scott also touched his own sore and it also peeled off quickly. "I was suckered! Now can somebody let me out of here now?"
"So wait," MK spoke up, "the disease is fake?"
Jasmine was the first to react, sitting up and blinking. "By golly. I'm not blind anymore!"
"And I can talk normally!" Izzy cheered.
"And I'm not gonna throw up anymore!" Ripper added. "We've been cured!"
"Could I be let out now?!" Brick pleaded. "I have some urgent business to take care of!"
"I'm comin’," Anne Maria rushed over to the bubble and simply popped it with her fingernail. Both of them winced as the bubble burst, and Brick immediately rushed over to the portable toilet.
"And don't forget about me as well!" Scott spoke up, rolling his bubble into the middle of the room.
Izzy took out a pin, popping her teammate's bubble. “This was all first year med school syndrome!” she said. “Too much studying and too little sleep can make you think you've got every disease in the book!”
"Congratulations, Killer Grips!" the voice of Chris McLean came suddenly, the camera pulling out to show the host descending from the ceiling on another chain. "You just won the challenge!"
The five Grips began to cheer and celebrate. "Brilliant diagnostic skills, Anne Maria and Millie. Way to suss it out. And, for your reward," Chris continued, frowning and looking down at his empty hands. "Knew I forgot something. Just a sec!" he said before stepping back onto the chain's foothold and raising back out of the room.
Confessional: Anne Maria
"This challenge was certainly… something," Anne Maria confessed. "I can't believe that I had to play the role of doctor just to tell everybody about the so-called disease being a lie. Who knew tainted pizza could make you have hot flashes and sea sickness?”
Confessional Ends
"One thing's for sure. I'm double checking my food from now on if I want to prevent temporary blindness or having to speak in tongues," Jasmine told the Grips as the footage cut back to them.
“Once again, the pizza was too good to be true,” Brick commented. “You made a good call not eating any slices, Millie.”
“I had no idea that there were laxatives put onto it,” Millie claimed. “If I wasn't so invested with the book, I'd probably eat the pizza and fall victim to the sickness just like you guys.”
It was then that Chris returned, descending down on the same chain as before but now carrying a covered platter. "As I was saying," he said as he walked towards the Grips, "for your reward!"
He removed the cover and the camera zoomed in on what lay beneath – five picture frames, three in back and two in front, each containing a photograph of a different person. The first on the left was a light purple cat. The second was a confident-looking Hawaiian woman with black long hair wearing a yellow tracksuit and red hoop earrings. In the middle was a teenage girl, pale with brown hair tied in a bun and a beige tank top. Fourth was a smiling white man; he had no hair, had golden dog tags around his neck, and was dressed in a dark green military outfit. And on the right end was an elderly black man with white curly hair, a white mustache covering his mouth, and a dark orange collared long-sleeved shirt.
"That's my cat Whiskers!" Jasmine said excitedly as the shot panned across the photos.
"And that's one of my girlfriends Vanessa," Anne Maria declared.
"Yup!" Chris told them. "One of you gets a whole spa night away from this cruddy studio lot, with your very best friend! So, who's the lucky stiff?"
“I'd kill for a spa day, even if it's with my mom, so how about letting me have it?” Justin smiled widely at his team.
“I have some things I want to talk about with my father,” Brick suggested.
“Now wait just a minute…” Jasmine interrupted as she, Brick, and Justin started to argue over who should get the prize.
“Can all of you shut up!!” Anne Maria ceased the fight, causing everyone to look at her. “As much as I would love to be away from this trashy film lot, I say we should let Millie have the reward.”
"Wait, me?" Millie asked in astonishment. “How come?”
"Clearly, you did the most research out of all of us, and you won the challenge for us," Anne Maria answered.
“You did say that the person who contributes the most should claim the reward,” Brick brought up.
“And with you also not eating that pizza, you've certainly earned that spa night,” Jasmine smiled.
“I don't want to be left out, so okay then,” Justin agreed with a shrug.
"Chris, the Killer Grips came to a decision," Anne Maria said before giving Millie a light shove forward.
"W-wow," Millie said softly as she began to tear up. "This is really generous!"
“Just accept the offer before I trade places with you,” Justin said.
"Eeeuuughh," Chris said in disgust. "Clean up on aisle two!" he called, and moments later, a pair of young white men in white work outfits walked through the open door, one of which carried a push broom. They disappeared off-screen for a moment, then reappeared with one pushing Millie towards the door and the other sweeping up after.
"Thank you for allowing me to take the reward!" Millie said as she allowed herself to be escorted out, wiping away her tears with her hands.
The scene cut outside as Millie walked up to the beaten-down Lame-o-sine. The door opened, and she smiled and stepped inside.
"Granddad!" the writer said happily as the shot moved inside to show her hugging the white haired old man who had been seen in one of the pictures. "I've really missed you!"
"I missed you too, Millie," the man said as he hugged his daughter. "Don't get my favorite shirt wet now. I got it dry cleaned."
"Sorry," Millie said as they broke their hug. "I have a lot to talk to you about ever since I competed in the first season."
Her grandfather smiled proudly. "Spill the details. I can tell you had a ball, but don't blame me if I start to doze off more than I do while writing best selling books."
"I'm not that boring!" Millie laughed cutely. "So it all started when I was dropped off on the dock..."
"Sheesh," Chris cringed as the scene cut to him in his control room. "Talk about a loving family! Hopefully they'll get their dullness smoothed while they're at the spa." He pulled a lever on the desk, cutting the monitor feeds to static, and stood up. "So, will the Grips' winning streak last? Or will they fall apart and lose their teamwork? Find out next time, on Total! Drama! Action!"
(Roll the Credits)
(Bonus Clip)
“That spa night was amazing!” Millie told the camera while in the trailer. “The manicures and pedicures were to die for, and the facials and mud bath really smoothened the rough parts of my skin. Granted, this spa night wasn't as fun as the two-day resort back in Camp Wawanakwa, but thankfully, I didn't have to eat any disgusting food this time, so that's an upside. Want to know something interesting? Granddad was more into the spa treatments than me, but don't tell him that I said that to you,” she added with a giggle.
Eva - 14th
Geoff - 14th
Izzy - RETURNED
Trent - 12th
Sky - 11th
Killer Grips: Anne Maria, Brick, Jasmine, Justin, Millie
Screaming Gaffers: Chase, Izzy, MK, Ripper, Scott

‘He parties too much and he does not deliver results, he is not worth his contract.’ These are the paraphrased words of Julian’s manager, Patrick, a couple of months ago in an interview. At the time Julian had not won a Grand Tour stage in any of his last three seasons and had struggled to become a consistently excellent one-day rider. Infamously he lost two such races on the finishing line because he celebrated too early.
Nonetheless, Julian is popular among the fans. He rides with courage and flair. He is not a rider who formulates race strategy by gazing down at his power meter, he does so by looking into the eyes – and souls – of his competitors. ‘Do they have a fighting heart like mine?, he asks himself. Julian is not a rider, you see, he is a racer.
Yesterday, on the morning of stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia, a trailer is released for the upcoming Netflix series about the Tour de France. “Julian costs a lot of money,” Patrick tells the camera. Julian is asked how much he gets paid. He replies: “Too much for Patrick.”
Stage 12 gets underway. It’s 200km long and flat for the first half though there are a few hills in the second. On paper it’s a day for the sprinters. Their domestiques will chase down any riders foolish enough to try and breakaway. Julian is just such a fool.
So is Mirco. He is an ageing rider who has never won a major race in his career; one that has been spent entirely in the second division of professional bike racing. The pair breakaway with over 125km left of the stage. Fools.
It’s so foolish that Julian’s manager tells him over the radio to abandon his attack. Julian ignores him.
Over the course of more than two and a half hours, he and Mirco ride their guts out. They take turns at the front battling the wind. They encourage each other with shouts and pats. They are fighting to stay away from the riders chasing them down.
They don’t have a big lead but the chasers aren’t closing the gap. Unlike Julian and Mirco, they don’t want to work together for fear others won’t do their fair share.
Over the hills and across the flats, the pair pour their energy – and souls – into the breakaway effort. They are inching closer to the finish line; their gap remains slender.
On the last hill, with only 11km left, Mirco tells Julian he has nothing left. If their breakaway is to succeed, Julian must leave him behind and hold off the chasers on his own. Julian understands this because he is a racer.
The chasers catch Mirco and leave him for dead. They pursue Julian.
The crowd are roaring now. Julian looks over his shoulder and realises he has enough precious seconds to savour this win. Overpaid, underperforming and unserious, this fool crosses the line and punches the air. He has defied conventional strategy. You see, he is a racer.
The vanquished chasers cross the line in disbelief. Mirco drags himself across it in exhaustion. His head hangs across his handlebars; he is so tired he can’t look up. An arm comes across his shoulder and a voice says to him: “Thank you. I will remember this day for the rest of my life.”
Mirco looks up at him. Julian looks back. Each sees the other’s fighting heart; they are racers.
Links: Final KM // Thanks // Mirco // Patrick
N.B. I wasn't sure where to post this but thought other bicyclers would enjoy it most. Happy riding!

Looking to buy my first gravel bike.
Budget: Under $1,400 CAD
Where: Calgary
For what: Longer bike trips with some climbing - I'm done a few 40km distance 350m gain rides and I think my bike is holding me back from longer trips.
I currently have a Norco Storm 4 and a Cannondale Quick 6. I've been using my Cannondale on the longer rides recently and I'm looking for something more capable - especially since I've gotten used to the disc brakes on my mountain bike and really want those for all my cycling.
I'm hoping to buy local in Calgary so here are a few I'm considering:
https://www.gobikeandbrew.ca/marin-nicasio-700c.html?id=70469488&quantity=1
https://www.bowcycle.com/product/salsa-journeyer-claris-700c-405031-1.htm
Edit: one more I'm considering https://www.mec.ca/en/product/6030-531/tambora-g4-bicycle
Thanks!

Edit 5/15: After reading everyone's it crazy to see how much has happened.

• 18 Wheelers
  • broken piece of brake drum from a semi
    • 3’ long, full width piece of semi tread to windshield
    • tire blew up from a 18 wheeler x2
  • Giant piece of plastic sewer pipe rolled off an 18 wheeler
• Animals
  • Dog leashed in the back of truck jumps out and hanging by the leash while driver keeps driving x2
  • Speeding truck came to stop causing pug running onto truck's toolbox to fly onto in coming traffic
  • gigantic turtle
  • cow
  • dear
    • flattened dear carcass
  • little kitten on highway rush hour chased after and got kitten
    • another help get on out a wheel well in rush hour summer.
  • Peacock
  • group of wild pigs (20-30)
  • Dead horse
  • large dog in a pink tutu.
• Bicycle
  • cyclist going against traffic x2
    • in the middle of the road.
• Construction/Farm/Road Signs/Misc Equipment
  • giant traffic cones
  • tumbling cinder block
  • Jobox chest
  • tumbleweed/bale of hay x2
  • gravel truck 18 wheeler took out the overhead signs on the highway
  • 2'x2' pieces of Styrofoam
  • giant pile of plastic wrap, wood and trash an entire lane wide
  • red construction netting in the middle of the road
  • bucket flying out
  • pallets
  • Circular Band Saw Blade
  • Stop sign
  • Mangled Rebar
  • unsecured riding mower spun off across the highway, down the embankment and onto the access road
  • lumber
    • nails-up wood plank
  • shopping cart
  • HVAC ventilation tubes full of insulation
  • Wooden saw horse exploded put a dent in my front bumper
• Drunk Drivers x2
• Guns
  • bullets
  • gang/individuals that flash their guns x2
• Furniture/Household Items/Equipment
  • roof peeled off the mobile home being and landed across car
  • Ladder x9
  • Refrigerator x3
  • living room: sofa/couch x7, coffee table and arm chair
  • patio furniture fly out of a trailer
  • hit boxspring, sending pieces of wood (2x4 about 2' long)
  • recliner
    • Porsche hit a lazy boy recliner
  • wheelbarrow x2
  • mattresses x6
  • kitchen sink
  • stuffed animal only to immediately run over a full sized car seat
  • black stove in the middle of road in the dark
  • charcoal BBQ grill
  • medicine cabinet
  • dog house fly out the back of truck
  • suitcase
  • dishwasher
  • pallet full of water bottle cases sitting in the center lane
• Humans
  • Elderly guy armed with a rifle and bow and arrow aiming at people
  • woman that was pushed into the street
  • Traffic fatality
  • dead person run over x2
  • person assaulted, killed, and dumped on road
  • person was having mental issues and was walking/prancing between cars
  • drunk/homeless/skateboardechildren/adults making dangerous walks across the road x9
    • dude running barefoot and shirtless going north on 35 at like 10pm
  • person facedown lying in the middle of the street
  • lady holding a candle while driving at like 1:00 in the morning.
  • suicidal people (trying to jump)
  • children sitting at back of truck
  • saw a woman on the side of the highway jumping and it seemed like screaming for help
  • distressed woman running across Hwy 90. Saw the huge knife she had and sped off. police called.
  • Santa waving a beer.
  • man jerking off on the shoulder
  • lady pushing a stroller in the direction of traffic on the actual lane.
• Plane
  • single engine airplane in the middle of the road
• Sport Equipment
  • basketball pole, backboard, hoop and base
  • soccer goal
• Trailer
  • trucks flat bed trailer that got disconnected
• Vehicle/Parts
  • random tires/wheel that flew off someone’s car x9
    • rim
  • large car pieces like a fender
  • parts of a car
  • bumper
  • two abandoned cars, no lights on, in the middle of the road
  • windshield popped out and went airborne
  • big truck ran over a piece of long metal and piece of metal flew up and broke part of windshield
• Vehicles
  • aggressive driver chasing/suicidal drivers who have road rage x5
    • and throwing coins at vehicle
    • and turn LED lightbar to max brightness and blinded
    • threatening/recording x2
    • brake checking x2
    • Trying to cut off, hit wall, car erupted into flames
  • person on something and swerving back and forth then smashed into car.
  • driving with vehicle with flames coming from under the hood
  • Bright lights
  • Almost T boned someone aggressively turning left
  • wrong way driver x10
  • motorcycle guys on sport bikes doing tricks and stunts,
  • multiple people coming to a full stop for various unknown and likely stupid reasons
    • full stop to turn left while in the leftmost forward travel lane. The turn lane was empty right next to him
  • vehicle running other car off the access/highway x4
    • and throwing trash at car
    • turning bright lights on
  • Jeep tried to beat the van to turn left, over corrected, left wheel hopped onto the hood and windshield of a Mercedes waiting to exit
• Weather
  • black ice
  • hydroplaning / water on road due to poor drainage
  • rain zero visibility

About to purchase a 27' travel trailer (toy hauler) 7800 lbs dry. Ford's vin check for towing capacity says my 2022 F150 can handle 13,600 lbs. (Max tow package 3.5 ecoboost) Only "toys" for now are kayaks and bicycles.
Salesman says it's no problem, but I've been advised by family members to stay below 5000 lbs.
I'd expect to load roughly 1000 lbs. (Made up number, no real clue)
So, can I pull it? Should I pull it?
Does Ford's tow calculator give a real world recommendation? How slow will I be going? What kind of mpg can I expect?

Taking inspiration from long-running bicycle raves in Melbourne and Vancouver, but also drawing on the rich and established sound system and free party culture in London, biketek are excited to announce a London Bicycle Rave, on Sunday 14th July 2024!
Meet up at the BFI Southbank (SE1 8XT) at 12pm. Ride leaves at 1pm.
Bring your dancing shoes, costumes, whistles, horns, glitter, colour, anything for a party vibe!
Got a cargo bike or trailer sound system and interested in participating? Drop us a DM, the more the merrier!
Stay tuned for more info on partners and details as the ride approaches! Follow @biketek.london on Instagram for updates
https://www.instagram.com/p/C66YvubsQII/?igsh=MTNyMnV3ODBzdTd0cg==

So for context I spend 1/3rd of life at work, 1/3rd with my kids (single father with 5050 custody) and therefore I have 1/3rd of my life 'free' from responsibility (yes I know it isn't as simple as 3rds but it easier for me to explain) work and kids is fine, I know what im supposed to concentrate on, but when I'm by myself I get bugger all done because I can never work out which thing going on in life is the biggest priority, just for an example as I'm already stressing about tomorrow evening after work, I've had the kids this weekend, so their is a desire to do nothing and waste life away, but I also have a lot of stuff I'm trying to clear out and get rid of to reduce the feelings of overwhelm and clostrophobia in my home, I'm also on with building a trailer, the car needs it's mot soon so needs checking over, I've tried to keep on top of the housework this weekend but there's always something that needs cleaning or tidying etc, and probably about 137 other things that all need doing, but I can't prioritise them. As the car get closer to mot date it'll gain priority, but it'll also cause stress that I haven't done anything about it until the last minute, the trailer is needed to clear the house to take stuff to the tip, I'm knackered and just want to ignore the world for an evening or 2, the weather is also a factor because certain jobs are weateher dependant, and I've also got to the point where I've done little bits of each thing that all that's left requires some of that rather handy hyperfocus, I just can't do it without the sence of guilt that I should be doing something else instead...
I'm thinking a dice method or something, but not too sure how to make it work... Any advice? Could really do with getting some stuff done so I can move onto a new set of problems... (I don't have hobbies so self care and that kinda stuff is out the window, just trying to be the most productive I can be)

I'm looking to buy one of these bikes, but I don't know if I should get a fully equipped one or a cheaper one and add the accessories over time (dynamo lights, fenders, racks, etc). I want a bike mainly for work and getting around town, but with the ability for intercity rides. Haven't had a bike since I was a kid, and would appreciate some insight.
I work in large flat concrete floor warehouses with screws wood splinters, and a lot of dust so something durable with low maintenance is essential.
I'm in Frederick, MD, USA- small, bike friendly colonial city at the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Not far from the C&O Canal Towpath to DC and linking up to Pittsburgh. I imagine I'd need some mild-moderate hill capability. Something that can handle Frederick, DC, NE West Virginia, Baltimore, Richmond, and Pittsburgh.
Priority Continuum Onyx
Trek Loft 7i
Marin Kentfield 2
Brooklyn Willow 7
Cannondale Treadwell