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Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 27, 2023

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

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Yeah. You can often minmax in some ways. Take road bikes. A bike that was good enough for Tour de France riders in 2012 is not that much worse than what the guys in the Tour are riding now, and it's usually much better than anything you could get new for that price. Tires, however...get the best ones money can buy, or at least don't skimp. Same for shoes.

As for weight lifting: the bottom tier item is literally just some heavy-ass rocks lifted in the woods and a tree branch for pullups.