@ Brewster:
I had the *Light Action pedals* - too easy to slip out, and hard to engage,
walk like a duck.
Now have *Frogs*. Easy to engage, strong holding power. But I still walk
like a duck (ngaap).
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At worst, it looks as if *maybe* the fork was not squared up when it the
steerer tube was fixed to the crown, so I'd imagine that the structural
integrity should be fine. If it handles well, I wouldn't worry about it.
With the change in rake/trail, it'd be a better front-load carrier than
Got a chance to tour part of their collection of restored bicycles. Pretty
sweet stuff in the collection. Some of the handlebars on those old 1930s
and 40s bikes sure look nice. Thought others would like to see the gallery
of shots...
I agree with Mr. Bogart. Steerer tube might have moved a TINY bit while brazing
it to the fork crown due to uneven heating- cooling? I emphasize TINY, some
pics look as parallel as can be. No visible cracks? Enjoy the scenery and the
tour you've planned. For that fork.
FUGGEDABOUDIT
First ever low trail Riv?
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
So ... now what?!
On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:15:24 UTC-4, William wrote:
Sorry man. I love you, so I tell you the truth. It looks bent. :(
At least one person told me that he agreed
Lisssin...to Alex Moll. You can tell it's distortion because the barcurves
don't come close to lining up. If the cameramanamit had shifted the camera
to the right and made them line up (a visual asthetic exemplified and
insisted on here at the Works, but we don't push that on the rest of the
Hey -
There are a smattering of brooks saddles on the clymb right now (i just
purchased a b68 for $78 shipped, there are some 'colt' saddles which i have
never seen, and there are a few women's saddles).
If you use my link I get a 20 dollar credit, which i'd appreciate, but i
more just
Amit, I hate you!
:-)
That said, as a photographer, if I can give you an advice when shooting
your bikes, is to go as far away from the bike and zoom in (dunno if you
use a point and shoot or a dslr...)
Wide angle lenses makes everything look weird.
Then flex those knees, and try to be
It's been your bike from the start? You haven't crashed it or
anything? I'd guess it's a trick of the camera. Any shop with a
wrench who's been in the business for more than a decade should be
able to tell you for sure...
Luck!
Steve
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Amit Singh
I have been using Speedplay X pedals since the first X1s first came
out. It took a week or two to get used to the float, and I found
that cleat placement affected how the float felt, but for years and
years I have really liked em. Among other advantages they are way
easier to engage than other
I don't actually own the Arkel model Brian linked to but have seen and
admired them on bikes around town. If I were looking for something like
this, these would be at the top of my list.
Do be aware that the hook/cam attachment requires some real estate on the
rack. I found out the hard way
I have one, too -- like it a lot. Capacious and secure.
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Thanks for all the useful and interesting replies. I shamefacedly
remembered that I had asked about pump chucks some time ago, so consider
that one answered. I must look more closely at the Ortlieb grocery bags --
they look just right, as long as they are not too floppy -- can't tell from
the
My sam has developed a weird thing.
There is like a grinding sound at the same point of every revolution of the
crank arm. I removed the chain and confirmed that the grinding sound still
happens, so it appears to be related to the bottom bracket.
Any ideas on what this is?
Bottom Bracket
I should be more precise. By standard frame pump I mean a pump that fits
between frame tubes and requires no ugly plastic bracket. AFAICT, all
Lezyne pumps are meant to be carried by such brackets if mounted on the
frame.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh! If anyone is foolish enough to want to trade an old-style, #4 HpX for a
Lezyne Pressure Drive, LMK. To be perfectly clear: the PD, as the other
Lezyne minis, is among the best minipumps available, but it suffers from
the fundamental defect of all minis in that it simply requires more effort
That is much my strategy, tho', since I don't wear street shoes indoors, it
is easy for me to slip on shoes with SPD cleats when I want to, say, run
errands.
I used X-1s for years and liked them a lot; the principle problem with all
Speedplays, X's and Frogs alike, is their susceptibility to
It sounds as if the bearings have been contaminated. Since you say Sam, I
guess this is a Tange cartridge bb assembly? I've successfully cleaned
cartridge bearings by prying the dust shields aside and flushing the
bearings, either with WD-40 and the little straw, or simply by swishing
them around
yep, sam, yep, tange bottom bracket.
took to LBS, they said bearings were the culprit, just having them replace
BB rather than mess with it.
thanks for the response patrick!
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Ok this is plain weird.
My wife came home and said something is wrong with my bike
I just checked and the exact same thing is happening on her betty as on my
sam.
So the constant here is me, as I took both cranks off our bikes to swap
chain rings. I put the cranks back on and greased the
Bad batch of Tange-rines?
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It's hard to imagine what you could do to contaminate a sealed BB. It's
easier to imagine being the outlier on the tail end of the quality
distribution curve. The good thing about higher end, eg White or Phil
Wood, they would make good on these.
Michael
On Friday, September 14, 2012
The extreme heat has gone out of the summer sun; the pollen count has
spiked for a few weeks and has now subsided. I'm breathing and riding
again, sweet.
Michael
Westford, Vt
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Glad you are feeling better. Out here on Maryland, we also must have had
some pollen spiking, because I was all sneezy and allergic
and discombobulated feeling last week. Now I am fine.
Temps have dropped to 75 during the day from the 80's and 90's that were
over the summer.
Now I am back to the Touring pedals and clips-no straps. I wear blue
canvas Nike tennis shoes. Looking for a shoe with a bigger toe box.
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As the rainy season approaches, I've been motivated to keep myself dry. My
former method of riding in the rain was to ride a fendered bike, and then
simply get soaked on my commutes.
I'd like to attempt to stay as dry and comfy as the fall season approaches.
Any suggestions or products that
#4
For simple and secure, individual panniers, Carsick Designs wins
http://carsickdesigns.com/PRODUCTS/Pages/PANNIERS.html#0
Overstuffed kraft paper grocery bag is going to be a bit snug, though,
because it gives you no room to spare in width, but does give you 3/4-inch
to spare in depth, but
A true beauty, the color is stunning and the detail just accentuates the
artistry in creating such a gem...truly tempting, bikes are working art, I
wish I could justify it, but my wife is getting a Betty Foy after her knee
replacement.
Thanks for letting us gaze on it.
On Thursday, September
For #4, I know you say you've tried Carradice, but have you tried the
Carradice Shopper?
http://www.carradice.co.uk/products/type/shopper-pannier
I've been pretty happy with them dragging groceries around NYC. Fits a bag
of groceries plus. Has a drawstring cinch top and then flaps you can fold
Considering everyone in here has a beard already the beard cover assumption
is perfectly natural.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:17:30 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
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Goes with:
Spats
ShinShields
WindShield
And, of course, your
Hi, Marc...
If Bruce bought the Berthoud handlebar bag *without* the decaleur, and
you're still interested in selling the dec, I'd love to get my hands on it.
VO has discontinued the stem-mounted decaleurs, and the headset-mounted
ones interfere with the straddle cables for my centerpull
SP is the OEM manufacturer for the Velo Orange-branded generator hub that
was briefly available last year. The shape of the body and the clutch
engagement spider is a little different, but there doesn't seem to be any
other difference.
If my read on the SP version is accurate, it has a clutch
Looks to me like the bent pictures are an illusion caused by light
hitting the front of the fork blades, as well as the fork being turned
slightly away from us (left). Only you can tell if it's bent though, and if
you can't tell in 3-D then its not bent enough to worry about I'd say.
-Tom
On
thanks - my best cycling buddy is at the airshow this week. I sent him the
link.
On Friday, September 14, 2012 7:41:29 AM UTC-5, Addison wrote:
Got a chance to tour part of their collection of restored bicycles.
Pretty sweet stuff in the collection. Some of the handlebars on those old
I've finally got a little time to spend putting my new A Homer Hilsen
together (thanks to everyone for your advice). So far, I've run into
two little problems:
First, the rear dropout spacing is not 135mm as advertised, but 132mm.
I have a rear wheel built with a 135mm hub, and if I use a lot
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