John, it's gratifying to see photos of your bicycle out in such diverse and
beautiful locations around our planet!
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:54:09 PM UTC-4, John Rinker wrote:
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> A few snaps from my bugs-in-teeth ride to the confluence of the Slocan and
> Little Slocan Rivers. #gottalovebc
Patrick, what a great video. Thanks for posting.
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 12:48:55 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
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> She’s wonderful and adorable and I love her name. I want to put her on a
> Riv, STAT.
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I don't remember that, Joe. Not saying it didn't happen; I just don't have
a memory of it.
The only bike I recall Grant having direct input on was the SOMA San
Marcos, which we sold at RBW.
He did give some advice to XtraCycle about head-tube angles early on, as I
recall. Don't quote me on t
Bite the bullet and get the Silca. You can leave it to your children in your
will. Last pump you’ll ever buy.
Mike M
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Too Pricy? How's $45 shipped?
Also, I threw up some parts for DA7700 hubs for anyone who is looking for
spares (axles, cones, freehubs) - $80 shipped
Happy Saturday!
Collin in Sac
On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 8:33:01 AM UTC-7, Collin A wrote:
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> Heyo,
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> I've been using the Stan's Dart more
I’ve been using a Zefal HPX 4 on my 62 Appaloosa for over a year and it has
never budged. I believe the top tubes are the same length. Maybe it’s the
second top tube that makes it feel more secure, but I never worry about it.
Bones
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We may have different Zefal pumps (I can't remember the size number of mine),
but it fits well in my 58 cm Appaloosa. I just went with the sizing by
measurement and Riv recommendation and have bounced it all over the place
without incident. It may seem less secure than it actually is. On the
Spring century rides near me (central Virginia) either cancelled or postponed
to late summer. Fall centuries either happening as scheduled or postponing
registration to wait and see.
High-school MTB league has polled families and coaches to gauge interest. Our
HS team will plan to ride and tr
Very inspiring video, thanks for posting. It's great to see the pleasure
Vera gets from riding and from inspiring others.
Last week I was riding in an unfamiliar place and stopped to look at a map.
There was a friendly-looking bicyclist stopped nearby so I asked him
directions, and we began
Leah, just out of curiosity, was your headlight contributing to the ticking?
If it was loose enough for parts to fall off, it may be adding to the vexing
sound.
Ray
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I get a triangle with a slash through it when I try to watch the videos.
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When you open them it should offer you “view” or “download”. Click download.
Should work! 😄
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> I get a triangle with a slash through it when I try to watch the videos.
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Either way, I get the same results.
And sometimes I click download and it just reopens the thread.
Thank you
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Now that is very encouraging to those of us who just joined Medicare.
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 10:52 AM jack loudon wrote:
> ... He said he was 87 years old, born in 1933, and added that his wife
> was also 87 and still beautiful.
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Ray, I saw a video where she loosened the clamp a bit and moved the bars up and
down..the noise was rather astonishing. I don't know what's causing that
particular sleeve to make such a racket with that particular stem, but the
dollop of Boeshield she added seems to have solved it.
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I should add in response to some of the questions and comments that this is
a* road *frame, though one whose distant parent was my 1992 XO-1. It can
easily take 32 mm tire with fenders, and I daresay 38s, only the calipers,
even if you choose widely-arched ones like the old Dura Aces I have on it
n
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11:09:18 AM UTC-7, Ray Varella wrote:
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> And sometimes I click download and it just reopens the thread.
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Ray, Leah's videos didn't play on my iPhone nor iPad, but was fine when
downloaded and played on the computer. I have
The size 4 Zefal HPX was a little too short for my 60 cm Appaloosa so I use the
Zefal Doodad Plus velcro straps to hold it in place.
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Roberta,
My fendered 51cm MIT Hilsen fits fine (with front wheel)
inside our Honda Fit.
Best,
Rich in ATL
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I have some Schwalbe G one Allround tires on my Appaloosa but they are the
57mm wide variety. Now, these do fit, but the rear is a bit close to the
chainstays...basically a couple of mm's on each side is the clearance. They
work, are nice tires and are comfy but I'm beginning to wear them out an
Thanks Joe and Benz.
Leah sent the videos.
She said she could find any sharp edges or burrs that would have made the
gouge.
It’s possible there was a chip or bit of shavings that made the gouge and
possibly contributed to the noise.
Ray
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I think that's possible, Ray. I also have a theory that the stem ovalized a bit
when clamping on the new ever-so-slightly-smaller bar, but I saw a burr inside
that stem that the bar may have been dragging and creaking on.
Which reminds me, we need a nice tall quill stem with an open face clamp!
I can't say that I've read every post in the thread but just to echo something
Benz said: in my experience creaking is endemic with all of the various sleeved
Nitto bars, so if the bar in question is of the sleeved variety that's probably
the culprit in my mind. If I remember correctly the sleev
For decades I have used beeswax on wooden tool handles and on wooden knife
handles.
Having spent decades butchering meat, poultry and seafood, I found it to be the
best treatment.
I gently warm the handle, rub with beeswax, gently warm again.
It’s ever so slightly tacky at first but burnishes
I’ve heard rumors from the local randonneuring club (New Jersey) that there may
be a populaire or two this summer, but everything else in my area is canceled.
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I bought one of those lumps too. (Don't think the cup survived.) I keep
some in the basement shop and some in the garage shop.
If I'm building a wheel, I'll first drag the threaded ends across the wax
to ease building and maybe give some thread locking, but more in hopes of
keeping moisture fro
DC Randonneurs is restarting its schedule, beginning with the July 4
weekend. Your local club may do the same, because recent changes by
RUSA make electronic proof of passage possible. People argued for it
for years, but it took a Pandemic to shake loose entrenched rules.
Organized rides - p
Heck yeah, Dave! This looks awesome!!
Best,
James
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 12:45 PM Dave Grossman wrote:
> After quite a few years of a rear racked setup, I decided to change things
> up a bit on the Hunq. I removed my rear Nitto Campee 32R and mounted a B&M
> Secula on the non-drive seat stay.
I also run a 139 on front. I think you are going to like it a lot! Don’t
forget to get that camping seat that Riv offers to pad down the front rack
if carrying fragile goods!
Best,
James
Denver
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 12:45 PM Dave Grossman wrote:
> After quite a few years of a rear racked setu
Thanks James!
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Thanks Carl. I've been fortunate in so many ways, not the least of which
was getting my butt into the saddle of this fine bicycle that seems to have
no limits on what it can do or where it can go.
Cheers, John
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 5:26:44 AM UTC-7, Carl wrote:
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> John, it's gratifyin
Yes, Jeremy, I think I’m doing 52 steel Boscos on the Platypus. I don’t want
bars with sleeves anymore.
For anyone who needs to know: If you want to rid the Technomic stem of the hex
nut and replace it with the triangular nut from Riv, make sure you also order
the bolt. Neither Mark nor I thoug
I never in a million years would have guessed the bolt would be different, too.
Oops!
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Hi Kim. I think what they are talking about is a kind of extender for the
bb, to turn a 68mm into the required 73mm for the Susie.
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 11:49:59 PM UTC-4, Flowerfang wrote:
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> hi alex happy solstice likewise,
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> As to the parts for my aspirational susie, I got a lovely wh
Hey Mark
You are right. I had to get a 68 and a 73.
I kept wondering what difference it would make tho- because I would still
just be threading them all the way in.
Now that you say that...so it must be the flange that is wider and will
extend further? (Lol sry if this is obvious and I am being d
I vote for riding the black saddle until it looks brown. I have one Berthoud
saddle that is approaching antique brown via usage, and a Brooks Pro that is
there. The well used but not abused look is the best one.
Best Regards,
Will
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Fort Collins CO USA
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It's not obvious to me at all, Kim. I know what a 73mm BB and shell are, but I
don't know why they kludged a 68 and 73 together. That's...odd.
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Hi joe :)
Well -when I asked grant the question- he said essentially that same thing:
it’s odd but that’s just how it works. ??
(least I can add ‘kludge‘ to my vocabulary now. I can def use that !)
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 6:29 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> It's not obvious to me at all, Kim. I know w
Can someone post a picture of the 68/73mm combo bottom bracket.
I’m having trouble visualizing why it wouldn’t just be a 73mm.
Will a 73mm bottom bracket take a standard square taper crank or are we looking
at a new standard?
Ray
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Hi ray- good question.
don’t have mine yet (and I don’t know quite how to picture it either.)
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 6:41 PM Ray Varella wrote:
> Can someone post a picture of the 68/73mm combo bottom bracket.
> I’m having trouble visualizing why it wouldn’t just be a 73mm.
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> Will a 73mm bo
Leah
When you install the bolt & triangular nut, can you post a picture of the
"shelf" without any bolt or nut present?? If the shelf shows no signs of
missing metal where the hex bolt contacted it, then the hole for the bolt
was drilled lower than it should have been drilled. This is a pos
"Will a 73mm bottom bracket take a standard square taper crank or are we
looking at a new standard?"
Yes it'll take a square taper crank, I've built a bunch of bikes with 73mm
shells this way. You just need a spindle/arms combination wide enough to clear
wider chainstays.
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Would it have something to do with the fact I am going 2X (not 3)?
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 7:52 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> "Will a 73mm bottom bracket take a standard square taper crank or are we
> looking at a new standard?"
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> Yes it'll take a square taper crank, I've built a bunch of bikes with
Kim, if I'm going to take a wild guess - AND I AM - I'm going to say your
combination asks for a spindle length they like/can get in a 68 BB, so they're
glomming on (or kludging!) a cup from a 73 to make it fit that shell. Which
probably works great and come to think of it I think I've done this
Word up joe!
(And if glom is the root of conglomeratIon, than my build is sure to
qualify.)
Thank you 😊
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 8:22 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> Kim, if I'm going to take a wild guess - AND I AM - I'm going to say your
> combination asks for a spindle length they like/can get in a
Touring a backroad in Central AZ. 2 day's ride from anywhere. Lost a
filling. Had a chunk of Grant's Original Beeswax in my kit. Took out my
trusty Swiss Army knife and heated up a pea-sized piece with the magnifying
glass. Pushed it into the hole. Stayed there for a week and half till I
could
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