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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-20-13, 12:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

Thanks. I know it's just an orientation thing,...

Thanks. I know it's just an orientation thing, but i'm not quite ready to adapt such a novel cadence as putting the wrong one on the left would require...

I am having trouble seeing how I would...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-20-13, 11:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

Between not knowing if i had "square or diamond"...

Between not knowing if i had "square or diamond" and whether I had ISO or J.I.S., and not having a tool yet to check, the whole DIY route was going to drag on too long. Sometimes, the first time...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-19-13, 10:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

I can't take too long on this because I'll be...

I can't take too long on this because I'll be busing and walking until i get it fixed.



That's a good suggestion; i've never looked into a co-op before. I found the Magic City co-op webpage and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-19-13, 08:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

I've moved to Miami; sorry about the confusion. ...

I've moved to Miami; sorry about the confusion.

Regarding what occurred:

I still think either a car (unlikely) or a heavy object (hammer/break bar) bashed the pedal. It went from sound to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-18-13, 07:09 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

Appreciate the feedback. The first and closer LBS...

Appreciate the feedback. The first and closer LBS said they won't do it because of liability reasons. The guy at the second place said he wouldn't recommend it because it weakens the crank arm too...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-18-13, 01:21 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

Hmm interesting. I'd prefer a repair over...

Hmm interesting. I'd prefer a repair over replacement.

I called the LBS and they said they don't recommend that because it doesn't last. Is that just smoke or is there something in that?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-18-13, 12:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,380
Posted By Flandry

Single broken crank... options

So, some jackass broke off my pedal last night. It was my Specialized Tricross Singlecross (Sugino Messenger crankset?). I noticed something was wrong when i unlocked it and started riding, and...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-10-12, 04:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,458
Posted By Flandry

It occured to me that i should ask Cateye when i...

It occured to me that i should ask Cateye when i couldn't find it listed in the small parts section of their webpage. I'm almost embarassed to say that they replied that they didn't have the specs...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-09-12, 06:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,458
Posted By Flandry

Oh man, he's on to me. :o Well that's what i...

Oh man, he's on to me. :o

Well that's what i plan on doing but i noticed that the plastic of the casing is pretty rigid and don't want to use anything larger diameter and/or longer than what...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-07-12, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,458
Posted By Flandry

Hey presto an undead thread

Sorry for exhuming the rotting corpse of this dead thread but i have a question. The screws and whatnot that came with the 1100 are presumably in the trash after a move and I don't know what size...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
10-01-10, 04:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,094
Posted By Flandry

It sounds like there are two types of rack mounts...

It sounds like there are two types of rack mounts for lights. I suggest you read through these threads:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?444998-mounting-rear-light-on-rear-rack...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-30-10, 05:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,094
Posted By Flandry

A combination of the PBSF and their rack mount...

A combination of the PBSF and their rack mount adaptor might work. You could also buy e.g. the Serfas Stop Sign blinky, which AFAIK has a shape that will fit on a standard rack mount, and an...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-29-10, 01:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,074
Posted By Flandry

I have the old battery without the can. I use the...

I have the old battery without the can. I use the velcro to secure it around the top tube and use a rubber band in a Lark's head around the d-ring of the cover to hold it against the seat tube. A...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-28-10, 02:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,128
Posted By Flandry

It's hard to believe there's a reason the mount...

It's hard to believe there's a reason the mount can't be strengthened to withstand 30 g more (about twice the battery mass). :lol:

Here's what i've found:

Trek Flare Bseen $30...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-28-10, 07:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,128
Posted By Flandry

I dropped a short email to the Planet Bike...

I dropped a short email to the Planet Bike product manager pointing out what a great marketing opportunity a Superflash revision using AAs would be. They could sell the Blaze and Superflash AA set...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-27-10, 07:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,128
Posted By Flandry

What's with AAAs? (Where are the 2xAA blinkies?)

Well the title pretty much says it all: with AA batteries the choice for so many headlights and other electronics, why are all the popular blinkies 2xAAA? I don't want to buy/maintain AAA batteries...
Forum: Touring
09-16-10, 09:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,324
Posted By Flandry

Hey, thanks for the comments. I had a fine and...

Hey, thanks for the comments. I had a fine and pleasant misery, as one might say. Gotta have the bad with the good, but it was a great adventure.

I prepared a travelogue in Google Earth to share...
Forum: Touring
09-09-10, 06:52 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 7,057
Posted By Flandry

I just did a 4 day, Manhattan to Boston ride on...

I just did a 4 day, Manhattan to Boston ride on my Alfine 8 IGH tourer. My experience was that the IGH was priceless in congested city traffic, where i had to suddenly stop on several occasions....
Forum: Touring
09-02-10, 01:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,324
Posted By Flandry

Thanks again for your comments. Time has run...

Thanks again for your comments. Time has run short and i'm heading out this morning via LI and the Orient Point ferry. I'm a bit apprehensive due to the forcasted heat Thursday and holiday traffic...
Forum: Touring
09-01-10, 12:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,324
Posted By Flandry

Thanks, those are very useful resources that i...

Thanks, those are very useful resources that i hadn't seen before.

I'm looking at the Hudson River route (NY 9) and it sounds nice, but the real problem i see with it is getting East from that...
Forum: Touring
08-31-10, 11:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,324
Posted By Flandry

The goal is to do it in 4 riding days but that...

The goal is to do it in 4 riding days but that could change depending on the length of the final route. I guess what you describe would be the "go North around Manhattan" option taken to an extreme....
Forum: Touring
08-31-10, 07:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,324
Posted By Flandry

Your input: New Jersey/York to Boston "easy" route

Good morning

As a small trial for an anticipated Atlantic coast tour, i am making a bike tour out of a visit to family near Newark and return to Boston. The Chinatown bus (Fung Wa) and PATH did...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-04-10, 03:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,349
Posted By Flandry

It sounds like i have all the information i need...

It sounds like i have all the information i need now. Thanks again to everyone. It looks like the 38t rocket chainring will be a good option.



With 42/19, the low gear is 31.5"...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-03-10, 03:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,349
Posted By Flandry

Thanks for the PCD clarification. ...

Thanks for the PCD clarification.



Actually, i'm still using the original 1/8" chain. I haven't had any trouble yet.

Is there an actual problem with doing this, or is it simply that the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-01-10, 06:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,349
Posted By Flandry

Thanks for info. It says 130mm PCD on the...

Thanks for info. It says 130mm PCD on the chainring. Maybe that's a Sugino peculiarity?

Alfine cogs are available up to 23t, and i may go that route, as well. My current low gear is something like...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-01-10, 05:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,349
Posted By Flandry

Finding a smaller single speed chainring

Good afternoon; newb warning. ;)

I'd like to decrease the number of teeth on my chainring. The current ring is a Sugino Messenger 42t and says 130 pcd on it. In looking around, it seems the...
Forum: Touring
05-29-10, 05:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,485
Posted By Flandry

The main thing i remember from the...

The main thing i remember from the Nebraska-Illinois portion of a (car) road trip i took with a friend years ago was the complete and utter lack of of mountains. Have you ever biked in a mountainous...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-28-10, 08:14 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,076
Posted By Flandry

Lots of valid points and also accurate...

Lots of valid points and also accurate observation that i am mostly bothered by the specific "take functioning and more flexible old road bike and convert to functioning and less flexible ss/fixie"...
Forum: Commuting
05-28-10, 07:58 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,215
Posted By Flandry

Well, i learned something new, thanks. :) I've...

Well, i learned something new, thanks. :) I've always felt that a complete stop with cars behind me was more dangerous, so it's nice to know that's in fact true.

I grew up in Idaho and I think we...
Forum: Commuting
05-27-10, 11:06 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,215
Posted By Flandry

3 is especially important. Our perception is...

3 is especially important. Our perception is shaped by what we expect to see to the extent that a driver (or cyclist) can look for incoming (car) traffic at an intersection and then drive through...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-27-10, 10:44 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,784
Posted By Flandry

My thoughts exactly. When BK told me i couldn't...

My thoughts exactly. When BK told me i couldn't go through the drive through on my nice bike i took it inside for safe keeping. If one can't drive it through, take the non-vehicle inside. There was...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-27-10, 09:39 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,076
Posted By Flandry

I guess it was when a random girl on a junker...

I guess it was when a random girl on a junker with fat tires told me she wanted a bike with "no gears" because "they go faster" and my roomie told me he was going to convert his nice vintage...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-27-10, 09:06 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,076
Posted By Flandry

If i didn't want to understand, i wouldn't have...

If i didn't want to understand, i wouldn't have asked. Also, your reading comprehension leaves a lot to be desired. :P



Now there's a good thought. :D



Well that's what i thought but...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-27-10, 08:40 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,076
Posted By Flandry

I don't get it (ss/fixie conversion mania)

I see all these old bikes being bought up off CL and converted to SS/fixies and don't understand it. As a SS owner and (briefly) fixie owner i can't comprehend this huge interest in turning...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-10, 09:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,843
Posted By Flandry

Thanks, that's the information i was looking for:...

Thanks, that's the information i was looking for: earlier bikes (mid 80s) are indeed much better. I'll keep looking. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-10, 11:02 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 28,694
Posted By Flandry

Sorry for the necro but here's another Univega...

Sorry for the necro but here's another Univega with an M serial number that doesn't fit: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?647630-Univega-model-information&p=10849906

Would be interested in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-10, 10:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,843
Posted By Flandry

Thanks Bianchigirll. Yeah i went into the...

Thanks Bianchigirll.

Yeah i went into the meeting with the seller thinking it must be a '90 or so, but the serial number suggests older. Googling various combinations of the components didn't get...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-10, 10:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,843
Posted By Flandry

Univega model information

Happy Saturday everyone.

I'm looking for a vintage steel roadie and checked out a Univega Supra Sport the other day. I read through some threads about that model here and it sounds like some year...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-10, 08:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,532
Posted By Flandry

Thanks. Looking at the catalog here:...

Thanks. Looking at the catalog here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stronglight/1386112970/sizes/o/in/set-72157602026900257/ i see that this is the original design. They look too narrow for comfortable...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-10, 08:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,532
Posted By Flandry

Ten speed drop handlebars -- hoods?

Good morning.

Really newbish question for you today. I've got a modern cyclocross bike with drop bars and use the hoods a lot. I am in the process of replacing a stolen Nishiki Olympic 12 speed...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-12-09, 01:35 PM
Replies: 906
Views: 76,428
Posted By Flandry

I received my Magicshine 900 a few days ago. I...

I received my Magicshine 900 a few days ago. I was impressed by the (small) size of everything and solidity of the light head. This is not at all a cumbersome light, and the heavy aluminum casing is...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
10-05-09, 10:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 899
Posted By Flandry

Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but i...

Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but i can tell you a few of my peeves with bike accessories. The first is that a lot of the plastic used for e.g. mounting brackets becomes brittle in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-03-09, 06:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 497
Posted By Flandry

Why I Bike

"Apparently my creativity lies in my navigation skills."—Me, on a recent overnight tour

I'm a fred, a biking amateur in the most pejorative sense: i have both excessive and inadequate gear for my...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-29-09, 04:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,891
Posted By Flandry

Overpriced.

Overpriced.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-29-09, 04:08 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,702
Posted By Flandry

Sorry man. Having stuff stolen really leaves an...

Sorry man. Having stuff stolen really leaves an ugly feeling, i know, especially the pointless thefts. Had my saddle and post stolen off my almost-new Singlecross when i had the temerity to park it...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-29-09, 04:04 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,401
Posted By Flandry

I built my Alfine hub into a wheel with a...

I built my Alfine hub into a wheel with a Velocity Dyad rim and DT Swiss double butted spokes. It was a lot of fun and i haven't had any trouble with it (yet), but i'm only 150# and even with touring...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-29-09, 02:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 780
Posted By Flandry

I use the tire levers from my Topeak Hexus...

I use the tire levers from my Topeak Hexus multitool. Those Armadillos can be bear.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-09, 02:28 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 4,082
Posted By Flandry

The scientist in me can't help but append a "out...

The scientist in me can't help but append a "out of how many...?" at the end of all those statistics lines. I know that's already been brought up, and the stats are interesting in their own right,...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-29-09, 01:29 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,112
Posted By Flandry

This actually didn't occur to me until i tried to...

This actually didn't occur to me until i tried to wheel around the drive-through at Burger King and was told i couldn't have it my way: service denied. I was tired and on my way home and just wanted...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-29-09, 01:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 801
Posted By Flandry

I have no idea what it's worth, but as a point of...

I have no idea what it's worth, but as a point of reference, i paid $120 for a Nishiki Olympic (1980s) in good working condition a few years ago. The bars had been replaced with Nitto moustache bars....
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