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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-20-10, 11:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 20,400
Posted By ilovejmb

Thanks for all of the great input! I am relieved...

Thanks for all of the great input! I am relieved that it sounds like, in my ineptitude, I actually did no harm whatsoever with the headset. And it is even more relieving to know that the wheel is so...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-20-10, 08:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 20,400
Posted By ilovejmb

What is behind my low-speed wobble?

So about a week ago, on my way home from work, I was rounding a turn at a residential intersection. Going maybe 10mph, my inside pedal connected with the pavement and nearly threw me off the bike....
Forum: Commuting
10-15-10, 09:30 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,603
Posted By ilovejmb

Ack. I run lights (after a stop) in northwest DC...

Ack. I run lights (after a stop) in northwest DC all the time. Though a few times I have waited precisely because I was directly in front of a cop and didn't want to chance it. Sorry for your bad...
Forum: Commuting
10-11-10, 07:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By ilovejmb

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone for your input.

@Stringbreaker: I forgot to mention, my Raleigh was a 2006 Cadent 2.0; I really enjoyed that bike

@Phil: I appreciate your generous advice AND offer to help...
Forum: Commuting
10-07-10, 11:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By ilovejmb

Found three bikes

Cruising Craigslist, I have found two candidates so far, roughly the same cost, each of them different. Anybody care to express a preference or other opinion?

1. 2000 Lemond Buenos Aires, 55cm...
Forum: Commuting
10-06-10, 01:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Posted By ilovejmb

So I need to get a bike...

Hello all. Long story short, my Raleigh Cadent was stolen a few weeks ago and I now have around $600-700 to spend on a bike. I have a few questions and would love some input. First, my situation. I...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
07-13-10, 12:27 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 18,087
Posted By ilovejmb

I echo Mike's point that it depends entirely on...

I echo Mike's point that it depends entirely on the circumstances. That said, I very rarely ride to the right of the white line, but the area that I ride in has almost universally narrow and pitted...
Forum: Introductions
06-10-10, 01:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 516
Posted By ilovejmb

Thanks, rumrunn6. Well, before I started school I...

Thanks, rumrunn6. Well, before I started school I had a job that provided expendable income. Final big purchases were a decent bike and a reliable car, knowing that there would be no way of affording...
Forum: Commuting
06-10-10, 12:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,444
Posted By ilovejmb

Haha EKW, what a small world...I am sitting in...

Haha EKW, what a small world...I am sitting in Old Town Alexandria right now! The Seymours do look good, especially when Tree Fort Bikes has them for right around what I want to pay. As others said,...
Forum: Introductions
06-10-10, 12:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 516
Posted By ilovejmb

Good point. I suppose I have to claim...

Good point. I suppose I have to claim responsibility for some of the reliability issues, owing partly to neglect and partly to hard use. The bike was an upgrade - from a Pacific, I think - and I...
Forum: Introductions
06-10-10, 09:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 516
Posted By ilovejmb

Hello - novice bike commuter

Hi!

I am a law student in the Washington DC area, and 75% of my commutes to and from school and work are done on my bike. I ride a 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 and have few complaints. Poor as dirt, so I...
Forum: Commuting
06-10-10, 09:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,444
Posted By ilovejmb

Shopping for cheap panniers...a little help?

So I had a bad relationship last year with a terrible set of panniers (made by Avenir) last year, and have been hesitant to go through it again. Yet, backpacking it is taking a toll on my back so I...
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