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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-23-13, 06:08 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,040
Posted By Totoboa

I haven't seen the "Kill Your Television" bumper...

I haven't seen the "Kill Your Television" bumper sticker in a while. :)
Forum: Northern California
06-30-13, 10:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,954
Posted By Totoboa

Out at 06:45 hrs and back in the shade by 08:30. ...

Out at 06:45 hrs and back in the shade by 08:30. AM. 107 here in Loomis yesterday. Roadkill is plump and ripe. Too hot for even the vultures.
Forum: Northern California
06-30-13, 10:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,304
Posted By Totoboa

I wish I could be of more help. A co-worker rode...

I wish I could be of more help. A co-worker rode from Mace in Davis to 59th and Folsom Bl in Sack toe. He did this daily, for years, rain or shine. He was one tough froggeee. My reservation would...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-26-13, 07:26 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,746
Posted By Totoboa

saw this too late . . .. :lol:

saw this too late . . .. :lol:
Forum: Road Cycling
06-26-13, 07:25 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,746
Posted By Totoboa

If you can close and pass with lot's of room,...

If you can close and pass with lot's of room, safely, then, maybe OYL is redundant. Charging up on someone who is is solo, has been for miles, and is on a empty road, is in deep transcendental...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-26-13, 07:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,349
Posted By Totoboa

No.

No.
Forum: Northern California
06-25-13, 06:50 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 10,269
Posted By Totoboa

Does anyone still read the Sacramento Bee ?

Does anyone still read the Sacramento Bee ?
Forum: Northern California
06-25-13, 06:36 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,922
Posted By Totoboa

No, I didn't know anyone that died on a bike. He...

No, I didn't know anyone that died on a bike. He is the first one. A fellow was hit here locally in Loomis two weeks ago and is critically injured. I was ignorant and less concerned before. It is...
Forum: Northern California
06-21-13, 07:50 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,922
Posted By Totoboa

My nephew died on his bike near Riverbank this...

My nephew died on his bike near Riverbank this spring, he was 18 years old.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-13, 07:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,716
Posted By Totoboa

Yeah, I think you're right. The BB could cause...

Yeah, I think you're right. The BB could cause rubbing, through misalignment, but not wobble or eccentricity {sp ?** Right ?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-13, 07:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,716
Posted By Totoboa

How do you know it's not the bottom bracket ? OP...

How do you know it's not the bottom bracket ? OP said he changed the crank. Then all the discussion is about the rings and spider. If it is threaded on incorrectly, wouldn't that manifest as out...
Forum: Northern California
05-30-13, 05:41 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,879
Posted By Totoboa

When the pic was taken above it was not hot but...

When the pic was taken above it was not hot but it was windy and wet. It's a good climb, that's all there is to it. But there's better scenic stuff further up the road.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-29-13, 02:36 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,927
Posted By Totoboa

Go Walmart or Go Home. :eek:

Go Walmart or Go Home. :eek:
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-27-13, 07:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,692
Posted By Totoboa

Very Very true. You will feel a three-tooth...

Very Very true. You will feel a three-tooth difference.
Forum: Northern California
05-27-13, 06:44 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,879
Posted By Totoboa

Here is a pic of the grade from across the...

Here is a pic of the grade from across the canyon, from the other, newer road.

319606
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-13, 06:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,151
Posted By Totoboa

You asked for it Begging Here it is . ....

You asked for it

Begging

Here it is . . . . . . .

Pics or it Didn't happen :roflmao2:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-13, 09:49 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,724
Posted By Totoboa

I can't figure out how to shave there, so I go...

I can't figure out how to shave there, so I go naked . . . . . . . :lol:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-13, 11:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,232
Posted By Totoboa

A resounding yes. My bike required that I...

A resounding yes.

My bike required that I clamp on the handle bars, attach the pedals, attach the wheels, attach the seat and seatpost. Idid have a shop adjust the shifters, derailuers and the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-13-13, 08:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,377
Posted By Totoboa

Spring comes to upstate NY :thumb:

Spring comes to upstate NY :thumb:
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-13, 08:14 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,827
Posted By Totoboa

I ride until I get tired, or reach my objective. ...

I ride until I get tired, or reach my objective. Then I try to ride some more.

I'll wager you miss your friends. :)
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-05-13, 08:23 AM
Replies: 27,134
Views: 3,122,384
Posted By Totoboa

Good job Man !! I finished my Tour yesterday...

Good job Man !!

I finished my Tour yesterday !!

Ouch !!

Longest ride yet, 64 miles and 4,750 feet of climb by my gps. I was daaaaaaazzzzzzed, sore, numb and zombie all of yesterday PM....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-03-13, 01:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,013
Posted By Totoboa

I had my store do the install of my e-bay parts. ...

I had my store do the install of my e-bay parts. I went from a 12-25 to an 11-32 8-sp Shimano cassette from Fibica/Ebay online. No problems whatsoever with the rear derailure. The front shifting...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-29-13, 02:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,036
Posted By Totoboa

Shifter ?? 2-sp to 3-sp ??

Shifter ??

2-sp to 3-sp ??
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-14-13, 08:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,410
Posted By Totoboa

As has been posted women just might have much...

As has been posted women just might have much smaller diameter digits. Mine does. And what do men know about their prostate, or more to the point, how it feels ? Or, please don't answer that. :)
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-10-13, 10:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,736
Posted By Totoboa

Newtons, inch or foot lbs ?

Newtons, inch or foot lbs ?
Forum: Charity Events
04-07-13, 07:03 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 707
Posted By Totoboa

Tour de Cure - Diabetes Gold Country California May 4 2013

I am seeking support for the diabetes fundraiser through the Tour de Cure. This ride is from the central valley into and through the Sierra Nevada foothills near Auburn, California. It is my first...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-22-13, 04:57 PM
Replies: 27,134
Views: 3,122,384
Posted By Totoboa

I must say that riding my bike in the sunshine...

I must say that riding my bike in the sunshine was one of the things I visualized immediately following the surgery during my early recovery, so I have now done just that. (It was cloudy on the day...
Forum: Northern California
03-18-13, 10:15 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,766
Posted By Totoboa

Eeeek !!! My front ring won't change that...

Eeeek !!!

My front ring won't change that often, so I'm riding mostly an 8-speed. But my Bikes Direct Windsor surely weighs double that and it's all hills here. My name is not animal but...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-17-13, 08:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,201
Posted By Totoboa

Thanks Hill and above posters. Yeah, I see the...

Thanks Hill and above posters. Yeah, I see the trend.

My question simply remains why ?

Especially the "lower" end Campy, SRAM and Shimmy. Apex, Xenon/Centaur/Tiagra. Only people in...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-17-13, 06:34 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,938
Posted By Totoboa

On the arduous climb up mahn mountain cannon...

On the arduous climb up mahn mountain cannon hill, I was beset by and licked by puppies.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-17-13, 05:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,201
Posted By Totoboa

Groupsets USA ???

Found some on Ebay, but nothing for SRAM or Campagnolo on the regular US websites. And, the SRAM Apex group cost (edit) from the UK was 1/2 that of the same set on Flea Bay.

Why the US aversion...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-17-13, 05:07 PM
Replies: 27,134
Views: 3,122,384
Posted By Totoboa

Ya. I did. Double post from the regional...

Ya. I did. Double post from the regional threads..... By Wednesday this will be a very different colder whiter place. :thumb:
...
Forum: Northern California
03-17-13, 04:48 PM
Replies: 4,179
Views: 317,202
Posted By Totoboa

No More Hills !!!

From Cisco Grove on US Route 80 it's only 12.6 miles to Donner Summit. Yeah, right. Old Route 40 was empty till Norden. Road is high and dry !!!
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-15-13, 12:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,766
Posted By Totoboa

Hope fully the Flea Bay wheel arrives before...

Hope fully the Flea Bay wheel arrives before Godzilla posts up in this thread . . . . . :thumb:
Forum: Southern California
03-15-13, 12:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,972
Posted By Totoboa

Aweeeesawme ! Ya learn somthin every day here. ...

Aweeeesawme ! Ya learn somthin every day here. :)
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-12-13, 08:09 PM
Replies: 889
Sticky Pub 51
Views: 204,781
Posted By Totoboa

Just hit me also. Rode with my 17-yo sold, and...

Just hit me also. Rode with my 17-yo sold, and he hauls ahs. So, we chase a Joe Biker guy down the Roseville bike trail, Mr Kit, or what not. We take turns chasing him, but he eventually pulls...
Forum: Northern California
03-12-13, 07:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,069
Posted By Totoboa

Software engineers. Who do you think designed...

Software engineers. Who do you think designed and runs this website/page/internet ? I don't get it. What if he was a pick your poison ? At least he has a job.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-03-13, 09:08 PM
Replies: 27,134
Views: 3,122,384
Posted By Totoboa

Sorta OT 395 but I enjoyed your Eastern Sierra...

Sorta OT 395 but I enjoyed your Eastern Sierra Pics via the link. Brings back memories. One of the two roads, it's either Cottonwood Lakes or Whitney Portal. Is paved all the way, up to 8 or 9,000...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-01-13, 05:26 PM
Replies: 27,134
Views: 3,122,384
Posted By Totoboa

Dang !!! Just started really in October. ...

Dang !!!

Just started really in October. Got home early and rode up the hill to Auburn, CA. 18 miles RT and 1,300 feet. I can feel it. Easier every time and I'm still losing weight.

You...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-26-13, 07:28 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,195
Posted By Totoboa

Switch the cassette to an 11-32. I found a new...

Switch the cassette to an 11-32. I found a new one, Shimano, on Flea bay for $20. The chain will hang if I cross chain, no big deal, just remember to stay on the right front ring for the gears in...
Forum: Northern California
02-25-13, 09:19 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,239
Posted By Totoboa

I would be in for the Jersey and shorts. Thanks...

I would be in for the Jersey and shorts. Thanks for stepping up on this. :)

Hate to say this. In light of recent highly politicized events, I am redirecting my funds to the purchase of an AR-15...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-21-13, 02:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,109
Posted By Totoboa

ksisler, what does the bare frame weigh ? Thanks...

ksisler, what does the bare frame weigh ? Thanks !!!!!!!!

The Kinesis frame used in the BD Windsor series are disimilar to the one shown in the Nashbar pic from the website. The Windsor frame is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-14-13, 06:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,359
Posted By Totoboa

Toby Keith Font " Check" No !! ...

Toby Keith Font " Check"



No !!

The damage is clearly an abrasion. It has nothing to do with a crack. Cracks come from stress or force, impact.
If you compare the the apparent depth in...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-13, 09:22 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,359
Posted By Totoboa

I have two Wellington 3.0s. What did you pay for...

I have two Wellington 3.0s. What did you pay for yours ?

Can you weigh yours, with pedals. Mine tipped 24.00 lbs right out of the box.
Forum: Northern California
02-09-13, 03:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 869
Posted By Totoboa

Bullseye !! Thank you for sharing this.

Bullseye !! Thank you for sharing this.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-01-13, 10:18 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 17,073
Posted By Totoboa

Lost me when Sora was used interchangeably with...

Lost me when Sora was used interchangeably with 2300 or STI.

This is a Sora:

296706

This is a 2300 and it is what is on my bike:

296707
Forum: Road Cycling
01-31-13, 11:31 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 17,887
Posted By Totoboa

http://www.bikeforums.net/image.php?u=69128&dateli...

http://www.bikeforums.net/image.php?u=69128&dateline=1215382269

Kirk will kick your Gorn's Ah$$$$ :)

Lizards have it tough.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-29-13, 01:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,345
Posted By Totoboa

Great friendly pragmatic advice given here. What...

Great friendly pragmatic advice given here. What a great web site. :thumb:

See this thing through and good luck.
Forum: Northern California
01-27-13, 09:23 PM
Replies: 4,179
Views: 317,202
Posted By Totoboa

Made it as far as South Auburn for the first time...

Made it as far as South Auburn for the first time this AM. Banzai !!

From DT Loomis to Auburn Folsom Road via Taylor and Indian Hill. A small step for man kind, an enormous step for the old less...
Forum: Northern California
01-27-13, 08:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,509
Posted By Totoboa

Reg Closed

Just saw this post and went here: http://www.deathride.com/experiences.html

Says it's filled up, closed already.

295715
It would be a great objective to get ready and complete that. Are any...
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