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Forum: Touring
09-08-20, 03:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Thanks for those links, at those prices I wonder...

Thanks for those links, at those prices I wonder if I could get a frame builder to make me a seat post for a similar amount.
Forum: Touring
09-08-20, 03:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Nice trip, is that the ferry to Vancouver Island...

Nice trip, is that the ferry to Vancouver Island ? My saddle is a TRK Selle SMP and the rails are long on it , for me it is a great saddle but I only get about 2 years out of them and the bike is...
Forum: Touring
09-07-20, 09:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

I am thinking this is best also, for me it is...

I am thinking this is best also, for me it is hard to justify getting a new fork if the old one is fine (except from being cut). I am tempted just to get a new complete frame. I also have a troll and...
Forum: Touring
09-07-20, 05:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

I am trying to optimize the bike geometry which...

I am trying to optimize the bike geometry which is a continual process., so for someone like myself that averages say 30 miles a day for the past 30 years a mm here or there really makes a difference...
Forum: Touring
09-06-20, 07:53 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

>You seem to be a bit confused. Lets open...

>You seem to be a bit confused.

Lets open our hearts and minds in the hope that we all learn something.

I want a longer steerer tube so I don't have to use an extender or threaded stem on a...
Forum: Touring
09-02-20, 01:41 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,819
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Long steerer tube and layback seat post

I am wondering what bikes have a long steerer tube like the surly lht , preferably one with a top tube that slopes down a bit like the troll ? The new disk trucker sounds like it might be in my...
Forum: Touring
04-19-20, 09:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 875
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Great thanks for all these fantastic options .

Great thanks for all these fantastic options .
Forum: Touring
04-16-20, 04:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 875
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Kids touring setup

Hi, I cannot seem to find a lot of info regarding a touring setup for a 7 year old. Are there any bikes that have seat stay mounts for a rack, say in a 20 inch wheel size. Or are there any racks I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-01-16, 04:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,383
Posted By Rocky Mushman

That makes sense regarding the cross check. We...

That makes sense regarding the cross check. We settled on a 135 mm, 36h , no disk (Deore I think.). I am using cantilevers but am wondering if there is something better. I want a relatively strong...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-01-16, 02:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,383
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Troll rear hub 132.5 mm

Hi, I was in my LBS seeing about a wheel build with a new hub for a 2015 Troll. The guy in the store mentioned that surly bikes rear hub spacing is in general not 130 mm or 135 mm but are 132.5 mm in...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-24-16, 11:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,859
Posted By Rocky Mushman

Thanks for the links. Sounds like I will go ahead...

Thanks for the links. Sounds like I will go ahead with no suspension. I have built the bike around just the frame so have a 9 speed on it with better ratios.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-20-16, 10:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,859
Posted By Rocky Mushman

No suspension on Great Divide trip

I have a great bike setup that I like for international traveling but am going to do the Great Divide trip sometime with my son. I have a surly troll with the troll fork and cantilever brakes. I...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-15, 07:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 971
Posted By Rocky Mushman

I have schwabe marathons on at present. The...

I have schwabe marathons on at present. The slickish tires are schwabe spicers, Michelin Protek Urban, Vittoria Randonneur.

Thanks for confirming, I will put a couple of those on the winter bike.
Forum: Commuting
11-23-15, 06:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 971
Posted By Rocky Mushman

slick tires grip etc.

I am a new cyclist and have a few sets of slick tires that I have picked up however I am wondering if they are safe for wet weather. I know many people will say that grip has nothing todo with tread...
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