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Forum: Road Cycling
09-30-06, 08:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 462
Posted By Bolder Keith

Cracked Frame

Merlin titanium frame. One of the riders in our group, while touring Spain, found that the bottom bracket shell part of the frame had cracked and was moving around enough to be unridable. It had...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-30-06, 08:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,488
Posted By Bolder Keith

If the tires are coming in contact with...

If the tires are coming in contact with relatively sharp edges like rocks or pot holes the flats may be caused by mashing the tube up against the rim edge. Running low tire pressure will agrivate...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-06, 05:42 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,302
Posted By Bolder Keith

I haven't used Presta valve caps for years, and...

I haven't used Presta valve caps for years, and have not seen any reason to. Except as somebody mentioned put a cap on the stem for the spare tube you carry to prevent poking a hole in it (learned...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
09-14-06, 08:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,162
Posted By Bolder Keith

From Thornton there are many good rides to the...

From Thornton there are many good rides to the north and northeast of you:
Crater Lake from Boulder Resevoir area, about 40 miles round trip.
Masonville from Boulder Res area, about 60 miles, great...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-06, 09:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 815
Posted By Bolder Keith

Hey Rickko; do you happen to know the torque...

Hey Rickko; do you happen to know the torque requirement for the Shimano 105 bottom bracket bearing cartridge retainers and the crank bolts. It is the splined Octalink. I have the Park tools to do...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-31-06, 07:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 675
Posted By Bolder Keith

Bottom Bracket Noise

I have a two year old aluminum framed road bike, and a noise has started in or near the bottom bracket. It is sort of a creaking noise. Do any of you know what would cause this, and how to fix it...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-11-06, 05:01 PM
Replies: 1,567
Views: 742,123
Posted By Bolder Keith

Tomaso: Go to the following web site. ...

Tomaso: Go to the following web site.
http://ritcheylogic.com/web/Ritchey~Logic/Ritchey~Site/web/EN/main/breakaway/20796.html#
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-09-06, 08:21 PM
Replies: 1,567
Views: 742,123
Posted By Bolder Keith

One of the people in our group rides a Richey...

One of the people in our group rides a Richey folding bike. Not really folding though. The seat tube, chain stay and seat stay totally separate from the top tube, down tube and bottom bracket. Really...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-24-06, 08:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,168
Posted By Bolder Keith

Following are some airless tire manufacturers and...

Following are some airless tire manufacturers and they have web sites:

Amertyre
Nu-Teck
Greentyre
Airfree

I tried airless tires, and they worked just fine. I decided to return to pneumatic...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-24-06, 10:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,168
Posted By Bolder Keith

Nova, just ignore the nit pickers, they...

Nova, just ignore the nit pickers, they contribute nothing. I broke no spokes or anything else in several hundred miles.

Here people are buying the Amerityres at Discount Tires, Boulder, Colorado....
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-06, 04:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,168
Posted By Bolder Keith

Airless Tires

I know airless tires are not a new subject, but here is some new information on airless tires. I have been running Amerityres for several hundred miles now; they replaced 700-23s. Seven of the riders...
Forum: Recumbent
04-09-06, 09:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,093
Posted By Bolder Keith

A puzzle from Boulder, Colorado: From time to...

A puzzle from Boulder, Colorado: From time to time I encounter recumbents that truck right along on the flats, but really bog down on the hills. Just looking at a recumbent I had guessed that the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-28-06, 06:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,796
Posted By Bolder Keith

Several years ago I thought I would try straight...

Several years ago I thought I would try straight bars since I spent 90 percent of the time riding on the top of my drop bars anyway. I installed trigger shifters and brakes where they were right...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-20-06, 06:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,161
Posted By Bolder Keith

I have had massive leg cramps for 20 years. I...

I have had massive leg cramps for 20 years. I tried bananas, vitamins and lots of hydration. I started using Gatorade this past summer, and with 260 mg of quinine that almost did the job; still had...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-18-06, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 686
Posted By Bolder Keith

Cassette Hub Repair

I am getting some rough sounds from the freewheel part of the cassette hub so I suspect that the bearings are failing. Does anybody out there know of a good source for cassette hub repair information...
Forum: Touring
02-10-06, 10:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 519
Posted By Bolder Keith

Big sky macadam and Will Davis hit it right on...

Big sky macadam and Will Davis hit it right on the head. Thanks
Forum: Touring
02-08-06, 04:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 519
Posted By Bolder Keith

Cat Eye Wireless Double Computer

If anybody out there has set up a Cat Eye Wireless computer I need help doing that. As part of the instructions there is a point where the "reset" button is to be pressed, but there is no reset...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-06-06, 08:06 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,676
Posted By Bolder Keith

A ridgedly fixed helmet mirror is superior to bar...

A ridgedly fixed helmet mirror is superior to bar end mirrors in several ways: Once it is adusted it stays put (if you drop your helmet; well what can I say), it weighs less than a bar end mirror, it...
Forum: Commuting
02-02-06, 07:15 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

I have now run the Amerityres for several hundred...

I have now run the Amerityres for several hundred miles. Each tire weighs 100 grams more than the 700-23 tire, tube and rim strip that I took off. The Amerityre that replaces the 700-23 and 700-25 is...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-17-05, 01:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,056
Posted By Bolder Keith

Cyclezen; I had forgotten about the one legged...

Cyclezen; I had forgotten about the one legged pedaling. I had used it effectively years ago, and I am going to start again. Thanks for the reminder.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-16-05, 06:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,056
Posted By Bolder Keith

There are some good recommendations here, but one...

There are some good recommendations here, but one that would allow a rider to use all of that good conditioning to the max was not mentioned. PEDALING TECHNIQUE. I never ride without working on...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-13-05, 10:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 516
Posted By Bolder Keith

All right Kaffee, thanks for the info. I...

All right Kaffee, thanks for the info.

I shudder to think of Stapfam riding the hills at night. Sounds very dangerous, but maybe he can ride where there are no cars to threaten him.

Merry...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-10-05, 07:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 516
Posted By Bolder Keith

:beer: Knobling the tires; sounds like a good...

:beer: Knobling the tires; sounds like a good idea. I'll try it. The local YMCA has kick ass spinning classes that I used early this year before the races, and I believe that they did help. Twice a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-10-05, 01:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 516
Posted By Bolder Keith

Race Training

Is there available any good race training information for real old guys. I mean reeeeeeeeeeeal old like 76. I have won two golds the last two years in the Rocky Moutain Senior Games, but this year I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-09-05, 09:46 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,140
Posted By Bolder Keith

Do you or anybody out there know how much the...

Do you or anybody out there know how much the NuPace costs and how much it weighs?

What is an AFAIK?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-08-05, 08:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,140
Posted By Bolder Keith

The Rohloff looks really good with 13% gear...

The Rohloff looks really good with 13% gear changes and 526% overall ratios. Does anybody know how much the hubs cost and how much they weigh?

What is an AFAIK?
Forum: Commuting
12-05-05, 08:10 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

Wow, infinitely variable NuPace hub which is...

Wow, infinitely variable NuPace hub which is great, and the overall range would work for me. According to the NuPace web site the hub weighs 4.6 pounds which would turn off many riders. I guess I...
Forum: Commuting
12-03-05, 01:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

The shaft drive and the Nexus internal shifting...

The shaft drive and the Nexus internal shifting hub are both interesting. I think if the shaft drive is used then the internal shifting hub must be used. The Shimano Nexus literature on the hub notes...
Forum: Commuting
12-02-05, 10:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

Installed an Amerityre airless tire on my road...

Installed an Amerityre airless tire on my road bike. It weighs 100 grams more than the 700-23 tire, tube and rim strip that I had on the front wheel. It also has a narrower 19 mm cross section that...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-22-05, 10:52 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,158
Posted By Bolder Keith

Deflate Tires?

One of the guys in our group deflates his road bike tires from 100 psi to about 20 psi after each ride to prevent the tires from stretching. I have never heard of this before. Any opinions on this?
Forum: Training & Nutrition
11-05-05, 05:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,180
Posted By Bolder Keith

I had massively painful riding cramps for 20...

I had massively painful riding cramps for 20 years, and tried all of the logical suggestions: bananas, calcium. potassium, hydrate more, stretching before and after, etc. The cramps would come on...
Forum: Commuting
11-02-05, 07:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

Science is wonderful, and I have a lot respect...

Science is wonderful, and I have a lot respect for Sheldon Brown and science. I am going to test an Amerityre on my road bike. An objective report will follow.
Forum: Commuting
10-31-05, 06:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

I don't know that anybody in our group has tried...

I don't know that anybody in our group has tried Kevlar, tire liners, puncture resistant tubes, and Slime all at the same time. They have tried the tubes and slime together, and it made tire repair...
Forum: Commuting
10-31-05, 01:15 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

There are thorn resistant tires, tubes, liners,...

There are thorn resistant tires, tubes, liners, and then there is Slime. All of these have been tried in our group of thirty riders, and we still get flats. We ride about eighty miles a week which is...
Forum: Commuting
10-30-05, 08:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

I researched bike catalogs and the airless tire...

I researched bike catalogs and the airless tire web sites to make a weight comparison.

For the mid grade tires (700 X 23) and tubes I run on my road bike the airless tire weighs three grams more...
Forum: Commuting
10-30-05, 03:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 9,720
Posted By Bolder Keith

I have a report that on mountain bikes under high...

I have a report that on mountain bikes under high torque conditions climbing a hill the wheel will rotate inside of these tires, though I have not verified the condition myself. That being the case I...
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