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11-21-22, 10:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 367
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks to all! I use the bike occasionally, so I...

Thanks to all! I use the bike occasionally, so I won’t be upgrading much, but the derailleur upgrade is key.
11-21-22, 05:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 367
Posted By Todzilla

Dolomite Fat Tire Derailleur Upgrade

Wife bought me a cool fat tire bike, but derailleur shifter is already kaput. I’d like to go ahead and replace it and the derailleur.

Will any old seven speed derailleur work? Or do I need to...
02-24-18, 08:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,129
Posted By Todzilla

I’m 6’2” stoker is 5’4”...

I’m 6’2” stoker is 5’4”...
02-22-18, 12:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,129
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks, folks! Yeah, I wasn't able to find...

Thanks, folks!

Yeah, I wasn't able to find exactly what I'm looking for either. And I reckon if it ain't in the PNW, it probably ain't anywhere.

Some friends we're staying with are super...
02-21-18, 08:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,129
Posted By Todzilla

Tandem Rentals?

Hey,

I'm vacationing in the Mt. Vernon, Olympic Peninsula area this summer with my girlfriend. I'm trying to find a shop that rents road tandems (nothing high end, but decent), to see if she...
12-01-17, 02:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 937
Posted By Todzilla

Sounds like a minor enough job for me not to...

Sounds like a minor enough job for me not to screw up. And if I do, I can limp the thing to the bike shop.

Preciate!
12-01-17, 06:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 937
Posted By Todzilla

Excellent points, everyone! cables are...

Excellent points, everyone!

cables are original, from 2014. I probably ride about 30 miles a week?

It seems to be both directions - small sprocket to large, large to small. And yes, it's been...
11-30-17, 01:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 937
Posted By Todzilla

Derailleur/Cable/Shifter question

Bike is a CAAD 10 with shifter gear levers and Shimano 105 derailleur.

Over time, shifting is working less efficiently. I'll click the shifter, I can see the derailleur move, but it often takes a...
11-09-17, 06:11 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,074
Posted By Todzilla

How about look for a way that you can facilitate...

How about look for a way that you can facilitate the safely passing. Pull over, slow down... Share the road?

You mean indulge the dangerous fantasy that two cars and a bicycle can fit safely...
11-08-17, 03:57 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,074
Posted By Todzilla

The "I've waited long enough" Pass

Is there a name for this?

You know, someone waits patiently behind you to pass, presumably because it's not safe yet. Then, when it's no safer, but they feel like they've waited long enough, they...
10-06-17, 01:21 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Yeah, I try to ride a foot or two off the white...

Yeah, I try to ride a foot or two off the white line. In this case I somewhat took to the lane to discourage passing. NC laws state cyclists to ride as far right as practicable. I consider road...
10-06-17, 01:14 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Local police are looking at pursuing charges. ...

Local police are looking at pursuing charges.

Honestly, I would be happy with an apology and an acknowledgement that his assumptions on bicycle rights on the road are false.

prj71, I narrowly...
09-28-17, 01:07 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

That depends on my goals. If some of you...

That depends on my goals.

If some of you prefer to cower in the face of aggressive motorists who think we have zero rights, please don't let me stop you.
09-28-17, 06:01 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 6,478
Posted By Todzilla

Most people (Americans) are scared of traffic. ...

Most people (Americans) are scared of traffic.

Most people (Americans) are not scared of having a heart attack on the couch
09-27-17, 02:16 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Yes, NC just modified their safe passing laws,...

Yes, NC just modified their safe passing laws, requiring 4 feet of clearance now, clearly far more than was afforded by the driver in question. It's also pretty clear he was cutting me off.

There...
09-27-17, 02:02 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

I asked the investigating officer if there was a...

I asked the investigating officer if there was a middle path - like going and talking to the guy about traffic laws and cycling. They said they could not do that and that my options were persecution...
09-27-17, 01:34 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Even if this is the outcome, he will have spent...

Even if this is the outcome, he will have spent money on a lawyer, bought a cheap suit and spent time dealing with it.
09-27-17, 12:54 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks guys! Yes, I have reported it to...

Thanks guys!

Yes, I have reported it to Hillsborough police and moving forward with charges. We'll see what happens.

I should also add that the road this happened on is a designated County bike...
09-27-17, 12:22 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

The local police (Hillsborough, NC) seemed to be...

The local police (Hillsborough, NC) seemed to be very interested in pursuing this. I'm not going to take it to the ends of the earth, but I'm happy to see how it plays out. It's a small town, a...
09-27-17, 12:09 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

He thought I was cycling inappropriately, so he...

He thought I was cycling inappropriately, so he deliberately cut me off to repeatedly call me a little *****. Poor idiot doesn't know many cyclists carry GoPro cameras for just such purposes.
09-27-17, 12:02 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 9,843
Posted By Todzilla

I read a study cited in Wired magazine that...

I read a study cited in Wired magazine that automobile fatalities occur every 7,000,000 miles of driving, cycling fatalities every 1,000,000

That study also noted that the vast majority of cycling...
09-27-17, 11:59 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,642
Posted By Todzilla

Cycling Kerfuffle with Redneck

I'm pressing charges against this guy. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4iXU_1rvlPDajduMFIxU201UXM/view?usp=sharing)

Me: 60 year old grandpa who serves on the Bicycle Safety Task Force in my...
Forum: Commuting
01-18-17, 01:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,472
Posted By Todzilla

Southern Wus here. Yep, I rode in this...

Southern Wus here.

Yep, I rode in this morning. Too many layers, as it turned out. I'll strip down on the return trip.
09-22-16, 08:13 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

In college, I used to commute from off-campus...

In college, I used to commute from off-campus house to campus, solo on my tandem. School had two campuses and I'd offer rides to ladies waiting for the campus bus. Occasionally worked like a charm.
09-22-16, 08:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Girlfriend acquired and still malleable to...

Girlfriend acquired and still malleable to considering my interests. I have to pounce before she pulls me into her hobbies. :p
09-22-16, 08:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Good info! Thanks Scoop!

Good info! Thanks Scoop!
09-22-16, 05:35 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

So, I'm wondering if I can order standard 26" X...

So, I'm wondering if I can order standard 26" X 1.75" tires, or if these Schwinn rims require something unique. If so, where should I look?

Thanks
09-21-16, 08:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks! And yes, that's exactly the plan -...

Thanks!

And yes, that's exactly the plan - have some fun restoring it to sub-showroom condition, throw on some new tires and have a sweet ride that new girlfriend and I can show off around town. ...
09-20-16, 02:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks for all the input, folks! So far,...

Thanks for all the input, folks!

So far, I've made great progress with some fine steel wool. Fenders are almost all gleaming, components mostly rust free. There are some surfaces (seat tube, ...
09-15-16, 04:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Thanks, Ed. Any advice folks?

Thanks, Ed.

Any advice folks?
09-13-16, 02:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,144
Posted By Todzilla

Restoring an Old Balloon Tired Schwinn Tandem

Looks to be from the mid-70s?

It's got a fair amount of rust on it. What's the go-to rust removal approach for such classics?

or better yet, does anyone know of a bike restoration web resource?
06-27-16, 10:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,349
Posted By Todzilla

Bicycling and My Back

I have degenerative spine disease (as do most folks over 50).

I have episodes of pain, but far fewer and less intense if I'm riding regularly.

Does anyone else find that cycling is a real...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-21-16, 04:35 PM
Replies: 10,407
Views: 3,329,613
Posted By Todzilla

Looking all over this thread, and the larger...

Looking all over this thread, and the larger Internet, for information on the CAAD naming/numbering system. Can't find anything.

Mine's a CAAD 10 5 105. I know what CAAD and 105 stands for, but...
Forum: Commuting
02-26-16, 10:03 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 9,827
Posted By Todzilla

I commute from my bucolic home on one side of our...

I commute from my bucolic home on one side of our small town (pop. 8,000ish) through town to my office on the other side of town. Just five miles each way. I miss my old commute which was 10 miles...
Forum: Commuting
02-26-16, 09:58 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,428
Posted By Todzilla

I'm so glad I live in the most bike friendly of...

I'm so glad I live in the most bike friendly of the Orange Counties.

Seriously, 98%+ of motorists are very respectful. We have County bike routes all over the place and weekends find cyclists on...
01-12-16, 04:15 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,278
Posted By Todzilla

Nothing I've seen in the local papers. A lot of...

Nothing I've seen in the local papers. A lot of debate in letters to the editor, the usual fare of I pay my daggum taxes, get the hell off the road stuff.
01-10-16, 04:54 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,278
Posted By Todzilla

A beautiful response to this issue from today's...

A beautiful response to this issue from today's Raleigh News and Observer:

Steven Goodridge: NCDOT proposal contradicts bicyclist safety recommendations | News & Observer...
12-31-15, 01:32 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,278
Posted By Todzilla

That was quoted from the Raleigh newspaper's...

That was quoted from the Raleigh newspaper's synopsis. FWIW
12-29-15, 03:48 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,278
Posted By Todzilla

North Carolina Ponders Big Changes to Bike Laws

Road Worrier: NCDOT calls for new curbs on bicyclists (http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/article51966610.html)

In new draft recommendations to the General Assembly, the...
12-26-15, 04:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 678
Posted By Todzilla

Song I Wrote While Biking

www.toddejones.com/songs/WhiteMinivan.mp3

Enjoy!
Forum: Commuting
11-17-15, 01:46 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,413
Posted By Todzilla

This seems extreme. What do you do when someone...

This seems extreme. What do you do when someone wants to pass you on a two lane road, with traffic in the other lane? Don't you want them to react to your presence in these cases? or do you drive...
Forum: Commuting
11-17-15, 09:49 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,413
Posted By Todzilla

I run stop signs, slowing down a bit and ensuring...

I run stop signs, slowing down a bit and ensuring no cars are coming. That is reckless and I am guilty of it. If I'm at a red light and no one is coming, I'll go through it, but that's rare where I...
11-17-15, 09:41 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,798
Posted By Todzilla

Having read this thread, I am reminded at...

Having read this thread, I am reminded at fortunate I am to live in a relatively bike friendly area. It's Hillsborough, NC, just 15 miles north of Chapel Hill, NC. We have official bike routes all...
11-17-15, 09:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,475
Posted By Todzilla

I got attacked by a rooster this summer. That's...

I got attacked by a rooster this summer. That's another safety benefit of a helmet I bet no one dreamed of, but he went for my face and I ducked, so he bounced, talons first, off the helmet.
Forum: Touring
09-24-15, 03:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,700
Posted By Todzilla

No doubt we all would. But the underlying...

No doubt we all would. But the underlying question is: did his ride itself hasten his demise? I would think not.

I live in the area and when I read about his disappearance I was saddened....
09-20-15, 07:34 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,299
Posted By Todzilla

I've assumed, correctly or not, that accidents...

I've assumed, correctly or not, that accidents are more frequent and less fatal in urban areas, as opposed to rural, where they're less frequent but more deadly.

FWIW, my three accidents were in...
Forum: Commuting
09-17-15, 11:53 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,892
Posted By Todzilla

I too run red lights, but only if there's really...

I too run red lights, but only if there's really zero remotely threatening traffic. And I'll take my lumps when I get 'em.

I just would have a hard time if it translates to points on my Driver's...
09-06-15, 03:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,660
Posted By Todzilla

Awesome, thanks! Not heretical to modernize...

Awesome, thanks!

Not heretical to modernize in the restoration?
09-06-15, 12:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,660
Posted By Todzilla

My old PX-10

I have a Peugeot PX-10 I bought new in 1979. Reynolds 531 frame, double butted. Rode it a lot. Cranks never repacked, wheels and gears, possibly brakes need replacement. I'd love to restore it,...
Forum: Commuting
07-28-15, 06:04 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,555
Posted By Todzilla

I always dread my ride, until I'm on the seat and...

I always dread my ride, until I'm on the seat and clipped in, then I love it!
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