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03-15-16 | 10:58 AM
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03-15-16 | 02:03 PM
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03-15-16 | 03:14 PM
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Correct response is:
Why no-a chicken
Why no-a horse
that said it is not the answer
Why no-a chicken
Why no-a horse
that said it is not the answer
03-15-16 | 03:19 PM
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03-15-16 | 04:03 PM
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03-15-16 | 04:35 PM
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03-15-16 | 04:42 PM
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03-15-16 | 05:00 PM
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03-15-16 | 07:06 PM
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If belts give higher margins why don't all the Walmart bikes have belts? I've been riding a belt drive bike lately that I won in a contest, and I really have no complaints about it. But it's definitely not a racing bike and I think the belt losses aren't the worst losses on the whole bike.
You need the BB tool to loosen the BB to get the axle back in the vertical dropout. A chain is easier and more efficient too. Belts and belt pulleys wear as well, You may have a hard time getting one.
03-15-16 | 10:27 PM
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It's taken a bit of practice... but I am getting to where I only occasionally forget to signal my intention to turn.
Somnophilia.... AKA sleeping beauty syndrome
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03-15-16 | 11:39 PM
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03-16-16 | 12:05 AM
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Fixing a rear flat is a pain. They also need an eccentric BB and a split frame to go around the chain stay. (Belt stay.)
You need the BB tool to loosen the BB to get the axle back in the vertical dropout. A chain is easier and more efficient too. Belts and belt pulleys wear as well, You may have a hard time getting one.
You need the BB tool to loosen the BB to get the axle back in the vertical dropout. A chain is easier and more efficient too. Belts and belt pulleys wear as well, You may have a hard time getting one.
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03-16-16 | 08:26 AM
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Well, the one I got is not a Gates. It has track ends with tensioners, and a standard size timing belt, and the pulleys go on standard BCD's and splines. It seems pretty replaceable. I don't have the gearing options I want, to take the whole system down a big shift, but other than that it seems solid.
Gates says you have to re-tension the belt every time you take it off. That means the little tool is needed. With the vertical drop out it's too hard to get the axle up into the dropouts you need to loosen that adjuster, put the axle in and tighten the belt again. You should take your wheel off at home just to see what you need to do on the road if you get a flat.
03-16-16 | 12:01 PM
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03-16-16 | 12:42 PM
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You can't trust a turn signal here; if it's on at all, it's likely the driver is unaware of it. We also hit the gas and the horn when approaching a collision. Why is that?
03-16-16 | 04:28 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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That's actually 100 pounds per square inch. Since you end up with only 5 pounds your tire must have only 0.05 square inches.
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