Things You Won't Read in the C&V Forum
06-15-21, 05:36 PM
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I sure am glad all those vulture capital companies saved all my favorite brands in the 90s-2000s. Now I can buy a Schwinn at Walmart.
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06-15-21, 09:45 PM
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There’s too many old Italian racing bikes and they’re all the same and they’re all overrated
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06-16-21, 12:05 AM
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Steel isn't real and...
My modern bike's ride quality is better...
than my vintage bike's ride quality...
My modern bike's ride quality is better...
than my vintage bike's ride quality...
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06-16-21, 02:46 AM
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06-16-21, 09:43 AM
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06-16-21, 12:58 PM
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That one is troublesome.
I hate straight forks on bikes. I want them bent. Not crocked - but bent. As in a nice curve.
Something you won t read in the C&V forum =
"That is a nice straight fork!"
But even a straight fork can be bent... if you are lucky. Then you can exchange it for a bent fork that is straight. I better stop now...
I hate straight forks on bikes. I want them bent. Not crocked - but bent. As in a nice curve.
Something you won t read in the C&V forum =
"That is a nice straight fork!"
But even a straight fork can be bent... if you are lucky. Then you can exchange it for a bent fork that is straight. I better stop now...
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06-16-21, 01:06 PM
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Four words:
Breaking Away Masi Replicas.
-Kurt
Breaking Away Masi Replicas.
-Kurt
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06-16-21, 01:27 PM
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that reminds me of a conversation with a friend on Saturday's ride... he was telling me about the problems he was having getting his shifters' Bluetooth link with the derailleurs to work correctly.
... not a typical topic of discussion on C&V, to be sure!....
Steve in Peoria
... not a typical topic of discussion on C&V, to be sure!....
Steve in Peoria
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06-16-21, 02:38 PM
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I have an invention that will make my fortune! A BARFN, Bike Area RF Network. Backward compatible with electronic systems, the BARFN provides reliable communications between bike components using RF. At each node, a conformable patch antenna is placed over the local antenna, passively transmitting and receiving within the BARFN. The BARFN antennas are cleverly interconnected by coaxial cables...
or... can the inside of the CF frame be given a conducted coating, and have it serve as a waveguide for the RF energy? Each bluetooth device will have a little stub antenna that protrudes into the waveguide. So simple!
Steve in Peoria
(although we have to keep the BARFN (tm) name!)
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06-16-21, 02:57 PM
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I object. BARFN is too close to my patented remote-shifting system that uses snapped rusted cables for the same purpose, BRNFND®.
-Kurt
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06-16-21, 03:01 PM
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but will the coax cables be routed inside the frame tubes, or could they be molded inside the CF layers when the frame is fabricated??
or... can the inside of the CF frame be given a conducted coating, and have it serve as a waveguide for the RF energy? Each bluetooth device will have a little stub antenna that protrudes into the waveguide. So simple!
Steve in Peoria
(although we have to keep the BARFN (tm) name!)
or... can the inside of the CF frame be given a conducted coating, and have it serve as a waveguide for the RF energy? Each bluetooth device will have a little stub antenna that protrudes into the waveguide. So simple!
Steve in Peoria
(although we have to keep the BARFN (tm) name!)
steelbikeguy and tgot I’ve been thrown out of bars for saying similar things over the years😏it’s a hazard of having engineer’s disease, and 35+ years of working as one😂
Bill
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06-16-21, 04:08 PM
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Looking to get a Campagnolo gruppo for the bike I bought at Wal-Mart 15 years ago. 15 years is vintage, right?
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When you make a fixie, be sure to get rid of those cable guides and derailleur hanger for a cleaner look.
You don’t need another bike.
You don’t need another bike.
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06-16-21, 07:02 PM
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TIG welding is the best way to make a bike frame.
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“I don’t care if my vintage bike gets dirty.”
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27 inch wheels? is that another new wheel size?
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