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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-26-24, 09:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 123
Posted By cyccommute

At my co-op, I discovered that Fast Orange Hand...

At my co-op, I discovered that Fast Orange Hand Cleaner...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-24-24, 07:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 355
Posted By cyccommute

Or go to Ace Hardware.

Or go to Ace Hardware.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-24-24, 07:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 609
Posted By cyccommute

The freewheel can’t “unscrew itself”. The action...

The freewheel can’t “unscrew itself”. The action of pedaling, as you pointed out, screws the freewheel onto the hub and it won’t unscrew. The lock ring on the outer part of the free wheel is reverse...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-22-24, 09:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 759
Posted By cyccommute

If you haven’t threaded the barrel adjuster into...

If you haven’t threaded the barrel adjuster into the shifter, that is the first thing to do to get it working properly. If the barrel adjuster isn’t in place the cable won’t be rigid enough.

If...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-22-24, 08:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 408
Posted By cyccommute

V-brakes and cantilever brakes are...

V-brakes and cantilever brakes are interchangeable with regards to the brake bosses. I’m rather surprised that Shimano didn’t require completely different brake bosses back in the 90s when linear...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-22-24, 08:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 609
Posted By cyccommute

You have a freewheel. The video that Iride01...

You have a freewheel. The video that Iride01 linked to shows a freewheel that is severely loose. It is likely that the lockring on the freewheel has come loose but it is so loose now that you...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-21-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 593
Posted By cyccommute

Manitou Markhor...

Manitou Markhor (https://hayesbicycle.com/products/markhor?variant=32139633393709) would be another option. I prefer Manitou (or Fox) over Rock Shox because the lockout is more positive. I’ve never...
Forum: Touring
04-21-24, 08:04 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 885
Posted By cyccommute

Why are people so averse to the solution that has...

Why are people so averse to the solution that has been around for more than 40 years now? Carrying water in the triangle? Where are you going to carry your other stuff. Slinging a bag over a rack?...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-18-24, 09:14 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,045
Posted By cyccommute

There are several issue here. Let’s start with...

There are several issue here. Let’s start with the early mountain bike. Many people make the mistake of thinking that a small mountain bike works for a small person but mountain bikes are...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-17-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,013
Posted By cyccommute

The defendant would like to offer the following...

The defendant would like to offer the following into evidence:

Exhibit one: Brooks B17 Special with titanium rails, new in box. Never been installed.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-17-24, 10:02 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,321
Posted By cyccommute

A lot more fun once we started running downhill...

A lot more fun once we started running downhill and with the wind.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-17-24, 09:18 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,321
Posted By cyccommute

It sucks. It's worse if you aren't on pavement. ...

It sucks. It's worse if you aren't on pavement.

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-17-24, 08:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,013
Posted By cyccommute

A large part of the problem of saddle discomfort...

A large part of the problem of saddle discomfort comes from people thinking that it is a "seat". Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle) defines a saddle as "a supportive structure for a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-16-24, 08:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 439
Posted By cyccommute

There is still pretty much one “size” that fits. ...

There is still pretty much one “size” that fits. My wife’s Sirrus 2.0 is an extra small. It would be an inappropriate bike for someone who needs a small just as a “small” would be an inappropriate...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-16-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 439
Posted By cyccommute

If we are only to consider stack and reach, how...

If we are only to consider stack and reach, how are we to apply those numbers to what bike size we need? Stack and reach are meaningless without some context on how to use them. Frame sizes aren’t...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 10:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 499
Posted By cyccommute

Everyone seems to want to find a nefarious reason...

Everyone seems to want to find a nefarious reason for sloping top tubes. Often people say "they went to sloping top tubes so that they could offer fewer frame sizes," but the number of frame sizes...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-11-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 493
Posted By cyccommute

I can’t speak to Campy nor SRAM road but SRAM...

I can’t speak to Campy nor SRAM road but SRAM mountain shifters never have this kind of problem. They are a much simpler mechanism.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-10-24, 03:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,980
Posted By cyccommute

Some. Poster from a local bike shop from the 80s....

Some. Poster from a local bike shop from the 80s.

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-08-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 506
Posted By cyccommute

Soaking the whole shifter isn't the way to fix...

Soaking the whole shifter isn't the way to fix the problem. You need a more targeted approach. The problem is that the pawl that moves a gear forward tends to get sticky. Spraying lubricant into...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 08:48 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,831
Posted By cyccommute

Is that technology or technique? I ride bikes...

Is that technology or technique? I ride bikes that are 20+ year old in places where I used to ride 30 to 40 years ago and don't crash as much as I did when I started out. I learned how not to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 08:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 486
Posted By cyccommute

Um...what "oleophobic lubricants" are you trying...

Um...what "oleophobic lubricants" are you trying to use? Polytetrafluoroethylene is phobic to everything. Something that is oleophobic or hydrophobic doesn't mix with oils or water, respectively. ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,831
Posted By cyccommute

Aren't you the same guy that said this? ...

Aren't you the same guy that said this?



It certainly seems that you are saying that we really do need to change everything every 5 years or else we are going to die. You certainly seem to be...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 06:29 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,164
Posted By cyccommute

There are a lot of local color variations. The...

There are a lot of local color variations. The wonders of natural selection.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,831
Posted By cyccommute

It amazing how someone comes in spoiling for a...

It amazing how someone comes in spoiling for a fight and is surprised to find one.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 03:32 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,831
Posted By cyccommute

No. I’m not reluctant nor a revisionist. I am a...

No. I’m not reluctant nor a revisionist. I am a retro grouch that fails to see the supposed “superiority” of disc brakes having ridden mountain bikes from the early 80s onward and never having...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 08:57 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,831
Posted By cyccommute

You are making the mistake of assuming that rim...

You are making the mistake of assuming that rim brakes are not disc brakes. Converting drum brakes on cars to disc brakes was a great improvement. Hub mounted disc brakes are just making the “disc”...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 08:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 486
Posted By cyccommute

Silca does an excellent job of separating people...

Silca does an excellent job of separating people from money.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 08:28 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,164
Posted By cyccommute

The “pits” in pit vipers are in front of the jaw....

The “pits” in pit vipers are in front of the jaw. They are located on the head between the eyes and the nostrils and are slightly smaller than the eyes. They are heat sensing organs.

The shape...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-04-24, 08:45 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,164
Posted By cyccommute

Adventures in Retirement: Adrenaline version. ...

Adventures in Retirement: Adrenaline version.

As I was riding down a trail in the Soapstone Prairie near Fort Collins, CO near the end of the day, I happened to hear that dreaded BZZZT! but it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 685
Posted By cyccommute

Vintage mountain bikes before they became vintage

I've embarked on a project to scan old photos and certain gems keep popping up. Back in 1984, as a new mountain biker (everyone was "new" then), this add jumped out of the pages of Bicycling...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-04-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 852
Posted By cyccommute

What you seem to be asking…replacing the rim…is...

What you seem to be asking…replacing the rim…is not impossible to do but it isn’t something you should be doing if you are truly “bike-illiterate”. There are a lot of considerations that you haven’t...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-04-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 852
Posted By cyccommute

The Cannondale Quick 8 is a modern bike from the...

The Cannondale Quick 8 is a modern bike from the last 8 to 10 years. Freewheel hubs are being widely used in modern bikes with 135mm OLD as a “cost saving” measure. ‘Tis dumb but…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 12:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,710
Posted By cyccommute

2,4, and 5 describes every bike in my garage as...

2,4, and 5 describes every bike in my garage as well as the spill over in my daughter's shed:rolleyes:

The only thing I don't do is ride cheap bikes or do restorations.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 592
Posted By cyccommute

You could carry around a SKS presta adapter...

You could carry around a SKS presta adapter...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 08:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,220
Posted By cyccommute

Yup. Cracked. Replace it. Now!

Yup. Cracked. Replace it.




Now!
Forum: Winter Cycling
03-30-24, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,267
Posted By cyccommute

You obviously don’t live in Colorado. The follow...

You obviously don’t live in Colorado. The follow sums up Colorado’s “spring” (until mid June)

...
Forum: Commuting
03-30-24, 09:11 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 19,216
Posted By cyccommute

Although I hate responding to zombie threads,...

Although I hate responding to zombie threads, I’ll make an exception. Last year I picked up a Specialized Sirrus 2.0 in XXS for my wife. Initially the idea was because it has 700C tires but it was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-30-24, 08:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 464
Posted By cyccommute

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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The circled link? It looks twisted. This can...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-30-24, 08:24 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 791
Posted By cyccommute

Those bottom brackets may be “old style” but I...

Those bottom brackets may be “old style” but I would bet that they are from modern frames that come from HelMart. I’ve seen this kind of stretching of the threads on lots of HelMart bikes with...
Forum: Touring
03-29-24, 10:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 797
Posted By cyccommute

I have the Aero Premium Pillow...

I have the Aero Premium Pillow (https://www.rei.com/product/151400/sea-to-summit-aeros-premium-pillow) in the “large” size. It is really tiny when packed, weighs nothing, and is easily adjustable.
Forum: Touring
03-27-24, 03:43 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,483
Posted By cyccommute

I’ve never carried a tarp and never found a need...

I’ve never carried a tarp and never found a need for one.

The weight and packing difference depends on the model. The Fly Creek UL1, for example weighs 2lb and has 5” x 18” pack size. A Fly...
Forum: Touring
03-27-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,483
Posted By cyccommute

Get better bags:rolleyes: My concern is less...

Get better bags:rolleyes:

My concern is less with small creepy crawly things than large ursine things.
Forum: Touring
03-27-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,307
Posted By cyccommute

Why is product in quotes? It really is an actual...

Why is product in quotes? It really is an actual product.

As to being like your home pillow, it can be as soft as the softest pillow in existence or rock hard or anything in between. Just put as...
Forum: Touring
03-27-24, 08:47 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,483
Posted By cyccommute

I just don’t get this whole “I have to store my...

I just don’t get this whole “I have to store my gear inside my tent” thing. Every tent I’ve owned since the late 70s has had a vestibule that is more than adequate for gear storage. Roughly half of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-24, 05:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 500
Posted By cyccommute

Just last week I somehow had the right clipless...

Just last week I somehow had the right clipless pedal come off the spindle when the left hand threaded nut loosened. I have no idea how that could have happened. The pedal was spinning freely and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-24, 05:39 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,194
Posted By cyccommute

You said “big bumps” in addition to downshifts....

You said “big bumps” in addition to downshifts. In my experience, downshifts aren’t where chain suck occurs. It’s on up shifts where the rear derailer doesn’t have enough tension to pull the chain...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,194
Posted By cyccommute

I’m not a racer but the way I use triples on...

I’m not a racer but the way I use triples on mountain bike rides is close to 3 separate 1x’s. At the top of a hill, I might shift up to get more speed (and to keep the chain from flapping around) but...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-24-24, 10:28 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,194
Posted By cyccommute

Again, I don’t have experience with SRAM road...

Again, I don’t have experience with SRAM road stuff. I’m going on extensive usage of their mountain equipment. The return spring on all levels of SRAM’s front derailers are far stronger than what...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-24-24, 10:20 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,194
Posted By cyccommute

I can’t recall the guy’s name but Adventure Cycle...

I can’t recall the guy’s name but Adventure Cycle did an interview about 1x a number of years ago. I commented about it and noted that he said that changing the chainwheel on a 1x completely changes...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-24-24, 05:05 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,194
Posted By cyccommute

This whole “SRAM didn’t make a good front...

This whole “SRAM didn’t make a good front derailer” is a mystery to me. I don’t have any SRAM road stuff but their front derailer for mountain bikes is far better than anything Shimano makes. Even...
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