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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 01:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 420
Posted By gugie

E-bike? Wrong forum. Since most of the ones I see...

E-bike? Wrong forum. Since most of the ones I see people riding weigh 50 lbs or more, they probably come with a kickstand. Motorcycles are pretty heavy, hard to stand them up, so yeah, they have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 09:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 420
Posted By gugie

When do you need a kickstand? If I'm riding...

When do you need a kickstand?

If I'm riding out in the countryside, clearly not. I think the only time it might come in handy is when you're riding around town. If you stop and use the kickstand...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 518
Posted By gugie

YMMV. I have a stock one with the long cage...

YMMV.
I have a stock one with the long cage Simplex. A Suntour VGT shifts circles around it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 11:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 518
Posted By gugie

Did someone say Gran(d) Sport(s)?

El Jefe has sent up the bat signal.

I've got a stable of them. The least expensive all 531 tubed bike from Raleigh BITD. They have loooong legs, room for fatter tires and fenders together. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 09:20 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,043
Posted By gugie

That's exactly what happened in 2021. COVID...

That's exactly what happened in 2021. COVID upswing cancelled the ride just a few weeks before it was scheduled (not a complaint, right decision IMO). Many had already made reservations, rides were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 07:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,017
Posted By gugie

I like to ride my bikes, not stare at the tires....

I like to ride my bikes, not stare at the tires. 35's ride a lot nicer than 32's, IMO.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 09:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 653
Posted By gugie

Cino registration 2024 is open!

https://runsignup.com/Race/MT/Kila/CinoHeroica
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Cino Heroica 2024
Sat September...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,418
Posted By gugie

We do have a World Champion CXer on Bike Forums....

We do have a World Champion CXer on Bike Forums. Perhaps we can get him to comment. Andy_K, what say ye on the subject?



Love my all steel (now that I built a new fork for it) Ritchey Breakaway...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 09:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 333
Posted By gugie

Last day of school in the Madera Unified School...

Last day of school in the Madera Unified School District it was tradition to ride your bike to school.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 293
Posted By gugie

Andy_K and I came up with an inexpensie way to...

Andy_K and I came up with an inexpensie way to use bent stainless steep tubing to do that. I can't find the post, I'm reasonably sure Andy can, hopefully he'll see this and post.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 09:19 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,489
Posted By gugie

Someday someone should put together a 3 day event...

Someday someone should put together a 3 day event for all three peaks. Maybe one per weekend in the fall? Or for the ambitious, consecutive days. I'd travel down there for that.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 11:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,489
Posted By gugie

Sure, James Lick's name is all over the Bay Area....

Sure, James Lick's name is all over the Bay Area. But this Wilmerding guy...

Lick-Wilmerding High School sounds like a Monty Python sketch. My buddy Andy swears it's a real high school, but I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 11:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,489
Posted By gugie

I'm reminded that the keeper of my zero bike...

I'm reminded that the keeper of my zero bike (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1117388-zero-bike.html) and multiple time recidivist on my TdMIL...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-24, 11:08 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 5,061
Posted By gugie

I’ll see your titanium and raise you an...

I’ll see your titanium and raise you an unobtanium.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 08:58 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 5,061
Posted By gugie

They cab be 2024 vintage as long as you run them...

They cab be 2024 vintage as long as you run them friction.

BTW, who goes to a costume party but doesn’t wear a costume?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 5,061
Posted By gugie

A common misconception. The classic equation for...

A common misconception. The classic equation for friction=coefficient of friction x force. Note that surface area is not in this equation. This does assume that the coefficient of friction is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 02:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 632
Posted By gugie

For one time use, it's not worth it. Peening the...

For one time use, it's not worth it. Peening the race with a punch, as recommended by others, is my recommendation to you. Just start with opposite sides, then quarters, eighths, etc. to try and make...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 12:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 685
Posted By gugie

I was taught pulling spokes inside (head on the...

I was taught pulling spokes inside (head on the outside), as they get the most stress, and if your chain drops behind the largest cog, the outer ones get chewed up. I believe that's the gospel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 632
Posted By gugie

That's how I was taught in my decades-ago LBS...

That's how I was taught in my decades-ago LBS job.

JA Stein makes a nifty knurling tool for this (https://steintool.com/portfolio-items/knurling-tool/), an improvement on this method. I do a lot...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 09:11 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 357
Posted By gugie

In reality, as long as the clamping pressure is...

In reality, as long as the clamping pressure is sufficient, it doesn't really matter. To be uppity and "correct", there are rules (https://www.velominati.com/), however (scroll down to #41.)

And...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-24, 03:40 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,195
Posted By gugie

Looks like you're new here, just saying "close...

Looks like you're new here, just saying "close this thread" doesn't make it so. Moderators don't have time to read through every single post, so we have a "flare gun" button to get their attention.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-24, 09:48 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,195
Posted By gugie

I'd choose a frame to be named later.

I'd choose a frame to be named later.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 07:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 814
Posted By gugie

It doesn't, nor does my TA. I'd bet there's...

It doesn't, nor does my TA. I'd bet there's significant variation from batch to batch, year to year.

TA...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 925
Posted By gugie

Lots of barns nearby for the overflow inventory. ...

Lots of barns nearby for the overflow inventory.

BTW, I remember planting those trees with my dad around 50 years ago. Good to see they're holding up to the Central Valley summers.

The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 10:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 814
Posted By gugie

TA handlebar bag on my Jo Routens on a Jo Routens...

TA handlebar bag on my Jo Routens on a Jo Routens rack:
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Lafuma...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 11:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 539
Posted By gugie

Too bad we missed it on our SoCal trip!

Too bad we missed it on our SoCal trip!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 11:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 925
Posted By gugie

Definitely Nervar Star. I had a set on my first...

Definitely Nervar Star. I had a set on my first "quality" bike. Paid $20 to upgrade from the cottered crank it came with.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 09:36 AM
Replies: 437
Views: 82,909
Posted By gugie

[QUOTE=Robvolz;23185689]remember, when you...

[QUOTE=Robvolz;23185689]remember, when you promised to ignore my posts?
/QUOTE]
Changed my mind.

And you're still avoiding the question.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

Got an email reply from DD, he confirms that for...

Got an email reply from DD, he confirms that for stripping and repainting they wrap for environmental reasons. You don't want to chip all that lead based paint and have it drop into the harbor.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 11:24 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

Lt. Commander Spaghetti Legs outranks him.

Lt. Commander Spaghetti Legs outranks him.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 07:20 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

fify

fify
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-24, 11:23 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

Final thoughts

I Soliti Sospetti started the idea of Spring Training with a trip to Arizona in 2020, thinking this might be an annual thing. COVID pushed the plans out a bit, but it would seem we have momentum now....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-24, 11:11 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 9,002
Posted By gugie

Thanks for the inspiration! ...

Thanks for the inspiration!
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 12:17 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 11,284
Posted By gugie

The Usual Suspects* will be there! nlerner,...

The Usual Suspects* will be there!
nlerner, rccardr, Andy_K, Spaghetti Legs, SquireBlack, gugie
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 08:30 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

One of our discoveries on a previous Spring...

One of our discoveries on a previous Spring Training get together is that a humongous pickup truck that can seat 6 will carry your crew and 6 bikes. Alternating the handlebars, you can just fit 6...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 06:09 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

I didn’t even realize it until after Ed Litton...

I didn’t even realize it until after Ed Litton painted it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 12:40 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

The last couple of days have taken me through...

The last couple of days have taken me through memory lane. In 1977, I was 19 years old, taking the last week of summer before matriculating at Occidental College to ride my bike down the coast from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 01:14 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

The Ritchey Breakaway is packed up. I found that...

The Ritchey Breakaway is packed up. I found that it's easier to pack the handlebars separately, and use the extra space for helmet, shoes, and various other items that are needed on this trip. I even...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,028
Posted By gugie

nlerner's coming, so of course the sun will come...

nlerner's coming, so of course the sun will come out, the birds will chirp, and all will be right with the world.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 09:26 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,028
Posted By gugie

The gang from the PNW interprets "lights showers"...

The gang from the PNW interprets "lights showers" as a wool jersey day. Rain jackets for you SoCal types. :D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 01:56 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,310
Posted By gugie

Bald Eagle spotting ...

Bald Eagle spotting

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Fern Hills Wetland, Forest Grove Oregon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 08:26 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,368
Posted By gugie

Neal is our weather talisman, gcheck conditions...

Neal is our weather talisman, gcheck conditions again…

Cold and rainy? Come up to the PNW in February and we’ll show you cold and rainy.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,545
Posted By gugie

It's cosmetic. If you roll it out, the paint in...

It's cosmetic. If you roll it out, the paint in that area would probably be worse looking than the dent, and it still won't be completely gone. If you were planning on repainting or powder coating it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 03:05 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 866
Posted By gugie

Closing up that gap on the dropout is easily done...

Closing up that gap on the dropout is easily done with an 8" crescent wrench. I imagine in Chile you can find a 200mm model. The trick is to use the hole on the end (typically used to hang the wrench...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-24, 07:52 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,751
Posted By gugie

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the best...

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the best method.

Chuck the adjustable BB and put in a sealed bearing unit.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-24, 10:48 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,028
Posted By gugie

Like Doc said, 3 from Portlandia, 2 from...

Like Doc said, 3 from Portlandia, 2 from Virginia, 1 from Boston will be there. I'm taking my Ritchey Breakaway, which isn't quite as vintage as you usually get on this ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-24, 12:35 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,178
Posted By gugie

Hey, you know your way to the Atelier, bring it...

Hey, you know your way to the Atelier, bring it by and we’ll see if we can answer your questions.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,309
Posted By gugie

Wait, the British had dentists back then?

Wait, the British had dentists back then?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 12:37 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,309
Posted By gugie

Pasadena isn't the coast, it's 30-40 miles...

Pasadena isn't the coast, it's 30-40 miles inland, and pretty dry.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,309
Posted By gugie

Since I've never owned a Bob Jackson, I assume...

Since I've never owned a Bob Jackson, I assume you mean you've owned a Bob Jackson, and don't hold them in high regard?

Quality vintage mixtes are hard to find, especially in a larger frame size....
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