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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 12:56 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 419,192
Posted By 79pmooney

Heaven!

Went for a magic 50 miles yesterday on my new to me and certified spiffy Pro Miyata. (A re-paint I bought from a forum member. The local framebuilder found a BB crack. (While facing, aligning, a...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-21-24, 11:05 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,458
Posted By 79pmooney

I went triple when I quit racing and ordered my...

I went triple when I quit racing and ordered my Mooney non-racing bike. My racing gears plus a 28 tooth inner ring. For the next few years, freewheels went from 5 to 7 and I simply added the new...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 11:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 698
Posted By 79pmooney

A very strong rim. And probably the stiffest...

A very strong rim. And probably the stiffest side-to-side ever made. (I had a fellow sprinter take 8 consecutive right spokes out of my front wheel in a town line spring. Wheel still ran through...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-20-24, 09:01 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 1,706
Posted By 79pmooney

You have an 8-speed. More means changing the...

You have an 8-speed. More means changing the brifters. Perhaps the wheel if you cannot find a compatible cassette. But if you find that 110/74 BCD crankset, you now have a lot of options, for both...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 725
Posted By 79pmooney

juntjoo, tell us more about what you are wanting...

juntjoo, tell us more about what you are wanting to do. Yes, some here will consider nearly anything you want to know a dumb question but others want to help. And there is a lot of knowledge here....
Forum: Commuting
04-17-24, 11:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 576
Posted By 79pmooney

+1 I'd ask that building manager for permission....

+1 I'd ask that building manager for permission. Then perhaps show the lock to the custodian. And probably, they will feel this is a good thing. You want to be a good employee with their...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-17-24, 10:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 367
Posted By 79pmooney

I need some information to know what I am looking...

I need some information to know what I am looking at. Vertical scale? You have two final climbs of 2.0 what? I need help on both grade and elevation gain of the two. What gear are you riding? ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 09:10 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

One of my very few memories of my hospital stay...

One of my very few memories of my hospital stay was of walking into some patient's room and viewing a vegetable. A living, breathing piece of wood. (It was completely beyond me that there might be...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-16-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,169
Posted By 79pmooney

I've never taken my blood pressure post ride. ...

I've never taken my blood pressure post ride. Been dizzy after standing up quickly post ride many, many times for may years. I try to remember because I could pass out, fall over and hit something...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-16-24, 05:23 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,023
Posted By 79pmooney

The advice above is good. I am just going to...

The advice above is good. I am just going to suggest that you approach this with patience. Finding the right saddle can take a while, in part because as you ride more, your riding position is near...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought...

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought that early Bell simply because I'd ridden a first season of club racing wearing the required leather hairnet. (Peloton joke i heard many times - we...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

I got the helmet I was wearing back when I went...

I got the helmet I was wearing back when I went over the bars and put myself into a 5 day coma. Foam was crushed to half thickness. You're telling me I would have walked away if I wasn't wearing...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 06:10 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,115
Posted By 79pmooney

And aluminum cages will, almost certainly, break...

And aluminum cages will, almost certainly, break off with the bottle inside at the welds while riding. (Might take quite a while, but that is the predictable end.) Good steel cages also break at...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-24, 05:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,156
Posted By 79pmooney

My two pieces of advice: 1) Squeeze the tire...

My two pieces of advice: 1) Squeeze the tire with your fingers regularly so you come to know what the right pressure for you feels like. The time will come when the only inflation device around has...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-24, 12:18 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 6,468
Posted By 79pmooney

My first thought. And the greatest American...

My first thought. And the greatest American didn't either. Major Taylor.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,115
Posted By 79pmooney

The King cages in either stainless steel of...

The King cages in either stainless steel of titanium. Simply very good cages. Their basic cages are patterned after the TA cages that probably started in the 1960s and were probably the most...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-13-24, 10:45 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't...

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't have been alive over the years of that study. And that crash was from a bike failure, not risky riding.

And yes, tight better helmets, risks are...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-13-24, 04:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,144
Posted By 79pmooney

I don't have any thread numbers but I have run a...

I don't have any thread numbers but I have run a number of Miche track hubs. Most have had lockrings that are bigger diameter than the standard ISO - Italian? Same as some Campy. I just don't...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,674
Posted By 79pmooney

I look at your first photo and see bars a touch...

I look at your first photo and see bars a touch lower than the saddle. Pretty high but not end of the world. Seat back a normal distance. But I also see brake hoods that are angled up a lot. I wonder...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-12-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,219
Posted By 79pmooney

Serious question - does that seatpost have sharp...

Serious question - does that seatpost have sharp or near sharp edges to the rail clamps? Especially at the bottom shelf, front and rear. I don't know but I am guessing that a sharp edge would raise...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-12-24, 04:43 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,615
Posted By 79pmooney

But ... you can do those banded shifter bosses...

But ... you can do those banded shifter bosses with no danger of corrosion so why weld?



Having said that, I have a "braze-on" for my top mounted DT Superbe shifter on my Ti Cycles. I'd have...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-12-24, 08:37 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 6,468
Posted By 79pmooney

Trek turned the best local bike chain in Portland...

Trek turned the best local bike chain in Portland into Trek showrooms. Places where you used to be able to wheel any bike in, get it fixed or buy parts to keep it running. Now it feels like trying...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-11-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,867
Posted By 79pmooney

Speed wobbles. 13ollocks describes them well. ...

Speed wobbles. 13ollocks describes them well. It is an oscillation caused by a driving force (that can be as simple as road vibration) and a system (Bike, wheels and rider) with a resonance of the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-11-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,218
Posted By 79pmooney

I moved to Portland at the height of the fix...

I moved to Portland at the height of the fix gear/hipster scene. Pretty funny. They looked down at my workhorse with fenders, U-lock and LowRider. Until they started getting that I'd been riding...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 12:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 845
Posted By 79pmooney

Yeah, you add more minutes climbing slowly than...

Yeah, you add more minutes climbing slowly than you can possibly subtract on the downhills. Dumb example - say 40 miles, one flat, one half uphill, half downhill with the uphills so steep you can...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-09-24, 11:03 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,395
Posted By 79pmooney

Random observations and questions. That crack...

Random observations and questions. That crack did happen 1" from the highest force point on the bike, the fork crown at the headset. All of the bending moment on the fork, both routine from rider...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
04-08-24, 07:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 746
Posted By 79pmooney

A couple of things to consider" Tires grow...

A couple of things to consider"

Tires grow with age. They are fabric and virtually all fabric stretches or settles if stressed long enough and unless you deflate your tires after rides, they are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 419,192
Posted By 79pmooney

My old mountain FW! I rode Mt Washing on that...

My old mountain FW! I rode Mt Washing on that 5-speed. Running 1X. Not kidding. 28 tooth front. Worked superbly. (Well the 1/4 mile from the toll gate to the beginning of the climb was a little...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 09:01 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 6,849
Posted By 79pmooney

Care to come and show me how to mount discs on my...

Care to come and show me how to mount discs on my wheels? (I know how to re-rim a disc wheel to work with rim brakes.)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-05-24, 09:21 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

I have a POC MTB helmet with small holes. It is...

I have a POC MTB helmet with small holes. It is surprisingly comfortable in hot weather.

Edit: Yup, like scuba masks or for me, swim goggles.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-05-24, 04:43 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,011
Posted By 79pmooney

It's only partly about how big the air vents are....

It's only partly about how big the air vents are. Good design counts for just as much. Continue your research and talk to people who've worn them. (I wish I could point you to a website that shows...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 07:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 337
Posted By 79pmooney

The big one is the metal. I do not know the...

The big one is the metal. I do not know the metallurgy; this was after my engineering school days and the focus I saw was steel but I know this as a rider: Those dark Mavic rims of the early '80s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 25,235
Posted By 79pmooney

I wanted the top-mounted DT shifters that were...

I wanted the top-mounted DT shifters that were still 5 years away when I was racing my Fuji Pro in the '70s. I had the SumTour Power Tatchets that I loved but climbing walls in my little "big" cog...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 06:36 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,100
Posted By 79pmooney

I raced a '76 Fuji Pro 1977 (last year's at...

I raced a '76 Fuji Pro 1977 (last year's at discount) and gazed at the '77 Superbe equipped Pros in the window everyday at work in Boston's flagship Fuji shop. Yes, I and the guys racing on...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-28-24, 02:27 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,878
Posted By 79pmooney

So am I going to be lending my HPX out to folk...

So am I going to be lending my HPX out to folk with dead batteries now?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-27-24, 11:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 472
Posted By 79pmooney

Thanks Andy, I've never run into this so I was a...

Thanks Andy, I've never run into this so I was a little baffled and I thought I'd ridden enough to see everything. But power shifting FDs I don't do and never have. So, this brings up the solution...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-27-24, 07:26 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,071
Posted By 79pmooney

Another "trick" that reduces flats a lot - don't...

Another "trick" that reduces flats a lot - don't ride too close ti the edge of the road. Cars blow debris aside. To 3-5 feet to the right of their tire tracks. (More there traffic speeds are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 04:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 332
Posted By 79pmooney

Not riding the drops. And those tops were a lot...

Not riding the drops. And those tops were a lot less attractive back before aero brakes. Late-race, post crash and wanting to place, attention should be elsewhere. I never wanted those Weinmanns. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 332
Posted By 79pmooney

I hate the self-resetting QRs. And a QR that...

I hate the self-resetting QRs. And a QR that didn't/couldn't self re-set bailed me out years ago in a race. Crashed in the Stowe race 4 miles form the finish. That race was the last serous...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 12:39 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,068
Posted By 79pmooney

Now if you dented the chainstays with that...

Now if you dented the chainstays with that kickstand ...

Is that a tight link in that chain? (Mid lower span.)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 09:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,868
Posted By 79pmooney

Go to a cobbler or leather supply shop and get...

Go to a cobbler or leather supply shop and get leather black. (A small jar with a yellow label. Comes with an applicator.) It's a dye that is very black and does little else. Treat the leather...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 05:01 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,068
Posted By 79pmooney

But I still use DT shift levers because - they...

But I still use DT shift levers because - they work! And I'll still know how to use them when I am reduced to a walker or wheelchair. Didn't lose the ability after my head injury when I had to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 04:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 350
Posted By 79pmooney

There are Campy 9-speed 28s. I've got one. ...

There are Campy 9-speed 28s. I've got one. Haven't gone back to my shop to pull a cog and compare to these photos but they sure look like 9-speeds to me. The 13CA and 12 tooth ? are outside cogs. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 03:26 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,068
Posted By 79pmooney

My bikes have aero brake levers, Shimano 600/D-A...

My bikes have aero brake levers, Shimano 600/D-A track pedals or Delta compatibles (black cleats), triples and Terry Flys or equiv. regardless of age or type. They gotta work for this body to be...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-24-24, 03:40 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,317
Posted By 79pmooney

For minimum watts, shave clean but leave a narrow...

For minimum watts, shave clean but leave a narrow strip of lowest setting trim at the front of your shim bone/knee/thigh. That bristle will trip the air flow to turbulent which will enable it to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-24, 11:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,317
Posted By 79pmooney

I use the same shave soap (and everything else on...

I use the same shave soap (and everything else on my legs) as I use on my face only totally separate kits. My face doesn't like scented soaps so I buy ClassicShaving.com's unscented soap and apply it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-22-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 671
Posted By 79pmooney

Giving blood has always hit me hard. In my...

Giving blood has always hit me hard. In my racing days I simply didn't. Instead, I gave platelets. Much longer donation, usually with a needle in each arm but you get all your red blood cells back...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-21-24, 05:36 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 17,324
Posted By 79pmooney

Minor point. Forum rules. We don't post bloody...

Minor point. Forum rules. We don't post bloody pictures. Might want to edit and remove or see the moderators do it for you.

Edit: Got bear to the punch.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-21-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 608
Views: 20,884
Posted By 79pmooney

I find all this rather amusing. The rim was...

I find all this rather amusing. The rim was destroyed, the tire came off enough to cause a nasty and race ending crash, all caused by (apparently) by an object that cannot be seen, found or...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-20-24, 12:17 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,452
Posted By 79pmooney

I went out yesterday afternoon for a 35+ mile...

I went out yesterday afternoon for a 35+ mile ride on my fix gear. Stopped at mile 6 as I usually do for espresso Stopped a mile later after some gentle climbing to flip the wheel from 42-18 to 17....
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