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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-24-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 761
Posted By soyabean

Were there always V-brakes there? I've only...

Were there always V-brakes there?

I've only seen U-brakes with road pads by the chainstays.

Otherwise V-brake arms are just too dangerous, not just for barely clearing the crank, but for...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-23-24, 06:16 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 804
Posted By soyabean

As far as I'm concerned, Gatorskins on any bike...

As far as I'm concerned, Gatorskins on any bike makes it a gravel bike that can ride on gravel.

Someone that is used to upright and then throws couple grand on a drop down to use for the first...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 05:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 420
Posted By soyabean

The reason why these rear kickstand use less...

The reason why these rear kickstand use less clamping force is because they don't need to be as tight.

The stays prevent the stand from twisting, which occurs often on bottom bracket stands.

I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 05:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 420
Posted By soyabean

You get the rear kickstand that mounts near the...

You get the rear kickstand that mounts near the axle.

Not much force is needed for those bolts, and I always wrap stays with one layer of inner tubing to prevent said marring.

And no worries...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-20-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 422
Posted By soyabean

It's also showing symptoms of a chain that is...

It's also showing symptoms of a chain that is about to break.

Doesn't mean it is, but fine comb each link pin roller.

Do it while the chain is on, and off.

You're looking for anything that...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-20-24, 07:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 463
Posted By soyabean

I use a bit of SAC-2 which is basically powered...

I use a bit of SAC-2 which is basically powered quartz that acts as an anti-slip binder.

It's required for all CF seatposts, but can also be used on metal seatposts.

You apply very little of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 03:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,193
Posted By soyabean

I gave a nice 26" bike to a teen kid once, only...

I gave a nice 26" bike to a teen kid once, only to see him resell it a week later.

I'm aware that does happen, it's the chance I take when I know the other 19/20 kids will be encouraged to bike as...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-24, 04:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 275
Posted By soyabean

Tubeless tape is really a sticky tape and needs...

Tubeless tape is really a sticky tape and needs to create an air tight seal.

The original rim tape is just a band, just use a plastic knife to pry it out and save it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 176
Posted By soyabean

5'6" should go for a frame at least 19", so as...

5'6" should go for a frame at least 19", so as this one is 17" you may feel the bar is slammed no matter how high you set it.

Take a chance, it's only $50.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 05:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,193
Posted By soyabean

When I get BSO dumpster finds that have wheels...

When I get BSO dumpster finds that have wheels 24" and under (teens and kids), those I fix up and give away to kids or parents of kids that really really really ask for one and show some enthusiasm...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 269
Posted By soyabean

The shifter is a SRAM Attack, has a 2:1 ratio,...

The shifter is a SRAM Attack, has a 2:1 ratio, and is said to be compatible with Shimano RDs.

The SRAM 9.0 T500-535-4 is a RD with a ESP 1:1 actuation design.

Both shifters look old and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-17-24, 10:19 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 2,991
Posted By soyabean

Cracked pavement is typical urban life and does...

Cracked pavement is typical urban life and does not call for suspension anything, balloon tyres at best and recommended for rigids.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 07:08 AM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 400,962
Posted By soyabean

Thanks for the good and clear pics! That...

Thanks for the good and clear pics!

That part is the closest thing to getting a semi's fifth wheel and kingpin onto a bike.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-15-24, 10:02 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,258
Posted By soyabean

It's manufactured as thin as possible. It's not a...

It's manufactured as thin as possible. It's not a 1s bmx chain.

A chain can break anywhere anytime for any or no reason at all.

Crap happens.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-15-24, 04:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 704
Posted By soyabean

I agree with the title. Because if everyone...

I agree with the title.

Because if everyone tells you should do one thing, will you ignore and just go ahead with what your already decided to do?
Forum: Electric Bikes
04-15-24, 06:33 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 811
Posted By soyabean

I only use ebikes for boring errands I want to...

I only use ebikes for boring errands I want to get over with, mostly to get autoparts, as I can't use my van when it's being fixed.

Regular bikes for everything else, because I can lock it up...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-15-24, 04:52 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 736
Posted By soyabean

Just think how cool you'll look, making all the...

Just think how cool you'll look, making all the other cyclists jealous.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-13-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 379
Posted By soyabean

I've never understood new ebike owners. They...

I've never understood new ebike owners.

They buy a lowest priced BSO of an ebike, and go thru great lengths and effort to find the lowest priced ebike parts.

Afterall, LBS are evil to rip us...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-13-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 853
Posted By soyabean

The 31.6 stamped on the seatclamp is the correct...

The 31.6 stamped on the seatclamp is the correct ID diameter of the seatclamp for the correct OD diameter of the frame's seattube, which is not and NEVER the OD diameter of the seatpost.

My...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-11-24, 04:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 906
Posted By soyabean

Prospective buyers trailing off with a poor...

Prospective buyers trailing off with a poor seller's bike is nothing new. Since the creation of the guild of thieves. They do it to stores too.

Happens all the time.

Question is, do you want...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-10-24, 12:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 323
Posted By soyabean

Difficult grip shifters are always on the cable...

Difficult grip shifters are always on the cable and housing, rarely the derailleur, shifter itself.

Without knowing the overall condition of the groupset on this bike, I can say with 100%...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-05-24, 09:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 902
Posted By soyabean

Funny, I get it right on the first or second...

Funny, I get it right on the first or second shot. Real easy.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-04-24, 09:18 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 852
Posted By soyabean

All the more reason to bring your bike to your...

All the more reason to bring your bike to your LBS.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-04-24, 08:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,243
Posted By soyabean

Trigger shifters get sluggish and sticky over...

Trigger shifters get sluggish and sticky over time as the grease in them ages and cakes up. Especially that latch that catches onto the dial teeth as you thumb it. Most of the time it can be flushed...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-04-24, 08:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,877
Posted By soyabean

There's nothing wrong with properly washed water...

There's nothing wrong with properly washed water bottles.

I disasemble them as much as I can, then overnite soak them with some bleach and dish soap.

What do you think goes in your mouths when...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-24, 08:18 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,311
Posted By soyabean

Pad wear has NOTHING to do with throw distance. ...

Pad wear has NOTHING to do with throw distance.

Please research this throughly or complete automotive school on how master cylinders work with caliper pistons before wrongly claiming how bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 06:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 342
Posted By soyabean

True, the 25.2 was indeed showing symptoms of...

True, the 25.2 was indeed showing symptoms of "too small", so I excavated out a few more 25.4's from my dumpster finds stored outdoors, and found a 25.4 that "fit".

Barely.

The 25.4 nominal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 342
Posted By soyabean

I went thru my bins and new stock of 25.4 on hand...

I went thru my bins and new stock of 25.4 on hand and unfinished zinc steel, black painted, steel chrome, anodized aluminum, carbon, I tried them all, none of their tips can get into an otherwise...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-23-24, 10:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,505
Posted By soyabean

Must I keep welding these?

I can make these M8 seatpost binder bolts by welding a piece of spoke to it.

I'm looking for a bulk source for these where I can buy 50-100 per order.

I need only the bolt. I do not need the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-21-24, 10:57 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 703
Posted By soyabean

Wow. Leaving black rubber in the hot summer...

Wow.

Leaving black rubber in the hot summer sun.

That's a great way to deform a perfectly good brand new tyre that has nothing wrong with it.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-21-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 703
Posted By soyabean

There is absolutely no reason why a folded tyre...

There is absolutely no reason why a folded tyre can't be installed immediately from new stock.

I've never heard of letting it "air out" in advance.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-21-24, 07:39 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,628
Posted By soyabean

Op wants us to ask them questions, so they can...

Op wants us to ask them questions, so they can ask a question?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-21-24, 06:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 703
Posted By soyabean

Even some wire beads are "loose" and require slow...

Even some wire beads are "loose" and require slow intermittent air filling as the tyre is massaged about.

Do make sure you are using the right tube. The show really must fit here.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-18-24, 01:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,308
Posted By soyabean

Despite that Park Tool claims, I only use my...

Despite that Park Tool claims, I only use my CN-10 for cutting shift cables.

Brake housing is a hard spiral code, not like the strands in shift cables.

I don't want to dull my pretty tool that...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-13-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 247
Posted By soyabean

VIDEO: Snow Warrior (2018) 8 mins

I just saw this on my Amazon Prime video, it's also hosted for free view on the nfb website.

Link:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/snow-warrior/

Snow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-19-23, 05:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 382
Posted By soyabean

I'm going to say these are M6 screws. Verify the...

I'm going to say these are M6 screws. Verify the ones that came with the stand were the smaller M5. If not, swap the sizes.

Get ones long enough so they go deep into the stays but not sticking...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-19-23, 08:00 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,440
Posted By soyabean

This thread really is a good example of "think...

This thread really is a good example of "think hard before you dig yourself a deeper hole".

I remember my newbie days when I would try to hammer in a seized seatpost, just to get it to unseize...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-16-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 948
Posted By soyabean

Student of "bicycle mechanics correspondence...

Student of "bicycle mechanics correspondence course" will eventually learn that...

...parts can't be all found at once from one magic stop and shop. Oh right, there's always the amazons, which is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-16-23, 06:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 948
Posted By soyabean

What on earth is a "bicycle mechanics...

What on earth is a "bicycle mechanics correspondence course"?

I understand the whole stay-at-home thing, but this is just downright ridonculous.

I wonder how much a "bicycle mechanics...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-08-23, 10:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,398
Posted By soyabean

Although it's relatively safe to adjust the FD-L...

Although it's relatively safe to adjust the FD-L screw while the shifter+chain is on the smallest ring, since the cable is slacked, attempts to adjust the FD-H screw while the shifter+chain on the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-06-23, 10:16 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,568
Posted By soyabean

Agreed. Just because the OP has been using...

Agreed.

Just because the OP has been using it since "2018", doesn't means it was safe nor ever safe. Just because my house never burned down, doesn't mean I don't need fire insurance.

To the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-06-23, 06:44 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,568
Posted By soyabean

Most, if not all car manufacturers, will make...

Most, if not all car manufacturers, will make factory hitches for TOW weight only and not TONGUE weight.

These are two very different things.

TOW gross trailer weights are supposed to be evenly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-03-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,000
Posted By soyabean

Agreed. I need these smart vintage crap...

Agreed.

I need these smart vintage crap folks to keep thinking the way they do, so I can keep buying quality bikes to keep reselling :D
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-02-23, 10:47 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,969
Posted By soyabean

This user hit it right on the nose. When...

This user hit it right on the nose.

When newbies ask about wanting the bestest psi for them to cycle better, it simply means they haven't cycled enough.

They need to put on more miles, and then...
Forum: Electric Bikes
11-26-23, 10:27 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,928
Posted By soyabean

The Grin Satiator stops charging according to its...

The Grin Satiator stops charging according to its program and profile choice.

It's a BIG timesaver.

I don't worry about these kind of things anymore so I can just enjoy cycling.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-26-23, 10:22 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,000
Posted By soyabean

If someone just putz around town filling their...

If someone just putz around town filling their basket with weekly organics, it won't matter what kind of bike they have, and I think GF is fine with it.

Sounds more like the BF is mansplaining to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-20-23, 07:02 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 6,513
Posted By soyabean

Phone holders aren't the most reliable and the...

Phone holders aren't the most reliable and the solid ones are very heavy.

Every time I cycle I don't need to know my speeds or where I've been because I ride for the pure of it.

I know how fast...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-18-23, 04:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 711
Posted By soyabean

There are 2 sides to a stem. One side...

There are 2 sides to a stem.

One side fastens to the fork tube with all the spacers and stuff. This is a 1-1/8" standard and even many BSO's use this.

Thus the other side of the stem fastens to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-23, 10:23 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 4,608
Posted By soyabean

I'd bring duct tape and tape it all up over the...

I'd bring duct tape and tape it all up over the frame top tube to double as a crotch guard.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-17-23, 12:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,198
Posted By soyabean

So what? Can't expect the 1st hit from a...

So what?

Can't expect the 1st hit from a search to be the bible for finding the perfect bike.

The Gen-tiktoks have no issue blowing 8 hours a day on swiping videos and likes, but when it comes...
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