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just wondering, but has anyone here had experience with repairing a pulled thru spoke?
as in the nipple pulled right thru the rim?
washers + jb weld + lots of tears and blood?
as in the nipple pulled right thru the rim?
washers + jb weld + lots of tears and blood?
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Stick a fork in 'er she's done!
FWIW - it just isn't worth repairing / making your own wheels. The amount of real experience in building successful wheels is just too prohibitive. IIRC, Keith said you start to "get good" after around 100 wheels.
FWIW - it just isn't worth repairing / making your own wheels. The amount of real experience in building successful wheels is just too prohibitive. IIRC, Keith said you start to "get good" after around 100 wheels.
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The days of repairing rims are long gone. They have become consumable items.
All this talk of babies! Congratulations to all who have recently or are about to become parents. Here I am thinking of retirement and fatherhood about the same time in a few years from now!
My new baby.
All this talk of babies! Congratulations to all who have recently or are about to become parents. Here I am thinking of retirement and fatherhood about the same time in a few years from now!
My new baby.
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Anyway trueno that rim is toast! Garbage please.
And awesome bike krusty.
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The days of repairing rims are long gone. They have become consumable items.
All this talk of babies! Congratulations to all who have recently or are about to become parents. Here I am thinking of retirement and fatherhood about the same time in a few years from now!
My new baby.
All this talk of babies! Congratulations to all who have recently or are about to become parents. Here I am thinking of retirement and fatherhood about the same time in a few years from now!
My new baby.
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We also went with a chariot for the little guy over a bike carrier for similar reasons. If a bike goes down the chariot doesn't tip over. I can't ever imagine putting my son on the bike in a carrier. Terrifies me to be honest.
Anyways enough negaitives, get ready for sleepless nights, bathroom breaks every 10 minutes, baby poop that goes in as breastmilk and out as nuclear waste, teething (has that started yet Jer?) endless crying at 3 in morning...but it's the best feeling in the world being a parent.
My little bear at 20 months.
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Don't forget to support Shapelike's efforts in the Friends for Life bike rally! https://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx...LangPref=en-CA
Drop a few dollars and help out!
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truneo that tuned park internal nipple wrench work ??
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I've ridden out there along wilson avenue before... no hills and pretty straight forward... just watch out for the truck traffic around hwy ramps
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Don't forget to support Shapelike's efforts in the Friends for Life bike rally! https://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx...LangPref=en-CA
Drop a few dollars and help out!
Drop a few dollars and help out!
Did I mention I'm doing the ride on a singlespeed? 38:14 all the way to Montreal FTW!
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fwiw, i finally got out to la bicicletta, last night. I have ridden with jeff on the donut before but didn't know he worked there. Tony figured out the wheel inside out just over the phone where other shops would give you the "cosmic........ carbone... yes, just buy a new one, its only $675 clearance"- usually in a funny accent, like when u play mario kart. so yeah, tony is on it and he seems real confident that i don't need a new wheel.. .. and that i won't have a boat anchor.. so fingers crossed.
Kergin: that 100 wheels to get it right, why isn't that made a sticky.....?!?! wish i had known that sooner!!
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Holy crap, big congrats Tam! That's awesome. There's a Yahoo! group for the Toronto Freecyclers which is basically a bunch of people giving away stuff, you can pick up all kinds - we got BIG bags of clothing, etc. this way.
Lovely Stratos there, krusty.
mini-Pyze already growing up, wowzer...
I went to my daughters first dance recital for this ballet class she attends, all of a 3 minute performance, but made me beam with pride nonetheless... She starts school in Sept.
+1 on the trailer vs. bike carrier, I personally don't trust things enough to have had her mounted on my bike for the exact reason pyze said, if I go down/have to ditch, she's still in a 'cage' of sorts. The trailer rides always went smoothly and she seemed to have a blast unless she was napping. Now you can easily cycle the MGT to the Beaches again that they've sorted the Unwin bridge out, that's a lovely non-major road ride (barring Queens Quay) that you can meander on with trailer in-tow.
Lovely Stratos there, krusty.
mini-Pyze already growing up, wowzer...
I went to my daughters first dance recital for this ballet class she attends, all of a 3 minute performance, but made me beam with pride nonetheless... She starts school in Sept.
+1 on the trailer vs. bike carrier, I personally don't trust things enough to have had her mounted on my bike for the exact reason pyze said, if I go down/have to ditch, she's still in a 'cage' of sorts. The trailer rides always went smoothly and she seemed to have a blast unless she was napping. Now you can easily cycle the MGT to the Beaches again that they've sorted the Unwin bridge out, that's a lovely non-major road ride (barring Queens Quay) that you can meander on with trailer in-tow.
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well my wife's not a cyclist so no she didn't but she did do most of what she would normally do / had enough energy for.
actually i use a sling for jake almost exclusively because of it's likeness to a messenger bag. carries the same way; the big difference is that it sits on the front and it is shaped to fit and support a baby's bum. other than that it's just a $20 piece of canvas. nice and simple.
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truneo that tuned park internal nipple wrench work ??
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Will try to spare some cash Mike, things are a bit toight with my sis visiting though... edit: yah, this sentence isn't reading well... :s
TJ: I heard Sam has something to do with GG, but then claimed otherwise, so I've no clue what's going on... I have my wee one tomorrow so I'll have to miss it anyway... you partaking or looking to checkpoint?
TJ: I heard Sam has something to do with GG, but then claimed otherwise, so I've no clue what's going on... I have my wee one tomorrow so I'll have to miss it anyway... you partaking or looking to checkpoint?
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^^say it ain't so Mike, you know how much lamé chaffes^^
Turns out the wife will be working during race time, so no participation for Daddy. I heard Nadir is the source of info. I won't deliberately put myself to be in position where my daughters get a phone call from either the police or the hospital.
Almost used to my change in gearing.... mmmm so silent.
Turns out the wife will be working during race time, so no participation for Daddy. I heard Nadir is the source of info. I won't deliberately put myself to be in position where my daughters get a phone call from either the police or the hospital.
Almost used to my change in gearing.... mmmm so silent.
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Results from the Chico 24 (errr 12) Summer Solstice:
https://www.chicoracing.com/html/inde...rticle&sid=319
GO TEAM SNOW!
Nice to see Fuzz, Pyze, Cavern, Veteran, and Shape out there. Regarding the race, all I can say is that they build houses out of clay and grasses. Until this race, I never had pushed a bike downhill and had it endo.
https://www.chicoracing.com/html/inde...rticle&sid=319
GO TEAM SNOW!
Nice to see Fuzz, Pyze, Cavern, Veteran, and Shape out there. Regarding the race, all I can say is that they build houses out of clay and grasses. Until this race, I never had pushed a bike downhill and had it endo.
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Nice job!
And ya, that course was insanity. My team took it all in stride and kept things fun but HOLY CRAP did people ever come in from those laps looking like ... well, this:
After my lap (and its 100 yard mud-sprint finish) I found the first open space in the grass I could spot and collapsed for a few minutes.
That said, I'll be signing up for Hot August Nights.
And ya, that course was insanity. My team took it all in stride and kept things fun but HOLY CRAP did people ever come in from those laps looking like ... well, this:
After my lap (and its 100 yard mud-sprint finish) I found the first open space in the grass I could spot and collapsed for a few minutes.
That said, I'll be signing up for Hot August Nights.
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Maki, this should probably be your Christmas card photo:
From this set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiof...7620068674879/
From this set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiof...7620068674879/