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01-20-23, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Must resist…..MUST RESIST!!!
01-20-23, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I had heard the turning radius inside the shifter is quite small/tight and that is what causes fast wear/breakage. In any case, I have come to accept this and am sensitive to the earliest signs of cable fraying (subtle delay in going to the smaller cogs) and have a bunch of spare cables on the pegboard.
I have tried using the fancier coated cables but they seem to wear just as fast. It’s not really friction but repeated bending of the cable, I think, that causes the problem.
I have tried using the fancier coated cables but they seem to wear just as fast. It’s not really friction but repeated bending of the cable, I think, that causes the problem.
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01-20-23, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
When I was a ute, 13 or 14, I would steal 2 quarters from my mom's purse and I could get a pack of cigarettes and an RC Cola and have 3 cents change and get 3 more cents from returning the bottle.
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01-20-23, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
You could always go with 9-speed!
10 speed - 2
11 speed - 4
12 speed - 2
but, I always felt and still do, that 9 speed Shimano was amazing and bulletproof except for Shimano 9 speed bar end levers which are junk.
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01-20-23, 02:21 PM
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Cable talk reminds me that I’ve never broken a cable on my tandem with Ultegra 10 speed at 5435 miles. Damn, I’ve probably jinxed myself.
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01-20-23, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I hate to say this publicly since my wife and I own a combined stable of:
10 speed - 2
11 speed - 4
12 speed - 2
but, I always felt and still do, that 9 speed Shimano was amazing and bulletproof except for Shimano 9 speed bar end levers which are junk.
10 speed - 2
11 speed - 4
12 speed - 2
but, I always felt and still do, that 9 speed Shimano was amazing and bulletproof except for Shimano 9 speed bar end levers which are junk.
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01-20-23, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
I never smoked but preferred kissing someone who did. It just tasted better. Long ago and in a land far away.
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01-20-23, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Must resist…..MUST RESIST!!!
01-20-23, 02:32 PM
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One thing I like about 7-speed RSX and 8-speed 105 brifters is the metal cyclops caps.
Much better than the plastic ones that don't last very long for me, so I run around with unfinished-looking brifters:
Much better than the plastic ones that don't last very long for me, so I run around with unfinished-looking brifters:
01-20-23, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Disagree on the looks cool factor. Maybe once upon a time, but with all we know today, it just makes you look stupid. IMO
01-20-23, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Cable talk reminds me that I’ve never broken a cable on my tandem with Ultegra 10 speed at 5435 miles. Damn, I’ve probably jinxed myself.
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01-20-23, 02:35 PM
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Our plane and accommodation reservations are in for our trip to Mallorca in April which will culminate with riding the 312. Now I have to figure best way to get my bike there. I am looking at a hard shell case on Craigslist that looks pretty good.
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Addiction is all about class.
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01-20-23, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
The 6600 shifters (cables come out of the side of hood) don’t break nearly as often as the 6700 (cable routed under bar tape). It seems the under-the-bar-tape design requires tighter turning radius of cable which we think leads to shorter lifespan.
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01-20-23, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
but, I always felt and still do, that 9 speed Shimano was amazing and bulletproof except for Shimano 9 speed bar end levers which are junk.
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01-20-23, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Yuck.
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01-20-23, 02:52 PM
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When I was in high school, I had a small Italian motor cycle made by Harley Davidson and a dollar would fill the tank and get a pack of cigarettes. My afternoon was set.
Harley-Davidson : Other Harley Davidson Original Leggero 50cc Aermacchi 1971
https://www.smartcycleguide.com/L48172532One of these?I had one I later replaced with a new Honda 1971 CL 350.
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01-20-23, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
My Mom smoked, from college age or younger till she was in her 70s. I never smoked for a variety of reasons. One was that I used to be assigned to wash the windows in her car, and the cigarettes left a tarry residue on them which I could see on the paper towel I was using. Another was watching her do what everyone did BITD - toss the lit butt out the window when she was done
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01-20-23, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Disagree on the looks cool factor. Maybe once upon a time, but with all we know today, it just makes you look stupid. IMO
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01-20-23, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
It's hard to imagine, nowadays, that you'd even think of smoking in a lab, but it happened.
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01-20-23, 03:49 PM
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I, on the other hand, am the sort who will get nauseated if someone lights a cigarette across the street.
Literally.
Literally.
01-20-23, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I, on the other hand, am the sort who will get nauseated if someone lights a cigarette across the street.
Literally.
Literally.
01-20-23, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
The craziest thing about smoking that I can remember was BITD when you could smoke on airplanes. Soon after takeoff, as soon as the seatbelt sign went off, at least half the passengers would light up, all at the same time. Imagine all that smoke in a confined space . . . . it was insane!
I do agree that the smell of a lit cigarette or pipe is nice. Almost relaxing on some level. My dad used to smoke pipes and I still remember his different Amphora tobacco packs around the house. He quit when I was a kid, but he kept one or two of the packs because he liked the smell.
01-20-23, 04:02 PM
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y’all are slacking this week.
01-20-23, 04:04 PM
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pedals/ cleats are still creaking. Unless it’s the BB, but I don’t think it’s that, if I twist my foot while clipped in, it squeaks.
being back at work blows. Currently in New York for the night.
being back at work blows. Currently in New York for the night.
01-20-23, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
pedals/ cleats are still creaking. Unless it’s the BB, but I don’t think it’s that, if I twist my foot while clipped in, it squeaks.
being back at work blows. Currently in New York for the night.
being back at work blows. Currently in New York for the night.
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