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Forum: Road Cycling
11-04-12, 11:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,090
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Makes sense about the compound being the deciding...

Makes sense about the compound being the deciding factor on plain wet surface. For me though, the extra tread/thickness + tour guard protection of the Pasela (or like-kind tires) are safer in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-04-12, 07:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,090
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I'm currently using panaracer pasela for the...

I'm currently using panaracer pasela for the winter/rainy months here in Oregon (versus veloflex master during the drier months). So far the pasela been the best for me (using the 23mm versus the...
08-04-11, 06:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 708
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Following day, another fatality in a different...

Following day, another fatality in a different part of Oregon!
http://www.katu.com/news/local/126795458.html
08-04-11, 01:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 708
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

North Plains / Hillsboro Oregon - Car Collides with 3 Cyclist (1 now dead)

I rode this stretch of road prior to sundown (in fact twice this week), as do many cyclists during summer months, as its a popular stretch of road for cycling. Even though the post-wreck photos...
Forum: Recumbent
06-04-11, 11:10 AM
Replies: 1,046
Views: 495,251
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Okay, I'm falling for the bait. What's with the...

Okay, I'm falling for the bait. What's with the Nebuta warrior? Be careful not to ride this flag through the land of Aomori or you'll have Neputas chasing you ;-)
Great looking recumbent and...
05-30-11, 06:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 816
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Bump ... for those who were curious if a solution...

Bump ... for those who were curious if a solution was ever found.
Took a bit of searching ... but LOL, the allusive 3.5mm aluminum rod/pin do exist (ie. solid non-tapered aluminum knitting needles...
05-30-11, 06:42 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,804
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

That's a neat feature, ie. TrollHeim, for...

That's a neat feature, ie. TrollHeim, for gang-pile sessions that get out of control. :love:
05-28-11, 09:44 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,804
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Problem solved. On the back of my bicycling...

Problem solved. On the back of my bicycling jersey it reads,

"My other car has 4 wheels + a bigger engine".

It's all about strategery and the wordifications that we decide to use :thumb:

It...
05-27-11, 02:28 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,092
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Perhaps they think that most of us cyclists don't...

Perhaps they think that most of us cyclists don't own a car or home to pay either the gas tax or property taxes they are so starved for.

Gas Taxes: If the fuel we burn, including the underlying...
05-27-11, 01:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,092
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

"Bicycle Community" isn't helping pay for bike paths

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Our local mayor was brave enough to make the following statement during the last Metro Advisory Meeting, "Bicycle Community isn't helping pay for bike paths".
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Forum: Recumbent
05-16-11, 09:43 AM
Replies: 1,046
Views: 495,251
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I hover around 210lbs and my rear Thracian broke...

I hover around 210lbs and my rear Thracian broke (a segment of the rear hub, drive side spoke area, simply fractured off) last year. It started to make a "crinking" noise, thinking it was my chain...
05-09-11, 12:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 816
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I'm using NOS free floating parts to assemble...

I'm using NOS free floating parts to assemble into a new/complete dérailleur (though I was missing 4 brass ferrules). I took apart an old damaged/twisted NR dérailleur to reuse its brass ferrules...
05-08-11, 08:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,781
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Keep the French "flying purple people eaters"...

Keep the French "flying purple people eaters" alive for another century! :thumb: They're definitely beautiful colors from an era that is long gone (but definitely not forgotten). Great post. :ride:
05-08-11, 08:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 816
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Nuovo Record (mid 70s) Rear and Front Derailleur Question

When assembling parts together for Nuovo / Super record front and rear dérailleurs, is there a store on-line that sells the correct diameter aluminum pins that can be used for campy reconstruction...
Forum: Recumbent
05-01-11, 11:03 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,127
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Most of the tubing, dropouts, etc. were sourced...

Most of the tubing, dropouts, etc. were sourced from UBI Institute and a couple of other items from SRP. I think Titanium can be anodized: http://www.finishing.com/1200-1399/1265.shtml though I...
04-25-11, 10:00 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Mixte frame was built up for my daughter (she...

Mixte frame was built up for my daughter (she liked the style after seeing them in Paris during our last family vacation to France) and I was able to find a home for some of the vintage arabesque...
Forum: Recumbent
04-24-11, 09:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,127
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

It was bead-blasted and then sanded/polished over...

It was bead-blasted and then sanded/polished over (but not too much as to become reflective like a mirror) as I wanted the natural bronze color to shine through (similar to heated stainless steel...
04-24-11, 09:28 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

... and a familiar name, hi LeicaLad! Three...

... and a familiar name, hi LeicaLad!

Three of the frames (Anquetil, Bobet and early S.C.) are with velocolour (as I type) and they should be done within the next month or two. A couple more...
04-24-11, 02:52 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Those are very nice looking/high quality tools. ...

Those are very nice looking/high quality tools.
Thanks for the link!
04-24-11, 02:38 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Pictures of Rear Derailleur

Here's a picture of my test run on an old cr@p part + closeup shots of the ferrule, spindle and how it sits in the front/back plate.

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Ferrule definitely is the pivoting/rotating piece...
04-24-11, 09:22 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Okay, it looks like the spindle/pin that runs...

Okay, it looks like the spindle/pin that runs through the ferrule may not be the point where things pivot from, rather its the ferrule within the front/back plate of the parallel arms that pivots? So...
04-24-11, 08:51 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Because my "hoop" took me 15 minutes to fabricate...

Because my "hoop" took me 15 minutes to fabricate a simple tool with a combined cost of $2 dollars, to fix 3 hubsets ... and now my need is over ... including the need for a tool. Didn't think I...
04-24-11, 08:19 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

LOL ... your only contribution to this thread is...

LOL ... your only contribution to this thread is to insert yourself with inflammatory post/language. So you search for threads, see a little fire on it and try to add gasoline to it? ... too funny!...
04-24-11, 08:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I guess if I reverse the tool, it can be used...

I guess if I reverse the tool, it can be used with the slide-hammer to pull the cup out too ... though I would lose the directional stability/control that pushing the cup through the guide/shaft and...
04-24-11, 02:28 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

If you go to this link (...

If you go to this link ( http://velobase.com/Resource_Tools/CatalogScans.aspx ), scroll down until you see the campy catalogs. Download one of the earlier versions (i.e. no 17 is the one I have). ...
04-23-11, 11:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Good question .... Answer: I didn't keep...

Good question ....

Answer: I didn't keep it from sticking.

I just used my cup removal tool to remove the 2nd cup when I was done by inserting the flange in between the 2 cups, screwed in...
04-23-11, 11:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Snapshots

There's a great saying "Critiquing is much easier than Creating".

So for the resident expert/bicycle mechanic that says it's a "nice try", I guess I'll have the satisfy the little bugger with...
04-23-11, 08:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I will take some pictures tomorrow so that the...

I will take some pictures tomorrow so that the nay-sayers can stop worrying about their constant need for conjecture. I'm not a great fan for tit-for-tat.

For the rear dérailleur, I have campy...
04-23-11, 08:25 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Michael Angelo: "Nice try"? LOL ... and spoken...

Michael Angelo: "Nice try"? LOL ... and spoken with such authority. Sorry to say, but the nice-try is a reality. Splayed = perpendicular edge that spreads into the gap. The 2 cross-cuts at the...
04-23-11, 07:52 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I don't know if this is even worth the effort to...

I don't know if this is even worth the effort to take pictures as it was so easy.

Extracting the cups. Taking a straight aluminum rod/tube that slides inside the spindle/shaft of the hub, I cut...
04-23-11, 07:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,095
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

It's a beauty as-is! Congrats on your find!

It's a beauty as-is! Congrats on your find!
04-23-11, 06:57 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Cudak888: LOL ... I love posts/replies like...

Cudak888: LOL ... I love posts/replies like yours.

I'm not talking about the raceway puller. There's nothing unsafe about a raceway puller. Anything that does not seat the cups perfectly...
04-23-11, 05:21 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Thanks Bianchigirll. Looking at these...

Thanks Bianchigirll.

Looking at these links (and the other threads that show how to remove/reinstalled the hub cups), I think I have a much easier/safer solution which I will fabricate tonight...
04-23-11, 01:51 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,054
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Campy Record Hubs and Nuovo Record Derailleur Questions

Is there a post/link that shows how to do the following ... as I'm finding no resources online explaining how this should be done?

Replace press-in races (parts 737) into the shell (part 4012)?...
04-05-11, 11:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 568
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Starting from Cornell, heading south, there is...

Starting from Cornell, heading south, there is only one residential street that feeds into Brookwood for 2/3rds of a mile. Then Brookwood crosses a main intersection (baseline), continuing south...
04-05-11, 07:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 568
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

What you described is exactly why this road would...

What you described is exactly why this road would be good candidate. The links I provided show the # of roads feeding into Brookwood, including areal shot. Are we speaking of the same street or is...
04-05-11, 02:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 568
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

So you read the article/link that was provided...

So you read the article/link that was provided and you agree with planners assessment that,

"The ultimate goal is to develop policies and strategies that define the role of bicycles in urban...
04-05-11, 01:53 AM
04-03-11, 09:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 568
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

HIllsboro Oregon - Brookwood not the best test for European cycle tracks

This is the same stretch of road that I described in another post (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/722707-Bike-Lanes-or-are-they?p=12412518&viewfull=1#post12412518), where an unusable bike...
03-27-11, 11:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I wish I had more time to meander around our...

I wish I had more time to meander around our city/county and take snapshot of bicycle lanes but it may have to wait until the weather improves as that is when my friends and I tear up the roads with...
03-27-11, 02:01 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I'm sorry Mr. Doohickie, but as happily married...

I'm sorry Mr. Doohickie, but as happily married man with 2 beautiful children, I'm not the least bit interested in your services, if that's what your soliciting here. Try some xxx forum as they may...
03-27-11, 01:51 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

LOL ... I love it ! ;-)

LOL ... I love it ! ;-)
03-26-11, 09:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

I totally agree with you on this one. ...

I totally agree with you on this one.



Alas ... this is what irks me as no one wanted to address the obvious in the previous thread about lane usage, or the choice not to. If I chose to ride...
03-26-11, 06:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Pic set 4

It's raining again (so the bicycle remains hanging upside down in my garage ;-( ... but I decided to take a longer route back home today after working on my harpsichord/restoration project. This is a...
03-25-11, 08:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

These are common around the schools and main...

These are common around the schools and main streets in my neighboorhood.

If the tarmac is stenciled with a bicycle, but no bicyle lane sign posts identify it as a bicycle lane, then what does...
03-25-11, 08:51 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Pic set 3

This one urks me as this was a significant cost to the city ... they created a bicycle path (that has deep cement ruts that rumble your wheels) and then a path on the street, not marked for bicycles,...
03-25-11, 08:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Pic set 2

This street (just outside of my neighbor) was just resurfaced about 1 year ago. Outside of the poor work, the city added a bike lane to it by reducing the width of the car lane.

Here's the...
03-25-11, 08:41 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Pic set 1

Is this a bike lane?
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... a hundred yards down there is a sign that says,
195057
03-25-11, 08:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,577
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Bike Lanes - or are they?

Preface: Many of our city and county roads are marked as "bicycle lanes". My plan is to take more pictures of these lanes when the weather improves, as I'm a fair-weather cyclist.

Why this post?...
03-25-11, 12:54 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 3,811
Posted By Kinst_VonSterga

Yep! Most rants contain subjective and...

Yep! Most rants contain subjective and unsubstantiated comments, so you make a very keen, astute and common observation. Since I fall trap to the same behavioral reactions that BF Skinner would...
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