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Forum: Folding Bikes
11-29-09, 09:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,825
Posted By Indie

I never fold mine, so that's not an issue for me...

I never fold mine, so that's not an issue for me -- I just need something to make the handlebars higher. Disconnect wire -- okay, I'll see if that makes enough of a difference, and if I can get...
Forum: Commuting
11-29-09, 09:49 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 4,981
Posted By Indie

Yup, get the bike tuned up and get it fit to you...

Yup, get the bike tuned up and get it fit to you properly. A local bike shop can help you with both if you don't know how to do it yourself. This will make sure that everything is as efficient as...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-29-09, 07:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 946
Posted By Indie

I find that the top of my head is warm enough...

I find that the top of my head is warm enough under the helmet when I ride in cool temperatures. It's the ears that are the problem. Now, is the Bern thing just hanging from the edges of the helmet...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-29-09, 06:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,825
Posted By Indie

Longer handlebar post for Raleigh Twenty types

I can't seem to get my handlebars high enough. The seat still has room to go higher, and I like it high so that I can get good extension. But leaning forward onto those handlebars (especially with no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-09, 01:20 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,385
Posted By Indie

If I were going to ride a long distance...

If I were going to ride a long distance athletically I would probably 'suit up'. Dunno about spandex; something with minimal seaming and maximum breathability would be nice.

For commutes I just...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-09, 01:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,408
Posted By Indie

The story that came with this bike is that it...

The story that came with this bike is that it came over from England and then sat in storage for a couple of decades. I don't know how much road time it actually had with any previous owner. It looks...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-25-09, 02:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,253
Posted By Indie

The Montague Paratrooper. Full-sized 24-speed...

The Montague Paratrooper. Full-sized 24-speed mountain bike built to military standards.

http://www.militarybikes.com/image/paraopen.gif

It's about a thousand bucks US. I don't have money for a...
Forum: Commuting
11-25-09, 02:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,713
Posted By Indie

I tend not to talk to people on the commute. But...

I tend not to talk to people on the commute. But I love the fresh air, the control over route and speed, the relative regularity of travel time when compared to the subway. I get incredibly cranky...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-25-09, 02:38 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,353
Posted By Indie

I've never run across anything worse or stranger...

I've never run across anything worse or stranger than potholes, streetcar tracks, and the occasional broken bottle.

No, wait -- once I was riding home and down the sloped ramp into my building's...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-25-09, 08:26 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,899
Posted By Indie

If I'm too sick to ride, I'm probably also too...

If I'm too sick to ride, I'm probably also too sick to pay attention to the road. If I had a driver's license I wouldn't drive in that situation either.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-09, 12:53 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,764
Posted By Indie

Eh, in Toronto there are so freaking many streets...

Eh, in Toronto there are so freaking many streets with tracks, though -- even streets that don't have routes have tracks. There is no Church Street streetcar, but Church Street has tracks, and it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-24-09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,752
Posted By Indie

Shock absorption in the headset

Someone tell me what's wrong with this idea. I'm trying to come up with a safe and stable way to build a shock absorber system into the headset or handlebars of a bike.

I would like to keep the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-24-09, 11:42 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 90,872
Posted By Indie

The reason they're lumped together is that many...

The reason they're lumped together is that many bike manufacturers make bikes for a certain range of heights and weights. It's relatively easy to find or modify bikes for people on the smaller end of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-09, 10:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 946
Posted By Indie

Bern helmets

Anyone here wear one? Like? Dislike? I've seen people wearing them and the built in warm cozy earflaps really appeal to me. That might keep me riding right into December seeing as we don't usually...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-09, 10:36 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,764
Posted By Indie

Here in Toronto they're moving towards having...

Here in Toronto they're moving towards having dedicated lanes for streetcars, and having streetcars as something closer to light rail rather than buses on tracks.

I know of several major streets...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-24-09, 10:28 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,250
Posted By Indie

And I thought this was going to be about those...

And I thought this was going to be about those Canadian chocolate bars with the little air bubbles in them... ;)

Is it the hands being closer together that makes controlling the bike a little...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-09, 03:57 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,746
Posted By Indie

Old thread, but yes. In Toronto (I think it's...

Old thread, but yes. In Toronto (I think it's Ontario, actually) you need to have head and taillights from 1/2 hour before sunset until 1/2 hour after sunrise.

Even on the downtown streets with...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-09, 03:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,830
Posted By Indie

Just because you can see a green light doesn't...

Just because you can see a green light doesn't mean you're entitled to go through it or deprived of your rights if you miss it. Wait your turn and go when it's safe.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-09, 03:44 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,523
Posted By Indie

Reel leashes aren't safe -- they create an...

Reel leashes aren't safe -- they create an illusion of safety while taking the dog completely out of the owner's control. Other than that, the dog walker may not have been able to hear you coming....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-09, 03:41 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,395
Posted By Indie

I'm pretty good at keeping it all contained. My...

I'm pretty good at keeping it all contained. My stuff either ends up in the storage locker downstairs with the bike, or in a box under my bed. The stuff under the bed is spare lights, spare tubes,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-09, 03:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,689
Posted By Indie

When I was a kid I lived rural so I rode my bike...

When I was a kid I lived rural so I rode my bike all over the dirt roads, out to the barn to feed the horses, up to my grandmother's house to take her the mail.

When I moved into a small city at...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-23-09, 03:06 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 78,749
Posted By Indie

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Community Bicycle...

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Community Bicycle Network (101-761 Queen St. West, west of Bathurst)
http://www.communitybicyclenetwork.org

Workshop and tools for $6/hr
Afternoon hours Mon-Sat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-09, 02:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,408
Posted By Indie

Okay, I'm going to try making it. I'll get the...

Okay, I'm going to try making it. I'll get the thickest non-suede leather I can find, and maybe make a quilted pad underneath. It needs to be thick to keep the metal bits from poking through.

I...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-09, 02:11 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,839
Posted By Indie

I have to nominate all of those little taillights...

I have to nominate all of those little taillights with the clip-on bracket thing. They all get shaken right out of their clips. I lose more taillights that way...

My headlight is actually strapped...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-09, 02:09 PM
Replies: 496
Views: 153,666
Posted By Indie

My newer bike is a clunker. It's a...

My newer bike is a clunker. It's a department-store junk CCM, probably about two years old.

My good bike is 33 years old (according to the date stamped on its hub). See avatar and sig for...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-09, 02:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 674
Posted By Indie

Disturbing other people with speakers or being...

Disturbing other people with speakers or being unsafe with headphones is probably the most spoiled choice I've ever heard. Do you really neeeeeeeeeed your music that badly?
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-23-09, 10:47 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,193
Posted By Indie

Agreed that if your hands are numb repositioning...

Agreed that if your hands are numb repositioning of something is needed. That happens to me if my saddle is too high and I have to lean forward the wrong way.

Butt is another issue, your butt will...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-23-09, 10:42 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 6,735
Posted By Indie

I'm 5'5", female, and somewhere between 180-190lb...

I'm 5'5", female, and somewhere between 180-190lb depending on the time of the month and year. I loathe climbing with a passion. But I ride an old steel 3-speed... :p
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-23-09, 10:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,649
Posted By Indie

I checked out their sizing info and am laughing...

I checked out their sizing info and am laughing so hard at what they think an 'extra large' woman looks like. :roflmao2: I haven't had a 34" waist since I was in highschool...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-23-09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 423
Posted By Indie

My street constantly has interiors being used for...

My street constantly has interiors being used for movies and TV, although not exteriors as far as I know. In the summer there are always trailers lined up and signs telling crew where to go.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-23-09, 10:01 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,736
Posted By Indie

Um. 14,000 miles/365 days = 38 some-odd miles per...

Um. 14,000 miles/365 days = 38 some-odd miles per day, or more if you take weekends out of the equation. I know people whose commute is 20 miles or more one way. It would not be difficult for an avid...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-09, 09:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,408
Posted By Indie

Yup, that's it (black cover instead of sporty...

Yup, that's it (black cover instead of sporty colours, but the frame is the same).

The more I look at it, the more I think I just want to stop at the reservation moccasin shop on the way home for...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-09, 09:44 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,373
Posted By Indie

I didn't bother staying up, and from the chatter...

I didn't bother staying up, and from the chatter on the astronomy club mailing list it sounds like it was a bust.

Several people did see a good North Taurid fireball, though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-09, 09:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,408
Posted By Indie

Old vinyl Brooks saddle with springs inside

I can take pictures when I get home if nobody knows what I'm talking about. This saddle was on my 1976 Triumph folder and was probably the original that it came with. It's got a vinyl or faux-leather...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-14-09, 04:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 387
Posted By Indie

Well, obviously. :thumb: It took me forever to...

Well, obviously. :thumb: It took me forever to find one model that (a) would fit the small rims and (b) had a threaded post at all. I'm quite disappointed with the Continentals if I can't actually...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-14-09, 01:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 387
Posted By Indie

Length of brake posts

I got my hands on some Kool Stop Continental brakes for my old folder. They have the threaded post and the pad itself is short enough for the 20" wheels.

The problem is that the post and brake...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-11-09, 09:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,615
Posted By Indie

My old Triumph is pretty solid and silent in the...

My old Triumph is pretty solid and silent in the frame. The chainguard is bent outwards and the crank arm hits it every time it goes around, but that's something I just have to work back into place.
Forum: Living Car Free
02-10-09, 07:56 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,149
Posted By Indie

1) what was your motivation? In other words, why...

1) what was your motivation? In other words, why did you do it? Because things were cluttered up, and in some cases I needed something new and decided to get rid of stuff at the same time so that I'd...
Forum: Commuting
02-10-09, 04:01 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,716
Posted By Indie

There's no reason for cyclists to all do the same...

There's no reason for cyclists to all do the same thing just so that drivers get used to it, because when there are two different possibilities for what someone is allowed to do on the road, drivers...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-10-09, 02:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,966
Posted By Indie

That is very cute. I can't decide yet if what I...

That is very cute. I can't decide yet if what I want is a higher stem, or if I want to be able to lean forward a little bit further without scrunching up my back (for that I think I'd need bullhorns).
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-10-09, 01:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,966
Posted By Indie

So how do you go about changing the handlebars?...

So how do you go about changing the handlebars? I'm guessing people do it because they want something taller... I'm 5'5" and I feel hunched over when I ride this thing. If anything my seat needs to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
02-10-09, 01:36 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,848
Posted By Indie

Riding at night... I haven't done it, really....

Riding at night... I haven't done it, really. I've ridden downtown after dark where the streets are lit up like daylight anyways. But October was the end of my cycling for the year, since my commute...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-10-09, 01:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 855
Posted By Indie

After all the horror stories I've read in here,...

After all the horror stories I've read in here, I've been pleasantly surprised by most of the drivers in Toronto. I've never been honked at, and people usually try to slow down a bit and give me...
Forum: Commuting
02-10-09, 01:03 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,750
Posted By Indie

A lot of people here are answering from the...

A lot of people here are answering from the perspective of what cycling should do for you, or what it does for them, or why they do it. That's not going to help if you actually have an anxiety...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-10-09, 12:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 479
Posted By Indie

There are lots of factors that contribute to...

There are lots of factors that contribute to chain wear -- do you ride in better weather, or are your chainrings in good shape?
Forum: Living Car Free
02-10-09, 09:33 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,944
Posted By Indie

My bike is over thirty years old, and the only...

My bike is over thirty years old, and the only reason I replaced the wheels was that the steel rims were so frakking heavy. Anyone want some 20" steel rims? They're perfectly good. :D

After...
Forum: Living Car Free
02-10-09, 09:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,659
Posted By Indie

A lot of people here have already gotten away...

A lot of people here have already gotten away from driving cars everywhere they go, and walk or bike instead. How plausible would that be if you lived fifty miles from town, instead of five miles or...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-03-08, 10:40 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,944
Posted By Indie

For what it's worth, if generator hubs truly are...

For what it's worth, if generator hubs truly are obsolete, it's probably because you only get light while the bike is in motion. A battery is safer because you're still lit up when stopped at an...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
10-31-08, 11:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,367
Posted By Indie

Smoke is fine particulate matter in the air. If...

Smoke is fine particulate matter in the air. If you're burning something and breathing it, you're getting that particulate matter into your lungs. Whether it's cigarettes or something else (loose...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
10-31-08, 11:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,133
Posted By Indie

You're talking about it as if there were a...

You're talking about it as if there were a magical potion food that could cure whatever it is that's the problem. Aching joints are a pretty vague symptom that could come from any number of causes,...
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