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Forum: Winter Cycling
01-17-08, 11:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 808
Posted By abm1213

Thanks. Good article. I am especially interested...

Thanks. Good article. I am especially interested in the fact that it is dry air of winter that provokes asthma and not the cold weather. I was beginning to suspect as much, from personal experience.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-20-06, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,019
Posted By abm1213

Dura Ace headset crown race

I have an old 1985 (but beautiful) Dura Ace 7400 headset which is minus the crown race. It is for a threaded 1" oldskool fork. Does anybody know what I can use to replace the crown race? I called...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-28-06, 12:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

I simply do not buy that the kids that I know, my...

I simply do not buy that the kids that I know, my sons age is nine, would be freaked about the no brakes thing for more than 15 or 20 minutes. These kids are very durable, strong, and willing to take...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-28-06, 01:30 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

Are you using my words again? Clever. You can see...

Are you using my words again? Clever. You can see right through me, I can tell. I feel so... exposed and humiliated by your reparte. Here's another word that I am using that you can use too -...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-26-06, 09:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

You are blessed.

You are blessed.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-26-06, 09:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,697
Posted By abm1213

http://www.fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=Dow...

http://www.fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=Downloads

There is a spreadsheet called: GearSpeedAdvancedWorksheet.xls

Whoever put it together covered all the bases. If you want to see the...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-26-06, 08:57 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

OT: What hump?

"What hump?"

Quote from the character Igor in Young Frankenstein as played by Marty Feldman.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-26-06, 12:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

My interest in this question is from the point of...

My interest in this question is from the point of view of a newcomer and, therefore, I am not ready to particularly identify or confront the status quo at a particular track. I am just trying to get...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-25-06, 08:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

I think you are missing my point. If you answer...

I think you are missing my point. If you answer this question I think you will understand: When your track is not being used for competetion, or the few training sessions during the week, what is it...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-25-06, 02:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 728
Posted By abm1213

Track Access for Everybody

I am new to the velodrome part of cycling. As I get to see more and more of the operations of my local track, I wonder if access to the track is too conservatively managed.

For comparison, in my...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-06, 09:25 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,561
Posted By abm1213

cyclintom, please stop showing us your...

cyclintom,

please stop showing us your favorite parts - try to be more modest. We all want to laugh but our manners prevent us from doing so. Try to control yourself. Maybe you could start another...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-31-06, 09:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 587
Posted By abm1213

Correction: inadequately glued tubulars. ...

Correction: inadequately glued tubulars.

Bad. Disturbing and unexpected at high level competition.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-28-06, 09:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 857
Posted By abm1213

Super Glue is great for difficult plastic...

Super Glue is great for difficult plastic repairs. It's interesting, the use of plastic in supposedly reliable bicycle parts. Now shimano calls plastic "engineering plastic" to soften the blow of...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-28-06, 06:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,721
Posted By abm1213

That made me laugh. The doubting traditionalists...

That made me laugh. The doubting traditionalists and the puritans are alive and well on BF.

We are doomed.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-28-06, 06:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,151
Posted By abm1213

If you bend it, you mend it.

If you bend it, you mend it.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-28-06, 04:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 660
Posted By abm1213

I like my silly rims. If you look at the site...

I like my silly rims. If you look at the site suggested by a previous post, it turns out that, again, engineering innovation takes place somewhere else than traditional, euro-centered road racing....
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-28-06, 12:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 587
Posted By abm1213

Crash Video

A few months ago, I saw a video of a recent championship event where not one, but two riders rolled tires off in the final straight and crashed. It was the weirdest thing I ever saw with unglued...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-28-06, 12:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 660
Posted By abm1213

Trimming Weight on Rims

I'm sitting here looking at my Deep-V rims and thinking blasphemous rational thoughts, again, without a whole lot of information. The rims are quite heavy. There are already some access holes in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-24-06, 10:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 597
Posted By abm1213

Nice touch of irony.

Nice touch of irony.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-11-06, 06:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 583
Posted By abm1213

The bike path is in Central Florida. You racked...

The bike path is in Central Florida. You racked 1000 miles in 10 days. How, may I ask, did you do this? I can only imagine riding back and forth and back and forth and back and forth... is that what...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-06-06, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 989
Posted By abm1213

Here, I'll just donate this to the forum. I can't...

Here, I'll just donate this to the forum. I can't remember where I got it but I am not the original author. I made enhancements to it and used it to take notes. Hope this is useful.

Peace.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-06-06, 10:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 989
Posted By abm1213

I found Friel's book to be very helpful in...

I found Friel's book to be very helpful in describing a structured all-year training and racing program. Freil tells the reader in the introductory chapter that his method is not for the first year...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-05-06, 09:12 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,520
Posted By abm1213

Man, I thought ibuprofen was really liver toxic...

Man, I thought ibuprofen was really liver toxic when you have alcohol in your system. Am I wrong? Alleve is a better med for pain. Six ibuprofen in a 24hr period is pretty bad when you haven't been...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-05-06, 05:57 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,851
Posted By abm1213

There are ways to be fat that do not involve...

There are ways to be fat that do not involve subcutaneous fat. Visceral fat is the fat surrounding your organs (hopefully not your brain) and this is difficult to loose. The scales that measure body...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-04-06, 11:17 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,851
Posted By abm1213

Pic is an example of where to stop when smoking a...

Pic is an example of where to stop when smoking a gigantic, foot-long blunt. Set a good example and don't finish one of those in one sitting. Be thrifty and you're cycling buddies will respect you...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
01-04-06, 11:02 PM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,498,133
Posted By abm1213

clydesdale = beer wagon beast of burden. Anybody...

clydesdale = beer wagon beast of burden. Anybody pull the Burley full of iced Budweiser for the clubies on a hot july century? Really, really cold beer...

BTW, vintage italian steel tubing with...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-04-06, 10:04 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,828
Posted By abm1213

I don't remember ever specifically inspecting my...

I don't remember ever specifically inspecting my sack after a ride. I do remember receiving sack inspections at various times and they were very pleasurable when not in the context of medical...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-04-06, 04:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,512
Posted By abm1213

I have a Polar 725 with the power kit. It is very...

I have a Polar 725 with the power kit. It is very cool - the cheap man's ergometer. Some folks have complained that it has to be "dialed in" and I have not found that to be the case. Any wireless...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-04-06, 03:58 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,828
Posted By abm1213

How best to keep the gonads above the pads.

I just want to hear how other folks handle (?) their most delicate gear while riding. On rides I inevitably have to reach in and grab the package and adjust. Sometimes it takes several grabs or a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-01-05, 10:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 722
Posted By abm1213

Drop Bars on my stupid-fire MTN bike??

I am riding an old MTN bike as a trainer on the road. I have fenders and skinney almost-road tires it has a 7-speed XT shimano drive train - real old. No suspension. I put a straight block cluster in...
Forum: Indoor & Stationary Cycling Forum
11-09-05, 11:20 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 108,971
Posted By abm1213

This is a great thread. How would you alter your...

This is a great thread. How would you alter your advice for folks who want to concentrate on shorter track disciplines? By shorter I mean 200m and kilo with some mass starts for thrills. How much...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
11-06-05, 08:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,155
Posted By abm1213

Are there any actuaries in the house? Seriously,...

Are there any actuaries in the house? Seriously, what kind of unintentional injuries and maiming gets done in the name of track racing and what is the frequency of these injuries? Your local HMO...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
10-06-05, 10:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 506
Posted By abm1213

Endothil? New Legal Performance Pill?

Bicycling magazine has this two-page ad for Endothil-CR on page 88-89. This is a supplement that is touted as the, "New Legal Performance Pill" and I wondered if any of the BikeForums members have...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-05, 11:38 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,279
Posted By abm1213

I sharpied my old leather cycling shoes....

I sharpied my old leather cycling shoes. Actually, I used a magic marker so I may be somewhat off topic. But... it came out a little blotchy but pretty good. Saved me a run to the grocery to buy some...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-05, 11:27 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,222
Posted By abm1213

I'm curious about the spinning exercises that...

I'm curious about the spinning exercises that were mentioned in one of the previous posts that involve spinning chainless, unloaded cranks to tremendous speeds - like 220 rpm. Is this something that...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-05, 11:00 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 262
Posted By abm1213

Screw-on Six-speed race wheels?

I ran into a guy riding in the hills and noticed that he had only six cogs in the rear. A FREEWHEEL!!! Straight block. A little closer look revealed tubulars. So I asked about them. He said they were...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-16-05, 09:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,775
Posted By abm1213

Campy is what you feel when you want to go...

Campy is what you feel when you want to go camping.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-16-05, 08:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,775
Posted By abm1213

Possible to put caged bearings in Shimano Hubs?

Shimano seems to like loose bearings in their hubs. Loose bearings are inherently less efficient than caged bearings because the bearings tend to crash into each other and that's why you hear that...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-13-05, 10:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,288
Posted By abm1213

If consumers don't care if they spend more money...

If consumers don't care if they spend more money or simply prefer to spend more money then the business model changes drastically.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-09-05, 10:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,306
Posted By abm1213

When I was a boy, I had a Cinelli seat that I...

When I was a boy, I had a Cinelli seat that I thought was really comfee. I was plastic with leather - zero padding. My brother bought a Raleigh Pro and it had the cool seat with the gigantic hammered...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-09-05, 10:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,842
Posted By abm1213

If you want to go for a little ride then 10 is...

If you want to go for a little ride then 10 is quite nice. If you want to do some car chasing then ten is not quite enough. BTW, the guy who has the 10 mile commute has the right idea. You feel...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-09-05, 04:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,400
Posted By abm1213

Where is the San Francisco Velodrome?

What happened to this project? It looked real good. Haven't heard anything more. Check out this site.

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/san_fran_velodrome/

SPECIFICATIONS - SAN...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-09-05, 11:47 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 410
Posted By abm1213

Doityourself track racing wheels

I want to build my own track wheels. What's a good set up? Where can I get tubular rims? My preference would be for tubulars but I will listen to any suggestions. I just blanche when I see the prices...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-29-05, 05:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,288
Posted By abm1213

Nice pic. Thanks for the link.

Nice pic. Thanks for the link.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-29-05, 08:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,288
Posted By abm1213

Anybody have a source for technical specs that...

Anybody have a source for technical specs that support these statements? I can't seem to find anything on the web that allows me to do a rational comparison of the chains. Aside from visually obvious...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-28-05, 09:17 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 910
Posted By abm1213

The timing of this thread coincidentally...

The timing of this thread coincidentally coincides with my own blast back to fitness starting tomorrow. I got back from Cabo last week and just decided that it was time. So... after 10 years I'll be...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-28-05, 08:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,288
Posted By abm1213

Expensive NJS Track Chain

I was just wondering why there is such a price differential between, for instance, 1/8th" BMX/single speed chain and the chain that is sold as "track chain". Does anybody know the special extra...
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