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Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-12, 10:23 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

It's not just bikes. I had to walk for two weeks...

It's not just bikes. I had to walk for two weeks recently, and found the same pattern of "let's catch this guy off guard and make him jump or something," presumably as a way of feeling powerful in a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-23-12, 05:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,887
Posted By TonyA

246252

246252
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-12, 03:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,729
Posted By TonyA

Right, we're all agreed on what the standard is....

Right, we're all agreed on what the standard is. But there's something non-standard here. The most likely thing by far is that it's just a non-standard installation, as everyone has said. But there's...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-12, 09:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,729
Posted By TonyA

Can you see whether that bit of exposed threading...

Can you see whether that bit of exposed threading is in fact RH thread (as per Italian standard), and not LH thread as jules suggested?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-12, 07:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,729
Posted By TonyA

Isn't that a cartridge BB? If not, what's the...

Isn't that a cartridge BB? If not, what's the 102mm mean?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-12, 07:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,729
Posted By TonyA

He rode it for 3 years without a lockring??

He rode it for 3 years without a lockring??
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-10-12, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,356
Posted By TonyA

So are you gonna sell that bottom bracket?

So are you gonna sell that bottom bracket?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-10-12, 06:42 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 28,184
Posted By TonyA

That's the same noise my bike was making. Very...

That's the same noise my bike was making. Very irritating. I was sure it was coming from the rear, but it turned out to be the front. The derailleur was adjusted correctly, but the chainring wasn't...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-10-12, 09:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,307
Posted By TonyA

More good ideas! Thanks, everyone. I'm a...

More good ideas! Thanks, everyone.

I'm a little afraid to try bending the spider; I tend to be a klutz at things like that. But I'll definitely try shimming the bolts if I can get them off.

Or,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-09-12, 08:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,219
Posted By TonyA

I had the same experience, but with an old bike....

I had the same experience, but with an old bike. Rear spokes started breaking, which had hardly ever happened before in 30 years of riding old bikes and doing my own very amateurish wheel truing. In...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-09-12, 08:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,356
Posted By TonyA

My elderly Bianchi has a 70mm shell with...

My elderly Bianchi has a 70mm shell with English/ISO threads on both sides and a left-hand thread on the drive side. i.e., it's all English spec, except for the shell width, which is Italian.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-09-12, 06:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,307
Posted By TonyA

Using reptilezs' trick, I got the run-out down...

Using reptilezs' trick, I got the run-out down from about .080" to about .050" -- still not very straight, but enough to get rid of the chain noise that was bothering me.

There must be something...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-08-12, 09:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,307
Posted By TonyA

Ah! Great idea. I didn't think of that. I'll try...

Ah! Great idea. I didn't think of that. I'll try it tomorrow. Thanks.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-08-12, 08:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,307
Posted By TonyA

No, it's tight. I can't make it deviate by...

No, it's tight. I can't make it deviate by pushing the edge of the chainring, only by rotating the crank.

There's no play in the bearings. They were adjusted tight last Fall, as I learned to do in...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-08-12, 08:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,307
Posted By TonyA

Chainring wobble

Recently my chainrings started wobbling (running out of true), with about a 1/8" maximum play. The whole assembly, i.e. both of the chainrings and the spider, wobble as a unit.

I took my 3-pc...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-08-12, 08:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Success! Thanks to the good advice in this forum,...

Success! Thanks to the good advice in this forum, I've finally learned how to adjust a 3-pc bottom bracket correctly (and only, what, 10 or 20 years after they became obsolete :))

I repacked my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,802
Posted By TonyA

Tom, I like road bikes but I also like to sit up...

Tom, I like road bikes but I also like to sit up and watch the scenery, so I use a handlebar shaped like this "urban pursuit" bar (http://www.thebikebiz.com/product_p/trk-bar-nitto06.htm):
225371...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-12-11, 05:47 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

What about the Park VP-1C patch kit...

What about the Park VP-1C patch kit (http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/TL707I02-Park+Vp-1C+Patch+Kit.aspx)? Is that as good as the Rema? Or Rav-X...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-12-11, 05:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

I found that Slime kit at Autozone for $3, but...

I found that Slime kit at Autozone for $3, but it's only got 2 bicycle-sized patches in it. I could trim the bigger ones and use them, but then I won't get the taper that makes them ride smoothly.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-11-11, 11:19 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

It's a long way to the nearest Dick's from where...

It's a long way to the nearest Dick's from where I live, but maybe I should make the trip. My bike shop sold me a kit for $5 that just had 8 glue-less patches and sandpaper. And they looked like...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-10-11, 08:38 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

I just ask for a "patch kit" at bike shops, and...

I just ask for a "patch kit" at bike shops, and in recent years they always give me a pack of glue-less patches with a piece of sandpaper but no glue. So I thought that was all they have now. I'll...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-10-11, 08:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

So it's not just me? These glue-less patches just...

So it's not just me? These glue-less patches just don't work?

But I haven't seen patch kits with glue in years.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-10-11, 08:07 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,139
Posted By TonyA

I used to patch tubes, back when patches were...

I used to patch tubes, back when patches were thick and needed glue and made the tire thump. Modern thin glue-less patches ride smoothly, but I can never get them to hold without leaking, so I've...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-28-11, 06:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 946
Posted By TonyA

I've got 28 front & 25 rear and it feels o.k. to...

I've got 28 front & 25 rear and it feels o.k. to me. I used to have 28 front & rear, but I put a new 25 on the rear a few months ago because I realized the 28 was rubbing the rear brake mount a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-28-11, 06:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,051
Posted By TonyA

Were you testing it? Inflating it before...

Were you testing it? Inflating it before installing?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-24-11, 09:29 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,145
Posted By TonyA

I've looked it over very carefully, sighting from...

I've looked it over very carefully, sighting from every angle and holding straightedges against everything, and I can't find any sign of bending.

The new wheel cost $50. Going by that chart, the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-11, 04:55 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

Every generation has a few idiots. As they get...

Every generation has a few idiots. As they get older, they usually find some way to get paid to be obnoxious, so it's only while they're young that they have to drive around and do it for free. It's...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-11, 09:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,820
Posted By TonyA

Cups at Harris...

Cups at Harris (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/bottombrackets.html), LooseScrews (http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Bottom%20Bracket&sc=Cups&tc=&item_id=LS-2405RC&id=33963813332),...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-22-11, 09:05 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

Now, now, let's not get testy. Throwing was...

Now, now, let's not get testy.

Throwing was definitely the issue for me. Shouting and honking didn't bother me at all. I was just worried when it escalated to throwing things. And that was mostly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-11, 08:56 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,145
Posted By TonyA

A little more background on my case, since a few...

A little more background on my case, since a few people have expressed interest:

My old wheel had slightly rusted spokes when I first bought this bike, maybe 10 years ago. All the bikes I've owned...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-11, 09:10 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

That's certainly how the driver felt about it. In...

That's certainly how the driver felt about it. In the comment he posted, he said that having enough money to buy the truck gives him the right to dump clouds of toxic gas on random strangers for the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-11, 09:00 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,145
Posted By TonyA

I've been having the same problem. I had maybe...

I've been having the same problem. I had maybe three spokes break in my whole life, and then suddenly last year they started breaking often. Only on my rear wheel, and I think only on the drive side....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-20-11, 06:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

Thanks, Bob. Yes, the Shimano UN-54 is more...

Thanks, Bob.

Yes, the Shimano UN-54 is more in my price range than the Phil Woods. But I wonder about the plastic left cup, both for the material and for the slight flange or lip, which I might...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-20-11, 05:15 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

A very disturbing video. The problem is obviously...

A very disturbing video. The problem is obviously much worse than I thought. Those were adults in that truck.

And the driver, who posted the video, thinks it's his right to "have fun" in that way...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-20-11, 03:00 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 11,235
Posted By TonyA

New road hazard: Scaring bikers for kicks

In the last month or so I've noticed a kind of a new fad of treating bikes like video game targets. Lame-brained kids honk or shout out the window just as they pass me, trying to startle me and maybe...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-20-11, 10:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

O.k., maybe that's the code I was looking for: ...

O.k., maybe that's the code I was looking for:
"All cartridges are symmetric unless noted otherwise."

I've never seen one that's noted otherwise, and I think I've looked at all the available JIS...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-20-11, 08:59 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

But the cartridge suppliers never give any...

But the cartridge suppliers never give any information about R/L difference, or whether it's symmetric or asymmetric. They only give shell width and overall spindle length.

That's why I spoke of a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-20-11, 07:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

Just to clarify: I meant that as a question. ...

Just to clarify: I meant that as a question.

i.e. Does anyone know the secret code that translates overall spindle length into information about how much spindle is to the right of the frame...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-19-11, 04:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

It seems to me that overall spindle length can't...

It seems to me that overall spindle length can't generate any particular chainline, unless there's some industry-standard rule about how the overall length is divided between left and right.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-19-11, 01:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

No, the threads are ISO on both sides. I meant...

No, the threads are ISO on both sides. I meant that the BB shell extends 36mm to the left and 34mm to the right of the frame centerline. It's asymmetric only in the sense that it's not centered on...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-19-11, 01:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

I don't have a spec for my crankset. It was made...

I don't have a spec for my crankset. It was made before there were cartridge BBs.

The spindle in the 3-pc system I'm using now is 120mm, but it's asymmetric (32/52/36), and so is the shell...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-19-11, 11:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

All the less expensive cartridges have a small...

All the less expensive cartridges have a small flange on the left side. On the plastic ones it's very small and could probably be cut off easily, but if it's not intended to be sunk into the shell I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-11, 10:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,275
Posted By TonyA

Convert hybrid 68/70 Italian bike from 3-piece to cartridge?

I've been looking at cartridges to replace my 3-piece bottom bracket, and I'm puzzled by two things:

1. My bike is Italian but with all English threads (a Bianchi Strada). The BB takes cups...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-11, 10:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

I meant why 9 balls in the retainer instead of...

I meant why 9 balls in the retainer instead of 11? Until John's post I assumed the retainers had 9 balls because that's all that will fit.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 08:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Great! It makes me wonder why anybody uses 9-ball...

Great! It makes me wonder why anybody uses 9-ball retainers.

But I like that idea of loose bearings. I only used retainers because that's what this bike had when I got it. All my bikes have been...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 12:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

I think I said that wrong. My wheels do spin...

I think I said that wrong. My wheels do spin freely when installed, and they keep spinning for a long time. But they feel tighter in my hand when I spin them, as compared to when they're off the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 11:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Yes, I've always noticed that the wheels don't...

Yes, I've always noticed that the wheels don't spin quite so freely when installed, and wondered if I should make the adjustment looser to compensate. But it sounds like I've been doing them just...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 11:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Got it. Thanks for the very clear explanation....

Got it. Thanks for the very clear explanation. I've definitely been adjusting too loose. Wheels, too, though I haven't had any problem with them yet. I'll re-adjust the bottom bracket. Much...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 10:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Thanks, FB. I must be adjusting them too loose. I...

Thanks, FB. I must be adjusting them too loose. I always think of adjusting car wheel bearings, which someone showed me how to do once, tightening and then backing off a little. What does "100%...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-11, 09:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,378
Posted By TonyA

Bottom bracket bearing retainer problem

Whenever I take apart my 3-pc. bottom bracket I find one or both of the bearing retainers damaged. The grease looks good as new, and plenty of it, but the retainer is broken, and the fingers that...
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