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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-31-13, 10:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,276
Posted By SamSam

Wow, a lot of replies before I had a chance to...

Wow, a lot of replies before I had a chance to correct a misunderstanding!

I don't think that the tire "blew out" with a sudden event, and sorry if the use of the word "popped" made it sound that...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-31-13, 07:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,276
Posted By SamSam

Trying to work out if I have the right tire size on my road bike

Hi all, I have a very basic question about tire sizes.

I got a second-hand bike, and the size printed on the tire walls is 700 x 28C. When I got a flat after several months of riding, I went and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-29-12, 05:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,887
Posted By SamSam

Bullhorn diameter for bar-end shifter

Hi all,

I have a Nexus-8 hub, and I am planning on getting bullhorn handlebars with a JTek bar-end shifter (http://jtekengineering.com/jtek_bar-end_shifter.htm) to go in the end. The JTek site...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-13-12, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,806
Posted By SamSam

I think I can get used to it. It will be my only...

I think I can get used to it. It will be my only bike, so I won't have to keep switching.
It's an old Kalkhoff that has diagonal dropouts. It looks a lot like this bike...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-13-12, 06:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,806
Posted By SamSam

Thanks for all the recommendations guys. Dan...

Thanks for all the recommendations guys. Dan Burkhart (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php/19437-Dan-Burkhart): I'd love to see that build when you're finished with it.

One thing I still haven't...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-13-12, 06:50 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 11,167
Posted By SamSam

Thanks for all the advice. Randomgear: I'd go to...

Thanks for all the advice. Randomgear: I'd go to BnB in a minute if I lived close to it. Instead I'm right near Broadway Bike School, and they charge for using their tools. I'll probably bring it to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-12, 05:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,806
Posted By SamSam

I'm thinking now it may be simpler to go with...

I'm thinking now it may be simpler to go with just the bar-end shifter and two cross levers on the flats. If that all works out, maybe I'll get more advanced and upgrade one of the cross levers to a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-12, 05:16 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 11,167
Posted By SamSam

Ok, that all makes me feel better. I think I'll...

Ok, that all makes me feel better. I think I'll go to a different shop to get my parts (in Cambridge I have about 6 LBS to choose from... the others were closed today, which is why I went to this...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-12, 04:03 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 11,167
Posted By SamSam

Wheelbuilding: how hard is it really?

So I went down to one of my LBS today, all excited to buy the parts to build a new front wheel. I had previously bought an old clunker of a road bike, and my plan is to rebuild it part-by-part and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-12, 02:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,806
Posted By SamSam

Brakes and shifter (internal hub) on bullhorns

Hi all,

I am rebuilding my old road bike, and I really want two things: an internal 7- or 8-speed hub, and bullhorn handlebars.

Unfortunately, over three days of searching on the web, I'm...
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