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02-07-24, 09:47 PM
Replies: 30
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Posted By zaroba

Foot flat on the pedal. I'm 5ft 9in. If that top...

Foot flat on the pedal. I'm 5ft 9in. If that top bar was just a little lower it would be perfect but I can't straddle it without it rubbing...well...my male bits :P
Realized today that the trash...
02-07-24, 07:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

The frame certainly is big for me, I need the...

The frame certainly is big for me, I need the seat all the way down to ride it properly.
Based on my possibly outdated knowledge, when the pedal is all the way down my foot will sit flat with my...
02-07-24, 07:21 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

Ok, I won't deny you some bike pics. :P ...

Ok, I won't deny you some bike pics. :P

Bike, Peugeot road bike. According to people here it's from the 1970s. Not to much done besides replacing the frame mounted shifters with thumb shifters on...
02-07-24, 07:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

Yea, it's sad that it can easily be cheaper to...

Yea, it's sad that it can easily be cheaper to buy a new bike than to repair an old one. But that's most things nowadays, we live in a disposable society and it even effects older stuff that the...
02-06-24, 11:15 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

Mallard stamped on the gear so that's likely the...

Mallard stamped on the gear so that's likely the brand, and looking closely, it needs a tool that has at least 30 teeth or rather grooves. That caliper doesn't seem to be supplied by Park Tool or...
02-06-24, 10:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

lol, I don't know. Google says people use the...

lol, I don't know. Google says people use the terms interchangeably which causes confusion.

5 gear set that isn't fixed (free spinning when peddling backwards), attached to the wheel, and needs a...
02-06-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

Is that like bike frames with an extension for...

Is that like bike frames with an extension for the rear derailleur vs those that need to use an installed bracket to mount the derailleur on?

Either way, thanks. All of my bikes need the front...
02-06-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By zaroba

Repairing old bikes, some questions since it's been a long time for me

Looking for a new front derailleur on amazon and seeing top and bottom swing. Never heard the terms before, and looking online it seems it just relates to the clamp being above or below the...
06-05-23, 02:06 PM
Replies: 6,103
Views: 544,337
Posted By zaroba

About 4 miles according to google maps on my...

About 4 miles according to google maps on my almost finished being fixed up road bike.
Not much compared to the rest of you, but probably the most I've ridden in over 15 years.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-05-23, 12:46 PM
Replies: 21,309
Views: 5,163,608
Posted By zaroba

Clamp on shift levers, 4 new brake pads, tubing...

Clamp on shift levers, 4 new brake pads, tubing for shifter cables, and handle bar tape. All to help fix up a maybe 50 year old road bike that I haven't used in over 20 years.

Next might be new...
07-20-22, 07:37 AM
Replies: 6,103
Views: 544,337
Posted By zaroba

Only around 2 miles this morning before it...

Only around 2 miles this morning before it started getting hot outside. But it was my first ride in 10 years besides a simple trip around the block 2 days ago. My knees have to get used to it again....
07-19-22, 02:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,196
Posted By zaroba

yay, that was my 10th post. can actually post a...

yay, that was my 10th post. can actually post a picture of it now.
Did take it for a little ride yesterday for the sake of it (just around the block, really tired my knees after not riding for +10...
07-19-22, 02:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,196
Posted By zaroba

Glad to hear it's not silly to consider fixing up...

Glad to hear it's not silly to consider fixing up the old bike and keeping it :)
Thanks everybody
07-18-22, 04:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,196
Posted By zaroba

Worth fixing up an old bike when I already have a newish bike?

Help me decide.

Bit of a back story, I used to bike all the time, even did some marathons. But that was all before 2000. In 2010 I bought a new mountain bike because I wanted to get back into...
Replies: 9
Views: 8,154
Posted By zaroba

Would just need to restrict the flow of hydraulic...

Would just need to restrict the flow of hydraulic fluid to the rear brake so it has less force.

Similar to how cars work. The single brake pedal in a car brakes all 4 wheels, but it's something...
Forum: Introductions
06-22-13, 10:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 303
Posted By zaroba

lol, yea. I was looking at the swiss-army...

lol, yea.

I was looking at the swiss-army bike tools they had at walmart at thought of getting one but my main concern was gettign a flat. They had no tire patch kits though :(


Going to do...
Forum: Introductions
06-22-13, 10:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 201
Posted By zaroba

Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to biking....

Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to biking.
I'm a member of the 'getting back into it after a decade' club as well :p
Forum: Introductions
06-21-13, 11:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 303
Posted By zaroba

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Just got back...

Thanks for the welcomes guys.

Just got back from my first ride. Not wanting to take the full suspension XR250 on a flat trail, I decided to ride on the wooded trail I hiked for 4 hours last week....
06-20-13, 09:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,215
Posted By zaroba

Awesome, thanks for the info guys. So far...

Awesome, thanks for the info guys.

So far from a bit of test riding I know it needs:
Brake Pads, all dried out.
New shift levers (obviously, lol)
Found one of the crank arms is loose, a bolt...
06-20-13, 07:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,215
Posted By zaroba

Correct, sorry about that. I actually used a...

Correct, sorry about that.
I actually used a tape measure this time and the wheels come out to 26"
06-20-13, 06:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,215
Posted By zaroba

Can anybody ID this old Peugeot?

Got it around 1998 for free. I was working night shift at the local ACME and it appeared in front of the store one day. It sat there for a week until I brought it into the store and put it in the...
Forum: Introductions
06-20-13, 01:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 303
Posted By zaroba

Hello from South East PA

Hello everybody, figured I'd join because I want to get back into biking and want a place to chat about it.


A bit of history about myself:
Up until I was 16 I biked all the time. I am not...
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