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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-24-19, 08:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By teddywookie

thanks!

thanks!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-22-19, 09:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By teddywookie

Thanks - will also keep an eye out for these

Thanks - will also keep an eye out for these
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-22-19, 08:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By teddywookie

oh my that's pretty. If it's still around in a...

oh my that's pretty. If it's still around in a week and a half after I get paid again, and after my kid's birthday ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-22-19, 08:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By teddywookie

I appreciate this reminder - I generally do...

I appreciate this reminder - I generally do overtighten the crank bolt.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-21-19, 01:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,426
Posted By teddywookie

Decent, inexpensive crankset

So my chainring has a little 5 degree or so play when I change pedaling direction, which I think is the swaged connection failing? Pedals and BB move a bit before thunking into place and bringing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-31-16, 09:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 543
Posted By teddywookie

Maybe stolen bike, Cambridge Somerville MA

Ok so I see next to my bike on the rack on the street a blue-green-ish single speed bike just leaning there, onboard kryptonite lock and light cable hanging in their frame slots, not deployed.
...
Forum: Commuting
09-16-14, 09:24 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,077
Posted By teddywookie

Indeed. Each time I go, "Hey, his calves are well...

Indeed. Each time I go, "Hey, his calves are well defined, and his clothing will let him slice through the air like a dart. Off he will go, like a shot, and I will get home none the later." But each...
Forum: Commuting
09-16-14, 04:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,077
Posted By teddywookie

Shoaling. Of course there's a word for it.

Shoaling. Of course there's a word for it.
Forum: Commuting
09-16-14, 04:41 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,077
Posted By teddywookie

Sure, you guys can say it, but when I talk about...

Sure, you guys can say it, but when I talk about you guys frottaging up on your bikes, I get warning notes in my inbox.
Forum: Commuting
09-16-14, 04:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,077
Posted By teddywookie

I don't like bicycling. So, you?

I don't like bicycling. So, you?
Forum: Commuting
09-16-14, 02:23 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,077
Posted By teddywookie

Do you look slow? I look slow.

So I get, from time to time, skinny folkses in spandexes slipping in front of me while stopped at a red light, and it's extremely difficult to stop myself from tailgating the bejesus out of them when...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-01-14, 02:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By teddywookie

Truck driver who fled fatal crash not charged «...

Truck driver who fled fatal crash not charged « Boston Cyclists Union (http://bostoncyclistsunion.org/uncategorized/truck-driver-who-fled-fatal-crash-not-charged/)

Update: Driver got off before it...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-07-14, 12:18 PM
Replies: 11,217
Views: 1,117,812
Posted By teddywookie

Hey Scrod, what's the significance of the masked...

Hey Scrod, what's the significance of the masked people image you posted in my single speed post?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-04-14, 07:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By teddywookie

update

update
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-03-14, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By teddywookie

Dead bicyclist in Charlestown MA

Bicyclist was killed a a couple of hours ago, a couple of blocks away from my work, right where I ride on the way in. There's still a bike lane at that that point, which merges into car traffic...
Forum: Commuting
03-27-14, 01:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,080
Posted By teddywookie

Why would you say this? Bicyclists in Hammer...

Why would you say this? Bicyclists in Hammer pants is the best idea I've heard all week.
Forum: Commuting
03-27-14, 01:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,080
Posted By teddywookie

Like you said, it felt dorky until I got used to...

Like you said, it felt dorky until I got used to it. I was aware of this one leg rolled up code, though not what it meant, but I figured the rest of my whitebread appearance would cancel that out....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-21-14, 11:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

I want to believe I can do that, but I have to...

I want to believe I can do that, but I have to keep reminding myself that I really don't have the time, the expertise and I certainly don't have the space. Maybe I can sell it to a hobbyist for $25.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-21-14, 09:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

So it's not a freewheel, and my two LBSes can't...

So it's not a freewheel, and my two LBSes can't get their hands on a 6 speed hyperglide cassette, for it is not 1997 any more. Also, when I fixed a flat yesterday, the old front tire didn't really...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 01:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

I'm only not killing myself now because what if...

I'm only not killing myself now because what if it is a freewheel, and maybe I can make all of my problems go away for like $20.
Forum: Commuting
03-20-14, 11:28 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,140
Posted By teddywookie

Pretty happy with Michelin city tires. Well,...

Pretty happy with Michelin city tires. Well, tire. Don't know what the front one is. The dry rot hasn't completely eaten through the sidewall, but it's certainly unreadable now. Commute is all...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 11:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

God, I'm confused now. I thought the whole point...

God, I'm confused now. I thought the whole point of Hyperglide was that it was a spinning, ratcheted, splined hub. Note, I've never actually taken the thing apart, mostly because I thought it was a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 10:35 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

Didn't know about Nashbar - thanks for the help....

Didn't know about Nashbar - thanks for the help. But I am calling around to the shops and will try to put it off for a while longer so that I could maybe get it from a local shop. Trouble is that...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 10:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

Sure, sure, checking every couple of days. What I...

Sure, sure, checking every couple of days. What I think I really need is the flat bars, or even the bantha horn looking ones. Something that will let me stand up for high acceleration at red lights...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 10:06 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

Thanks, this looks useful.

Thanks, this looks useful.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 09:52 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

I'm having difficulty distinguishing ones that...

I'm having difficulty distinguishing ones that will fit my existing hyperglide hub. Plus there's the basic problem of I think I'm looking for a gear cassette, not a freewheel, but everything is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 09:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

I do blow up at my kids from time to time over...

I do blow up at my kids from time to time over stuff that is seriously not worth it.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 06:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

That's it? They all fit the hypergroove?

That's it? They all fit the hypergroove?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 05:08 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

It's not all that rideable by anyone who's not...

It's not all that rideable by anyone who's not me. Half the rear cogs slip continuously. Selling it even labeled as-is would probably still get me arrested for manslaughter.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 05:06 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

It is comfy, though, with the seat up a little...

It is comfy, though, with the seat up a little past the maximum safe height. Oh well, TO THE SCRAP YARD eventually after I find a replacement.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 05:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

I tried an internal 3 speed today. Went okay....

I tried an internal 3 speed today. Went okay. Still had the swept back handlebar, though; makes it a little wobbly when I stand up on the pedal.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 05:02 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

It's comfy enough with my seat up ludicrously...

It's comfy enough with my seat up ludicrously high. I also don't have shoes that fit because I am wide, and extremely picky about them. Rather than pay too much for a shoe I won't like, I pay a lot...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 02:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

If I get a new bike, it's on my mind to refurb it...

If I get a new bike, it's on my mind to refurb it a little bit and sell it. BUT IF I REPLACE THE GEAR CASSETTE WHY WOULDN'T I JUST KEEP RIDING IT? Ugh. This sort of problem gets me agitated until I...
Forum: Commuting
03-19-14, 02:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,616
Posted By teddywookie

Know nothing about shoes, but you should totally...

Know nothing about shoes, but you should totally get a bell. "Ding ding" means only one thing and that's "heads up, there's a bike nearby" It very neatly sidesteps all of the potential problems with...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-14, 02:28 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,113
Posted By teddywookie

The algebra of necessity

At the crossroads of Repair and New Bike. Current ride is an undersized late 1990s Mongoose Crossway 250, problems include a worn-out 6 speed Hyperglide gear cassette and a charmingly warped set of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-18-14, 12:34 PM
Replies: 11,217
Views: 1,117,812
Posted By teddywookie

Imagining the ever-changing "now" as a book being...

Imagining the ever-changing "now" as a book being written by the creator, reminding you that all the prayers, reflection or sorrow in the world can't change the past.
Forum: Commuting
03-17-14, 10:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 931
Posted By teddywookie

No rain fender. How does that Schwinn not have...

No rain fender. How does that Schwinn not have one? So that will be an extra cost. Unless you're figuring on the cost of adding a rack to the Windsor. Hey, the Windsor Deluxe has both for the same...
Forum: Commuting
03-17-14, 07:32 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,892
Posted By teddywookie

No, just the one.

No, just the one.
Forum: Commuting
03-17-14, 07:30 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,440
Posted By teddywookie

Maybe if I upgrade at some point. But with my...

Maybe if I upgrade at some point. But with my current, old 'n' busted, situation, could be any reason why my derailer stopped working. Turned around, locked it up and took the bus.

HEY, my chain...
Forum: Commuting
03-14-14, 10:51 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,440
Posted By teddywookie

Hi, Matt! I am also fairly new. Peeves, peeves,...

Hi, Matt! I am also fairly new. Peeves, peeves, peeves ... well, two nights ago the freezing rain and snow locked up the lateral motion of my rear derailler. Couldn't change gears. That sucked. And...
Forum: Commuting
03-14-14, 10:44 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,440
Posted By teddywookie

Two days ago a pickup passed me on a residential...

Two days ago a pickup passed me on a residential street, and I could almost see the thought bubble above the cab, "if I slow down for this speed table, the bike will pass me." BUH-BAM SQUEAK SQUEAK...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-13-14, 11:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,245
Posted By teddywookie

Girl's bike, actually. They were out of...

Girl's bike, actually. They were out of "Fluttershy" yellow, so I had to get the "Nightmare Moon."
Forum: Commuting
03-13-14, 08:23 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,698
Posted By teddywookie

So I was trying to figure out your deal. ...

So I was trying to figure out your deal.

Maybe you're so very passionate about your hobby that you just can't help getting confrontational with drivers.

Perhaps in the event of a collision with...
Forum: Commuting
03-12-14, 06:44 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,698
Posted By teddywookie

Don't know if you're a ******bag, or are wryly...

Don't know if you're a ******bag, or are wryly impersonating one. Need emoticons. :bday:
Forum: Commuting
03-12-14, 12:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,698
Posted By teddywookie

I think of how easy it is for the car to...

I think of how easy it is for the car to accidentally murder me, and how he'll get away with it, and I think of my kids.
Forum: Commuting
03-10-14, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3,798
Views: 186,705
Posted By teddywookie

My commute WAS AWESOME today. It was a little...

My commute WAS AWESOME today. It was a little snowy, slushy, puddly but my back is dry because I installed RAIN FENDERS a week ago. Ho yeah. You'll just have to imagine my victory dance.

Secondary...
Forum: Commuting
03-07-14, 09:38 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,410
Posted By teddywookie

I'm a toaster oven.

I'm a toaster oven.
Forum: Commuting
03-07-14, 09:36 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 8,405
Posted By teddywookie

It looks like I'm the closest guy that you'll...

It looks like I'm the closest guy that you'll find here to the wretched, huddled masses you're wondering about -- and I'm still a far cry from a hispanic dishwasher on a rusty purple mtb on the...
Forum: Commuting
03-06-14, 01:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 890
Posted By teddywookie

Sweet

Sweet
Forum: Commuting
03-06-14, 01:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,698
Posted By teddywookie

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/380444620222?lpid=82...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/380444620222?lpid=82

I picked these up a couple of months ago. Had to saw them short to fit my grip-shifters, but they've done well enough.

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