C&V Terminator
06-19-23, 04:10 PM
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C&V Terminator
The year is 2023, and the AIs are about to take over the world. But you have a crucial mission: go back in time and snuff out one piece of cycling technology so that it never makes it into the future. What is your target?
06-19-23, 04:11 PM
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06-19-23, 05:11 PM
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06-19-23, 07:19 PM
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Long pull brakes.
06-19-23, 07:54 PM
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Shimano' push-pull solid wire set up with the front freewheeling. They were hard to set up, and thankfully, I didn't have to service many. Mostly came on BSOs, and people never brought those in for service, until the seat tube separated from the top it the bottom bracket!
06-19-23, 08:07 PM
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06-19-23, 08:08 PM
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Death to the parallelogram
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06-19-23, 08:13 PM
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06-19-23, 09:30 PM
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I have a couple of those…in my bins.
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06-19-23, 09:35 PM
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It would have to be reflectors on BMX bikes.
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06-19-23, 11:21 PM
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Finally, wireless shifting for the working man! Beep boop!
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06-19-23, 11:29 PM
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Modern four-arm cranksets. Fugly. Just plain fugly.
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06-20-23, 12:30 AM
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06-20-23, 12:30 AM
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06-20-23, 01:58 AM
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06-20-23, 06:41 AM
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Clincher cross section schematic with 1: rim, 2: rim strip, 3: rim braking surface, 4: bead core, 5: inner tube, 6: casing, 7: tread (source: Wikipedia)
Tubulars Rule!
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06-20-23, 07:11 AM
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I can't tell you whether I think the bicycle design, the motorcycle design, or the entire concept is what I think is stupidest about stayer/derney racing.
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06-20-23, 08:42 AM
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I grew up in the 80s and all I knew were the 5-arm cranks. Just about all the “youngsters” that ride with love the 4-arm cranks and want nothing to do with the 5-arm. I was this close to buying the later 4-arm Campy 11-speed and just couldn’t do it. Found a nice 5-arm SR and am so glad I did. It just looks ‘right’.
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06-20-23, 09:01 AM
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Lawyer Lips. It's damn near impossible to buy front QR dropouts without them.
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I've filed off my share of lawyer lips, and I'll do it again. What's odd is that the tab style double eyelet dropout that Framebuilder supply sells has them. You're building a fork from scratch and your customer needs lawyer lips?
I buy them because they're inexpensive, locally stocked, have double eyelets...but lawyer lips? They file off easily, but it's annoying!
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I've filed off my share of lawyer lips, and I'll do it again. What's odd is that the tab style double eyelet dropout that Framebuilder supply sells has them. You're building a fork from scratch and your customer needs lawyer lips?
I buy them because they're inexpensive, locally stocked, have double eyelets...but lawyer lips? They file off easily, but it's annoying!
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