If 7-11 is open 24/7/365, why do they have locks on their doors?

my mind has been blown!

Why is braille on drive through ATM's?

it's for those times when you're too busy watching a DVD on the in-dash TV monitor and can't tear your eyes away. you can just stick your hand out and operate the ATM.

but we've already established that Amurcans are unilingual. Now if we could establish that most who drive AND watch DVDs at the same time are Amurcan, then your theory would be blown. Unless there are Amurcans who can see well enough to drive but developed Braille as their only language.

OK, show the solution in P time and space for just one NP-complete, instead.

Installing philwood BB's.

How critical is it to tighten the philwood BB to 50nm (newtonmeters)? If it is can i borrow someones (SF crew) torque wrench?

Zombie thread time.

Is it possible for a chainring to go out of round? Positioning the crank at 12 o'clock then 6 o'clock, I get about 1/2" difference in play, and I swear it wasn't there when I got the bike six months ago.

It's All-City's basic chainring, 612 Track.

It's more possible that it's not centered.

http://velowoodcyclery.wordpress.com...g-a-chainring/

Question: How durable are Nylon pedals compared to metal? In particular the Odyssey Twisted PC pedals? I'm wanting to get some BMX platforms and these were suggested to me. Normally I don't put much faith in anything but metal, especially when I'm putting my weight on it. I don't want to end up with some cheap Mongoose quality crap pedals.

Unless someone knows of a brand that sells orange metal BMX pedals. That would be cool. I'm having a hard time finding any.

Cool, thanks Scrod

I'm pretty sure these are overpriced for what they are, but they're orange. And I also happen to like the look of them.

Ouch. Yeah a bit pricey for my blood. I found some for 40ish from brick lane bikes. I am still curious about nylon though.

I have plastic BMX platforms on my road bike for comfy commuting. Used to use them on a fixed bike until I had a few nasty pedal strikes. They're a little scuffed but still in one sturdy piece.

I think these are the ones I have: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=4352

Muchas gracias.

(Tried to find some answers for this, but got nothing. Sorry if it's been asked before.)

With the inevitably ****ty fall and winter coming up, I got curious on how to store my bike through the days, during these wet and cold months.
Never thought about it earlier, but that probably comes down to that I've never had I bike I really cared for.

Is it best to park my bike indoors after my morning/afternoon ride or is it better to leave it outdoors the whole season long? Mainly thinking about rust and whatnot.

I'm no expert, but in general storing indoors > storing outdoors.

Also, it helps to clean/dry it after rides through wet and especially snow.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I don't know, just thought that flinging your bike inside/outside (i.e. hot/really cold and wet) might speed up some rusty business.

Anybody have any feedback on suzue track hubs? I am saving up for dura ace hubs but then I came across a wheel build on instagram using these hubs. I liked the look of them.

Does anyone know what type of hub this is?

http://i.imgur.com/tqtog4Tl.jpg

Profile Racing.

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Thank you!

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_h...qY_600x450.jpg

Giant bowery on craigslist for $250. Does this track end look bent or is it just the picture?

they're pretty nice. I have a set of promax but dont use them anymore. i dunno why.

I love mine. The quality is amazing and I'm surprised more people don't use them, although I suppose the aesthetic is too "old school" for a lot of people's bikes.

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/scrods-ba...kle-5699_5.jpg

Quick Q about those crappy $99 Target fixies ; do they use standard cogs ?

I'm heading to the states for a week and a half next month, and rather than shipping my bike both ways I was just going to buy a Target fixie and give it to some kid when I go, and I'm curious if I can bring my gear bag (from the track, all Dura-Ace Track kit) in order to have some better gearing choices

lol, target fixie with DA cog.

This. Why would you want to soil your DA cogs and chainrings? Also what's stopping your bringing your bike, surely the cost won't exceed buying a pile of Target scrap metal? If that's not a feasible solution, why not rent a bike, though it might be hard to find a fixed gear bike up for rent, unless you're planning on using it on the velodrome in which case a Target "fixie" wouldn't cut it anyway?