Today I:
03-13-12 | 05:41 PM
Fresh Garbage
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From: Los Angeles
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I believe I have secured a job today.
I have shimano R086 shoes. I can't find anything about this online, I guess I will go to a shop.
You can get replacements.
If you take the insole out of your shoe, you'll see that the aluminum threaded thingy can be pried out from the inside of the shoe using a knife or screwdriver. Nicer bike shops will have replacements. Just press the new replacement in and you are good to go. Should cost $1-2.
If you take the insole out of your shoe, you'll see that the aluminum threaded thingy can be pried out from the inside of the shoe using a knife or screwdriver. Nicer bike shops will have replacements. Just press the new replacement in and you are good to go. Should cost $1-2.
03-13-12 | 07:19 PM
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Today I had a good 60 mile road ride.
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03-13-12 | 07:24 PM
Elitist
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From: Atlanta, GA
Did you take the insole out and look to see if you could pull the broken one out from inside the shoe? It's not a Shimano part. It's just a generic small part that shops keep for just this situation.
03-13-12 | 07:28 PM
Still kicking.
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
I've had to do this a couple of times. Speedplay cleat screws getting seized into the inserts.....
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03-13-12 | 07:29 PM
Elitist
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From: Atlanta, GA
03-13-12 | 07:44 PM
Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
03-13-12 | 07:47 PM
Elitist
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From: Atlanta, GA
I had a metal car tire valve cap seize on to the valve stem last year. I literally couldn't get if off with pliers. The entire valve was turning. Had to take it to the shop. The tech said that salt caused it to seize up. And this is why all valve caps should be plastic to avoid this very situation.
03-13-12 | 07:47 PM
Still kicking.
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Agreed.
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03-13-12 | 07:47 PM
We win all charity rides
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From: Central Michigan University/ GR, MI
Bikes: BMX, fixed gear
Today I dropped my bike off at the local shop to get my wheels trued/tensed. Thank god they like me and said they could get it back to me tomorrow already. They were absolutely flooded today.
03-13-12 | 07:49 PM
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 19,659
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
It's happened twice for me, it stumps me, because I take real good care of my road shoes and cleats.
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03-13-12 | 07:58 PM
Old fart
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Appleton WI
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
Pretty stiff westerly wind today, so I rode my Standard Loop sunwise rather than widdershins.
03-13-12 | 08:47 PM
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From: Utica,NY,USA
awesome day.
winter roller riding has really paid off. my commute route doesn't even get me breathing heavy now. also faster. got to fencing practice really early. some of the guys wanted to ride my bike but were afraid of the saddle, despite my assurances that it would not magically castrate them or disappear into an orifice.
also my first day in actual cycling clothing (knickers and jacket). didn't know what i was missing. breathable? windproof? fitted? yes please. oh, and my new friend chamois... . sooo looking forward to throwing clipless into the mix. i did however find out that when wearing lycra my seat will need to point up farther than it does with cotton shorts. a little too much slip-sliding-away. through it all i kept my promise to my wife and wore my helmet like a good boy.
final thought: i love riding really fast at night.
winter roller riding has really paid off. my commute route doesn't even get me breathing heavy now. also faster. got to fencing practice really early. some of the guys wanted to ride my bike but were afraid of the saddle, despite my assurances that it would not magically castrate them or disappear into an orifice.
also my first day in actual cycling clothing (knickers and jacket). didn't know what i was missing. breathable? windproof? fitted? yes please. oh, and my new friend chamois... . sooo looking forward to throwing clipless into the mix. i did however find out that when wearing lycra my seat will need to point up farther than it does with cotton shorts. a little too much slip-sliding-away. through it all i kept my promise to my wife and wore my helmet like a good boy.
final thought: i love riding really fast at night.
03-13-12 | 09:07 PM
sɹɐʇsɟoןןnɟsʇıbɟɯo
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
today i rode from rain, to snow, to sun, to hail, to sun, to rain, to snow.
spring is here
spring is here
03-13-12 | 09:55 PM
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Saw a post on ****** about RHC (Milan, fall of last year):
https://vimeo.com/38377819
That **** looks intense.
Edit: Here's a short highlight vid for Brooklyn (Spring of last year):
https://vimeo.com/23319983
Edit 2: Aren't these cute: https://prollyisnotprobably.com/2011/...atmos-helmets/
https://vimeo.com/38377819
That **** looks intense.
Edit: Here's a short highlight vid for Brooklyn (Spring of last year):
https://vimeo.com/23319983
Edit 2: Aren't these cute: https://prollyisnotprobably.com/2011/...atmos-helmets/
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03-13-12 | 10:00 PM
Cat Enthusiast
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From: Plymouth, MI
Bikes: All City Nature Boy
Today, I didn't ride my bike because reasons.
03-13-12 | 10:22 PM
Senior Member
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From: San Francisco, CA
03-13-12 | 11:24 PM
THE STUFFED
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
Today I got nailed big time by customs on a package... I don't like how they hold your package as ransom until you pay either.
03-14-12 | 12:03 AM
The space coyote lied.
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: dusk 'til dawn.
Bikes: everywhere
Today I noticed the Thruster is on sale for 69 smackers! The two on the floor were lookin' kinda worked. I'm guessing both are returns. Luckily I only had $4.00 US so did not buy one.
03-14-12 | 12:28 AM
Magnets, how do they work
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From: Buffalo
A kid came into the workshop with a brand-newish wheel off of a thruster recently. I can't quite explain in words how noodly the spokes were, but y'know those crazy-arm blow-up guys outside car dealerships? Yeah, that. I got nailed by 2 cars over the past two summers and if you were to combine how out of true my front wheels were from those incidents, it still wouldn't match up. Screw walmart with a rusty pipe, they're putting people in danger with such shoddy product (not that this is news).
03-14-12 | 09:56 AM
soft pedal zen
Joined: Aug 2010
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Was asked to apprentice at one of the LBS's that I frequent starting in the fall. Unbelievably stoked. That'll sure put a pep in my step at my ****ty kitchen job. I'll start numbering my days.
03-14-12 | 10:01 AM
Elitist
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From: Atlanta, GA
https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...:30301.1.99999
03-14-12 | 10:16 AM
sɹɐʇsɟoןןnɟsʇıbɟɯo
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
every winter, i want to move to san diego...
03-14-12 | 10:20 AM
Fresh Garbage
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From: Los Angeles
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noooo Seattle is cooler. I gotta convince my parents to move there and take me along, so I dont have to pay rent for a while.
03-14-12 | 10:27 AM
Not actually Tmonk
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From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
03-14-12 | 10:34 AM
Don't really have a bike.
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From: Wenatchee, WA
looking at 70 degrees in Boulder today. Mountains still have snow on them .5 miles away.