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Nagrom_ 05-09-12 06:53 PM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14202967)
At the same time?

I'd assume, you're a super hero now.

Scrodzilla 05-09-12 07:08 PM

Dude, I'd hate to see that land on somebody's windshield...or helmet.

Muffin Man 05-09-12 09:24 PM

That would be so fuuny. As long as you're not the one getting hit.

on another note, how does seat tube angles play into geometry? There is plenty online about trail and chainstay lengths, but nothing talks about seat tube angles.

hamfoh 05-09-12 10:54 PM

sugino crank bolts or dust covers!?

Jaytron 05-09-12 11:01 PM


Originally Posted by Muffin Man (Post 14203678)
That would be so fuuny. As long as you're not the one getting hit.

on another note, how does seat tube angles play into geometry? There is plenty online about trail and chainstay lengths, but nothing talks about seat tube angles.

I also want to know this.

I know with track bikes it's steeper to improve power delivery by putting the rider more over the cranks?

Nagrom_ 05-09-12 11:04 PM

Shortens the wheelbase as well.

Scrodzilla 05-09-12 11:06 PM


Originally Posted by hamfoh (Post 14203969)
sugino crank bolts or dust covers!?

Considering you can't really use the dust covers without the crank bolts, both.

Scrodzilla 05-09-12 11:07 PM


Originally Posted by Jaytron (Post 14203990)
I know with track bikes it's steeper to improve power delivery by putting the rider more over the cranks?

This.


Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 14203995)
Shortens the wheelbase as well.

And this.

Muffin Man 05-09-12 11:17 PM

so between the pake and the leader, because you have a steeper(?) st angle, you can get more pawer into the cranks, at the expense of comfort? Does that 1 degree make that much of a difference?

Nagrom_ 05-09-12 11:18 PM


Originally Posted by Muffin Man (Post 14204037)
so between the pake and the leader, because you have a steeper(?) st angle, you can get more pawer into the cranks, at the expense of comfort? Does that 1 degree make that much of a difference?

It's equivalent to moving your saddle forward quite a distance.

/notscrod

hamfoh 05-09-12 11:23 PM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14204001)
Considering you can't really use the dust covers without the crank bolts, both.

heh I read it as "not recommended". please excuse my derp

prooftheory 05-10-12 12:44 PM

Did the nurses at the hospital make fun of you for going in about a spider bite? And can you now climb up the sides of buildings?

Nagrom_ 05-10-12 12:48 PM


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 14206271)
Did the nurses at the hospital make fun of you for going in about a spider bite? And can you now climb up the sides of buildings?

Brown recluse spider bite:
http://brown-recluse-spiders.net/bro...ider_bite1.jpg NSFL if you have a weak stomach.

Not knowing what kind of spider bit him, and having quite a dense population of recluse spider is MA, I'm pretty sure they didn't make fun of him.

prooftheory 05-10-12 12:57 PM


Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 14206288)
having quite a dense population of recluse spider is MA

Not according to wikipedia. But this was something that was in a box that had been shipped to him, so for all we know it was one of the things from the arachnophobia movie.

Nagrom_ 05-10-12 01:04 PM


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 14206337)
Not according to wikipedia. But this was something that was in a box that had been shipped to him, so for all we know it was one of the things from the arachnophobia movie.

google chilean recluse. it also produces a massive necrotic wound, like most recluse spiders.

recluse is a pretty broad category.

hairnet 05-10-12 01:30 PM

oh god, why

Nagrom_ 05-10-12 01:34 PM

I'm sorry, but I left a warning...
I'm just saiyan, if I ever get bit by a spider, that's the first thing that comes to my mind.

I'm going to a ****ing hospital.

Scrodzilla 05-10-12 01:57 PM


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 14206271)
Did the nurses at the hospital make fun of you for going in about a spider bite?

No, they said it was smart that I did, especially considering I didn't really know what bit me and the reaction I was having. I most likely wouldn't have gone if it didn't get so swollen within and start to feel hot within minutes. I even had a little bit of a fever last night.

Our storage area at the shop is literally a stone-foundation basement in a 300 year old building 50 feet from the ocean. There's most likely a lot of nasty creepy crawlies living in here.


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 14206271)
And can you now climb up the sides of buildings?

What do you mean "now"?

ddeadserious 05-10-12 03:06 PM

Scrod, I have another fashion opinion question for you. Going to build a 55cm 722. I wanted red, but there are no more red. My options are green, blue, silver, or gold. Black Sun CR18 wheelset(silver spokes, black hubs). IRD Defiant Crankset. Chrome lugged fork. Black seatpost/stem/bars/headset/spacers. I was confident that this setup would look good on the red, but I'm not so sure it'll look as good on the other colors. Thoughts/opinion?

Scrodzilla 05-10-12 03:08 PM

Blue.

ddeadserious 05-10-12 03:10 PM

Blue it is, thanks.

Soo__Fuego 05-10-12 03:54 PM

Can I open Shimano freewhels to grease them?

Scrodzilla 05-10-12 04:01 PM

You're better off just squirting some medium-weight oil inside it.

carleton 05-10-12 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14207192)
You're better off just squirting some medium-weight oil inside it.

heh heh heh

hamfoh 05-11-12 04:02 AM

who do you use to make your custom RG shirts?

mashtofu 05-11-12 04:16 AM

I've been meaning to ask you, what's up with that lil kangaroo you sent in my last order? Is it some kind of bonus prize for spending as much money as I did? Would I have gotten a larger kangaroo if I bought even more stuff? How did you know I love kangaroos? Is it supposed to be a bike mascot for my upcoming tour? Am I crazy? Is this real life?

Scrodzilla 05-11-12 06:43 AM

All of the above.

:)

Scrodzilla 05-11-12 06:47 AM


Originally Posted by hamfoh (Post 14208949)
who do you use to make your custom RG shirts?

In the very beginning I was printing them myself, as I had been a screen printer for about 12 years. Then Jakprints in Cleveland was doing them. Now they're done by a local printer whom Angie and I are friends with.

ddeadserious 05-11-12 02:46 PM

Any chance of a 32C Pasela fitting my 722 with the RG chrome lugged fork, or should I plan on 28C?

hamfoh 05-11-12 02:50 PM


Originally Posted by ddeadserious (Post 14211493)
Any chance of a 32C Pasela fitting my 722 with the RG chrome lugged fork, or should I plan on 28C?

28c was pretty tight, in the chrome fork, as is -- not scrod
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