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#3754
Painfully average.
I don't know if it's actually threading underneath it, but I see something like that. Doesn't seem like excess rubber but more like actual tears. These tires have been sitting for a while is it possible that this could happen if not taken cared for?
#3755
Your cog is slipping.
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It looks to me like the thin strip of rubber that covers the bead is peeling up slightly. I've seen quite a few tires do that and don't think you should worry too much about it.
#3757
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I found that my old Sun M13's rear wheel had a flat, changed the tube with a new one and couldn't find any definite puncture on the old tube. After I inflated the wheel, I found this on the sidewall.
Is this anything I should be worried about? There are actually a lot of them.
Is this anything I should be worried about? There are actually a lot of them.
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#3767
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Dear Scrod, is it sacrilege to run black bars with a silver stem?
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I'd imagine that once you tape the bars very little of the bars will be left showing making it less of a problem
/notscrod
/notscrod
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Dear Scrod,
I currently ride an old (2002?) fuji track that i put a threadless track fork on (30mm rake). it has road geometry, ~73/73 degree angles. been looking at a new frame, maybe a bikeisland kilo tt, i get bored real quick =(
what differences, if any, will i see with the kilo tt's tighter geometry?
I currently ride an old (2002?) fuji track that i put a threadless track fork on (30mm rake). it has road geometry, ~73/73 degree angles. been looking at a new frame, maybe a bikeisland kilo tt, i get bored real quick =(
what differences, if any, will i see with the kilo tt's tighter geometry?
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Yo Scrod, I need bike mechanic advice.
I just recently swapped my dura-ace cranks to a new bike. Cranked down the bolts, it developed play in the NDS crank arm. I kept trying to crank the bolt down, no matter how tight it was the arm still moved. I eventually figured out that it was the drive side arm being loose that caused the play. After tightening it every 4 or so miles the drive side would loosen up. Today I finally applied some blue lock-tite but I'm wondering if this is a specific problem IE, BB, Crank bolts, damaged arms that I could resolve to ensure this wont happen again
I just recently swapped my dura-ace cranks to a new bike. Cranked down the bolts, it developed play in the NDS crank arm. I kept trying to crank the bolt down, no matter how tight it was the arm still moved. I eventually figured out that it was the drive side arm being loose that caused the play. After tightening it every 4 or so miles the drive side would loosen up. Today I finally applied some blue lock-tite but I'm wondering if this is a specific problem IE, BB, Crank bolts, damaged arms that I could resolve to ensure this wont happen again
#3772
Your cog is slipping.
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Yo Scrod, I need bike mechanic advice.
I just recently swapped my dura-ace cranks to a new bike. Cranked down the bolts, it developed play in the NDS crank arm. I kept trying to crank the bolt down, no matter how tight it was the arm still moved. I eventually figured out that it was the drive side arm being loose that caused the play. After tightening it every 4 or so miles the drive side would loosen up. Today I finally applied some blue lock-tite but I'm wondering if this is a specific problem IE, BB, Crank bolts, damaged arms that I could resolve to ensure this wont happen again
I just recently swapped my dura-ace cranks to a new bike. Cranked down the bolts, it developed play in the NDS crank arm. I kept trying to crank the bolt down, no matter how tight it was the arm still moved. I eventually figured out that it was the drive side arm being loose that caused the play. After tightening it every 4 or so miles the drive side would loosen up. Today I finally applied some blue lock-tite but I'm wondering if this is a specific problem IE, BB, Crank bolts, damaged arms that I could resolve to ensure this wont happen again
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Scrod,
My mother-in-law asked my son "what is retrogression?" because he has one of the stickers on his helmet.
My son's reply - "Clint Eastwood."
Profit.
My mother-in-law asked my son "what is retrogression?" because he has one of the stickers on his helmet.
My son's reply - "Clint Eastwood."
Profit.
#3774
Your cog is slipping.
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That rules. Expect to see a new shirt with ol' Clint's pic on it very soon. He may even be wearing corpse paint.
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Scrod,
What relation do Clint Eastwood and the word 'retrogression' have? Am I just missing something?
What relation do Clint Eastwood and the word 'retrogression' have? Am I just missing something?