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#4126
i just read this neat little thing about packing bikes up here
Although I don't think I'll be selling it on eBay, only 5 hours and no bids. :[
Unless people always wait last minute to snipe the lowest price possible.
#4130
We win all charity rides
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From: Central Michigan University/ GR, MI
Bikes: BMX, fixed gear
#4132
There's threads about those two devices all over the internet. I don't want to sound like a dick, but people have to stop using Scrod like he's google 
first result
200 doesn't have HRM/cadence support. And also doesn't have custom displays.

first result
200 doesn't have HRM/cadence support. And also doesn't have custom displays.
#4134
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,938
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From: las vegas
Bikes: purty blue undefeated II 57cm
scrod what do you think of the geo for my schwinn?
https://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/ur...4445#/geometry
https://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/ur...4445#/geometry
#4135
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
And this. I've never even seen either one of those devices and know nothing about them.
#4136
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
scrod what do you think of the geo for my schwinn?
https://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/ur...4445#/geometry
https://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/ur...4445#/geometry
#4137
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,938
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From: las vegas
Bikes: purty blue undefeated II 57cm
gaah ive drank to much and its 5 am. i seriously had a question reguarding the geo for my frame but its gone now.
apparently i left it out with my last post... ummm errr darn.. i wanna say how do those numbers relate to regular track frame geo but im assuming thats relative depending on its intended use... sorry scrod derp derp derp derp derp.
apparently i left it out with my last post... ummm errr darn.. i wanna say how do those numbers relate to regular track frame geo but im assuming thats relative depending on its intended use... sorry scrod derp derp derp derp derp.
#4138
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#4139
#4140
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
As soon as it gets here and I throw some parts at it!
#4141
Uninformed Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Union County, NJ
Bikes: Dolan Pre Cursa, Cannondale R400
Two parter:
Have you ever broken a crank pulling tool? My crank arms were extremely tough to take off and I sheared off the portion that pushes against the crank, then stripped the "bolt" that holds it to the handle. Managed to only get the drive side off.
Secondly, my BB makes a clicking noise every rotation under pressure, do I simply replace the cartridge? Original unit that came with bike, only a few thousand miles on it. Bikes Direct bike, unsure of what brand BB it is.
Have you ever broken a crank pulling tool? My crank arms were extremely tough to take off and I sheared off the portion that pushes against the crank, then stripped the "bolt" that holds it to the handle. Managed to only get the drive side off.
Secondly, my BB makes a clicking noise every rotation under pressure, do I simply replace the cartridge? Original unit that came with bike, only a few thousand miles on it. Bikes Direct bike, unsure of what brand BB it is.
#4142
Just spotted a CL ad on Soma Rush for sale with "the two-in-two-out" wheel lacing pattern on both front and back wheels. Besides the fact that the seller wants $1,600 for a $250 frame... They also note that the wheels "...look like snow flakes and [are] 100% secure" ...are it secure as the seller says they are? Do you ever lace wheels like that? The only time I saw this type of lacing on Ted Shred's bike before.
https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/3072873065.html
https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/3072873065.html
#4143
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Two parter:
Have you ever broken a crank pulling tool? My crank arms were extremely tough to take off and I sheared off the portion that pushes against the crank, then stripped the "bolt" that holds it to the handle. Managed to only get the drive side off.
Secondly, my BB makes a clicking noise every rotation under pressure, do I simply replace the cartridge? Original unit that came with bike, only a few thousand miles on it. Bikes Direct bike, unsure of what brand BB it is.
Have you ever broken a crank pulling tool? My crank arms were extremely tough to take off and I sheared off the portion that pushes against the crank, then stripped the "bolt" that holds it to the handle. Managed to only get the drive side off.
Secondly, my BB makes a clicking noise every rotation under pressure, do I simply replace the cartridge? Original unit that came with bike, only a few thousand miles on it. Bikes Direct bike, unsure of what brand BB it is.
Regarding the clicking noise, are you sure it's not one of your pedals? Most times when someone is convinced they are having issues with their BB, it ends up being something else.
#4144
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
Likes: 100
From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Just spotted a CL ad on Soma Rush for sale with "the two-in-two-out" wheel lacing pattern on both front and back wheels. Besides the fact that the seller wants $1,600 for a $250 frame... They also note that the wheels "...look like snow flakes and [are] 100% secure" ...are it secure as the seller says they are? Do you ever lace wheels like that? The only time I saw this type of lacing on Ted Shred's bike before.
#4145
Uninformed Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Union County, NJ
Bikes: Dolan Pre Cursa, Cannondale R400
Thanks for your time.
#4146
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Check the bolts holding your clips on. I had a slightly loose one drive me crazy once.
#4148
My pants used to fit me
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From: Manhattanite repping Queens in Brooklyn
Bikes: Surly Steamroller, All-City Super Professional
Last time I had this issue it turned out the cranks were on loose. Did you grease the spindles before putting the crank arms back on? I didn't on my last build and even though I tightened the bolts real good the arms didn't get all the way up the spindle, hence the clicking from them moving around.
#4149
Last time I had this issue it turned out the cranks were on loose. Did you grease the spindles before putting the crank arms back on? I didn't on my last build and even though I tightened the bolts real good the arms didn't get all the way up the spindle, hence the clicking from them moving around.
#4150
Still kicking.


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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Neither pedal makes any noise and they both spin freely. I've pit as much a load on them as possible while hand spinning the cranks and no noise. They are MKS Sylvan Track pedals, fairly new (few hundred miles on them). Anything else I should check with them?
Thanks for your time.
Thanks for your time.
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