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09-25-11, 11:58 PM
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Dear Scrod,
If you and Carleton joined forces, would SSFG turn into the paradise I'm envisioning right now?
If you and Carleton joined forces, would SSFG turn into the paradise I'm envisioning right now?
09-26-11, 07:36 AM
#178
Your cog is slipping.
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The thicker plates and mushroomed pins do make using a chain tool a little tricky and if you don't join the chain back together just right (I usually give the pin a little squeeze with pliers as well to sort of "re-mushroom" the edges) - I know, I know...you're not supposed to rejoin these chains by pushing the pin back in with a chain tool and use the quick link instead - but aside from that, I've never had any real trouble with them.
They look cool as hell too.
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09-26-11, 09:06 AM
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where can I find a six-pack rack that only clamps on my handlebars?
09-26-11, 09:07 AM
#181
Your cog is slipping.
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I don't know. Wald does make a couple of quick release baskets that attach to the bars and don't have the big fork mounts though:
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald114basket.html
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald3114basket.html
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald114basket.html
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald3114basket.html
09-26-11, 10:15 AM
#182
Fresh Garbage
I haven't read this, I used my little CT-5 just fine so maybe all be well. My only issue was getting the chain all the way into the tool's slot because the plates are so beefy, but I tapped it with a wrench to get it all the way in to line up.
09-26-11, 06:20 PM
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how do you pronounce bontrager?
edit because I just found myself thinking "I wonder if scrod has a bawston accent?" So...?
edit because I just found myself thinking "I wonder if scrod has a bawston accent?" So...?
09-26-11, 06:40 PM
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09-26-11, 07:03 PM
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Scrod,
You run the Durano's on your Leader, yeah?
How do they hold up?
Seem like the perfect combo of toughness without weighing 5lbs
You run the Durano's on your Leader, yeah?
How do they hold up?
Seem like the perfect combo of toughness without weighing 5lbs
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09-26-11, 07:09 PM
#188
Your cog is slipping.
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carleton - nice Lion King PJs. 
Me too. I hate master links.
I pronounce it "garbage" - and accentuate the "r" because I don't have a dumb Boston accent.
Mine have been awesome so far and I've never had a flat. I don't make a habit of skidding but the few that I have busted out haven't had any real effect on them.
Mine have been awesome so far and I've never had a flat. I don't make a habit of skidding but the few that I have busted out haven't had any real effect on them.
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09-26-11, 07:13 PM
#189
Fresh Garbage
I was going to; then I didn't.
The master link is shaped like a standard chain link, so I took it be optional rather than recommended or required. Well, we will see if my chain explodes.
fwiw, the only time I have broken a chain was on my road bike and it was the quick link that failed.
The master link is shaped like a standard chain link, so I took it be optional rather than recommended or required. Well, we will see if my chain explodes.
fwiw, the only time I have broken a chain was on my road bike and it was the quick link that failed.
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09-26-11, 08:39 PM
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I was going to; then I didn't.
The master link is shaped like a standard chain link, so I took it be optional rather than recommended or required. Well, we will see if my chain explodes.
fwiw, the only time I have broken a chain was on my road bike and it was the quick link that failed.
The master link is shaped like a standard chain link, so I took it be optional rather than recommended or required. Well, we will see if my chain explodes.
fwiw, the only time I have broken a chain was on my road bike and it was the quick link that failed.
09-26-11, 08:42 PM
#191
Your cog is slipping.
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Standard chain pins are totally fine to push back in. It's the mushroomed ones you're not really supposed to mess with because you could deform both the plate and the pin. Like I said before though, I've never had any trouble.
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09-26-11, 08:48 PM
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Dear Mr Scrod,
What should I do to remove a pedal that is stuck to a crank arm because the LBS tightened the **** out of this thing? I only have a 15mm wrench...is it possible to do it at home with my tools or should I just go to the LBS and complain?
What should I do to remove a pedal that is stuck to a crank arm because the LBS tightened the **** out of this thing? I only have a 15mm wrench...is it possible to do it at home with my tools or should I just go to the LBS and complain?
09-26-11, 08:56 PM
#193
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Pedal wrench. Did they not grease the pedal? If you have space, just get more leverage on the wrench, sliding a jack handle over a wrench can work wonders. Also make sure you're turning the right way!
09-26-11, 09:17 PM
#194
Your cog is slipping.
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Jaytron's got it. Often times a regular wrench is too thick to fit in there and even if it does, won't provide enough leverage. Go back to the shop.
09-26-11, 09:35 PM
#195
Fresh Garbage
Try with your foot on the pedal at the 3 o'clock position and pulling on the wrench [you face front wheel and pull towards rear wheel] . If not, go back to shop
09-26-11, 10:16 PM
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Idk if this has already been asked.
Do you skid much? I recently stopped skidding and was thinking about people who ride brakeless - do pretty much all brakeless bikers skid then?
And as a side note, the latest look of your silver leader is frickin sweet.
Do you know how much weight you knocked off since the days of bullhorns, arrospok, and thickslicks? Can you feel much of a difference when you're riding?
Do you skid much? I recently stopped skidding and was thinking about people who ride brakeless - do pretty much all brakeless bikers skid then?
And as a side note, the latest look of your silver leader is frickin sweet.
Do you know how much weight you knocked off since the days of bullhorns, arrospok, and thickslicks? Can you feel much of a difference when you're riding?
09-26-11, 11:08 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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Quoted from another thread:
About the weight - my old setup with the Aerospoke and H+son/Phil wheels weighed 20.35 lbs and now my bike weighs 17.66 lbs. It's definitely noticeable.
Yes. Being aware of your surroundings and not riding like a dickhead is crucial. There's no reason for me to be hauling ass through downtown where I would be screwed if I needed to make an emergency stop (with or without brakes) and there are plenty of low-traffic roads around here to go fast on. Also, my legs are strong and I can slow myself pretty easily, especially if I throw a couple of skips into the mix.
A lot of brakeless riders use skidding to "stop" as an excuse to skid. It's not necessary.
A lot of brakeless riders use skidding to "stop" as an excuse to skid. It's not necessary.
09-26-11, 11:56 PM
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the mushroom type can be really hard on your chain breaker... i bent the pin on the first chain breaker i had this way. never had any problems with the chains though once they've been put back together