Today I (v2):
06-15-15 | 12:02 PM
Fresh Garbage
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From: Los Angeles
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06-15-15 | 11:56 PM
THE STUFFED
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone Gen 8
06-16-15 | 07:12 AM
Pirate/Smuggler
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From: Marigny/Leucadia
06-16-15 | 08:29 AM
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Agreed.
Hot!
Hot!
06-16-15 | 08:36 AM
Not actually Tmonk
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From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
That kind of riding is crazy! I don't have the attention span to be on the bike for that long, I get bored after a few hours.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
06-16-15 | 11:01 AM
Señor Member
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: All of them
As in for a singlespeed conversion? I use a Surly Singleator and it does the job well. A little finicky to adjust and you have to bolt it down scary tight for it not to back out when hammering, but it's solid once you've got it dialed.
06-16-15 | 11:32 AM
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From: dEnVeR
Bikes: CENTURION / LOOK / Bianchi
I guess i should have been more clear what i was looking for 
-- I have a bianchi pista that has horizontal dropouts but i keep ever so slightly yanking the wheel out of alignment when jamming hard -- I'm lookin for the mks style of chain tensioner 
-- I have a bianchi pista that has horizontal dropouts but i keep ever so slightly yanking the wheel out of alignment when jamming hard -- I'm lookin for the mks style of chain tensioner
06-16-15 | 11:34 AM
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From: CLE-OH
Bikes: '84 Basso Pista, Masi Heinz '57 SS beater. Couple Stingrays...
You gotta be real careful to not overtighten those things. It will destroy SOMETHING in yer driveline, like the bb or wheel bearings. Also, they are a pain in the ass when it's time to change a flat.
06-16-15 | 11:38 AM
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From: dEnVeR
Bikes: CENTURION / LOOK / Bianchi
Hmm.. You do have a point there about the flats though. Havent gotten one in almost a year (knock on wood) and always carry tool kit with me..
I should probably just shutup and ride
I should probably just shutup and ride
06-16-15 | 11:43 AM
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From: CLE-OH
Bikes: '84 Basso Pista, Masi Heinz '57 SS beater. Couple Stingrays...
06-16-15 | 11:49 AM
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors
They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
06-16-15 | 12:42 PM
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From: dEnVeR
Bikes: CENTURION / LOOK / Bianchi
Nice pic
That ship wreck is up in Tomales Bay -- There are some great roads up there, been meaning to get up there on my bike!
That ship wreck is up in Tomales Bay -- There are some great roads up there, been meaning to get up there on my bike!
06-16-15 | 12:43 PM
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From: dEnVeR
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Hmm.. Another good point. Well **** it, just gonna do nothing. Thanks Squid
I bought simple chain tensioners to "simplify" the adjustment process when reinstalling a wheel.
They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
06-16-15 | 12:47 PM
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From: CLE-OH
Bikes: '84 Basso Pista, Masi Heinz '57 SS beater. Couple Stingrays...
Yeah it's weird. It's just sitting behind a convenient store right in Inverness, on PCH. If you look close you can see it says "Pt. Reyes" on it.
06-16-15 | 01:14 PM
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From: LA not L.A.
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