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Brake Adjustment Question by
DaveH
From Park Tool step #3 for dual pivot brakes, "Adjust height of right
pad to strike upper edge of braking surface. Adjust height of left pad
to strike lower...
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Simano 600 EX vintage question by
Arthur Harris
"Retro Bob" wrote:
Did Shimano have some other way of distinguishing the more elaborate
(first) model from the modernistic one ? Did they make a front
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Best MTB suspension fork or road and trail? by
rocketman58
I am looking for a decent 80-100mm travel fork for my MTB. I ride
both road and moderate trails (no hard core stuff). I have a Manatou
Black fork 100-120mm...
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serious spoke creaking by
James
Gang, I could really use a hand here!
I've got some seriously creaking spokes. A bag slipped off my
shoulder today and jammed in my front wheel. Right after...
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Opening combination bike locks by
Lewis Campbell
I found 5 combination locks on my workbench yesterday for which I do not
have the combination.
It seems that I once opened a lock like this by 'fiddling' with...
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Sources for quill stems? by
Patrick W.
The post below on quill vs. new-fangled stems struck a nerve! I'm looking
for a quill stem for a new bike I'm building, but having trouble. Do TTT and
Deda...
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campag shimano? by
lron
im planning on building a training bike for this winter, as im
freerider. however the world of road bikes is as fraught with technica
complications as the MTB...
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chains and derraileurs by
Callistus Valerius
Can you use a 9 speed chain on Sora derrailleurs (8 speed cassette)? Or,
use an 8 speed chain with 105 derrailleurs (also an 8 speed cassette)?
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8 of 9 on 7 conversion by
peter z
Hello,
I'm considering upgrading my older Shimano 600 7sp to 8 using the conversion
described on Sheldon Brown's web...
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Any good bicycle magazines ? by
Evan Evans
I found myself at the local book store passing time before an
appointment. The only bike related mag.on the shelf was Mountainbike
action. What a piece of...
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NiteRider stem/headtube light mount?? by
Bill
I have a cross bike with inline brake levers. I'm looking for a solution for
mounting a NiteRider headlight. The normal bar mounting location near the
stem is...
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September 25th 04 10:50 PM
by ed
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Accident by
Arthur Harris
"Retro Bob" wrote:
I was out for a morning ride. Minivan started to turn right in
front of me into a small parking lot driveway.
I ended up with...
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Frame suitable for fixed wheel bike? by
Sheldon Brown
Peter S wrote:
I've been looking for a cheap frame suitable to build up into a fixed w=
heel
bike. I've been given an old Kojima Condor with downtube...
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September 26th 04 02:21 AM
by Luke
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Shimano Deore ball bearing Help..Please by
Steven
Hello... I have an old Miyata touring bike that I want to bring back into
service. It has a Diore DX grop with cone wheel bearings. The front
bearings felt a...
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Curious Discovery on '93 Basso Gap by
Derek Mark Edding
Hi Folks,
I asked about my '93 Basso Gap frame here a couple of weeks ago because
I'd bent the rear wheel's rim, and was considering a new wheelset.
The bike...
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women's saddles by
qtq
I recently purchased a Terry Liberator Women's saddle, both to try out and
since my old saddle (a Velo women's MTB gel) was having to be swapped
between bikes...
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Shimano Nexus 8, gear ratios? by
Bob Anderson
Does anyone know what the gear ratios are for the Shimano Nexus 8 internal shifter?
crankset has a 44T
Bianchi Milano
Thanks in advance.
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"BitwiseBob" -...
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Dumb questions on triples by
Sheldon Brown
Retro Bob wrote:
OK... thinking of converting one of the old bikes to a triple. This
would be with a vintage square taper axle. But, I've never worked...
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Polar S150 Problem by
Richard Pu
My Polar S150 is supposed to measure speed and distance. It works by
fastening the wrist watch onto the bike mount, such that two points
on back of the wrist...
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September 27th 04 03:52 PM
by Greg
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DIY REAR RACK MOUNT by
g.daniels
DIY Rack Fix and Rack Seat Tube Mount
I built a wooden rack over the standard $11 LBS rack: 8 ½" wide top by
24" long of ½" ply with two bag shaped ply sides...
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