Forum: Techniques
January 15th 11, 04:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 20
Views: 953
Bottom Bracket Protection - string
Tom Sherman wrote:
on the other bearing- once water gets in over the lip or through
the seams then...
drill hole and plug
try Castrol Marine Wheel Bearing Grease-synthetic ?
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Forum: Techniques
January 14th 11, 07:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
someone from the UK wrote:
Actually, my wheels feel awesome and I don't feel any
instability. Good for you. But, since you claim all these magic
advantages to to them, you may be...
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Forum: Techniques
January 14th 11, 06:54 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,231
Inch-pitch is for sissies
John Dacey wrote:
Are you kidding? 150 years ago you could buy real snake oil. Now
you get fake snake oil or snake oil substitute or low cholesterol
snake oil.
Once you could enjoy...
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Forum: Techniques
January 14th 11, 12:57 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,231
Inch-pitch is for sissies
James Steward wrote:
"One inch pitch is still the almost invariable rule, from which
the 1 & 1-4 inch pitch used on the Waltham company's special chain
and sprocket construction forms...
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Forum: Techniques
January 13th 11, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,231
Inch-pitch is for sissies
Carl Fogel wrote:
"One inch pitch is still the almost invariable rule, from which the
1 & 1-4 inch pitch used on the Waltham company's special chain and
sprocket construction forms the most...
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Forum: Techniques
January 11th 11, 02:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Tips on carbon fiber WSD bikes?
From the exchanges that have gone by on tis subject, I suspect that no
measurements or other qualifications exist. In particular, the
acoustic resonance of various bicycle frame tubes may have an...
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Forum: General
January 10th 11, 02:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,529
2010 Road Find Thread
Tom Sherman wrote:
Other than that, I found one really nice set of Vice Grips.
Kinky!
Or did you mean "Vise-Gripâ„¢ [1] locking pliers"?
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Forum: Techniques
January 9th 11, 10:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,490
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Forum: Techniques
January 9th 11, 01:33 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,490
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Forum: Techniques
January 8th 11, 09:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 8th 11, 04:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 8th 11, 01:59 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 7th 11, 08:42 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 7th 11, 07:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
ITM Carbon Fiber Fork?
DR wrote:
I've ridden no-hands uphill with my Cinelli quill stem loose in the
steertube...
Â*Therefore, old safety standards cannot be applied.
You're right. The steerer clamp on a...
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Forum: Techniques
January 7th 11, 06:50 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 11:31 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,603
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 11:09 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
ITM Carbon Fiber Fork?
DR wrote anonymously:
That doesn't look safe to me because it has no redundancy for the
1/4" or #10 screws that retain the stem on the steertube and th
bars on the stem. Â*Such joints on...
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 04:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 661
Recall on 6500 Salsa stems
Gregory Sutter wrote:
Recall on 6500 Salsa stems:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11083.html?CMP=OTC-RECALL4
According to the CPSC, only one stem breakage incident was reported.
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 04:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
Jim Rogers wrote:
It doesn't need to be exceptionally low because the rim distributed
spoke stiffness circumferentially if it isn't terminally radially
flexible, and fails to transfer the...
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 04:07 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
Jim Rogers wrote:
It doesn't need to be exceptionally low because the rim distributed
spoke stiffness circumferentially if it isn't terminally radially
flexible, and fails to transfer...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 11, 09:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
Jim Rogers wrote:
It doesn't need to be exceptionally low because the rim distributed
spoke stiffness circumferentially if it isn't terminally radially
flexible, and fails to transfer the...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 11, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Tips on carbon fiber WSD bikes?
Duane Hébert wrote:
I'm looking to replace my old road bike with a carbon fiber model.
My criteria a women's specific design, comfy for all day
riding, smooth riding, light weight,...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 11, 09:15 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Tips on carbon fiber WSD bikes?
Lou Holtman wrote:
I wouldn't demand that a road bike fit 32s, like mine does, but
if it fits 28s or 25s with fenders, it gives you options for
free. Why not?
There are times of...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 11, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
Jay Beattie wrote:
We need to have a discussion some time about stiff wheels. Â*I'm
having trouble conceptualizing how an adequately tensioned wheel
would not be radially...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 11, 02:52 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 234
Views: 23,106
Stiff Wheels
James Steward wrote:
We need to have a discussion some time about stiff wheels. I'm
having trouble conceptualizing how an adequately tensioned
wheel would not be radially stiff...
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