Forum: Techniques
November 3rd 20, 01:18 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 20
Views: 844
Cable ends
I like to use MardiGras beads. Festive touch, full of flavor, keeps the wires together and removable. Simply heat the cable end till it turns red, then push the plastic bead over the end. The hot...
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Forum: Techniques
December 3rd 17, 05:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 444
FOLDING BIKE
On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 10:30:49 PM UTC-5, wrote:
NYT'S TRAVEL section gift list
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/gifts/holiday-gift-guide/best-folding-bike
Only...
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Forum: Techniques
August 27th 17, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 429
broke brake boss stem
Part 1. I inherited a Bike Friday NWT, with a bent brake sten (6 mm threading), and broke it off while trying to straighten it. This looks to be welded in place, rather than screwed in place. Do I...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 16, 03:20 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 778
atypical stuck seat post: Andrew Muzi help!
A friend's inherited bike (Specialized Sequoia) has a stuck seat post. (Steel bike, aluminum seat post). Currently, the seat height is too short for him. With the seat post clamp undone, I can rotate...
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Forum: Techniques
January 23rd 16, 06:51 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,179
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 15, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 17
Views: 857
Images of Jobst's life
On Monday, June 22, 2015 at 8:10:31 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JcMCOZs_FbDK5nyxh5cFV0hozcZMjwujpHmeIRyJaWU/edit#slide=id.p
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Andrew Muzi
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Forum: Techniques
April 1st 15, 11:52 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 56
Views: 1,698
Physics for marketing professionals
Hooray! Now I can upgrade to low spoke count boutique wheels, and ditch the 36-spoke hand built wheels I've been riding for a couple decades, without a problem.
Best, Larry
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Forum: Techniques
September 1st 14, 05:36 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Forum: Techniques
April 25th 14, 11:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 820
Presta valve separation?
I patch butyl inner tubes when they need it; sometimes over and over. I buy Rima patches in bulk. Catastrophic failure of inner tubes is more common than it use to be -- via separation of the presta...
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Forum: Techniques
November 30th 13, 05:39 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,175
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Forum: Techniques
November 24th 13, 01:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,175
Folding bicycle pedals. Review and questions.
Does anyone know of a better folding pedal design? Something with an
exposed locking mechanism, that doesn't collect dirt and is somewhat
self cleaning.
I'm pleasantly surprised...
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Forum: Techniques
November 21st 13, 05:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,135
Folding Bikes
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:20:30 AM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
A good friend who lives on a 35 ft. catamaran is asking about a new
bicycle. He currently has a mountain bike of some sort and...
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Forum: Techniques
October 27th 13, 04:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 126
Views: 3,554
Spontaneous Spoke Failure
On Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:56:20 PM UTC-4, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
So I'm moving our bikes from the garage to a new covered storage area I
built next to our house, and I notice that my...
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Forum: Techniques
August 13th 13, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 82
Views: 2,002
speaking of Jobst
I too wish all and only good things for Jobst. He set me straight more than once, all for the best.
Larry
Monday, August 12, 2013 10:06:04 PM UTC-4, Dan wrote:
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Forum: Techniques
July 21st 13, 04:59 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,225
Helmet usage, if you wear one
Here's a good helmet to leave on, when you're off the bike on a hot day: beat the heat with a refrigerated helmet ......
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Forum: Techniques
July 20th 13, 11:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 39
Views: 663
toes go numb while riding
My $0.02, Try largish flat pedals, such as BMX, and sandals. THe more support in the pedal, and the less restriction to the toes, the better. If that works, you can become a shoe-bee (sandals with...
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Forum: Techniques
July 16th 13, 03:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,161
where do taxes go?
On Friday, July 12, 2013 1:00:50 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
If that quarter million dollars accomplishes anything useful
Money, as you know, is like water. So, it festers and tuns bad when stagnant....
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Forum: Techniques
June 2nd 13, 02:14 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 507
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Forum: Techniques
April 26th 13, 11:39 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,035
Where is that helmet?
Probably it is this one, researched at MIT.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100708230258/http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/
Best
Larry
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Forum: Techniques
February 23rd 13, 08:45 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,319
air hose repair
Alternatively, you could have made your own *Wire Clamp Tool* http://tinyurl.com/arbapnh , or even purchased one http://tinyurl.com/bhmtzce and clamped the hose like this, ...
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Forum: Techniques
February 13th 13, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 6
Views: 441
TUBE PATCH GLUE
On Friday, February 8, 2013 7:53:04 PM UTC-5, datakoll wrote:
something about expensive tire patch glue.
This quart of rubber cement should help for a while. No need to improve on...
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Forum: Techniques
November 9th 12, 01:32 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 245
CAUTION DO NOT WEAR HELMET
Dude, this new helmet from MIT might change your mind
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/11/mit-media-lab-bike-helmet/
Best,
Larry
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Forum: Techniques
October 27th 12, 06:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,084
helmet
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:05:01 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
If anyone here has an argument which we didn't thoroughly
beat to death in 1998, please start a new helmet thread and
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Forum: Marketplace
October 19th 12, 01:47 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.marketplace
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,344
raleigh twenty shopper
On Monday, October 1, 2012 8:31:11 PM UTC-4, wrote:
What's an all original Raliegh Twenty Shopper worth? Front and rear
frame racks, lights and generator - very good to...
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Forum: Techniques
October 10th 12, 11:28 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,177
GPS for Android
On Monday, October 1, 2012 6:32:44 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
I'm trying to find a GPS application for Android that will use stored
maps and display the position and possibly the route taken.
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