Forum: General
January 20th 11, 07:57 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,039
Electric bikes.
dgk wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:10:22 -0800, SMS
wrote:
You really want to avoid an eBike where the battery pack is placed over
the rear...
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Forum: General
January 20th 11, 07:48 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,039
Electric bikes.
Fred wrote:
Thanks. So what are the pros/cons other comments re front drive vs rear hub
drive? I occasionally do long tours -around say 100-150 plus km (60 - 100
...
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Forum: Techniques
July 4th 10, 07:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 141
Views: 4,842
pedal question
thirty-six wrote:
On 4 July, 06:18, Bill Bushnell wrote:
The tube I was using was slightly oversized for the tire. ?Tube size was 1.75-2". ?
Tire...
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Forum: Techniques
July 4th 10, 07:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 141
Views: 4,842
pedal question
wrote:
A quick look at your bike failures site didn't turn up the small
puncture that you're talking about--any chance of a photo link?
Carl:
Unfortunately, I did not have...
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Forum: Techniques
July 4th 10, 06:18 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 141
Views: 4,842
pedal question
Jobst Brandt wrote:
Bill Bushnell wrote:
I didn't hear a pop, but when I inspected the tube, I discovered a
small tear (1mm long) that looks like it could have been...
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Forum: Techniques
July 3rd 10, 07:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 141
Views: 4,842
pedal question
Jobst Brandt wrote:
Trevor Jeffry wrote:
'Black' raises a good question. My intuition is that plain or
anodized rims might cool better than painted but I don't...
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Forum: Techniques
November 30th 09, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 652
Front derailer recommendation sought
N8N wrote:
On Nov 30, 2:27?pm, Bill Bushnell wrote:
I'm assembling a triple chainring crank and planning to use something in the range
of the...
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Forum: Techniques
November 30th 09, 08:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 652
Front derailer recommendation sought
I'm assembling a triple chainring crank and planning to use something in the range
of the following for the ring sizes:
large: 50-54 teeth
middle: 40-44 teeth
small: 24-28 teeth
None of the...
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Forum: Rides
November 18th 09, 04:50 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,747
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Forum: Techniques
September 8th 09, 11:00 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,472
Keep Breaking Shifter Cables - Why?
Bill Sornson wrote:
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
{snip}
One of the variables we've recently found responsible for shortening
cable life is the use of drink mixes in the...
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Forum: General
August 22nd 09, 05:50 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 125
Views: 4,179
Biking & bike care in winter?
In rec.bicycles.tech Bill Baka wrote:
Bill Bushnell wrote:
I think we are about ten miles out of sync. I took two cars to the top
of the trail past where the wrecks were...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
August 22nd 09, 05:50 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 24
Views: 919
Biking & bike care in winter?
In rec.bicycles.tech Bill Baka wrote:
Bill Bushnell wrote:
I think we are about ten miles out of sync. I took two cars to the top
of the trail past where the wrecks were...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
August 22nd 09, 05:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 24
Views: 919
Biking & bike care in winter?
In rec.bicycles.misc Jobst Brandt wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Another place there were about 5 cars in 1963 was at the end of a
road in Stevens creek reservoir area past a...
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Forum: General
August 22nd 09, 05:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 125
Views: 4,179
Biking & bike care in winter?
In rec.bicycles.misc Jobst Brandt wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Another place there were about 5 cars in 1963 was at the end of a
road in Stevens creek reservoir area past a...
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Forum: Techniques
August 20th 09, 07:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
someone wrote:
It's not possible. But you've got me thinking on this on
different ways of connecting the bearing to the lightweight peripheral
rim. Ezekiel's...
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Forum: Techniques
August 20th 09, 04:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
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Forum: Techniques
August 19th 09, 09:57 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
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Forum: Techniques
August 19th 09, 04:38 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
Ben C wrote:
On 2009-08-18, Bill Bushnell wrote:
[...]
Is there a sweet spot of spoke tension between the "over-tensioned" final
state of my wheel...
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Forum: Techniques
August 19th 09, 04:25 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
AMuzi wrote:
someone wrote:
When well built, there are a range of spoke tension that is available
which allows tayloring of a wheels radial...
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Forum: Techniques
August 18th 09, 07:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
jim beam wrote:
if they're doing that, they're too loose. get the spoke tension spec
from the rim manufacturer and use that.
Although this information might be useful, I've...
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Forum: Techniques
August 18th 09, 07:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
someone wrote:
When well built, there are a range of spoke tension that is available
which allows tayloring of a wheels radial stiffness to suit the rider,
frame and...
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Forum: Techniques
August 18th 09, 06:00 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
someone wrote:
On 18 Aug, 01:02, jim beam wrote:
Bill Bushnell wrote:
I just discovered that most of the drive-side spoke holes of one of my...
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Forum: Techniques
August 16th 09, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 3,208
Rim cracks around the spoke holes
I just discovered that most of the drive-side spoke holes of one of my rims
are showing radial cracks.
See: http://tinyurl.com/l8hh5v, and the next five photos in the album.
I have ridden this rim...
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Forum: General
July 11th 09, 06:09 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 83
Views: 1,986
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Forum: General
July 9th 09, 06:26 AM Posted to ba.bicycles,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 83
Views: 1,986
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