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Forum: Techniques May 28th 21, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 14
Views: 1,079
Posted By Steve Weeks
New crank design

On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 5:54:44 PM UTC-5, wrote:
https://3dprinterly.com/are-3d-printed-parts-strong/
Thanks for the interesting article. I had my broken ankle screwed back...
Forum: Techniques May 16th 21, 04:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 34
Views: 1,383
Posted By Steve Weeks
Titanium Bikes

On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 9:08:51 AM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote:

How does the current Airborne fit into all of this? https://airbornebicycles.com/ It's all BMX and MTB, and in fact, I bought my son an...
Forum: Techniques May 16th 21, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 34
Views: 1,383
Posted By Steve Weeks
Titanium Bikes

On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 9:30:34 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Remember, we had this conversation before. If a Ti frame doesn't fail immediately it doesn't fail.
I'm not sure this is...
Forum: Techniques May 16th 21, 02:03 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 34
Views: 1,383
Posted By Steve Weeks
Titanium Bikes

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 7:45:40 PM UTC-5, Steve Weeks wrote:

IIRC, Airborne morphed into "Flyte", and then "Van Nicholas" (https://www..vannicholas.com/)
More on the Airborne=Flyte=Van...
Forum: Techniques May 16th 21, 01:45 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 34
Views: 1,383
Posted By Steve Weeks
Titanium Bikes

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 5:42:18 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 3:20:09 PM UTC-7, Tom Kunich wrote:
What does anyone know about Airborne bikes? I was...
Forum: Techniques May 16th 21, 01:38 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 34
Views: 1,383
Posted By Steve Weeks
Titanium Bikes

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 5:42:18 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 3:20:09 PM UTC-7, Tom Kunich wrote:
What does anyone know about Airborne bikes? I was...
Forum: Techniques May 10th 21, 12:11 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 84
Views: 3,784
Posted By Steve Weeks
Mini Pump

On Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 8:03:07 PM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
This:
Similar features on the somewhat larger Topeak Road Morph
which has a foot peg & flip out T-handle for operation as
painless as...
Forum: Techniques May 8th 21, 06:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By Steve Weeks
Nexus 8 hub durability

On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 9:57:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:

"What to Consider When Lubricants Mix"
https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/29983/when-lubricants-mix
"When...
Forum: Techniques May 3rd 21, 05:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By Steve Weeks
Nexus 8 hub durability

On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 12:05:50 AM UTC-5, bob prohaska wrote:

The total mileage can't be very high. It's been ridden maybe
5-10 miles per week for about 14 years.
I'd be more concerned...
Forum: Techniques May 2nd 21, 03:47 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By Steve Weeks
Nexus 8 hub durability

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:29:58 PM UTC-5, News 2021 wrote:

Err, no experience with that hub, but I've always paused and given a slight
back pedal when changing gears on any hubs I've...
Forum: Techniques May 2nd 21, 03:43 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By Steve Weeks
Nexus 8 hub durability

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 1:38:27 PM UTC-5, bob prohaska wrote:
Does anyone on this list have experience with Shimano Nexus-8 red band
hubs?

It gives the impression the hub is fragile in...
Forum: Techniques April 26th 21, 10:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 183
Views: 4,491
Posted By Steve Weeks
I am that out of date

On Monday, April 26, 2021 at 2:30:35 PM UTC-5, Ralph Barone wrote:

Was that Asimov or Arthur C Clark?
My bad... it was Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable...
Forum: Techniques April 26th 21, 03:26 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 183
Views: 4,491
Posted By Steve Weeks
I am that out of date

On Monday, April 26, 2021 at 12:12:29 AM UTC-5, John B. wrote:

To many any sort of mechanical work is akin to magic :-)

HT for the Isaac Azimov reference! :-)
Forum: Techniques April 15th 21, 01:18 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 28
Views: 1,359
Posted By Steve Weeks
Nibali bike crash

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:11:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:

This is suppose to be a cycling technology newsgroup. Should you be
getting the latest technology such as titanium...
Forum: Techniques April 3rd 21, 07:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 282
Views: 5,684
Posted By Steve Weeks
Eyc headlight problem

On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 12:36:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:

Uh, have you ever looked at the output of a bicycle dynamo on a scope?
They are alternators. I do recall a couple...
Forum: Techniques March 21st 21, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 23
Views: 1,113
Posted By Steve Weeks
Watching out for cyclists

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 10:04:51 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 18:38:35 -0700 (PDT), Steve Weeks
I believe the fine for opening a door into traffic is $1,000,...
Forum: Techniques March 21st 21, 02:38 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 23
Views: 1,113
Posted By Steve Weeks
Watching out for cyclists

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 2:35:31 PM UTC-5, wrote:

In Illinois, the responsibility lies with the person opening the door into traffic to be sure the coast is...
Forum: Techniques March 20th 21, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 23
Views: 1,113
Posted By Steve Weeks
Watching out for cyclists

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:01:54 PM UTC-5, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Gee, I thought that drivers were supposed to watch out for bicyclists.
There's an effort to promote the "Dutch Reach"...
Forum: Techniques March 20th 21, 04:01 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 23
Views: 1,113
Posted By Steve Weeks
Watching out for cyclists

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:41:55 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Take the lane.
This ^^ works well most of the time. I like to keep my eye on my rear-view mirror though. :-)
Forum: Techniques March 5th 21, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 49
Views: 1,260
Posted By Steve Weeks
Rim failure

On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 3:10:17 PM UTC-6, wrote:

Thanks. You're correct. I forgot about the concave wear pattern,
even though it was mentioned in the previous thread...
Forum: Techniques March 4th 21, 02:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 49
Views: 1,260
Posted By Steve Weeks
Rim failure

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 1:46:53 PM UTC-6, AK wrote:

Is there a way to foresee rim failure?

Thanks,
Andy
Apart from measuring the rim thickness, in my experience the rim will...
Forum: Techniques March 1st 21, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 579
Posted By Steve Weeks
Blowout on rear tire

On Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 9:54:35 PM UTC-6, Frank Krygowski wrote:

Sounds like yet another good reason to run fenders and a front mudflap!
- Frank Krygowski
I've always had fenders, and I...
Forum: Techniques March 1st 21, 01:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 24
Views: 579
Posted By Steve Weeks
Blowout on rear tire

On Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 10:13:03 AM UTC-6, AMuzi wrote:

It's not mileage so much as braking frequency and filth.
Daily year-round commuting just grinds up pads and rims
whereas a...
Forum: Techniques February 17th 21, 11:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 22
Views: 530
Posted By Steve Weeks
We're Melting!

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 4:11:48 PM UTC-6, AMuzi wrote:

You're way ahead of Chicago where major arterials are plowed
in the traffic lanes only, other streets have a clear center
...
Forum: Techniques January 26th 21, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Replies: 76
Views: 1,165
Posted By Steve Weeks
YouTube - We Still Don’t Know How Bicycles Work

Steve, did you notice the part that said, "This calculator is designed to give the approximate circumference of any ellipse."? There is no formula for finding the circumference of an oval....
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