Forum: General
May 28th 08, 04:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Touring advice, one bike or two?
Ok, the picture is getting much clearer now.
I visited Urbane and they have a Jamis set up for touring. Low-end
grouppo, but pretty much everything I'm looking for -- drop handles
with STI, standard...
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Forum: General
May 27th 08, 04:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Touring advice, one bike or two?
On May 25, 8:55*pm, landotter wrote:
Strong as a non-breakaway bike, just a few ounces heavier. Super neat
engineering.
Done, I'm going for it. I'm going to start checking...
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Forum: General
May 27th 08, 04:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Touring advice, one bike or two?
On May 25, 9:22*pm, Hank wrote:
I hope that made any sense at all.
Yes, it's great! A couple of smaller questions then, if I may...
On my road bike I stay in the 53 ring at...
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Forum: General
May 26th 08, 01:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Touring advice, one bike or two?
Wow, thanks everyone! This is great advice, it really opened my eyes
to a totally different direction.
Those "breakable" bikes are extremely interesting, does anyone know of
any downsides? Are they...
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Forum: General
May 21st 08, 09:29 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Touring advice, one bike or two?
On May 21, 10:57*am, landotter wrote:
I'd pretty much compare that to a Surly Crosser to be fair. Good price
for a light Tange frame for sure. The stays are 35mm shorter...
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Forum: General
May 20th 08, 05:08 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Touring advice, one bike or two?
I'm mostly a Toronto-local road rider; I prefer longer 150+ km rides
but mostly end up doing 50k-ish rides after work. I also go on the
occasional tour; I've done the Icefields in AB (highly...
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 08, 10:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 7
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Seat-post carriers?
On Apr 7, 4:32*pm, Brian Huntley wrote:
The Tubus "Fly" rack is designed for road bikes -it connects to the
brake bridge. It's a bit pricy.
Thanks for the tip! I'm...
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 08, 08:14 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Clothing/shorts for touring bike ride?
On Apr 7, 1:19*pm, wrote:
I def need dedicated cycle shorts rather than wearing
long jeans wit no padding.
Oh yeah!
touring..... do you guys prefer TIGHT padded touring...
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 08, 08:09 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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WIDE mtb shoes?
On Apr 7, 2:40*pm, Woland99 wrote:
I use mtb shoes and pedals on my road bike - Shimano M-31. They work
OK for shorter rides ( 20 miles) but after that I start getting...
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 08, 08:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 415
Seat-post carriers?
I do almost all of my riding in and around Toronto, so I bought myself
a road bike to do it. I do get out of town to tour, however, and I'd
really like to stay on the same bike -- I have access to a...
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