Forum: Techniques
November 25th 13, 05:37 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Forum: Techniques
September 28th 11, 07:36 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Forum: Techniques
June 23rd 10, 06:54 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Racing
June 23rd 10, 06:54 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Techniques
June 2nd 10, 07:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 1
Views: 325
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:03 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Techniques
September 9th 09, 09:40 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
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Pringled rim - is this beyond repair?
Jobst Brandt in his marvellous tome, "The Bicycle Wheel" ISBN
0-99607236-6-8, refers to this as soft wheel failure.
He says
"To repair such a bent or collapsed wheel first loosen all nipples
about...
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Forum: Rides
September 2nd 09, 05:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,537
Touring on bike paths?
I've done it in Germany where there are numerous such paths, called
Radwegs. It is a bit slower because of the extra navigation involved.
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Forum: UK
August 17th 09, 08:32 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 62
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Compassion plea after cycle death
About 40 years ago there was a very effective Ad on Irish TV. In it,
Rosemary Smith who was a brilliant Irish Rally driver who won the
Monte Carlo rally said simple.
"If you can't see, stop the...
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Forum: Techniques
August 11th 09, 08:06 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
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Downshifting problem; whose?
There's a trick to adjusting front derailleurs which I discovered
years ago. Maybe it's widely known, but I thought of it myself.
Overadjust the derailleur so that it throws the chain too far...
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Forum: UK
May 23rd 09, 07:47 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,130
Cro-Mo Frames
Some truths.
Steel does rust but good steel tubing does not rust to a serious
level.
The "comfort" level spoken of by some cycling journalists with regard
to certain types of tubing is just rubbish....
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Forum: Techniques
February 9th 09, 08:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
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I hear it's cold and snowy elsewhere
A bit of a coincidence.
I got a Bennett's fracture, a tiny one, on Jan 2nd. Thumb caught in
something on simple fall from bike. Getting your thumb wrenched back
causes this painful fracture.
Took 10...
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Forum: Techniques
December 15th 08, 07:19 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 656
Rain Gaiters?
On Dec 13, 11:44*am, Andy M-S wrote:
On Dec 10, 8:17*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Anybody know of something that can be put on without taking...
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Forum: Rides
October 22nd 08, 06:44 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,263
handlebar bag .. ?? Recommend, and a question
Arkel not a good idea.
Not waterproof.
You need a waterproof bag.
I have an Agu (not waterproof) camera handlebar bag which I use for
cameras, an old large Ortlieb in a size which is no longer...
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Forum: Techniques
October 3rd 08, 07:13 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 1
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Cateye Triple Shot battery charging problem.
This is my third winter using this lighting system for night training
on quiet roads.
I cannot cycle during the week at daytime due to the demands of my job
(I intend to retire within a year).
After...
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Forum: Techniques
September 27th 08, 09:50 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,394
Gaping hole in tire
Glue canvas on the inside with puncture solution. As long as it's not
on the contact part of the tyre, this will nearly always last the life
of the tyre. If the cut is big, you can sew the cut first...
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Forum: Rides
August 4th 08, 08:35 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 3
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Bike Bags Shipping
Don't use bags.
I've been easily on 100 flights with my bikes and I've not had a bike
broken. A bike which looks like a bike is by and large treated better
than one in a bag or a box. In those cases...
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Forum: Techniques
July 4th 08, 07:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 473
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Forum: Techniques
July 1st 08, 10:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 473
Sticking Front Changer. How I solved it.
This may be helpful to someone who doesn't know this trick.
Front triple changer sticking. Had to kick into smallest ring.
Couldn't see what was causing it to stick. Not cable. Brushed with
diesel....
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Forum: Techniques
May 23rd 08, 07:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 800
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Forum: Techniques
May 12th 08, 06:51 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 19
Views: 478
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Forum: Techniques
April 21st 08, 08:35 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 0
Views: 284
Raceface external bearings.
Had a pair fail in first month on bike tour. French bike mechanic,
himself a racer, said they're very problematical. The chainsets are
fine, but he had 2 sets of bearings fail on himself before he...
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Forum: Techniques
April 1st 08, 06:57 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 1,304
Hard braking down hill blowouts
I've had about 3 such blowoffs. One in Gran Canaria, one on the
descent from Neuschwannstein Castle in Germany and one somewhere in
Ireland. Can't remember where.
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Forum: Rides
February 27th 08, 07:24 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 1
Views: 663
new blog post on pedaling technique
I used to read all that kind of stuff years ago.
It's really nonsense. Just pedal. If you look at various cyclists
there's just a variety of styles. That's it.
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Forum: Rides
February 18th 08, 07:55 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Replies: 1
Views: 436
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