Forum: Techniques
November 17th 09, 02:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 90
Views: 3,907
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Forum: Techniques
November 7th 09, 02:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,457
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On 2009-11-06, AMuzi wrote:
Do you mean m35 SI Standard Internationale format?
Let's raise a glass to cultural hegemony!
Err... c'est le Système Internationale,...
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Forum: Techniques
November 7th 09, 02:30 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,457
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On 2009-11-06, RonSonic wrote:
Not speaking from much experience, but the Italian BB is also RH threads both
sides and the ones I've seen were simply hogged all the...
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Forum: Techniques
November 7th 09, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,457
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On 2009-11-06, Rex Kerr wrote:
I recently purchased a french BB for my Peugeot and was installing it
when I found that the downtube protrudes into the BB shell such that
...
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Forum: Techniques
November 2nd 09, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,386
Pre-indexing (friction) thumb shifters.
On 2009-11-01, !Jones wrote:
Along with the advent of the "mountain bike" came indexing (SIS, et.
al.) shifters. There was a brief time period in the mid-'80s where
this...
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Forum: General
October 31st 09, 11:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,509
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Forum: Techniques
October 25th 09, 02:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,455
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Forum: Techniques
October 24th 09, 03:31 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,455
Removing latex from tubular rim?
On 2009-10-23, Joseph S wrote:
I just picked up an old used tubular disc wheel, and the previous
users apparently used latex to glue the tire on. There are huge...
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Forum: General
October 24th 09, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 189
Views: 3,599
bikelane flamebait and going right
On 2009-10-23, Peter Cole wrote:
I don't think it's random at all. People know what they like, they don't
like "negotiating" or "being assertive" with motor traffic....
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Forum: Techniques
October 19th 09, 02:35 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 19
Views: 501
and now for something different
On 2009-10-17, wrote:
http://www.anchor-bikes.com/bikes/concept_rnc7.html
http://www.anchor-bikes.com/bikes/10bikes_L/RNC7EP_Sky_L.jpg
I beleive...
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Forum: General
October 19th 09, 02:24 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,076
facing the traffic old laws
On 2009-10-18, Peter Cole wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote:
It does make a difference! Riding facing traffic is a leading cause
of serious car/bike crashes!
I...
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Forum: Techniques
October 13th 09, 01:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 216
Views: 4,605
Good grief!
On 2009-10-12, * Still Just Me * wrote:
However, I don't see them setting any rates. Even if there's a public
payer plan to compete with insurance companies,...
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Forum: Techniques
October 13th 09, 01:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 216
Views: 4,605
Good grief!
On 2009-10-12, * Still Just Me * wrote:
I don't disagree, but I don't see any easy solutions unless you can
get some folks interested in changing the structure...
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Forum: Techniques
October 13th 09, 01:18 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 216
Views: 4,605
Good grief!
On 2009-10-12, RonSonic wrote:
It's predictable in aggregate, but nobody can explain to me what
new system we can have that doesn't force me to pay for the enthusiasm...
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Forum: Techniques
October 10th 09, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 621
fork question
On 2009-10-09, _ wrote:
I have not seen a steerer that had rolled threads. Just went into the box
of bits and looked at 8 steerers, ranging from a...
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Forum: Techniques
October 10th 09, 03:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 621
fork question
On 2009-10-09, Nate Nagel wrote:
this is not immediately pertinent, but I was thinking...
let's say somehow I hork up the fork on my bike. It's an old school 1"
...
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Forum: Techniques
October 9th 09, 02:00 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 216
Views: 4,605
Good grief!
On 2009-10-08, Tim McNamara wrote:
For the past 30 years the rich have gotten dramatically richer and have
congratulated themselves on being the "risk takers" and the...
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Forum: Techniques
October 9th 09, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 216
Views: 4,605
Good grief!
On 2009-10-08, RonSonic wrote:
On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:19:36 -0400, * Still Just Me *
wrote:
On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:38:39 -0400,...
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Forum: Techniques
October 9th 09, 01:46 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,013
Cracking Noise from Headset Area
On 2009-10-08, Cicero Venatio wrote:
cracked the steerer by tightening the stem bolts too much? Does the
average guy really need a plastic steerer?
The average guy...
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Forum: General
October 3rd 09, 01:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.misc,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1
Views: 535
How do you feel about entitled drivers?
On 2009-10-02, Jym Dyer wrote:
If only. In fact, a bloated sense of entitlement is very
much a part of the problem of motorist behavior:
This reminds me of a recent editorial...
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Forum: Techniques
September 29th 09, 04:00 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,609
Fixies?
On 2009-09-28, Nate Nagel wrote:
A single speed may or may not be a fixie. A fixie is a single speed
(unless you have multiple cogs, or a flip flop hub, but you still...
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Forum: Techniques
September 26th 09, 03:25 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,603
bike jacket design considerations
On 2009-09-25, Tom Sherman ?_? wrote:
And at least a partial roll of electrical tape.
What's this? Duct tape's not good enough for you?
Harrumph.
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Forum: Techniques
September 26th 09, 03:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,438
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Forum: General
September 24th 09, 03:25 AM Posted to talk.politics.guns,rec.bicycles.misc,misc.legal
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Replies: 286
Views: 7,233
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Forum: Techniques
September 14th 09, 02:30 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 104
Views: 1,516
The Grant moves on
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:10:22 -0700 (PDT), "P. Chisholm"
wrote:
Nope, gotta be plastic, glue, black, red and white. Gotta be sloping
and oversized and whizbang. And gotta have...
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