Forum: Techniques
October 21st 19, 04:50 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 183
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Where "Safety Inflation" leads
Frank:
Did you cite upstream any studies on whether construction sites have reached or surpassed full-saturation ‘gilet jaunes’... with respect to safety, due to lost conspicuity - not worker...
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Forum: Techniques
September 12th 19, 08:30 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 54
Views: 1,933
Does anything dissolve paint thinner
I recall from this forum 10-15 ago that it wasn’t hard to demonstrate that the important dirt about chains is inside not on the chains; and the bad news is that it was difficult or futile to rinse...
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Forum: Techniques
September 12th 19, 07:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,413
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Forum: Techniques
August 16th 19, 10:53 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Views: 737
Power
A Garmin watch offers auto-pause as an option. Calculation of rates and ratios will vary with use of the option.
Is auto-detection of pauses accurate? I doubt it as true as detection built into...
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Forum: Techniques
August 16th 19, 10:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,145
Is Shimano chain quality dropping?
I should have written ‘don’t vary much in weight per link. A chain that seems heavier likely has more links out of the box than the one it replaces.’
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Forum: Techniques
August 16th 19, 08:56 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,145
Is Shimano chain quality dropping?
Tom Kunich
Chains just don’t vary much in weight.
They do vary in length before trimming.
You DO trim your chain of excess links, don’t you?
Harry Travis
PDX, OR USA
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Forum: Techniques
August 2nd 19, 01:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Views: 465
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Forum: Techniques
July 31st 19, 05:40 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 437
not tubular yet maybe strong
So, this is some application from the 4 (?) families of high strength cordage that in the sailing business always is touted as 7 or more times the strength of SS by weight.
Kevlar, Nomex,...
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Forum: Techniques
July 23rd 19, 05:31 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,347
can['t wear the chain out
Chain wear:
OP didn’t say what care he took to maintain the chain. I’d like to think that staying out of grit and (somewhat time consuming) maintenance and lubrication could double of...
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 19, 09:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 623
Le Tour and Comments
‘One sneeze and you lose more time that a 15 lb bike would save you on a 16 lb bike. ‘
Yeah, ask Froome about the cost of clearing his nose, anticipating and obviating a sneeze.
“"It sounds...
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 19, 04:57 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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15mm axles on White Ind. rear road hubs
What are these about? I’ve been offered a wheel set with these hubs..
I appreciate claims for ‘boost’, stronger axles and better fastening for down hill bikes. But, there are frames for them.
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Forum: Techniques
May 5th 19, 07:46 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 460
Views: 10,162
IQ-X vs Edelux II
Why the generalized skepticism about flags? The ones I see are flying above recumbents.
Fair enough to challenge that because I notice the flag before I notice the low-slung recumbent that I would...
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Forum: Techniques
April 19th 19, 10:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 460
Views: 10,162
IQ-X vs Edelux II
No, motorcycles, scooters, ebikes, bikes, pedestrians and trikes all have in common small apparent object sizes compared to automobiles and trucks.
I’m not current on effective conspicuity...
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Forum: Techniques
April 17th 19, 08:45 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 460
Views: 10,162
IQ-X vs Edelux II
MOTORcyclists, what with their greater industrial and social organization have been seriously interested parties, willing to promote research on effectiveness.
And, they are concerned with...
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Forum: Techniques
April 16th 19, 10:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 460
Views: 10,162
IQ-X vs Edelux II
On DRL’s for cyclists:
The research showing benefit for MOTORcyclists was completed 40 years ago and published in highway safety journals.
Harry Travis
PDX. OR,
USA
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Forum: Techniques
April 28th 18, 08:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
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Chains
OP has asked reasonable question about chain differences. ‘Data’ could include playing, corrosion resistance, tolerances, expected durability, weight, etc.
Lighter weight, for cyclists, would be...
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Forum: Techniques
September 30th 12, 07:02 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 536
Helmets and public bike-sharing success
From the NYTimes:
For embedded references:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/sunday-review/to-encourage-biking-cities-forget-about-helmets.html?pagewanted=2&hp&pagewanted=all
text...
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 11, 01:24 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,837
Jewish Cassette?
On Jun 22, 8:02*pm, Tºm Shermªn °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
See
http://www.bikebiz.com//news/read/kcnc-announces-full-titanium-ten-sp...,
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Forum: Techniques
May 7th 11, 07:35 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Forum: Techniques
May 7th 11, 04:07 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 3
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Crown race fit for Tange RDC-TRD cart. headset
New Tange-Seiki RDC-TRD 30.2 25.4 cartridge bearing headset for
threaded fork.
Before installing the crown race I tried to see that the bevel of the
crown race -- it is really a support for the...
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Forum: Techniques
March 31st 11, 06:38 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 207
Views: 7,515
TRY THIS CHAIN LUBE
On Mar 30, 2:17*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:27:49 -0700 (PDT), Ron Ruff
wrote:
Do the plastic on-the-bike chain cleaners work any...
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Forum: Techniques
March 30th 11, 03:29 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 207
Views: 7,515
TRY THIS CHAIN LUBE
On Mar 29, 4:19*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Dan O wrote:
On Mar 28, 12:15 pm, "
wrote:
On Mar 28, 1:47 pm, "Barry"...
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Forum: Techniques
March 20th 11, 05:15 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 487
seeking spokes for Mavic Crossmax SX
On Mar 17, 12:01*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Hokie Dave Abraham wrote:
rr wheel, (2) for each side
where to get?
thanks..
Highly proprietary and they are sold in...
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Forum: Techniques
March 4th 11, 01:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,723
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Forum: Techniques
March 4th 11, 12:25 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 586
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