Forum: Techniques
August 24th 08, 10:45 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,099
Why no nut on road bike presta valves?
wrote:
Just out of curiousity, why is there no nut on road bike presta
valves, while they're basically standard issue on any presta MTB I
see?
My guesses include:
1)...
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Forum: General
June 16th 08, 01:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130
don't get complacent
Bob wrote:
On Jun 14, 6:11 am, catzz66 wrote:
Bob wrote:
I think one of us is misinterpreting catzz' "riding too close to the
backs of cars". I...
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Forum: General
June 15th 08, 10:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 19
Views: 943
presta valves
Pat wrote:
My pre-ride check consists of me squeezing the tire between thumb and
forefinger....
I do that too. But, I also like to give my wheels a spin and see if they
are...
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Forum: General
June 14th 08, 12:11 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130
don't get complacent
Bob wrote:
I think one of us is misinterpreting catzz' "riding too close to the
backs of cars". I interpreted that to mean that she was too close to
the rear of the *parked* cars when one...
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Forum: General
June 14th 08, 11:53 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,130
don't get complacent
landotter wrote:
On Jun 13, 5:43 pm, catzz66 wrote:
This morning I almost got backed into by a car pulling out of a slot in
a strip center.
Sounds like my kinda...
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Forum: General
June 12th 08, 11:44 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 19
Views: 943
presta valves
mary wrote:
Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more
often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the
tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you...
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Forum: General
June 9th 08, 12:13 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,078
An Incident
On Jun 7, 11:24 pm, "Bill Sornson" wrote:
catzz66 wrote:
On Jun 7, 11:26 am, "Bill Sornson" wrote:
catzz66 wrote:
We don't have bike lanes...
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Forum: General
June 8th 08, 12:37 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,567
too polite automobile drivers.
Bill Sornson wrote:
catzz66 wrote:
bob syr wrote:
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This is becoming a real problem; I suppose I should be thankful that
these folks and making an effort to be polite, but I...
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Forum: General
June 8th 08, 03:44 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,078
An Incident
On Jun 7, 11:26 am, "Bill Sornson" wrote:
catzz66 wrote:
We don't have bike lanes where I live, and I think I am probably a lot
better off without them. I can usually...
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Forum: General
June 7th 08, 11:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,078
An Incident
Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 6, 8:37 pm, Jorg Lueke wrote:
On Jun 6, 5:09 pm, wrote:
You may have been within your rights taking...
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Forum: General
June 7th 08, 11:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,567
too polite automobile drivers.
bob syr wrote:
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This is becoming a real problem; I suppose I should be thankful that
these folks and making an effort to be polite, but I am starting to
dread approaching intersections...
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Forum: Techniques
June 7th 08, 11:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 404
Frame sizes?
"HDGuzzi" wrote in message
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My question however has to do with frame
size. I coudln't...
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Forum: General
June 3rd 08, 11:08 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,386
Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
SMS wrote:
catzz66 wrote:
Bob wrote:
Kudos for solving a problem that few even knew existed but until or
unless you design a practical on-the-bike espresso maker I guess...
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Forum: Techniques
June 1st 08, 10:47 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 6
Views: 366
how are bikes measured?
Ted Bennett wrote:
A more useful measure, used for better bikes and actual bike shops, is
the seat tube length which is measured from the center of the bottom
bracket to the center of...
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Forum: General
May 27th 08, 11:53 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 7
Views: 770
Is New Bike Lust...
wrote:
...inversely or directly correlated to miles ridden?
For me, the more I ride the less apt I am to get The Fever. Others
report the opposite-- more miles = more...
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Forum: General
May 25th 08, 11:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,019
what's the worst riding surface?
Tom Keats wrote:
My vote is for wet shale. I've encountered
strafications of it that are bad enough when
dry, but when moistened, all those leaflets
form a slimy external layer of mud, so...
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Forum: General
May 24th 08, 11:28 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,386
Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
Bob wrote:
Kudos for solving a problem that few even knew existed but until or
unless you design a practical on-the-bike espresso maker I guess I'll
have to avoid bike camping tours.
...
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Forum: General
May 18th 08, 12:15 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Why LBS only carry certain brands?
Ablang wrote:
I am not new to the bicycling scene, but I am new to LBS.
I am looking to buy a hybrid bike. I'm wondering why is it that
certain LBS only carry like 1 or 2 brands and why?
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Forum: Techniques
May 18th 08, 12:09 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 188
Views: 3,241
brake failure
Marian wrote:
What can I do about it?
-M
I would suspect the pads, like Lou said. I am more prone to picking up
foreign matter in my pads when it is wet and I am having to ride through...
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Forum: General
May 16th 08, 11:46 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 91
Views: 2,572
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Forum: General
May 2nd 08, 04:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,167
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Forum: Techniques
April 26th 08, 12:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 349
Why does my CHAIN....
TBerk wrote:
1) Jump off the front gear when I pedal backwards?
2) yank on the rear derailer sometimes making it snap backwards from
time to time?
Thanks in advance,
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Forum: General
March 28th 08, 10:38 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,654
Beeping cars...
Bob wrote:
On Mar 26, 5:34 am, catzz66 wrote:
The thing that keeps me from getting too torqued when beeping happens is
that sometimes (quite a lot,...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
March 27th 08, 10:25 AM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.soc,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 9
Views: 778
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Forum: Social Issues
March 27th 08, 10:25 AM Posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.soc,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,025
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