Forum: Techniques
November 8th 09, 11:41 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On Nov 6, 8:28*am, Hank wrote:
How about you use a proper french BB, now that they're available:
http://www.velo-orange.com/grcrufrthbob.html-Hide quoted text -
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Forum: Techniques
November 8th 09, 11:40 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On Nov 6, 3:49*am, thirty-six wrote:
Cut the thread off your cartridge unit to length to match your bottom
bracket shell. *Use a file. *Scrape the threads in the shell...
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Forum: Techniques
November 8th 09, 11:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
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Forum: Techniques
November 6th 09, 07:52 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On Nov 5, 7:05*pm, 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 6th 09, 04:25 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
On Nov 5, 7:07*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
I personally don't - but a Dremel may take a while, do you have a friend
with a die grinder?
I have an air powered one, 100 miles...
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Forum: Techniques
November 6th 09, 04:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,450
Downtube interference with cartridge BB
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
the cartridge cannot be installed.
Does anybody see any...
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Forum: Techniques
October 23rd 09, 01:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,240
Largest Tire Size on 2005 Trek 520??
See if the LBS will let ya put them on just to see(not ride them).
Pictures worth lotz of words.
Yeah, the LBS said that I could do that, but I'd rather avoid the work
if possible. :-)
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Forum: Techniques
October 23rd 09, 01:04 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,240
Largest Tire Size on 2005 Trek 520??
On Oct 22, 3:40*pm, landotter wrote:
On Oct 22, 5:27*pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
The Bontrager racelight hardcase tires that I have on my Trek 520 have
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Forum: Techniques
October 22nd 09, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,240
Largest Tire Size on 2005 Trek 520??
The Bontrager racelight hardcase tires that I have on my Trek 520 have
gone 5300+ miles and after my last loaded tour are missing some fairly
large chunks of rubber. (BTW, they did almost all of...
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Forum: Techniques
July 14th 09, 07:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 78
Views: 1,812
Botranger Maverick Rim cracked?!?
While cleaning the rear wheel on my 2006 Trek 520 today I noticed a
number of 1 to 1.5 cm long cracks that are bisected by the spoke holes
and run parallel to the edges of the rim... about half of...
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Forum: General
April 7th 09, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,332
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Forum: General
March 15th 09, 07:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 9
Views: 607
Intriguing road find
As we all know, cyclists tend to find a lot of stuff along the road
while riding. I just had my all time most interesting road find
yesterday.
While riding home on my usual route, about five miles...
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Forum: Techniques
March 1st 09, 07:20 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 366
Chainring alloy
Which alloy is better for chainrings, 2014 or 7075? I'm not as
interested in weight or shifting performance as I am in durability.
Thanks!
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Forum: Techniques
December 10th 08, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,046
"Professional" fit pet-peeve
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
For once, a non-rhetorical question: if you were designing a bike fit
system, what would you use as the reference point?
My guess is BB spindle,
I've always...
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Forum: Techniques
November 21st 08, 06:56 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 920
wind pants for tall riders?
Dave wrote:
Any of you tall guys have a recommendation for wind pants? My current
pair leaves a gap between the top of my booties and the bottom of the
pants; exposed skin can be kinda cold...
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Forum: General
November 19th 08, 03:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 11
Views: 487
Road Hazard! (this one was a first for me)
I was riding to the store the other day during lunchtime and was looking
over my left shoulder to prepare to move over to the left turn lane.
When I looked back the car that'd just passed me had...
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Forum: General
November 17th 08, 08:51 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 6
Views: 655
A visit to my LBS
Luigi de Guzman wrote:
I suppose I could have done it online--but I like my shop better.
They know me there, they know my bikes. And I like having them in
the neighborhood.
I like the...
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Forum: General
November 14th 08, 02:55 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 9
Views: 547
No More Mr. Nice Guy
DennisTheBald wrote:
I used to get as far left as I could so that right turners could
continue to make their right on red...
But a few months ago I had two incidents where a moron with a motor...
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Forum: General
September 23rd 08, 01:11 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,085
iPhone to the rescue!
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
My son & I did a ride around Lake Tahoe yesterday,[...]
[...]So I took out my silly iPhone, brought up the Google Maps[...]
I can't afford an iPhone (or, rather, choose...
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Forum: General
September 23rd 08, 01:02 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,085
iPhone to the rescue!
Tom Keats wrote:
thereby averting the need to seek out a pay phone with
a Yellow Pages dangling on a chain
When's the last time you saw one of those? Payphones are scarce enough
these days,...
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Forum: General
August 27th 08, 09:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,543
incident with bicyclist today
gpsman wrote:
State laws may differ regarding what constitutes a collision that must
be reported, or "hit and run".
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd10c1.htm
Yes, that's true... but...
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Forum: General
August 27th 08, 07:06 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,543
incident with bicyclist today
wrote:
In California, at least, I remember reading in the drivers' manual
that one is supposed to occupy the bike lane before turning right
(which is usually no longer...
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Forum: General
August 23rd 08, 12:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,157
Saying Hi on the Bike Path
Wayne Brown wrote:
I take my cue from the other person. If he doesn't look at me, I respect
his apparent wish for privacy and do nothing. If he looks but in a
blank or abstracted way, I...
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Forum: General
August 22nd 08, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,157
Saying Hi on the Bike Path
Tom Sherman wrote:
I use my "ring-ding-ding-ding" bell a few seconds before I catch up. The
bell is automatically interpreted as "cyclist overtaking" by most
cyclists and many pedestrians....
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Forum: Techniques
August 20th 08, 11:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 194
Views: 2,736
Fork installation - How stupid is this hack?
Bret Wade wrote:
I have a steel Marin cross frame that I'm building up as a commute bike.
I bought an uncut 1" threadless steel fork on eBay only to find that the
steer tube was too short. So...
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