Forum: Techniques
November 8th 11, 12:00 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 62
Views: 1,756
Belt drive article
On 11/6/2011 1:22 PM, AMuzi wrote:
wrote:
B) I wonder what kind of transmission efficiency a constantly bending
drive belt has, compared to a chain? Cars have power...
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Forum: Techniques
November 6th 11, 04:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 62
Views: 1,756
Belt drive article
On 11/6/2011 1:01 AM, wrote:
B) I wonder what kind of transmission efficiency a constantly bending
drive belt has, compared to a chain? Cars have power to spare to run
...
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Forum: General
June 12th 11, 03:58 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,426
Joys of bike lanes
On 6/10/2011 11:24 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Frank Krygowski:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ
Either that guy is a professional stunt man/acrobat or he's a
wizard with some...
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Forum: Techniques
March 22nd 11, 11:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 768
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Forum: Techniques
March 18th 11, 12:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,470
Motorists love my lights
On 3/17/2011 4:21 PM, Andre Jute wrote:
Motorists don't want to hit bicyclists. Motorists aren't the enemy.
BAD motorists are.
Nothing wrong with your setup, I suppose but I"m one of those...
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Forum: Techniques
March 11th 11, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,388
Merging two topics for efficiency
On 3/10/2011 12:48 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/i-was-a-teenage-cyclist-or-how-anti-bike-lane-arguments-echo-the-tea-party/
Yikes! Tea party is our enemy....
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Forum: Techniques
January 3rd 11, 03:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 121
Views: 5,169
When did tires get so expensive?
On 1/2/2011 7:58 PM, SMS wrote:
I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and
daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar
bills and proceeded...
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Forum: Techniques
January 3rd 11, 03:53 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,061
Voodoo?
On 1/2/2011 5:52 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
I believe there's a person out there poking pins into the rear tire of
a small replica of my bike. I'd appreciate it if they'd stop.
Last year set...
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Forum: Techniques
October 24th 10, 09:56 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,188
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Forum: Techniques
July 1st 10, 02:11 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,653
helmets gone bad
On 6/30/2010 3:52 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
yirgster wrote:
Is there any reason to replace a helmet after X number of years if it
hasn't been subjected to crashes or the like.
I don't see...
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Forum: Techniques
June 19th 10, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/18/2010 7:17 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 18, 8:59 pm, Dan wrote:
As I neared the front of the pack (looking carefully so
as not to get right hooked by...
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Forum: Techniques
June 18th 10, 02:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 135
Views: 3,776
Helmet bounce
On 6/18/2010 3:01 AM, MikeWhy wrote:
To pick up an old conversation, and hopefully bring it to conclusion
without rehash:
...
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Forum: Techniques
June 18th 10, 02:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/17/2010 9:17 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 17, 2:17 am, Dan wrote:
I should add that my answer to people who complain of being slowed by
bicyclists is...
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Forum: Techniques
June 18th 10, 02:47 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/17/2010 9:42 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 17, 11:15 am, wrote:
On 6/16/2010 9:27 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote: On Jun 16, 9:06 am,...
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Forum: Techniques
June 18th 10, 02:42 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/17/2010 7:40 PM, Dan O wrote:
On Jun 17, 8:12 am, wrote:
On 6/16/2010 9:20 AM, Peter Cole wrote:
Confrontational tactics (CM) may or may not...
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Forum: Techniques
June 18th 10, 02:41 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/17/2010 11:49 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Frank Krygowski:
Slowing from 45 to 8 mph is a major change in speed, certainly; but
it's not a major loss in time. In most such situations,...
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Forum: Techniques
June 17th 10, 04:16 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
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Forum: Techniques
June 17th 10, 04:15 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/16/2010 9:27 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Jun 16, 9:06 am, wrote:
It's a real fight here made worse by ad hoc CM
riders who use the law that they...
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Forum: Techniques
June 17th 10, 04:12 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/16/2010 9:20 AM, Peter Cole wrote:
Confrontational tactics (CM) may or may not be helpful, I don't know,
but there's clearly a long history in our democracy of the politics of
...
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Forum: Techniques
June 17th 10, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
On 6/16/2010 8:41 AM, wrote:
So true. It'd be horrible to drive the speed limit or 3 or 4 mph
less, absolutely horrible.
One time I was driving and this guy was...
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Forum: Techniques
June 16th 10, 02:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,497
Once bicycles are outlawed . . .
If those walking bicycles impede traffic, they will be ticketed or an
added rule will outlaw this.
I think this group's members fail to understand how angry cagers are at
being slowed by bicycles....
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Forum: Techniques
May 14th 10, 01:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 478
Makes you think twice about lawyer lips
On 5/13/2010 6:46 PM, wrote:
http://thatwillbuffout.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/129103203066545998.jpg
Thanks! I checked and by gosh, two of my lug nuts were loose.
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 10, 04:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,039
EXACTLY HOW LETHAL IS CYCLING?
On 4/5/2010 5:24 PM, Andre Jute wrote:
5. Per journey, a pedestrian is 3.2 times as likely to be killed as an
automobile traveller, and a cyclist is 2.9 times as likely to be
killed as an...
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Forum: Techniques
January 17th 10, 05:28 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 17
Views: 898
Why not "sand" tar stripes?
Peter Cole wrote:
I agree. I've spun a rear wheel on a climb many times on a wet, shiny
tar stripe, and it's not from my monster legs.
Some lane striping paint is almost as bad, I've...
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Forum: Techniques
October 26th 09, 02:16 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,172
A lovely day to die
Simon Lewis wrote:
What is there to forgive? It was an accident. He didn't see you and you
were not his target.
He ran off the road due to him watching his gauges rather than the road.
He...
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