Forum: Techniques
February 15th 19, 04:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,971
Disk brakes might be useful
On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:47:45 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 2/14/2019 4:57 AM, Ned Mantei wrote:
On 14-02-19 05:10, Frank Miles wrote:
My wheels seem to stay true until the sidewalls get...
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Forum: Techniques
February 14th 19, 04:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,971
Disk brakes might be useful
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:42:15 +0000, David Scheidt wrote:
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
:On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 10:34:24 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski
wrote: : On...
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Forum: Techniques
August 16th 18, 04:20 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 165
Views: 5,207
Flat repair
On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:00:22 -0700, sms wrote:
Avoid Mr. Tuffy liners at all costs. If you do use liners, use a thicker
inner tube because the liners tend to cause flats where the two ends
...
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Forum: Techniques
May 3rd 18, 04:30 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 173
Views: 5,466
Dynamo/LED power conditioning
On Thu, 03 May 2018 06:46:07 +0000, Ralph Barone wrote:
bob prohaska wrote:
I finally caved and bought a Shimano dh-3n72 hub for use on my exercise
bike. It works fine,...
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Forum: Techniques
May 3rd 18, 04:36 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 173
Views: 5,466
Dynamo/LED power conditioning
On Thu, 03 May 2018 02:49:21 +0000, bob prohaska wrote:
I finally caved and bought a Shimano dh-3n72 hub for use on my exercise
bike. It works fine, but the LEDs flicker quite noticeably at...
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Forum: Techniques
January 18th 18, 11:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 281
pull tight
On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:22:32 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 1/17/2018 3:17 PM, Frank Miles wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:37:35 +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
If one pulls a wheel axle nut...
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Forum: Techniques
January 17th 18, 08:17 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 281
pull tight
On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:37:35 +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
If one pulls a wheel axle nut too tight, to the
point that something is damaged, what will that
be? The axle, the thread, the frame, the...
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Forum: Techniques
February 9th 17, 08:44 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,191
Bike building
On Thu, 09 Feb 2017 07:45:46 -0800, mariaqadeer4 wrote:
Hi Peers,
I am Maria. I love to cycle and have few bikes. Been thinking about building a bike myself or for my kid.
Any ideas or...
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 17, 07:33 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,196
105-year old sets new record
On Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:54:24 -0800, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
amazing pip pip ! Robert ! you're the top !
3 cheers YA YA YA
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Incredible and inspiring!
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Forum: Techniques
December 16th 16, 08:48 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 392
Views: 10,410
3 feet in 50 years?!?
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:09:22 -0800, cyclintom wrote:
[snip]
The fact IS that there IS NO MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING. But since NO amount of proof will convince someone
....
[snip]
I agree that the...
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Forum: Techniques
December 16th 16, 01:30 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 392
Views: 10,410
3 feet in 50 years?!?
On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:50:29 -0800, cyclintom wrote:
On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 11:15:11 AM UTC-8, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Andre Jute:
We think this is looney tunes. We think, as...
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Forum: Techniques
November 21st 16, 08:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,502
Afib, exercise, and carbo loading
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:12:38 -0500, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per :
people with long term endurance exercise almost never even know how to warm up or cool down
I never...
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Forum: Techniques
July 25th 16, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,109
DANGER - CARBON FIBER FRAMES
On Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:29:45 -0700, SMS wrote:
On 7/22/2016 9:38 AM, wrote:
WARNING! IF YOU OWN A CARBON FIBER BICYCLE THAT IS MORE THAN TWO YEARS OLD - GET RID OF IT...
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Forum: Techniques
March 16th 16, 03:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,418
Seattle's failing bike share system
On Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:29:33 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Seattle's bike share system, unlike most such systems world-wide, is
doing quite poorly. The city recently voted to buy the system to...
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Forum: Techniques
October 12th 15, 08:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,063
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Forum: Techniques
January 16th 15, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 753
Broken Spoke
On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:11:29 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote:
I recently broke one spoke in the rear wheel on my Bangkok bike. 700C,
double wall, 18mm width, pinned joint, 36 spoke wheel, drive...
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Forum: Techniques
November 19th 14, 09:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 77
Views: 4,146
BREAKING NEWS -- BROKEN CRANK
On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:40:23 -0800, jbeattie wrote:
I just broke my probably 8th crank, but who's counting. I was out of the saddle, sprinting full blast up a 100 yard 5% grade in light traffic...
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Forum: Techniques
November 14th 14, 09:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 159
Views: 7,416
Charging 8.4V Li-Ion packs for front lights
On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:10:58 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:
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I'll also mention that there are practically unbreakable axles on
freewheel bikes. Did anyone ever break a Phil Wood...
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Forum: Techniques
October 14th 13, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,116
Finding a loop detector
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:15:03 -0700, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:10:57 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Many traffic lights are triggered by loop detectors in the pavement...
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Forum: Techniques
March 14th 13, 08:31 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 280
Views: 6,607
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Forum: Techniques
January 3rd 13, 09:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 709
Views: 14,578
entry level lights to see by
On Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:17:59 +1100, James wrote:
Yeah, the current regulator is called dynamo inductance. It goes up
linearly with speed. X(w) = wL. You should try modeling a dynamo. I
...
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Forum: Techniques
March 20th 08, 07:16 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 3,603
DynoHubs: What light bulbs/LED emitters?
Just to be clear about these terms...
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, wrote:
[snip]
About the "peak current:" When LED data sheets show a maximum
current, they're referring to DC...
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Forum: Techniques
March 19th 08, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 3,603
DynoHubs: What light bulbs/LED emitters?
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008, SMS wrote:
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Or is there something going on where an unused half of the sine
wave doesn't add significantly to the current drawn from the
...
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Forum: Techniques
February 13th 08, 08:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 17
Views: 653
Light mounting height and apparent intensity
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, wrote:
For me, the optimum height seems to be about 24" to 27" above the
road. That seems to give a nice view of road "relief" or roughness,
yet not be...
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Forum: Techniques
December 3rd 07, 08:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 425
Inadvertent shifting on uphill - why?
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, datakoll wrote:
how old is the Ti deray?
27-28 yo - same age as the bike. It's been serviced (cleaned & lubed)
every few years depending on mileage.
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