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Old November 15th 17, 01:15 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
JBeattie
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Default Why do some forks and frames have brake rotor size limits?

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 12:37:35 PM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-11-13 19:02, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 11/13/2017 7:03 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-11-13 15:50, John B. wrote:
Seriously? California cyclists can't fix a flat tire?

Most can but they won't. I'd hoped it had become clear by now that
this is a commonly used excuse, not an admittance of incompetence.


There are many people who can't fix a flat bike tire. It's sad but true,
and it's not going to get any better.

The denizens of this group tend to be people who love bikes and are at
least reasonably competent with tools. But as I've described in the
past, I've done simple bike repairs for otherwise very intelligent
people (including engineering PhDs) who were baffled by the simplest
mechanical things.


A lot of folks are scared to break something expensive. Many simply
aren't used to do anything manual on any vehicle or other technical
equipment. Their only tools for fixing stuff are the yellow pages, the
Internet and their smart phone.


They just don't want to ride.


This is true. Again, we're an unusual group. If you gave every American
a perfectly safe, absolutely level, completely separated bike path
directly from their house to their favorite grocery store one mile away,
I doubt more than 3% would ride bikes to shop.


They would if you gave them an E-bike with a throttle-only mode. And if
it had an A/C button.


I'm dealing with an infestation of eBikes. Some woman dropped me like a rock last night on the latest Trek super-commuter eBike while wearing the most expensive, fully reflective Showers Pass rain jacket. https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...nt=27454486405 In combination with her super-bright lights, she was a human flare -- and an expensive one. She could have gotten the same dollar-to-lumen ratio by burning $20 bills. I want all that stuff! It was he https://tinyurl.com/y7fgaymx The "flat" route home. I was on the better paved section to the right going up.

I can't hang with the eBikes through the hills -- not without giving myself a heart attack, and although death is part of my long-term financial plan, I'm saving it for later.

-- Jay Beattie.
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