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On 2/13/2020 12:22 AM, jbeattie wrote:
We skipped winter this year, unless it hits us later. A few icy mornings and the usual rain, but that's it. No snow in town. I'm in Bend (central Oregon) on business, and its blue skies and spring like. It's freaky. NE Ohio has been almost always way warmer than normal, and almost no snow, but very, very gloomy. We saw a bright light in the sky a few days ago and had to google to remember what it was. Now we've got an inch or two of wet snow that's melted a bit and re-frozen. They're sending a one-day cold blast tomorrow, way below freezing. (2) When you get clicking and creaking and think its the BB, always check the rear QR and axle dropout interface. That's my only bike wisdom for the week. Seems we could do with an entire thread on tracking down bike noises. I've experienced many mysteries. Working on cars, a mechanic's stethoscope has been handy, but it's useless on a bike. Lots of stories from my son at Specialized -- he keeps buying all this scratch and dent stuff for basically nothing. It's like giving a drug addict a job in a methadone clinic. Bike Nashbar headquarters used to be half a mile off my usual bike route home from work. Their outlet store (prototypes, scratch & dent, returns, etc.) was amazing. I got a lot of stuff there I would never have otherwise afforded. For example, I'm still wearing a Gore-Tex jacket I bought there for $10. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:26:10 -0600, AMuzi wrote:
On 2/12/2020 10:27 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:53:54 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot wrote: I'm really glad I'm comfortable riding when it's below freezing. Otherwise I'd miss about 1/2 of the year riding here. Good for you and keep it up! I have given up on winter riding, which here means missing anywhere from 5-7 months of riding depending on the vagaries of weather from year to year. It's dangerous enough in the summer with motorized idiots who can't put their f*****g cell phones away to drive for ten minutes, put those idiots on ice and holy s**t. And this morning with a sheet of ice and blowing snow over that, the texting idiots are playing bumper cars. Something I don't want to be in the middle of, whether on my bike, on foot or in my car. |
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On 2/13/2020 3:08 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 2/13/2020 9:24 AM, AMuzi wrote: On 2/12/2020 8:28 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 2/12/2020 6:43 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: Anyone here doing anything BICYCLING related? Sort of. Yesterday I used my folding bike for a short ride. Turns out the Cateye wireless cyclometer didn't register any speed or distance. I'm hoping it's just that the sending unit's battery needs replaced. This has been a frequent irritation in cold weather. The 20" wheels and the tall stem make the distance from sender to display unit fairly large, but still within the supposed range, according to the manual. But for years I'd have problems with lost radio contact if the temperature dropped below 40 F. Last year or the year before, I decided it was because the handlebar itself blocked the signal to some degree. I fabricated a plastic mount to hold the display unit in front of the handlebar. It seemed to be working until yesterday's ride, which was right about freezing. I'll change the sender battery and see if it helps. But I'm at an age where I no longer enjoy riding much below 40 F. Today I'm fighting off a sore throat, which has been my usual punishment for a cold weather ride. :-( The triathlon world uses a computer mount which you can fasten to the stem just below your handlebar to stay within Cateye's wireless range. https://www.backcountry.com/images/i...NOD0001/BK.jpg I've played around with a couple other mounting alternatives on this Bike Friday New World Tourist, pretty similar to this bike: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/38...69f7796603.jpg I first fabricated a mount like the one you showed to hold the unit halfway down the stem. But the cyclometer was in an unprotected position during the folding process and kept getting knocked off. (That long stem pulls out of the headset for folding, and just sort of hangs alongside the folded bike.) I tried zip-tying the cyclometer mount to the top of the main frame tube, just behind the headset. But it's really hard to read down there, especially now that I'm deep into bifocal age. I've also played with locating the sender in different places on the fork. I think what I need is a couple parabolic antennas, one at the sender pointing up, another at the display focused down. Kind of like the microwave towers. Interestingly, my wife's identical bike has a much cheaper Echowell wireless cyclometer. Hers has no problem with cold temperatures. Or, that may not be your problem at all. Replacing both batteries is often the solution, especially if they measure below spec. A new CR2032 should show 3.25~3.3V. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:07:50 -0500, Duane
wrote: The texting idiots and then the SUV assholes that think their 4WD will get them around the ice. Even when they do, pulling in front of people without 4WD and forcing them into a slide is loads of fun. I love when the SUV goes off the road without disturbing the ones driving safely. 32 years ago, after a terrible winter in my old mini pickup, I bought a Ford Bronco II and took delivery on Halloween, which it turned out was appropriate for that vehicle. Never buying another Ford (the heads cracked, the transmission bits and bobs disintegrated, etc.). First time I drove it on icy conditions I came up to the corner, stepped on the brake to turn and sailed right on through. That let me know that it accelerated better but didn't stop or turn any better. Cost me a bent rim since the opposite curb stopped me... 29 years later I bought a Suberu Impreza. Silly name, but the AWD in that vehicle is light years ahead of the Bronco II's crude 4WD (with manually locking hubs). The brakes are the best I have ever had in any car. But it still doesn't stop better or turn better on ice. At least I haven't had to learn it the hard way since then. Here in Minnesota there is a tradition of really enlarging upon opportunities for stupid driving in winter. Yes, she's going to drive down this street at 50 mph on ice so I can run that yellow-oops-red stoplight was the escapade I witnessed 30 minutes ago. And the guy following me to the exit who had to pull out from behind me, accelerate around, pull back into the exit lane with about two feet to spare between my car and the car ahead of me- apparently because I was only going 10 mph above the speed limit. Driving really reinforces my cynicism and expectation that people will usually do the dumbest of the available options most of the time. |
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On Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 3:43:19 PM UTC-8, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Anyone here doing anything BICYCLING related? Cheers Why would there be any discussions pertinent to bicycles when they do occasionally occur they do not incite any discussion and if they do, the subject is immediately changed by John and Frank? |
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On Thursday, 13 February 2020 17:15:52 UTC-5, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:07:50 -0500, Duane wrote: The texting idiots and then the SUV assholes that think their 4WD will get them around the ice. Even when they do, pulling in front of people without 4WD and forcing them into a slide is loads of fun. I love when the SUV goes off the road without disturbing the ones driving safely. 32 years ago, after a terrible winter in my old mini pickup, I bought a Ford Bronco II and took delivery on Halloween, which it turned out was appropriate for that vehicle. Never buying another Ford (the heads cracked, the transmission bits and bobs disintegrated, etc.). First time I drove it on icy conditions I came up to the corner, stepped on the brake to turn and sailed right on through. That let me know that it accelerated better but didn't stop or turn any better. Cost me a bent rim since the opposite curb stopped me... 29 years later I bought a Suberu Impreza. Silly name, but the AWD in that vehicle is light years ahead of the Bronco II's crude 4WD (with manually locking hubs). The brakes are the best I have ever had in any car. But it still doesn't stop better or turn better on ice. At least I haven't had to learn it the hard way since then. Here in Minnesota there is a tradition of really enlarging upon opportunities for stupid driving in winter. Yes, she's going to drive down this street at 50 mph on ice so I can run that yellow-oops-red stoplight was the escapade I witnessed 30 minutes ago. And the guy following me to the exit who had to pull out from behind me, accelerate around, pull back into the exit lane with about two feet to spare between my car and the car ahead of me- apparently because I was only going 10 mph above the speed limit. Driving really reinforces my cynicism and expectation that people will usually do the dumbest of the available options most of the time. Ford = Fix Or Repair Dialy or Found On Road Dead. LOL VBEG CHeers |
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:08:05 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 2/13/2020 9:24 AM, AMuzi wrote: On 2/12/2020 8:28 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 2/12/2020 6:43 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: Anyone here doing anything BICYCLING related? Sort of. Yesterday I used my folding bike for a short ride. Turns out the Cateye wireless cyclometer didn't register any speed or distance. I'm hoping it's just that the sending unit's battery needs replaced. This has been a frequent irritation in cold weather. The 20" wheels and the tall stem make the distance from sender to display unit fairly large, but still within the supposed range, according to the manual. But for years I'd have problems with lost radio contact if the temperature dropped below 40 F. Last year or the year before, I decided it was because the handlebar itself blocked the signal to some degree. I fabricated a plastic mount to hold the display unit in front of the handlebar. It seemed to be working until yesterday's ride, which was right about freezing. I'll change the sender battery and see if it helps. But I'm at an age where I no longer enjoy riding much below 40 F. Today I'm fighting off a sore throat, which has been my usual punishment for a cold weather ride.* :-( The triathlon world uses a computer mount which you can fasten to the stem just below your handlebar to stay within Cateye's wireless range. https://www.backcountry.com/images/i...NOD0001/BK.jpg I've played around with a couple other mounting alternatives on this Bike Friday New World Tourist, pretty similar to this bike: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/38...69f7796603.jpg I first fabricated a mount like the one you showed to hold the unit halfway down the stem. But the cyclometer was in an unprotected position during the folding process and kept getting knocked off. (That long stem pulls out of the headset for folding, and just sort of hangs alongside the folded bike.) I tried zip-tying the cyclometer mount to the top of the main frame tube, just behind the headset. But it's really hard to read down there, especially now that I'm deep into bifocal age. I've also played with locating the sender in different places on the fork. I think what I need is a couple parabolic antennas, one at the sender pointing up, another at the display focused down. Kind of like the microwave towers. Interestingly, my wife's identical bike has a much cheaper Echowell wireless cyclometer. Hers has no problem with cold temperatures. The answer is, of course, to buy another Echowell meter :-) Amazon has one for $17.99 https://www.amazon.com/Echowell-U4-C.../dp/B01N8ULSKE But aside from that, I use a cycle meter re calibrated as a pedal rpm meter and I have noticed that the location - above, below, behind, a frame tube definitely effects the distance at which the meter will read. In one case with a cheap Chinese meter it was impossible to use the meter in any position - the transmitter is located on a chain stay. I suspect that, as Andrew suggests, a logical first step might be to replace the batteries in both the sender and the instrument with new, checked, batteries. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 2/13/2020 4:15 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:07:50 -0500, Duane wrote: The texting idiots and then the SUV assholes that think their 4WD will get them around the ice. Even when they do, pulling in front of people without 4WD and forcing them into a slide is loads of fun. I love when the SUV goes off the road without disturbing the ones driving safely. 32 years ago, after a terrible winter in my old mini pickup, I bought a Ford Bronco II and took delivery on Halloween, which it turned out was appropriate for that vehicle. Never buying another Ford (the heads cracked, the transmission bits and bobs disintegrated, etc.). First time I drove it on icy conditions I came up to the corner, stepped on the brake to turn and sailed right on through. That let me know that it accelerated better but didn't stop or turn any better. Cost me a bent rim since the opposite curb stopped me... 29 years later I bought a Suberu Impreza. Silly name, but the AWD in that vehicle is light years ahead of the Bronco II's crude 4WD (with manually locking hubs). The brakes are the best I have ever had in any car. But it still doesn't stop better or turn better on ice. At least I haven't had to learn it the hard way since then. Here in Minnesota there is a tradition of really enlarging upon opportunities for stupid driving in winter. Yes, she's going to drive down this street at 50 mph on ice so I can run that yellow-oops-red stoplight was the escapade I witnessed 30 minutes ago. And the guy following me to the exit who had to pull out from behind me, accelerate around, pull back into the exit lane with about two feet to spare between my car and the car ahead of me- apparently because I was only going 10 mph above the speed limit. Driving really reinforces my cynicism and expectation that people will usually do the dumbest of the available options most of the time. applied Newtonian physics refresher course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pNqCUNffI -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 February 2020 21:28:33 UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 2/12/2020 6:43 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: Anyone here doing anything BICYCLING related? Sort of. Yesterday I used my folding bike for a short ride. Turns out the Cateye wireless cyclometer didn't register any speed or distance. I'm hoping it's just that the sending unit's battery needs replaced. This has been a frequent irritation in cold weather. The 20" wheels and the tall stem make the distance from sender to display unit fairly large, but still within the supposed range, according to the manual. But for years I'd have problems with lost radio contact if the temperature dropped below 40 F. Last year or the year before, I decided it was because the handlebar itself blocked the signal to some degree. I fabricated a plastic mount to hold the display unit in front of the handlebar. It seemed to be working until yesterday's ride, which was right about freezing. I'll change the sender battery and see if it helps. But I'm at an age where I no longer enjoy riding much below 40 F. Today I'm fighting off a sore throat, which has been my usual punishment for a cold weather ride. :-( -- - Frank Krygowski I'm really glad I'm comfortable riding when it's below freezing. Otherwise I'd miss about 1/2 of the year riding here. Batteries losing power when really cold is the main reason I'm staying with an external battery pack headlight on my bikes. Cheers If anything surely a external should be more prone to cold since it’s removed from most heat sources, though in practice the size of a external should protect it, I have both systems and neither shows any effect which is probably down to the size of the battery packs be they external or internal. The wee Garmin I use on the commute most definitely does get effected by cold, as the temperature reduces to zero so the battery level drops, again my older larger Garmin Touring is not noticeably effected by cold. Roger Merriman |
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