Forum: Techniques
May 30th 07, 03:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,176
"Men's" vs. "Women's" bicycles
It was my understanding that older-style women's bikes, where the top
tube was deeply curved and met the seatpost tube just a short distance
up from the bottom bracket, were considered dangerous (so...
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Forum: Techniques
April 12th 07, 07:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 463
SpeedCific Road Hubs - how are they?
It was the OC Aerohead rim with 28 spokes, with the Speedcific
Perception hub.
On Apr 11, 5:22 pm, RS wrote:
Was it the OC Aerohead rim and did you go 28 or 32 spokes? ...
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Forum: Techniques
April 11th 07, 09:37 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 463
SpeedCific Road Hubs - how are they?
I've been riding a rear wheel using a Speedcific hub with an OC rim,
made by Mike Garcia No problems with it either after 18 months. Some
spokes loosened up after a few weeks and had to be...
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Forum: Techniques
March 29th 07, 10:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 654
Road shoe cleat Question
Bob, I agree with you. I prefer a narrower angle and some centering
action for better positioning. Otherwise my feet and legs are
literally all over the place. Doesn't bother me that much, but...
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Forum: Techniques
February 22nd 07, 10:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,213
Ksyrium SSC and SSC SL spokes
I agree! When a single Harley motorcycle can go for somewhere on the
order of $25000, and so many people have several cars, a $5000 bike
is not only much cheaper, but beautifully designed and I...
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Forum: Techniques
January 22nd 07, 08:13 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 112
Views: 2,111
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Forum: Techniques
January 3rd 07, 07:12 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 65
Views: 1,595
PTFE tape...
Good point. I wondered about PTFE tape for bottom bracket threads.
Seems it's the recommended industry practice to use grease or
anti-seize there. I believe the BB flexes and rocks with...
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Forum: Techniques
December 28th 06, 10:04 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 432
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Forum: Techniques
September 28th 06, 04:08 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,314
Brooks Saddles - Breaking in, care, tensioning
Be conservative with retensioning. Too much, and the saddle gets
rock-hard. I find that 1/8 turn at a time is plenty.
Standing in front of the handlebars, look at the nose of the saddle.
Turn the...
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Forum: Techniques
September 15th 06, 03:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 641
Litespeed Ultimate '04 problem
I have an '05 Ultimate. For a few years they were made from titanium
with a carbon fiber seatstay. I think the 3 year limitation might
apply to only all aluminum or all carbon. I believe Litespeed...
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Forum: Techniques
September 12th 06, 04:30 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 22
Views: 806
Time to replace those STI cables?
Thanks, Mike. You are quite right. I've had shift cables break at the
lever, usually the rear cable, because I didn't change them out often
enough. It was aggravating to ride cross-chained for 20...
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Forum: Techniques
September 7th 06, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
Click Diagnosis
I isolated some clicking to the shifter cable housings impacting each
other under the handlebar stem. The housings were long enough to
touch. Used a thick tie wrap to separate them.
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Forum: Techniques
September 7th 06, 02:52 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,700
New Brooks B17 Conditioning Question
I found that new Brooks saddles are comfortable enough so a little bit
of Proofide is sufficient. However, I picked up several old Brooks
saddles on Ebay which were uniformly hard as rocks, and even...
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Forum: Techniques
August 31st 06, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 75
Views: 2,133
Brake handle mounting left vs right
Thanks for everyone's comments.
Signaling a RIGHT turn by point upwards with the LEFT hand was the
established convention with 4-wheeled vehicles because it's not
possible to stick a right arm...
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Forum: Techniques
July 11th 06, 04:47 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,566
Order a pair of tires or 3 tires?
Considering that I'm more likely to damage things than do any good when
I take off a front tire and put in on the rear, I prefer to simply
leave it in place when the rear goes. I replace either tire...
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