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Determining headset spacers by (PeteCresswell)
Per Fester Bestertester: What's a common height of the spacer stack? W Devil's Advocate question: Why trim the headset at all? i.e. Why not just go with the...
August 27th 09 06:03 PM
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Material That Can Take Some Sweat Without Smelling? by (PeteCresswell)
Just bought a purpose-made head rag that's made out of some sort of fancy-looking nylon - as in http://tinyurl.com/49obfps After only a couple hours riding...
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March 4th 11 12:17 PM
by Peter Cole[_2_] Go to last post
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Front Fender Alternative? by (PeteCresswell)
I've got the standard (I guess) front fender. viz: http://tinyurl.com/4hk5q48 Problem is that with my size fifteens, there is a toe-overlap issue where every...
March 4th 11 11:36 PM
by kolldata Go to last post
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Andre's Chainguard: USA Source? by (PeteCresswell)
I'm kind of taken with the chain guard on Andre's Kranich, as in http://tinyurl.com/4jsr9t8 (do a Find on "as standard" to navigate to a photo that shows...
March 30th 11 06:59 PM
by Chalo Go to last post
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Blackburn Multi Mirror: Replacement Parts Or Fix? by (PeteCresswell)
As in http://tinyurl.com/aauzc9z Bike falls over, this part breaks maybe half the time: http://tinyurl.com/aauzc9z I"m pretty sure the last one broke even...
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January 24th 13 12:10 PM
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Rohloff Sprocket: Fifty Bucks??? by (PeteCresswell)
http://tinyurl.com/cxmnlbu That's just bizarre. OTOH, I guess somebody has to pay for all that vacation time... Are there non-Rohloff alternatives? I'm...
April 7th 13 01:03 AM
by (PeteCresswell) Go to last post
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New Chain Ring: Feels Livier... Possible? by (PeteCresswell)
Just replaced an alu ring that was slightly shark-toothy with a new SS ring... not because of the wear, but because I wanted to try a ring that was 1 tooth...
April 14th 13 05:05 AM
by thirty-six Go to last post
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Disc Rotor: Anybody Else Worn One Out? by (PeteCresswell)
Replaced a cracked rim on my Rohloff-hubbed rear wheel today. When I pulled off the disc rotor it was so floppy that I thought it was cracked. Nope... just ...
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April 22nd 13 12:30 AM
by datakoll Go to last post
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Big Apple LiteSkin: How To ID? by (PeteCresswell)
Andre finally got me shopping. Big Apple 700c x 2" (50mm). I want the LiteSkin flavor, but all my search results so far do not seem to explicitly ID...
April 20th 13 01:51 AM
by datakoll Go to last post
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SS 180/68mm Crankset Recommendations? by (PeteCresswell)
I'm using a TruVativ Stylo on my Surly 1x1. Just pulled the trigger on a Salsa Fargo frame. Gonna lace up the Rohloff hub on the 1x1 into a 29-er and...
May 29th 10 02:08 PM
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Day-After-Day: How Many Hours On The Bike? by (PeteCresswell)
For those who go on multi-day rides: what is your comfort level in terms of hours per day spent on the bike for, say, a 1-week trip? Something where you...
May 1st 10 07:23 AM
by Dan O Go to last post
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Nipple Corrosion: Mitigation? by (PeteCresswell)
Toasted the freewheel on my utility bike, replaced it with a used wheel that has cassette/freehub, but an over-sized rim. Now I'm about to re-spoke the "new"...
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December 7th 09 02:05 AM
by AMuzi Go to last post
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Reversing Offset Nipple Holes? by (PeteCresswell)
Got a Mavic 617 rim: holes are offset about 2mm, maybe a little less. Holes are lined with what looks like a stainless steel ferrule/insert. Would it be a...
December 8th 09 12:43 PM
by thirty-six Go to last post
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Rohloff Hub: Plate Screws Seizing Up? by (PeteCresswell)
While fooling around with the torque arm plate on a Rohloff hub, I found two of the five screws that attach it were extremely difficult to remove. Upon...
December 27th 09 01:20 AM
by (PeteCresswell) Go to last post
9 510
Rim Butt Weld: Smoothing? by (PeteCresswell)
Got an el-cheapo Brand-X rim where the butt weld is causing big-time brake pulsation. It's so bad that I'd been thinking the rim was cracked... but it's...
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January 11th 10 05:57 AM
by thirty-six Go to last post
20 910
13 vs 12 Gauge Spokes? by (PeteCresswell)
I'm lacing an ebike motor into a RhynoLyte rim. Original build used 12 gauge spokes, but there's a problem with 12 gauge nipples not fitting in RhynoLyte's...
January 14th 10 04:38 PM
by Peter Cole[_2_] Go to last post
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Pogies: Anybody Using? by (PeteCresswell)
High twenties, low thirties Fahrenheit (i.e. a few degrees each way from zero Celsius). Got the clothing down pretty well. The only thing that gets cold are...
January 16th 10 10:11 PM
by (PeteCresswell) Go to last post
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Old Guy Trying To Get Comfortable w/6-Hour Rides? by (PeteCresswell)
69 years old. Been riding on-and-off most of my life, but only 1-2 hour rides in recent years. At one time, I used do ride down the shore (88 miles) in less...
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May 17th 10 12:31 AM
by (PeteCresswell) Go to last post
34 1,535
Teaching Your Body To Burn Fat? by (PeteCresswell)
With most physical development that I can think of, the development is triggered by pushing that aspect of the body past it's normal limits. Shouldn't the...
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May 1st 10 11:05 PM
by Dan O Go to last post
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Presta Valve Stem: Screw-On Ring Inside As Well As Outside? by (PeteCresswell)
I've torn a couple of Presta valve stems out of the tube by yanking too hard when pulling off the pump head. Yeah... old tube, probably destined for failure...
(Multi-page thread 1 2)
November 18th 16 01:16 AM
by Andrew Chaplin Go to last post
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