Forum: Techniques
October 18th 13, 11:03 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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My experience a with Lezyne pump
While I am focussed on pumps, I'll recount my Lezyne experience. I know this is a pump that many like.
I bought the $80 high-volume model with an eye toward using mostly for car tires and other...
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Forum: Techniques
October 18th 13, 10:07 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Platform pedal recommendation, please
On Friday, October 4, 2013 1:04:26 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
Basic Redline one piece aluminum pedal, CrMo spindle about
$20~25. Sealed cartridge bearing models up from there.
Following up, I...
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Forum: Techniques
October 18th 13, 07:58 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 855
Removing crimped hose from Medai pump
On Friday, October 18, 2013 2:46:16 PM UTC-4, datakoll wrote:
the replacement hose....tellus the number wudja ?
It's part #1012.
http://ecom1.planetbike.com/1012.html
I have used the PB pump head...
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Forum: Techniques
October 18th 13, 06:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 855
Removing crimped hose from Medai pump
On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 2:21:50 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
If your replacement hose has a different thread for the pump
base, snip the band with a side cutter and use a stainless
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Forum: Techniques
October 17th 13, 01:42 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 855
Removing crimped hose from Medai pump
On Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:28:00 AM UTC-4, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Looks absolutely identical to mine, which says Nashbar. I probably got mine in the mid-1990s.
Mine came with a...
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Forum: Techniques
October 17th 13, 03:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 855
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Forum: Techniques
October 16th 13, 04:11 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 855
Removing crimped hose from Medai pump
Here's one for the old-timers: I have a Medai pump, circa 1975. I'd like to replace the hose. The original hose is crimped onto the bottom of the pump.. First, how do I remove the crimp? Second, what...
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Forum: Techniques
October 14th 13, 01:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 385
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Forum: Techniques
October 13th 13, 08:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 385
Mountain bar-end reinforcement inserts?
I took a pair of bar-ends (perpendicular handlebar extensions, not shifters) off a handlebar, and found cylindrical metal inserts inside the handlebar at each end. They had an o-ring set into one...
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Forum: Techniques
October 5th 13, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Platform pedal recommendation, please
On Saturday, October 5, 2013 11:22:09 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
I think OP was looking for the style of the two top images he
http://www.redlinebicycles.com/components/pedals
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Forum: Techniques
October 5th 13, 02:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Platform pedal recommendation, please
On Friday, October 4, 2013 8:40:38 PM UTC-4, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
No, but I do have one that I now hate:
http://www.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/bicycles/misc/slides/Resin-Pedal.html
That's...
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Forum: Techniques
October 5th 13, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Platform pedal recommendation, please
On Friday, October 4, 2013 6:16:23 PM UTC-4, Peter Howard wrote:
MKS Sylvan Touring Pedals
http://smartbikeparts.com/search_details.php?itm=PD4010
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Forum: Techniques
October 4th 13, 02:30 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Platform pedal recommendation, please
Converting a mountain bike into a jump-on-'n'-ride. I'm thinking about double-sided, non-clipless, with no toe clips, and maybe a concave profile. All of the shoes I'd wear on this bike have rubber...
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Forum: Techniques
October 2nd 13, 02:18 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 22
Views: 890
Reviving the Avocet 25 bicycle computer
I've had an Avocet 25 mounted on the bar of my '96 Gary Fisher MTB since 1996. The battery has been dead since before the turn of the century, but I rarely rode the bike and didn't care. Recently I...
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Forum: Techniques
September 28th 13, 05:09 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 508
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Forum: Techniques
September 21st 13, 03:51 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 508
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Forum: Techniques
October 13th 12, 02:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,736
Need a new Schrader pump head
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 9:58:40 AM UTC-4, BCDrums wrote:
Welcome back to this exciting thread on Schrader pump heads. After less than 2 years, the $6 head from Planet Bike has...
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Forum: Techniques
October 3rd 12, 10:04 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,736
Need a new Schrader pump head
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 12:20:31 PM UTC-4, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Incidentally, if you do use an air compressor, you can get it treaded
for a 1/4" NTP fitting.
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Forum: Techniques
October 3rd 12, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,736
Need a new Schrader pump head
Followup: I ordered the Planet Bike pump head for $6 shipped. It fit
onto the pump hose, and it has a screw-on collar that works as a hose
clamp but is neater. The thumblock is a...
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Forum: Techniques
October 3rd 12, 02:54 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,736
Need a new Schrader pump head
On Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:48:44 PM UTC-5, BCDrums wrote:
On Feb 15, 6:03*pm, AMuzi wrote:
BCDrums wrote:
I have a '70s MDI floor pump that I use to keep the...
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Forum: Techniques
July 26th 12, 02:06 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 122
Views: 2,939
Inner tube recommendation
On Jul 19, 3:04*pm, David Scheidt wrote:
I've been using michelin airstops lately, with ood results.
I too use the Michelin Airstops. I have had good luck with them;...
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Forum: Techniques
May 1st 12, 12:40 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,620
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Forum: Techniques
April 12th 12, 01:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 214
Who makes a nice T-handle hex wrench?
On Apr 11, 9:21*pm, AMuzi wrote:
BCDrums wrote:
I'd like to get a couple of T-handle hex wrenches, the type that have
a both long shaft and a little stubbt shaft...
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Forum: Techniques
April 12th 12, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 214
Who makes a nice T-handle hex wrench?
I'd like to get a couple of T-handle hex wrenches, the type that have
a both long shaft and a little stubbt shaft sticking out of the T. The
Park wrenches look okay and are available individually....
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Forum: Techniques
April 7th 12, 05:26 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 508
Assembled a custom 9sp cassette
On Apr 7, 10:21*am, datakoll wrote:
nice !
and if there's a sweat spot gear for the fav ride, two of em maay be better than one, or if a critical turn needs a shift from...
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