Forum: Techniques
February 22nd 11, 04:40 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 336
Views: 84,937
Obstructions
On Feb 20, 11:01*pm, wrote:
Oh, and thanks for the pix.
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Forum: Techniques
February 22nd 11, 04:40 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 336
Views: 84,937
Obstructions
On Feb 20, 11:01*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:48:12 -0600, wrote:
[snip]
Ho-hum, just another trio of great blue obstructions flapping off...
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Forum: Techniques
February 2nd 11, 04:16 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,783
BICYCLE TOURING CAMPING RESOURCE
On Jan 31, 11:32*pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_°
An RV (caravan for right-pondians) is NOT camping.
I totally agree, Tom. But at 140 km into a day, you sometimes have to
take what you can get. I won't...
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Forum: Techniques
February 1st 11, 04:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,783
BICYCLE TOURING CAMPING RESOURCE
On Jan 27, 9:51*pm, kolldata wrote:
THERE'S A BULLET FOR 'TENT'
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/Texas/Port_Lavaca.html
I *hate* camping in "RV Parks" almost as much...
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Forum: Techniques
January 16th 11, 05:37 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,234
Inch-pitch is for sissies
On Jan 13, 3:26*pm, wrote:
Carl Fogel wrote:
"One inch pitch is still the almost invariable rule, from which the
1 & 1-4 inch pitch used on the Waltham company's special...
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Forum: Techniques
January 6th 11, 04:16 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 942
Olga Nethersole endorsement
On Jan 5, 10:29*pm, wrote:
The equivalent of Paris Hilton endorsing your favorite bicycle brand
in a leading bicycle magazine:
*http://i52.tinypic.com/2a96uf7.jpg
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Forum: Techniques
December 1st 10, 04:52 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,654
Do you ride a steel bike on salted roads?
On Nov 29, 11:44*am, Andre Jute wrote:
Do you ride your steel bike on gritted roads? With what effects from
the salt?
Yes, though Toronto uses a lot of liquid non-sodium...
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Forum: Techniques
November 25th 10, 05:25 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 374
When not busy cleaning your chain . . .
On Nov 23, 12:10*pm, wrote:
LAMP LORE.
Do These Things and Your Light Will Shine Dazzlingly
Lamp wicks should have the charred part rubbed off with a rag kept for
...
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Forum: Techniques
November 1st 10, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 19
Views: 821
Bicycle speedometer and odometer
On Oct 31, 11:34*am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per Andy:
Speed and how far I have gone are the only necessities.
Want something to last longer than 2 weeks that the one...
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Forum: Techniques
October 9th 10, 02:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 398
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Forum: Techniques
July 18th 10, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 20
Views: 884
Good commercial rack for parkade?
On Jul 12, 4:33*pm, "Colin B." wrote:
Hey all;
Looking at recommending replacement racks to my company. They have an
underground parkade from which a number of...
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Forum: Techniques
June 14th 10, 03:08 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 546
CycloCross Rear Rim For 220# Rider?
On Jun 13, 9:26*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Theoretically, I'd like tb able to run the legendary Schwalbe Big
Apples - just to try them out.
But practically, I'll probably...
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Forum: Techniques
June 14th 10, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 641
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Forum: General
May 13th 10, 03:32 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 5
Views: 467
Where can I buy rubber shims?
On May 12, 9:51*pm, SMS wrote:
You could also buy a thornproof bicycle tube and get shims thick enough
to be useful
I always thought a thornproof tube was an...
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Forum: Techniques
May 13th 10, 03:11 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,060
Midnight bike mechanic
On May 12, 9:59*pm, SMS wrote:
Dealers around here use these specials to get you into the dealership to
try to sell you other services, often unnecessary ones. The...
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Forum: Techniques
May 11th 10, 05:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,060
Midnight bike mechanic
On May 10, 10:04*pm, Andre Jute wrote:
95 minutes spent looking for a quick-link that fell into a flower-pot,
an hour wasted discovering that SKS made the split rivet too...
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Forum: Techniques
April 29th 10, 04:30 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 664
1892 Spoke Failures
On Apr 27, 10:44*am, David Scheidt wrote:
Mike Elliott wrote:
wrote:
: (3) I increased the number of spokes in...
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Forum: Techniques
April 26th 10, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 559
Day-After-Day: How Many Hours On The Bike?
On Apr 25, 5:38*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
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
...
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Forum: Techniques
March 25th 10, 09:25 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 919
Mt. Washington + Fixed Gear?
On Mar 25, 4:52*pm, Art Harris wrote:
Norman wrote:
A fellow I used to know on-line (it's been a while, I
didn't archive it, I don't even remember the venue)
rode...
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Forum: Techniques
March 15th 10, 04:55 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 537
One Reason To Have Strong Forks
On Mar 14, 5:02*pm, Phil W Lee phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk
wrote:
Nate Nagel considered Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:37:18
-0500 the perfect time to write:
On 03/13/2010...
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Forum: Techniques
March 8th 10, 12:50 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 618
Magnet powered lights
On Mar 7, 4:05*pm, "Peter S." wrote:
On 7 Mar., 19:09, "
wrote:
There was this one guy promoting a magnet powered light...
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Forum: Techniques
February 16th 10, 05:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 405
Get a horse!
On Feb 14, 10:25*pm, datakoll wrote:
WAS THE AROUND THE WORLD TRIP UNDERTAKEN or is it fiction ?
It was serialized in a magazine as he went, by post. I imagine the
magazine...
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Forum: Techniques
February 16th 10, 04:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 579
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Forum: Techniques
February 12th 10, 04:10 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,176
30-lb. Tidy Cats available at Target
On Feb 10, 6:34*pm, Tom Sherman °_°
wrote:
If you have cats and want the Chalo Recommended™ buckets [1] with the
hinged lid to make panniers out of [2], they...
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Forum: Techniques
February 7th 10, 04:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,634
Ugly bike paint?
On Feb 5, 1:21*am, Chalo wrote:
Shelf paper looks pretty cruddy when used as frame wrap. *
Hey, my MacTac "Woody" bike used to draw compliments, for some reason.
(It was...
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