Forum: Techniques
December 10th 08, 02:24 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,047
"Professional" fit pet-peeve
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
For example, you can get to the same height with stems of
differing angles, simply by putting spacers above or below it.
Perhaps but is that really the whole story? I...
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Forum: Techniques
December 5th 08, 07:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 807
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
Are you familiar with the work of John Rawls? At the most basic, Rawls
posits two parties and a cake behind a curtain. One party goes behind
the curtain and may cut the...
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Forum: General
December 5th 08, 07:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,355
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
Are you familiar with the work of John Rawls? At the most basic, Rawls
posits two parties and a cake behind a curtain. One party goes behind
the curtain and may cut the...
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Forum: General
December 5th 08, 04:40 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,355
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
On Dec 5, 3:25 pm, slide wrote:
Condemning a company w/o inspecting the strap or hearing the POV of the
company strikes me as grossly unfair.
...
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Forum: Techniques
December 5th 08, 04:40 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 807
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
On Dec 5, 3:25 pm, slide wrote:
Condemning a company w/o inspecting the strap or hearing the POV of the
company strikes me as grossly unfair.
...
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Forum: General
December 5th 08, 04:29 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,355
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
SMS wrote:
slide wrote:
Condemning a company w/o inspecting the strap or hearing the POV of
the company strikes me as grossly unfair.
It's really immaterial how the strap came off....
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Forum: Techniques
December 5th 08, 04:29 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 807
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
SMS wrote:
slide wrote:
Condemning a company w/o inspecting the strap or hearing the POV of
the company strikes me as grossly unfair.
It's really immaterial how the strap came off....
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Forum: Techniques
December 5th 08, 03:25 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 67
Views: 807
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
What a stupid, stupid thing for Lone Peak to do. They've just
motivated you to put on the permanent record that their word is no
good. They were actually at the top of my...
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Forum: General
December 5th 08, 03:25 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 70
Views: 4,355
Beware of Lone Peak Packs Non-Warranty
Andre Jute wrote:
What a stupid, stupid thing for Lone Peak to do. They've just
motivated you to put on the permanent record that their word is no
good. They were actually at the top of my...
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Forum: Techniques
December 3rd 08, 08:29 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 94
Views: 1,720
RST #541: Why does the stem stick out forward?
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"philcycles" wrote: (clip) Countersteering is a hot topic in motorcycling
where many still think
you steer by leaning (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You turn by...
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Forum: General
December 1st 08, 01:02 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,585
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Forum: Techniques
November 29th 08, 08:37 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,142
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Forum: Techniques
November 29th 08, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,201
Best Way To Carry Pepper Spray ?
Steve Sr. wrote:
Next question... What do you do about a dog that has been hit point
blank with pepper spray about 3-4 times by myself or co-worker yet
still continues to try to attack the...
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Forum: General
November 29th 08, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,063
Best Way To Carry Pepper Spray ?
Steve Sr. wrote:
Next question... What do you do about a dog that has been hit point
blank with pepper spray about 3-4 times by myself or co-worker yet
still continues to try to attack the...
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Forum: Techniques
November 29th 08, 03:55 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,142
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Forum: Techniques
November 25th 08, 04:33 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,216
Bicyclist shot
Chalo wrote:
slide wrote:
datakoll wrote:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/23/experts-support-collier-de...
Sounds like the police behaved properly given the circumstances.
...
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Forum: Racing
November 25th 08, 04:33 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 35
Views: 956
Bicyclist shot
Chalo wrote:
slide wrote:
datakoll wrote:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/23/experts-support-collier-de...
Sounds like the police behaved properly given the circumstances.
...
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Forum: Techniques
November 25th 08, 12:16 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,216
Bicyclist shot
datakoll wrote:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/23/experts-support-collier-deputies-actions-recent-sh/
Sounds like the police behaved properly given the circumstances.
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Forum: Racing
November 25th 08, 12:16 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 35
Views: 956
Bicyclist shot
datakoll wrote:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/23/experts-support-collier-deputies-actions-recent-sh/
Sounds like the police behaved properly given the circumstances.
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Forum: Techniques
November 24th 08, 06:04 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
New Crank Forward - First Impressions
Bernhard Agthe wrote:
Hi,
slide wrote:
I will surely check things out before replacing anything. Right now I'm
just accepting the lousy shifting figuring it can be fixed even if I'm
...
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Forum: Techniques
November 24th 08, 02:44 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
New Crank Forward - First Impressions
Bernhard Agthe wrote:
If you try that, you'd have to change your rear mechanics, too. But try
to find out why your actual drive train is not satisfying - check the
attachment points, the...
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Forum: Techniques
November 23rd 08, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
New Crank Forward - First Impressions
landotter wrote:
On Nov 23, 10:23 am, slide wrote:
The only real dislike I have for the bike is the grupo - specifically
the SRAM X.5 gears. My conventional bikes...
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Forum: Techniques
November 23rd 08, 04:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
New Crank Forward - First Impressions
Due to major back injuries / surgeries, I sold my conventional diamond
frame bikes and bought a Rans CF bike called the Dynamik. This isn't a
recumbent but rather a 'real' bike but in the form of...
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Forum: Techniques
November 21st 08, 02:08 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 122
Views: 4,423
Is a carbon fork the safest?
Paul Kossa wrote:
I'm getting a custom ti bike build, which comes with a carbon fork --
Then it's not custom. Get what makes you happy. If you have any
reservations, you're missing out on what a...
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Forum: Techniques
November 20th 08, 01:04 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 425
Long Chain, Less Wear?
Tom Sherman wrote:
Chain wear mostly occurs as the chain is being bent around the rear
sprocket(s). I get about one-half the rate of chain wear on my RANS
Rocket as I do on an upright...
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