Forum: Techniques
February 4th 08, 05:42 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,829
Hub Gears: no need to scoffjaw the warranty
quoth Andre Jute
...Shimano specifically says the chainwheel/sprocket tooth
ration should be between 2.0 and 2.1.
I have never seen this spec for Nexus hubs. I suspect this is related
to the...
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Forum: Techniques
February 2nd 08, 04:32 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,284
Wheels for an old Bianchi?
Quoth Dave Ornee:
Front spacing is 100 mm.
Rear may be 126 or 130 mm. *Check for sure.
Illustrated at: http://sheldonbrown.com/spacing
Steel Frame?
700C or 27" wheels?
There are some...
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Forum: Techniques
February 2nd 08, 12:02 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,984
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Forum: Marketplace
January 28th 08, 03:16 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.marketplace
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Replies: 2
Views: 472
Can you identify make of this rim?
"JohnC" queried:
Can someone identify the make of this 27" alloy clincher rim. *There is
not much to go on.. * It was on a Lambert (early 70's). *Any ideas?
...
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Forum: General
January 16th 08, 11:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 5
Views: 917
Bicycle Humour
On Jan 15, 3:07*pm, wrote:
I love cycling humour. *I found a great collection of it hehttp://bicyclesource.com/jokes
Anyone know any other good cycling jokes / stories...
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Forum: General
January 5th 08, 07:34 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,279
OT--reflectors on wheelchairs
Quoth Frank Krygowski:
ISTM that expecting pedestrians, including *wheelchair-bound
pedestrians, to don flashing lights, reflective clothing, etc. is high
handed and presumptuous. *If you're...
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Forum: Techniques
January 3rd 08, 10:41 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,612
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
Quoth Bill Sornson:
Besides, I highly doubt thatSheldonwas "offended" or insulted in the
least.
Au contraire! He was DEEPLY mortified. This is the worst thing that
has ever befallen him, and...
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Forum: UK
January 3rd 08, 10:41 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,382
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
Quoth Bill Sornson:
Besides, I highly doubt thatSheldonwas "offended" or insulted in the
least.
Au contraire! He was DEEPLY mortified. This is the worst thing that
has ever befallen him, and...
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Forum: General
January 3rd 08, 10:41 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,688
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
Quoth Bill Sornson:
Besides, I highly doubt thatSheldonwas "offended" or insulted in the
least.
Au contraire! He was DEEPLY mortified. This is the worst thing that
has ever befallen him, and...
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Forum: General
January 1st 08, 07:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,688
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Forum: UK
December 31st 07, 02:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,382
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
It occurred to me that some other folks might like to use the bicycle
images from my screensaver, so I've prepared a collection of 127
images, all 1024 x 768 pixels, horizontal orientation that...
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Forum: Techniques
December 31st 07, 02:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,612
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
It occurred to me that some other folks might like to use the bicycle
images from my screensaver, so I've prepared a collection of 127
images, all 1024 x 768 pixels, horizontal orientation that...
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Forum: General
December 31st 07, 02:09 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc, uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,688
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Screensaver Images
It occurred to me that some other folks might like to use the bicycle
images from my screensaver, so I've prepared a collection of 127
images, all 1024 x 768 pixels, horizontal orientation that...
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Forum: General
December 29th 07, 12:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,150
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Forum: Techniques
December 27th 07, 11:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 356
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Forum: Techniques
December 23rd 07, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 1
Views: 400
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Forum: Techniques
December 22nd 07, 07:18 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 54
Views: 975
When do you know it's over?
Quoth Chalo Colina:
Unless there are balance issues to contend with, it seems to me that a
bike with a very low step-through would be as good or better than a
trike without one.
Tom...
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Forum: Techniques
December 16th 07, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,778
Scientific American trick riding 1894 and 1897
Quoth Paul Myron Hobson:
My Firefox (Mac):
The image loads resized to the width of the window. Placing the cursor
over image, the cursor changes to a magnifying glass with a plus sign in
...
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Forum: Techniques
December 15th 07, 10:21 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,778
Scientific American trick riding 1894 and 1897
Dear Carl,
You have been coming up with wonderful stuff from old Scientific
Americans and the like, but the images you link to are so small as to
make the text basically illegible.
You're using...
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Forum: Techniques
December 13th 07, 08:59 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,462
Gear range designation
Ryan Cousineau a écrit:
If the NuVinci catches on, cyclists will start to think of their gearing
in terms of ratio of the lowest to highest gears (ie, 305% gearing
indicating that the top gear...
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Forum: Techniques
December 12th 07, 10:44 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,462
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Forum: Techniques
December 11th 07, 03:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 407
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Forum: Techniques
December 11th 07, 01:50 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 566
BB spindle slightly too short
wrote:
I bought a BB with a 110mm spindle (square taper) and a new-old-stock
Shimano FC-M510 crankset. According to the Shimano's specs, this
should give a 47.5mm...
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Forum: Techniques
December 10th 07, 04:34 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,059
Odd spokes
Quoth Carl Fogel:
Dear Joseph,
By coincidence,Sheldon just lamented the getting-started problem that
the mounting peg solved:
Yes, this was actually a bit of an atavism even when...
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Forum: General
December 9th 07, 11:31 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc, alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent, rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,293
Tour De Cure ride
Quoth Edward Dolan the Great:
I am not much in favor of these fund raising type of bike rides. Unless you
are good at hitting up your friends and neighbors, they tend to be quite
expensive....
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