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Passing other cyclists
On 11/15/2010 7:38 PM, Duane Hebert wrote:
"Tom Sherman wrote in message ... On 11/15/2010 8:22 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote: [...] The only one that almost got me was a jogger. I managed to pass her at the exact moment she reached her personal finish line and did a wide 180 into my path.... but she was wearing ear buds, so I was going slow enough to stop in time. Joggers are evil. Slightly less so than inline skaters. Way less so than those who use poles. |
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Durability Of Velocity Aerohead Rims In 20/24 Hole Drillings.
On 11/15/2010 07:54 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
On 11/15/2010 7:31 PM, Nate Nagel wrote: On 11/15/2010 10:17 AM, Peter Cole wrote: Having rescued a number of 80's road bikes, I'd have to say that many people are better off with a new bike. Old bikes have their charms for retro-grouches, but most casual riders prefer more contemporary stuff (like indexed shifting). By the time you replace the "consumables" on an old bike, at least at bike shop prices, you're spending lots before even considering upgrading components. I have done a lot of "upgrades" and usually wind up saving only the frame/fork in the end, The only reason I bother is that they don't make such large (68cm) frames any more. mmmm.... I dunno. A while back I realized that due to the nature of riding that I did, I wanted to try a Real Touring Bike(tm) and that also I wanted something with a dynohub and real lighting. I bought a Trek 620 off Craigslist and rehabbed it with new wheels, drivetrain, etc. and it ended up probably costing me about the same as buying a new off the rack 520 without any of the stuff I really wanted. Only real "downside" for someone who would prefer modern stuff is the DT shifters instead of brifters, but that was a conscious decision that I made (and the indexed Shimano DT shifters were some of the more expensive parts that I bought for it.) n I think you're agreeing with me? well, yes and no. If I'd bought a new touring bike spec'd the way I wanted it (that is, with dynohub and lights) it would have cost me *more* than it did to turn an old Trek frame into what I wanted - enough so that I couldn't justify the expense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Passing other cyclists
"Peter Cole" wrote in message ... On 11/15/2010 7:38 PM, Duane Hebert wrote: "Tom Sherman wrote in message ... On 11/15/2010 8:22 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote: [...] The only one that almost got me was a jogger. I managed to pass her at the exact moment she reached her personal finish line and did a wide 180 into my path.... but she was wearing ear buds, so I was going slow enough to stop in time. Joggers are evil. Slightly less so than inline skaters. Way less so than those who use poles. Yeah. Do you have these skis on wheels things in Boston? They're like the length of parabolics but with wheels and they're ridden using polls. They're not as bad as the skater though since then don't do the side to side motion as much. Except when the rider falls with the polls swinging around. |
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Friction Shifting
On 11/15/2010 6:53 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
On 11/15/2010 7:22 PM, Tom Sherman °_° wrote: On 11/15/2010 6:11 PM, A. Muzi wrote: Peter wrote: Having rescued a number of 80's road bikes, I'd have to say that many people are better off with a new bike. Old bikes have their charms for retro-grouches, but most casual riders prefer more contemporary stuff (like indexed shifting). By the time you replace the "consumables" on an old bike, at least at bike shop prices, you're spending lots before even considering upgrading components. Frank Krygowski wrote: Well, it depends. Index shifting dates from the mid-1980s, so there are certainly 1980s bikes that have it, for those who want it. And there were plenty of 1980s friction shifting bikes that shifted well enough to satisfy lots of modern riders. Peter Cole wrote: I don't know lots of riders, modern or otherwise who like friction shifting. Even when the first indexed shifters started showing up in the mid-80's, they were DT or stem. The worst part of old shifters is that you have to use old (design) freewheels. Really? why is that? Friction and classic equipment works well, in fact better, with modern tooth design freewheels and cassettes. Up to eightish though; friction 9-10-11 is dicey. Seven systems are fantastically better with modern freewheels/cassettes than with classic tooth forms. I have no problems shifting with bar-ends in friction mode, an 11-32 9-speed cassette, and a Shimano Tiagra derailer. Indexing broken? Easier to switch to friction mode than mess with adjusting the indexing in the middle of a ride. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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Passing other cyclists
On 11/15/2010 6:38 PM, Duane Hebert wrote:
"Tom Sherman wrote in message ... On 11/15/2010 8:22 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote: [...] The only one that almost got me was a jogger. I managed to pass her at the exact moment she reached her personal finish line and did a wide 180 into my path.... but she was wearing ear buds, so I was going slow enough to stop in time. Joggers are evil. Slightly less so than inline skaters. Or dog walkers with those 20+ foot long extension leashes. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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DirtRoadie Real Life Stalker?
On 11/15/2010 8:46 PM, DirtRoadie WHO? ANONYMOUSLY SNIPES:
[...] BTW, I'd be glad to discuss bikes and peripheral topics with you, but your stalking IS unwelcome. Your threatening to take the argument off Usenet and harass someone at work is unwelcome. Stop being offensive behind the cover of a pseudonym, and we can discuss bicycles. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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The Plight of the USian Working Classes
"Tom Sherman °_°" wrote in message
... On 11/15/2010 12:04 AM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] Nope. I believe in lots of government regulation, but I don't want to live in a Soviet Union either. Libertarian fantasists are no different than Progressive fantasists. The truth is that the human condition is not perfectible. It never was and it never will be. Well, Ed you contradicted yourself (again). Consistency if the hobgoblin of small minds. [...] Glenn Beck is and that is the thrust of the Tea Party movement. Buchanan is also very good on the question of globalism and what it will mean for the US. You realize of course that I am a rabid nationalist above all else. Glenn Beck (and his ilk) is a shill for the rich corporatists, and well compensated for being one. How would you know? You've got get off those left wing blogs if you ever want to know what is happening in the country. The problem I have with Beck is that he is too intellectual for a TV audience. He is also a bit preachy which does not go over well on TV. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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The Plight of the USian Working Classes
"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
... Per Edward Dolan: The hard times coming will be due to Obama and the Dems who have spent the country into near bankruptcy. Or do you think China will be kind to us? Google "United States Deficit". Don't take my word for it, look it up. You will find that the Reagan/Bush presidencies increased the U.S. deficit by over 60%. The Clinton/Carter presidencies, OTOH, reduced it by 13 percent. To be fair, Clinton had a Republican congress to work with - and that gives me at least some hope for the situation today. But as far as Republican ideology goes, Vice-President Cheney summed it up when he said "Reagan proved that deficits don't matter".... before sacking O'Neill for complaining about the growing deficit at the time. The bottom line seems to be that *both* parties have discovered that they can pander to a widespread fantasy that the country can spend more than it takes in and somehow get away without any pain. That being the case, individual leaders become important. Clinton was one who set out to reduce the deficit - and succeeded. Dubya did just the opposite - selling out our credit when he had the chance to stand up there on Ground Zero and say something like "We're gonna get these SOBs, but we all have to contribute something to the effort." You are right, but even so no one can spend like the Dems. The past two years the spending has been in the stratosphere. No other spending spree comes close. The spending has got to stop! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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