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Forum: General Cycling Discussion

11-03-21, 09:04 AM

Replies: 151

Don't you just love when noobs/pedestrians say to ride on the other side of the road.

Views: 9,278

Posted By AVolta

Yelling is bad. Safety is good.

When a motorist sees that there is not enough room to pass a cyclist heading in the same direction, usually because of oncoming traffic, the driver can judge when and how much to slow down and pass...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-30-21, 08:12 AM

Replies: 53

Brooks Saddle Break-in

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Posted By AVolta

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Horses prefer to sniff the Brooks B17.

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

05-25-21, 04:37 AM

Replies: 58

Drop Bar Hand Problems - Worth Continuing?

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Posted By AVolta

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I don't qualify as an expert, but I'm a geezer (70+) with geezer problems and...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-02-21, 07:10 AM

Replies: 208

What Bicycling Rules do you follow that Experience has taught you?

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Posted By AVolta

Dismounting when a dog comes after you is good...

Dismounting when a dog comes after you is good advice. Once I had plenty of speed going downhill, enough (I thought) to blow past the dog at the bottom of the hill. That was a mistake. Having learned...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-02-21, 07:01 AM

Replies: 208

What Bicycling Rules do you follow that Experience has taught you?

Views: 22,267

Posted By AVolta

Carrying both a tube and a patch kit has proven...

Carrying both a tube and a patch kit has proven essential for me time and again. Once I ran over a staple which punctured the tube in two adjacent holes, making it impossible to patch. My protocol...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-22-20, 01:40 PM

Replies: 96

Wd40

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Posted By AVolta

Eliminating the Need to Degrease

Starting with a new chain (or chain cleaned by a number of the excellent method suggested in this thread), I have been using a self-cleaning lube called "lillylube", which I would not have ordinarily...

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