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Forum: Touring
11-03-23, 11:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,142
Posted By venturi95

Death Valley reopens after flooding in August...

Death Valley reopens after flooding in August closed the park (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/death-valley-reopens-after-flooding-in-august-closed-the-park/ar-AA1iIjSR)
Forum: Touring
09-19-23, 04:25 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,752
Posted By venturi95

Okay, I'm not going to pull any punches here. You...

Okay, I'm not going to pull any punches here. You need to get over the BS idea that you can't afford the bike of your dreams that will go forever.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-24-23, 11:54 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 16,179
Posted By venturi95

Rim brakes are very good, and as addressed...

Rim brakes are very good, and as addressed earlier, there are some ways to run bigger tires with them. I have a bike with carbon rims and old Weinmann rim brakes, but I would never recommend it....
Forum: Touring
06-20-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 9,087
Posted By venturi95

It's not that touring bikes are dying, they're...

It's not that touring bikes are dying, they're just evolving. The quiet, safe and enjoyable stretches of pavement are dying, and the riders are taking to a more natural environment for said safety...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-30-23, 08:10 PM
Replies: 1,281
Views: 60,082
Posted By venturi95

I'll show you mine

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My road bike. 135 miles on a waxed chain. No wiping, no care, no nothing. It...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-27-23, 09:36 AM
Replies: 1,281
Views: 60,082
Posted By venturi95

Perhaps a new thread is in order: Ride it...

Perhaps a new thread is in order:

Ride it till it skips / it should be more popular
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-23, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1,281
Views: 60,082
Posted By venturi95

I am trying to save the original Dura Ace 7803...

I am trying to save the original Dura Ace 7803 triple chainrings for as long as possible. I know it is not excessive wear, but I get a little fanatical about not using a stretched chain.
The chain...
05-21-23, 06:56 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,538
Posted By venturi95

People should avoid cynophobia when dogs aren't...

People should avoid cynophobia when dogs aren't around. A man finding a woman interesting is not misogyny.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-13-23, 12:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 973
Posted By venturi95

On the Schwinn Varsity the safety levers did not...

On the Schwinn Varsity the safety levers did not pull the real brake lever all the way to the bars.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-04-23, 07:33 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,874
Posted By venturi95

At some point doesn't someone want to say: Just...

At some point doesn't someone want to say: Just get a license and start racing.
That video was painful to watch, I only made it halfway through. A bit of a waste of time, and coming from me that is...
02-20-23, 10:01 PM
Replies: 841
Views: 26,761
Posted By venturi95

Posting on the thread probably won't speed its...

Posting on the thread probably won't speed its demise.
02-20-23, 08:51 PM
Replies: 841
Views: 26,761
Posted By venturi95

My experience says if you throw your leg over a...

My experience says if you throw your leg over a skinny tire bike even once you have to be careful, you could magically erase any good dirt mojo you may have accumulated over your entire life....
02-18-23, 04:33 PM
Replies: 341
Views: 15,193
Posted By venturi95

We need engineers, they make geologists look...

We need engineers, they make geologists look well-dressed.
In the distant future, a balding, overtly intellectual, skinny old college instructor is giving a physics lecture at a prestigious east...
02-16-23, 09:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,385
Posted By venturi95

I never had actual Ritchey ergo bars, but some...

I never had actual Ritchey ergo bars, but some look-alikes. I liked them just fine, but I prefer a rounded and smooth curve. Like a woman's body (can I say that?).
02-16-23, 09:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,385
Posted By venturi95

Maybe you have already found the best - for you....

Maybe you have already found the best - for you. Just like saddles, my favorite bar may feel un-natural for you.
01-23-23, 08:30 PM
Replies: 722
Views: 27,702
Posted By venturi95

This was built last Spring, Weinmann cheap-o...

This was built last Spring, Weinmann cheap-o brakes from the Bay on a brand new Soma Pescadero. It might get an upgrade to Pauls Racer centerpulls....
11-11-22, 10:56 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,096
Posted By venturi95

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/361x374/cupvjypwwaaentx_f4f73495522683f6a9c32a456f514aec85755d61.jpg
Do you really want to master long climbs?
All of the aforementioned...
10-27-22, 12:03 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,784
Posted By venturi95

Yes, just leave a functional bike in the trash......

Yes, just leave a functional bike in the trash... it's the American way. Nobody ever had fun on a rigid 26" wheel bike with cantilevers, not once, not ever. The sport of mountain biking wasn't worth...
10-18-22, 04:14 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,488
Posted By venturi95

I'm glad this issue has finally come up. Brifter...

I'm glad this issue has finally come up. Brifter is perfectly acceptable to everyone I have ever dealt with in the cycling realm. "Integrated brake and shift lever" doesn't exactly roll off the...
10-18-22, 10:05 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,731
Posted By venturi95

I agree with your post, but TPC is like a real...

I agree with your post, but TPC is like a real bike shop, labor intensive. Whether or not the management at TPC though the boom was going to continue, when you have that phenomenal growth and are up...
10-11-22, 10:55 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,453
Posted By venturi95

Sorry, but I'm not much of a photographer. The...

Sorry, but I'm not much of a photographer. The cloud and the snow were a brilliant white that no camera can capture.
...
10-09-22, 11:20 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,453
Posted By venturi95

The highlight of my summer was riding up to the...

The highlight of my summer was riding up to the east side of Mt. Hood and exploring the borders of Badger Creek Wilderness. I drank cold, fresh, artesian spring water that was gently flowing right...
10-08-22, 09:39 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,636
Posted By venturi95

How many black 52 cm Surly Cross Checks are there...

How many black 52 cm Surly Cross Checks are there in the Toronto area ridden by middle aged men? I might be wrong on the exact size, but if the cops asked QBP nicely for the names of individuals who...
09-28-22, 04:24 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 7,285
Posted By venturi95

I haven't seen that many exclamation points in...

I haven't seen that many exclamation points in years. You must really know a lot about riding under the influence.
I've used all sorts of illegal drugs, before, during, and after riding, and I'm...
09-14-22, 11:44 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,809
Posted By venturi95

I now have two people on my ignore list.

I now have two people on my ignore list.
09-12-22, 01:52 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 6,032
Posted By venturi95

I hope so too. When you go fast, I mean really...

I hope so too.
When you go fast, I mean really fast, narrower is faster than wider. Now let me zip up my flame proof suit.
09-12-22, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3,534
Views: 973,579
Posted By venturi95

I picked up the 2005 Lightspeed from Craigslist...

I picked up the 2005 Lightspeed from Craigslist for a very nice price. I was not really sure if I would like it, I bought it just for the "like new" Dura Ace 7800 triple components. I am now quite...
06-12-22, 09:43 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 10,167
Posted By venturi95

We don't talk so much about rotating mass...

We don't talk so much about rotating mass anymore. If you just want speed, look at what the pros are riding on good pavement. From what very little I see of pro races the pavement looks pretty nice...
06-05-22, 12:39 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,848
Posted By venturi95

I think it would be un-wise to learn how to draft...

I think it would be un-wise to learn how to draft in a group of strangers on a Fondo.
OP, if you do want a draft:
Don't overlap your front wheel with the rider's rear wheel in front of you.
Don't...
05-28-22, 07:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,711
Posted By venturi95

I lived in San Francisco from1988 until 1995, and...

I lived in San Francisco from1988 until 1995, and this is a huge win for everyone who enters the park. JFK Drive was over-used and greatly abused by frustrated and downright hostile automobile...
Forum: Touring
05-18-22, 09:03 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,784
Posted By venturi95

Michigan is Nice!

This picture reminds me that the whole state was pretty much clear cut to help build everything from the Mississippi to the Atlantic back in the 1800s. I have read you could stand on a stump in...
Replies: 6
Views: 2,488
Posted By venturi95

I have ridden Highway 1 all through northern...

I have ridden Highway 1 all through northern California extensively, and south of SF Bay a bit also. East of Portland even less, and the city, too. I find the coast highway vastly over-rated. Except...
05-09-22, 09:41 AM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,360
Posted By venturi95

I'm thinking as them bicyclers ride by one of...

I'm thinking as them bicyclers ride by one of them lays on his AirZound, and yells: Ya'll drive like crap, get off the road! And then they pass the tractor really close. The tractor driver deserves...
05-06-22, 08:59 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,360
Posted By venturi95

The enlightened rider causes no mindless...

The enlightened rider causes no mindless animosity.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-28-22, 09:59 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 5,857
Posted By venturi95

Gentlemen: Just keep in mind, to 99% of the...

Gentlemen: Just keep in mind, to 99% of the general population and 100% of rad MTBers, (JK!) you are an effeminate, effete, and entirely weird grown man on a bicycle. I don't think women get derided...
04-28-22, 09:03 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,148
Posted By venturi95

We used to call them "Wood Pile Bikes" because...

We used to call them "Wood Pile Bikes" because they were almost always left outside leaning up against a pile of firewood through the years. I straight up tell people that you can buy functional...
03-28-22, 07:14 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 4,607
Posted By venturi95

I'm an older guy who spent many years in the...

I'm an older guy who spent many years in the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond working in bicycle retail in numerous places. There was always free labor going out the door to homeless or mentally deficient...
02-24-22, 08:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,413
Posted By venturi95

The first XTR and late 1980s XT groups were...

The first XTR and late 1980s XT groups were hardly crap. Back then, bikes that didn't pedal efficiently and had to be driven to the dirt would have (and did) got you laughed at.
02-15-22, 07:39 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 20,407
Posted By venturi95

I had good luck with BB-7s and the Tektro...

I had good luck with BB-7s and the Tektro equivalent, I highly recommend compression-less housing. But eventually you will want hydraulic, unless it interferes with air/train/ground travel.
01-16-22, 05:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,525
Posted By venturi95

Well, if you insist on seeing a boring old bikes...

Well, if you insist on seeing a boring old bikes here ya go. The bark blue Hybrid sort of needs new cables, and I will do the opposite routing when I get around to it. It has a new fork and I want to...
12-31-21, 09:49 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 31,115
Posted By venturi95

I think the question the OP should have posted...

I think the question the OP should have posted should be:Who makes the lightest steel frame bikes that are enjoyable to ride?Some very talented frame builders took a while to figure out what was the...
11-11-21, 05:11 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,979
Posted By venturi95

You are correct again! You weren't there, so it's...

You are correct again! You weren't there, so it's total speculation on your part. Rider's speed was checked and he avoided an accident.
The oncoming left turning vehicle is one of the reasons I quit...
11-11-21, 03:28 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,414
Posted By venturi95

Dude, do you even ride? To quote a bumper...

Dude, do you even ride?
To quote a bumper sticker: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."
He has admitted to causing this unfortunate incident (notice how I didn't use the "a" word...
10-25-21, 10:59 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,414
Posted By venturi95

One month later and no word on the ongoing...

One month later and no word on the ongoing investigation (that I have seen). I wonder what, in their most wildly optimistic dreams, the officials investigating this are hoping to find that will...
10-01-21, 03:38 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,414
Posted By venturi95

People are saying that bicyclists don't like...

People are saying that bicyclists don't like being run over by pick up trucks
05-22-20, 09:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,085
Posted By venturi95

Things I Like on Longer Rides

*Chocolate milk (nearly frozen in a Polar bottle before leaving).
*Vegan lunch meat with honest to goodness Swiss cheese sandwich.
*Almond butter, banana, and raspberry preserves sandwich.
*Nunn...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-20, 11:04 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 18,266
Posted By venturi95

I am lycra-clad and very friendly. I won't even...

I am lycra-clad and very friendly. I won't even bully you for sounding like a out of touch journalist writing a story about lycra-clad cyclists. "Lycra-clad" is almost as smearing as "Lance wanna...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-20, 08:32 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,163
Posted By venturi95

OK, first off I will preface this with the fact...

OK, first off I will preface this with the fact the In have been riding a very long time, long before mountain bikes were even an idea and I raced a bunch of USCF stuff way back when. Your enjoyment...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-20, 07:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,195
Posted By venturi95

I’m Guessing Here

You are dehydrated and the straining to go is what has caused the hemorrhoid issue. Fiber alone is good but not without fluids.
08-30-19, 10:35 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 16,789
Posted By venturi95

OK, I must chime in here as a self-declared very...

OK, I must chime in here as a self-declared very stable genius when it comes to dogs. I have owned a few over most of my life, I worked as a meter reader one winter, and I have been riding public...
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