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I call it the "Chanute Breakfast Bomb"... provides loads of energy for the start of any day on the road.
Take two packets of instant oatmeal, drop them in a cup of coffee with milk and sugar to taste, chug/eat and ride till lunch..the instant apple oatmeal is fun b/c the dried apples float to the top ;-) :-D cheap and effective! |
I had galled wheel bearing cones on an older bike. I am not very close to a bike store and getting new cones could be difficult. I also wanted to finish the job quickly. I took the axle to a hardware store and found a metric nut to match it. Then I got a short metric bolt the same size. I cut the head off and chucked it up in a chuck on a high speed spindle. I screwed the galled cone onto the threads. I ran it while lightly holding a running Dremel tool with grinding bit against it. I was able to get rid of the galling and have a pretty good surface on the cone, too.
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Better than straps or rubberbands around hand brakes as a parking brake , take a strip of velcro, and a strip of the fuzzy recieving stuff, and sew them back to back into a single strap. Then put the strap around the front wheel and the down tube. The bike will not roll when leaning against a vertical surface and, if that vertial surface is a thin tree or post, the front wheel wont turn and allow the bike to fall when you aren't looking.
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Originally Posted by Suburban Rider
(Post 5523143)
Better than straps or rubberbands around hand brakes as a parking brake , take a strip of velcro, and a strip of the fuzzy recieving stuff, and sew them back to back into a single strap. Then put the strap around the front wheel and the down tube. The bike will not roll when leaning against a vertical surface and, if that vertial surface is a thin tree or post, the front wheel wont turn and allow the bike to fall when you aren't looking.
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This may seem like a really dumb tip but I've tried it a few times and it "seems" to work:
"Mark" your campsite (PEE/PISS) at the 4 corners and most animals seem to stay away. I can't really say it'd work in ALL situations/areas but the first campground I tried it? The raccoons/possums/whatever left our camp completely alone but totally ransacked the camps on either side of us. I still hang my food or at least store it outside my tent. |
Originally Posted by scruffyboy
(Post 6574492)
This may seem like a really dumb tip but I've tried it a few times and it "seems" to work:
"Mark" your campsite (PEE/PISS) at the 4 corners and most animals seem to stay away. I can't really say it'd work in ALL situations/areas but the first campground I tried it? The raccoons/possums/whatever left our camp completely alone but totally ransacked the camps on either side of us. I still hang my food or at least store it outside my tent. but remember it only works with male pee.....female pee doesn't have enough testosterone in it. It will help keep away the smaller animals and if in bear country it will let them no your there so their not surprised or they can avoid you all together (still get your food away from your tent ,like you said,don't take any chances) |
Originally Posted by Visionquest
(Post 5225524)
I call it the "Chanute Breakfast Bomb"... provides loads of energy for the start of any day on the road.
Take two packets of instant oatmeal, drop them in a cup of coffee with milk and sugar to taste, chug/eat and ride till lunch..the instant apple oatmeal is fun b/c the dried apples float to the top ;-) :-D cheap and effective! there are brake levers that have parking brake similar to one found on a motorcycle. just throwing it out there |
Originally Posted by konageezer
(Post 1474484)
Shiny?
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Originally Posted by jpmartineau
(Post 5204016)
Firestarting tip.
Dip a cotton swab into vaseline, then put it in a ziploc bag. Repeat. When you have many in there, smoosh them so that the vaseline is spread out. To start your campfire, just put 4-5 cotton balls under your kindling wood and light them. They'll burn surprisingly long. No need for newspapers for starting the fire. |
Originally Posted by kipibenkipod
(Post 4989356)
Well, google don't know what is dirolites. So what is it?
I think we'd call them electrolytes. Like in Brawndo. And people who ride all day actually need them. I'm prone to cramping if my potassium gets low salt substitutes and "lite salt" is highly recommended. |
Originally Posted by Ronsonic
(Post 6757683)
I think we'd call them electrolytes. Like in Brawndo. And people who ride all day actually need them. I'm prone to cramping if my potassium gets low salt substitutes and "lite salt" is highly recommended.
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This is known to veteran cyclists, but as you descend very long, very steep hills, stop occassionally to cool your brakes and your rims. The steepest hill I ever descended was in VA on the TransAm Trail as I headed towards Vesuvius, VA. I stopped to cool things off about three times, and didn't have a problem. Later that day I spoke with the owner of a local bike shop, and we discussed that very hill. He told me of many cyclists who failed to take proper precautions on the hill, and sometimes paid dearly for it. They lost control of the bike or the hot rim blew the tire out, and ended up with severe injuries, such as a fractured skull or severe lacerations. |
Originally Posted by Dan The Man
(Post 6919298)
Why do you brake when going down hills? Think of all the hard work you put into getting that energy? If I am coasting I will hardly ever get above 50 kmph.
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hand sanitizer can also double as a good fire starter. I have found sample sizes in the Target stores fo less than a dollar about the size of a box of dental floss. And it makes my hands cleaner
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Originally Posted by Backstage
(Post 6952155)
hand sanitizer can also double as a good fire starter. I have found sample sizes in the Target stores fo less than a dollar about the size of a box of dental floss. And it makes my hands cleaner
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Tall water bottles can't fit into a lot of washroom sinks. I have 820 mL bottles, and have a lot of trouble. The way I do it is to fit them in sort of sideways, so they can both be filled up to almost half way, then I use one bottle to fill the other one up to the top. Then I take the cap of the first bottle and use that as a little cup to fill up the second bottle to the top.
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A trick a lot of people already use, but just in case... a tennis ball plastic sleeve has a nice waterproof top and fits into tightly a water bottle cage. I know the cages are precious for water, but it is a great way to carry a light jacket and/or a repair kit.
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Originally Posted by Dan The Man
(Post 6919298)
Why do you brake when going down hills?
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I use a smaller version of your potato bag as a shower bag to keep soap and shampoo and stuff in and I use the bag itself to wash with - a nice body scrub. thia way all your stuff can dry out nicely before you pack it away.
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PS, I'm referring to the bag from a previous post. This is the bag though: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/p..._id=30086&v=2s
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Originally Posted by myheadsashed
(Post 6749735)
Apparently you can polish a turd:lol:
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I was thinking one day, it kinda hurt but.....my fenders were making a irritating tinkle, rattle, ping pop ect...so to the auto store I went and purchased some spray can of undercoating, and presto after a little masking and a day of drying a super quiet ride again.....don't use the kind that goes on real thick the cheap stuff works great and adds very little fat to the bike. It also makes the real sticky mud wash off easier. Oh yea it will only stick to metal fenders.
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Nasty dent in a steel frame:
Remove paint heat with a propane torch till it becomes slightly red throw a cup of cold water on it and the dent will some times pop right out and some times it takes a couple of tries but eventualy the dent will come out. I've done it on cars and bikes it does work. |
Last week, I toured with two friends along a two-lane highway. One of my friends wore a florescent vest, and the other didn't. While riding through a forest, I noticed that the one without the vest was almost invisible while in shadow. And it was a sunny day. On the other hand, the one wearing a vest stood out like a sore thumb.
So if you are seriously interested in being more visible to car and truck drivers, wear a florescent vest. Making yourself easy to spot is an asset when sharing the road with fast-moving vehicles. Something like this: http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Pr...9830708424.jpg |
tempered?
Originally Posted by kaoskingnd
(Post 7462063)
Nasty dent in a steel frame:
Remove paint heat with a propane torch till it becomes slightly red throw a cup of cold water on it and the dent will some times pop right out and some times it takes a couple of tries but eventualy the dent will come out. I've done it on cars and bikes it does work. |
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