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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 10:30 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

OK, I'll say it. Great Scott!! :)

OK, I'll say it.

Great Scott!!

:)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 10:28 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

We're getting into the "hey, it's only 98...

We're getting into the "hey, it's only 98 degrees" part of the year. :D I spent much of today (which might be the last double-digit day until October) helping a friend pull & clean the Dura-Ace...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 10:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 195
Posted By RCMoeur

When I lived in Yuma in 1988-1989, I didn't get...

When I lived in Yuma in 1988-1989, I didn't get much riding in because of long work days (before sunrise to sunset, typically 6 days a week), but I remember watching the Harriers practicing their...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 09:52 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

Moar tube testing & patching! This time with a...

Moar tube testing & patching! This time with a friend helping. One more bin emptied and 5-6 more to go.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 12:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 503
Posted By RCMoeur

A coin works as a screwdriver, but it's nice to...

A coin works as a screwdriver, but it's nice to have something with a bit more precision when needed. Same with this task. Of course, in using the Park and other types of frame persuasion tools,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 12:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 503
Posted By RCMoeur

Adventure Cycling Association (the current name...

Adventure Cycling Association (the current name of Bikecentennial) is still going strong, still focused on empowering bicycle travel, and is the largest national bicyclist membership organization in...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-26-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 1,684
Posted By RCMoeur

Best done after you're 100% certain you have set...

Best done after you're 100% certain you have set the fit and height correctly. :)
Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-24, 10:52 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 933
Posted By RCMoeur

Regarding slick bicycle tires and traction: Jobst...

Regarding slick bicycle tires and traction: Jobst had an opinion on it that Sheldon thought notable enough to post: https://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/slicks.html
Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-24, 10:41 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 933
Posted By RCMoeur

I searched my files for the study I remembered,...

I searched my files for the study I remembered, but wasn't able to pull it up. I then performed a TRID search and came up with a similar study, where they recommend a 30 degree rail crossing angle or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-25-24, 10:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 619
Posted By RCMoeur

Regarding the OP's situation: the other rider was...

Regarding the OP's situation: the other rider was clearly violating the law. Had you struck her, you could have been cited for failure to avoid or speed too fast for conditions, but if so it would...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-25-24, 10:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 619
Posted By RCMoeur

Regarding hit-from-behind by fellow bicyclist...

Regarding hit-from-behind by fellow bicyclist crashes: I've had two, both while I was leading club rides.

One was as we were crossing a busy arterial street and had to hold the group in the median...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-24, 09:44 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 933
Posted By RCMoeur

First, I'll say that nearly all my riding is in...

First, I'll say that nearly all my riding is in the Arizona desert, where the joke is "We get 7 inches of rain per year. All on a Tuesday." In other words, the roads aren't often wet, but when they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-24, 09:23 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

Spent much of the day on work for a client...

Spent much of the day on work for a client preparing for an upcoming meeting, so it's nice to unwind by getting the fixie ready for tomorrow's club ride. Plus peeling sun-wrecked covers off some old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-24, 09:17 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 6,340
Posted By RCMoeur

Takes longer to fold than a Friday. :)

Takes longer to fold than a Friday. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 10:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 902
Posted By RCMoeur

You do know after his paranormal investigations...

You do know after his paranormal investigations ended, he got a job at a Walmart replenishing the shelves during the off hours.

(looks for the exit, pedals fast...)
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-24-24, 10:07 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 1,684
Posted By RCMoeur

I'll just say that when I had creaking noises...

I'll just say that when I had creaking noises from a seatpost, it presaged the snapping of the bolt on the saddle clamp from fatigue.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 08:38 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

Spending a relaxing Friday evening engaged in the...

Spending a relaxing Friday evening engaged in the sordid task of sorting stuff. Finally getting the not-3/8-26 nuts away from the 3/8-26, finding a smattering of seat binder bolts, and making...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-24-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 213
Posted By RCMoeur

Fit is very important. A light fast bike that...

Fit is very important. A light fast bike that doesn't fit will be worse than a heavy slow bike that does. It looks to be about a 21" frame, which when used with 27" wheels typically results in a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-24-24, 05:55 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,572
Posted By RCMoeur

Well, mine have been... *WHUMP* *SPLOMP* ...

Well, mine have been...

*WHUMP* *SPLOMP*

"Don't answer the questions! You'll jinx yourself!"

"But what if I don't believe in jinxes?"

"Do you want to find out... the hard way?"
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-24-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 213
Posted By RCMoeur

The LeMans was at the lower end of the Centurion...

The LeMans was at the lower end of the Centurion line-up, but still a decent bike for its time. It has stem shifters, but they're Suntour ratchet stem shifters (same shifters I used for racing, but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 05:42 PM
Replies: 357
Views: 20,466
Posted By RCMoeur

Good score. Hope it's well-appreciated by the...

Good score. Hope it's well-appreciated by the right person.

Those are great bikes for the Recycle Your Bicycle program for foster kids when we can get them donated, in that they're small enough...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-24-24, 12:51 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,396
Posted By RCMoeur

Hope it's resolved successfully. Most places I've...

Hope it's resolved successfully. Most places I've dealt with have resolved wrong item issues reasonably well, but a few were remarkably difficult.

The only other comment I'll make is many of the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-24-24, 12:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 431
Posted By RCMoeur

In case anyone asks: 53 cm seat tube center to...

In case anyone asks: 53 cm seat tube center to top.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 05:44 PM
Replies: 357
Views: 20,466
Posted By RCMoeur

During deepest darkest lockdown, I built up an...

During deepest darkest lockdown, I built up an all-black aluminum-frame coaster brake singlespeed with black rims, spokes, fenders, bars, rack, and basket - even black reflective on the rear fender....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-23-24, 12:59 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,130
Posted By RCMoeur

My feet pronate (front angled out) quite a bit....

My feet pronate (front angled out) quite a bit. In the days of leather shoes and nail-on cleats it wasn't an issue, as I'd just nail the cleat toward the inside at a comfortable angle determined by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-24, 11:55 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,397
Posted By RCMoeur

Tonight was an interesting shift at the co-op. ...

Tonight was an interesting shift at the co-op.

I had known for some time that the external threading on a Uniglide / early Hyperglide freehub mechanism was 1.37 x 24 - same as English-threaded...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-22-24, 12:04 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,119
Posted By RCMoeur

An agency would be happy to have you on their...

An agency would be happy to have you on their jury in a trial involving such a crash.

In the final paragraph of my previous post, I described a situation where the bollard didn't move into...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-21-24, 11:18 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 671
Posted By RCMoeur

Keeping a Townie parked upright without a...

Keeping a Townie parked upright without a kickstand is probably a lot tougher than for a 15 lb road bike.

My observation is that many kickstands affixed with a M10 bolt with a 8 mm socket onto a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-21-24, 05:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,119
Posted By RCMoeur

Sounds like a lot of people here are trying to...

Sounds like a lot of people here are trying to design vehicle intrusion countermeasures on pathways. There has been decades of experience and practice in this area, most notably in the current AASHTO...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-19-24, 09:11 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,119
Posted By RCMoeur

Bicyclists have been killed and crippled from...

Bicyclists have been killed and crippled from hitting bollards, and agencies have paid out large judgments and settlements from bollard-related crashes.

Good current design guidance on the use of...
Forum: Want To Buy
05-10-24, 12:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 643
Posted By RCMoeur

Might not be the easiest one to find. Good luck.

Might not be the easiest one to find. Good luck.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 11:31 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

Just as I finished putting everything away, I...

Just as I finished putting everything away, I walked around to the front yard and joined my wife in seeing a space technology twofer - seeing the faint plume of the SpaceX Falcon second stage and the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 08:04 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 976,937
Posted By RCMoeur

On this fine afternoon, I'm rolling up and...

On this fine afternoon, I'm rolling up and putting away about two dozenish patched & tested tubes. I may keep a few as spares, but most of these will go to nonprofits. And I still have 8 more bins of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-08-24, 09:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 316
Posted By RCMoeur

Looks like Hondo6 IDed it. Thanks. Another...

Looks like Hondo6 IDed it. Thanks. Another mystery solved. :)
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-08-24, 07:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 316
Posted By RCMoeur

Don't think so, in that a standard Presta stem...

Don't think so, in that a standard Presta stem with the valve unscrewed is empty, whereas this one has that small nub lurking just below the top of the stem.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-08-24, 07:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 316
Posted By RCMoeur

Oddball? Valve

Ran into this at the co-op this afternoon. Now we've seen Schrader, Presta, Woods, and whatnot for letting and keeping air in tubes, but this is an interesting variant we'd not seen before.
...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-08-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 572
Posted By RCMoeur

Stronglight 99 (and its SR clone) and TA have...

Stronglight 99 (and its SR clone) and TA have entered the chat... :)
Forum: Touring
05-07-24, 09:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,413
Posted By RCMoeur

From what I see, Deep Vs aren't all that heavy,...

From what I see, Deep Vs aren't all that heavy, unless you're comparing them to Recorde du Mondes or something like that. Never felt any performance penalty, even on one of my fastest bikes. Plus...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 08:15 PM
Replies: 21,870
Views: 3,179,051
Posted By RCMoeur

Today it was my duty to attend a memorial for a...

Today it was my duty to attend a memorial for a recently-passed colleague from my former agency. On such a 90+ degree day, I'd typically wuss out stay non-sweaty by using a motor vehicle, but today...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-06-24, 11:16 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,431
Posted By RCMoeur

At the co-op, if a person asks for a screwdriver,...

At the co-op, if a person asks for a screwdriver, we often will ask if they are working on mounting or removing a tire, and if so instead give them a pair of levers. At the bike-rebuilding places...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 10:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 449
Posted By RCMoeur

Here in the Phoenix area, people have been trying...

Here in the Phoenix area, people have been trying to organize a bike swap off and on for decades, and at best only get a dozen or so vendors - and then a lot fewer in subsequent years. Conversely, in...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-06-24, 10:39 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,431
Posted By RCMoeur

A number of the tubes I patch received their...

A number of the tubes I patch received their puncture from someone else's tire lever during the last part of the remounting process. One or two little slits where the lever got between the tire &...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 01:59 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,445
Posted By RCMoeur

The part they don't talk about is that most of...

The part they don't talk about is that most of the money went to getting the sound effects just right. :)

I was going to post something about "Would the Tour riders of the early 1900s let a mere...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
05-06-24, 01:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 572
Posted By RCMoeur

Still faster than walking a tandem. :)

Still faster than walking a tandem. :)
Forum: Beach Cruisers
05-06-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 355
Posted By RCMoeur

Standard racks may not have front stays long...

Standard racks may not have front stays long enough to reach the seatstays on a Longboard or similar stretched cruiser frame. Same with Wald-type rear baskets - they're designed for a diamond frame...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-05-24, 10:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 791
Posted By RCMoeur

I prefer to not have my cadence change more than...

I prefer to not have my cadence change more than 8-10 rpm per shift. On all but my fastest bike, I got rid of most of my 21+ mph gears, as I hardly use them. Instead, I go for tighter middle-range...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-05-24, 07:13 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,181
Posted By RCMoeur

Naw, if you want to use the windbreaker as an...

Naw, if you want to use the windbreaker as an stopping mechanism you need to get it into the rear brake rotor. :)
(as happened to someone I helped on El Tour de Tucson 2022)

My Bike Friday...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-05-24, 01:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 394
Posted By RCMoeur

Roads that "look dangerous" can have a lower...

Roads that "look dangerous" can have a lower overall crash rate than roads that "feel safer", likely due to greater care and awareness in driving/riding.

Conversely, roads known for steep grades...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 01:07 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 227,320
Posted By RCMoeur

"Tempered lug" sounds like a slightly...

"Tempered lug" sounds like a slightly affectionate descriptive term for someone.
"Oh, my brother in law is such a tempered lug..."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 11:23 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 81,902
Posted By RCMoeur

Seems like Ayyyyy got his Kooka crank and is...

Seems like Ayyyyy got his Kooka crank and is turning the rest of the Laing loose for someone else to appreciate.
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