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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-19-24, 08:10 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 622
Posted By Fredo76

My only encounter was at a relatively low speed...

My only encounter was at a relatively low speed while descending, started after I went to the drops with one hand to brake harder. I was tensed up for sure, which may have started it or aggravated...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-19-24, 06:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 272
Posted By Fredo76

When I tried the second method on a ride around...

When I tried the second method on a ride around Saguaro National Park's Cactus Loop Drive, I actually ended up stopping after spinning wildly for a bit, because I thought I had dropped the chain. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 05:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 559
Posted By Fredo76

Beautiful bike. Congratulations.

Beautiful bike. Congratulations.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,671
Posted By Fredo76

This article, delivered with the sneering tone of...

This article, delivered with the sneering tone of superiority common on the modern internet (an advertising staple for decades, and nauseatingly so) is so WRONG that its author, Julian Wall, should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 12:37 AM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 484,551
Posted By Fredo76

Base tape that extends beyond the rim and onto...

Base tape that extends beyond the rim and onto the tire sidewall anywhere between 1/16" and 1/4" on each side is normal, and not an indication that wider tubular rims are needed. Matching tire and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 09:18 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,671
Posted By Fredo76

People who claim that one cannot pull up on the...

People who claim that one cannot pull up on the pedals are laughably wrong.

Studies that claim cyclists don't pull up on the pedals always have that qualifier "during normal pedaling". This simply...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 12:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 342
Posted By Fredo76

A disk brake version has a riding impression at...

A disk brake version has a riding impression at Path Less Pedaled:

MOST People Will Overlook This Bike (youtube.com)

Base2 built one up recently and likes his.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-24, 07:30 PM
Replies: 3,351
Views: 696,319
Posted By Fredo76

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Sunflowers on Upper San Pedro Rd. Not much traffic this evening - very nice.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-24, 05:00 AM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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Forum: Road Cycling
09-11-24, 03:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 495
Posted By Fredo76

When my brother and I were little, Dad offered to...

When my brother and I were little, Dad offered to pay us a penny for ten dandelions picked from the grass. We got industrious, and made a couple of dollars. That's a lot of dandelions! Unopened heads...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,356
Posted By Fredo76

Your Trek has evolved considerably. Congrats on...

Your Trek has evolved considerably. Congrats on your choices - nice bike!

My experience living through the '70s was that nobody cared about how somebody else routed their cables, fore vs. aft of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-10-24, 07:58 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,275
Posted By Fredo76

If this thread is still pertinent, then as you...

If this thread is still pertinent, then as you discovered by riding it yourself, the She-Devil with those training wheels is an anxiety-producing contraption, for an experienced cyclist at least. I...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,481
Posted By Fredo76

Spoken like a true sealant designer! Except the...

Spoken like a true sealant designer! Except the part about sealant not working in tubes is total BS. Your 'trying to seal a balloon' analogy would require the tire to be absent.

Sealant can work...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-24, 09:19 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 495
Posted By Fredo76

Have you ever weeded your street? (Warning: Goathead Content)

Have you ever pulled weeds, swept off, or otherwise maintained any of the roads where you ride? I've weeded my own street, from our house on the end, all the way up to the stop sign, about 3/10 of a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-09-24, 12:59 AM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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Evening light
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-09-24, 12:21 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,341
Posted By Fredo76

Eighteen hours? Time for a new steak!

Eighteen hours?

Time for a new steak!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-24, 11:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,116
Posted By Fredo76

+1 on CatEye I have a Velo 7 and a Velo 9...

+1 on CatEye

I have a Velo 7 and a Velo 9 (both wired) and two of the Urban Wireless.

As a workable engineering solution, compared with two computers and two radios, plus an extra battery, a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-08-24, 05:51 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,341
Posted By Fredo76

Some pros used to relieve severe saddle sores by...

Some pros used to relieve severe saddle sores by riding with a raw steak in their shorts. This was told to me in all seriousness by a former British pro named Wally Summers. He was a bit of joker,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-06-24, 07:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,280
Posted By Fredo76

Once I gave it new sew-ups that held air, even...

Once I gave it new sew-ups that held air, even the ceiling-hanger got ridden, up to the mailbox to check the shifting and back down to check the brakes. Totally rideable. I want $1500 to part with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-06-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,341
Posted By Fredo76

SMP seats are the biggest improvement in cycling...

SMP seats are the biggest improvement in cycling since the derailleur.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-05-24, 06:21 AM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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Deschutes River, Olympia WA
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-04-24, 08:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,280
Posted By Fredo76

My "beater" bike would be the new Jamis Citizen 1...

My "beater" bike would be the new Jamis Citizen 1 step-through upright that I paid about $450 for, before the pandemic.

My ceiling-hanger bike is the mid-'70s chrome FAVORI by Ellis-Briggs that I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 05:09 PM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 484,551
Posted By Fredo76

^^^ About the same amount of base tape is showing...

^^^ About the same amount of base tape is showing on my Vittoria Rallys and my Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0s as well, on FiR rims (20mm). You should be fine on either rim, I would think.

My...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-24, 02:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 981
Posted By Fredo76

Whichever one feels comfortable, easy, and the...

Whichever one feels comfortable, easy, and the most natural when riding it around the bike shop's parking lot. Try out the shifting. Your legs should be bent a little, but not a lot, at the bottom of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,579
Posted By Fredo76

Yup. Even flaunting it, like a red flag in...

Yup.
Even flaunting it, like a red flag in front of a bull! Almost trolling, truth be told!
What's odd is your worrying about it. ;-)

Now you're being silly. And you forgot the "of my bicycle"...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-24, 09:43 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,917
Posted By Fredo76

After a 3-mile walk because I forgot to get a...

After a 3-mile walk because I forgot to get a pump from another bike, I bought my third Pro Bike Tool mini-pump. I also have a Topeak Roadie TT Mini, which is very effective, but presta-only.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-31-24, 06:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,579
Posted By Fredo76

I added a before pic here: What have you been...

I added a before pic here:
What have you been wrenching on lately? - Page 337 - Bike Forums...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-31-24, 02:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,579
Posted By Fredo76

A recent Jagwire brake cable kit came with one...

A recent Jagwire brake cable kit came with one end of the housing without an outer colored layer for the first five inches or so, intended to end up under the bar tape. Would that be the 'sleeve'?
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-31-24, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-24, 02:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 452
Posted By Fredo76

I used a short length of steel tubing with a 6mm...

I used a short length of steel tubing with a 6mm inside diameter and an 8mm outside diameter, cut to a length just a bit less than flush with the rear hole, so the nut can tighten all the way down.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-24, 01:53 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,560
Posted By Fredo76

My brother and I further geezerized and...

My brother and I further geezerized and mongrelized Papa's Romana 300. It got a taller stem, stem shifters, and dual-pivot calipers (for the ability to brake from the hoods), and a new (but wrong)...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-30-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 745
Posted By Fredo76

I've successfully repaired small punctures in two...

I've successfully repaired small punctures in two Pirelli TPU tubes using Park Tool adhesive patches. I found the general area by feeling air on my face like you did, and found the exact puncture...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-29-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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on the bike path in Olympia...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-24-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,005
Posted By Fredo76

1. Saddles with great big holes in them. Thanks...

1. Saddles with great big holes in them. Thanks to SMP for the single best advancement in cycling, ever!
2. Tubular tires, which ruled for seven decades.
3. Quick-release wheels.
4. Square-taper...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
08-23-24, 11:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 708
Posted By Fredo76

I built my own frame in 1976, with Colin Laing....

I built my own frame in 1976, with Colin Laing. The year 1976 is a perfectly plausible date, for the frame and all the bits on it, as originally ordered and built. I see no reason to question that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-23-24, 08:15 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,107
Posted By Fredo76

Except for the truly curious or serious, I...

Except for the truly curious or serious, I wouldn't recommend going to cleated shoes after riding 50 years without them, but such people exist. Are you one?

But I would say that young, fit track...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,504
Posted By Fredo76

Tim Wilson won the Mt. Lemmon Hill Climb in...

Tim Wilson won the Mt. Lemmon Hill Climb in 1976(?) on a Speedwell titanium road bike. He said it weighed 17 lbs. It certainly felt a lot lighter than steel-framed racing bikes at the time.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-24, 02:37 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,232
Posted By Fredo76

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Fredo in Tucson

Fredo was 22 lbs. as a 10-speed with my old racing wheels,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-24, 12:39 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,187
Posted By Fredo76

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double-wrapped cloth tape

Two vintage bikes have Cinelli cork/gel, in white,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-18-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 618
Posted By Fredo76

Good for you. Shiny side up, rubber side...

Good for you.

Shiny side up, rubber side down!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-18-24, 08:38 PM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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My brother and I went riding in Olympia - very nice today!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-18-24, 11:03 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,319
Posted By Fredo76

I think it's likely that your A1C (long term...

I think it's likely that your A1C (long term average blood sugar) is fine, and that you are just drinking too much water.

But you and your doctor should know that number, good or bad, IMO. I could...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-24, 09:19 PM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 484,551
Posted By Fredo76

I'm 205 lbs, bike is 25 lbs. I ride my sew-ups at...

I'm 205 lbs, bike is 25 lbs. I ride my sew-ups at 90-100 psi; always have. Went maybe 105 psi for a track race long ago. I never saw the sense in more - 140 psi was for board-track racers and hour...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-13-24, 08:35 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,266
Posted By Fredo76

If you don't want to get more tucked, and you...

If you don't want to get more tucked, and you don't want to follow closer, then all I have is to try higher gears, on the flats.
Forum: Pills and Ills
08-13-24, 04:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 585
Posted By Fredo76

Excellent! Congrats and good luck.

Excellent!

Congrats and good luck.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-24, 03:51 PM
Replies: 5,626
Views: 943,607
Posted By Fredo76

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Good morning!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-13-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 253
Posted By Fredo76

Eddy Merckx didn't need crankset dustcaps, so...

Eddy Merckx didn't need crankset dustcaps, so neither do I!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-11-24, 11:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,911
Posted By Fredo76

Saddles are straddled.

Saddles are straddled.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-11-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 647
Posted By Fredo76

After trying several bars on my brother's upright...

After trying several bars on my brother's upright bike, I think hokiefyd and maddog34 have a lot of insight in this matter.

I tried:
Soma Clarence - my favorite, although it lacks a forward...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-09-24, 07:57 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,911
Posted By Fredo76

I've found that I am fairly particular WRT hole...

I've found that I am fairly particular WRT hole size/width (large) and padding (generous), so I suspect that SMP seats are just like other seats in that regard, one size does not fit all. The TRK...
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