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Forum: Touring
09-09-24, 06:41 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,540
Posted By sbrudno

I have been fortunate enough to live close to the...

I have been fortunate enough to live close to the USGS campus in Reston, VA. For years I would go and get maps for places I would plan on riding to. Then I have a measuring device that is probably...
Forum: Touring
08-26-24, 03:26 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,105
Posted By sbrudno

An excellent description on how to add fuel from...

An excellent description on how to add fuel from on canister to another see: https://bikepacking.com/gear/flipfuel-review-fuel-transfer-device/
That is on BikePacking.COM
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-23-24, 05:47 AM
Replies: 3,756
Views: 1,078,051
Posted By sbrudno

Sweet ride! Never seen this model before and it...

Sweet ride! Never seen this model before and it has some fascinating features. As a non-single speed rider but curious, the front brake seems like an a safety addition.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-19-24, 12:56 PM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,415
Posted By sbrudno

I still have pant "clips" in a sense. Now it is...

I still have pant "clips" in a sense. Now it is bright colored reflective bands that close with Velcro. Multipurpose.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-24, 06:59 AM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

Assuming that you gave the $20 pitch, this was a...

Assuming that you gave the $20 pitch, this was a great find. Lots of ways to go with it: add new stuff, put whatever you have to attach on it or get on Facebook or eBay to get the rear wheel. ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-22-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 3,756
Views: 1,078,051
Posted By sbrudno

1971 MGB-GT that has been mine for a long, long...

1971 MGB-GT that has been mine for a long, long time. 46,000 original miles. License plate: "MGBGT1".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-24, 09:09 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Now THAT is impressive!

Now THAT is impressive!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-24, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

As above. mid-1970s Mercian entirely original...

As above. mid-1970s Mercian entirely original except the seat bag and vintage Silca pump....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-24, 02:44 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

As a fellow Moto lover, I get that sentiment as...

As a fellow Moto lover, I get that sentiment as well. I just restored a Mercian from the 1970s for a dear friend who had it built but never road it since he developed balance issues (sat in his...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-08-24, 01:20 PM
Replies: 3,756
Views: 1,078,051
Posted By sbrudno

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_7017_186e1cf2b8b5749077cae61eb8e1a3610a510d47.jpeg
Trek Verve suited up for grocery shopping. I got it used for $270 and I...
Forum: Touring
07-08-24, 07:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 889
Posted By sbrudno

I have been an avid biker since a kid (now 73)...

I have been an avid biker since a kid (now 73) and got bitten by the touring bug in the past few years. I bought a used Trek Versa with disk brakes for $270. Great bike for non-super-serious...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-26-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Love the chainwheel selection. Not so much the...

Love the chainwheel selection. Not so much the ruined front rim...
Keep us posted on how much you have to throw at the bike to make it ridable.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-24, 04:12 PM
Replies: 8,362
Views: 3,239,786
Posted By sbrudno

What a beautiful bike! The Campy components do...

What a beautiful bike! The Campy components do not detract from the snazzy look.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 126,506
Posted By sbrudno

My 1976 still gets some touring. It did...

My 1976 still gets some touring. It did Georgetown (DC) to Shepardstown, WV to Front Royal, VA along the Skyline Drive in 1984. I hardly remember how hard it was to climb mountains now! All Campy...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-03-24, 08:17 AM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,415
Posted By sbrudno

I too got more into cycling in my advanced years....

I too got more into cycling in my advanced years. I actually had to do some stretching exercises to keep getting over a flat horizontal top tube. But in the last year, it has become easier. ...
Forum: Touring
05-29-24, 03:38 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,149
Posted By sbrudno

I have a tale regarding library books. I did...

I have a tale regarding library books. I did some touring in the 1960s (when it really did not seem to be a thing). I brought a library book with me. Big mistake. I lost it somehow and the...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
05-29-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,645
Posted By sbrudno

Let us know how much you spent on "upgrades". ...

Let us know how much you spent on "upgrades". This is a monster that has bitten me many times...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
05-29-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,645
Posted By sbrudno

This is my take from a slightly different view. ...

This is my take from a slightly different view. I buy used bikes, mostly because I like to work on them and make modifications. I bought a Trek Verve Disk 1 which is a nice bike with disk breaks,...
Forum: Touring
05-29-24, 06:23 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,149
Posted By sbrudno

I am sorry if you took the comment personally,...

I am sorry if you took the comment personally, but it seemed that you were suggesting that the phone was somehow superior to a reader. Each has its place and each its strengths and weaknesses. I...
Forum: Touring
05-28-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,149
Posted By sbrudno

Ah, you don't read a lot. That answers the...

Ah, you don't read a lot. That answers the question.
Forum: Touring
05-28-24, 06:00 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,149
Posted By sbrudno

E-ink is one of the best inventions ever. I have...

E-ink is one of the best inventions ever. I have been doing Kindle for more than 10 years and I am always happy with the long battery life and easy to read screen.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-28-24, 12:11 PM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,415
Posted By sbrudno

I am also 73 and had a weird winter weather-wise...

I am also 73 and had a weird winter weather-wise so I did my riding mostly indoors with a bike in my harem that is good for a trainer. You can get adequate, non-fancy, trainers for $100-160 which...
Forum: Touring
05-27-24, 07:21 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
Posted By sbrudno

Have to admit, I like the buoyancy of that...

Have to admit, I like the buoyancy of that pillow. Does not come in orange, my go to color. Got to make compromises...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Only "snug" if you don't come to an emergency...

Only "snug" if you don't come to an emergency stop...
Love the gearing for just about any ride you might like to take!
Forum: Touring
05-26-24, 07:21 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,149
Posted By sbrudno

Kindle.

Kindle.
Forum: Touring
05-26-24, 07:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 821
Posted By sbrudno

This is a great thread. I have never had a rim...

This is a great thread. I have never had a rim issue but I am also not as young as I used to be. I do feel safer on my touring bike with disk brakes, but also like to ride other bikes in my harem. ...
Forum: Touring
05-20-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,483
Posted By sbrudno

I wrote a response to this thread but the ethers...

I wrote a response to this thread but the ethers gobbled it up so here goes again:
Welcome to the forum.
I restarted bike touring after 40 years of not getting out to the countryside, now at a ripe...
Forum: Touring
05-07-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 16,232
Posted By sbrudno

It is interesting that the front granny gear is...

It is interesting that the front granny gear is adequately small but the rear does not have much in the way of large tooth sprockets.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

That looks to be a frame for someone 6'3" to...

That looks to be a frame for someone 6'3" to 6'6". Too bad it was dismantled so much and treated so poorly; but that is the point of this thread. Must post the resurrected bike when done. Should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-24, 02:04 PM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

Hope your girlfriend has long arms. Really...

Hope your girlfriend has long arms. Really pretty bike!
Forum: Touring
04-22-24, 11:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,095
Posted By sbrudno

I am farsighted and the glasses I use are not...

I am farsighted and the glasses I use are not wrap around which would be better for wind and rain but work well for me. They are progressives with 2.00 diopter near vision in the bottom and nothing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 06:29 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Sweet frame! See, you have the right to put...

Sweet frame! See, you have the right to put whatever you want on it. And for $25, who would criticize?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 07:10 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

I have a beach house on the Eastern Shore of...

I have a beach house on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. My wife gardens and we have a sprinkler system but there just are such a paucity of people to work on sprinklers that I have become the go to...
Forum: Touring
04-19-24, 02:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,097
Posted By sbrudno

I turned 73 yesterday and today went for a a ride...

I turned 73 yesterday and today went for a a ride with the new panniers that my wife gave me. I loaded the panniers with about 30 pounds and the usual stuff that ride with me on training rides (no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 07:42 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

As supportive as my wife of 50 years is, she...

As supportive as my wife of 50 years is, she would KILL ME if I brought my bike into the living room!
Yours looks in repose in yours.
Forum: Touring
04-18-24, 07:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
Posted By sbrudno

There is just something so simple that it just...

There is just something so simple that it just makes sense!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Any idea how that happened?

Any idea how that happened?
Forum: Touring
04-16-24, 07:54 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,526
Posted By sbrudno

I have these extenders (not for holding onto...

I have these extenders (not for holding onto obviously) on two of my bikes for help with keeping the bas away from the cables and to attach additional "stuff" onto the bars (computer, light, bell,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-15-24, 07:16 AM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,415
Posted By sbrudno

Like Popeye says: I am what I am.

Like Popeye says: I am what I am.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 08:14 AM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

There are a large number of old Campy parts in my...

There are a large number of old Campy parts in my "back-up bin". I hate seeing them trashed like this but feel for the fellow/gal who fell off the bike to the left (road) side of the highway. There...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 08:22 PM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

Interesting mix of upgraded parts. I do not...

Interesting mix of upgraded parts. I do not remember it as a triple crank and certainly not those brake levers, and probably not the same FD and RD. $50! That is impressive.
Forum: Touring
04-09-24, 03:13 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
Posted By sbrudno

I am a side sleeper and need something with more...

I am a side sleeper and need something with more height than the routine:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ADfqtraJL._AC_SL1500_.jpg...
Forum: Touring
04-09-24, 03:07 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,499
Posted By sbrudno

I wear a balaclava at night, a thin thing that...

I wear a balaclava at night, a thin thing that weighs nothing but works. At least I freeze less...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-09-24, 02:58 PM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,415
Posted By sbrudno

As someone who turns 73 next week, I get your...

As someone who turns 73 next week, I get your issue. However, there are road bikes and there are road bikes. I have a venerable 1979 Motobecane Super Mirage that I have converted into a touring...
Forum: Touring
04-08-24, 08:38 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,035
Posted By sbrudno

For a beginner-to-intermediate, the Bike Touring:...

For a beginner-to-intermediate, the Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels is a great start. I was puzzled by the ratings on Amazon which thought the book was too basic. It is...
Forum: Touring
04-08-24, 07:13 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,958
Posted By sbrudno

Have a couple of pairs of clipless shoes that...

Have a couple of pairs of clipless shoes that were used for road riding. I have turned more to trails and touring recently and I just stop more often which I really find a bother with clipless. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 07:34 AM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Wrong BB spindle?

Wrong BB spindle?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Yeh, I have noticed that the wind has been a bit...

Yeh, I have noticed that the wind has been a bit more brisk on the Eastern seaboard of the US in the past month. I have ordered a 24 tooth small inner triple front down from a 28 on a 74 CDB crank...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 06:59 PM
Replies: 8,566
Views: 1,139,648
Posted By sbrudno

Great job! Just noted that you have rear and...

Great job! Just noted that you have rear and front facing rear reflectors. Any particular reason why? I might change my approach if the answer stimulates some neurons...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 15,609
Views: 4,389,971
Posted By sbrudno

Your local coop is not likely to have the parts...

Your local coop is not likely to have the parts specifically for your bike. eBay may not be the most reliable place to find a bike part but they often have parts that you cannot find elsewhere. But...
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