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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-24, 04:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 484
Posted By Iride01

But the OP appears to have a Claris road crank....

But the OP appears to have a Claris road crank. If thew BB shell is 73mm on that Brompton, then the OP has the wrong crank.

In a quick look at the pictures of new Brompton folding bikes, I didn't...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-03-24, 04:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 291
Posted By Iride01

Did you recently start back riding again after a...

Did you recently start back riding again after a long layoff? Your butt just needs to get use to it again. You can swap saddles if you like, but when your butt gets use to it and if you are riding...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-03-24, 12:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 306
Posted By Iride01

Replace your helmet when you feel like you want...

Replace your helmet when you feel like you want to replace it. If it's hit the ground once with your head in it, then I'd probably lean toward replacing it now. Even if it was just a light scratch....
Forum: Training & Nutrition
06-03-24, 12:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,281
Posted By Iride01

Maybe because nutrition needs while cycling seem...

Maybe because nutrition needs while cycling seem to get morphed into overall nutrition needs. Some seem to think that nutrition used on that 1 - 3 hour ride will destroy the nutrition plan for...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-24, 12:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 257
Posted By Iride01

Do you flat often? If not, quit worrying. As long...

Do you flat often? If not, quit worrying. As long as I'm not flatting often from things actually puncturing through the tread, I'd worry about the other qualities of the tire such as grip, rolling...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-24, 12:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 189
Posted By Iride01

The faster your cadence the less if any you have...

The faster your cadence the less if any you have to let up on the power output when shifting. If you can crank out 80 rpm or better standing, then you might not have to let up much at all on the...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
06-03-24, 12:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 188
Posted By Iride01

I had 172 or 172.5 crank arms on my previous bike...

I had 172 or 172.5 crank arms on my previous bike for about 4 months, then put it back to the 165 mm cranks that I'm use too. My legs are 34.5" (87.6cm). Leg length or inseam length only tells you...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 484
Posted By Iride01

Is this a Shimano road crank or Shimano mtn bike...

Is this a Shimano road crank or Shimano mtn bike crank? Mtn bike crank will have a longer spindle/axle, IIRC. Measure the BB shell width between the cups.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 181
Posted By Iride01

Road bike? Just get any current Shimano BSA...

Road bike? Just get any current Shimano BSA threaded BB for a road bike that is made for 2 piece road cranks. If your current setup has a spacer on the drive side between the spider and the bb cup,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-31-24, 05:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 632
Posted By Iride01

For many brands of bike, they make the same frame...

For many brands of bike, they make the same frame model with all different components on them to be able to price different versions of them at different levels from entry to best of the best.

So...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
05-31-24, 12:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,142
Posted By Iride01

And I agree that it's a good and quick way to...

And I agree that it's a good and quick way to find a approximate height for a saddle. But is in no way to be considered this finds the one and only optimum height for a saddle. Essentially it just...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-31-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,318
Posted By Iride01

I'm just restating what I read in some other...

I'm just restating what I read in some other article about the product. I'm not claiming any value to hydrogen per se. It's just a element in the composition of whatever it is they use. And that they...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-31-24, 10:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 237
Posted By Iride01

You should go to the Shimano Technical Documents...

You should go to the Shimano Technical Documents (https://si.shimano.com/) site and search on that part number. Then you'll find documents, the DM's...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-31-24, 09:19 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 703
Posted By Iride01

In your thread title you say "rear derailleur...

In your thread title you say "rear derailleur racing" what do you mean by that?

And does this seem to happen in all rear cogs or just a few? And it's only when in the small ring?
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
05-31-24, 09:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,142
Posted By Iride01

I don't see anything terribly wrong. Although in...

I don't see anything terribly wrong. Although in the pictures with the pedal at the end of it's downstroke, it looks like you have your heel on the pedal. And that sort of makes me think your seat...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-31-24, 08:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 484
Posted By Iride01

I just realized the OP said So 4mm might make...

I just realized the OP said So 4mm might make that work. But still a road crank in a unknown frame with a unknown width BB shell we don't know anything about with a BB for a mtn bike. Knowing...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-30-24, 07:21 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 723
Posted By Iride01

If that is what you want it might be. I wouldn't...

If that is what you want it might be. I wouldn't want it so it's not worth anything to me. Old style shifting on the downtube will have you taking your hand off the bar to shift during some of the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-30-24, 01:37 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,318
Posted By Iride01

I think everyone is missing the point that the...

I think everyone is missing the point that the hydrogen they say they are adding to the water is in the form of hydroxyls. Hydroxyls are found in carbohydrates. So likely this is just some form of...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-30-24, 01:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 613
Posted By Iride01

You can get the geometries of the current bikes...

You can get the geometries of the current bikes Colnago offers from their website if that is something you need to compare to other bikes. Or just to see if the data on GeometryGeeks is correct. But...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-24, 01:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,326
Posted By Iride01

I'm not keeping the bike for a museum piece. So...

I'm not keeping the bike for a museum piece. So scratches, dings, nicks and other stuff are all history to evidence what I've been through on the bike and add character to it. Sometimes they are...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
05-30-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 131
Posted By Iride01

No insights to fixing it. But if you are willing...

No insights to fixing it. But if you are willing to get new, I'm very happy with 4iiii. Although when I got mine, they didn't have the new rechargeable battery PM. Mine eats coin batteries and it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-30-24, 01:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 703
Posted By Iride01

Did you check the chain length to the old chain? ...

Did you check the chain length to the old chain? I wouldn't completely trust a formula. I've never used them though. It's just too easy to find in the big/big combo without it being run through...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-24, 12:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 317
Posted By Iride01

I pay for a subscription with RideWithGPS. But...

I pay for a subscription with RideWithGPS. But even before I started that, RWGPS would almost always answer me the same day I ask the support question. As recently as two months ago I ask them a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 12:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,120
Posted By Iride01

A 1979 Varsity was the bike I owned the longest...

A 1979 Varsity was the bike I owned the longest of any. 35+ years. Despite it being a great ride, I wouldn't pay anything to get another.

How convinced are you that you'll be able to advertise it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-30-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 231
Posted By Iride01

I use to own a sail boat I kept on the water. At...

I use to own a sail boat I kept on the water. At least for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the humidity was so high on the boat compared to just on-shore, that I can't believe any bike would not be an...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 1,951
Posted By Iride01

I don't see enough difference between electronic...

I don't see enough difference between electronic shifting and cable pulled shifting to deter me from a bike, if it's the bike I want. However I wouldn't want friction shifting nor levers on the down...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-30-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 613
Posted By Iride01

Colnago's sales revenues world wide are just a...

Colnago's sales revenues world wide are just a drop in the bucket compared to the big three or four brands. That probably accounts for part of your scarcity of good reviews and information.

And if...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-30-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 520
Posted By Iride01

Are you dead set on keeping it original? If you...

Are you dead set on keeping it original? If you are or have someone that can braze well, then make it threadless. You can use the same fork and just have the steerer tube cut off and a new section...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-30-24, 09:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 462
Posted By Iride01

To convince everyone that you adjusted the...

To convince everyone that you adjusted the headset correctly, you'll need to make another video that shows the fork crown where it goes into the head tube and both upper and lower portion of the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-30-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 484
Posted By Iride01

What bike do you have this in? What model crank...

What bike do you have this in? What model crank is this?

I'm not sure removing the 2mm spacer will give you enough.

Do you see that stopper plate sticking out from between the gap where the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-24, 08:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 310
Posted By Iride01

Comfortable and easy to ride will be a cruiser....

Comfortable and easy to ride will be a cruiser. They might not be appealing in their looks though. Trek has some decent ones in their Electra line. Don't let the name fool you that these are only...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-29-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 305
Posted By Iride01

The model numbers and prices usually just reflect...

The model numbers and prices usually just reflect better components for the most part. Though I'm having trouble seeing what those are. Neither of the three are bikes I'd be interested in for the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-29-24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By Iride01

Same make and model chain ring? Perhaps it's...

Same make and model chain ring? Perhaps it's reversed and it's altered the chain line and you are just getting some ticking from the chain hitting the FD cage. Perhaps the cleaned cassette is just...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-29-24, 12:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,289
Posted By Iride01

21 years later than this thread, some find that...

21 years later than this thread, some find that pickle juice helps interrupt cramping or prevent it. I've been pretty good at just acclimating myself to the exertion required for the task and the...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-29-24, 12:39 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,281
Posted By Iride01

There is almost always debate going on among the...

There is almost always debate going on among the experts. It's when there isn't any debate by the experts that we have to fear something has been overlooked.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-29-24, 12:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 578
Posted By Iride01

In the early days as a pre-teen and teen ager, I...

In the early days as a pre-teen and teen ager, I never took anything with me other than me and the bicycle. Not even a pump or patch kit. Maybe some water. I don't remember getting caught wanting for...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-29-24, 12:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 511
Posted By Iride01

How light is lighter? I have a pair of Sidi's...

How light is lighter? I have a pair of Sidi's for SPD cleats that seem light enough for me. I'm sure the Shimano and Pearl Izumi selection of bike shoes has SPD shoes that are more road cycling in...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 12:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 581
Posted By Iride01

Yeah, but not so much if the majority of time the...

Yeah, but not so much if the majority of time the bike is used is when the saddle is at that lower position. And it'll let you know for sure if the saddle is indeed slipping when at the higher...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-29-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 279
Posted By Iride01

Are you shifting at the time you hit those bumps...

Are you shifting at the time you hit those bumps and maybe are briefly stopping the cranks before the shift has time to complete?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-29-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 956
Posted By Iride01

If I were worried about such, I'd purchase a...

If I were worried about such, I'd purchase a different bike entirely. Commuting and riding for fitness or other reasons aren't really the same type of cycling to me. The type of bike and the position...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-29-24, 10:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 845
Posted By Iride01

Wow! All I can do is wish and hope that you have...

Wow! All I can do is wish and hope that you have the best recovery possible. So get well soon.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-29-24, 10:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 956
Posted By Iride01

I'd think that getting the bike and getting some...

I'd think that getting the bike and getting some experience riding it will tell you more about what you need to get to better it, than just guessing or asking others to guess what is best for you.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 10:42 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,659
Posted By Iride01

I'm not sure why a e-bike needs a different...

I'm not sure why a e-bike needs a different helmet for >30mph. Wouldn't that mean those of us on regular bikes going faster than 30mph need a different helmet?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 10:24 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 169
Posted By Iride01

How often will you be riding a 20mph or better?...

How often will you be riding a 20mph or better? If your riding terrain and abilities keep you at that speed quite often then you might be wasting the aero benefits that a narrower tire will give you...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 475
Posted By Iride01

I can't believe any will hear the noise from air...

I can't believe any will hear the noise from air traveling through the holes in the helmet if they haven't first taken care of the noise of the wind traveling past their ears.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-24, 09:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 581
Posted By Iride01

You could also put a worm clamp on the seat post...

You could also put a worm clamp on the seat post so it can't slip further from a clamp that just isn't getting quite tight enough. Then the seat tube clamp won't have to hold all that well. They make...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
05-29-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 401
Posted By Iride01

The hard part you'll have is convincing people...

The hard part you'll have is convincing people that haven't ever cycled or that have been away from cycling for a time is that they'll have to get use to the saddle. And that takes about three weeks...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
05-29-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 615
Posted By Iride01

This is basic stuff for any GPS Cyclometer or...

This is basic stuff for any GPS Cyclometer or fitness device. If you are going to use Garmin Connect, then you'll get the best results with Garmin product.

There is also RideWithGPS, STRAVA,...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-28-24, 03:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 496
Posted By Iride01

I wouldn't worry too much about the differences...

I wouldn't worry too much about the differences between the SL and SLR. There are different generations of SL and SLR in Treks line up. The cost differences you see are probably the drivetrain...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-28-24, 02:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 494
Posted By Iride01

In great BF fashion everyone is hung up on...

In great BF fashion everyone is hung up on something that isn't useful for the OP at all.
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