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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 10:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 982
Posted By 3alarmer

...or teh P+R. There's a real sense of...

...or teh P+R. There's a real sense of fellowship and camaraderie in there. :hug:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-24, 08:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 366
Posted By 3alarmer

...it's not hard to make an injury like this into...

...it's not hard to make an injury like this into a chronic injury. Given similar circumstances, I would thank the fates that I was not racing a bike for a living, and find some other form of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 521
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet,...

.
...not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but a good point on a center punch, used to mark your start point for drilling with an indent, is usually enough to keep the drill bit from wandering...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 278
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...McMaster Carr sells solid steel rivets...

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...McMaster Carr sells solid steel rivets (https://www.mcmaster.com/products/rivets/diameter~5-32/), and it's not that hard to do a not so neat job of ponding one in there, and doming the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 07:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 765
Posted By 3alarmer

...this was a very thoughtful thing for you to...

...this was a very thoughtful thing for you to do. Thank you.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-12-24, 07:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 332
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...I don't know about in 1979, but Raleigh...

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...I don't know about in 1979, but Raleigh recycled the name "Record Ace" a number of times. One time, at least, it was a pretty good bike. Another time, IIRC, it was near the bottom of their...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-12-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 213
Posted By 3alarmer

...it's not the sort of bike I would want, but if...

...it's not the sort of bike I would want, but if everything on it works, it's worth that price.
Sometimes, in a nice neighborhood like that, people just want to sell a bike they no longer use.
...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-12-24, 06:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 213
Posted By 3alarmer

...I guess I'm not seeing what you're seeing in...

...I guess I'm not seeing what you're seeing in the tires. There's not a whole lot of tread on that style of road tire to begin with. And when they do start to wear, they form a little flat track...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-10-24, 03:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 907
Posted By 3alarmer

...so you're happy that at least justice...

...so you're happy that at least justice prevailed with this one thread ?

Personally, I have a hard time figuring out why people who have been involved with Bike Forums for quite a while start...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-09-24, 11:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 907
Posted By 3alarmer

If pro cycling is now clean, why do records set...

If pro cycling is now clean, why do records set by dopers keep on getting broken?...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 693
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...I hope it doesn't degenerate into a thread...

.
...I hope it doesn't degenerate into a thread about crashing. I hate crashing.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 10:51 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

[/QUOTE] So once more, dear friends:

[/QUOTE]

So once more, dear friends:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:57 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...there are people still making round tubed...

...there are people still making round tubed bikes ?:eek: How in the world do they sell them ? Who buys such a thing ?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...yet there it is, in black and white... "to...

...yet there it is, in black and white... "to us". Are we now reduced to arguing about what I might have said, rather than what I did say ? Well of course we are. We've been doing that ever since I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:45 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...great, I'm happy for you. You are one of the...

...great, I'm happy for you. You are one of the people I referenced when I said, "...you can buy some performance at the bike store".
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...it's a simple calculation to make on...

...it's a simple calculation to make on investment funds. It's why the high return funds with significant management fees often fail to produce better results than a low load Vanguard investment. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I've already stated my opinion. It was in my...

...I've already stated my opinion. It was in my original reply to Koyote . And nobody needs justification for the bicycle they choose to use. I certainly don't justify my own choices. Further, the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...sure. Why is it unfair to say (as some already...

...sure. Why is it unfair to say (as some already have here, including me), that the ROI on these bicycles is not worth the fund's buy in fees to us ?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-09-24, 08:40 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...OK thanks.

.
...OK thanks.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 10:56 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...thanks, but how healthy do I need to be to...

...thanks, but how healthy do I need to be to ride an old steel Peugeot a couple of hours down to Old Sacramento and back ?
I did manage to jog about 40 minutes today, but it hurt more than the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 07:31 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...how did you spend that extra time ? I hope it...

...how did you spend that extra time ? I hope it was wonderful.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 07:30 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...instead of wasting more of your time on...

...instead of wasting more of your time on multiple response posts, where you repeat yourself, maybe you could link to a source for your numbers on this ? I'm fine with reading it, and the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 07:23 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...that link I gave...

...that link I gave (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-017-0234-1), to bicycle aerodynamics considerations, mentions this, especially with regard to crosswinds and wheel rims.


...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 07:01 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I know you cannot believe it, and I know it's...

...I know you cannot believe it, and I know it's anecdotal.
But it really did happen across the bridge from me, at the turnaround point of my ride that day.


Your disbelief does not render it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 05:37 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

​​​​​​...ask Atlas Shrugged . He'll be happy to...

​​​​​​...ask Atlas Shrugged . He'll be happy to tell you about it again. And I don't want to get in this forum's annoying habit, of presenting his opinion as a strawman.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...and I elaborated on that personal conviction,...

...and I elaborated on that personal conviction, at Koyote 's request. Never dreaming that it would turn into another one of these festivals, of course. Why the need to go back there, when you have...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 04:36 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...so all those many posts about all steel framed...

...so all those many posts about all steel framed cycles being the same ? It's hard to hear you over the background chatter.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 04:15 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...once you don't have me to kick around any...

...once you don't have me to kick around any more, I predict this thread will end in another victory celebration. Which is only fair. The internet is the place where anyone can feel victorious. Even...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 04:13 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...apparently, there are no other outlets. I...

...apparently, there are no other outlets. I guess everyone needs a place to get in touch with his inner self. :)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 04:08 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...the point being your strawman argument ? No,...

...the point being your strawman argument ? No, I read it before I quoted it back to you.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 04:06 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...and it saves even more time if you just don't...

...and it saves even more time if you just don't read the bolded statements in post # 584.
I mean, it's a good strawman you're running with here. It might even be an aero strawman.



But in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 03:18 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I share your concerns. It was wrong of me to...

...I share your concerns. It was wrong of me to dignify your original digression question with a response. This played out exactly as predicted.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 03:17 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...why do you like the Canyon ? Is it because you...

...why do you like the Canyon ? Is it because you only weigh in at 140 # ?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 02:59 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

....and it's faster if you want to go slower,...

....and it's faster if you want to go slower, apparently. Telling me I have no idea what I'm talking about, railing about the hole I'm digging...misquoting me with a strawman and refusing to respond...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 02:15 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...no. This is exactly what I wrote: I...

...no. This is exactly what I wrote:



I won't even stop to address the idea of a strawman here. But you'd do well to be more careful with your quotes, because it triggers some of the people in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...wouldn't that translate into the faster guy...

...wouldn't that translate into the faster guy "taking full advantage" of the design ? By about 5 W in your hypothetical example ?



...I think you've redefined what I was talking about. But I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 08:03 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...yes, it is not intuitive. As I said before,...

...yes, it is not intuitive. As I said before, this is not something I ever did for a living. So here's another teaching moment for you. How exactly does that work ? My amateur's understanding tells...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 09:08 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...so are you saying I made up that story ? :) ...

...so are you saying I made up that story ? :) Coming from the guy who counts my posts, I'm both flattered, and a little worried about stalking.

I guess you had to be there. I remember...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 09:01 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I won't go there in General. It's too...

...I won't go there in General. It's too political when you start talking about income disparity.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 08:36 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...that's a harsh judgement.:( I would say anyone...

...that's a harsh judgement.:( I would say anyone who races professionally is probably taking full advantage of the bike. I mean, they mostly get them for free, so how much return benefit do they...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...a typical enlightened comment on CF bike...

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...a typical enlightened comment on CF bike frames, made up on the spur of the moment :
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 07:24 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I thought the reasoning was they are so...

...I thought the reasoning was they are so expensive, because of all the R+D ? I'm not even the guy who brought that idea into the thread. What am I missing ? Other than that you are counting my...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...oooh, ooh, I got one !! If you only ride...

...oooh, ooh, I got one !!

If you only ride downhill, you'll be taking full advantage of your new, expensive, CF race bike.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...I would like to say I understand the...

...I would like to say I understand the motivation here, but I don't. To me it seems like some sort of personality disorder related to the internet and penis size. But I'm not a disinterested...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

...labeling some point you specifically...

...labeling some point you specifically requested, as nonsensical, without further discussion, is an essential tactic of the semantic blowhard. It passes for enlightened discussion in these threads...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...these threads remind me of the old...

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...these threads remind me of the old Midnight Stoner Movie classic, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes". You never really understand exactly what motivates the tomatoes, and they just keep rolling in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

....not as long as ground speed also gets...

....not as long as ground speed also gets factored into the equation, it's not. Unless the wind is from behind you (which is very enjoyable, BTW), those things are additive quantities. Anyway, nobody...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

. ...:roflmao2:it's a shame I can't give...

.


...:roflmao2:it's a shame I can't give this the attention it deserves outside of P+R.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-07-24, 10:07 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 16,180
Posted By 3alarmer

... this reply contains absolutely no response to...

... this reply contains absolutely no response to the information you requested from me, which was (let me make sure I have your exact words):



Note the use of the "Royal We" here, a worthy...
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