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Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-10-19, 11:51 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,340
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

If you feel my post is inappropriate, please feel...

If you feel my post is inappropriate, please feel free to report it to a moderator. I asked for access to the Women's forum but never got a response.

Thank you for those of you who posted...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-10-19, 11:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,340
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

As far as I was aware, this is also a forum about...

As far as I was aware, this is also a forum about losing weight. If my post is inappropriate, you are welcome to report it to a moderator. And your comment is passive aggresive, not kind. I am...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
09-10-19, 04:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,340
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Ladies who are losing weight or have lost weight.... real talk?

Hello,

I haven't been riding much lately for a lot of reasons. So I started walking. Like, a ridiculous amount. And I have started losing some weight.


This past week while I've been out...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-01-19, 04:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,300
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I sold my hybrid, and have gone for a couple...

I sold my hybrid, and have gone for a couple little rides on the other bike but nothing more than a few miles. I think I'm going to get a pedometer and just walk for a while. Focusing on taking...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
08-01-19, 04:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,924
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Oy vey.

Oy vey.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-23-19, 04:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,300
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/490x368/cycling_advice_1928796ffdc05e2672b768f0d5df0d7e188561f8.png

lol, I know what you meant, tho. I'll look into it.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-22-19, 01:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,300
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Summer struggles

Hey everyone.
I've been really exhausted for months, and off-and-on again pain in my hips. I'm starting to think it's emotional. I've been unusually depressed, and having hard time going cycling,...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-27-19, 01:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,684
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I turfed it last summer, but didn't even have the...

I turfed it last summer, but didn't even have the dignity of knowing it was someone else's fault. My front wheel dropped into a railroad track in an urban area. I was riding with two dudes at the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-25-19, 11:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,086
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Chain guard fabrication

Update on this bike. Thanks again all for your guidance in the matter of the chain guard. I used the broken chain guard as a model and whipped this up from coroplast, plastic string, and a couple of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-23-19, 02:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,086
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Hey everyone, thank you all so much for your good...

Hey everyone, thank you all so much for your good advice, suggestions, insights and encouragements. I will confess, that part of my goal in fixing up this little bike is to get the kids and the mom...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-22-19, 03:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,086
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Kid's bike - is a chain guard needed?

Hello. I'm fixing up a little 14" coaster brake bike for my friend's 5 year old daughter. The plastic chain guard is broken at the mount, and I'd love to just leave it off. Do you think leaving the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-18-19, 05:19 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,211
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Depression, exercise, and eating choices

Hello everyone.

I've struggled with depression most of my life. I had a situation in childhood with abusive/neglectful parents. I am 35 years old, and I've never really dated or been married...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-15-19, 12:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,515
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Great news! Over the past three days I've seen a...

Great news! Over the past three days I've seen a lot of improvement, and yesterday at my appointment with the physical trainer, I did about 45 minutes of exercises with no pain. I'm still stiff and...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-14-19, 08:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,467
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

This is great! Because I can't clearly see the...

This is great! Because I can't clearly see the method of attachment in this clip, quick question: To what extent is any pressure being put on the spokes, and would you forsee bent spokes as ever...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-13-19, 09:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,515
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Thanks for your responses, this is very...

Thanks for your responses, this is very encouraging. I got away from swimming many years ago after a viral ear infection gave me some vertigo. But I haven't had any vertigo symptoms for a long...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-13-19, 11:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,467
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Hi, I just noticed another thread on this same...

Hi, I just noticed another thread on this same topic, I'm going to start reading there. Sorry, I did try to search first but came up with little. Thanks!

Update: so I have two ordinary bicycles,...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-13-19, 11:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,467
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Towing an unoccupied spare bike with a bike?

Hello,

I've got a spare bike that I'd like to tow behind me w/o a passenger from time to time, to meet up with a friend who does not have a bike so that we can ride somewhere together.

I'm...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-12-19, 03:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,515
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Injury

Hey Everyone.

I've been having some lower back pain and my doc said I have an inflammed sacroiliac joint (between the hip and the pelvis). I've turned a corner with the back pain, but doc says...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-12-19, 02:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,945
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Never hit by a bird, but I was riding to a...

Never hit by a bird, but I was riding to a downtown ball game a couple of weeks ago with a friend and I was directly shat upon by a bird, on my bare arm. :(

Like.... there's a whole world out...
Forum: Commuting
06-11-19, 08:22 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 24,791
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Moving slowly

When I was a kid, I so loved long car rides, because I could be free to observe everything.

As an adult, when 99% of the time I am in a car, I'm driving.... my attention is completely held captive...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-06-19, 10:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,189
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDsj5UZ_1bA ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDsj5UZ_1bA

Milk and Cereal ftw.

:D
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-05-19, 07:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,576
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Truly inspired insight! Common sense unworthy of...

Truly inspired insight! Common sense unworthy of this humble internet of ours. :thumb:
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-05-19, 07:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,576
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I'm not knowledgeable about more expensive...

I'm not knowledgeable about more expensive models, but I had a Giant Escape for a while and was sooooo impressed at the comfort of the stock saddle. +1
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-28-19, 06:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,990
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Tell your wife for me that she's a bad mama jama!

Tell your wife for me that she's a bad mama jama!
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-27-19, 05:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,035
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Did you read the first post? Your response is...

Did you read the first post? Your response is pretty glib.


There are lots of situations and circumstances in which paying for the help of a professional is wise and well worth the money, making...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-23-19, 05:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,306
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Hi everyone. Sorry, I should have specified V...

Hi everyone. Sorry, I should have specified V brakes. I don't know if I'm up for taking the calipers apart. Mostly because I'm miffed that just got this bike and I've only gone for one ride thus far....
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-22-19, 03:04 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,035
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

:lol: I had to laugh at this. Thanks.

:lol: I had to laugh at this. Thanks.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-22-19, 02:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,306
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Technical issue with brake lever?

Hello,
I realize this question might be better off in a mechanical part of the forum, except I don't have the best vocabulary to describe what's going on.

My bike is brand new, and it's been...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-14-19, 12:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,035
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Losing weight "for me".

Dear All,

Hello.


I've always enjoyed being physical, and I've never loved the idea of dieting or having specific weight goals. My weight has gone way up and way down several times over my...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-14-19, 07:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,381
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Hi, thanks for your comments. If I swapped out...

Hi, thanks for your comments. If I swapped out my flat handlebars for a drop handlebar, wouldn't that mess up the "geometry"? I do get numbness in my hands when I ride, but I think it's because...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-07-19, 02:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,381
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

New Bike, riding after a couple summers off

Dear Everyone,

I dunno if I count as an Athena or not. I haven't ridden for a couple of years, but have missed it very much. I think part of the reason I don't ride is because it's lonely to ride...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-19-18, 11:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 729
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I'm back!

Hello ppl.

Well, after years of wanting to become a regular cyclist, and commuter, I got promoted to a Manager at work and I moved to within 2 miles of my workplace! (also, this is the first...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-17, 02:33 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,650,117
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Go get it! Listing says "OBO" and "need gone...

Go get it! Listing says "OBO" and "need gone ASAP". Maybe they'll give it to you for free.

For free, you can mod it into a pedal-powered chariot for your wife. :D

EDIT: better than...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-17, 12:57 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,650,117
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Don't know if this counts as vintage, but it...

Don't know if this counts as vintage, but it certainly qualifies as wacky:
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/bik/d/must-go/6255532484.html

4 seater bicycle. Asking $100 obo. Must pick up and need...
Forum: Commuting
07-20-17, 07:16 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 24,520
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Squirrels,rabbits, and raccoons are all pests.

Squirrels,rabbits, and raccoons are all pests.
Forum: Commuting
07-17-17, 11:40 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,372
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Sometimes, when it's obviously belligerent, I...

Sometimes, when it's obviously belligerent, I just have a cry. Possibly not as socially acceptable for a man as for a woman.

I can't help feeling wounded when other people devalue my life...
Forum: Commuting
06-29-17, 02:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,426
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I had a road cyclist call me a dumba$$ one day...

I had a road cyclist call me a dumba$$ one day when I tried to give him an assist in a similar way with my vehicle. I guess he misunderstood that I was using my vehicle to protect his person, not in...
Forum: Commuting
06-29-17, 09:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,749
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Nasty yellow substance sounds like an accurate...

Nasty yellow substance sounds like an accurate description of mustard to me.


OP, I'm eager to hear the outcome of your stakeout.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-17, 09:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,482
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I guess I would say, if you're anger is aroused...

I guess I would say, if you're anger is aroused by seeing something like this, good. It means you're heart isn't made of stone. Please keep it that way as much as it is within your power.

But...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-17, 08:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 790
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Here you go, good luck. :thumb: Can I call...

Here you go, good luck. :thumb:

Can I call the Customer Support Team?
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-22-17, 12:49 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 12,362
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

When I want to feel indignant, read the A&S...

When I want to feel indignant, read the A&S Forum.
When I want to feel depressed about the fate of humanity, read the LCF Forum.
When I want to feel inspired and encouraged to do great things with...
Forum: Commuting
06-21-17, 12:47 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,458
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Since the original question is about getting...

Since the original question is about getting started:

1) For me, biggest factor was accountability/moral support. This probably varies a lot from person to person. If this is something you need...
Forum: Commuting
06-21-17, 12:37 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,749
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

I have no helpful insight to offer, just want to...

I have no helpful insight to offer, just want to say that I'd be really bummed too if this was happening to me. Some people just get their jollies from passive aggressive behavior I guess.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-17, 12:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

And now you know the rest of the story.

Happy ending is that this was sold today for $145 to a petite hipster lady selling coffee at a small LBS that just opened a month ago. She was really happy.

:thumb::thumb::thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-17, 01:25 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,308
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

:lol: They're ready for BF. :thumb:

:lol:

They're ready for BF. :thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-17, 01:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Thanks everyone. All helpful suggestions. ...

Thanks everyone.

All helpful suggestions. I'm starting to wonder if maybe I'm just not the bike-tinkering type. Maybe I should just flip this bike or give it to a deserving youth. I only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-17, 01:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Hey all. I took it to the bike shop and asked...

Hey all. I took it to the bike shop and asked them to measure my seat post diameter. He was a little vague about it.... he said about 25.6 but their tool couldn't measure something so precise very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-17, 02:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Sorry for the long delay in responding to this...

Sorry for the long delay in responding to this thread. I'm not way "into" social media so it's easy for me to check out/forget. But I've got some folding money in my pocket and ready to swap out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-17, 03:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Oh! Also, I think I need to get a longer/taller...

Oh! Also, I think I need to get a longer/taller seat post. Would the diameter of a new one be the same as this old bike's seat tube?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-17, 02:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,112
Posted By Bikeforumuser0019

Helpful, thanks...... I figured switching to...

Helpful, thanks...... I figured switching to indexed shifting would be complicated, so that's a distant future changeout if I decide to do it at all. Better braking is a priority, other issues I'll...
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