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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-27-18, 04:40 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 937,653
Posted By factotum

Thanks! I think the drop bars suit the look of...

Thanks! I think the drop bars suit the look of the swift, better than I expected they would.
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-27-18, 04:36 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 937,653
Posted By factotum

To be fair, I was riding in Hawaii where there...

To be fair, I was riding in Hawaii where there were no potholes to speak of. I did commute on the swift for about a week here in Seattle before I left, where much of my route is a patchwork of...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-18, 02:53 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 937,653
Posted By factotum

Maiden Voyage with new-to-me Swift

Recent purchaser of a secondhand Swift here. Sharing my new setup, a few lingering issues to resolve, and a report from flying with her for the first time. Reading these reports in the forum helped...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-14-18, 04:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,333
Posted By factotum

Folder threaded to threadless- with stock fork?

Apologies if this has been hashed out before, but I don't see quite what I'm looking to do in the forums, so please humor me. I'd like to be able to separate my xootr swift frame to the main tube,...
Forum: Winter Cycling
11-29-17, 06:47 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 38,394
Posted By factotum

I put mine on as soon as it starts raining here...

I put mine on as soon as it starts raining here in the PNW . . . I'm extremely fond of my 9-speed Dura Ace STIs so I like to keep them dry and happy.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-27-17, 02:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,023
Posted By factotum

Thanks for the feedback, that was my gut and good...

Thanks for the feedback, that was my gut and good to hear I’m not alone. I actually do appreciate discs in a hilly city that has awful traffic and rains 8 months a year, but they are almost certainly...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-27-17, 12:11 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,023
Posted By factotum

Quick update- went and rode a Bike Friday NWT...

Quick update- went and rode a Bike Friday NWT disc for sale locally today. And . . . hrmph. The bike had oddball riser bars, but even holding them down near the stem the handling felt spongy and the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-26-17, 12:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,023
Posted By factotum

Interesting you mention the S&S couplers. My...

Interesting you mention the S&S couplers. My win-the-lottery high end folder would be the Rodriguez 6-pack, which darned near fits into a carryon size suitcase. I'm pretty floored that your bike did...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-25-17, 05:12 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,023
Posted By factotum

Thanks for the tip- would certainly take a trip...

Thanks for the tip- would certainly take a trip to Eugene for the right bike(s). I actually prefer doing all the fussing around with setup myself.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-25-17, 03:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,023
Posted By factotum

Advice on folder for semi-serious riding

I'm looking into travel bikes for me and my husband. We both commute on cross bikes year-round here in Seattle and like to do longish weekend rides when the weather is nice. We usually rent bikes...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-02-16, 01:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

Interesting update on the original post. I...

Interesting update on the original post. I recently acquired a second tandem from my local nonprofit bike shop. It's a 1980s era fillet brazed Rodriguez, identical geometry to the Burley duet - - but...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-15-16, 10:18 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

Can you clarify on the hand position? Are you...

Can you clarify on the hand position? Are you riding the whole time with you hands right next to the stem? And if so would you recommend putting some dummy levers on my bars in order to do that...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-11-16, 03:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

HAhahaha! fair enough, yes, we do also "agree to...

HAhahaha! fair enough, yes, we do also "agree to disagree" plenty- tandem riding or otherwise. I'm always working to do better on the "agree" part, good reminder to work harder at that!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-11-16, 11:13 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

oh, and I hear you on the multi-use trails. We...

oh, and I hear you on the multi-use trails. We live in Seattle, and won't go near hte burke-gilman any time it's even remotely nice out. even in a city with uniformly terrible driving, cars are still...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-11-16, 11:11 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. It sounds...

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. It sounds like consensus on the best solution is just time in the saddle. We'll try him riding the bike solo, maybe with some heavy panniers to get used to the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-10-16, 04:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,347
Posted By factotum

Building Captain Confidence?

Maybe a strange question, but here goes. My husband and I are both confident riders who bike commute daily in a hilly and congested city. We bought a new-to-us tandem after borrowing a friend's for a...
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