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Forum: Touring
02-26-23, 07:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 617
Posted By transporterjr

I’m considering this as my first more than a...

I’m considering this as my first more than a weekend trip to bike touring. (Rode across the US decades ago).
Does one need campground reservations?
probably going in late August, or early Sep.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-19, 08:02 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 31,562
Posted By transporterjr

I think I have Bio-Pace on two bikes. One because...

I think I have Bio-Pace on two bikes. One because it came with it and the other because that what was in the shop with the right ratios when it needed a new crankset.

I had someone go off about...
Forum: Touring
11-11-16, 06:06 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 13,115
Posted By transporterjr

Yeah, this could be it - I was super light when I...

Yeah, this could be it - I was super light when I rode it across country in 85. I had a 30" waist - now 37". Not sure on weight gain. However I'm typically packing less gear, so the weight diff is...
Forum: Touring
11-11-16, 10:42 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 13,115
Posted By transporterjr

My 1984 Fuji Touring Series IV seems really flexy...

My 1984 Fuji Touring Series IV seems really flexy (when loaded) compared to years ago. This would be mainly when running downhill and not pedaling, the bike will even start to oscillate.

I run...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-16, 07:32 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 29,458
Posted By transporterjr

Thanks, I'll try the rust clean up hints. I have...

Thanks, I'll try the rust clean up hints. I have not interest in tubulars, but was wondering if anyone one would be interested in these - i.e. - that is, is it worth to try and sell (or barter for?)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-16, 10:52 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 29,458
Posted By transporterjr

I have a set of tubular Super Champions, but the...

I have a set of tubular Super Champions, but the spoke eyelets are a but rusted. Are these basically scrap at this point?
They measure 20mm across on the outside of the rim. The diameter is a bit...
Forum: Touring
01-31-16, 07:50 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 8,812
Posted By transporterjr

I carried a Gumby in my handlebar bag across...

I carried a Gumby in my handlebar bag across country and some other tours and back-packing trips as well. My favorite response was from a 12 year old asking me "Who's the little green dude?"
My...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-15, 07:19 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 11,854
Posted By transporterjr

Good thing??? I don't understand. Actually...

Good thing??? I don't understand.
Actually bike manufacturers, and car manufacturers are concerned about carbon fiber end-of-life. The problem right now, is that carbon fiber is illegal to throw...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-06-15, 07:57 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 11,854
Posted By transporterjr

There a right way to converse with people. Go...

There a right way to converse with people. Go read up on it before you join in on a conversation.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-06-15, 07:15 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 11,854
Posted By transporterjr

Great post BTW. I have not ridden a Al or CF,...

Great post BTW. I have not ridden a Al or CF, and only a Ti MTn Bike, (Whoops, forgot that I bought a CF/Al TREK used for $250 with Shimano 600 on it late last year - duh) but am I correct in...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-15, 07:33 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 11,854
Posted By transporterjr

I'll give you a pass if you reduce and recycle...

I'll give you a pass if you reduce and recycle every plastic bottle from here on out :)
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-15, 06:50 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 11,854
Posted By transporterjr

When people care about end of life cycle...

When people care about end of life cycle recyclability, I guess.
Steel (or aluminum bike) strip the tires, throw in the metal bin at the dump and it gets turned back into steel. Of course I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-15, 09:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,520
Posted By transporterjr

OP back here again. The bike I saw being at a...

OP back here again. The bike I saw being at a Walmart in between two of the poorest cities in Massachusetts, was probably not disguised, or urban camp - but maybe it was. I remember that a friend of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-30-15, 11:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,520
Posted By transporterjr

Ever see an "unknowingly" vintage commuting bike?

I went into Walmart the other day and in the lot chained to a pole was a dirty beat-up lugged frame Raleigh "10-speed" . What really caught my eye, were the bar end shifters at the end of the...
Forum: Touring
04-26-15, 06:57 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,594
Posted By transporterjr

I venture I did at least 30 miles, possibly much...

I venture I did at least 30 miles, possibly much more, with a broken rear spoke - unknowingly. I was riding my old (Circa 1984) 32Lb touring bike complete with front and rear racks, on a gravel...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-25-15, 07:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 712
Posted By transporterjr

My 1st day out after the worse cold I ever had...

My 1st day out after the worse cold I ever had and coughing for 2 weeks (actually 1st time this year period). Missed 3 days of work this week. I rode pretty slow and need 3 rest stops, but I did...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-15, 08:53 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,755
Posted By transporterjr

I would just set a route as a series of different...

I would just set a route as a series of different loops. So if after 80, 100, or 120, or 140 miles you have had enough, you can simply return home.

But it sounds like you have a point to point...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-23-15, 08:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,635
Posted By transporterjr

Long overdue update. I sold them both to a...

Long overdue update. I sold them both to a friend for what I paid for them. He put them in working condition and brought them to Maine on a group trip we were on. I believe I set the speed record...
Forum: Touring
04-23-15, 08:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,694
Posted By transporterjr

Yeah, you can ride from Mass into RI, over the...

Yeah, you can ride from Mass into RI, over the Sakonnet River Bridge new bike path, over the narrow Mt Hope Bridge, into Bristol and pickup the bike path right into Providence. Then it's finding the...
Forum: Touring
04-23-15, 12:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,694
Posted By transporterjr

If you are going through on a weekday. With...

If you are going through on a weekday. With adequate notice, I could pick you up at the start on the Newport one and drop you off at the end of the Jamestown one on the mainland (in a bike friendly...
Forum: Touring
04-23-15, 12:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,694
Posted By transporterjr

You cannot bike from the Jamestown side, bikes...

You cannot bike from the Jamestown side, bikes are not allowed on the Jamestown-Verrazzano or Newport Bridges. You have to hitch or use the bus with racks - which don't run on Sundays. see...
Forum: Touring
04-22-15, 07:56 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 5,410
Posted By transporterjr

I was thinking I have only camped, but then it...

I was thinking I have only camped, but then it hit me, in New Zealand, I stayed only in Hostels. Not possible in the US, but there I could reach one every night. Since I was touring solo, it was...
Forum: Touring
04-22-15, 07:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,694
Posted By transporterjr

I should add riding into Newport is not...

I should add riding into Newport is not recommended, there is basically no safe way to do it. I commute there every day (by car) and every so often I try to come up with a route that works for a...
Forum: Touring
04-22-15, 07:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,694
Posted By transporterjr

That's pretty good advice above. If you want to...

That's pretty good advice above. If you want to start and leave a car in SouthEast, Mass, you can do so at my house. I am in Dartmouth MA, and you can take a high speed ferry from New Bedford to MV...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-22-15, 06:03 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 48,893
Posted By transporterjr

I don't really recall a bike boom per se, in...

I don't really recall a bike boom per se, in 75-77, at age 15-17, I rode my Schwinn Continental (40 lbs for the large frame) on the back roads in the next town, logging 40 miles days with friends. ...
Forum: Touring
06-26-14, 10:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 961
Posted By transporterjr

I have the Rubel's maps for all of Mass.; there...

I have the Rubel's maps for all of Mass.; there are some holes in it though, but overall pretty good. I first rode over the Sagamore bridge some 39 years ago, but yeah it's "interesting" to say...
Forum: Touring
06-24-14, 10:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 961
Posted By transporterjr

Wrapped up the "Cape Cod Solstice Tour" on a...

Wrapped up the "Cape Cod Solstice Tour" on a sunny beautiful weekend. We made it as far as one can to Race Point on a road/bike path.

For those who plan to cycle the length of Cape Cod you will...
Forum: Touring
06-19-14, 04:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 961
Posted By transporterjr

Found an excellent resource right here...

Found an excellent resource right here http://www.capecodcommission.org/index.php?id=281
Forum: Touring
06-18-14, 07:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 961
Posted By transporterjr

Cape Cod: Bridge to Nickerson to Wellfleet

Could use some route advice. Basically from Sagamore bridge to Nickerson. Basically best route from the Service road not too far from Sandwich to the bike path, but interested in any advice, stops...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
02-02-14, 02:59 PM
Replies: 438
Views: 40,886
Posted By transporterjr

Perhaps off topic, perhaps not...I was reading...

Perhaps off topic, perhaps not...I was reading about "eskimos" and how they did not suffer from "white man diseases" like diabetes and heart problems, yet eating an incredibly high fat diet, and I...
Forum: Northeast
01-27-14, 08:27 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,810
Posted By transporterjr

I planning a tour from Northampton, or Amherst,...

I planning a tour from Northampton, or Amherst, when my wife picks up our son at UMASS and drops me off. Riding to Nickerson State Park on Cape Cod. Any route suggestions appreciated and a place...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-27-14, 08:16 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 19,093
Posted By transporterjr

Stolen off the Schwinn Bike Forum Continental ...

Stolen off the Schwinn Bike Forum
Continental

Center pull brakes
Tubular front fork
Randonneur bars
Alloy stem
Quick Release wheels
Easy-release brake levers (for the wheels)
Brake cable...
Forum: Touring
01-27-14, 08:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,663
Posted By transporterjr

re-viving this thread. When I rode x-country...

re-viving this thread. When I rode x-country years ago, (Pre-GPS) pretty much winged it. Heck there were several days, when we had no map at all. LAst tour in Vermont, planned it out, had paper...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-26-14, 08:44 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,538
Posted By transporterjr

I have a hard time with my feet getting cold. I...

I have a hard time with my feet getting cold. I had to stop and use toe warmers. After moving them to the bottom of my foot at the coffee shop, I was toasty warm on the way home.

Here is an idea...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-26-14, 08:30 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 19,093
Posted By transporterjr

My first 26" "10-speed" was a Continental, which...

My first 26" "10-speed" was a Continental, which I think was not much more than a Varsity with alloy wheels, weighing 2 pounds less. However my 25" frame pushed about 40 Lb.s I used to ride it on...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-25-14, 05:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 478
Posted By transporterjr

Thanks fietsbob! Good info. Freewheel has...

Thanks fietsbob! Good info. Freewheel has already been removed. I actually have a friend who races cyclocross, I'll see if he is interested in the wheels first.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-25-14, 02:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 478
Posted By transporterjr

OK - thanks for the replies. I'll clean the...

OK - thanks for the replies. I'll clean the cellar dirt off them and take a few pics and post them on the Classic or place with Cyclocross hang out.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-25-14, 12:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 478
Posted By transporterjr

Older Tubular Rim - scrap or sell/give away

I have 2 sew-up rims - labels are ARC-EN-CIEL and also in an oval - , Super Competition Champion. I can't find the size, but I guess 700C, Presta valves, width - look pretty wide for a racing rim....
Forum: Training & Nutrition
01-18-14, 11:35 AM
Replies: 438
Views: 40,886
Posted By transporterjr

I was just talking about this with my wife. She...

I was just talking about this with my wife. She eats a lot less carbs than I do; the meat we eat for the most part is grass fed from a local farm we have lots of veggies from her farm and the ones...
Forum: Touring
01-17-14, 09:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,307
Posted By transporterjr

I toured New Zealand in 1990, so perhaps much of...

I toured New Zealand in 1990, so perhaps much of what I can say is out of date. I did month tour of the south island, crossing over at Haas (or hass) pass. I ran out of time at some point and put...
Forum: Touring
01-14-14, 05:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 645
Posted By transporterjr

Thanks for the replies people! I flew years ago...

Thanks for the replies people! I flew years ago (1984) with my bike, after riding cross country and they had a large bike box that all I needed was to turn the handlebars. I out in 2 panniers as...
Forum: Touring
01-05-14, 10:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 645
Posted By transporterjr

To starting point by bus?

I'm sure this has been covered, but I can;t seem to get the search to work on one specific forum.
I am contemplating a x-state 1-week tour. The bus seems the way to get to the starting point - the...
Forum: Touring
04-23-13, 04:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,788
Posted By transporterjr

Sorry, I don't have direct experience, but looked...

Sorry, I don't have direct experience, but looked into this last year when I did a mini-weekend Cape Cod tour, from off cape Fri night to Wellfleet and return. (We wound up staying at a friend's...
Forum: Touring
06-25-12, 04:35 PM
Replies: 4,824
Views: 2,621,555
Posted By transporterjr

Great pic! I've got to do this someday and maybe...

Great pic! I've got to do this someday and maybe lay descriptions over the items - a visual check list to speak. But then again the dogs would probably be running around with my water bottles and...
Forum: Northeast
06-24-12, 08:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,979
Posted By transporterjr

Poison ivy put me off riding for a couple of...

Poison ivy put me off riding for a couple of weeks this may. I live one that route posted above, so I can join in if you are running it - but not this week or weekend.
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-24-12, 08:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,635
Posted By transporterjr

In a strange coincidence, I went to a friend's...

In a strange coincidence, I went to a friend's cook-out. We go to the shed and I say "Hey, its that a foling bike" Yep, he just got it for his kid who is going to college. 7-speed, I rode it...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-24-12, 08:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,635
Posted By transporterjr

LOL! Maybe I ought to get out now! I have so...

LOL! Maybe I ought to get out now! I have so many projects, and bikes, that maybe I should just sell these. Any idea on "value" for Dahon V - fair condition. I would assume tires and tubes need...
Forum: Touring
06-24-12, 06:13 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,728
Posted By transporterjr

I would agree, you cannot, for example, send UPS...

I would agree, you cannot, for example, send UPS or FedEx to a P.O. Box - need a mailing address. However, you can might be able to send it to one of those "Mail Boxes etc." type businesses, but it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-24-12, 04:21 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,791
Posted By transporterjr

Yep - that's what Bob said!

Yep - that's what Bob said!
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-23-12, 08:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,635
Posted By transporterjr

I just bought 2 Dahons - I don't know why.

I just picked up 2 older Dahons - I don't know the vintage, but they have been unused the last 10 years. Model is Dahon V - they are 5 speeds.
Like I said, I don't know why I bought these - good...
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