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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-17-24, 02:54 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 4,700
Posted By Maelochs

There used to be a poster here called...

There used to be a poster here called Jim_from_Boston (not sure where he rode ... :D ) who did the serious wintry commute on a Trek of some variety with mid-sized studded tires ... not even 40s or...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-17-24, 01:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 204
Posted By Maelochs

All these replies have been really useful and...

All these replies have been really useful and helpful



Is this BF?

:D
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-17-24, 12:59 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 4,700
Posted By Maelochs

Did a lot of year-'round commuting, always found...

Did a lot of year-'round commuting, always found places to prop up my bike .... particularly when traveling with gear, trusting a kickstand and a little friction to keep everything from crashing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-17-24, 06:29 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 4,700
Posted By Maelochs

Maybe it is because the entire frame is designed...

Maybe it is because the entire frame is designed to work as a unit, and is designed to bear specific loads at specific locations ... and the chainstays are Not designed for localized stress mid-tube...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-14-24, 07:18 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,143
Posted By Maelochs

I am sure the OP could order a custom frame .......

I am sure the OP could order a custom frame .... because belt drives represent such a small proportion of the market, making a variety of complex frames for belt-drive bikes doesn't make a lot of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-14-24, 07:14 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

I think all relevant points have been made. ...

I think all relevant points have been made.

I must confess, I did not watch the video .... but if the OP would use some cash app to transfer me some money ...... Otherwise, I got plenty of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-13-24, 09:24 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

Dude ... you rally cannot "help others" with...

Dude ... you rally cannot "help others" with nothing but negativity.

I am sorry, but indulging an irrational fear is not helpful. As others have said, we see the world as we wish to see it,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-11-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,602
Posted By Maelochs

I like a story with a happy ending pedal...

I like a story with a happy ending

pedal onward!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-24, 11:35 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

Pretty much. I know that everything I say or...

Pretty much.

I know that everything I say or do, every number associated with me, any photo ... and since I do go out in public where whoever has a camera has a fairly absolute right to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-24, 11:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,499
Posted By Maelochs

Apparently, despite the huge range of handlebar...

Apparently, despite the huge range of handlebar styles which have been and still are used on bicycles worldwide, a certain vocal minority has decided that "real" bikes have drop bars.

Let's not...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-24, 02:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 425
Posted By Maelochs

I have a 1983 Cannondale ST 500 with Micronew ...

I have a 1983 Cannondale ST 500 with Micronew shifter in back and Shimano up front (the Shimano worked well and I didn't feel like unwrapping the bars and re-running the cable.)

I have zero...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-24, 11:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 973
Posted By Maelochs

As I posted, timing chains are good for 250,000...

As I posted, timing chains are good for 250,000 miles, apparently. I had not known that until you mentioned it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-24, 11:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,499
Posted By Maelochs

"Respectful" to whom? The bike? The bike is not a...

"Respectful" to whom? The bike? The bike is not a conscious being as far as you are aware, else you would ask it directly.

Personally, I think the bike would be pleased to be modified in a way...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 10:02 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

Dude .... ALL your data is at risk, and anyone...

Dude .... ALL your data is at risk, and anyone who wants it can get it. if major banks--if the freaking Defense Department---can be hacked, so can everyone else. Your purchasing habits, your travel...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 07:14 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,406
Posted By Maelochs

See ... obviously we need more pictures, more...

See ... obviously we need more pictures, more frequently.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 07:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 973
Posted By Maelochs

Not sure where you heard that ... timing chains...

Not sure where you heard that ... timing chains can stretch just like any chain. Maybe the chain will last 250,000 .... or maybe it won't and all your valves will slam into the piston heads when...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
05-06-24, 06:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 274
Posted By Maelochs

La Vuelta Femina

... or whatever it is called ...

This has been superb bike racing.

I was out of town and missed the actual race so I am halfway through the replays, and it has been superb bike racing....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,406
Posted By Maelochs

It's not like we have ever seen an ivory...

It's not like we have ever seen an ivory cerakoted Elgin before ......
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 05:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 327
Posted By Maelochs

I have seen people add a split two-liter bottle...

I have seen people add a split two-liter bottle to the bottom of a fender, with a split old tire underneath it, to get down as low as possible---the rubber flexes as leather would, but if it gets...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 973
Posted By Maelochs

As for chain-case bikes ... I am sure one could...

As for chain-case bikes ... I am sure one could be built which could last a long time ... (Flying Pigeon bikes survive hard using in Beijing (not nearly so much as a couple decades ago) and if all...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 05:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 973
Posted By Maelochs

After many, many years as a car-free commuter, I...

After many, many years as a car-free commuter, I can say that I got a lot more flats when riding every day in an urban/suburban environment, and riding pretty much daily in high-traffic commercial...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 02:29 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

Between 30K and 40K automobile deaths in the US...

Between 30K and 40K automobile deaths in the US every years since 1961 ... I forget the earlier data but it is online. Of course, cars are ridiculously safer, and miles traveled per death has gone...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

Also .... my ideal ride involves a lot fo...

Also .... my ideal ride involves a lot fo thoughtless, pure-experience, "Zen"-like time ... and I have RideWithGPS running on my phone.

Confusing what I think with what others think, want me to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

And every bit of that is illusory security. Sorry...

And every bit of that is illusory security. Sorry to tell you, but if people Really want your info ... they have it already.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 09:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,076
Posted By Maelochs

Good comedy. I appreciate the effort, and I thank...

Good comedy. I appreciate the effort, and I thank you.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 09:32 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

A note, repeated---it is not the conveyance but...

A note, repeated---it is not the conveyance but the conductor.
You can call it a flying elephant if you like ... if the user is a selfish dolt or a childish idiot or something similar .....

I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 07:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,076
Posted By Maelochs

What evidence do we have that some poster either...

What evidence do we have that some poster either has a new bike with leather tape and/or has some disease?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

scared_cyclist ---- When LarrySellerz is...

scared_cyclist ---- When LarrySellerz is schooling you, you have dipped below rock bottom.

Get out from behind your screen and go ride your bike. it can't get any worse than this so there is no...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 07:33 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

Ask AirPhantomPhoto --- No one is untrackable and...

Ask AirPhantomPhoto --- No one is untrackable and particularly no one living in the US ..... if someone with power decides to, you can be followed everywhere.

And so what?

Big Brother would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 04:23 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

No one knows who gets second looks or from who....

No one knows who gets second looks or from who. Maybe people notice nondescript guys on bikes and immediately think they are threats---multiple DUI offenders who probably commit casual petty crimes...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,909
Posted By Maelochs

Also, "bonking" means using up all the fuel...

Also, "bonking" means using up all the fuel immediately available while still trying to make an effort requiring fuel ... trying to push faster than you can metabolize fat when you have no glycogen...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 03:26 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,909
Posted By Maelochs

What? Going at a rate you cannot sustain is...

What? Going at a rate you cannot sustain is called "sprinting," or "burning a match," or just "making an effort."
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 01:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 482
Posted By Maelochs

Rack mounts on the fork but no rear rack mounts? ...

Rack mounts on the fork but no rear rack mounts?

That is a beautiful bike ... well, not a Huge fan of the color, but I love the bike ... but no rack mounts?

In any case ... i don't want and...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-02-24, 01:19 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,664
Posted By Maelochs

Define "matter."

Define "matter."
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 01:17 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 3,555
Posted By Maelochs

Except on products I am buying .... "I'm not a...

Except on products I am buying .... "I'm not a product, man." :D
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 3,555
Posted By Maelochs

Not so interested in labels. I am not a...

Not so interested in labels.

I am not a "cyclist" (and certainly not a "serious cyclist") or anything else .... though I have been riding my whole life and don't intend to stop ....

In light...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 01:00 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

I suggest the OP dig a very deep bunker, line it...

I suggest the OP dig a very deep bunker, line it with lead, and set up a fan and a trainer.

No amount of paranoia is too much.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 12:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,909
Posted By Maelochs

Well ... sort of. if I am going for a really...

Well ... sort of. if I am going for a really long or hard ride (which i used to do but don;t any more) then i can, indeed, ride all day at a snail's pace ... but where is the fun in that (well, it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-24, 12:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 482
Posted By Maelochs

People make a big deal about frame material, but...

People make a big deal about frame material, but really a well-designed and well-manufactured frame can be made from any number of materials.

If you are looking to shave pounds off your bike .......
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-01-24, 11:25 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 5,381
Posted By Maelochs

People who are imprisoned in their own minds ...

People who are imprisoned in their own minds ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-01-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 482
Posted By Maelochs

A few companies make indestructible...

A few companies make indestructible thread-together BBs for pressfits ... I use Wheels Mfg but there are others. I hear Shimano bb 72-41b pressfit bottom bracket is a good replacement and is pretty...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-30-24, 08:16 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,602
Posted By Maelochs

The issue I see is that this bike was a tri...

The issue I see is that this bike was a tri bike---and VegasJen does tri .... and it was exceptionally inexpensive. Selling it for very little and then trying to buy a bike which fits perfectly ... ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-30-24, 07:38 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,602
Posted By Maelochs

Stem risers, riser bars, up-angled stem ... ...

Stem risers, riser bars, up-angled stem ... whatever it takes to make the bike rideable.

or, sell it. No other options that I can see.

As for popular opinion ... the opinion on function is...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-29-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,236
Posted By Maelochs

I have no idea whether most bikes weigh near,...

I have no idea whether most bikes weigh near, more, or less than listed weights. No one really does, because none of us weight a dozen or two bikes in each frame size to know.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 05:01 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,909
Posted By Maelochs

To respond to the thread ... i assume everyone...

To respond to the thread ... i assume everyone has a comfortable balance of power and breathing/heart rate which they know t from experience or sort of osmosis (absorbed unconsciously into the brain...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 04:59 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,909
Posted By Maelochs

Yeah ... two words that should never go together,...

Yeah ... two words that should never go together, eh?

If I ever need to explain what an oxymoron is, I will refer back to this thread.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

When a real cyclist is bombing along an MUP at a...

When a real cyclist is bombing along an MUP at a high rate of speed, s/he might have all the fitness that years of cycling has brought him/her, but none of the courtesy and social awareness years of...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-28-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,236
Posted By Maelochs

Remember that thread about why manufacturers...

Remember that thread about why manufacturers don't list the weight of their bikes?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-28-24, 05:09 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 4,965
Posted By Maelochs

Fear is the mind-killer ... it is the little...

Fear is the mind-killer ... it is the little death which brings on the greater death.

If you are afraid, stay home. No need for you to be endangering others, out there panicking on your bike.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-28-24, 07:43 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 3,879
Posted By Maelochs

Just don't risk your safety with a cheap Chinese...

Just don't risk your safety with a cheap Chinese knock-off Dremel tool.
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