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Forum: Road Cycling
10-25-21, 10:03 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,510
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The Lynskey broke immediately and could do...

The Lynskey broke immediately and could do nothing -- this is the opposite of a do-everything bike. It may be helpful to jettison this idea of what your bike was supposed to be and then reconsider...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-25-21, 09:51 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,482
Posted By theDirtyLemon

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Hey OP: Why are you asking?

Hey everybody else: Given that the question is "Can totally hypothetical tires, under conditions that should not ever make them blow up, suddenly blow up?" ----why...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-21, 06:31 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,426
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Sure, but the longest loop of all is on OP's Trek...

Sure, but the longest loop of all is on OP's Trek 730, which apparently shifts the way OP likes their shifters to shift.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-21, 04:04 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,426
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Grease used as a moisture seal is, like lubing...

Grease used as a moisture seal is, like lubing your cables generally, a holdover from the old days of unlined housings when the inside of the housing was bare steel.

Plastic end caps are fine. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-21, 02:48 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,426
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Cable housings are usually lined with teflon, so...

Cable housings are usually lined with teflon, so you don't need added lube. Old lube/grease could conceivably get a bit gummy?

Every time I've bought cable housing it comes with end caps. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-21, 02:26 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,426
Posted By theDirtyLemon

1) The symptoms you describe REALLY sound like...

1) The symptoms you describe REALLY sound like your shift cables are a bit slack.

2) The Nishiki's shifters are rattling?? That ain't right.

​​​​​​3) Bolt-on downtube shifters can...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-22-21, 12:17 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 10,961
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Anybody else notice how some version of this post...

Anybody else notice how some version of this post crops up pretty often, then as soon as it gets a lot of responses the OP disappears?
Often just when people start asking meaningful questions (in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-20, 11:39 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 5,924
Posted By theDirtyLemon

​​​​​​​Simple. That's HER bike.

​​​​​​​Simple. That's HER bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-20, 12:51 AM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 919,860
Posted By theDirtyLemon

​​​​​This. It came right out. Luckily the stem...

​​​​​This. It came right out.
Luckily the stem is so stuck in the steerer tube that you probably don't need a standard size stem bolt.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-25-20, 12:42 AM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Space cowboy is incredible.

Space cowboy is incredible.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-24-20, 01:28 AM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Well, there's this.

Well, there's this.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-23-20, 01:41 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,589
Posted By theDirtyLemon

NOBODY ASKED, RAY ...

NOBODY ASKED, RAY

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-23-20, 10:44 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 8,589
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The most 1980's sentence ever written. (You...

The most 1980's sentence ever written.
(You probably could've done both, y'know.)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-22-20, 07:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Well, the frame is elderly and French, so it just...

Well, the frame is elderly and French, so it just automatically comes with one. Which I should use, actually...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-21-20, 06:43 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,958
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I cannot meaningfully respond to this without...

I cannot meaningfully respond to this without going down The Path of Toxic Internet Forum Pedantry. However, I don't think there's anything awfully wrong with providing the insights that were asked...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-21-20, 11:37 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,958
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Sure sure, we only pave every other road down...

Sure sure, we only pave every other road down here in the bay too, pothole avoidance is important. But the guy asked about falling down.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-20, 07:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,898
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The orange one (the Dew, I presume?) looks to...

The orange one (the Dew, I presume?) looks to have a slightly more upright riding position, which will probably be a bit more comfortable.
Also, fwiw, walking is a seriously underrated human...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-20, 07:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The world's teensiest orb weaver? I think I can...

The world's teensiest orb weaver? I think I can take him, if I gotta.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-20, 03:42 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Aw! Hey there, buddy!

Aw! Hey there, buddy!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-20-20, 12:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Update!

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There it is!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-20, 03:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

(fwiw, I love this bike because it looks...

(fwiw, I love this bike because it looks abandoned.)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-20, 03:51 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,425
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Don't worry, they're all fine; just practice...

Don't worry, they're all fine; just practice braking gently at low speed somewhere safe, just to get to know what your new brakes feel like.
All of the advice about braking technique, above, is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-20, 12:01 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,135
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Oh no, now I can't move my bike!

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They're claiming eminent domain


Someone has built their house...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-20, 11:53 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,958
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The thing about hands also applies to feet; I put...

The thing about hands also applies to feet; I put a foot out once at max speed--felt the bike drop and reflexively tried to steady myself--blew a knee.

Stay loose if you can. Roll when you hit if...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-15-20, 12:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,763
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Sounds like a great, practical, build. Out of...

Sounds like a great, practical, build.
Out of curiosity, why did you decide to move away from the campy derailleuer?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-11-20, 12:25 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,360
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I read the little white thing in front as a teeny...

I read the little white thing in front as a teeny little basket off of a kid's bike. I want it to be true.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-08-20, 07:54 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Well I like it.

Well I like it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-08-20, 05:35 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

((don't forget the 'extinction' part))

((don't forget the 'extinction' part))
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-08-20, 05:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,441
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Why do you ask?

Why do you ask?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-03-20, 01:15 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,393
Posted By theDirtyLemon

This is the right response: the best all-round...

This is the right response: the best all-round bike is a bike.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-20, 02:38 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 18,139
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Those are very pretty boxes. I enjoy the...

Those are very pretty boxes.
I enjoy the warning not to use a different kind of 'drain cable', presumably because a normal power cord would turn your sand into an active component.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-20, 02:27 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 8,566
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Not true! We also have many terrible IPAs.:thumb:

Not true! We also have many terrible IPAs.:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-20, 02:25 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 8,566
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Somebody made themselves a grownup sized BMX...

Somebody made themselves a grownup sized BMX bike. That's a BMX stem; it's on purpose.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-29-20, 01:08 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 18,139
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I don't think I understand why your friend's...

I don't think I understand why your friend's remark pissed you off in the first place.
​​​​​​What was so diplomacy-challenging about what he said?

Also (bear with me--obviously I don't know the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-20, 11:37 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 8,566
Posted By theDirtyLemon

So much crying! "Oh no the stem hurts my eyes,...

So much crying! "Oh no the stem hurts my eyes, the spare cogs I don't like them!"
This bike is amazing. Totally not my thing, totally weird, visually rude, and y'know what? It's functional,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-25-20, 06:41 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I don't know if I can figure out what it is, but...

I don't know if I can figure out what it is, but I like it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-21-20, 08:06 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,943
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Of course it is. That was supposed to be a silly...

Of course it is. That was supposed to be a silly send up of BF pedantry, and it has gone horribly awry. Please ignore it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-21-20, 04:16 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,943
Posted By theDirtyLemon

It's okay to have a bit of a stroll in the middle...

It's okay to have a bit of a stroll in the middle of your ride. You don't have to do things the absolutely hardest way you can find.

(Litespud, it's actually pi x wheel radius.)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-21-20, 01:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 901
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I don't think we can help you. You are asking...

I don't think we can help you. You are asking questions that only you can answer, based on your own experience.
However, here are a couple points that may clarify things.

1. Upright posture is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-20, 12:29 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,892
Posted By theDirtyLemon

If that old seatpost is more than you want to...

If that old seatpost is more than you want to deal with, building up a frameset may not be for you.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 04:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,373
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Pretty sure that was a movie. First-person info...

Pretty sure that was a movie.
First-person info = he saw it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 03:48 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,400
Posted By theDirtyLemon

I don't really tour, but that is pretty much my...

I don't really tour, but that is pretty much my approach to navigation generally.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 02:00 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,400
Posted By theDirtyLemon

The great invocation

Why use a phone OR a cycle computer? Just use an Arduino with an SD card and a GPS shie--*Hackaday comment thread fight breaks out*
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 01:54 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,400
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Can be. Shouldn't be.

Can be. Shouldn't be.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 01:51 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,400
Posted By theDirtyLemon

A wife worth having doesn't need to be coddled...

A wife worth having doesn't need to be coddled and supervised like an infant or housepet.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-19-20, 01:48 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,400
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Metieval is just Toespeas alt account. Go...

Metieval is just Toespeas alt account.

Go troll somewhere else, asshat; this (admittedly stupid) thread was just getting entertaining until you started your tedious ****ery.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-14-20, 04:40 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Ahahahahahaha that's what my town is paved with!

Ahahahahahaha that's what my town is paved with!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-14-20, 01:33 AM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

This is a good one, whoever wins it!

This is a good one, whoever wins it!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-20, 09:38 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

Clarification: it's a falafel shop. A FALAFEL...

Clarification: it's a falafel shop. A FALAFEL SHOP. even though the sign is semi unreadable in the pic.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-20, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,000
Posted By theDirtyLemon

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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