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Forum: Mountain Biking
09-09-13, 09:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 732
Posted By musicsucks

new and shiny or old and blingy?

I'm getting back into mountain biking after a few years and trying to decide what kind of bike to get. My budget, fuelled by my adolescent fantasies and my only sort of unrealistic desire to do at...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-26-11, 04:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 931
Posted By musicsucks

Went back to the bike shop. Apparently they had...

Went back to the bike shop. Apparently they had measured for a 2x. Got some longer spokes. They laced up nice. Will try to true them up tomorrow, hopefully it works out.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-26-11, 10:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 931
Posted By musicsucks

Okay, i've got an alexrims x2100 which, according...

Okay, i've got an alexrims x2100 which, according to the internet (http://wikibicycle.org/Alexrims/X2100), has an ERD of 598.4

And an old Tiagra hub, which again according to the internet...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-11, 12:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 931
Posted By musicsucks

I've been going with 4 full turns on each nipple...

I've been going with 4 full turns on each nipple (as per jobst's advice). I tried again with less threading per nipple, which seemed to help, but spokes still didn't quite make it, and the nipples...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-11, 11:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 931
Posted By musicsucks

Noob wheel building question: What am i doing wrong?

Trying to build my first set of wheels, and i'm running into problems right away.
I'm building the standard 32 spoke, 3-cross, and i'm following the instructions in Jobst Brandt's book pretty close...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-10, 10:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 846
Posted By musicsucks

Well, it is unlocked. If i wanted it that bad...

Well, it is unlocked. If i wanted it that bad...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-10, 10:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 846
Posted By musicsucks

mazdaspeed... i like that idea. Except that i...

mazdaspeed... i like that idea. Except that i live on the 20th floor and there are 8 apartments on each floor.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-10, 10:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 846
Posted By musicsucks

Is there an easy way to tell between U or a P? It...

Is there an easy way to tell between U or a P? It does have a renolds sticker on the seat tube. But it also doesn't seem to have any campy anything.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-10, 09:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 846
Posted By musicsucks

Classic looking Peugeot... unlocked and collecting dust in the parking lot.

Backstory:
I live in an apartment, and there is this really annoying no bikes in the elevator rule. So, i've started parking my bike in this cage in the underground parking lot, which is generally...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-09-09, 10:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 754
Posted By musicsucks

knobby tires with a tiagra road brake?

So, this has probably come up before, and been done to death.
I want to put some wintery tires on my fixed gear road bike. will some 700x30's interfere with my front brake or will i need to use...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-14-08, 01:53 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,443
Posted By musicsucks

leather? sheesh. do they have it in vegan?

leather? sheesh. do they have it in vegan?
Forum: Western Canada
09-13-08, 12:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 611
Posted By musicsucks

I might be very intersted... I feel like i've...

I might be very intersted...
I feel like i've bumped into one or two people from your group on a nighttime ride one time...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-04-08, 11:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,632
Posted By musicsucks

I just threw a new chain on my bike, which is...

I just threw a new chain on my bike, which is decked out in fairly medium parts (cool chain, surly cog, ultegra chainring) and it's super quiet. I don't know why i'm so stoked about this, but having...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-02-08, 12:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 409
Posted By musicsucks

Thanks! new chain it is.

Thanks! new chain it is.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-02-08, 10:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 409
Posted By musicsucks

Should i replace my chain?

I've got a cool chain which don't think is at the end of it's life (saying i put 2000kms on it would be fairly generous), but i haven't been too vigalant about cleaning it off after rainy and snowy...
Forum: Commuting
05-02-08, 02:12 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 906
Posted By musicsucks

i have recently switched from 170's, to 175's,...

i have recently switched from 170's, to 175's, then down to 165's. I can't tell the difference at all.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-02-08, 02:01 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,789
Posted By musicsucks

Does this actually happen? I know that people...

Does this actually happen? I know that people don't look down the road to make sure they aren't opening their door into a cyclist, but straight across? And i don't even think it would be that serious...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-21-08, 09:16 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,520
Posted By musicsucks

Because any time anyone else asks about buying...

Because any time anyone else asks about buying expensive components spooki is the first person to call that person out as a poseur.
Forum: Western Canada
04-21-08, 06:47 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,107
Posted By musicsucks

guh. a bunch of us started having these weekly...

guh. a bunch of us started having these weekly saturday night bike races... the first one (last week) was perfect and it was sooo nice out. The last one, there was a good couple inches of snow...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-08, 02:54 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 9,625
Posted By musicsucks

best online comic ever.

best online comic ever.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-02-08, 11:27 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 7,627
Posted By musicsucks

So black people and killer dogs? Thanks fox news!

So black people and killer dogs? Thanks fox news!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-25-08, 05:32 PM
Replies: 14,057
Views: 1,686,100
Posted By musicsucks

my guess is that bike belongs to the drummer from...

my guess is that bike belongs to the drummer from def leppard.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-25-08, 05:20 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 891
Posted By musicsucks

oh, i see. You got that it was sarcastic, but...

oh, i see. You got that it was sarcastic, but still missed the joke.
Forum: Western Canada
03-24-08, 03:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 942
Posted By musicsucks

i've been riding my skinny tires, and it's fine...

i've been riding my skinny tires, and it's fine on the main roads, but really really sketchy on the sideroads (kind of fun, i guess). Also, the biketrail i use to get to work is under construction...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-23-08, 08:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,249
Posted By musicsucks

Have you been living under a rock for awhile? the...

Have you been living under a rock for awhile? the canadian dollar is at 97cents
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-23-08, 04:15 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 8,142
Posted By musicsucks

http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/comics/200506...

http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/comics/20050613.gif
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-08, 06:23 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 8,142
Posted By musicsucks

Guh... there are lots of decent reasons not to be...

Guh... there are lots of decent reasons not to be vegan. This is absolutely the worst one. I assume that you mean that evolution meant for us to eat meat, not god- But evolution isn't a person, and...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-04-08, 04:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 833
Posted By musicsucks

plus, with a flat shouldn't you be able to push...

plus, with a flat shouldn't you be able to push your wheel a little bit more forward getting a little more/enough slack to pull the chain off?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-27-08, 02:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 923
Posted By musicsucks

from what i've heard, the vehicle gets seized...

from what i've heard, the vehicle gets seized regardless if the driver owns it or not.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-16-08, 03:58 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,842
Posted By musicsucks

yeah! Doesn't a bike cease to be a track bike...

yeah! Doesn't a bike cease to be a track bike when it has a water bottle mount? not that it's not useless, but why call your fixed gear bike a track bike, when it's obviously not designed for the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-12-08, 02:16 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,133
Posted By musicsucks

your road bike looks like a fixed gear with gears...

your road bike looks like a fixed gear with gears as it is.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-01-08, 02:18 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 11,733
Posted By musicsucks

hopefully UBC next september... ...if i can get...

hopefully UBC next september...
...if i can get up early enough to write my lsat on saturday
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-01-08, 12:37 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,887
Posted By musicsucks

miches it is. Thanks internet!

miches it is. Thanks internet!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-31-08, 02:51 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,887
Posted By musicsucks

Miche primamato vs. sugino 75

I'm going to buy one of these eventually... i'm not sure which one i want.
The sugino's are more expensive, but are pretty-er and everyone loves them. But i can't see anything wrong with the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-29-08, 02:09 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 8,480
Posted By musicsucks

6.3

6.3
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-26-08, 06:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 916
Posted By musicsucks

It's not really a bad idea, it's just very...

It's not really a bad idea, it's just very impossible. Like the four sided triangle i built the other day.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-23-08, 12:31 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,775
Posted By musicsucks

i went out mountain biking awhile ago, and i got...

i went out mountain biking awhile ago, and i got stuck in some roots and spent a second thinking about how much it was going to suck to put my foot down- then i remembered that i could trackstand. It...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-16-08, 05:01 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 3,722
Posted By musicsucks

Be careful with that one... You've been run by...

Be careful with that one... You've been run by two families since 1989 and that might not end any time soon.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-15-08, 03:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,627
Posted By musicsucks

Only it's different, because the theroy of...

Only it's different, because the theroy of gravity could conceivably be disproven, wheras evolution can't be.

Evolution is tautalogical: That which survives, survives. I'm certainly no...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-15-08, 12:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,486
Posted By musicsucks

put a mark on your dropout where the nut is......

put a mark on your dropout where the nut is... It'll let you know what's going on.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 01:58 AM
Replies: 343
Views: 20,922
Posted By musicsucks

Soy milk is superior to real milk in every way. I...

Soy milk is superior to real milk in every way. I got back from some week long trip somewhere, and just assumed that my (soy) milk would have gone bad, so i bought more soy milk... and the stuff in...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 12:48 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,164
Posted By musicsucks

i'm very excited to hear that. I'm almost...

i'm very excited to hear that.
I'm almost certainly going to get a bike that looks an awful lot like yours once there is less snow outside and i am less broke.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-12-08, 08:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,164
Posted By musicsucks

do you get any toe overlap with that guy?

do you get any toe overlap with that guy?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-12-08, 08:04 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,271
Posted By musicsucks

But if you crush your skull in an accident,...

But if you crush your skull in an accident, you're going to the hospital on tax payers dime... I don't think the harm principal holds here.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-08-08, 11:55 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,598
Posted By musicsucks

i actually saw one of those the other day, the...

i actually saw one of those the other day, the thinggie on the handlebars goes around, it looks like it's a place to put your lights/bell/speed-o-meter.

I know that no one really cares, but i...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-08-08, 04:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 948
Posted By musicsucks

Didn't you post in that thread, like 10 times?

Didn't you post in that thread, like 10 times?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-07-08, 05:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,283
Posted By musicsucks

we do have only one hill, and one velodrome.

we do have only one hill, and one velodrome.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-06-08, 02:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,715
Posted By musicsucks

My plan was to ride this on the street and on the...

My plan was to ride this on the street and on the track. I'm a little worried about toe overlap for on the street, but it's kind of a moot point since it's kind of out of my price range.
Forum: Western Canada
01-05-08, 06:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,213
Posted By musicsucks

because fixed gear is awesome! Also, red...

because fixed gear is awesome!

Also, red bike will have any parts you need and the edmonton bike co-op, which is just off whyte ave will have any tools you need. I started a facebook group for...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-05-08, 06:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,715
Posted By musicsucks

norco symetrics track frame.

Has anyone seen or used or know anything about these guys? I went into a shop looking for a much cheeper bike and saw one and i can't stop thinking about it. Also, i can't find anything about it on...
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