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Forum: Road Cycling
12-14-06, 08:37 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 16,197
Posted By WorldWind

Darwin

Darwin
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-12-06, 08:53 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,973
Posted By WorldWind

You are but a dim ‘candle in the wind’ You...

You are but a dim ‘candle in the wind’
You could be the ‘wind beneath ones wings’
Or someone’s ‘summer wind’

To ‘tilt against the wind’ is a futile act
She will leave you ‘twisting’
In the end...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-23-06, 08:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,155
Posted By WorldWind

I deflate mine, but not until I get them home....

I deflate mine, but not until I get them home. Both mtn and road.
I inflate before I load them in the car.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-18-06, 09:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,344
Posted By WorldWind

A Clip is a device that attaches; it also implies...

A Clip is a device that attaches; it also implies alignment and a supporting framework.

How could that term not be more perfect to describe what a toe clip is? And clipless would then be...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-17-06, 05:50 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,860
Posted By WorldWind

Are you pronating a little and rocking the bike?

Are you pronating a little and rocking the bike?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-16-06, 03:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,344
Posted By WorldWind

I hope no one gets the idea that I am implying...

I hope no one gets the idea that I am implying that toe-clips are named after Jacky, because it’s quite the reverse. But when I think of those that were clipless back in the day, Joe Breeze comes to...
Forum: Commuting
10-16-06, 09:43 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,676
Posted By WorldWind

Wow, PMS, and a stick up your ... ...

Wow, PMS, and a stick up your ...




Aparently I have touched a nerve. Sorry, my bad.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-16-06, 09:32 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,344
Posted By WorldWind

Ours is a sport that is literally steeped in...

Ours is a sport that is literally steeped in tradition but is always changing and growing.
Those of us who have been in it for a while, understand that there are oddities about how things are...
Forum: Commuting
10-16-06, 08:50 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,676
Posted By WorldWind

Thats easy vendorz... You will then have a...

Thats easy vendorz... You will then have a poser bike and we will, from then on call you Fred.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-13-06, 04:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,344
Posted By WorldWind

Clearly you have never used cleats and toe clips.

Clearly you have never used cleats and toe clips.
Forum: Commuting
10-13-06, 04:44 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,676
Posted By WorldWind

Sorry if I insulted anyone’s fragile...

Sorry if I insulted anyone’s fragile sensibilities with my off road humor but to me the thread title just screams tongue in cheek. And yes Nancy you can put a kickstand on a racing bike, but you...
Forum: Commuting
10-12-06, 04:27 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,676
Posted By WorldWind

Cyclocross bikes by definition don’t have...

Cyclocross bikes by definition don’t have kickstands, for the same reason you can’t call a car with and automatic transmission a sports car. Well you can, but you would be incorrect.

Don’t get me...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-06, 01:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,335
Posted By WorldWind

First you would need to define what best is....

First you would need to define what best is. Then, best for what, a down tube? for what design? for what rider?

There are literally hundreds of steel frame configurations that all differ in what...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-12-06, 01:16 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,344
Posted By WorldWind

Tradition

Tradition
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-11-06, 04:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,419
Posted By WorldWind

Whether it’s a foot or a face it is a dab, and...

Whether it’s a foot or a face it is a dab, and that’s points off.:o
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-11-06, 08:46 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,419
Posted By WorldWind

Yes every one has done the Face Plant. You...

Yes every one has done the Face Plant. You discover that you don’t like it much so you do endoes for a while until you figure out not to try slowing down on those steep sections, how to loft your...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-09-06, 03:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,681
Posted By WorldWind

Not having the 'techlogy' says "Who cares how...

Not having the 'techlogy' says "Who cares how far?"

Just ride untill it's time to go home, or untill you are not having fun anymore.
Forum: Winter Cycling
10-05-06, 06:12 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,556
Posted By WorldWind

Australia?

Australia?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-05-06, 06:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 639
Posted By WorldWind

My reply was in qualitative terms not...

My reply was in qualitative terms not quantitative. In my world the terms a lot and a little bit are both the same; meaningless exaggerations.

Energy is only lost from a system if it is allowed to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-05-06, 03:13 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 639
Posted By WorldWind

Energy is not lost from the foot to shoe...

Energy is not lost from the foot to shoe interface unless the jell is heating up, but you are making your pedal strokes less efficent so their is more loss in the mussle to peddle interface.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-05-06, 09:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 545
Posted By WorldWind

I can give you a contact for info and machines. ...

I can give you a contact for info and machines.

Alberone Sewing Machine inc.
1610 S. Main St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90015
alberoni@earthlink.net
Ph. 213-747-4217 ask for R.J.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
10-05-06, 08:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 545
Posted By WorldWind

I believe it’s a single needle lock stitch...

I believe it’s a single needle lock stitch machine, that’s about all I know. Would you want a double needle machine for bags?

I sew lightweight rip stop nylon on an electronically controlled...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-03-06, 03:59 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 4,903
Posted By WorldWind

I think it’s very precise and self-explanatory,...

I think it’s very precise and self-explanatory, all in all a good addition to our ever growing vernacular. Foshizzel my brother don’t be a donka donk.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-03-06, 03:49 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 4,903
Posted By WorldWind

A lot of them come from China, some from...

A lot of them come from China, some from Thailand, Russia etc. The country with the least number of babys is the Vatican.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-06, 05:05 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 11,890
Posted By WorldWind

http://www.bauernhof.net/kuehe/rinderrassen/jersey...

http://www.bauernhof.net/kuehe/rinderrassen/jersey.jpg
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-02-06, 10:15 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 4,903
Posted By WorldWind

Oh contraire. The only true use for rhubarb...

Oh contraire.

The only true use for rhubarb pie is as a gesture of condolence for teasing someone, hence the name rhubarb.

Peach pie, apple pie, and cherry pie all have long standing in our...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-29-06, 01:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,907
Posted By WorldWind

Once one clips in they do.

Once one clips in they do.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-27-06, 02:20 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,717
Posted By WorldWind

Some are very good, some, not so much. ...

Some are very good, some, not so much.

Considering the price ranges from very low to very high what price were you considering?
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
09-26-06, 12:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 932
Posted By WorldWind

Practice standing and spinning on your rollers

Practice standing and spinning on your rollers
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-26-06, 12:42 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,191
Posted By WorldWind

http://www.mcmaster.com/param/images/helicalins/96...

http://www.mcmaster.com/param/images/helicalins/96246a797.gif

This is a helicoil
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-06, 05:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,191
Posted By WorldWind

left arm is standard thread. You do know...

left arm is standard thread.

You do know that to tap for a .625" coil you need a .750" tap.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-06, 04:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,191
Posted By WorldWind

Once you get the proper thread cut, the larger...

Once you get the proper thread cut, the larger coils can be installed with a needle nose pliers in a crank arm because of the large diameter and you have access to the other side of the hole.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-22-06, 04:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,419
Posted By WorldWind

Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra ...

Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra
and then suddenly it flips over,
pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-22-06, 04:02 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,419
Posted By WorldWind

The term ‘fag’ is in deed a slur and hiding...

The term ‘fag’ is in deed a slur and hiding behind the race technicality is just gay.

And besides, all the nancy boys like you because of your rainbow sig file.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-06, 02:03 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,194
Posted By WorldWind

What Oscar did was awesome indeed, but not what...

What Oscar did was awesome indeed, but not what trials riders or mtn bikers call a bunny hop it was just a curb loft. A bunny hop is a whole different thing, and I don’t want to get into a discussion...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-06, 01:42 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,194
Posted By WorldWind

generaly a bunny hop is not done on a road bike. ...

generaly a bunny hop is not done on a road bike.






but if you must know how... you start by putting both hands on the hips of the dancer in front of you, her hands are on the hips of the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-06, 11:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 793
Posted By WorldWind

I have two favorites Mullard 5YG3 and the...

I have two favorites

Mullard 5YG3 and the Sylvania 6L6
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-06, 10:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,367
Posted By WorldWind

Find a very old bike shop and ask the owner if he...

Find a very old bike shop and ask the owner if he would sell you a hand-full of fasteners from his miscellaneous used bolt drawer. Who knows you might get lucky.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-06, 10:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 534
Posted By WorldWind

I don't. I don’t like them. I don’t use any...

I don't.
I don’t like them.
I don’t use any chain with a master or quick link.

Please note:
I am not making any type of value judgment here,
I am just saying I personally don’t use them.
Forum: Commuting
09-21-06, 09:38 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,179
Posted By WorldWind

my ears are burning

my ears are burning
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-21-06, 09:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 419
Posted By WorldWind

take a link out of your chain

take a link out of your chain
Forum: Road Cycling
09-20-06, 04:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 621
Posted By WorldWind

While it’s true, that trying to true a wheel that...

While it’s true, that trying to true a wheel that is past its truing limit can be a tiresome tail of torment. It is from time to time worth testing your temper on so tempting a task. Tacco’s...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-20-06, 03:57 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,448
Posted By WorldWind

You’re so vain You probably think the cold is...

You’re so vain
You probably think the cold is about you
You’re so vain
I’ll bet you think the wind is about you
Don’t you? Don’t you?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-20-06, 10:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,191
Posted By WorldWind

All right then, here is one I didn’t paste from...

All right then, here is one I didn’t paste from the internet.

A power weave is the special toupee you wear on the days you have an important board meeting.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-20-06, 09:48 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,191
Posted By WorldWind

The power weave is the art of driving at least 20...

The power weave is the art of driving at least 20 mph faster than the cars around you by weaving in and out of lanes, constantly seeking daylight and avoiding slow-moving obstructions. The power...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-19-06, 11:20 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,835
Posted By WorldWind

Don’t forget Flash Dance, ET and Goonies.

Don’t forget Flash Dance, ET and Goonies.
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-15-06, 05:32 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,157
Posted By WorldWind

Who has faster than terminal velocity? And what...

Who has faster than terminal velocity? And what size ring did you use?
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-15-06, 02:01 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 2,761
Posted By WorldWind

The oldest mtn bike technology was bullhorn bars...

The oldest mtn bike technology was bullhorn bars and stem; so don’t tell me about old technology. Besides the old technology was rigid frame and rigid fork and that equals zero travel.

No where...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-14-06, 11:15 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,120
Posted By WorldWind

Here is a fair overview....

Here is a fair overview. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraging_steel

If you look down the page at Salient features, itemed second from last it is categorized as

· Good corrosion, stress...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
09-14-06, 10:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,927
Posted By WorldWind

This would be the sweet ride for the zoo bombers....

This would be the sweet ride for the zoo bombers.

http://www.swingbikerider.com/may%2014th%20weekend%20010.jpg

I would love to see somone build a tandom verson of this.
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