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12-10-23, 07:43 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 36,742
Posted By tungsten

Ha ha ha I am! But the corollary is that's...

Ha ha ha I am! But the corollary is that's there's a smaller torque "dead spot" in the stroke. So I have been informed.
12-07-23, 05:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 643
Posted By tungsten

acoustic? it's a meatcycle!

acoustic? it's a meatcycle!
12-07-23, 05:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 397
Posted By tungsten

lay it on the floor and carefully step down hard...

lay it on the floor and carefully step down hard on the tyre sidewall as close to the rim as possible
12-07-23, 05:31 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 36,742
Posted By tungsten

I seen on the u tubes a guy who bike fits/coaches...

I seen on the u tubes a guy who bike fits/coaches MAMILs who said they all started posting personal bests when he got them on shorter cranks.
So I drank the kool-aid and went from 175 to 170 on my...
11-25-23, 10:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,783
Posted By tungsten

Probably meant 26" wheels. Used 26'ers are a dime...

Probably meant 26" wheels. Used 26'ers are a dime a dozen since newer mtn bikes use 27.5 or 29 inch wheels almost exclusively.
Can be a good choice for a low dollar casual ride. Be picky, don't buy...
11-14-23, 07:03 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,255
Posted By tungsten

I'm not so sure.....:notamused:

I'm not so sure.....:notamused:
11-13-23, 07:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,332
Posted By tungsten

.....get 'er done.

.....get 'er done.
11-08-23, 09:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,255
Posted By tungsten

Yeah I ain't really used it in traffic per se as...

Yeah I ain't really used it in traffic per se as my fitness route avoids arterial routes and so I ain't even got the adjustment dialed.
Seems as though it might take me a bit to get used to how it...
11-07-23, 06:43 PM
11-07-23, 12:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,255
Posted By tungsten

No, one of these.......

No, one of these.... https://www.cateye.com/intl/products/data/images/bm45_01.png
11-05-23, 05:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,255
Posted By tungsten

never mind

never mind
11-05-23, 05:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,255
Posted By tungsten

I've lost my nerve

Recommend me a mirror. 4 my bike.
11-05-23, 03:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 888
Posted By tungsten

Bollocks! I couldn't try it on the two MEC...

Bollocks!

I couldn't try it on the two MEC stores in my city didn't have stock but their warehouse did cost me nothin' to have it delivered tried it on didn't fit took less than half hour to...
11-02-23, 09:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,273
Posted By tungsten

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/717x540/image_2aa6d746d389cdddb287d1debf24dcaee87cc5c2.png
11-02-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 888
Posted By tungsten

No, it's tight on the sides. Yeah,...

No, it's tight on the sides.



Yeah, could be with mesh as opposed to open.
11-02-23, 11:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 888
Posted By tungsten

My head's too big

I bought one of these... https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5063-420/trace-mips-helmet ...mail order.

Kinda' tight like it fits narrow better than round and no extra pads to swap were included(!).
...
10-16-23, 08:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 957
Posted By tungsten

So, do both pads move on these later iteration...

So, do both pads move on these later iteration cable disks or just one?
10-14-23, 08:11 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,260
Posted By tungsten

Not anymore. My WTB i23's circa 2015 have an...

Not anymore.
My WTB i23's circa 2015 have an inner width of...wait for it...23mm! A width like that might be utilized for x-country racing where weight is paramount but tyres today are designed to...
10-12-23, 12:54 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,260
Posted By tungsten

Yup and I have 2 bikes the hubs laced to X22's...

Yup and I have 2 bikes the hubs laced to X22's (remember them?!) shod w/1.5 Schwalbes.
It was a real struggle to seat those also.
10-07-23, 08:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 682
Posted By tungsten

Lol...dude doesn't have "editors", he's not a...

Lol...dude doesn't have "editors", he's not a staff writer at CP. St.Clair is the editor and piece was either submitted or he picked it up "fair use" or some such thing.
And you don't need no...
Forum: Commuting
10-04-23, 08:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,310
Posted By tungsten

All mounting hrdwr you need includes spacers 4...

All mounting hrdwr you need includes spacers 4 disc brakes.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1200x1335/flascheguard_700_41_1_ec65599e124b0fc38629bacfc3bb81f56e865223.jpg

...
09-30-23, 10:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,273
Posted By tungsten

I wanna' know what % of their collisions are at...

I wanna' know what % of their collisions are at fault.
09-26-23, 11:00 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 5,993
Posted By tungsten

what is "graping"? is it like...

what is "graping"?

is it like "jugging"?
09-19-23, 05:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 682
Posted By tungsten

Smudge on La Vuelta

At least they didn't grab him and kiss him on the mouth. Or did they?
...
09-15-23, 02:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,041
Posted By tungsten

Some make a living from it? ...

Some make a living from it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12N6UmhCqtE&t=119s
08-28-23, 11:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By tungsten

Pinkbike...https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb25441060/p...

Pinkbike...https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb25441060/p5pb25441060.jpg
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/wtb-develops-new-750d-wheel-size.html

Gonna' have to bring back Suntour Micro Drive w/a 10-52 to...
08-27-23, 06:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By tungsten

I was told to post more.

I was told to post more.
08-27-23, 06:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,232
Posted By tungsten

Back the tension off a few clicks or switch to...

Back the tension off a few clicks or switch to double release cleats.
08-26-23, 09:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By tungsten

750d

Do we need another wheel size? You want it open up you wallet, suckers!

https://bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Moots-CRDD-prorotype-750D-new-wheel-size-MADE-show-WTB8-scaled.jpeg...
08-23-23, 09:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,224
Posted By tungsten

Flip that stem, find bar height and then lop off...

Flip that stem, find bar height and then lop off the steerer. Or find a stem with moar rise???
Obed warrenty say I can only have 35mm of stack beneath the stem but I settled on 47mm. I ain't going...
08-22-23, 09:35 PM
Replies: 27,924
Views: 4,494,621
Posted By tungsten

That is f'n beautiful. And interesting it's...

That is f'n beautiful. And interesting it's fillet brazed (All the very early Rockys were fillet brazed. A lotta' work!) instead of capillary brazed w/lugs. Although I see the seat/top wasn't filed...
08-22-23, 09:02 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,619
Posted By tungsten

7 bikes. 4 frame sets.

7 bikes.
4 frame sets.
08-16-23, 09:00 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,587
Posted By tungsten

You lucky you live in a place that's only...

You lucky you live in a place that's only slightly less populated than the moon. If you cycled in Vancouver I reckon you'd be dead by now riding like that.
08-16-23, 02:27 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,809
Posted By tungsten

You could be eaten.

You could be eaten.
08-14-23, 10:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 934
Posted By tungsten

omfg........

omfg........
08-14-23, 10:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,246
Posted By tungsten

Should be over one under two, over two under one,...

Should be over one under two, over two under one, over three.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/494x483/image_773073e166d2f3bae6155483433f2d26813713e2.png
08-13-23, 10:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,647
Posted By tungsten

It's Quebec, eh? To be fair though, one...

It's Quebec, eh?

To be fair though, one could actually "live" there on a bicycle manufacturing wage.
08-12-23, 07:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 647
Posted By tungsten

Kill Me Thrill Me

Be careful out there.....
...
08-09-23, 11:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 980
Posted By tungsten

Get the purple one, man.

Get the purple one, man.
08-09-23, 11:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,783
Posted By tungsten

They won't. Accept that you have an antique....

They won't.

Accept that you have an antique. Ride it on sunny days only and DON'T DROP IT!
08-09-23, 11:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,041
Posted By tungsten

Why are young men overly represented in...

Why are young men overly represented in accidental death?

Hormonal Darwinism.
08-09-23, 11:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,089
Posted By tungsten

23hun for a steel hrdtl is ridiculous I don't...

23hun for a steel hrdtl is ridiculous I don't care whotf welded it.
I could have bought one for 16hun Cdn. built by Dekerf (look him up) who I once worked with but instead bought the Taiwanese built...
08-01-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,115
Posted By tungsten

Yup. Skiing trees look at the gap not the tree...

Yup. Skiing trees look at the gap not the tree you trying to avoid. Riding skinnys - look at the skinny not the ground (or distance to that ground lol).
07-26-23, 09:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,385
Posted By tungsten

'round these parts the lower cast criminal class...

'round these parts the lower cast criminal class has been lighting themselves afire and burning to death or death from gravity leaping out of window to escape the fire they ignited trying to jury-rig...
06-28-23, 09:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 206
Posted By tungsten

Could be adapter is for different brand of brake...

Could be adapter is for different brand of brake than Shimano I suppose.
06-28-23, 08:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 206
Posted By tungsten

Disc mount location on fork standardization?

So, 105 brks 160 rotors off of a Synaspe mounted on Obed Baseline. After ~300km - squealing. Observed notch at bottom of pads in calipers on fork. Disassemble. Only bottom ~20% of pads sqeezing...
06-18-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,148
Posted By tungsten

Some places in the sub-continent the natives,...

Some places in the sub-continent the natives, when gathering wood or whatever, when walking through the forest, will wear masks facing backwards so tigers stalking them will think they can be seen...
06-13-23, 11:32 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,575
Posted By tungsten

https://www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-leads-indu...

https://www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-leads-industry-for-driver-assistance-crashes-and-deaths
05-27-23, 10:46 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,575
Posted By tungsten

Tesla valuation + guy drives Tesla off cliff =...

Tesla valuation + guy drives Tesla off cliff = priceless.
05-22-23, 07:57 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 9,660
Posted By tungsten

No, they're idiots. And one day they will make...

No, they're idiots. And one day they will make themselves moot.
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