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Forum: Folding Bikes
05-03-24, 07:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 430
Posted By tcs

USA: no import tariffs under $800USD.

USA: no import tariffs under $800USD.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-03-24, 07:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 201
Posted By tcs

Hebie Chainglider 350: ...

Hebie Chainglider 350:

https://www.hebie.de/en/protection/chainguard/chainglider/350/
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-03-24, 07:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 201
Posted By tcs

Prototype enclosed derailleur drivetrain by...

Prototype enclosed derailleur drivetrain by Sturmey-Archer for the Gazelle Company:
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-01-24, 08:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 430
Posted By tcs

I only ever saw one of these bikes and my memory...

I only ever saw one of these bikes and my memory isn't crystal on this, but: the ball joint eye bolt pulls the seat post up when unfolding, but the seatpost is held up when unfolded by closing the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 37,801
Posted By tcs

I liked the builder's plate on this little path...

I liked the builder's plate on this little path bridge:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/960x1280/img_3492_1__4b388be91e565c8579dbe9fd8142e5fcc6f3abc2.jpeg


The Steadfast...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-26-24, 10:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 481
Posted By tcs

Minoura makes all kinds of light mounts. ...

Minoura makes all kinds of light mounts.

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-26-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 553
Posted By tcs

So long as we're talking about 3-speeds, I...

So long as we're talking about 3-speeds, I encourage folks not to be intimidated and do the job per factory rather than sling seeping oil all over their rear wheel. Maybe that's just me. Anyway,...
Forum: Commuting
04-25-24, 10:21 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,441
Posted By tcs

Ya, locks aren't talismans. You gotta embrace the...

Ya, locks aren't talismans. You gotta embrace the method and use good technique as well as good locks.

While you're at it, here are some wheel, saddle and component security do-dads:
...
Forum: Commuting
04-25-24, 08:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 528
Posted By tcs

You mention traveling from Chicago to Austin. ...

You mention traveling from Chicago to Austin. Hmm. Hey, everything is cool and all, but not really Commuting.

There was a loooooong thread on Amtrak in the Touring forum that has lots of...
Forum: Commuting
04-25-24, 08:18 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,441
Posted By tcs

Sheldon Brown recommended two locks of different...

Sheldon Brown recommended two locks of different kinds so the thief would need two different tools. (That advice came from the era when battery-powered angle grinders were not as ubiquitous as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 07:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 577
Posted By tcs

Is the Igus RCYL a good bike? Beats me. But I...

Is the Igus RCYL a good bike? Beats me. But I wouldn't expect a good plastic bike to look like a steel bike - the material properties are too different. This Igus RCL looks like a bike where they...
Forum: Commuting
04-24-24, 04:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,441
Posted By tcs

Harry Houdini entertained audiences a hundred...

Harry Houdini entertained audiences a hundred years ago quickly picking locks on stage. So society gave up on padlocks. NOT.

Picking an unknown lock upside down, backwards and left-handed while...
Forum: Commuting
04-24-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,441
Posted By tcs

Beginning in the summer of 1977 I used a Citadel...

Beginning in the summer of 1977 I used a Citadel U-lock for the next 30+ years. Additionally, I never had any trouble finding a nicer bike locked less securely to park next to.

Ah, but those were...
Forum: Commuting
04-24-24, 03:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 528
Posted By tcs

Folding bike.

Folding bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 03:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 577
Posted By tcs

Of course, this Igus RCYL doesn't complete with a...

Of course, this Igus RCYL doesn't complete with a Trek Madone. For reference, a single-speed Gazelle Esprit weighs 40#. A Pashley Roadster Sovereign weighs 47#, similar to the weight of the beloved...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 577
Posted By tcs

I'm willing to suspend judgment until it gets in...

I'm willing to suspend judgment until it gets in the hands of an independent reviewer, but based on my limited experience with the only rotational and injection molded plastic-framed bike I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 02:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 577
Posted By tcs

Interesting take on thru-hub. The designers do...

Interesting take on thru-hub. The designers do seem to have greatly increased the diameter of the bearing races.

Plastic recycling has to-date turned out to be one of the major disappointments of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 02:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 577
Posted By tcs

A better bike design for fabricating out of...

A better bike design for fabricating out of recycled materials and recycling @ EOL:
...
Forum: Touring
04-24-24, 07:03 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,634
Posted By tcs

An audience-interactive Lysistrata might be...

An audience-interactive Lysistrata might be interesting.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-24-24, 06:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 443
Posted By tcs

Kinetic offers a 'small wheel adapter' but, and...

Kinetic offers a 'small wheel adapter' but, and it's a big but, they claim it adapts "down to 16 inches". Dunno if that would work for you or not.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-24-24, 06:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 553
Posted By tcs

It's sort of a given that here on Bike Forums...

It's sort of a given that here on Bike Forums Bicycle Mechanics posters will suggest and claim they use anything but the factory lubrication. Shrug. Anyway: Shimano Internal Hub Grease Y-041 20600
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-23-24, 08:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,307
Posted By tcs

'People' might not, but where I live, the law...

'People' might not, but where I live, the law does.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-23-24, 07:58 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 32,604
Posted By tcs

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-23-24, 07:52 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,307
Posted By tcs

It varies under local laws and ordinances. Here...

It varies under local laws and ordinances. Here in Parts Unknown, by the book any ebike with a throttle is legally a moped and like any moped requires an operator's license, registration with a...
Forum: Touring
04-22-24, 12:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 298
Posted By tcs

??? Why not any of the ~180 countries he did...

???

Why not any of the ~180 countries he did not visit?

Probably a combination of not getting permission to enter, no embassy support, poor or non-existent roads, hostility of local...
Forum: Touring
04-22-24, 12:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 298
Posted By tcs

A group gathered yesterday at Mr. Stevens'...

A group gathered yesterday at Mr. Stevens' gravesite in London to raise a glass in remembrance. Present were members of the Pickwick Bicycle Club, The Wheelmen, The IVCA, and the V-CC Highwheel...
Forum: Touring
04-21-24, 07:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 298
Posted By tcs

April 22: 140th Anniversary of Thomas Stevens setting off

Mr. Stevens was, of course, the first person to ride a velocipede (a 50-inch Columbia penny-farthing) across the USA and over the next two years, around the world.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,099
Posted By tcs

Me neither! Torpedo loading door? ...

Me neither!



Torpedo loading door?

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/279x291/screen_shot_2024_04_19_at_11_34_25_am_859f7080891e80f1acf928d0137e3b50558f351e.png

Having...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-19-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,321
Posted By tcs

“Changeable gears are a delusion. They will...

“Changeable gears are a delusion. They will always be complicated and of very little use.” - Albert Overman, Victor Bicycle Company, 1896


Hmm. That didn't age well.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-19-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,191
Posted By tcs

"Bad Teeth No Bar" ...

"Bad Teeth No Bar"

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Now that you've seen the poster, read the book!
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-19-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,191
Posted By tcs

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 04:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,099
Posted By tcs

Great post. 'April 9th', a movie about a...

Great post.


'April 9th', a movie about a Danish military cycling unit trying to hold back German light armor:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3542188/

I liked 'flat tire repair drill'.
Forum: Touring
04-17-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,031
Posted By tcs

Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, EPA,...

Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, EPA, Department of Homeland Security, Jones Act, Cali regulations, local (dock) ordinances, insurance. Amazing that someone hasn't already started this, eh?...
Forum: Touring
04-14-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,031
Posted By tcs

Hmm. Just seems like troublesome strata for a...

Hmm. Just seems like troublesome strata for a cliff-hugging road. Any chance Cali could cut an MUP through from around Miller's Ranch to near Nacimiento Campground and call it good? :thumb: :D
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 12:45 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,087
Posted By tcs

Yes, the 'new' theory of using much shorter...

Yes, the 'new' theory of using much shorter cranks. Interesting. Hmph.

Suddenly Sheldon Browns' Gain Ratio comes into its own.

FWIW, the recumbent trike world is big on 155mm & shorter crank...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 377
Posted By tcs

Hey, if it's not stock, the OP is going to have...

Hey, if it's not stock, the OP is going to have to describe what they got.

The 1956 Schwinn catalog shows factory equipment caliper brakes and specifies a Sturmey-Archer AW 3-speed, probably with...
Forum: Touring
04-13-24, 08:58 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,074
Posted By tcs

So maybe it's a difference in how we tour? I...

So maybe it's a difference in how we tour? I visit local history museums. I tour notable structures. I take hikes to pretty waterfalls, walk historic battlegrounds &etc. I carry a decent lock.
...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-10-24, 08:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 898
Posted By tcs

"A different kind of pump". Someone 'invents'...

"A different kind of pump". Someone 'invents' these ↓ pumps about every ten years, so we're about due again.

https://youtu.be/rDmknRJVk_A?si=maFSU6STZeK6n0HE
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-10-24, 07:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,240
Posted By tcs

Fun fact: Eddy failed more race drug tests than...

Fun fact: Eddy failed more race drug tests than Lance.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
04-10-24, 07:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,240
Posted By tcs

Oh, I so want that to be true. But given the...

Oh, I so want that to be true.

But given the history of cycle racing, you have to go "hmm" when a rider does the impossible.

Lemond. 1989 Tour; final time trial.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 06:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 647
Posted By tcs

"About 1965". The '65 catalog shows the Super...

"About 1965". The '65 catalog shows the Super Sport without extension levers or stem shifters. Those are bike boom things, years later.

"$400 Firm". Hopefully, this went back home.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 10:48 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,223
Posted By tcs

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-06-24, 06:41 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,292
Posted By tcs

But not really. ...

But not really.
https://www.veercycle.com/products/split-belt-pro
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-05-24, 06:35 AM
Replies: 2,948
Views: 1,026,146
Posted By tcs

You'll note this Brompton doesn't have...

You'll note this Brompton doesn't have fenders/mudguards or a rack, and a rather flat aftermarket saddle:
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-04-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,889
Posted By tcs

Rode past a copperhead yesterday. For venomous...

Rode past a copperhead yesterday. For venomous snakes, copperheads are pretty chill. Their preferred defense is lying still on the warm concrete pretending to be a stick.
Forum: Touring
04-04-24, 09:24 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,293
Posted By tcs

Interesting reviews. Cute tattoo on the cover -...

Interesting reviews. Cute tattoo on the cover - yours?
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-04-24, 09:03 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 48,850
Posted By tcs

Wow, this post is a real 'blast from the past'. ...

Wow, this post is a real 'blast from the past'. I hope those contributors who no longer post here are doing well.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 02:16 PM
Replies: 27,980
Views: 4,557,027
Posted By tcs

First leg of tour: light rail + Amtrak to get out...

First leg of tour: light rail + Amtrak to get out of the city. SRAM I3 fitted to BikeFriday tikit.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-03-24, 02:09 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,233
Posted By tcs

Houston: 12 mo. riding season. 672 sq mi (1740...

Houston: 12 mo. riding season. 672 sq mi (1740 sq km), so it's impossible to accurately say "Houston is this one thing."

https://m.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=23167625
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-01-24, 12:39 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 3,993
Posted By tcs

Aluminum: ...

Aluminum:

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Set of five saves 12g over steel, 4g over...
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