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Forum: Framebuilders
11-08-23, 06:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 719
Posted By AndreyT

Those Graftek frames must've been quite popular...

Those Graftek frames must've been quite popular back in the day, if you managed to encounter so many "Sany/Panaphonic"-style-branded knock-offs: graftec, graftech...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-06-23, 06:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,734
Posted By AndreyT

Nope. There are no contexts in which mixing...

Nope. There are no contexts in which mixing buzzards and vultures is acceptable. Buzzards are hunters. Vultures are scavengers. If might be "common" in some region, it is only out of purely regional...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
10-29-23, 05:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,043
Posted By AndreyT

Considering the general quality of what Garmin...

Considering the general quality of what Garmin does, the only thing Garmin products can do is act as sensors, i.e. measure, collect and hand over raw data. For everything else Garmin is complete...
Forum: Northern California
10-27-23, 01:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,394
Posted By AndreyT

Bizarre intersection... The posted morning...

Bizarre intersection... The posted morning scramble mode period ends at 9:15am.

And indeed, if you arrive at around 9:20am, diagonal crossing is no longer available, and the lights revert to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-24-23, 01:32 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,663
Posted By AndreyT

Strange discussion. Some people seem to be...

Strange discussion. Some people seem to be detached from reality.

This is USA. In USA your life is worth as much as you have yourself insured it for, and not a penny more. You insure yourself and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-19-23, 11:44 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 9,464
Posted By AndreyT

Not sure what is this topic supposed to be about...

Not sure what is this topic supposed to be about and why. Tried "felt tipped markers"? That probably includes an ordinary permanent marker. End of story. Problem solved.

P.S. Some people...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-11-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,466
Posted By AndreyT

Is this the full extent of the problem? Just...

Is this the full extent of the problem? Just noise? Or is there something extra, like unreliable/hesitant shifting? Skipping chain? Autoshifting?

What gears are you talking about, BTW? Front? Rear?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-06-23, 06:14 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 6,122
Posted By AndreyT

A mirror probably would. Of course, there is...

A mirror probably would. Of course, there is still no guarantee that he'd have time to realize what was happening and evade. Garmin Varia is a device that serves no meaningful purpose. It couldn't...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-04-23, 05:34 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,249
Posted By AndreyT

No wonder. You needed "60mm", not "6omm". A...

No wonder. You needed "60mm", not "6omm". A simple typo resulted in your getting unjustifiably disappointed in your local bike shop...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-29-23, 11:52 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,441
Posted By AndreyT

Don't care to criticize, but still.... What's the...

Don't care to criticize, but still.... What's the deal with the long steerer above the stem (or, more precisely, steerer extender)? I see that he's using a shock absorbing stem, and the handlebars...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-26-23, 09:51 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,725
Posted By AndreyT

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-26-23, 05:45 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,110
Posted By AndreyT

Oh, I see. Mea culpa. I forgot to add that I'm...

Oh, I see. Mea culpa. I forgot to add that I'm talking specifically about riding techniques employed in high-performance road cycling world. It constantly keeps slipping my mind that this is "General...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-26-23, 05:35 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,110
Posted By AndreyT

"Clydesdale" is the word you were apparently...

"Clydesdale" is the word you were apparently looking for, if you are into that whole brevity thing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-26-23, 04:11 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,110
Posted By AndreyT

Please, please, please tell me which one ticked...

Please, please, please tell me which one ticked you off! The "pedal out of shifting mistake"? Or the "slow mobius" one?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-26-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,110
Posted By AndreyT

Perhaps. But this sounds more like an excuse....

Perhaps. But this sounds more like an excuse. Most of the time it is just a way to pedal out of a shifting mistake. Also, in 9 cases out of 10 some poseur-ish cyclists opt for the out-of-the-saddle...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-26-23, 01:25 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,110
Posted By AndreyT

Um... But that defeats the point of getting out...

Um... But that defeats the point of getting out of the saddle.

In the saddle the force you can apply to the pedals is limited by your body weight. Beginner cyclists might find it difficult to...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-26-23, 12:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 510
Posted By AndreyT

That probably explains why you "can't think of...

That probably explains why you "can't think of any reason". For most cyclists it doesn't work that way. Our bikes are sometimes stacked by a roadside cafe or a coffee shop, while we refill our water...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-26-23, 11:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,094
Posted By AndreyT

Korben Dallas : [shoves a bag into Ruby's hands] ...

Korben Dallas : [shoves a bag into Ruby's hands] You guard this with your life, or you're gonna look like this guy here! You green?
DJ Ruby Rhod : G-green.
[cut to the President's office, where...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 03:19 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

I once knew a guy who smoked cigarettes well into...

I once knew a guy who smoked cigarettes well into his seventies. (He's still kicking, BTW, in his eighties now. Don't know whether he still smokes, though). When I asked him why he was doing that, he...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

Hear, hear! It is as old as the world, though, no...

Hear, hear! It is as old as the world, though, no need for online access. The surprise and amazement at the "Earth is round" claim, for one example, dates back to far before the advent of any form of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-23, 01:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 704
Posted By AndreyT

[/list] An obvious bit of crucially important...

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An obvious bit of crucially important information is missing: is it consistently associated with a specific position of the cranks during the revolution? Does it seem to be associated with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 01:11 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

I'm sure there is a "quality vs. quantity"...

I'm sure there is a "quality vs. quantity" dilemma hidden somewhere in here, which should make one wonder about what's "better". But I don't think anyone wants to take this topic that far off its...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 12:58 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

Back in the day, not too many people, I guess....

Back in the day, not too many people, I guess. But even centuries ago we already understood quite well that people are sufficiently well-equpped for dealing with this kind of situations. Otherwise,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 12:27 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

I agree. In about six or seven hundred years of...

I agree. In about six or seven hundred years of continuous inhalation it might accumulate enough contaminants to cause a fit of hard coughing. Or maybe two.



Depends on the objective against...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

Come to think of it... kinda my point exactly.

Come to think of it... kinda my point exactly.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 11:33 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

Exactly. Some people breathe air quality monitor...

Exactly. Some people breathe air quality monitor sites, apparently. Those bizarre quirks of hive mind societies...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-22-23, 11:07 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,735
Posted By AndreyT

Maybe bicycle riding implies less of that...

Maybe bicycle riding implies less of that "princess on a pea" syndrome. I remember real bad air quality in Bay Area a year or two ago, when the coast was burning. Not that it prevented me or other...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-23, 10:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,558
Posted By AndreyT

As it has already been explained previously, this...

As it has already been explained previously, this is how it should be. The first (fainter) click is not a shifting click. It is "trim" - a feature intended to eliminate chain rub in big-big...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-21-23, 11:10 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,106
Posted By AndreyT

You mean, to use your brake levers to control...

You mean, to use your brake levers to control shifting? I always marveled at the idea, but never got around to trying it. Please, post your results.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-20-23, 09:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 855
Posted By AndreyT

Not sure where you get this idea. I'm using FR160...

Not sure where you get this idea. I'm using FR160 myself. I don't observe any change in perceived brightness in a wide range of vertical angles.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-19-23, 10:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 681
Posted By AndreyT

No, they are not "only kept from buckling by the...

No, they are not "only kept from buckling by the plastic cover". Nobody makes compressionless brake housing like that. The enabling technology that made compressionless brake housing possible is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-23, 02:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 681
Posted By AndreyT

Use good dedicated housing cutters. Install...

Use good dedicated housing cutters. Install ferrules. Good cutters usually produce an adequate cut right away, but I personally prefer to follow it up with Dremel to ensure the end is perfectly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-23, 12:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,558
Posted By AndreyT

Mine does the same thing. Also 2x10 SRAM...

Mine does the same thing. Also 2x10 SRAM drivetrain on a Specialized bicycle. This is normal for small-small combination.

As always, the intensity of this effect will depend on chainline...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
09-16-23, 07:47 PM
Replies: 1,976
Views: 432,481
Posted By AndreyT

Rode the above route on September 3. Started from...

Rode the above route on September 3. Started from Gazos Creek Beach at around 8 am. The Butano Fire Road was still foggy when I got to its beginning at Cloverdale
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 04:40 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

As it is virtually always the case, such...

As it is virtually always the case, such aggressively assertive statements lack any specifics. It wouldn't be that difficult to name those "forces" (that "depend on the mass of the bicycle"), would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 03:24 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

Compared to the forces being discussed, the...

Compared to the forces being discussed, the contribution of rolling resistance is so disappearingly small as to be completely irrelevant. Its contribution is below the noise floor. The ultra-precise...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 03:14 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

... and the only force we are talking about here....

... and the only force we are talking about here. Since the topic is how the bicycle mass affects the effort. So, yes, there is such thing as conservative bike route.



... and irrelevant, since...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 02:24 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell,...

Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell, Santa Clara, Los Gatos. I choose my routes to include quieter residential streets as much as possible. Most of the route I don't have to worry about...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 01:11 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

Yes, that is absolutely correct. That's actually...

Yes, that is absolutely correct. That's actually the reason we strive to make bicycles lighter. But that's not physics anymore. That's human anatomy and physiology.

(One can actually attempt to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

There is. The biggest problem with bike...

There is.

The biggest problem with bike commuting is plain boredom. The boredom of riding the same route again, again and again, day after day. Of course, one can always alter their route to make...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 12:39 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

Exactly: physics. Which clearly and explicitly...

Exactly: physics. Which clearly and explicitly tells us that weight/mass has no effect on effort when riding with constant speed. Physics tells us that on a flat course mass matters only when...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-15-23, 12:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Posted By AndreyT

When are you planning to use it in Strobe mode?...

When are you planning to use it in Strobe mode? Daytime? Nighttime?

If you want a marker light for daytime riding, then you are going to have to use it in very bright Strobe mode with high energy...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-23, 12:15 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,754
Posted By AndreyT

??? Not clear to me why "heavier" and "less...

???

Not clear to me why "heavier" and "less efficient" are lumped together here. Less efficient bike will indeed need more effort. A heavier bike will not need more effort. Bike weight has no...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-15-23, 11:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 654
Posted By AndreyT

Correct. You shouldn't even try to. The external...

Correct. You shouldn't even try to. The external nut is usually fairly thin/shallow and threadlocked in place pretty well. Any attempts to remove it with a hex wrench will usually chew it up and ruin...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-14-23, 10:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 761
Posted By AndreyT

Ugh... What does "has numbers on it" mean? Are...

Ugh... What does "has numbers on it" mean? Are the number coherent or broken up? Does the headunit actually "work" in all other respects, like responds to buttons, changes modes, allows you to enter...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-13-23, 06:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 761
Posted By AndreyT

What is this supposed to mean? What is "bad"...

What is this supposed to mean? What is "bad" about your computer? Doesn't turn on? Displays wrong speed? Wrong distance? Something else is not working? What kind of telepathic crystal ball are we...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-12-23, 04:48 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,595
Posted By AndreyT

If you care about leverage of your bicycle...

If you care about leverage of your bicycle handlebar, your headset might be way too tight.
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
09-01-23, 08:35 PM
Replies: 1,976
Views: 432,481
Posted By AndreyT

My intent is to ride a clockwise loop: Gazos...

My intent is to ride a clockwise loop: Gazos Creek -> Cloverdale -> Butano Fire -> (all the way out of Butano and into Big Basin) -> Johansen -> Middle Ridge -> Gazos Creek (out of Big Basin and all...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-23, 06:10 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 745
Posted By AndreyT

... I am not finished yet. "Two days later" is...

... I am not finished yet. "Two days later" is kinda sub-standard. They are usually expected to deliver the luggage the next day. If I were you, I'd check the bike for any unusual signs of use....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-23, 05:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 745
Posted By AndreyT

Not sure what is this supposed to be about. That...

Not sure what is this supposed to be about. That airlines will deliver your lost luggage all the way to your door? But that's standard practice and common knowledge, isn't that?
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