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Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
11-25-12, 06:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 846
Posted By Franky

Thanks, will do.

Thanks, will do.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
11-24-12, 10:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 846
Posted By Franky

Planet Bike Super Flash Blinky Light problems?

We have two super flash taillights..one for my road bike and one for my wife's bike. We like to run our lights on steady beam. We have noticed on both lights when set on steady, continuous light...
Forum: Commuting
04-04-12, 10:19 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,164
Posted By Franky

hahahahaha...good one

hahahahaha...good one
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 05:36 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 24,422
Posted By Franky

wrong

wrong
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 05:35 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 24,422
Posted By Franky

[QUOTE]change anyones mind about it anyway. ...

[QUOTE]change anyones mind about it anyway. :deadhorse2:[

wrong
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 05:34 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 24,422
Posted By Franky

thanks for ur reply

thanks for ur reply
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-12, 05:31 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 24,422
Posted By Franky

thanks, i will look into the one u use.

thanks, i will look into the one u use.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-01-12, 10:05 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 24,422
Posted By Franky

I'm thinking of getting one and trying it. My...

I'm thinking of getting one and trying it. My problem is that I wear corrective eyeglasses and I have to turn my head quite alot to be able to clearly see behind me. Being near sighted, I have poor...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-12, 09:16 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 6,590
Posted By Franky

sorry, sorry compadre. just funning

sorry, sorry compadre. just funning
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-12, 10:15 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 6,590
Posted By Franky

This is the best post....hahahahah. It is great...

This is the best post....hahahahah. It is great to see how quick a simple thread can turn into such a life threatening experience and hateful exchange.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-20-12, 10:08 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,185
Posted By Franky

+1...unless there is more to the story

+1...unless there is more to the story
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-13-12, 09:06 PM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 2,871,658
Posted By Franky

That seems to me like the most important thing.

That seems to me like the most important thing.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-13-12, 09:01 PM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 2,871,658
Posted By Franky

Nice Bike. I traded my Sirrus Elite for a...

Nice Bike. I traded my Sirrus Elite for a Secteur. My Sirrus was exactly the same color scheme I really liked the way it rode but I really think that the fork recall I had, along with you, should...
Forum: Commuting
02-25-12, 05:46 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,533
Posted By Franky

+1 They are human aren't they?

+1

They are human aren't they?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-24-12, 11:41 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,343
Posted By Franky

+1

+1
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-23-12, 10:37 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,343
Posted By Franky

some think the "occupy" thing sucks., and I tend...

some think the "occupy" thing sucks., and I tend to agree. My point is, if motorists see the need to be aggressive toward cyclists in general since their last experience is the CM thing holding...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-22-12, 10:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,515
Posted By Franky

And with my firearms, fumes from gasoline, oil...

And with my firearms, fumes from gasoline, oil stains, and dirty dusty rags and lawn mowers.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-22-12, 10:06 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,343
Posted By Franky

It just pisses motorists and police off and does...

It just pisses motorists and police off and does not promote positive cycling, at least the films I have seen of the critical mass demonstrations. Go on UTUBE and check it out. Lots of good and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-19-12, 11:05 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 37,973
Posted By Franky

+5

+5
Forum: Road Cycling
10-26-11, 08:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 708
Posted By Franky

+2

+2
Forum: Road Cycling
10-26-11, 08:20 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,274
Posted By Franky

you're the reason that forums get bad reps,...

you're the reason that forums get bad reps, smartass. Keep your insults to yourself you loser. I don't happened to live in the perfectly lighted city, I live out in more of a rural area...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-25-11, 08:53 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,274
Posted By Franky

since we had a long, hot and dry summer i have...

since we had a long, hot and dry summer i have noticed some of the better and smoother asphalt roads are getting separation seams in them about the double width of a bike tire. I noticed at dusk one...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-25-11, 08:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 708
Posted By Franky

just read a statement off the Sheldon Brown...

just read a statement off the Sheldon Brown website suggesting that cleats should be adjusted to mirror a person's normal foot position or angle as they normally walk. I was getting knee pain on the...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-25-11, 08:33 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 12,697
Posted By Franky

yep, they do, when I torque them real tight with...

yep, they do, when I torque them real tight with a final hand twist, the leak stops.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-18-11, 08:37 AM
Replies: 27,209
Views: 18,408,786
Posted By Franky

223485 yeah baby

223485

yeah baby
Forum: Road Cycling
10-14-11, 06:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,803
Posted By Franky

Specialized and clicking noises ...

Specialized and clicking noises





pull up beside a trek and you hear the clank instead of the click. oh well.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-14-11, 06:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,094
Posted By Franky

just purchased 2012 secteur elite in october...

just purchased 2012 secteur elite in october 2011. my first ride was 25 miles on rural highways with little traffic. couldn't believe how the zertz and front carbon forks softened asphalt roads. I...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-30-11, 09:47 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,721
Posted By Franky

my replacement on a grey looks good. I have no...

my replacement on a grey looks good. I have no problems with it. I suggest getting it fixed. if you have a failure u are in for a major head first kiss of the concrete. it would be quite a legal...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-22-11, 09:50 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,557
Posted By Franky

good obeservations. I thought it was quick and...

good obeservations. I thought it was quick and fast..Not...but it is cheap and heavy duty. I bought the SARIS lock for the threaded hitch bolt and couldn't believe the price for the lock,.40.00...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-16-11, 08:40 PM
Replies: 27,126
Views: 3,119,271
Posted By Franky

nope...at 106 degrees outside, on the chancey...

nope...at 106 degrees outside, on the chancey side of things.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-16-11, 08:37 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,897
Posted By Franky

">50+'rs - had your shingles vaccine?...

">50+'rs - had your shingles vaccine? [/quote][quote]

+2
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-13-11, 09:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,557
Posted By Franky

I have traveled over 200miles one way several...

I have traveled over 200miles one way several times, with the T-Bones, and both bikes secured tightly. The hitch mount can be tightened and it will not move around. The only additional thing I do...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-13-11, 09:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,114
Posted By Franky

envy?? I have owned GIANT, Schwinn,...

envy??

I have owned GIANT, Schwinn, Raliegh, and KONA during my biking years...I will take Specialized anytime. "each to their own".
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-13-11, 09:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,382
Posted By Franky

+1

+1
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-11-11, 08:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,574
Posted By Franky

shimano SPD 540s, coupled with "specialized" spd...

shimano SPD 540s, coupled with "specialized" spd shoes.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-09-11, 09:39 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,557
Posted By Franky

just some other information that pertains to me....

just some other information that pertains to me. I am a type A personality who settled in a high stress management job for 29 years and smoked a pack a day for most of my life. (remember how smoking...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-03-11, 09:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,381
Posted By Franky

good example

good example
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-03-11, 09:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,557
Posted By Franky

Diabetes treatment (cycling)

6 months after starting cycling again (after 30 years off) my primary care dr. removed me from diabetes type II medicine. I am not obese or overweight but when I turned 58 here the diabetes came. I...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-01-11, 09:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,626
Posted By Franky

Specialized

I love SPECIALIZED. I put some shimano clipless on mine and I am really liking it. Not as difficult as I thought. The biggest problem is remembering ur clipped in when coming up to a stop.

I am...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-01-11, 09:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,443
Posted By Franky

Kevlar or no kevlar, "goathead" thorns are...

Kevlar or no kevlar, "goathead" thorns are winners everytime.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-01-11, 09:09 PM
Replies: 734
Views: 145,615
Posted By Franky

This is a Hybrid right? I bought it to ride on...

This is a Hybrid right?
I bought it to ride on path/gravel/occasional road
http://athenssidingwindows.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/S6301766-1024x768.jpg


It's a Hybrid if you want it to be a...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-01-11, 08:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,850
Posted By Franky

why not have both. The Sirrus is a road bike with...

why not have both. The Sirrus is a road bike with flat bars. Put some clipless pedals on, buy some spd shoes and go. Perfect combo with the 77x32c and correct gearing.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-30-11, 11:25 PM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 2,871,658
Posted By Franky

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pGIiP--2t8/ThquqVgPIeI/...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pGIiP--2t8/ThquqVgPIeI/AAAAAAAAAE8/0CSnqeY2r3U/s1600/DSCN0628.JPG

ABBA and then METALLICA

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/monkeydentity/photocopy-1.jpg
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-30-11, 11:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,098
Posted By Franky

i hear of tiner liners cutting into tires,...

i hear of tiner liners cutting into tires, abrasions and so forth. I use slime green tire liners for 700x32 tire. The liners don't cause flats for me at all. The other day I got three punctures on...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-29-11, 09:50 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,479
Posted By Franky

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/images/sm...

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/images/smilies/wink.gif

Yep, karma can be wicked.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-29-11, 09:43 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,999
Posted By Franky

wow

wow
Forum: Commuting
06-28-11, 08:47 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 26,148
Posted By Franky

208563

208563
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-27-11, 09:25 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 52,370
Posted By Franky

208324 Not "pretty" like timber

208324

Not "pretty" like timber
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-27-11, 09:04 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 29,473
Posted By Franky

i traded a specialized "expedition sport" in on a...

i traded a specialized "expedition sport" in on a specialized "sirrus elite" because i wanted more bike...i.e. more gearing options, flat bars and more of a road feel with the tire size and lighter...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-27-11, 08:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,626
Posted By Franky

just bought mine a month ago.....love it and the...

just bought mine a month ago.....love it and the quality built into the bike.208316
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