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04-10-20, 08:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,166
Posted By Albino Wino

I came in the thread to post this^ I built...

I came in the thread to post this^

I built the rear of my cargo bike with 36 alpine 3s. At 250 lbs I regularly put a 25lb dog and 50 lbs of groceries on the bike. I also pull a heavy trailer...
08-17-19, 06:24 AM
Replies: 1,147
Views: 496,955
Posted By Albino Wino

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1500x2000/86b8395e_7c5b_4064_bf94_2db80f35f3e6_0d12ef16c5787654908854515f2cb8f26293fa83.jpeg...
05-20-19, 08:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,182
Posted By Albino Wino

No love for the Commencal? Seems like a lot more...

No love for the Commencal? Seems like a lot more travel and DH focus....which is really what I'm doing. It's going to be hard to go back to no rear susp after the DH bike, but the idea of an...
05-19-19, 11:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,182
Posted By Albino Wino

Enduro-type bike on a budget at 6'3, 240 lbs

Hi.


Got back into trail riding a few years ago and discovered how expensive mtb has become. I got a deal on a Salsa El Mariachi and rode that bike enough to discover all I really wanted to do...
05-23-16, 02:10 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

So after a great deal of work and thought I've...

So after a great deal of work and thought I've built some wheels. I rebuilt my winter rear wheel when I was breaking spokes and didn't touch it all winter...rode like 20 psi until it was back to...
Forum: Commuting
03-11-16, 08:32 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 23,892
Posted By Albino Wino

Contrary to the extensive body of passionate...

Contrary to the extensive body of passionate opinion to the contrary, I've found on my very snowy commute (Upper Michigan) that WD-40 is absolutely magic when it comes to keeping cassettes and...
01-18-16, 04:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

Nice, that's the same year. Mine will be dead...

Nice, that's the same year. Mine will be dead after a few of these winters I think.
01-18-16, 04:29 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

I have one now, my plan is to remove all the...

I have one now, my plan is to remove all the toddler cloth stuff and attach the top part of a grocery cart to it. Thus, when I'm in the store I can use my cart to gauge how much carrying capacity I...
01-18-16, 04:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

The frustration that prompted this original post...

The frustration that prompted this original post was in regards to riding that bike alongside a friend/acquaintance who was riding a pugsley on low tire pressure...so obviously anybody on a road bike...
Forum: Commuting
01-01-16, 01:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,711
Posted By Albino Wino

I'm so glad you asked! I figured this out earlier...

I'm so glad you asked! I figured this out earlier this year and I've been so pleased with my dumb little system (which is very close to what murray missile posted above):

I have a rack with a flat...
01-01-16, 12:40 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

Day to day minimal weight is just in rears...

Day to day minimal weight is just in rears usually...I'll put a gym bag up front sometimes. I've been riding with no rear panniers and just clipping a small commuting bag to my front rack on some...
01-01-16, 12:36 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

always the rear wheel. The other day I...

always the rear wheel.

The other day I broke 2 more spokes....so I tore down several wheels and very carefully found the best spokes and nips and built a wheel with a hub I don't mind trashing in...
01-01-16, 12:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,872
Posted By Albino Wino

geez, I couldn't really recommend anything...

geez, I couldn't really recommend anything specific. I was really just riding for transportation so I just rode around town doing errands and going to school/work so it wasn't really ever a...
12-24-15, 08:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,872
Posted By Albino Wino

http://photos.alexwetmore.org/photos/413804214_zHX...

http://photos.alexwetmore.org/photos/413804214_zHXrz-S.jpg

I wouldn't exactly recommend it, but I had a bike with some chainstay-mounted u-brakes that may as well have been nothing riding in rain...
12-24-15, 08:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

I have a few reactions to this advice: 1) If I...

I have a few reactions to this advice: 1) If I were you, I'd likely tell me the same thing. 2) I have reasonable bike handling skills, it's a tough commute to be gentle on the bike...The roads here...
12-22-15, 10:34 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

Weirdly, I've loved bikes since I was little and...

Weirdly, I've loved bikes since I was little and have ridden a lot, but I have never ridden a real road bike...only mtb's with city tires and drop bars. I went right from bmx to mtb and just never,...
12-22-15, 09:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,568
Posted By Albino Wino

As a dumb, obese man I find your comments...

As a dumb, obese man I find your comments confusing.

Anyway, listen...if bike lanes had better access to ride-through burrito and soft-drink service we'd be winning this war.
12-08-15, 09:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

thanks man. it's all good, I guess I just had a...

thanks man. it's all good, I guess I just had a rough patch there. Chugging along now. I got a wheel quote from Peter White, it's shockingly expensive and yet very tempting to set up a rock solid...
11-30-15, 04:20 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

Chicken and egg. He's riding so much because it's...

Chicken and egg. He's riding so much because it's easy for him and because he isn't constantly working on his bike.
11-27-15, 07:58 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

This guy is older than me, smokes cigs and rides...

This guy is older than me, smokes cigs and rides his SS effortlessly up steep hills. It's real hard to swallow.
11-27-15, 07:51 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

88 Specialized Rockhopper comp, bb un 55...

88 Specialized Rockhopper comp, bb un 55 cartridge, old biopace crankset, rhyno lite/xt 32h, sram 850 chain....26X1.5 spc nimbus. I don't break spokes on this wheelset, but I've had to true the...
11-25-15, 08:50 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,997
Posted By Albino Wino

Frustration

I'm 6'3", 275. I was an athlete at 220-240, a hockey player and a ski racer, now it's pretty much the same frame with a bit of a gut...I still have my skiing/skating legs. I ride bad roads carrying...
Forum: Commuting
09-16-15, 02:09 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,221
Posted By Albino Wino

I lubricate, but I do so with powder. I mix green...

I lubricate, but I do so with powder. I mix green gold bond with desenex and tinactin. There is the dry-lubrication of powder and the anti-itch, anti-microbial properties of those three products. It...
Forum: Commuting
09-16-15, 01:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,219
Posted By Albino Wino

I commute to a driving job...when I was out...

I commute to a driving job...when I was out driving the other day I saw a guy on a really sweet bridgestone XO-1 and, not being able to help myself, I yelled "sweet bike" out the window. He whipped...
Forum: Commuting
09-16-15, 01:53 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,902
Posted By Albino Wino

holy ****...you should hate to say it. You should...

holy ****...you should hate to say it. You should hate to say ******** bull**** that makes you sound like an *******.
Forum: Commuting
09-16-15, 01:33 PM
Replies: 423
Views: 44,833
Posted By Albino Wino

What's in the giant compartment? Fredliness,...

What's in the giant compartment? Fredliness, that's what. It's chock full of fredliness.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/SmoothJohnson/bike2_zpsnx1gaild.jpg...
04-26-15, 09:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 11,186
Posted By Albino Wino

I (of similar body dimensions as the OP) take the...

I (of similar body dimensions as the OP) take the winter off (sue me) so each spring I get on my bike again, knowing the (correct) fit hasn't changed, knowing my 20 year old saddle hasn't changed,...
04-24-15, 09:06 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 32,651
Posted By Albino Wino

Yes, indeed.

Yes, indeed.
Forum: Commuting
09-18-10, 11:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,968
Posted By Albino Wino

My old trusty rockhopper... ...

My old trusty rockhopper...

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=170354&d=1284875721


On a rainy day...
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