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Forum: Recumbent

02-25-05, 07:39 AM

Replies: 17

Recumbent Trailers......

Views: 4,284

Posted By Uncle Phil

Unless you're riding so near the edge of the road...

Unless you're riding so near the edge of the road you're in danger of falling off it, and unless you have a very wide trailer, forget it. I have a two-wheeled trailer. In practice, it only makes...

Forum: Commuting

02-25-05, 07:31 AM

Replies: 113

You thought Hummers were bad, have you seen this?

Views: 5,430

Posted By Uncle Phil

Yeah. A business just down the road from me...

Yeah. A business just down the road from me began doing just this about a year ago. Now more and more cars around here are producing that back-of-the-chip-shop smell. It's a good bit cheaper than...

Forum: Commuting

02-25-05, 07:23 AM

Replies: 113

You thought Hummers were bad, have you seen this?

Views: 5,430

Posted By Uncle Phil

Guess what? Right now, in the UK, petrol is...

Guess what? Right now, in the UK, petrol is around $5.80 per US gallon. There's still a fair few SUVs driving around, usually ferrying kids half a mile to school. The only difference is, most of...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

02-03-05, 03:42 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

Agreed. And it's funny you should mention Orbit...

Agreed. And it's funny you should mention Orbit as the bike in question is one - last year's model Ventura at a bargain price. Orbit may be good value, but the current models are still way beyond...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

02-02-05, 09:34 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

It is too long. But if you're 4'11", there isn't...

It is too long. But if you're 4'11", there isn't much option. The frame is about the right height, and has a sloping top tube to reduce the standover height, but you just can't build a frame any...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

02-02-05, 07:59 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

So which would you rather look at - hers or mine?...

So which would you rather look at - hers or mine? (Ignoring for a moment the scratches on my elderly bike and the shininess of hers...)

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

02-02-05, 07:00 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. (I've been...

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. (I've been away and couldn't read them until now).

A couple of you have missed the point. I want to convert from threadLESS to THREADED. I know how to adjust...

Forum: Commuting

01-27-05, 10:21 AM

Replies: 15,695

Commuter Bicycle Pics

Views: 12,373,567

Posted By Uncle Phil

You know, there's a lot of very new bikes in this...

You know, there's a lot of very new bikes in this forum, and lots of them are suspiciously clean...
Pardon my nasty suspicious nature!
Anyone have any pictures of their beloved old hack that...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-27-05, 07:29 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

Oh yeah, and is it possible to cut down the...

Oh yeah, and is it possible to cut down the steerer tube (on the threadless rig), thread it and fit a threaded headset and quill stem to convert it all, or are the components all different sizes and...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-27-05, 07:24 AM

Replies: 30

A-head vs threaded head

Views: 2,855

Posted By Uncle Phil

A-head vs threaded head

Hi all

I want to hear some views on the relative merits of threadless A-head steering setups and the older type threaded headset and quill stem.

I'm a kind of old guy and I've been cycling...

Forum: Commuting

01-13-05, 07:30 AM

Replies: 15,695

Commuter Bicycle Pics

Views: 12,373,567

Posted By Uncle Phil

OK here's another try with the pics...

OK here's another try with the pics...

Forum: Commuting

01-13-05, 07:21 AM

Replies: 15,695

Commuter Bicycle Pics

Views: 12,373,567

Posted By Uncle Phil

This bike has been my regular commuter and in...

This bike has been my regular commuter and in fact my only bike for most of the past 15 years (since its beautiful predecessor was stolen in Cardiff (grrr)).
It started life as a Dawes Galaxy (the...

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