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12-18-23, 06:23 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 86,099
Posted By Miele Man

You might want to open the bottom bracket and see...

You might want to open the bottom bracket and see if flipping the spindle around will bring the drive side crank arm closer to the frame. I've done that with success on a number of vintage bikes.
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04-02-23, 10:51 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 756,632
Posted By Miele Man

I've had good luck with and long wear with KRYLON...

I've had good luck with and long wear with KRYLON Gloss Black spray paint on brake levers. You might try a high quality black spray paint too.

Cheers
01-25-23, 09:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 547
Posted By Miele Man

You might be interested in what the Late Great...

You might be interested in what the Late Great Sheldon Brown had to say about setting up cantilever brakes.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html

Cheers
01-24-23, 08:25 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,341
Posted By Miele Man

I believe that another problem with such a jump...

I believe that another problem with such a jump between such a small chainring and the proposed large one would be the required shape of the derailleur cage to match the 70 teeth chainring. Then I...
01-21-23, 04:11 PM
Replies: 3,221
Views: 407,532
Posted By Miele Man

You can buy a basting syringe at a dollar store....

You can buy a basting syringe at a dollar store. The metal needle is small enough to fit inside the Presta valve sleeve once the valve is removed.

Cheers
01-20-23, 05:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,300
Posted By Miele Man

An old thread perhaps but it might still be...

An old thread perhaps but it might still be relevant to some.

A neat thing to do with a brake lever where the shift cable emerges from the side is to use a noodle from a V-brake to get better...
01-20-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 1,384
Views: 523,853
Posted By Miele Man

One of the great advantages in riding country...

One of the great advantages in riding country roads hereabouts in winter is that they plow the shoulders of the roads and even though those shoulders are dirt they're frozen solid. Thus tires don't...
Forum: Touring
01-18-23, 11:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,247
Posted By Miele Man

Just in case anyone reading this thread is...

Just in case anyone reading this thread is interested in how a threadless handlebar stem can be adapted to fit on a seatpost and carry a handlebar bag, here is a link to a step by step photo layout...
Forum: Touring
01-17-23, 11:05 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,247
Posted By Miele Man

I like the look of your bike and gear = nice...

I like the look of your bike and gear = nice clean look - uncluttered.

I too have used a threadless stem on a seatpost to move a bag further back. In my case it was a large handelbar bag that had...
01-17-23, 10:58 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,048
Posted By Miele Man

Many years ago I read that racers often would...

Many years ago I read that racers often would have their handlebar taped from the brake lever to the stem and from the bar end to the brake lever. The reasoning was that the top wrap would not...
01-17-23, 10:24 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 3,772
Posted By Miele Man

One time when I was left hooked by a car I was...

One time when I was left hooked by a car I was very glad I had a quality working rear brake. I was able to lean the bicycle a bit and hit that rear brake hard and it caused the rear wheel to slide in...
Forum: Touring
01-16-23, 10:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,534
Posted By Miele Man

Neck and arm pain? I remember a number of years...

Neck and arm pain? I remember a number of years ago I was getting a lot of neck and shoulder pain after riding a number of miles. I tried playibg with saddle and handlebar height and reach to no...
Forum: Touring
01-14-23, 08:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,534
Posted By Miele Man

I have an adjustable quill stem on a couple of my...

I have an adjustable quill stem on a couple of my bikes along with a drop handlebar. I like t hat I can raise or lower the stem for different conditions although if the change in height is a fair bit...
01-13-23, 08:21 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 10,740
Posted By Miele Man

I think that when Shimano perfected index...

I think that when Shimano perfected index shifting, that it was one of the greatest advances in bicycling componentry since the safety bicycle and pneumatic tires/tubes. Index shifting made it so...
01-13-23, 08:17 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 10,740
Posted By Miele Man

Ah but some people are making new Penny Farthing...

Ah but some people are making new Penny Farthing bicycles.

People will ride whatever they like.

Cheers
01-13-23, 08:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 732
Posted By Miele Man

A lightweight balaclava. I also use a pair of...

A lightweight balaclava. I also use a pair of earmuffs a lot of times without the balaclava.

Cheers
01-13-23, 08:01 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,975
Posted By Miele Man

A few years ago I watched a video on YouTube; a...

A few years ago I watched a video on YouTube; a guy took a Chinese knockoff frame to a bike shop (I forget the reason) and the shop got in touch with specialized. THe guy at the time did not know...
01-13-23, 07:34 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,275
Posted By Miele Man

I think of spoke protectors (aka Dork Discs) as...

I think of spoke protectors (aka Dork Discs) as insurance. You don't really want if but if something does go wrong you're really glad you have it.

To me a spoke protector doesn't look any worse...
01-11-23, 01:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,282
Posted By Miele Man

That's a nice surface to ride on. Here are a...

That's a nice surface to ride on.

Here are a couple of image from a few years ago. I took them for fun. It's a rail-trail that runs about 75kms. This day the snow was fairly soft and hadn't frozen...
01-11-23, 06:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,282
Posted By Miele Man

I f ar prefer frozen to wet if there's soft...

I f ar prefer frozen to wet if there's soft ground when wet. It's much easier to ride on a hard frozen surface. The only time I don't like a hard frozen surface is on t he unpaved trails around here...
01-11-23, 06:18 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,736
Posted By Miele Man

I've used old Suntour rear derailleurs with...

I've used old Suntour rear derailleurs with Shimano Index shifters. To make taking out cable seating/stretch easier I used a bolt to thread the rear of the derailleur to then accept a barrel...
01-11-23, 06:11 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,251
Posted By Miele Man

are you by chance using plastic ferrules? Those...

are you by chance using plastic ferrules? Those are notorious to eventually having this very problem.

Cheers
01-11-23, 06:01 AM
Replies: 722
Views: 27,702
Posted By Miele Man

I'm going to keep a couple of my old rim brake...

I'm going to keep a couple of my old rim brake bicycles because they work well and meet/suit my needs/wants. That being said, I'm going to gather up all the other bikes and parts and hopefully sell...
01-11-23, 05:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,101
Posted By Miele Man

When riding or doing any exercise outside for a...

When riding or doing any exercise outside for a prolonged time, the thing you really want to avoid is sweating. Sweating greatly reduces the ability of clothes to keep you warm especially cotton...
01-10-23, 08:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 515
Posted By Miele Man

Regarding the cogs that the chain skips on. A...

Regarding the cogs that the chain skips on. A GREAT thing about Uniglide cogs (except the smallest threaded one) is that they can be flipped to extend their life. Take off the cogs but remember which...
01-10-23, 08:41 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,565
Posted By Miele Man

Had that happen to me when trying to remove a...

Had that happen to me when trying to remove a super tight Shimano freewheel. Wasn't even my bike. :<(

Cheers
01-10-23, 08:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 761
Posted By Miele Man

I hand sanded and polished a silver stem then...

I hand sanded and polished a silver stem then painted it black with KRYLON spray paint. It held up quite well. I also used the same black KRYLON paint to paint aero brake levers for another bike and...
Forum: Touring
01-08-23, 12:23 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 10,832
Posted By Miele Man

I think that the OP in 2019 was asking about how...

I think that the OP in 2019 was asking about how to pack his tent poles not the tent itself.

For whatever it's worth; I cut the fiberglass rods (that form the hoops of my tent) in half and then...
Forum: Touring
01-08-23, 12:18 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,478
Posted By Miele Man

My partly mesh bicycling shoes take forever to...

My partly mesh bicycling shoes take forever to dry if soaked and that's with the shoes being indoors to dry. Therefore i try to avoid getting the shoes wet in the first place. Some Naugahyde, basic...
01-08-23, 12:07 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,784
Posted By Miele Man

Where I live the public transit buses run every...

Where I live the public transit buses run every half hour or hour. They also do not run on a don't run on Sundays and some don't run on the weekend at all. On top of that there are very few routes...
01-07-23, 11:53 PM
Replies: 722
Views: 27,702
Posted By Miele Man

I have a number of disc-brake bikes all of them...

I have a number of disc-brake bikes all of them from the mid-1980s or early-1990s. Oddly they all have sidepull claiper brakes that engage the disc. You see, technically a rim-brake IS a disc-brake....
01-07-23, 11:49 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,462
Posted By Miele Man

Around 1990 I bought a black Cannondale road bike...

Around 1990 I bought a black Cannondale road bike with 27" x 1&1/4" tires. That thing was very punishing to ride. I was out on a 60 km (40 miles) ride and turned around less than halfway into that...
Forum: Touring
01-01-23, 03:37 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,708
Posted By Miele Man

the beat and the rhythm of the old marching song...

the beat and the rhythm of the old marching song OVER THE HILLS AND FAR away. I think of bicycling related lyrics instead of the original ones. I should write them out some day.
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12-23-22, 04:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,037
Posted By Miele Man

I really like how the front brake caliper is...

I really like how the front brake caliper is mounted on the rear of the front fork.

Cheers
12-11-22, 04:12 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 884
Posted By Miele Man

Is it possible that the derailleur hanger is...

Is it possible that the derailleur hanger is twisted in the horizontal plane rather than in the vertical plane?

Cheers
12-10-22, 10:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 810
Posted By Miele Man

I've managed to get quite a few extra...

I've managed to get quite a few extra miles/kilometres from a worn square taper crankarm by using a gel cyanoacrylic glue to glue a shim to each of the flats on the bottom bracket spindle. That...
12-09-22, 01:21 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,022
Posted By Miele Man

With my split rim the wheel was rideable until I...

With my split rim the wheel was rideable until I deflated the tire and then the wheel tacoed badly and t he split in the rim got a lot bigger. With the inflated tire on the rim the split was barely...
12-09-22, 01:18 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,022
Posted By Miele Man

Looks like I need a better quality computer...

Looks like I need a better quality computer monitor. Thanks.

Cheers
12-08-22, 10:27 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,022
Posted By Miele Man

No it isn't. The crack/line I posted about does...

No it isn't. The crack/line I posted about does not go all the way down the rim like the rim joint does. It's clearly a different area and possible issue.

Cheers
12-08-22, 10:25 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,022
Posted By Miele Man

Take another look at the image I posted showing...

Take another look at the image I posted showing that rim with the tire mounted on it. You can CLEARLY see that the vertical mark/crack between the M and the I does NOT go all the way down the rim....
12-08-22, 02:47 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,022
Posted By Miele Man

Please check the area of that dark/black line on...

Please check the area of that dark/black line on the rim under MICHELIN COUNTRY. To me it looks like it could be the beginning of a rim brake track separation.

Here are a few images of such a line...
Forum: Touring
12-06-22, 02:42 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,718
Posted By Miele Man

With your lack of experience touring even in...

With your lack of experience touring even in normal temperatures, and your proposed choice of gear, the tour you're considering would not be safe at all.

Even a light snowfall and a light wind can...
12-06-22, 02:23 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 8,589
Posted By Miele Man

My not so local hobby shop sells both brass and...

My not so local hobby shop sells both brass and aluminium sheets in various thicknesses. Those are about 4" by 8" or so. I'd check a hobby shop as suggested elsewhere.

Cheers
12-05-22, 05:29 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 6,282
Posted By Miele Man

I always found stem mounted shifters to be more...

I always found stem mounted shifters to be more awkward to use than downtube shifters or bar-end shifters. On a cheap bike with a steel handlebar I'd swap out the stem mounted shifters for thumb...
12-05-22, 05:00 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,192
Posted By Miele Man

Sometimes going from a warm indoor environment to...

Sometimes going from a warm indoor environment to a cold outdoor environment can cause condensation inside things like brake or gear cables that can freeze them solid. Sometimes that will happen with...
12-04-22, 10:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,590
Posted By Miele Man

I tried to resist, I really did. However... ...

I tried to resist, I really did. However...

After 8 years since the last post in this thread I imagine that the OP got the brake levers loosened and replaced the brake hoods okay.

Btw, those...
12-04-22, 09:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,192
Posted By Miele Man

Where I live it's dark early in the morning and...

Where I live it's dark early in the morning and it's dark again around 1700hrs (5PM) so I use a battery powered light with an external battery and a cable long enough that I can keep the battery...
Forum: Touring
12-01-22, 12:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,345
Posted By Miele Man

I sometimes use a lightweight tarp over my tent...

I sometimes use a lightweight tarp over my tent if I'm setting up or breaking camp in the rain. The tarp keeps the tent dry so that it's not packed wet and the tarp also means that I can take my...
12-01-22, 12:38 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,869
Posted By Miele Man

I have a bike that had a fairly tight seatpost...

I have a bike that had a fairly tight seatpost that was tighter than it should have been. I wrapped some wet/dry paper around a thick wood dowel and carefully sanded off the built up gunk on the...
11-26-22, 07:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 959
Posted By Miele Man

Is it possible that the OP has routed the inner...

Is it possible that the OP has routed the inner cable the wrong way at the pinch bolt on the rear derailleur?

Cheers
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