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Forum: Europe
12-05-19, 12:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,865
Posted By notzofast

Bike forums is banned in Russia

You can not login to this site from Russia, unless you use a VPN or Tor. Now let me say that this could be because of Putin and because of Trump. Meaning, it could be being blocked by US as well as...
Forum: Introductions
11-26-19, 08:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 258
Posted By notzofast

Long time no see

What's happening.

I recently reactivated my hotmail account and I got advertisment e-mail from bike forums. Decided to restore my password and login and say hi. What's going on. Geez. It's been a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 08:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 475
Posted By notzofast

Possibly if it sounds like against der noise it...

Possibly if it sounds like against der noise it might be it because of increased chain tension?

Raising bike up and mashing with your hand can give you an idea. I mean, what else could it be?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 07:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,903
Posted By notzofast

For me, the only reason for C02 is to hide them...

For me, the only reason for C02 is to hide them inside my wedge bag.


However, a frame mount pump looks good on my frame, thus no reason for that. I have Topeak Road Morph G. This pump has a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 07:38 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 8,770
Posted By notzofast

No real reason for me to go hands free, except to...

No real reason for me to go hands free, except to look cool. I can't do it, hands free. If I ever learn I'd go for it. If I crash, I'd stop doing it. On a bike crashes aren't that serious, I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 07:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 499
Posted By notzofast

You better off with Motobecane mirage sport or...

You better off with Motobecane mirage sport or pro than that GT. Reason being is that you get single cog in front. It's usable but it's not so good in the face of a true nice road bike...


I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 07:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 22,254
Posted By notzofast

I have something similar. There are spacers...

I have something similar. There are spacers underneath the stem? You can add or remove those spacers. You can also reverse the stem so it's more upright.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 07:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

Actually I'm the OP. I don't even interested in...

Actually I'm the OP. I don't even interested in taking the initiative in getting this started. But I had this idea and decided to present it. Perhaps soemone reading this likes it and decided to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 06:57 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,915
Posted By notzofast

About the levers... Forgot to mention...

About the levers...


Forgot to mention that I can take my tire off using my hands only. Althought my multi tool has levers, I don't ever use them. Easier to use my hands. But then again, I'm a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 06:51 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

Let me put it to you this way islaslandman. If I...

Let me put it to you this way islaslandman. If I have to get off my bike and hike in the woods to keep me safe, I'd do it.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 06:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

If you still like it thought then stop being...

If you still like it thought then stop being negative. Like Too $hort said "All you need is a plan, a purpose and a motto" (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/too-short/dont-ever-give-up.html). Listen to too...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 06:33 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,915
Posted By notzofast

For longer rides or supermarket I carry back...

For longer rides or supermarket I carry back pack. Everything goes into back pack.


Otherwise I have:

frame mount pump with a hose (nothing else can cut it)
wedge bag behind the seat...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 06:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

Gulf cart emergency if needed, or motor bike...

Gulf cart emergency if needed, or motor bike cops. Accidents won't be that big of a deal. Most could happen a cyclist could break a leg if he's really unlucky. Big deal. Let's not complicate...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

What you all talking about. It's cheap. ...

What you all talking about. It's cheap.


To pay for it in the future one could charge tolls, I wouldn't mind paying 50 cents to use that thing. Also city bicycle license could be an option. ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 04:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 731
Posted By notzofast

The two windsor bikes you mentioned and that...

The two windsor bikes you mentioned and that motobecane are pretty much the same. But that particular seller is no good. If you can get a bike from bikesdirect which aren't much better but better...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:36 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

Now you see you wishing something bad to someone....

Now you see you wishing something bad to someone. That's so low. You're hating, instead of loving. Should you live past your years of biking the wrong way you will die an old poor man who never...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:25 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

What he wanted to say was: Please do. ...

What he wanted to say was:


Please do. Remember, I am better than you and more popular. If you think you're better than me and more popular best of luck with your ignorant believes. I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:22 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

Ok Kv Venom. I don't know where you from, but...

Ok Kv Venom. I don't know where you from, but where I'm from we value own's life. Just because your mother never taught you to value your own life, does not mean I have to suffer to your ignorance....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 04:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 731
Posted By notzofast

Well don't know about the frame. I went by your...

Well don't know about the frame. I went by your height and recommended size from bikedirect and that converted that to inches for the K2. Seems will work for you. Expect that one go for 450s.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 04:11 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,210
Posted By notzofast

Because of body fat level. When you're 35% just...

Because of body fat level. When you're 35% just about anything you do will work, when you down to 20% it's harder and harder to loose body fat. The lower the body fat the harder to loose it. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:04 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

Great!!! Way to go little buddy. Your attitude...

Great!!! Way to go little buddy. Your attitude is "my way or the hiway and I'm willing to die for my way."


If it don't kill you it make you stronger. If it does kill you then who cares.

...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 04:02 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

Listen, Kv Venoom. Man. For a bike and...

Listen, Kv Venoom. Man.


For a bike and car to travel safely one the same road, two things must happen.


A) Biker must know what to do.

B) Motorist must know what to do.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 03:55 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

It could go up hill when going more downhill is...

It could go up hill when going more downhill is not possible. Riding 1 story uphill is no trouble even for an old lady, especially while at speed.


Who's going to pay for it all???

...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 03:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,208
Posted By notzofast

Bicycle hiways (idea)

Take a metro area. You have a freeway or hiway going across. Connecting different areas of the city.

The idea is to build raised bike ways atop. Such that these bike ways are 2 stories up or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 03:33 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

ILLEGAL does not make it something cops want to...

ILLEGAL does not make it something cops want to enforce.


Let's get familiar with the term.


Law Maker - Stupid riders that kill themselves on their bikes causing stupid laws to be made...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 03:27 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,210
Posted By notzofast

10 lbs a month. In a year and a half you can...

10 lbs a month. In a year and a half you can look like a guy on the front of men's health magazine.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 03:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,210
Posted By notzofast

Ignoring anything without the insight knowledge...

Ignoring anything without the insight knowledge is ignorant.



Morning or before 1st meal cardio exercise burns fat, instead of energy you just ate with your previous meal. Thus you loosing...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 03:03 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 6,162
Posted By notzofast

I have a question. Was the rider on the side walk...

I have a question. Was the rider on the side walk or on the road???


He better have been on the sidewalk, because that road is too narrow for a car and bike. If that road to be ridden bike must...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 02:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

You know what. I'm south floridian and we have a...

You know what. I'm south floridian and we have a special name for canadians here. Snow Berds. Because they come during winter. Those folks usually drive slow. I just can't picture it being...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 02:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 731
Posted By notzofast

Not at all. That bike is same as this bike: ...

Not at all. That bike is same as this bike: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/miragesport.htm


Problem being the sore group of components. It will get you around, but for an...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
07-29-07, 02:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 524
Posted By notzofast

Cateye Strada Cadence will do it for you. $35. Or...

Cateye Strada Cadence will do it for you. $35. Or you can keep your gizmo but install it the right way. Cateye will require same installation techniques.


First of, to keep magnet on spoke you...
Forum: Commuting
07-29-07, 02:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 713
Posted By notzofast

Nah. You'll get used to that too. You can play...

Nah. You'll get used to that too. You can play with tire inflation. 120 is for your weight. Make sure it's not more than maximum sidewall pressure, otherwise you might find out what that maximum...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 02:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

I had: 1. Driver who went over 4 red...

I had:


1. Driver who went over 4 red lights and made an illegal turn just to keep up with me.

2. Driver who tried to block me left and right on a narrow road.

3. Driver that flow...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 02:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 727
Posted By notzofast

He is going from 6 to 9. He can use 6...

He is going from 6 to 9.


He can use 6 speed shifters with 9 speed gearing, but he will only have 6 gears, thus no point in upgrade.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 01:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 796
Posted By notzofast

There ought to be a spring where each part of the...

There ought to be a spring where each part of the brake connects to the frame, on the bottom. Check and compare one side to the other. Perhaps spring isn't sitted right, or one spring is not as...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 01:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 727
Posted By notzofast

Sheldon Brown has a good article on that, but I...

Sheldon Brown has a good article on that, but I can't find it. It appears that your chainrings are complitely useful with the new thinner 9 speed chain.


Your 6 speed shifter, if you have...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 01:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,671
Posted By notzofast

That's an assumption and not a fact. To...

That's an assumption and not a fact.


To prove your assumption right or wrong one must try to get their bike to the limits while mounting tires one way and the other.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 01:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 727
Posted By notzofast

Crankset or the front gears you can keep, if they...

Crankset or the front gears you can keep, if they good.

Need

CHAIN (SRAM with EzLink)
Casette (again SRAM it)
Front shifter (right side)


If you have intigrated shifters and brakes,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 01:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 593
Posted By notzofast

Middle is a posibility. I can achieve on the...

Middle is a posibility. I can achieve on the middle pretty much same speed but I have to spin more. I really like the big cog. Basically, I'm 9 speed. I don't use first two gears on big cog, so...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 01:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

Let's analyze this. If you're in a car. And there...

Let's analyze this. If you're in a car. And there is another car passed you by 20 over. What do you do? Chase him down and tell him to slow down? That's road rage.

Look down up on him? What does...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-29-07, 12:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,210
Posted By notzofast

Roadie. There is just no reason for...

Roadie.


There is just no reason for mountain bike if you ride on the road. You can even go over the lawn on the road tires, and some trails too. Gravel road? Not a problem.

I'd get one...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 12:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,210
Posted By notzofast

Well. Shimano of course. Look for PDF for 4400...

Well. Shimano of course. Look for PDF for 4400 front der. (or 4400 shifters).. Don't question me in this area. I can bet $20 that I read this silliest thing in the docs!!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 12:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 726
Posted By notzofast

Hehehehe. On the bottom of the bike there is a...

Hehehehe. On the bottom of the bike there is a blastic router that routes the cables around the frame. Because of dirt and water, friction in that section is exterimely tight. Thus keeping it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 12:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,671
Posted By notzofast

I disagree with that. Water yea. But what about...

I disagree with that. Water yea. But what about a patch of sand on a perfectely road like road with black smooth asphalt?


Even if you hit it straight you will go side ways. Threads provide...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 12:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 494
Posted By notzofast

Here is my personal supplier....

Here is my personal supplier. http://stores.ebay.com/MetroSellers-Vinyl-Express


$15 roll could last a year if not more. Pay special attention to thinkness. You want 2.5 mil. And also the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 11:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 658
Posted By notzofast

Cycle in jeans, roll them up if you wish. ...

Cycle in jeans, roll them up if you wish.

Bell is a good name. Computer wise don't know. Cadence is the real deal, you want one that shows candence. Strada Cadence by Cateye is good. $35.....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 11:46 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

THE RIGHT OF WAY ============== It...

THE RIGHT OF WAY
==============



It is not something that you have.



It is something that is given to you by the other driver/biker.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-07, 11:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,456
Posted By notzofast

My friends. The roads are for everyone, not just...

My friends. The roads are for everyone, not just a guy who follows the rules and regulations. You must have equal respect for people that use roads illegally.


Frankly, unless you're a cop you...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
07-29-07, 11:34 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 923
Posted By notzofast

Vist your local marine and boat store, or check...

Vist your local marine and boat store, or check with eBay. You need a handheld marine light. A projector basically with battery inside of it. Weights about a lb. Good thing, delivers concentrated...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-07, 11:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 968
Posted By notzofast

Deore XT brand new, cost me $55. I wonder how...

Deore XT brand new, cost me $55. I wonder how much money you spending on your der. 10 speed shifters work with it, it's bottom-normal..


As far as casette goes. It will cost me about $100...
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