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Forum: Road Cycling
08-16-21, 02:50 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,376
Posted By johnd01

You have not stated the drive train gearing or...

You have not stated the drive train gearing or the hills you want to climb. Gearing is probably the only place you could change on the bike if it is geared too high.
Rear cassettes will take you...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-03-21, 03:24 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,522
Posted By johnd01

I cannot win. I am only 72. My first bike was a...

I cannot win. I am only 72. My first bike was a girl's 20-inch bike to learn how to ride in 1958 purchased from the Wards catalog.
My second bike was purchased in 1959 from the John Deere dealer in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-03-21, 02:35 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,799
Posted By johnd01

For most of the 80, I was a field service...

For most of the 80, I was a field service engineer traveling from Bakersfield to Oregon. There was a radio station in Fresno that played the cyindicated Ted Wiallom show talk. There were many night...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-20-21, 07:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,143
Posted By johnd01

I did not see anything there either, that is why...

I did not see anything there either, that is why I bought it. I did not think there was anything wrong until I got an 11-speed derailleur and the friction shifter would not move it from one side to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-20-21, 04:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,143
Posted By johnd01

I really do have an 11-speed cassette but the...

I really do have an 11-speed cassette but the spacing matches the 9-speed cassette I took off. This is the description "Bibike 8/9/10/11 Speed Bike Cassette 11-40T/11-42T/11-46T/11-50T Mountain Bike...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-21, 10:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,143
Posted By johnd01

I am more than $300 into this upgrade and the...

I am more than $300 into this upgrade and the overriding reason is that I have not ridden much the last few years and I have moved into an area where there are hills and I have been a flatlander for...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-21, 10:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,143
Posted By johnd01

Thank you for your input. I have an 11-speed...

Thank you for your input.
I have an 11-speed cassette, an 11 speed derailleur, and an 11-speed shifter. My problem is that the cassette has 9-speed spacing. It is 2 gears wider than a standard...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-21, 03:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,143
Posted By johnd01

I have a similar upgrade question. I acquired a...

I have a similar upgrade question.
I acquired a new to me bike with Shimano 105 9 speed 11-34 cog. I am just getting back into cycling, after about 4 years out and have moved to where there are more...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-14-20, 01:35 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,623
Posted By johnd01

Learning to ride slow helps. Lean rover your...

Learning to ride slow helps. Lean rover your arrow bars and ride slow up the hill. I have 24 36 for my low gear. I bought a 17 chain ring but have not installed it.

Here is how to get a low gear...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-20, 10:59 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 12,281
Posted By johnd01

Actually, it is. I read an article that quoted...

Actually, it is. I read an article that quoted statistics, and it is safer to ride in a marked bike lane on a busy street than to ride the ARBT. People will write something on the trail, and the...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-28-20, 10:52 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 12,281
Posted By johnd01

The American River Trail is a high volume trail....

The American River Trail is a high volume trail. Anyone who does not want to play can slow down and not play. Anyone who competes is in it for the same reason. They are working on their speed. For...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-20, 04:05 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 12,281
Posted By johnd01

I have two stories that kind of fit this. I was...

I have two stories that kind of fit this. I was about 65 for both of these. I Ride the American River Bike trail almost exclusively.

Story 1. A young, 14-16 girl passes me. I jump on her wheel...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-25-20, 01:14 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 21,957
Posted By johnd01

Other than they are not making money, what...

Other than they are not making money, what evidence do you have? What would you do differently

I have been paying for several years.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-04-19, 01:28 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 13,658
Posted By johnd01

I did not have time to read all the messages so...

I did not have time to read all the messages so forgive me if this has been said.
Unless you were flirting with one of the women your wife is not very supportive.
Do not get your bike friends at...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 07:58 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 25,649
Posted By johnd01

In a normal wheel, all the spokes are in tension....

In a normal wheel, all the spokes are in tension. Spokes are not strong in compression. There is no way spokes in compression would support a rider. Standing is a compression function and hanging is...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 07:49 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 25,649
Posted By johnd01

They are all missing the point 15-50W is...

They are all missing the point 15-50W is equivalent to 15W at room temp and 50W at operating temp. Unless your chain is hotter than mine, you should think of this oil as 15W.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-18, 01:40 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 25,649
Posted By johnd01

I have done it twice. The sides do not break, the...

I have done it twice. The sides do not break, the pin fails. and slices to one side.
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