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03-18-24, 04:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 184
Posted By Trakhak

The Soma bikes in question - not to be confused...

The Soma bikes in question - not to be confused with those offered by the modern, unrelated Soma bike company - were only on the market for a few years, from approximately 1978 to 1982 - maybe a year...
03-18-24, 04:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 123
Posted By Trakhak

Xert and Trainer Road are both primarily set up...

Xert and Trainer Road are both primarily set up to optimize your smart trainer workouts. I haven't used Trainer Road in years, so I don't know how it handles input from .fit files, but Xert does what...
03-18-24, 04:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 467
Posted By Trakhak

Started riding track bikes in 1964, at age 13,...

Started riding track bikes in 1964, at age 13, with a Reynolds 531 Helyett; so 60 years ago. Still have one steel 531 track bike - a mid-1960's Peugeot with all its original Campagnolo components.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-17-24, 07:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 409
Posted By Trakhak

I can understand people theorizing about...

I can understand people theorizing about frame/fork geometry being a factor. But anyone who has ridden a bike with deep-section aero rims---I have one TT bike with conventional geometry and...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-17-24, 04:38 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,836
Posted By Trakhak

The Cycling Highlights channel specializes in...

The Cycling Highlights channel specializes in cycling doping exposé videos - scathingly nasty for dopers who have been caught or (rarely) confessed, insinuatingly nasty for dopers who go on denying...
03-16-24, 04:03 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,605
Posted By Trakhak

I imagine there's a reason that sticking a...

I imagine there's a reason that sticking a cushion behind your back won't improve the fit.
03-16-24, 12:17 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 5,932
Posted By Trakhak

A pet peeve of mine: the claim (frequently...

A pet peeve of mine: the claim (frequently trotted out by manufacturers and reviewers) that the newest iteration of some diamond-frame bike is superior to the last version in l.s. and v.c. by, e.g.,...
03-16-24, 05:37 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 5,932
Posted By Trakhak

More on the myth of wheels/rims varying in...

More on the myth of wheels/rims varying in vertical stiffness (https://www.killasgarage.bike/uncategorized/spoke-tension-and-vertical-wheel-stiffness/).

From that page, here's a quote from the...
03-16-24, 04:52 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 5,932
Posted By Trakhak

Not just opinions from posters, but data. ...

Not just opinions from posters, but data.

It's easy for old guys like you and me to believe those myths that we first encountered in the 1960's and 1970's, such as that there were significant...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-24, 09:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 582
Posted By Trakhak

Many track sprinters use double straps because of...

Many track sprinters use double straps because of the tendency to pull their feet up and out of the clips (during the back part of the stroke, if it needs to be pointed out).
03-15-24, 09:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 310
Posted By Trakhak

I did a generic image search ("car glass window...

I did a generic image search ("car glass window bike rack failure") and saw plenty of examples. Maybe try doing a search worded similarly but with your car's model name.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-24, 03:35 PM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

Didn't you once suffer a catastrophic crash...

Didn't you once suffer a catastrophic crash thanks to damage to a tubular rim?
03-15-24, 12:04 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,395
Posted By Trakhak

At this point in the thread, a salutary...

At this point in the thread, a salutary digression might be in order.

rydabent, instead of starting threads about things that bother you about modern cycling culture, maybe consider starting...
03-15-24, 11:44 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,395
Posted By Trakhak

They did. It looked as if it took. For a while.

They did. It looked as if it took. For a while.
Replies: 44
Views: 1,124
Posted By Trakhak

Weinmann versus Universal mod. 61 is arguable. ...

Weinmann versus Universal mod. 61 is arguable.

You didn't mention derailleurs in your earlier post ("I would say stem bars headset brakes BB front hub and free wheel").

And how about the stem,...
03-15-24, 09:41 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,395
Posted By Trakhak

I guess you're responding to my post. In which...

I guess you're responding to my post. In which case, you missed an opportunity for a learning experience. To spell it out: the first requirement for a tech person faced with an unfamiliar repair...
03-15-24, 08:39 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,395
Posted By Trakhak

A highly experienced car mechanic I knew used to...

A highly experienced car mechanic I knew used to bring his bike into our shop for service. I once asked him why, since cars required a much higher level of mechanical expertise, he didn't work on his...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-24, 08:32 AM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

Offering entry-level and mid-level drop bar bikes...

Offering entry-level and mid-level drop bar bikes in multiple color choices was easier back when manufacturers sold only three or four frame sizes per model.

Peugeot was probably an outlier in the...
03-15-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 5,932
Posted By Trakhak

Someone once reported a conversation with a...

Someone once reported a conversation with a framebuilder in which he asked him to confirm that any hand-built artisanal steel frame would be superior to any mass-produced frame constructed of any...
Replies: 44
Views: 1,124
Posted By Trakhak

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Looks like triple-T...

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Looks like triple-T bars and stem, Campy headset, Universal brakes, Campy BB, and Campy front hub. Probably a Regina freewheel. All of which were top of the line then.
...
03-14-24, 06:23 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 4,875
Posted By Trakhak

Again: equipment rules?

Again: equipment rules?
03-14-24, 04:29 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 4,875
Posted By Trakhak

He was given a time out for such behavior...

He was given a time out for such behavior previously. Now he's back and trying to figure out what he can get away with.
Replies: 44
Views: 1,124
Posted By Trakhak

Which were the not-so-great components? Looks...

Which were the not-so-great components? Looks like Campy Record throughout except the brakes, plus TTT stem and bars.

Do you mean the saddle? Plenty of us were happy with a lightweight Unicanitor...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-14-24, 12:31 PM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

I use my smart phone for controlling my smart...

I use my smart phone for controlling my smart trainer and for texting on the rare occasions I need to text. Otherwise, I carry it with me on the bike, for emergencies. I leave it turned off much of...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-13-24, 08:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 585
Posted By Trakhak

There was an article about 10 years ago on some...

There was an article about 10 years ago on some website (CyclingNews, maybe) about lending vintage steel racing bikes to three strong teenage amateur Italian racers (who ordinarily rode modern carbon...
03-13-24, 07:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 246
Posted By Trakhak

By the way, if you do an Advance Search in Bike...

By the way, if you do an Advance Search in Bike Forums, you can type "Peugeot track" into the Keyword(s) box and find nine previous threads on Peugeot track frames. I seem to recall a thread (here or...
03-13-24, 07:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 246
Posted By Trakhak

I think it's from a can of house brand lemon-lime...

I think it's from a can of house brand lemon-lime soda sold by Giant, a mid-Atlantic supermarket chain. I've forgotten what was in there when I got the bike from the little old lady.

[Edit: I...
03-13-24, 03:58 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 4,875
Posted By Trakhak

Can you name any major sport where equipment...

Can you name any major sport where equipment rules have remained unchanged since the 1920s? Motor sports? Yacht racing?

You're going to say "pie-eating contests." I'll give you that one.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 12:02 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,301
Posted By Trakhak

They don't send those Platinum (update: Gold)...

They don't send those Platinum (update: Gold) cards to just anyone.
Replies: 44
Views: 1,124
Posted By Trakhak

That seemed vaguely off for the time period being...

That seemed vaguely off for the time period being discussed (early '70's), so I did a search and found this:

"The success of Modolo's braking systems began in 1976 when Domenico Modolo joined his...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,301
Posted By Trakhak

The great thing about being a casual rider is...

The great thing about being a casual rider is that you dont have to CONFORM to ANY of the rules "real cyclist" claim you have to. Simply ride any bike or trike the way you want to, wearing anything...
03-13-24, 07:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 444
Posted By Trakhak

If the movement is only front to back and is...

If the movement is only front to back and is confined to the bottom of the headset, that suggests that the head tube has become "ovalized," such that the bottom headset cup is no longer firmly held...
03-12-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 917
Posted By Trakhak

If I remember correctly, at the time the Trek...

If I remember correctly, at the time the Trek Lemond bikes came out, the one thing everyone seemed to know about the bikes was that the top tubes were longer than customary for a given size, thanks...
03-12-24, 12:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 246
Posted By Trakhak

Thanks!! My whole fleet, counting past and...

Thanks!! My whole fleet, counting past and present, pales in comparison to your saliva-triggering list, but, as Spencer Tracy's character remarked of Katherine Hepburn in some movie: "Not much meat...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-12-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

Another advantage to tubulars is that you can...

Another advantage to tubulars is that you can collect a pile of them during the season and then, in November, look at the pile, sigh, and toss them all out at once.

In fairness, there are several...
03-12-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 174
Posted By Trakhak

The Retrogression website...

The Retrogression website (https://www.retro-gression.com/) specializes in fixed-gear and track bikes and components. That's where I'd start looking for cranks, chainrings, etc.
03-12-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 917
Posted By Trakhak

The first edition of The Custom Bicycle,...

The first edition of The Custom Bicycle, published in 1979, included bike-fitting advice from a coach who had trained many national team members. His advice/rule regarding cleat positioning: set them...
03-12-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,226
Posted By Trakhak

"Real cyclists" enjoy riding the way they ride,...

"Real cyclists" enjoy riding the way they ride, just as you enjoy riding the way you ride. Don't keep misinterpreting their enthusiasm about their own way of riding as rules intended for others. No...
03-12-24, 08:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 246
Posted By Trakhak

Campy-equipped Peugeot track bike: model name and age

I've owned the bike since the late '80's - literally bought it from a little old lady. She said it was her husband's bike, bought when they lived in France in the 1960's, and that she'd begun riding...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-12-24, 05:38 AM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

And the claims of lighter weight, forgetting that...

And the claims of lighter weight, forgetting that other than racing, anyone riding tubulars who has any sense carries at least one spare tubular, if not two.

I once managed to flat both tubulars...
03-12-24, 05:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 548
Posted By Trakhak

Here's an article about Bridgestone Synchro...

Here's an article about Bridgestone Synchro Memory Shift (https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/bridgestone_synchro_memory_shift_derailleur.html) from the Disraeli Gears website.
03-11-24, 12:36 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 3,303
Posted By Trakhak

Surprising to see this. You're usually as...

Surprising to see this. You're usually as unflappable as they come, even in P&R, in the face of outrageous provocation.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

Not so much unacceptable as bemusing. Might...

Not so much unacceptable as bemusing.

Might become a moot point soon, now that so few of the European pro teams are still using tubulars. Two? One?

I wonder how long it will be before...
03-11-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 22,281
Views: 4,613,005
Posted By Trakhak

There's something to be said for deadpanning...

There's something to be said for deadpanning posts without a smiley-face emoticon.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-24, 08:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 976
Posted By Trakhak

At the other extreme, I cobbled together a very...

At the other extreme, I cobbled together a very cheap closeout 2008 Felt time trial frame with odds and ends of stuff, including Shimano 10-speed bar end shifters at the end of a pair of aero bars, a...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-24, 06:39 AM
Replies: 439
Views: 12,306
Posted By Trakhak

Here's a recent video from the Peak Torque...

Here's a recent video from the Peak Torque YouTube channel, posted a few days ago. The guy who makes the videos for that channel is a bike racer and engineer.

For the video, he calculated the...
03-11-24, 04:39 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 9,853
Posted By Trakhak

On the topic of ascending death rates among NYC...

On the topic of ascending death rates among NYC riders:

It's likely that at least some riders don't fully understand how much of an effect the increases in weight, acceleration, and top speed of...
Replies: 44
Views: 1,124
Posted By Trakhak

If the OP's Legnano is not the top-of-the-line...

If the OP's Legnano is not the top-of-the-line model, what differentiates the TOTL model from the bike pictured in the OP's first post? Everything I see on that bike argues that it is the top model....
03-10-24, 11:21 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,515
Posted By Trakhak

My white bicycle, my white bicycle Riding...

My white bicycle, my white bicycle

Riding all around the street/Four o'clock and they're all asleep
I'm not tired and it's so late/Moving fast everything looks great.

Original version by...
03-10-24, 11:16 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,515
Posted By Trakhak

"....motorsickle."---Arlo Guthrie Foiled...

"....motorsickle."---Arlo Guthrie

Foiled your scheme!
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