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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-10-24, 10:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 708
Posted By Arthur Peabody

That was William Breyer.

That was William Breyer.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-10-24, 10:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 708
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I'm proud to contribute to marital harmony.

I'm proud to contribute to marital harmony.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-08-24, 11:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 708
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Steven Breyer's bicycling accidents

and, These quotes come from Louis Menand's article about Justice Breyer and his latest book. Otherwise it's about the Supreme Court, not bicycling....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-31-24, 09:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 485
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I can't inflate my front tube past 80 pounds.

Additional strokes don't move the needle. I don't feel air coming out at the valve. A leak test in water shows no leak. Putting in a new tube doesn't help. But I have no trouble inflating my rear to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-31-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 687
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I just opened it in Opera, it worked for me. I...

I just opened it in Opera, it worked for me. I don't doubt your experience.

I posted it originally from my own device. I run Linux, don't have Windoze, so I made a point of testing it at a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-29-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 687
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I'm at a public computer at the university...

I'm at a public computer at the university library. I opened that link in Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. It worked in all of them. I've been using this website for 20 years, never had a problem. It's the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-27-24, 10:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 687
Posted By Arthur Peabody

It speaks for itself. My comments wouldn't...

It speaks for itself. My comments wouldn't improve it.


Sorry. I've never had a bad experience on this website.


I enjoy it. I follow the laws, look out for others, stick to back streets and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-26-24, 10:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 687
Posted By Arthur Peabody

'Fewer cyclists, more distracted drivers make ABQ dangerous for cyclists'

A local lawyer expatiates on the dangers. https://www.abqjournal.com/business/fewer-cyclists-more-distracted-drivers-make-abq-dangerous-for-cyclists/article_2182d650-e645-11ee-9ab0-bb4baae36282.html
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-24, 09:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

No.

No.
Forum: Pills and Ills
03-26-24, 09:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,651
Posted By Arthur Peabody

No one. The OTC concentrations have never helped...

No one. The OTC concentrations have never helped me. I read that the prescription grade is 40%.


Solutions - and a lot more concentrated than 40%?. I mix it with a skin ointment.


I use my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-14-23, 12:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Whether I have made any mistakes. Someone else...

Whether I have made any mistakes. Someone else could have made the same calculation I did, figured out how s/he had made an error. Rarely does experience match theoretical calculations. I know my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-13-23, 02:52 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I have often inflated tubes with punctures to 100...

I have often inflated tubes with punctures to 100 psi. They lose all that pressure in a few hours, not 40 days, as they would through permation through the tube alone.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-12-23, 08:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I gave the units used, not how much of each. The...

I gave the units used, not how much of each. The volume doesn't enter in to the rate of permeation, just the area and thickness, though the pressure loss that represents depends on volume.


If...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-11-23, 08:03 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Air moves between the tube and the tire, can...

Air moves between the tube and the tire, can escape anywhere the tire lets it. Every time I get a puncture in a tube there's a puncture in the tire: I patch the tube, not the tire.


But...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-09-23, 10:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

But they don't seal. That I put some time...

But they don't seal.


That I put some time into it doesn't mean I expect anyone else to. I asked in case they had.


I don't know everything. I make mistakes.


There may be some substance...
Forum: Electric Bikes
10-08-23, 03:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 973
Posted By Arthur Peabody

The envious e-bike rider

I was waiting at a traffic light when a redneck on an e-bike stopped next to me. He said, 'I got to get me one of them.' I wondered what I had he could possibly want. Perhaps he saw my puzzlement,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-08-23, 03:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

If my calculation is correct, a 'perfect' tube...

If my calculation is correct, a 'perfect' tube would lose 18 pounds/week, be flat in 5.


I have my own data. Unfortunately I get punctures often, have no spare wheel to mount a tube and tire on...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-07-23, 06:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By Arthur Peabody

How much air should my tube lose?

I calculated the permeability of my tubes to air, and the numbers seem high. Do you see something wrong with my calculation? I measure my 700x28 tube to have a radius of 1 cm, a thickness of 1 mm, a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-26-23, 04:46 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,564
Posted By Arthur Peabody

The FDA hasn't banned it. The Johnson&Johnson...

The FDA hasn't banned it. The Johnson&Johnson suit has scared everyone off. I wanted real talc, found it in the off-brands for a few years, but it's disappeared.


If it really has asbestos in it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-25-23, 10:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,564
Posted By Arthur Peabody

The Johnson&Johnson asbestos-in-the-talc lawsuit...

The Johnson&Johnson asbestos-in-the-talc lawsuit has resulted in the disappearance of talc in the drugs section of stores, at least in the US.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-25-23, 10:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 704
Posted By Arthur Peabody

You can buy cheap pedals - pedals you wouldn't...

You can buy cheap pedals - pedals you wouldn't want to use - at Mallwart (etc.) to test if it's the pedals. I've had aiguillette slap: the tips of shoelaces hitting the shoes. I've had knee click. I...
Forum: Pills and Ills
09-25-23, 09:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,651
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Calluses definitely are skin medically, my...

Calluses definitely are skin medically, my reference. I think of saddle sores as something horse riders get, something I don't do. I don't feel pain I associate with muscles or tendons. In fact, I...
Forum: Pills and Ills
09-25-23, 09:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,001
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I replaced the bottom bracket and the pedals, to...

I replaced the bottom bracket and the pedals, to no avail.


'Fortunately' it takes so long to get an appointment I time out. Good thing I've had no serious problems.


Had it hurt I would have...
Forum: Pills and Ills
09-18-23, 05:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,001
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I've had this. I used to ride in the middle of...

I've had this. I used to ride in the middle of the night in the hot summer, chased down the least noise. I've heard the tips of laces tapping on shoes. It took a while to figure out that my knees...
Forum: Pills and Ills
09-18-23, 04:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,651
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I made a 40% urea cream, rubbed it on twice...

I made a 40% urea cream, rubbed it on twice daily. This slowly debrided the dead skin of the calluses. That left me with 2 quarter-sized bleeding sores, which persisted. To keep blood off my shorts,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-09-23, 07:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 384
Posted By Arthur Peabody

A small cut and an indentation in the tube for...

A small cut and an indentation in the tube for the whole width of the liner. I've never seen that before.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-08-23, 06:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 384
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Can a liner edge puncture a tube because the pressure is too high?

The rear tube was flat. The puncture was part of a noticeable edge that coincided with the end of a tire liner. I've been using liners for 30 years, never had this result; it was a liner I've used...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-23, 08:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 508
Posted By Arthur Peabody

'Cyclists and car drivers in Berlin fight over road space'

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/28/1190820684/cyclists-and-car-drivers-in-berlin-fight-over-road-space or listen to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-21-23, 01:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,032
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Tommy Siegel...

Tommy Siegel https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/tommy-siegel doesn't say
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-23, 07:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,032
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Cartoon from current 'The New Yorker'

https://media.newyorker.com/cartoons/64b20b157a7e243bdeb47483/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/230724_a27503.jpg
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-21-23, 02:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,883
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Shopping at Home Depot

I was shopping for parts for a bathroom renovation when HD returned a link to a bottom bracket they sold, from Neco. They have 347 bicycle parts and accessories at low prices, free shipping. I...
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-13-23, 04:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 367
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Thanks. You're right. The contrast between the...

Thanks. You're right. The contrast between the green of the background and the white of that panel is too low for my failing vision.

The point I wanted to make is that I see a lot of stuff...
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-12-23, 06:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 367
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I presumed it was something electric bikes could...

I presumed it was something electric bikes could have. I searched, found only a cybersecurity standard, which seems more exotic. 'E0 Ready' turned up nothing.
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-10-23, 04:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 367
Posted By Arthur Peabody

EO ready tubes

I bought some Kenda tubes. The box says they're 'EO Ready'. Good to know.
Forum: Commuting
06-07-23, 05:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,239
Posted By Arthur Peabody

'Make Way for the Bike Bus': bicycle riders organize into 'buses'

Parents organize their kids to bicycle to school in pelotons for safety.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-start-a-bike-bus/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/nyregion/bike-bus-cycling.html...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-07-23, 05:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 459
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Well Excusssse me! The vise to which you were...

Well Excusssse me! The vise to which you were referring. Sounds like he didn't have his 2x12 well secured.


No.

Congrats.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-07-23, 04:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,008
Posted By Arthur Peabody

No. Years ago a liner was causing a slit in...

No. Years ago a liner was causing a slit in tubes. It had gotten brittle and cracked. The crack pinched the tube. That was longitudinal rather than lateral. I had to flex the liner to see the slit....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-23, 10:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 459
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I have 2-prong and 4-prong freewheel tools. The...

I have 2-prong and 4-prong freewheel tools. The prongs are thicker on the 2-prong. It won't surprise me if you break the wheel instead. maddog34 's vise wasn't securely mounted.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-23, 10:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,008
Posted By Arthur Peabody

I always do. With a schrader? Years ago I...

I always do.


With a schrader? Years ago I saw a series of pictures in Bicycling mag of a pro fixing a flat in 22 seconds. He didn't unmount the tire, but pulled a small section of tube out,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-05-23, 10:29 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,942
Posted By Arthur Peabody

They have to be bagged on my local MUP. I never...

They have to be bagged on my local MUP. I never see their leavings. Then again, there's dirt trail alternatives nearby. I did get behind a group of pack animals while hiking in the Sierras, which was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-23, 02:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,008
Posted By Arthur Peabody

After I patched the slit, I looked for more...

After I patched the slit, I looked for more leaks, because this tube had been losing air more quickly than my rear for a while. I found 15 pinhole leaks before I stopped looking. So I chalk this up...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-04-23, 06:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,008
Posted By Arthur Peabody

How does a tube get slit without obvious incident?

I had a flat front tube, found a goathead on the side of the tire but not deeply embedded; there's a liner inside, too.
When I got home I found a ⅛" slit diagonally, on the bottom of the tube. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-18-23, 04:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 307
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Albuquerque's oldest bike shop closed

It's the shop closest to me. I own 1 bike, bought it 25 years ago, do my own repairs, so wasn't much of a customer, but I'm still sad to see it go. It started as a Coöperative; I knew one of the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-25-23, 02:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 790
Posted By Arthur Peabody

This sometimes work with the feathered patches. ...

This sometimes work with the feathered patches. I have the thick un-feathered kind.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-25-23, 02:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 790
Posted By Arthur Peabody

It's always easier to replace the tube. ...

It's always easier to replace the tube.


I've never gotten the self-stick patches to work, even on a fresh puncture. I figure it must be me.


I don't have one of these and am not careful...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-21-23, 09:12 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 790
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Fixing a failed patch I can't remove

I have a very slow leak coming off the edge of a patch. It's on too tight to pull it off without tearing the tube. I suspect I'll just discard it but it'd be nice if there were some kind of goop...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-15-23, 08:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 475
Posted By Arthur Peabody

In case you don't have a subscription and can't...

In case you don't have a subscription and can't figure out how to evade the paywall yourself. People complain. I provide those instructions with every link to forestall.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-23, 08:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 475
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Edward Koren, bicycle rider, dead at 87

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/arts/edward-koren-dead.html
Right-click on link, save, read local copy.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-08-23, 08:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,306
Posted By Arthur Peabody

Here's the NYT's article:...

Here's the NYT's article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/bike-crash-ethan-boyes-san-francisco.html (right-click, save, read local copy)
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