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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-07-22, 02:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,550
Posted By chancelucky

I had a 1988 or 1989 Nishiki Colorado that had...

I had a 1988 or 1989 Nishiki Colorado that had been designed by Richard Cunningham. It handled really well, but was a very harsh ride, largely due to it having a straight steel fork and a mono top...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-10-21, 09:21 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

the article from the lawyers for the victims...

the article from the lawyers for the victims explains why the decision to prosecute might have been a bit slower; the DA had to decide whether to charge the driver as an adult. It sounds like they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-25-21, 11:14 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

If they haven't arrested the guy, have they at...

If they haven't arrested the guy, have they at least taken away his driving privileges while they "investigate"?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-15-21, 11:11 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

Reading the statements, I suspect the DA and the...

Reading the statements, I suspect the DA and the Police Chief aren't exactly coordinating their responses: there's some tension between what are normally sister agencies. I suspect the city attorney,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-01-21, 09:34 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

Normally, you don't appoint a special prosecutor...

Normally, you don't appoint a special prosecutor in a case like this unless there's some serious conflict of interest. It makes me
wonder if the kid wasn't arrested because the parents are connected...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-27-21, 08:46 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

I could see suspending his license for 10 years...

I could see suspending his license for 10 years and force him to ride a bicycle to get around Houston for at least 5 of those years.

I don't know Texas criminal code, but in most states it would...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-27-21, 06:43 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

"As of Saturday evening, the teen driver had not...

"As of Saturday evening, the teen driver had not been arrested but was seen earlier cooperating with authorities after the cyclists were struck, FOX 26 reported...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-26-21, 07:30 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 18,906
Posted By chancelucky

How do the police manage to not arrest the kid?

How do the police manage to not arrest the kid?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-22-21, 02:25 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 10,777
Posted By chancelucky

I used earbuds for many years, though mostly on...

I used earbuds for many years, though mostly on multi use trails that were car free. I recently picked up a Tribit Stormbox Micro; it's a small
bluetooth speaker with a rubber strap for handlebars...
Forum: Electric Bikes
03-17-21, 08:46 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,049
Posted By chancelucky

It's really less a matter of catching every...

It's really less a matter of catching every e-bike on the path as it is essentially putting any e-bike on the bike path that gets in an accident or causes a problem at fault. On my
local multi-use...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-16-21, 02:27 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 7,885
Posted By chancelucky

I find that talking 80's steel bikes is sort of...

I find that talking 80's steel bikes is sort of similar to talking vinyl and vacuum tubes with audio folk. Whatever the bike riding equivalent of "euphonic" happens to be
gets applied to the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-02-21, 10:44 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,512
Posted By chancelucky

found this: ...

found this:

https://www.derby-cycle.com/en/company/

Derby cycles claims to be the largest German bike maker. While they make Focus and Kalkhoff, they also own Raleigh and what's left of the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-01-21, 11:02 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,512
Posted By chancelucky

Fascinating. I take it that, like China, there...

Fascinating. I take it that, like China, there are a lot of bikes or bike brands from Germany that we just don't see in the United States. The UK being so low on the list is also something of a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-01-21, 10:18 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,512
Posted By chancelucky

I do know Reise and Muller and Bulls from the...

I do know Reise and Muller and Bulls from the e-bike world. I didn't realize Canyon, Focus, and, especially Tout Terrain, were German :} Some of these companies, though, are sort of the exception...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-01-21, 09:46 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,512
Posted By chancelucky

Why no major German bikes?

It seems like most of the major European countries have some sort of bicycling tradition: France, Italy, England, Spain, the Netherlands. It's strange to me that there's no bike maker or bike style...
Forum: Electric Bikes
02-10-21, 12:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,475
Posted By chancelucky

The e-bike world is developing categories of its...

The e-bike world is developing categories of its own. One of the more interesting ones has been small almost hidden motors/batteries on bikes that are meant to be pedalled much of the time. I think...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-07-21, 09:15 PM
Replies: 1,978
Views: 434,258
Posted By chancelucky

Great day for having a gravel bike. I found this...

Great day for having a gravel bike. I found this fire road just about 9 miles from home. 3.5 miles out until the mud got to be a little much. This is near Jordan Lake in North...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
01-25-21, 10:47 AM
Replies: 5,455
Views: 3,886,283
Posted By chancelucky

This is a rebuilt 80's touring bike, 1986 Univega...

This is a rebuilt 80's touring bike, 1986 Univega Gran Turismo, that I've set up for mild gravel with the help of my local bike shop, Bullseye Bikes of Durham, NC. I bought the bike new in 1987 for...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
01-22-21, 03:25 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,515
Posted By chancelucky

I'm using an updated 80's touring bike for...

I'm using an updated 80's touring bike for gravel. I confess that I'm very rarely in the drops. The position I do use a lot is the one over the brake hoods which, on my bike, is fairly close to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-21, 04:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 11,910
Posted By chancelucky

Unlike many here, my bike mechanic skills are...

Unlike many here, my bike mechanic skills are pretty limited. I change flats, clean and lube chains, adjust non-disk brakes, replace jockey wheels, change chains,and beyond that, it gets iffier,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-15-21, 08:42 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 18,075
Posted By chancelucky

This is arguably my oldest and newest bike. It's...

This is arguably my oldest and newest bike. It's a 1986 Univega Gran Turismo that I bought new in the summer of 1987 for a cross country tour. It lived in my garage for many years, getting used off...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-12-21, 11:53 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 8,013
Posted By chancelucky

My wife bought me two of my four bikes as...

My wife bought me two of my four bikes as surprise gifts. I also gave her her bike back when we first met. It's hard for her to tell me to get rid of any of the three.
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
01-11-21, 02:42 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,515
Posted By chancelucky

I've noticed that my older 80's steel bikes do...

I've noticed that my older 80's steel bikes do pretty well without a suspension fork. I think the popularity of "suspension" forks is partly due to the move to aluminum frames/forks. Less expensive...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
01-10-21, 01:04 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,515
Posted By chancelucky

As a couple posters have pointed out, you'll save...

As a couple posters have pointed out, you'll save a lot of money by buying a hard tail or rigid 29er mountain bike and maybe substituting skinnier tires. Gravel drive trains and mtb drive trains...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-20, 09:44 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 11,910
Posted By chancelucky

I'm in the midst of doing something like that...

I'm in the midst of doing something like that myself. It's not cheap and there are lots of little issues that can make it a bit unpredicable (bottom bracket compatibility, finding quality 130 mm...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-24-20, 01:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,439
Posted By chancelucky

I'm in the midst of something quite similar. I...

I'm in the midst of something quite similar. I have a Univega Gran Turismo that I rode across the country in 1987. Because it has tremendous sentimental value and because I'd worn out the drive...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
12-18-20, 11:29 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

As the original poster and someone who's...

As the original poster and someone who's participated in a number of fora, I find that it's the nature of these things to slide around a lot, more or less like a 35 mm tire trying to ride on two...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-20, 03:27 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,322
Posted By chancelucky

Having toured back in the 80's, I think the cell...

Having toured back in the 80's, I think the cell phone has made a huge difference. It's now harder to get lost, easier to get help, and it's made it easier to change plans on the fly.

tires are...
Forum: Electric Bikes
12-11-20, 02:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,566
Posted By chancelucky

The biggest impediment is that it takes a long...

The biggest impediment is that it takes a long time to get a battery from near empty to some reasonable charge level. At minimum, it's two batteries and charger with all the issues that come with...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
12-06-20, 07:49 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

Whether you can ride a gravel bike easily on all...

Whether you can ride a gravel bike easily on all gravel or just some gravel, it's pretty clear that the name fo the category has been pretty successful. On my rides, I see a lot of gravel bikes,...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
12-03-20, 02:09 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

I'll probably do 38. I think 40 is pretty close...

I'll probably do 38. I think 40 is pretty close to the limit. Gravel is very much a local thing and where I live the "gravel" roads aren't very technical. That isn't as true in Tennessee or...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
12-02-20, 06:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

Because, I have it set up for mixed on road and...

Because, I have it set up for mixed on road and off road use rather than single track or more serious mountain biking stuff. With 35 mm tires, it's probably closer to gravel bike than mountain bike....
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
11-25-20, 05:32 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

The path I was on wasn't necessarily for cars. ...

The path I was on wasn't necessarily for cars. I'd say that most gravel bikes can ride pretty much anywhere an AWD SUV will go plus some places that have similar surfaces but are too narrow for a...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
11-24-20, 07:36 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,174
Posted By chancelucky

Riding on actual gravel

I had an interesting experience today riding what's really a hard-tailed mountain bike with a cousin of Jones bars and 35mm tires. After riding through dirt trails with lots of roots and rocks and...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
10-26-20, 08:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,512
Posted By chancelucky

Our first Subaru was a manual transmission Legacy...

Our first Subaru was a manual transmission Legacy Station Wagon. Somewhere in there, they went to a belt-based automatic transmission which actually gets better mileage than our Manual did even...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
10-25-20, 12:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,512
Posted By chancelucky

My Subaru Outback theory of Gravel bIkes

I've been admiring the Gravel Ride pIcs thread here for a while, but something did jump out at me. As fun as those roads look, you could ride 90% of them on any bike that didn't happen to have 23 mm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-21-20, 08:53 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 7,331
Posted By chancelucky

recent scare

I had a recent scare. I'd signalled left with an extended left arm with a van behind me. I had nearly completed my turn into the intersection and was in the opposing traffic lane when the rear...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-08-20, 06:44 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,310
Posted By chancelucky

I live near a bike path and there's a runner's...

I live near a bike path and there's a runner's store that rents these, so I see them pretty regularly on the path. Some people go quite fast on these even uphill. fwiw, I'n not sure that going...
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