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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-17-10, 06:21 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,345
Posted By amillerinmaine

Couple weekends ago I completed my first...

Couple weekends ago I completed my first organized 1/2 century in about 3 hrs including 2 rest/fuel stops. Had a great free lobster dinner w/ free Gritty's ale, and set off for home 28 miles away,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-14-10, 09:47 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,593
Posted By amillerinmaine

Kudos to the OP for having 'courage' to at least...

Kudos to the OP for having 'courage' to at least explore the idea, a lot of ideas considered 'lame-brain' when originally proposed in the past have come to fruition. That said, I don't think this is...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-13-10, 06:23 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,309
Posted By amillerinmaine

What better legacy but to pass on an OBJECT you...

What better legacy but to pass on an OBJECT you care deeply about to a SON that you undoubtedly LOVE? I assume he will appreciate and care for it as you have. Keep your word man.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-10, 05:37 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 50,549
Posted By amillerinmaine

So.......how do you stop the bike with the bars...

So.......how do you stop the bike with the bars "flipped down"? (where's the brakes?)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-10, 10:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 797
Posted By amillerinmaine

YoKev, I grew up & graduated from Pine Bush HS in...

YoKev, I grew up & graduated from Pine Bush HS in 71'. Spent my adolescence & teen years riding, hiking all over the 'Gunks' until I left NY in 73'. 'Town of Crawford' is the formal name for the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-08-10, 09:54 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,463
Posted By amillerinmaine

I'm more apprehensive of those large predators...

I'm more apprehensive of those large predators with the big round rubber feet running me down than I am about coyotes here on Maine's back roads........ Yes, we have them here, I often hear them out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-10, 09:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 797
Posted By amillerinmaine

Wow! Ragooch, Very good, you know your...

Wow! Ragooch, Very good, you know your cranks:thumb: Yes it is a Pierce, and no, it's not destined for the scrap heap.:eek: Something strange about that front fork though, appears to be backwords...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-08-10, 09:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,377
Posted By amillerinmaine

If you really want to have 'fun', try replacing...

If you really want to have 'fun', try replacing the cables on bar end shifters after the fact................
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-10, 09:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 797
Posted By amillerinmaine

Name That Crank......

This is but one example of some of 'vintage' items to be found among the plethora of classic and not so classic components to be found in the old garage out behind my childhood home in Town of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-06-10, 09:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,287
Posted By amillerinmaine

One damn uncomfortable saddle.......... Either...

One damn uncomfortable saddle.......... Either that, or it's a security device that blows your nice comfortable saddle up in the face of the bastard trying to steal it!
Forum: Charity Events
10-05-10, 12:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

Thanks TOP, both for the ride down & holding the...

Thanks TOP, both for the ride down & holding the windbreaker...... I froze my ass off for the first 7 miles or so. How did you like the hills on that century? Knowing the route, and what I've heard...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-05-10, 12:20 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,059
Posted By amillerinmaine

I'm definitely in! Regarding the time it takes to...

I'm definitely in! Regarding the time it takes to get them, I'm 57, (58 in March), will I get it before I'm 60? he,he,he,,,,,,,,, JUST KIDDING, but sign me up!!!!!!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-04-10, 04:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,318
Posted By amillerinmaine

Ok, wish this thread came up earlier... I picked...

Ok, wish this thread came up earlier... I picked up a cf fork with aluminum steerer tube last month for the road bike I just built from scratch and I DID use a tube cutter with a very sharp wheel. I...
Forum: Charity Events
10-04-10, 04:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

Great pics, only problem is you can't see the...

Great pics, only problem is you can't see the 'frost' on our glasses!!!! Damn! I was shaking from the cold by the time we started.. I only did the 1/2, because I know the route the century took and...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-04-10, 04:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,355
Posted By amillerinmaine

Did my first 1/2 Century yesterday and here's...

Did my first 1/2 Century yesterday and here's what I learned:
#1. Make sure you've been fit to your bike - I knew my stem was a bit long and went with it anyway = shoulder pain around 35 miles
#2....
Forum: Road Cycling
10-04-10, 04:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 894
Posted By amillerinmaine

Dude! Ya gotta watch those railroad tracks!!!

Sadly, there was a very nasty crash about 5 miles into the Dempsey Challenge charity ride in Maine yesterday. There was a triple set of tracks at the bottom of a 6 degree grade; couple of guys hit...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-04-10, 04:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 627
Posted By amillerinmaine

You had to ride home? Which raises the question...

You had to ride home? Which raises the question of how did you get there?

Got a ride with "TOP' another forum member, but he was doing the century, so I finished a little bit before...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-04-10, 04:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 627
Posted By amillerinmaine

Thanks Folks! Bear in mind, the Dempsey Challenge...

Thanks Folks! Bear in mind, the Dempsey Challenge was started by Patrick Dempsey to honor his mother and other cancer survivors in Maine. We had 34 states and 5 countries represented, 1.1 MILLION...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-03-10, 07:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 627
Posted By amillerinmaine

Hoping someone publishes one of the...

Hoping someone publishes one of the pics.......But now the rest of the story; after my ride and the great folks at the Specialized tent repaired my rear tube, and I had my lobster, corn on the cob,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-03-10, 02:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 627
Posted By amillerinmaine

Epic Finish to my 1st 1/2 century charity ride.

Completed the 50 mile portion of the Dempsey Challenge in Maine today in a respectable 3 hours (including couple of stops at the 10 & 20 mile rest breaks). But it was the end of the ride that truly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-01-10, 12:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 822
Posted By amillerinmaine

Shoulders ache - 'too much of a stretch'?

Love the tune-up/adjustments my LBS did on my build. Bike rolls great, but I've noticed that my shoulders begin to ache around 10 - 15 miles into ride. I called LBS, and he said he believed the...
Forum: Charity Events
10-01-10, 12:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 537
Posted By amillerinmaine

Dempsey Challenge 1/2 & full Century in Lewiston Maine 10/03 - Alberto Contador

Well, good news & bad news.... Good news, I surpassed my $500 goal for this great event, BAD NEWS...Alberto Contador will not be participating for "personal reasons"...... I hope he IS clean, 1/400th...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-30-10, 10:48 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,782
Posted By amillerinmaine

Found the report dismaying.... He was supposed to...

Found the report dismaying.... He was supposed to ride with us in the Dempsey Challenge here in Maine this weekend, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt re: 1/400th amount found in the sample. But...
Forum: Charity Events
09-27-10, 08:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,135
Posted By amillerinmaine

You might want to check out how some of the top...

You might want to check out how some of the top individual fund-raisers did it for this years Dempsey Challenge in Maine. They've hit $10,000 + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forum: Charity Events
09-27-10, 08:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

If I didn't have to work at 5pm, I was going to...

If I didn't have to work at 5pm, I was going to do the Century, but unfortunately, still need to make the $, I'm not one of the independently wealthy boomers..................
Forum: Charity Events
09-27-10, 08:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

If you see a black & red "what the hell is that...

If you see a black & red "what the hell is that thing" bike with touring pedals equipped with power straps instead clips, it's me. Carbon fork, aluminum frame and the monster pedals off my late...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-10, 06:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 430
Posted By amillerinmaine

'Where Am I?' - Headlight Glare!

Light is fading fast here in Maine, was out longer than I anticipated today on a training ride for the upcoming 'dempseychalllenge' in a couple of weeks. I have my 'blinker' on the back, but every...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-10, 05:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 478
Posted By amillerinmaine

Thanks for the advice! I am somewhat concerned...

Thanks for the advice! I am somewhat concerned about the start; but as this isn't a race, I'm thinking the organizers may send riders out in a manageable manner? Thanks for incite regarding hill...
Forum: Charity Events
09-21-10, 05:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

Top, just look for the old 57 year old blazing...

Top, just look for the old 57 year old blazing down the road......sort of......
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-10, 05:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 478
Posted By amillerinmaine

Registered for my first 'Organized 1/2 Century' - Any advice?

I registered to ride in the Dempsey Challange - a charity ride for a cancer center in Maine, (founded by actor Patrick Dempsey) on October 3rd. Should be exciting, Alberto Contador, Kevin Livingston...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-20-10, 11:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 657
Posted By amillerinmaine

Nice pics, Joseph...you're right about the...

Nice pics, Joseph...you're right about the wind...as I posted in the 50+ forum, I had the wind in my face yesterday going west 21.5 miles on rt. 27 out of Augusta (Maine), and all 21.5 miles east...
Forum: Charity Events
09-20-10, 11:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By amillerinmaine

Dempsey Challenge 1/2 & full Century in Lewiston Maine 10/03 - Alberto Contador

Hello all, In order to honor my dad, an avid biker, who passed away from the effects of cancer on Sept 3, I am registered with the 2nd. annual Dempsey Challenge on 10/03. I've elected to complete the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-20-10, 08:54 PM
Replies: 27,136
Views: 3,130,313
Posted By amillerinmaine

43 mostly flat miles yesterday morning, then...

43 mostly flat miles yesterday morning, then added 9 more hilly miles commuting to work in the afternoon. Day off today so did 20 miles this afternoon, different route with MANY hills. Love to ride...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-19-10, 09:29 AM
Replies: 27,136
Views: 3,130,313
Posted By amillerinmaine

42.8 miles this morning on the road bike I spent...

42.8 miles this morning on the road bike I spent the last couple months building by trial and error. Went well except the BB started creaking at around 26 mile mark; made me a little nervous, as I...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-10, 02:01 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,949
Posted By amillerinmaine

I lost my brother 17 years ago to a 'heart...

I lost my brother 17 years ago to a 'heart attack' when he was but 45 years of age. Let's face it, when your time is up, it's up. Of course, you can speed up the process via stupidity or dumb...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-16-10, 01:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 959
Posted By amillerinmaine

Just a warning....I started an upgrade on my old...

Just a warning....I started an upgrade on my old 93' Raleigh about 2 months ago and by the time I finished, had spent approx. $400 for components and ended up with a bike that didn't have a trace of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-13-10, 05:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,046
Posted By amillerinmaine

Thanks for all the kind thoughts; thanks for...

Thanks for all the kind thoughts; thanks for those who thought/refer to me as "a kid"! I'm 57 years young and hope to ride as long as dad did. thanks again folks.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-10, 08:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,046
Posted By amillerinmaine

Dad, I and my son, Norm Sr, Norm Jr, & Norm III,...

Dad, I and my son, Norm Sr, Norm Jr, & Norm III, all had the opportunity many years ago to ride the carriage paths at Lake Minniwaska in NY together, and some back roads here in Maine as well. He...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-12-10, 07:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,046
Posted By amillerinmaine

Great Old Biker has gone 'Home'

Just want to recognize my dad who we laid to rest this weekend. He started biking in his 60's, did the Shwangunk Mt. 37 mile loop to celebrate his 65th, built his own recumbent at age 68, and biked...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-10, 03:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 708
Posted By amillerinmaine

Scary the way he led with his...

Scary the way he led with his knees..................
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-10, 03:06 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 6,869
Posted By amillerinmaine

I must admit, my current 'project' has built my...

I must admit, my current 'project' has built my patience, my component knowledge, my frustration, my negative paypal balance, my inventory of mis-ordered parts and my tolerance for other's point of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-08-10, 09:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 741
Posted By amillerinmaine

I probably needed to be 'clearer' regarding the...

I probably needed to be 'clearer' regarding the clearance issue. There's enough clearance b/x the tire and the FD cage; the issue is the lack of forward space between the tire tread surface and the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-08-10, 07:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 741
Posted By amillerinmaine

Tire - Frame - FD clearance issue

Still working on that dang Schwinn aluminum based road build...yesterday went to install a deore xt triple fd but found there's only 2.5mm clearance between tire and derailleur body:eek:. (There is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-30-10, 11:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By amillerinmaine

Sram Force Double FD vs. Shimano Triple Crank = Trouble?

I'm installing a Sram Force fd with a 16 tooth max differential, along with a Shimano 105 hollowtech triple crank (52-42-30). Shifting is being accomplished with bar ends. If I interpreted it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-10, 01:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 490
Posted By amillerinmaine

At least you're asking......only took me three...

At least you're asking......only took me three attempts ($$$) before I finally got it right....lol
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-10, 01:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 654
Posted By amillerinmaine

Nashbar is treating me decently, they're sending...

Nashbar is treating me decently, they're sending me a replacement via 2-day shipping with no charge for shipping. Of course I had to pay upfront for the one they're sending, and will have to wait for...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-10, 11:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 654
Posted By amillerinmaine

Should I Return This Carbon Fork?

Just received my carbon fork from Nashbar, was all excited to finish my build until I noticed the apparent defect/blemish in the fiber pattern down near drop out on the left fork.:twitchy: There is...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-25-10, 08:19 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,687
Posted By amillerinmaine

'Fresh' asphalt is nice, but not 'Too Fresh' - I...

'Fresh' asphalt is nice, but not 'Too Fresh' - I remember riding newly paved roads back 'in the day' in Pine Bush, NY and afterwords had to take kerosene to my frame and rims to remove the tar...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-22-10, 01:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By amillerinmaine

Stupidity? I obviously wasn't thinking...Just...

Stupidity? I obviously wasn't thinking...Just finished checking out the Park Tool site, and it appears that this frame is 1'' JIS,(the bearing chase is 30mm),which in hindsight seems to makes sense,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-22-10, 12:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By amillerinmaine

Headset advice please.....

Doing a build with a Schwinn 434 aluminum frame. Attempting to determine what headset will work. I already determined that 1 1'8'' doesn't fit (anyone in the market for a new un-used one::(), also...
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