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04-23-17, 09:38 PM
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Went out for Vietnamese for lunch with friends then went for a 26km fixie ride. Stopped for coffee in the middle and then got soaked when a thunderstorm hit about 10 minutes from home. Riding in hail hurts.
04-24-17, 01:06 PM
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Today I'm being stalked on the internet.
It's really creepy, so much so that I'll have to take a nap soon.
-Tim-
It's really creepy, so much so that I'll have to take a nap soon.
-Tim-
04-24-17, 08:35 PM
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Today I got my 1988 Trek 400 in the mail that I bought off ebay. Can't wait for this build to kick off. Gonna convert it from the downtube shifters to a 105 groupset.
04-24-17, 09:00 PM
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Though I do admit my old Cilo is a fun ride. Something magical about something older like that when your low gear was 42 in the front and you shifted off the bars.
04-24-17, 09:04 PM
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Downtubes are awesome. Who doesn't want to take their hands off the bars and eyes of the road ahead to shift??? I mean sure it is no Cambio Course (a complex system that shifted from the rear stays) but it is still pretty good ; )
Though I do admit my old Cilo is a fun ride. Something magical about something older like that when your low gear was 42 in the front and you shifted off the bars.
Though I do admit my old Cilo is a fun ride. Something magical about something older like that when your low gear was 42 in the front and you shifted off the bars.
I used to have an 88 400 Triple. Kinda whippy frame in the BB area for me back then. I'd probably like it now that I've developed a taste for squishy frames.
My favorite part was that it fit CX tires no problem
04-24-17, 09:54 PM
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You don't have to take your eyes off the road once you get used to it.
I used to have an 88 400 Triple. Kinda whippy frame in the BB area for me back then. I'd probably like it now that I've developed a taste for squishy frames.
My favorite part was that it fit CX tires no problem
I used to have an 88 400 Triple. Kinda whippy frame in the BB area for me back then. I'd probably like it now that I've developed a taste for squishy frames.
My favorite part was that it fit CX tires no problem
04-24-17, 10:56 PM
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Downtubes are awesome. Who doesn't want to take their hands off the bars and eyes of the road ahead to shift??? I mean sure it is no Cambio Course (a complex system that shifted from the rear stays) but it is still pretty good ; )
Though I do admit my old Cilo is a fun ride. Something magical about something older like that when your low gear was 42 in the front and you shifted off the bars.
Though I do admit my old Cilo is a fun ride. Something magical about something older like that when your low gear was 42 in the front and you shifted off the bars.
04-24-17, 11:02 PM
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04-24-17, 11:16 PM
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You don't have to take your eyes off the road once you get used to it.
I used to have an 88 400 Triple. Kinda whippy frame in the BB area for me back then. I'd probably like it now that I've developed a taste for squishy frames.
My favorite part was that it fit CX tires no problem
I used to have an 88 400 Triple. Kinda whippy frame in the BB area for me back then. I'd probably like it now that I've developed a taste for squishy frames.
My favorite part was that it fit CX tires no problem
04-24-17, 11:39 PM
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Yep. Biopace et al were big in the mid-late 80s. IIRC my 400T had SR Sakae Ovaltech rings on it.
04-25-17, 12:16 AM
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Ugh, Biopace everywhere. My Shogun had Biopace rings before I SS'ed it.
Today I had fun at the track, but on the ride to and from I encountered three drivers going in reverse in bike lanes. Who lets these people off their leashes?
Today I had fun at the track, but on the ride to and from I encountered three drivers going in reverse in bike lanes. Who lets these people off their leashes?
04-25-17, 03:59 AM
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04-25-17, 04:33 AM
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While we are on the subject...
Fun Fact: Sugino also offered its own elliptical crankset around the same time called Cycloid
04-25-17, 10:10 PM
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Today I rode 30 miles at night.
Slightly chilly - needed arm warmers and gilet. Hardly a car on the road. Light died just as I was pulling into the neighborhood.
Sublime.
-Tim-
Slightly chilly - needed arm warmers and gilet. Hardly a car on the road. Light died just as I was pulling into the neighborhood.
Sublime.
-Tim-
04-26-17, 02:44 PM
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Today I replaced the 42T chainring on my Salsa Casseroll 7-speed IGH townie with a 38T, lowering my gearing by about 10%. So, my gear range changed from 37.7-92.2 to 34.1-83.5. I rarely used the 92.2 top gear and there are a few short but very steep hills where I can definitely use a lower first gear. Since I ride this bike with platform pedals and no foot retention, I cannot pull up on the pedals when climbing, so lower gearing is required.
04-26-17, 04:31 PM
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Today I replaced the 42T chainring on my Salsa Casseroll 7-speed IGH townie with a 38T, lowering my gearing by about 10%. So, my gear range changed from 37.7-92.2 to 34.1-83.5. I rarely used the 92.2 top gear and there are a few short but very steep hills where I can definitely use a lower first gear. Since I ride this bike with platform pedals and no foot retention, I cannot pull up on the pedals when climbing, so lower gearing is required.
04-26-17, 04:47 PM
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04-26-17, 05:35 PM
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04-26-17, 06:32 PM
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04-26-17, 09:42 PM
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Today I took my trek 400 for a little whip around town, about 7 miles total. Learned a little about it, shes a bit squirrelly, and sometimes shifting from the 3rd ring to the 4th, nothing happens. I have to go up two then back down one. It could probably be fixed in 5 min with some adjustment to the rear derailleur but I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to geared bikes. So I'll just leave it how it is until something breaks. 
04-26-17, 10:28 PM
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Today I led a social group ride of around 30 riders and had a hotshot in a Miata try to cut the group in half and damn near run folks off the road.
Patience is a virtue, as is not pulling drivers from cars...
Patience is a virtue, as is not pulling drivers from cars...
04-27-17, 10:32 AM
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Today I stumbled across a funny article.
https://bedrocksandals.com/blogs/adv...ois-no-problem
Then something changed…I no longer wished to pedal in anger. I didn't want to spend my days hunched over doing intervals on Texas highway feeder roads. Fast and far at all costs felt vapid and hollow.
There had to be a more sustainable way to be a cycling epicurean. A way completely disassociated with wearing a diaper crotched plastic super hero suit with clip in ballet shoes straddled atop a skinny tyred machine built for inducing pain.
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04-27-17, 12:55 PM
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I think those sandals (and Rivendell bikes, for that matter) are cool. Really there isn't any form or mode of cycling that I don't think is cool. What I don't get is the beratement of competitive cyclists. Is it a marketing thing? Like, why bother?
I could potentially be a patron of Riv' and the like - but the negativity turns me off. Not all of my bikes are plastic rockets.
I could potentially be a patron of Riv' and the like - but the negativity turns me off. Not all of my bikes are plastic rockets.
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