Your Most Recent Cycling-related Purchase
02-23-13, 10:42 PM
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My first jersey complements of the wife. I couldn't believe she remembered that I wanted this particular jersey, we were watching previews to some movie she wanted to see, with a couple of guys talking in a coffee shop, and one of them had this jersey on. I remember saying to her thats the jersey I'm going to get when I buy my bike.
02-23-13, 11:24 PM
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I bought about $3 worth of assorted hex wrench machine screws and nuts to mount the fenders I had sitting in a closet for at least 20 years, and unused for probably another 10 years before that. I almost never ride in the rain, but I've been caught a few times, plus streets are frequently wet in the morning. The fenders were the classic Bluemels. I think I probably last used them on my Austro-Daimler Inter10 before it got stolen. After that bike I had my Davidson custom built in 1981, and I never rode that in the rain, even in rainy Seattle. So that would be 32 years in storage.
I was going to throw them out when I cleaned up my basement, and I did once offer them to someone here on BF, but I guess I found a use for them again on my dedicated commuter.
I was going to throw them out when I cleaned up my basement, and I did once offer them to someone here on BF, but I guess I found a use for them again on my dedicated commuter.
02-24-13, 08:44 AM
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Exchanged my Trip 3 for a Trip 2 yesterday.
02-24-13, 05:54 PM
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Reynolds 46 tubular wheelset and Veloflex Extreme tubs
02-25-13, 02:51 PM
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02-25-13, 07:20 PM
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hmm..
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Wore out the rear tire, found out through a blowout. Got these:
Also notice the front brakes have been chewed through, and might as well replace the rear too.
Also notice the front brakes have been chewed through, and might as well replace the rear too.
02-26-13, 03:11 PM
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A few months ago I bought a wheelbuilding book and got the itch to build a set of wheels for myself. I thought it would be great to have a set of alloy tubular CX wheels. So I just picked up a set of NOS Ambrosio tubular rims on eBay. Hubs, spokes, and nipples to follow.
02-26-13, 04:57 PM
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The pieces for my new no-name 38mm chinese carbon clinchers arrived! Still waiting on Swissstop Black Prince brake pads...
Farsport superlight rims
Novatec SL hubs
D-A 12-27 cassette
Farsport superlight rims
Novatec SL hubs
D-A 12-27 cassette
02-26-13, 06:23 PM
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Nothing says "I'm weak" like a rear derailleur designed for use with a triple crankset and a 30T rear cog. When I pair it with my 20° stem it will say "I'm old and weak."
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02-27-13, 07:02 AM
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3 is more than enough for me. I'm just happy the current wheelsets I've bought were all on sale. After I sold both sets of the Enve 65s, I thought about their 6.7s but I wanted to try something different, something new.
02-27-13, 09:06 AM
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Those Boyds are beautiful enjoy the ride
02-27-13, 09:07 AM
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Can't wait to see the finished product. Were there any issues with customs, how long did shipping take?
02-27-13, 07:50 PM
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Not certain if this counts or not...
My new Zojirushi rice cooker to go along with my Skratch Labs Feed Zone Cookbook.
My new Zojirushi rice cooker to go along with my Skratch Labs Feed Zone Cookbook.
02-27-13, 10:32 PM
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The rims and hubs only took 6 days, including the weekend, from China/Taiwan. Two different orders/shipments. No problems with customs in either case. logistics-wise, this has to be best case. Of course, i double checked they had in stock exactly what i wanted before placing the orders.
02-27-13, 11:17 PM
#8595
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02-28-13, 06:24 AM
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Clinging to guns/religion
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Since i'm recovering from knee surgery, i needed this for motivation. Build should be complete as i'm easing back on the bike.
02-28-13, 09:24 AM
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02-28-13, 12:33 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
02-28-13, 12:50 PM
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I used to date a girl whose grandmother went by the name Blackie. "Chugging with a granny" had a whole different meaning back then.
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