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Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-02-18, 09:37 AM

Replies: 7

Restoring a Schwinn Le Tour Luxe -

Views: 4,721

Posted By SkyDog75

I've got an '85 Le Tour Luxe that I'm slowly...

I've got an '85 Le Tour Luxe that I'm slowly putting back together. When it was new, it would've looked just like the picture Classtime posted, but it was a total rust bucket when I got it three...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

03-23-18, 07:39 AM

Replies: 20

Fitting thinner tires to rims with 20mm internal width

Views: 11,232

Posted By SkyDog75

A 25c tire is too narrow for a 20 mm rim, IMO. ...

A 25c tire is too narrow for a 20 mm rim, IMO.

According to Stan's NoTubes, running a tire that's too narrow for the rim "decreases impact absorbing ability, cornering control, and exposes...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

10-25-17, 09:42 AM

Replies: 18

Best place to sell my bike?

Views: 1,968

Posted By SkyDog75

Where you're located has a HUGE bearing on how to...

Where you're located has a HUGE bearing on how to effectively sell your bike. What country are you in? Major urban area? Rural? Something in-between?

If you're in a major population center,...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

08-01-17, 03:00 PM

Replies: 103

Opinion about Bikesdirect.com?

Views: 27,416

Posted By SkyDog75

Are you reasonably handy with tools and don't...

Are you reasonably handy with tools and don't need to lean on your local shop to get the bike sized, adjusted, and tuned?

Are you confident you can identify the frame that's right for you, both...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-10-17, 08:09 PM

Replies: 13

How much do 27" steel wheels actually weigh?

Views: 4,256

Posted By SkyDog75

I just so happen to have a set of 27" wheels with...

I just so happen to have a set of 27" wheels with steel rims in the garage from a 1980-ish Ross road bike. Without tires & tubes, freewheel, or skewers, the pair weighs roughly 3.1 kg (6.8 lbs).
...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-04-17, 10:39 PM

Replies: 19

Master Link Question. How many sizes needed?

Views: 6,508

Posted By SkyDog75

It's not the space between the chain's plates...

It's not the space between the chain's plates that's the potential problem; it's the space between cogs and chainrings. A KMC Z33 6-speed chain is 7.8 mm wide. A 10-speed chain can be as narrow as...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

03-11-17, 06:43 PM

Replies: 19

Test for butted tubes?

Views: 9,563

Posted By SkyDog75

I'll have to try flicking some tubes to test that...

I'll have to try flicking some tubes to test that method/theory. I'm a percussionist, and just knowing the nature of how things sound when you hit them, I wouldn't have expected butting to make much...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

01-13-17, 08:53 AM

Replies: 14

Bikes from Dick's any good? (Schwinn, Diamondback, Nishiki)

Views: 51,914

Posted By SkyDog75

Dick's kind of occupies the middle ground between...

Dick's kind of occupies the middle ground between the junkers you'd find at Walmart and the bikes you'd find at a quality bike shop, with some overlap on both ends of the spectrum.

For around-town...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

03-24-15, 09:37 PM

Replies: 21

Nishiki make good bikes?

Views: 68,077

Posted By SkyDog75

Well, yes, sort of. But it was Derby Cycle, a...

Well, yes, sort of. But it was Derby Cycle, a German company, making those bikes in China -- including ones branded Raleigh USA.

Raleigh was originally an English bicycle manufacturer, founded in...

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