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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-21-23, 09:56 AM
Replies: 236
Views: 9,536
Posted By bikemig

6 pages on this question. Really? It's spring,...

6 pages on this question. Really? It's spring, maybe more of us should be out riding centuries.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-21-23, 08:28 AM
Replies: 236
Views: 9,536
Posted By livedarklions

No, but they certainly can say that they rode 100...

No, but they certainly can say that they rode 100 miles in that week.
There's no such thing as a week-long century ride since the definition of a century ride includes doing it in one day.. Which...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-29-22, 11:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,745
Posted By 50PlusCycling

It's hit and miss. I have worn shorts from...

It's hit and miss. I have worn shorts from multiple makers from economy level to stupidly expensive. Thicker padding often as not is less comfortable than thin padding, and you need to try a few...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
05-09-22, 10:19 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 43,867
Posted By Miele Man

I my opinion two hollow pedal extenders on the...

I my opinion two hollow pedal extenders on the same pedals, or even a hollow one attached to a solid one on the same pedal, is going to create a very strong lever with each and every pedal stroke. I...
Forum: Cyclocross Racing
04-04-22, 07:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,632
Posted By 50voltphantom

I always tell people its racing road bikes...

I always tell people its racing road bikes off-road. Not as rocky or rooty as a MTB course, but with it's own set of unique challenges and takes place in all types of weather. ....and it's waaaaaaay...
Forum: Cyclocross Racing
02-26-22, 10:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,632
Posted By Russ Roth

One of the best times, and most exhausting, you...

One of the best times, and most exhausting, you can have on two wheels playing in mud and muck.
Forum: Cyclocross Racing
02-23-22, 10:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,632
Posted By Moisture

Please follow the instructions on this link...

Please follow the instructions on this link closely.

Let us know if you have any further questions.
Forum: Cyclocross Racing
02-23-22, 08:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,632
Posted By Drewhigh

Cyclocross Racing

What is this?
Forum: Northern California
11-15-21, 11:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,462
Posted By UmneyDurak

He would be well "qualified" to be a Sheriff in...

He would be well "qualified" to be a Sheriff in Woodside.
Forum: Northern California
11-15-21, 01:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,462
Posted By DiabloScott

The first thing I thought he was going to tell me...

The first thing I thought he was going to tell me was not to wave cars to pass me... that signaling not to pass was OK, but signaling to "pass now" is not advised... he would've had a point there....
Forum: Northern California
11-14-21, 07:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,462
Posted By genejockey

You made them pass extra wide by being a cyclist...

You made them pass extra wide by being a cyclist which made them subject to the '3 foot' law, you naughty cyclist, you.
Forum: Northern California
11-14-21, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,462
Posted By genejockey

LEOs who don't know the laws they're supposed to...

LEOs who don't know the laws they're supposed to enforce? Who'd have thought it?
Forum: Northern California
11-13-21, 09:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,462
Posted By trailangel

HA! I can't stand LEO with nothing to do but stop...

HA! I can't stand LEO with nothing to do but stop a bicyclist... for no reason! You should have started coughing a lot and gotten closer to him.
That road is not in good shape either...it's breaking...
Forum: Northern California
10-28-21, 10:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,435
Posted By ztmlgr

Thanks for your explanation as to why you run red...

Thanks for your explanation as to why you run red lights. It makes some amount of sense. However, on balance, I think the extra margin of safety you feel that you gain by running red lights is...
Forum: Northern California
10-27-21, 09:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,435
Posted By Korina

I know for a fact that the state sheriff's assn....

I know for a fact that the state sheriff's assn. lobbied against this and the decriminalizing jaywalking bill. I'll bet dollars to donuts that other law enforcement orgs did too. Jerks.

I will...
Forum: Northern California
10-21-21, 06:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,435
Posted By Paul Barnard

Or someone realizes that historically it is far...

Or someone realizes that historically it is far more likely for government to impose restrictions than loosen them.
Forum: Northern California
10-21-21, 03:25 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,435
Posted By Paul Barnard

Is it really a surprise that given a choice...

Is it really a surprise that given a choice between keeping a restriction in place and giving people more freedom, that he opted for the former?
Forum: Northern California
10-21-21, 10:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,435
Posted By bikingshearer

Yeah, I'm no happy about this, either. :mad: I...

Yeah, I'm no happy about this, either. :mad: I mean, I voted "no" on the recall. Newsome owed it to me to sign the damn bill. What's that you say? That only works if I make a bazillion dollar...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-14-21, 02:01 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By livedarklions

What's strange about it? This bike shortage is...

What's strange about it? This bike shortage is knocking off a lot of LBS.

When I talked to them yesterday, they told me the business was doing fine up to the pandemic, made a bunch of money...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-21, 02:04 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By tyrion

I guess pricing was a significant factor. Amazon...

I guess pricing was a significant factor. Amazon leveraged venture capital and (by design) lost money for years in quest for volume and market dominance.

Nevertheless it's the same kind of end of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-21, 12:16 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By Cpn_Dunsel

History repeats, whether we learn it or not.

History repeats, whether we learn it or not.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-21, 10:06 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By tyrion

This is reminiscent of when the internet/Amazon...

This is reminiscent of when the internet/Amazon killed most of the indie bookstores.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-21, 08:31 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By Cpn_Dunsel

Indeed. That is exactly where the business is...

Indeed. That is exactly where the business is headed.

Corporate stores (Like BPI, REI, et.al.) will be supported and independently owned shops will not be supported. Local Bike Shops were already...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-21, 06:24 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By wolfchild

Personally I wouldn't purchase a bike that I...

Personally I wouldn't purchase a bike that I can't work on and service myself at home with some basic tools. That's just me, I like to keep cycling as simple as possible.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-21, 09:33 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By elcraft

Tragic. The wealth of knowledge, frame...

Tragic. The wealth of knowledge, frame alignments, re threading and virtually any part from a Sturmey Archer product had been obtainable at Harris Cyclery. They were a Brommy dealership, too. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-21, 08:26 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By tcs

An argument can be made that Trek has spent the...

An argument can be made that Trek has spent the last decade doing exactly that.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-21, 03:07 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By fettsvenska

That was my first thought as well. I hope that...

That was my first thought as well. I hope that they Sheldon's website will be maintained as it contains such a wealth of knowledge about bikes.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-21, 02:08 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By Cpn_Dunsel

The Bike Industry is going to have a completely...

The Bike Industry is going to have a completely different and almost unrecognizable (for some of us) landscape very soon. Many Brick & Mortar shops will be disappearing as the new business model of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-21, 01:27 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 19,105
Posted By ironwood

Harris cyclery is closing

I stopped in at Harris yesterday, and found out that it will be closing its doors this coming Sunday. Why? They can't get any bikes to sell, and you can't make enough money to pay the rent unless you...
Forum: Northern California
12-17-20, 09:49 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By genejockey

Thanks for blocking the bike lane, Deputy....

Thanks for blocking the bike lane, Deputy. :notamused:
Forum: Northern California
12-12-20, 10:54 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By sean.hwy

I don't stop at the T-stop going south bound on...

I don't stop at the T-stop going south bound on Canada road. North bound of course. I think only like 2% stop going southbound. There's a full bike lane that does not effect the car's going south...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-10-20, 03:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By Zaskar

rubiksoval was it you who pointed out the...

rubiksoval was it you who pointed out the Battlecry of the Cat-5: "INSIDE!!! INSIDE!!!" So damn funny.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-10-20, 02:58 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By Zaskar

Recovering from the dreaded wheel overlap is...

Recovering from the dreaded wheel overlap is counterintuitive. The short answer is: Steer INTO that rear tire. No... really. Our brain screams "TURN AWAY" but that shifts our weight over our front...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-09-20, 02:13 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By nycphotography

The indoor training really is the newest instance...

The indoor training really is the newest instance of the "rookie on a superbike" phenomenon.

IE, they've developed a big engine (or bought a superbike or supercar) but haven't yet learned how to...
Forum: Northern California
12-09-20, 02:05 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By KJ43

Yeah...it is weird that at the point that Bicycle...

Yeah...it is weird that at the point that Bicycle Sunday would be the most useful, it's been cancelled.
Forum: Northern California
12-09-20, 11:03 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By genejockey

Speaking of Canada Road, does it seem strange to...

Speaking of Canada Road, does it seem strange to anyone else that Bicycle Sunday is cancelled since March because of COVID, but there are MORE cyclists there now than I've seen in 25 years of riding?...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-08-20, 02:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,299
Posted By mstateglfr

Does it need to be new? If not, then sit on ebay...

Does it need to be new? If not, then sit on ebay for 4 hours and look using a bunch of different key words. Even if it needs to be new, I would try ebay since new frames are sold there.
Also,...
Forum: Northern California
12-08-20, 02:20 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By SClaraPokeman

Those stop signs were installed around 1986 in a...

Those stop signs were installed around 1986 in a direct reaction to a six year old kid on a bicycle being killed by an inattentive or speeding driver. The city was responding to outraged residents....
Forum: Road Cycling
12-08-20, 01:55 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By Psimet2001

You can call it a kid issue if you want but the...

You can call it a kid issue if you want but the fact is that more people are riding indoors. Every spring around here for decades we would always laugh during the first few outside rides: "Looks like...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-08-20, 01:44 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By noimagination

Seems to me that, whatever it is, "good bike...

Seems to me that, whatever it is, "good bike handling" skills are in steep decline, just going by the number of posts regarding basic skills (riding out of the saddle, descending, even stuff like...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-07-20, 08:43 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By seypat

What about getting the bike off/on the rack...

What about getting the bike off/on the rack without scratching up the bike/roof/hurting yourself. Not to mention carrying it through hallways and around corners without dinging something. With the...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-20, 03:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,492
Posted By bonsai171

Don't get me wrong, kalloy is like the Toyota of...

Don't get me wrong, kalloy is like the Toyota of seatposts. Very reliable, there's something to be said for that. Some of their stems are really nice, got one on my fixed gear:
...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-20, 11:10 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By woodcraft

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Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-20, 10:40 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,786
Posted By nycphotography

Resiliance Nimbleness Control Adaptability ...

Resiliance
Nimbleness
Control
Adaptability

Consider someone who can clear an obstacle course, although slowly, clumsily, in the way and impeding others - versus someone who can clear the same...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-02-20, 12:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,492
Posted By topflightpro

They are perfectly fine, low cost seatposts.

They are perfectly fine, low cost seatposts.
Forum: Northern California
11-04-20, 09:59 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By genejockey

Point taken, but southbound, the two stop signs...

Point taken, but southbound, the two stop signs are across the top of "T" intersections, with bike lanes large enough to ride two up outside the fog line.
Forum: Northern California
11-01-20, 09:46 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,292
Posted By cthenn

All the time. Most riders are pretty good about...

All the time. Most riders are pretty good about doing it, but the greatest joy I've gotten is watching some dooshy e-bike rider blow a stop sign only to be pulled over by a cop. It brought a tear to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-02-20, 08:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,202
Posted By GeezyRider

No, crazy would be selecting a component you know...

No, crazy would be selecting a component you know won't work but you install it anyway because it is the color you prefer.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-04-20, 12:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,944
Posted By Senson

Like everybody said here, buy a bike you will be...

Like everybody said here, buy a bike you will be happy to ride on, make you stare at it randomly(sorry I do that sometimes;;). Rest of it doesn't really matter much at least for me. I am not racing...
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