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03-15-24, 12:04 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 5,930
Posted By genejockey

1) Is it, though? Less volume so an equivalent...

1) Is it, though? Less volume so an equivalent bump would be more compression, no? But also, largely irrelevant because....

2) I think most of us get the point, and have reduced pressures, but...
03-10-24, 03:00 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 3,301
Posted By Paul Barnard

Carbon fiber absolutely has a place...as fishing...

Carbon fiber absolutely has a place...as fishing pole material.
03-10-24, 11:54 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 3,301
Posted By Fredo76

I'll probably never buy a carbon bike in the...

I'll probably never buy a carbon bike in the first place.

But it's OK; y'all can ride what you please. :)
03-07-24, 02:26 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 1,836
Posted By FBinNY

Unleaded only for me. Seriously, I'm one of...

Unleaded only for me.

Seriously, I'm one of the least committed to chain care here on BF.

Given the cost and life expectancy of my 10s chains, I'd want to see at least a doubling of chain life...
03-07-24, 02:18 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 1,836
Posted By FBinNY

Bike Forums has a sub-forum ideally suited for...

Bike Forums has a sub-forum ideally suited for this subject.

It's P&R (politics & religion) and IMO should be P, R & Chain lube.

This subject stirs up all kinds of pointless arguments, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-07-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,113
Posted By big john

+ tubing diameter, wall thickness, and alloy in...

+ tubing diameter, wall thickness, and alloy in some cases.
03-03-24, 10:23 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 2,006
Posted By Andrew R Stewart

A real reason why wax is not as long lasting as...

A real reason why wax is not as long lasting as an oil can be is its lack of flow. Wax gets scuffed/rubbed/scraped off the chain's surfaces in use and wax being a solid the now bare spots won't...
02-27-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 1,724
Posted By 3alarmer

...it's difficult, if not impossible, to explain...

...it's difficult, if not impossible, to explain to someone who bought and rides a Tarmac Di2 equipped bicycle, that 8 in the back will give you all the range you need, and will be somewhat more...
02-25-24, 10:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 604
Posted By kcjc

Not going to make any difference and is a...

Not going to make any difference and is a complete waste of time
02-23-24, 09:14 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,531
Posted By pdlamb

I'd think a through axle would affect the ride...

I'd think a through axle would affect the ride about as much as the color of the paint.

Now the rest of the bike -- frame, geometry, fork, tires -- those might change the ride. But you might as...
02-23-24, 06:05 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 1,980
Posted By FBinNY

Correct spoke tension depends mainly on the spoke...

Correct spoke tension depends mainly on the spoke gauge and number of spokes.

While it's become trendy to build to higher tensions, what really matters is minimum tension, with any additional...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-22-24, 02:24 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,313
Posted By Kontact

Second inserts. Pedaling crushes your arches.

Second inserts. Pedaling crushes your arches.
02-22-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 561
Posted By smd4

KOTM Hoods

Know nothing about this company (except I think they posted here last year about this project), but it looks like they may be reproducing STI hoods for several models.

KOTM Hoods...
02-22-24, 07:34 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,231
Posted By cyccommute

It’s because your brain is something that sits on...

It’s because your brain is something that sits on top of your head, gets bored, and decides to play practical jokes for amusement:rolleyes:

We silly monkeys can make instruments that can...
02-16-24, 01:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,360
Posted By Maelochs

No possible way this thread could go astray ... ...

No possible way this thread could go astray ...



.... because it started off so wrong ....
02-14-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 848
Posted By AdventureManCO

Can confirm. ...

Can confirm.


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02-08-24, 09:15 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 988
Posted By Andrew R Stewart

IME, not nothing but less than a wet oil does....

IME, not nothing but less than a wet oil does. Back in the day (which one?) some added 90 wt gear oil to their wax to try to add some self healing action to the lube layer. Andy
02-08-24, 08:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 522
Posted By FBinNY

You shouldn't be relying on the nut to keep the...

You shouldn't be relying on the nut to keep the valve straight. It might end up masking a problem.

The key lies in the initial installation, making sure the tube is spread evenly around the rim so...
02-08-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 522
Posted By RB1-luvr

like jadmt wrote, press down on the tire where...

like jadmt wrote, press down on the tire where the valve is while putting the pump chuck on and keep the valve seated until there's enough pressure to hold it in place.
02-05-24, 07:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 525
Posted By noglider

:lol: I followed your advice a few years ago: I...

:lol: I followed your advice a few years ago: I built a rear wheel with lighter spokes on the NDS. This was a few years ago. It went out of true slightly last week. No biggie, and I just found my...
02-03-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 525
Posted By FBinNY

I don't know what the OP is thinking, but using...

I don't know what the OP is thinking, but using different gauges is an effective way to compensate for the tension differences in dished wheels. People focus on tension, but fail to recognize that...
01-30-24, 10:44 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,219
Posted By Trakhak

An expensive chain tool, a tail light, and a...

An expensive chain tool, a tail light, and a horn/light. Probably costing about $50, $5, and $20 to manufacture. I wish it were possible to name items replaced under warranty, no receipt on hand, no...
01-22-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,613
Posted By FBinNY

First of all aluminum can be VERY unforgiving of...

First of all aluminum can be VERY unforgiving of cold work. It's already been bent once, and yours will be the second. So the key is to minimize the amount of work and straightening in a single pass....
Forum: Road Cycling
01-21-24, 09:55 PM
01-20-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,679
Posted By unworthy1

final shot (both sides of this crown) until the...

final shot (both sides of this crown) until the sun comes out (maybe next week?) and I may update again when I do the stay caps.
This just isn't good natural light for photographing chrome, IMO.

...
01-20-24, 03:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 277
Posted By Koyote

Cane Creek 40.

Cane Creek 40.
01-19-24, 06:20 AM
Replies: 1,140
Views: 151,734
Posted By SharpByCoop

My wife and I were visiting Nashville for...

My wife and I were visiting Nashville for business and had a Sunday off near the state capitol. The hotel lent us some crummy bikes. I'm proud of her she hasn't ridden in 10 years. I asked her to...
01-15-24, 02:13 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,599
Posted By Wildwood

Yes, shorter. 165/170 on any bike that has gotten...

Yes, shorter. 165/170 on any bike that has gotten a crank overhaul on the vintage bikes - which have been 175.

Without any hard evidence - I maintain when the going gets tough, spinning smaller...
01-14-24, 10:40 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,102
Posted By indyfabz

I have to imagine that this is way down on the...

I have to imagine that this is way down on the list of reasons why people don’t take you seriously. At least people around here.
01-13-24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,590
Posted By SoSmellyAir

That is the same Silca article that had (for a...

That is the same Silca article that had (for a few months) used my photo (below) without permission.
...
01-12-24, 10:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 599
Posted By mrrabbit

Spoke breakage can be tested in your own garage. ...

Spoke breakage can be tested in your own garage.

1. Put steel anchor L-plates in a vise - the bend in the L-plate will be rounded to avoid shearing. (You want a bend test -...
01-12-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 977
Posted By Classtime

If you are fine with bar ends, just get Dura Ace...

If you are fine with bar ends, just get Dura Ace 11 speed bar ends. Then you can use more normal looking and feeling brake levers that aren't so long and tall and stupid looking. Is your Lighning...
01-10-24, 03:57 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,475
Posted By Alan K

Perhaps you could persuade your wife to go for a...

Perhaps you could persuade your wife to go for a test ride!
I imagine you may have a shop in your area which sells trikes, and they would be willing to let your wife try one. Once she has tested it,...
01-09-24, 11:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 832
Posted By cyccommute

Even if that were steel, it would not be worth...

Even if that were steel, it would not be worth repairing.



Nope. It’s done. Time to send it off to that big aluminum can factory in the sky!
01-09-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 832
Posted By Andrew R Stewart

I don't offer Al frame realigning due to the...

I don't offer Al frame realigning due to the chance of cracks developing. You are now suffering the cost of the "feature" of an AL frame. Welcome to the disposable bike frame business model.

If...
01-09-24, 06:48 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 48,739
Posted By Road Fan

Great work on that S-A! Couple questions: ...

Great work on that S-A! Couple questions:

1. What is that lace or string you used to lash the skirts together? It's amazingly neat, but it looks like copper hook-up wire.
2. S-A recommends...
01-09-24, 12:06 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 48,739
Posted By seagrade

Almost gave up on this Selle Anatomica when the...

Almost gave up on this Selle Anatomica when the leather stretched so much the tension bolt ran out of adjustment. However a new set of holes in the nose and a coincidental set of holes along the...
01-08-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,076
Posted By Wildwood

Parts is parts! :thumb:

Parts is parts! :thumb:
Forum: Road Cycling
01-07-24, 05:47 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,166
Posted By Maelochs

I haven't seen the methodology but I believe...

I haven't seen the methodology but I believe similar tests have been done .... and like easyupbug I pay attention myself. I find solid lights are more easily confused with roadside markers or...
01-03-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,219
Posted By Doug Fattic

One of the considerations in establishing the...

One of the considerations in establishing the length of a warrenty is choosing the strength of the materials that will be used. Companies would obviously error on the side of strength to avoid the...
01-01-24, 08:38 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,219
Posted By Doug Fattic

I learned how to build titanium frames 31 years...

I learned how to build titanium frames 31 years ago in the 1st ti class UBI taught. Gary Helfrich was the instructor and was the 1st American to learn how to tig weld titanium bicycle frames. He...
01-01-24, 07:09 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,219
Posted By dddd

I just love that my Titanium Litespeed hasn't got...

I just love that my Titanium Litespeed hasn't got one paint scratch even after 18 years!

And it's not whippy, either. One of my best-descending bikes, frame and original crabon fork perform well....
01-01-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,219
Posted By Oldairhead

Well, as I recall this was the original question,...

Well, as I recall this was the original question, but once again "thread drift" has kind of derailed that. I'll bring it back on track with some pics of a repaired Ti frame of my own. The background...
12-30-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 660
Posted By cyccommute

Honestly, unless the bike is something really...

Honestly, unless the bike is something really (really, really, really) special, just scrap bikes with stuck seat posts. Strip off what is useable and send the rest to recycling. It’s not worth the...
12-28-23, 10:41 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,159
Posted By Dan Burkhart

Interesting topic for a study. My business has...

Interesting topic for a study.
My business has morphed into almost exclusively wheel building and repairs. My clientele includes three high end road shops, so I see lots of failures and may be...
12-26-23, 09:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,091
Posted By streetsurfer

Amsoil MP is what I would use. ...

Amsoil MP is what I would use.

https://amsoilcontent.com/ams/lit/databulletins/g3109.pdf
12-22-23, 06:47 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,679
Posted By billytwosheds

Inspired by Andy_K and his chrome paint pen, I...

Inspired by Andy_K and his chrome paint pen, I decided to spend the $9 and order one on Amazon.

The stays on my recently acquired Merckx were in bad shape. Best I can guess is that the previous...
12-22-23, 04:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,505
Posted By FBinNY

The secret to mounting ANY tire and tube is to do...

The secret to mounting ANY tire and tube is to do it the same way as bike factories.

Inflate tube to minimum needed to keep its shape. Stuff fully into the tire. With tube inside, mount one bead....
12-22-23, 11:17 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,007
Posted By cyccommute

Yes, it is possible. Often it’s even possible to...

Yes, it is possible. Often it’s even possible to adjust the derailers while riding. The YouTube videos aren’t necessarily indicative of the majority of workshops. A video with good production...
12-22-23, 04:57 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,714
Posted By BTinNYC

CDO. So much better when it's in alpha order,...

CDO. So much better when it's in alpha order, don't ya think? 😜
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