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Forum: Road Cycling
06-18-24, 03:50 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 26,226
Posted By 79pmooney

I just happened on the Reserve website and its...

I just happened on the Reserve website and its wheels. Looked to tubulars knowing full well thay wouldn't do that. Well,Tubular Wheels for CX and ClimbingReserve 36|39 TubularIt's no surprise that...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-18-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 137
Posted By 79pmooney

This sounds like an issue with the shifter, not...

This sounds like an issue with the shifter, not the derailleur. I'm guessing this Cannondale is a bike with brifters. I'm totally ignorant there so maybe someone else can step up but I am thinking...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-17-24, 11:41 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,211
Posted By 79pmooney

Isn't the Raleigh DL-1 a roadster? Seems like a...

Isn't the Raleigh DL-1 a roadster? Seems like a term I heard applied to them circa 1977. (Also the year of my head injury so I won't swear to it.)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-17-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 269
Posted By 79pmooney

What are you seeing? I just see a guy holding a...

What are you seeing? I just see a guy holding a bike, then perhaps the same guy starting to lift his shirt. Maybe road rash on the top of his hip but the shirt fully covers all ribs, then a broken...
Forum: Framebuilders
06-17-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 295
Posted By 79pmooney

And, a wood dowel extension would be kind to any...

And, a wood dowel extension would be kind to any nice floors the folded bike is set on. Perhaps making it a very welcome long term solution.

Another small point - an extension that is undersized...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-17-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 834
Posted By 79pmooney

For me, the steering is a large part of "this...

For me, the steering is a large part of "this bike feels right" or not. Front end geometry - headtube angle, fork rake and trail. Also wheel weight at the rims, stem length, wheelbase ... I like...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 06:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 235
Posted By 79pmooney

It seems Nitto isn't making the Pearls any larger...

It seems Nitto isn't making the Pearls any larger than 12 cm. The older labeled Pearls ran up to 14. (Also measured like a threadless stem, HB center to perpendicular to steerer axis, not HB top to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 292
Posted By 79pmooney

Sugino is good stuff. I highly doubt such a...

Sugino is good stuff. I highly doubt such a crank has ever left their factory in that condition. Pedal strike seems much more likely. Bending it back to straight is probably possible but not...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 09:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 624
Posted By 79pmooney

About a billion years ago, popular sunglasses...

About a billion years ago, popular sunglasses were the Vaurnets. Tops and bottoms were very dark. Middle not so. (And their famous trademark mirrowing that likewise varied with height.) My...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-14-24, 05:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 610
Posted By 79pmooney

I've had no or very few push-on pumps. I went...

I've had no or very few push-on pumps. I went directly from screw-on hosed Zephals that I never liked to the HP which I considered the cat's meow. The HPX - nicer pumping, nicer bike fit, not quite...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-14-24, 05:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 610
Posted By 79pmooney

I never figured out the love of screw-on hoses....

I never figured out the love of screw-on hoses. Pump chucks with levers are fast, easy and unscrewing the valve simply isn't an issue. Zephal got the system down 50 years ago. That's directly on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 09:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 295
Posted By 79pmooney

+1 (Though those Mafacs actually WILL stop those...

+1 (Though those Mafacs actually WILL stop those steel rims downhill in the rain. If adjusted properly. Eventually. But it is a gradual process.)

Another consideration - the rims, both these...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,176
Posted By 79pmooney

Considerably smaller. 24"? front wheel.

Considerably smaller. 24"? front wheel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 04:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 820
Posted By 79pmooney

First question - are your rims hooked or...

First question - are your rims hooked or hookless? Deflate the tire, squeeze in and see if you can feel a bump at the inside top of the rim flange. No bump, I'd be very careful. A tire coming off...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-24, 04:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 800
Posted By 79pmooney

Yeah, but that isn't my point. Events can happen...

Yeah, but that isn't my point. Events can happen that put chains into the spokes. Specifically, into the gap between the spokes and inside cog. Some but not all of those events might be affected...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-24, 03:20 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 800
Posted By 79pmooney

A couple of points. 1) I wasn't talking about...

A couple of points. 1) I wasn't talking about any unusual lacing practices. Just - do the spokes running back from the hub flange top come out of the flange on the outside (like the OP's and called...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 902
Posted By 79pmooney

The 2 oz Stan's bottle is smaller. It and the...

The 2 oz Stan's bottle is smaller. It and the simple valve key is all you need. I find half the bottle works just fine. (I do ride skinny tires. Can't speak for the big stuff.) Refillable. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 800
Posted By 79pmooney

An observation here. bikecrate has outside...

An observation here. bikecrate has outside pulling spokes on the drive side. (Ie, the spokes that come out of the flange at the top do so on the outside then angle back; crossing inside the inside...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-24, 09:14 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 902
Posted By 79pmooney

Slow leaks are where real frame pumps rule. The...

Slow leaks are where real frame pumps rule. The faster you can pump, the less you have to do to get to pressure to race off 'till your next stop. The higher the pressure you can pump to, the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 07:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 398
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes, but ... those rims and tires have been...

Yes, but ... those rims and tires have been called 27", 28" and 700c a long time. Going back to the days of small shops all over England making rims, others making tires and standardized notations...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-12-24, 07:03 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,254
Posted By 79pmooney

Thanks. Yes I was confused and talking about the...

Thanks. Yes I was confused and talking about the wire end crimps. I've never even thought to crimp the housing ferrules. Compression keeps them in place nicely. Never thought about bicycle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 02:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 473
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes. There are several. I think Nitto has done...

Yes. There are several. I think Nitto has done it. I've never had a need, so I just read the articles I've seen, write nothing down and forget the names. Sorry.

Edit: Commercially available...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-12-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,254
Posted By 79pmooney

I must be missing something. I've just been...

I must be missing something. I've just been slipping on those little metal sleeves, caps then just giving the cap a gentle diagonal squeeze with regular old pliers type wire cutters. Caps stay on...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-12-24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 397
Posted By 79pmooney

I picked up a several years earlier Pro a couple...

I picked up a several years earlier Pro a couple of years ago that had far more rust. Rust was disguised (thank you, Sally Beauty for your excellent bike touchup paints!) The ride! Wow! Totally...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-24, 02:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 984
Posted By 79pmooney

I cannot speak for those rides but I've ridden...

I cannot speak for those rides but I've ridden and followed Cycle Oregon the past 15 years. Two recent phenomena have had deep and lasting repercussions on ride cost and profitability. The smoke...
Forum: Pills and Ills
06-11-24, 11:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 182
Posted By 79pmooney

There are some nice long fingered MTB gloves that...

There are some nice long fingered MTB gloves that aren't very heavy but they are not padded. I wear them on big fix gear climbing days to protect my fingers from the brake lever undersides - a far...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-10-24, 06:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,383
Posted By 79pmooney

Get Levi(?) to bring the Dockers back. Excellent...

Get Levi(?) to bring the Dockers back. Excellent regular pants to ride in. I rode in them for years.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-07-24, 01:06 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,701
Posted By 79pmooney

The flats from short tire wires and small pieces...

The flats from short tire wires and small pieces of glass are not instantaneous at all. May take days. They were a real percentage of my flats before I started using sealant. Probably more than...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-07-24, 09:49 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,701
Posted By 79pmooney

My "rule" - always locate the seatstay before...

My "rule" - always locate the seatstay before wiping the tire. The Fuji Pro I raced in the '70s didn't remotely have enough distance between seattube and tire to accommodate my fingers. And I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 08:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 868
Posted By 79pmooney

My "good bike" is a 9-speed, 50-38-24 front,...

My "good bike" is a 9-speed, 50-38-24 front, Campy cassette to 28 teeth in back and a Mirage RD. That Mirage is a workhorse. One of the smoothest shifting RDs I've ever had, as predictable shifting...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 08:39 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 868
Posted By 79pmooney

I have probably this crankset (52-42-30) on my...

I have probably this crankset (52-42-30) on my Pro Miyata. 7-speed 13-26. Superbe front, Cyclone GT rear, Symmetric shifting. Sweet, sweet ride and shifting, just not all that low a gear. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 09:37 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,389
Posted By 79pmooney

All good, until you have a...

All good, until you have a 2017-Trask-River-Trail-gravel-flat nightmare. My HPX pumped up how many other's tires that day? (Till neither the pump nor I could take it any more and we escaped up the...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
06-04-24, 10:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 664
Posted By 79pmooney

Does that matter? If r e d ... threatened to sue...

Does that matter? If r e d ... threatened to sue BF, can BF afford to hire the lawyers and defend itself? Does it have the manpower and energy to do it? Does it even want to put itself in a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-04-24, 08:55 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 17,564
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes. Nothing makes me happier than a perfectly...

Yes. Nothing makes me happier than a perfectly fitting early '80 race bike and good sewups.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 01:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 418
Posted By 79pmooney

My take? Seatposts - KISS (keep it simple,...

My take? Seatposts - KISS (keep it simple, s*****)

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And the number one rule of fit is? Dial in the seat. Then do the bars.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 11:27 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,034
Posted By 79pmooney

I second Bulgie. I've had a steerer/crown...

I second Bulgie. I've had a steerer/crown interface fail. That just cost me years of my life and my profession. A whole lotta money.

I consider the path of force between my hands and the...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
06-04-24, 11:08 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,741
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes. The distance from axle center to...

Yes. The distance from axle center to perpendicular to the line of the headtube/steerer. Going steel makes this all so easy. Pick the dimensions you want that give you a level bike (and hence the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-24, 09:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,201
Posted By 79pmooney

The 3 Knows. When I moved to Portland I needed...

The 3 Knows. When I moved to Portland I needed to build wheels for my city bike. Went to the worker's coop. (Employee owned, not a consumer coop.) There was a young woman there who fully got the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,389
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes. All my bikes have full TT pumps, either...

Yes. All my bikes have full TT pumps, either with TT clamp pegs or HT pegs. (The Mooney should have gotten the HT peg when Ti Cycles was adding this and that prior t the last paint but I forgot. ...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-03-24, 05:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 779
Posted By 79pmooney

Shimmed perfectly to a Cinelli 1A on the Mooney...

Shimmed perfectly to a Cinelli 1A on the Mooney for its first 20 years with a neatly rimmed Diet Coke can shim. (Bike started with an 11 cm TTT stem. By the end of that first summer I knew I needed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 04:51 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 58,825
Posted By 79pmooney

So you were probably in back, working while Dave...

So you were probably in back, working while Dave was yakking with me. I'll have to get on Dave for not introducing us next time I see him. :)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-03-24, 03:16 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,674
Posted By 79pmooney

Two suggestions: 1) go for one or more rides with...

Two suggestions: 1) go for one or more rides with the wrenches to raise and lower the seat height and adjust seat tilt and position fore and aft. Maker small changes and do a few rides on that change...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-03-24, 02:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,762
Posted By 79pmooney

"Is this the big one?" (Me, referring to the last...

"Is this the big one?" (Me, referring to the last Cycle Oregon hill of the day, billed to be 14+%.) No one knew. So I rode it on the gear you see in my avatar photo. By the time I figured out this...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
06-03-24, 01:49 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,741
Posted By 79pmooney

Nobody is going to do this but one of the fun...

Nobody is going to do this but one of the fun secrets is that traditional steel forks work really well on ti bikes. Seems that the stiffness (higher modulus of elasticity) of the cantilever steel is...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-03-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 569
Posted By 79pmooney

Attack, attack attack! With cooperation, we...

Attack, attack attack! With cooperation, we might actually learn something.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 58,825
Posted By 79pmooney

Mark, when were you at Ti Cycles? I lived in...

Mark, when were you at Ti Cycles? I lived in Seattle (Ballard) until 1998 when I moved to Portland. Visited the shop and met Dave in '95 or '96. Matt Houle (sp) at R & E built me a 180 quill at...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-02-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 783
Posted By 79pmooney

I'll take that crankset. PM coming. ...

I'll take that crankset. PM coming. 110/7whatever 175. Old so I'm guessing those cranks are relatively straight, not bowlegged. Campy and beautiful. (Campy/ISO square taper I presume?)

Ben
Forum: Road Cycling
06-02-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,266
Posted By 79pmooney

Jersey doping works. The Wright brothers doped...

Jersey doping works. The Wright brothers doped the fabric of their contraptions and they flew. Literally! (Doping - painting a fabric stretched over a framework with shellac. The shellac shrinks...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-02-24, 09:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,721
Posted By 79pmooney

I believe I said those ECOs were boring. And I...

I believe I said those ECOs were boring. And I consider boring the utmost compliment for a fix gear chain.

I ride the factory grease until the chain asks for lube (looking dry or beginning to make...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-02-24, 09:08 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,721
Posted By 79pmooney

The spring slips work just fine and can be a...

The spring slips work just fine and can be a convenience factor but whether you use it or re-drive the pins makes little difference. (On those Izumis with their generously long pins. Chains with...
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