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Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-20-24, 12:46 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 7,033
Posted By Trakhak

True. People who ride long distances at low to...

True. People who ride long distances at low to moderate effort levels are unlikely to experience it. The combination of long distances plus high effort is what can lead to bonking. I've had it happen...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 12:42 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,471
Posted By Trakhak

The kind of reasoning that teachers of logic love...

The kind of reasoning that teachers of logic love to unpack.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,471
Posted By Trakhak

Because many or most of us grew up in a country...

Because many or most of us grew up in a country and culture where few adults rode bikes as a normal daily activity. In your country, riding bikes is unremarkable. Here, cyclists define themselves by...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
09-20-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 7,033
Posted By Trakhak

Does anyone remember when eggs were evil? And...

Does anyone remember when eggs were evil? And butter? Now it's sugar's turn.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-20-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 227
Posted By Trakhak

I thought that that was what "decalcomania" meant...

I thought that that was what "decalcomania" meant for decades, until someone pointed out my error. From a quick search:

"Decalcomania is a decorative technique that involves transferring images to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-20-24, 05:37 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,934
Posted By Trakhak

"Anyone who cares less about spelling than I do...

"Anyone who cares less about spelling than I do is a moron, anyone who cares more than I do is a maniac."

--George Karrlin
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 04:40 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,471
Posted By Trakhak

Sure. It doesn't hurt to come up with wacky...

Sure. It doesn't hurt to come up with wacky ideas. I'd like to see F1 drivers racing in moonshiners' getaway cars. But, as a friend says, "That would be a different movie."

Speaking of movies,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-19-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,270
Posted By Trakhak

That is interesting. I occasionally wonder...

That is interesting. I occasionally wonder whether hammering up short hills with a 73-year-old heart might be a bad idea. Your cardiologist's take is, ahem, heartening to read.

You say HIIT is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-24, 03:15 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,934
Posted By Trakhak

Great post. If it could be combined with...

Great post. If it could be combined with programmable electronic shifting, to allow both sequential and slam-through-a-bunch-of-gears choices, all the better.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,934
Posted By Trakhak

The people want what the people get. ...

The people want what the people get.

(Quoting the Jam. At least, a friend once told me the Jam sang this in some song. I don't know their stuff.)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 01:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,471
Posted By Trakhak

I used to be disgusted. Now I try to be amused.

I used to be disgusted. Now I try to be amused.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-24, 12:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 270
Posted By Trakhak

That sets off alarm bells. Arguably, the crucial...

That sets off alarm bells. Arguably, the crucial part of the free 30-to-90-day tuneup that bike stores include with each sale of a new bike is re-torquing the spindle bolts (assuming that the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 235
Posted By Trakhak

The example that comes to mind is that of Sheldon...

The example that comes to mind is that of Sheldon Brown's website. Surely the most likely outcome will be for Dave Moulton's site to end up being maintained in perpetuity (or the nearest Internet...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-18-24, 11:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 473
Posted By Trakhak

And the Eurovision Song Contest should be run...

And the Eurovision Song Contest should be run much more somberly.

Professional road cycling has done pretty well for itself over the years, considering how difficult it is to present on TV. It's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 11:40 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,471
Posted By Trakhak

It's exactly that kind of us/them rhetoric that...

It's exactly that kind of us/them rhetoric that irritates me about the Grant Petersen approach to marketing. He bought a job lot of Suntour non-index rear derailleurs that were being closed out at a...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-18-24, 06:53 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

But, as I said in the post you quoted, Pogačar...

But, as I said in the post you quoted, Pogačar and Evenepoel would fit right in with those guys -- Evenpoel in particular, with his fireplug build. And two of the guys in the video thumbnail showing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 06:34 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 610
Posted By Trakhak

Agreed. I was shocked the first time I saw a...

Agreed. I was shocked the first time I saw a non-Bianchi in some version of celeste back in the mid-'80's.

Weird that I'd somehow forgotten that my first real racing bike, a Reynolds 531 Helyett...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-18-24, 06:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 343
Posted By Trakhak

The claim that a wider bar (more specifically,...

The claim that a wider bar (more specifically, widely placed hands on the bars) helps with breathing has always puzzled me, having seen countless photos and videos of pro cyclists doing major climbs...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-18-24, 02:20 AM
Replies: 3,926
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 729,618
Posted By Trakhak

You're describing Zen racing -- the sound of one...

You're describing Zen racing -- the sound of one hand clapping, the sight of one person racing.

People who have never pinned on a number have no idea how much faster real bike racing is. If you...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-18-24, 02:01 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 36,608
Posted By Trakhak

Most U.S. states have at least one custom builder...

Most U.S. states have at least one custom builder of steel bikes, and any one of them would be able to repair your bike's broken dropout. If no frame builder is nearby, you can ship the frame to a...
Forum: Touring
09-18-24, 12:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,213
Posted By Trakhak

Surly bikes (the brand was created by Quality...

Surly bikes (the brand was created by Quality Bicycle Products and is still owned by them) were made in Taiwan from the beginning. Rivendell never built bike frames but has mostly had them built to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 04:50 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 610
Posted By Trakhak

Our shop used to order the occasional pint (or...

Our shop used to order the occasional pint (or quart?) of celeste paint from Bianchi USA for customers who wanted it for repainting a bike. (Pretty sure everyone who bought it was already a customer...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-24, 04:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,524
Posted By Trakhak

A sales rep who used to visit the bike shop where...

A sales rep who used to visit the bike shop where I worked once remarked that he loved talking to the shop owners who were were in business for love of the bikes, but it was the guys who were...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-17-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,858
Posted By Trakhak

Great post. The mention of the range of foot...

Great post. The mention of the range of foot shapes and how traditional cycling shoes seem to have been designed for almost none of them reminded me of getting my first cleated cycling shoes, in...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-17-24, 01:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

True, but perplexing. I don't get how that's...

True, but perplexing. I don't get how that's possible, with or without doping.

By the way, reverting to the topic of caloric restriction resulting in rail-thin pro cyclists likely endangering...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 11:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 340
Posted By Trakhak

The oldest bike shops in your town might have...

The oldest bike shops in your town might have some stuck in a drawer. Maybe also check at a local bike co-op.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-17-24, 11:15 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

Translation for those of us who were English...

Translation for those of us who were English majors?
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-17-24, 11:13 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

Great post, especially the implied hope that the...

Great post, especially the implied hope that the Grand Tour organizers will reintroduce ITT's of 50 kilometers or so. Happy to watch one; wouldn't want to ride one.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-17-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

Some directeur sportif -- might have been Eddie...

Some directeur sportif -- might have been Eddie Borysewicz (coached the U.S. national cycling team in the 1980's) -- said that he believed that the best physique for a world-class road bike racer was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-17-24, 07:40 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,127
Posted By Trakhak

After decades of indoctrination, I still avoid...

After decades of indoctrination, I still avoid like the plague getting anywhere near cross-chaining. But from what I've read, the need to worry about it disappeared when bushingless chains were...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
09-17-24, 06:21 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 925
Posted By Trakhak

You're right, of course. The correct spelling is...

You're right, of course. The correct spelling is "dimorphism," a term that refers to a phenomenon that has nothing to do with the point that the OP was attempting to make.

From a quick search,...
Forum: Touring
09-17-24, 04:06 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,213
Posted By Trakhak

No bikes or bike frames sold in significant...

No bikes or bike frames sold in significant numbers in the U.S. are made here. It's been a long time since Treks were built in Wisconsin and Cannondales in Pennsylvania.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 11:41 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 903
Posted By Trakhak

If they're 28 X 1 1/2" roadster wheels (with...

If they're 28 X 1 1/2" roadster wheels (with 635-mm bead-seat-diameter rims), they're only 5 mm larger in diameter than the old standard 27 X 1 1/4" 10-speed wheels that were ubiquitous among...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-16-24, 06:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 265
Posted By Trakhak

Rear derailleur looks like a crude copy of a...

Rear derailleur looks like a crude copy of a Japanese model. Nameplate lettering looks like "Cyclone" but written by someone who doesn't know English. Crank also has the air of being from a country...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-24, 05:44 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,858
Posted By Trakhak

I ride clipless nearly exclusively, but I don't...

I ride clipless nearly exclusively, but I don't think it's true that sprinting is impossible with platforms. BMX racers used platform pedals until some time in the early years of this century, at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-24, 03:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 269
Posted By Trakhak

That's a weird take. Sounds like idle bike shop...

That's a weird take. Sounds like idle bike shop banter. I'm guessing that the "rumor" was something dreamed up by one guy in one shop. "Weighed too much more than" makes sense; "performed too closely...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-16-24, 03:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 355
Posted By Trakhak

Neither does anyone else, obviously. Hence the...

Neither does anyone else, obviously. Hence the suggestions in the thread to take it to a shop whether recently purchased or not. Rather than just complaining about the lack of info.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 06:08 PM
Replies: 2,752
Views: 174,997
Posted By Trakhak

Tom Avenia, the owner of the store and the likely...

Tom Avenia, the owner of the store and the likely writer of the receipt details, would have been a young man in the 1930's.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-15-24, 12:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 355
Posted By Trakhak

I warned the OP! From his/her/their point of...

I warned the OP! From his/her/their point of view, chances are that too much information has been forthcoming in this thread.

So:

Just take the bike to a bike store and describe the problem.
...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-15-24, 11:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 421
Posted By Trakhak

By "33' frame," you probably mean 33 inches (not...

By "33' frame," you probably mean 33 inches (not feet) and that you measured the distance from the ground to the top of the top tube, a k a the standover height. Adult bikes from bike stores are...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-15-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 355
Posted By Trakhak

If you bought the bike from a local bike shop,...

If you bought the bike from a local bike shop, bring it back to them to address the problem. Most if not all bike shops provide at least one free tuneup within 90 days of purchase -- and will do...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-24, 06:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 903
Posted By Trakhak

The late Jobst Brandt (Porsche brake and...

The late Jobst Brandt (Porsche brake and suspension designer and author of the wonderful book The Bicycle Wheel) mentioned somewhere that when he ordered his custom bike from a builder, he didn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 06:45 AM
Replies: 2,752
Views: 174,997
Posted By Trakhak

Crank looks newer than 1972. Frame looks OK...

Crank looks newer than 1972. Frame looks OK (I.e., not bent, despite replacement fork), although there seems to be paint missing on the side of the top head lug, which can indicate that the paint...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-24, 02:02 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,858
Posted By Trakhak

When I've switched to using toe clips after long...

When I've switched to using toe clips after long periods of using clipless pedals exclusively, I've found that, getting out of the saddle for a fast acceleration, one of my feet will abruptly jerk...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-24, 01:57 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,858
Posted By Trakhak

Looking like a wannabe racer. Oh, dear. ...

Looking like a wannabe racer. Oh, dear.

After many decades with toe clips and straps and then additional decades with clipless pedals, I find flat pedals make me uneasy. And I still have shin...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 01:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 413
Posted By Trakhak

Kontact was pointing out that that bike would...

Kontact was pointing out that that bike would very likely not have been supplied from the factory with a mix of Campagnolo and Suntour components. Once Campagnolo had pioneered the all-inclusive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 01:30 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 615
Posted By Trakhak

I worked in a Cannondale dealership throughout...

I worked in a Cannondale dealership throughout the years the 2.8 frame was in the lineup, and I don't recall that they excluded those frames from their lifetime-warranty policy. The (later) frames...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 01:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 509
Posted By Trakhak

There were low-end cotterless cranks that looked...

There were low-end cotterless cranks that looked like aluminum with a black finish but were actually steel arms coated in thick black plastic. I don't remember ever seeing black all-steel cotterless...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-15-24, 01:09 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 6,229
Posted By Trakhak

Yes. Like the earlier "politically correct." New...

Yes. Like the earlier "politically correct." New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin remarked back in the '80's that the then-new term was used by people who spouted the same ignorant opinions they'd had...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-14-24, 04:44 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 6,229
Posted By Trakhak

The latter had potential health side-benefits, of...

The latter had potential health side-benefits, of course (that were, of course, denied by COVID denialists).
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