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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-24, 02:40 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,059
Posted By Trakhak

Finding myself in such situations, I try to...

Finding myself in such situations, I try to remember to ask myself which of the parties involved has the most experience with the same or similar circumstances so that I can base my behavior on the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-12-24, 02:20 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,206
Posted By Trakhak

Others understood the comparison. To make it...

Others understood the comparison.

To make it clearer for you:

Drop a solid steel ball the diameter of a ping-pong ball from a height of 12 inches into a bathtub filled with water to a depth of...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-12-24, 02:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 134
Posted By Trakhak

Measuring from (e.g.) the floor to the top of the...

Measuring from (e.g.) the floor to the top of the tire is not how you determine wheel size. Look for labels on the tire's sidewall. You'll see, e.g., 27 x 1 1/8 or 700x x 23. The wheel size is either...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-12-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 604
Posted By Trakhak

At my racing weight in the 1980's, I was 136 lb....

At my racing weight in the 1980's, I was 136 lb. At 72, I've lost a lot of muscle mass and now weigh about 118. As I said, my favorite bikes for the last 15 years have been aluminum, after riding...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-24, 05:46 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,030
Posted By Trakhak

The combination of flat bars (or bullhorns) plus...

The combination of flat bars (or bullhorns) plus bolt-on aero bars has been my default for over two decades. Safer than drops in traffic, faster than drops everywhere else. With those setups, two...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-24, 04:27 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,718
Posted By Trakhak

As Frank Zappa said during a Mothers concert to a...

As Frank Zappa said during a Mothers concert to a moron who was yelling about the security staff ("pigs in uniforms"), "Everyone in this room is wearing a uniform and don't kid yourself." (Zappa then...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-12-24, 04:18 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,206
Posted By Trakhak

To say that an object is buoyant is to say that...

To say that an object is buoyant is to say that it's lighter than the identical volume of water (and, of course, lighter than an object that isn't buoyant). So saying that buoyancy plays a role...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-12-24, 04:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 105
Posted By Trakhak

The name is Mavic GEL 280, not 208. (The 280...

The name is Mavic GEL 280, not 208. (The 280 represents the nominal rim weight, although they apparently average about 295 gm.)

"Sew-ups" is the name used for all stitched-together tubular tires,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-12-24, 03:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,206
Posted By Trakhak

If the wheels were identical in every way,...

If the wheels were identical in every way, including in levels of hub resistance, except that the new rim was substantially lighter than the old rim, the difference in rim weights would explain your...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-12-24, 03:10 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,942
Posted By Trakhak

An AI bot drinks it. I'm convinced.

An AI bot drinks it. I'm convinced.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

The Ozark Trail specs say that it has a cartridge...

The Ozark Trail specs say that it has a cartridge BB, so the point about dry cup-and-cone BBs doesn't apply. The hubs are likely cup and cone, but, as I wrote earlier, we'll have to wait for reports...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-11-24, 08:17 PM
Replies: 3,891
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 690,483
Posted By Trakhak

An old Bike Forums thread about wrap-around seat...

An old Bike Forums thread about wrap-around seat stays (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1257524-origins-wrap-around-seat-stays.html).

Raleigh 20-30 steel decal and Falcon wrap-around...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-11-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 800
Posted By Trakhak

From the perspective of a guy who worked in bike...

From the perspective of a guy who worked in bike stores a couple of decades ago and handled a few warranty claims during that time:

One disgruntled customer can make a lot of noise on the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By Trakhak

The 6061 Black Label V3 has road bike geometry...

The 6061 Black Label V3 has road bike geometry and clearance for 38-mm tires, as well as the lighter frame and fork.

I did a search and found some reports of frame alignment issues, but all the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-11-24, 05:37 PM
Replies: 3,891
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 690,483
Posted By Trakhak

From an older Bike Forums thread...

From an older Bike Forums thread (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/522606-2030-frame-tubes.html):

"Raleigh frames with 2030 steel are well made and were designed for decades of riding......
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-11-24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 604
Posted By Trakhak

And I prefer all my aluminum bikes to all the...

And I prefer all my aluminum bikes to all the high-end steel bikes I used to own. The OP can make up his own mind.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By Trakhak

Just looked up the Black Label V3. I'd get that...

Just looked up the Black Label V3. I'd get that one in a heartbeat. In purple.

I've ridden fixed-gear bikes (and high-end road bikes) since the 1960's, and my all-time favorite bike is a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 05:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 498
Posted By Trakhak

Schwinn established their overwhelming dominance...

Schwinn established their overwhelming dominance in the U.S. market at least partly on the basis of their lifetime frame warranty, which was unprecedented in the industry. (If anyone here can...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-11-24, 03:04 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,450
Posted By Trakhak

Bike saddles had appeared in every conceivable...

Bike saddles had appeared in every conceivable permutation by the year 1900, including noseless, toilet seat shaped, etc., etc. The conventional shape we all grew up with quickly rendered all the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 02:50 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

Of course, it's tempting to pick nits concerning...

Of course, it's tempting to pick nits concerning any Walmart bike. But:

Tourney rear derailleurs work fine and index just as well as any of the upper-level models. The only hits against them are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 02:38 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

That's a standard complaint about Walmart-level...

That's a standard complaint about Walmart-level bikes, but only for the older-style cup-and-cone bottom brackets. The Ozark Trail has a cartridge bottom bracket, according to the spec sheet. Seems...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-11-24, 02:30 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,718
Posted By Trakhak

Not a track bike -- an AMF Roadmaster...

Not a track bike -- an AMF Roadmaster single-speed bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 429
Posted By Trakhak

Hadn't heard of this. From a quick search: ...

Hadn't heard of this. From a quick search:

"Cash For Your Warhol is an art project created by Geoff Hargadon, created in the midst of the most recent financial crisis."

Ties in pleasingly with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:13 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

The Kenda tires look fine to me, and even those...

The Kenda tires look fine to me, and even those who upgraded their bikes said that there's nothing wrong with them. If I were to buy one of those bikes, I'd definitely use the stock tires until they...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-10-24, 06:05 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,691
Posted By Trakhak

No one is offended. Just puzzled.

No one is offended. Just puzzled.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:03 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

Just an FYI: you obviously added text of your own...

Just an FYI: you obviously added text of your own ("I'd just like to figure out how/where people are getting these staggering deals on these things from $77-$125 on clearance") to my quoted post. You...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

The videos I've watched include two by a guy who...

The videos I've watched include two by a guy who says that he gets compensated . . . by YouTube clicks on his videos. He bought the bike in his local Walmart.

Another video is by a guy who...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-10-24, 04:52 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,059
Posted By Trakhak

I answered the question, in post 10.

I answered the question, in post 10.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-10-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,691
Posted By Trakhak

Digital audio is clearly here to stay, the...

Digital audio is clearly here to stay, the current fad for vinyl LPs notwithstanding, as are electric door locks and windows in cars.

I just looked up "electric fishing" and discovered that that's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,192
Posted By Trakhak

Yes, the Cri Series frames rode the brief fad for...

Yes, the Cri Series frames rode the brief fad for track-bike-with-brakes-and-gears geometry and then reverted to the conventional road design at about the same time as the Italian marques that had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 11:41 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

You're right. I'd forgotten that that's how the...

You're right. I'd forgotten that that's how the thread started.

FWIW, I put together a gravel bike using an entry-level 1995 Cannondale H300 hybrid that I bought used in 2021 for $225.

"Put...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 10:54 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

The operative word is "historically." This bike...

The operative word is "historically." This bike is one of several latter-day examples that seem to have been designed with the intention to compete with equivalent entry-level bike store models and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-10-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,059
Posted By Trakhak

Now that you've learned what not to do, next time...

Now that you've learned what not to do, next time (unlikely as it is that there will be a next time), smile, yell "Thanks!," give a quick thumbs-up, and keep on keepin' on.

That's a broadly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-24, 05:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 663
Posted By Trakhak

You probably already know this, but in case...

You probably already know this, but in case someone else doesn't:

Assuming that the front derailleur is still in place and was adjusted correctly for the original chainrings, you can confirm that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 04:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 665
Posted By Trakhak

Nutted front and rear for base models; QR for...

Nutted front and rear for base models; QR for upper models; QR front for those in between. Reasoning: easy removal of front wheel for car transport in back seat or trunk.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-10-24, 02:22 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,379
Posted By Trakhak

That might be the source of your discomfort. Look...

That might be the source of your discomfort. Look at videos of pro road racers. There's a substantial bend in their knees with the pedal bottomed out. If your hips rock at all while pedaling, drop...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-10-24, 01:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 579
Posted By Trakhak

No. It means that the hub flanges are equidistant...

No. It means that the hub flanges are equidistant from the center line of the frame.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

Another review of the $248 Walmart gravel bike....

Another review of the $248 Walmart gravel bike. (tl/dw: At the end, the guy says: "If you're thinking about getting into gravel biking and if you never tried it, go get you an Ozark Trail from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 04:57 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

OK. Just watched the entire video for the Walmart...

OK. Just watched the entire video for the Walmart bike from the first post in this thread.

Looks surprisingly good for the money. The seatpost is junk and should be replaced, but its diameter is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 04:26 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,154
Posted By Trakhak

Because he has first-hand experience with the...

Because he has first-hand experience with the bike, unlike (presumably) everyone else in this thread?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-09-24, 12:24 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,030
Posted By Trakhak

Just checked Koga-Miyata's website...

Just checked Koga-Miyata's website (https://www.koga.com/en). The four bike categories listed there are E-bikes, City & Touring bikes, Trekking bikes (I.e., bikes for long-distance, unsupported...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 09:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 600
Posted By Trakhak

The "H" in "H400" signifies that it's a hybrid. I...

The "H" in "H400" signifies that it's a hybrid. I believe that the H400 and whatever the touring model was called shared the same frame and fork. Swap the bars and a few other components, and it's a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 393
Posted By Trakhak

Since those Raleighs were contract-built frames...

Since those Raleighs were contract-built frames from the same production lines in the same factories in Asia as any number of other brands, I wonder which other brands exhibit the same problem. There...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 393
Posted By Trakhak

You're thinking of two Raleigh Technium models,...

You're thinking of two Raleigh Technium models, which were built in Kent, Washington. Very different from the later Raleigh M80 model, built in an Asian factory alongside any number of other private...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8,034
Views: 999,176
Posted By Trakhak

The brakes on the Aberdale use Phillips brake...

The brakes on the Aberdale use Phillips brake cables, I believe. The idea was that you would replace the cables, housings, and adjusting barrels as a unit, should you ever need to do so. Otherwise,...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-08-24, 09:07 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,531
Posted By Trakhak

True. And I wonder how many of the posters who...

True. And I wonder how many of the posters who are incensed about the planned-obsolescence conspiracy routinely upgrade newly purchased bikes with a different wheelset, new saddle, etc.

I admit to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-07-24, 07:03 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,064
Posted By Trakhak

There's absolutely no way to know whether using...

There's absolutely no way to know whether using your gloved or bare hand or your fingertips (the technique I used for my first 40 years of riding on tubulars and then on comparable clinchers)...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-07-24, 04:33 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 604
Posted By Trakhak

That Trek is beautiful. Current 105 is highly...

That Trek is beautiful. Current 105 is highly respected and represents the sweet spot in the Shimano range for value for money.

As for the frame, I like aluminum bikes. Steel is fine, too, of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:28 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,032
Posted By Trakhak

You're probably right about his being more...

You're probably right about his being more concerned with age than quality. Still:

You: "Steel bikes rust out? What about that Fuji Touring you sell?"

Him (taken aback but recovering smoothly):...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-24, 04:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 488
Posted By Trakhak

Slipping only the middle cassette cogs---that's a...

Slipping only the middle cassette cogs---that's a sign that the rider knew how to use the gears properly. Far more commonly encountered are cassettes with only the smallest or smallest two cogs...
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