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Forum: Road Cycling
05-23-24, 09:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 234
Posted By NVFlinch

(Said in my best fake New Jersey accent) Wassa...

(Said in my best fake New Jersey accent) Wassa matter, you got a cheap head?

Do yourself a favor and consider safety and helmet rating first. I did and got a highly rated helmet for not that...
05-23-24, 09:36 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,718
Posted By NVFlinch

Might want to peruse your auto policy or talk to...

Might want to peruse your auto policy or talk to your agent about these items:
1. Uninsured motorest coverage ("UI")
2. Medical coverage (sometimes called "Medpay")
3. Liability for bike related...
05-13-24, 08:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,377
Posted By NVFlinch

I've used it for both mtn and road bike chains,...

I've used it for both mtn and road bike chains, and stopped due to the amount of crud it attracted. Seemed to work OK for friction, but grabbed the grit.
Dumond Tech now.
05-13-24, 10:36 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 3,782
Posted By NVFlinch

Years of experience riding tubeless on mountain...

Years of experience riding tubeless on mountain bikes - wide large volume tires. Very few flats.

Did an experiment on 28mm road tires last year. Dramatic reduction in flats, as in No Flats!...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 362
Posted By NVFlinch

Hwy 89 is shut down to cars until 08:30, making...

Hwy 89 is shut down to cars until 08:30, making the Emerald Bay climb easy and safe. While there's always lots of Tahoe traffic, so many bikes are on the road that the traffic is very aware of them....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 362
Posted By NVFlinch

Yep, I be there. Did it in 2013 with my daughter,...

Yep, I be there. Did it in 2013 with my daughter, son-in-law and grandson, then again last year on my own, and a half hour faster. Fantastic scenery, 3,500 riders (not as much of a zoo as you think),...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-09-24, 09:41 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,080
Posted By NVFlinch

Since getting my CSI a year ago, I've...

Since getting my CSI a year ago, I've sold/donated five other bikes, and two more are on the block. Can't describe the ride except to say...smooth. Rode the Lake Tahoe century on it last year, and...
05-07-24, 08:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 189
Posted By NVFlinch

Not a fork expert, but possibly the 'ES..' is the...

Not a fork expert, but possibly the 'ES..' is the matching bike serial number? You might check to see if any major brands use the ES prefix, or that form of two letter+number encoding for serial...
05-07-24, 08:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 750
Posted By NVFlinch

I like the slime patches, but the cheap...

I like the slime patches, but the cheap Aliexpress Chiney things work well too. SInce I ride tubeless and NEVER need patches, I put 'em on my helmet. Decorates it just peachy, they do. I find that I...
05-04-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 588
Posted By NVFlinch

I feel your pain, or actually, I felt pain after...

I feel your pain, or actually, I felt pain after getting pasted last fall and having a broken pelvis - off the bike for months. Fortunately there were three witnesses, and the uninsured,...
05-03-24, 05:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 272
Posted By NVFlinch

I was running a 30mm in there, both Pirelli and...

I was running a 30mm in there, both Pirelli and GP 5000 on DT Swiss 17mm inner rims. It's a tad tight at the brake boss reinforcing nubbin, the little 1/2" x 1/2" thing, 1-2 mm clearance, but you can...
05-03-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 272
Posted By NVFlinch

SOLD: TST/Sandvik Titanium Frame and Fork 56cm

SOLD SOLD SOLD Circa 2001-2002 this "Cipressa" frame was built by TST, the titanium fabricators for the Hanford Nuclear Facility, so you know the welds are good! Note the distinctive TST 'Bullet'...
05-01-24, 05:03 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,757
Posted By NVFlinch

What Tomm sez - That would be the...

What Tomm sez -

That would be the Specialized Hover Bar. I got one (~ $40) and they make a big difference. Once you get over the 'wonder what the bike studs think' the riser bars are great. Not...
Replies: 15
Views: 1,160
Posted By NVFlinch

Gee, for some reason I had to 'Like' this post!...

Gee, for some reason I had to 'Like' this post! :) Last one of this model (and only one) I saw sold was asking $675, and it got taken off eBay and privately sold I believe. I'd rather an enthusiast...
04-29-24, 07:57 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,283
Posted By NVFlinch

Sorry, I blew coffee out the left nostril before...

Sorry, I blew coffee out the left nostril before I could read more!

Here, lemme clean the screen...
04-28-24, 10:48 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,440
Posted By NVFlinch

I AM 'conflating' some E-Bikes with idiots. I've...

I AM 'conflating' some E-Bikes with idiots. I've witnessed on more than one occassion customers at a bike shop getting 'boosted' electric motors that are more powerful and increase the top speed of...
Replies: 10
Views: 790
Posted By NVFlinch

While I know absolutely nothing about clown...

While I know absolutely nothing about clown bikes...methinks this may be more of an exhibition, or circus bike. The reinforced seat suggests that more than one person might be on the bike at a time....
04-28-24, 09:15 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,440
Posted By NVFlinch

Not around here. E-bikes are the weapon of choice...

Not around here. E-bikes are the weapon of choice for the new-to-bikes-gee-I-can-go-full-throttle-weeeeee! Just like snowboarders early on who had no idea of safety or ettiquite.

Head on...
04-25-24, 07:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,149
Posted By NVFlinch

...and I just bought a Serotta...

...and I just bought a Serotta Legend...moooaaaannnnnnn........and it's my size.........make it stop hurting! :bang:
04-20-24, 08:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 11,927
Posted By NVFlinch

Shameless first world people showing off their...

Shameless first world people showing off their wealth! Well, OK, here's mine :)
Legend ST (Yep, I've swapped out the front tire, and adjusted the bars/seat - get over it......
Forum: For Sale
04-18-24, 05:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,256
Posted By NVFlinch

Nah, let it go to someone who actually needs it....

Nah, let it go to someone who actually needs it. We don't get GPS signals way out where we are anyway :rolleyes:....Thanks though!
Forum: For Sale
04-18-24, 04:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,256
Posted By NVFlinch

We're so poor that I was born in a log cabin that...

We're so poor that I was born in a log cabin that I built with my own hands, and I had to earn money by babysitting my great grandmother's second uncle of her first neice, you know the ones who used...
04-18-24, 04:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 323
Posted By NVFlinch

SOLD ***** Cinelli/Centurion "Project CInelli" Frame/Fork

*** SOLD *** Here's a rarity - a CenturCinelli !

In the early '80s Centurion arranged with Cinelli to have a test frame produced, in hopes of coming out with a Cinelli made bike. The test frames...
Replies: 3
Views: 423
Posted By NVFlinch

Market depressed...I just gave my Dawes Atlanta...

Market depressed...I just gave my Dawes Atlanta frame to the bike co-op, if that helps on value.
04-09-24, 11:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 996
Posted By NVFlinch

Help - I just blew coffee out my nose!

Help - I just blew coffee out my nose!
04-08-24, 08:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,060
Posted By NVFlinch

Take a picture of him and the bike because... ....

Take a picture of him and the bike because...
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...you might want a fond rememberance of the bike before it was stolen.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-08-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,021
Posted By NVFlinch

What he said. Mine has outlasted any strap...

What he said.
Mine has outlasted any strap monitor I've owned, and is a lot more comfortable. Give cadence too - with no external sensors. Magic.
04-07-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,596
Posted By NVFlinch

Serotta Legend, 17lbs 9 oz. with saddle and...

Serotta Legend, 17lbs 9 oz. with saddle and pedals. BUT, the Brooks saddle is going on today, so that will add 11 lbs or so :)
04-06-24, 08:22 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 490,764
Posted By NVFlinch

Safety first! Then cooling and neato colors. ...

Safety first! Then cooling and neato colors.

Virginia Tech does helmet impact ratings, check out https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet-ratings.html
Forum: Road Cycling
04-05-24, 05:18 PM
Replies: 21,356
Views: 5,273,836
Posted By NVFlinch

A Legend ST arrived today... * * * * ...

A Legend ST arrived today...
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...it's....precious to me...
https://i.imgur.com/04p6HF5.jpeg
04-05-24, 09:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 692
Posted By NVFlinch

Hmmm, posted but must have been stripped out....

Hmmm, posted but must have been stripped out. Here's the link again, YouTube, look up 'Riders of Japan', video = "Captain Tubeless: All about the tape" if the link is gone again.
...
04-04-24, 06:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 692
Posted By NVFlinch

Watch this guy - he's hillareous, and he knows...

Watch this guy - he's hillareous, and he knows how to tape a rim. It's the tap, as previously said.

Tape: Throw away anything tape-ish that you have that does not say 'Scotch 8898' on it. Same...
04-04-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,573
Posted By NVFlinch

Centurion history of sorts

Centurion history
https://capovelo.com/centurion-bike-brand-is-up-for-grabs-in-the-usa/

Generation X’s will remember the Centurion bike brand from the 1970’s, steel 10-speed rigs that were very...
04-04-24, 11:06 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,573
Posted By NVFlinch

Per my conversation with Robbie earlier this...

Per my conversation with Robbie earlier this month:
" Chirico’s relationship with Cinelli goes back a ways. Chirico’s son apprenticed at Cinelli under their master frame builder. I think he was...
04-03-24, 09:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 418
Posted By NVFlinch

Come on! You all have more old pics to show....

Come on! You all have more old pics to show. Here's proof that at age eight I was an 'English Racer' three speed hooligan even wearing 'clod-hopper' boots!
https://i.imgur.com/1LjLirL.png
04-03-24, 03:15 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,573
Posted By NVFlinch

If you are referring to the 'Equipe' models from...

If you are referring to the 'Equipe' models from 1985, they were only made in the Chirico shop near Milan Italy, managed by Cinelli staff. Per my previous post, probably 50-100 were made in one run,...
04-03-24, 03:09 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,573
Posted By NVFlinch

Actually the max # of Equipes is estimated at...

Actually the max # of Equipes is estimated at 150. Probably 50-100 in reality. Only made one batch, all shipped to the US in one sea contiainer. Previous to the Equipe as a warm up, there was an '83...
04-03-24, 01:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 418
Posted By NVFlinch

Let's see your bike(s) when you were a kid!

Comon guys and guyzettes, cough up those dorky pics of your thrashed bikes way back when. Points awarded for the oldest pic. OK, I'll start. My brother and I with new RED Schwinns - 1961. (Hint, he's...
Replies: 15
Views: 1,160
Posted By NVFlinch

Yep, thanks. I've emailed Robbie about the frame,...

Yep, thanks. I've emailed Robbie about the frame, swapping details, and pretty much this link is the semi-definitive maybe half truth about the Project frames:...
Replies: 15
Views: 1,160
Posted By NVFlinch

...I've been known to change numbers...jus'...

...I've been known to change numbers...jus' sayin' :innocent:
Replies: 15
Views: 1,160
Posted By NVFlinch

Cinelli made Centurion rare beasty, what's she worth?

Here's one for the Cinelli fans, ditto those Centurion fanboys who are tired of Japanese made Centys; a Centurelli . Is it a CInelli, well, yes. Is it a Centurion, well, yes.

Co-designed by...
03-29-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 380
Posted By NVFlinch

Ain't the crank spacing for 11 speed a bit...

Ain't the crank spacing for 11 speed a bit different as well? Nope on the front derailleur, as I tried it and got crummy shifting. Oh, and get the 11 speed front D with the short arm, not the long...
03-28-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,736
Posted By NVFlinch

Several dozen wheel sets under my belt - The big...

Several dozen wheel sets under my belt - The big stinky secret is that there is a wide range of tension that works for any wheel. I've found that about 70% to 100% of max rim allowable tension gives...
03-28-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 378
Posted By NVFlinch

Damn! That's a tough doctor. I sorta know...

Damn! That's a tough doctor.

I sorta know how you felt, as I was off 3 months after getting pasted by a van before sneaking a 10 mile ride New Years Day.

Great that you have the 'right'...
03-27-24, 10:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 511
Posted By NVFlinch

Pearl Izumi Quest jacket, and it isn't the...

Pearl Izumi Quest jacket, and it isn't the typical skinny dude fit, so works great. I think I paid $60.
03-27-24, 10:38 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,750
Posted By NVFlinch

^ This, what Terry sez

^
This, what Terry sez
03-24-24, 11:17 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,090
Posted By NVFlinch

Bike addict here. Averaged 4,500 miles/year for...

Bike addict here. Averaged 4,500 miles/year for the past 13 years,and last fall got hit by a van. Shattered pelvis, and in a walker for 6 weeks. After that, rehab was PT, walking, and a stationary...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-23-24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 330
Posted By NVFlinch

Road Bike Marketplace - what's the problem???

Just curious, but I've noticed almost no listings in the Road BIke Marketplace, unlike the classifieds on the Paceline Forum, for example.

Seems to me that the upgraded membership requirement may...
03-21-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,734
Posted By NVFlinch

Whooo-eeee ! Someone has their chamois in a...

Whooo-eeee !
Someone has their chamois in a wad. Did I mention you anywhere in my opinion? Lighten up - this thread is not about you.
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