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Forum: Touring
07-18-20, 11:50 AM
Replies: 580
Views: 459,930
Posted By SoonerLater

On the KATY Trail in Missouri...

On the KATY Trail in Missouri (https://bikekatytrail.com/)... from St. Charles until Jefferson City there are bed and breakfasts, small hotels and AirBnB rentals about every 10 miles or so. We like...
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-07-19, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,661
Views: 363,571
Posted By SoonerLater

$200.00, Dahon Boardwalk D6, Folding Bicycle, 6...

$200.00, Dahon Boardwalk D6, Folding Bicycle, 6 speeds, 20" wheels, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/343602716349603/
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-04-18, 07:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,067
Posted By SoonerLater

Sorry that I am just now replying. During...

Sorry that I am just now replying.

During the day a 3/4" dia. vinyl coated cable runs through the main triangle of every bike to steel arms on either side of the trailer (the middle of three...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-01-17, 12:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,067
Posted By SoonerLater

I've considered it, but have no plans to do that....

I've considered it, but have no plans to do that. But I agree that there is a market for something like this. I looked a very long time before deciding that nobody made anything like this and set...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-15-17, 04:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,067
Posted By SoonerLater

Vacationator 5000

I couldn't find a vacation / bike / cargo trailer for sale that suited my needs, so I designed and (mostly) built one from scratch. I call it The Vacationator 5000. It carries six bikes on top, eight...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-25-16, 07:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,281
Posted By SoonerLater

Most Efficient Arrangement For Transporting Several Bikes

I am building a trailer to tow behind my automobile. It will be a short (32" tall) enclosed cargo trailer (for luggage). On the roof of the trailer will be a homemade bike rack to transport six (6)...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-03-15, 10:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,812
Posted By SoonerLater

Please post the message that you received from...

Please post the message that you received from SlipGrip via Ebay. I'd like to use it to get the same deal. I can't find it otherwise.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-03-15, 09:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,812
Posted By SoonerLater

On slipgripcarmounts.com, everything you see in...

On slipgripcarmounts.com, everything you see in this picture is $34.95. If you want only the plate (the part not circled in red), it's $29.95. The plate has a ball mount which lets the plate attach...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-02-15, 12:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,812
Posted By SoonerLater

Where can you find a new slipgrip plate for...

Where can you find a new slipgrip plate for $15.00? They are $29.00 on slipgripcarmounts.com (manufacturer's site) and cheapest I found on ebay was about $25.00. I bought one a few years ago for my...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-14-14, 12:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,867
Posted By SoonerLater

Identifying Cassette - Shimano CS-M750 (AQ, AS or AP?)

My Cannondale road tandem has a Shimano CS-M750 rear cassette, but I can't tell if it has the AQ, AS or AP option. Is there an easy way to determine which option it has? Is there a marking that I'm...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-17-13, 09:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,246
Posted By SoonerLater

Mobile Phone Holder for Stoker

My stoker / wife would like a way to mount her mobile phone to her handlebar or stem. She wants to have it where she can see it, but doesn't want to hold it. She's been carrying it in a wedge bag...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-02-12, 11:28 AM
Replies: 1,523
Views: 510,178
Posted By SoonerLater

You still have other options for quickly...

You still have other options for quickly searching multiple Craigslist cities.

BY WEB: http://www.searchtempest.com/

BY APP: CL Search (download at...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-28-12, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 629
Posted By SoonerLater

This is the only bike that I ever owned that has...

This is the only bike that I ever owned that has brifters. Maybe I'm closed-minded and uninformed, but I just don't trust them as much as good old bar end shifters. If the day comes that LBS says...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-28-12, 12:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,196
Posted By SoonerLater

Wow... $95 and $105 for the freaking board....

Wow... $95 and $105 for the freaking board. Suddenly my 2x4" is looking pretty slick.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-28-12, 11:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,196
Posted By SoonerLater

[QUOTE=Ritterview;13777979]Here is ours, but in a...

[QUOTE=Ritterview;13777979]Here is ours, but in a 2007 Honda Odyssey. That is a Saris rack, which is not bolted down. It is very stable.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-28-12, 11:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 629
Posted By SoonerLater

Thanks for your good advice to reduce variables...

Thanks for your good advice to reduce variables when testing. I put it on the rear hitch rack (my bike stand in a pinch) and tried just cable shifting. That seemed to be fine. I then tried the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-28-12, 10:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 629
Posted By SoonerLater

Can't shift into four largest cogs. Sounds like a rock crusher

What are the most likely causes of this problem and what would be the fix? Or surrender and go straight to LBS?

I have a Canondale R3000 tandem, about 10 years old, purchased about a year ago. I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-12, 04:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,120
Posted By SoonerLater

Ok... so I was foolish to think that being in a...

Ok... so I was foolish to think that being in a crowded place, in broad daylight would make a thief hesitant to steal my son's bike (or all of our bikes). Having now watched the several Youtube...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-12, 04:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,470
Posted By SoonerLater

Here's another thought... buy a super cheap,...

Here's another thought... buy a super cheap, super lightweight cargo trailer frame like this one (http://www.deiequipment.com/s.nl/it.A/id.10520/.f). You can get this one for $300, including...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-12, 03:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,470
Posted By SoonerLater

Yakima, Thule and Saris all make hitch racks that...

Yakima, Thule and Saris all make hitch racks that holds five, but not six bikes. The biggest from RockyMounts holds just four.

If you have to have six, I would have a local welder make you a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-12, 03:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,120
Posted By SoonerLater

Wouldn't a battery powered angle cutter make a...

Wouldn't a battery powered angle cutter make a fair amount of noise? Even if it took 60 seconds, how could anyone make that much racket between 2pm and 4pm on a Tuesday on Michigan Avenue in front of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-12, 03:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,120
Posted By SoonerLater

What I Did Wrong -- Bike Stolen In Front of Chicago Art Institute

My son's racing bike was stolen on Tuesday afternoon from in front of the Chicago Art Institute. It was locked to the rest of the family's bikes (for that trip, anyway) consisting of a Canondale...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-04-12, 12:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,393
Posted By SoonerLater

Until I read your post, I wasn't familar with...

Until I read your post, I wasn't familar with 80/20 extruded aluminum. I've since done some browsing at 8020.net (http://www.8020.net). So you're suggesting that I buy something like this:...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-03-12, 06:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,393
Posted By SoonerLater

Not framebuilding, But Framebuilders Will Know -- DIY Roof Rack for Tandem

Framebuilders are metals and materials experts, so I'm sure that you guys will know this...

I want to build a bike tray for my existing Yakima roof rack for for my Canondale tandem. I'm too cheap...
Forum: Touring
03-02-12, 04:24 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 332
Posted By SoonerLater

Wanted: Reports of Riding the Caprock Canyon Trailway (rail-trail, TX panhandle)

To: Anyone Who Has Ridden the Caprock Canyon Trailway, the rails-to-trails trail that runs from Esteline, TX to South Plains, TX on the bed of the old Fort Worth & Denver Railroad in 2012 or 2011
...
Forum: Recreational & Family
09-28-07, 01:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 11,339
Posted By SoonerLater

Not surprised. I'm 6'3" and the Pathfinder fit...

Not surprised. I'm 6'3" and the Pathfinder fit over my 26" mtn bike tire, but not over the 700c tire of my 5'0" wife's road bike, much less my 700c road bike. Go with the Trek Mt. Train 206. You...
Forum: Recreational & Family
08-28-07, 06:08 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 11,339
Posted By SoonerLater

We started two years ago with a $69.00 Instep...

We started two years ago with a $69.00 Instep Pathfinder. My then 5 year old loved it. With a month, my then 4 year old was fighting him for time on it. Then we bought a Trek Mt. Train 6 speed so we...
Forum: Recreational & Family
08-27-07, 05:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,182
Posted By SoonerLater

Panama City, FL -- Boardwalk Beach Resort to Timpoochee Trail

I'll be vacationing next week with children 7, 5 and 2 at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. It's about 15 miles east of the east end of the Timpoochee Trail (link 1...
Forum: Touring
08-27-07, 05:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 303
Posted By SoonerLater

Panama City, FL -- Boardwalk Beach Resort to Timpoochee Trail

I'll be vacationing next week with children 7, 5 and 2 at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. It's about 15 miles east of the east end of the Timpoochee Trail (link 1...
Forum: Touring
08-13-07, 08:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,674
Posted By SoonerLater

I refuse to accept it, if you refuse to accept...

I refuse to accept it, if you refuse to accept it.

Come to Hotter 'N Hell (http://hh100.org/) and I'll buy you a beer after the ride -- and that's a promise. PM me for contact info.
Forum: Touring
08-13-07, 07:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,674
Posted By SoonerLater

Geo, If you haven't figured it out by the...

Geo,

If you haven't figured it out by the time I visit [on a guerilla mission, of course] the Woodlands next, you can ride my LHT.

SoonerLater

P.S. -- Only 64 days to the Red River Shootout.
Forum: Touring
08-09-07, 08:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 814
Posted By SoonerLater

Gibi, you're making me homesick for a pint at the...

Gibi, you're making me homesick for a pint at the Grapes in Goosnargh.
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-08-07, 09:52 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 18,780
Posted By SoonerLater

Links to informative images: STFU...

Links to informative images:
STFU (http://gallery.elvado.de/albums/structure/USER-RELATED/stfu/normal_uncle-sam-stfu.jpg)
STFU (http://extraball.sunsite.dk/behave/stfu.jpg)
STFU...
Forum: Touring
08-03-07, 05:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

My original email to Surly: Dumb Question: is...

My original email to Surly:
Dumb Question: is the steerer tube on my LHT replaceable?

My wife wanted to get me a bike for my birthday (last Feb.) and conspired with my best friend to build me an...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 06:12 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,245
Posted By SoonerLater

Coroplast (http://www.coroplast.com/) is your...

Coroplast (http://www.coroplast.com/) is your friend... and free if you look in the medians and shoulders of busy roads, since most political campaign signs, garage sale signs, lawn mowing service...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 06:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 813
Posted By SoonerLater

Yep, come football season (English football), I...

Yep, come football season (English football), I need one in the UK which the BBC doesn't know about. Those boys are getting tougher and tougher and tougher.... Everytime I find one which works, it...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 04:20 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

My trouser inseam is 30", but I'm 6'3". The legs...

My trouser inseam is 30", but I'm 6'3". The legs of a guy 5'7" and the upper body of a basketball player. Still, with size 14 feet, I have to jack the saddle pretty far up to get proper extension...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 03:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

That would be a trick, as I'm riding a 62cm now...

That would be a trick, as I'm riding a 62cm now...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 02:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

Yeah... my buddy did that with my build. He left...

Yeah... my buddy did that with my build. He left about 1.5" of spacers above where he mounted the stem just to be safe. All those spacers are now below my stem and I'd still like about 1/2" more...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 10:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

LHT Fork: 1020 grams (2.24871507 lbs) Muddy...

LHT Fork: 1020 grams (2.24871507 lbs)

Muddy Cross: 675 grams (1.48812027 lbs)

Difference: 345 grams (0.760594805 lbs)

but i'm pretty sure that the Muddy Cross fork has no place to attach a...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 09:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

I only assumed that somebody makes a fork with a...

I only assumed that somebody makes a fork with a replaceable steerer tube. I mean, if you have to scrap a fork just to get a longer tube, that's like buying a new car when you get a flat.
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 09:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

Would the Muddy Cross fork have the brazeons...

Would the Muddy Cross fork have the brazeons needed for rack and fender mounts?

How about water bottle mounts on either fork so I can carry a 4th and 5th bottle?

And maybe a James Bond laser...
Forum: Touring
08-02-07, 06:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Posted By SoonerLater

Caveat for Surly LHT Buyers

FYI... the steerer tube on the fork on the LHT is not replaceable and if you find yourself in need of a replacement fork from Surly, it's offered only in black.

My wife bought, and my buddy...
Forum: Touring
07-31-07, 12:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,005
Posted By SoonerLater

I dunno. I rode part of Oklahoma Freewheel...

I dunno. I rode part of Oklahoma Freewheel (http://www.okfreewheel.com/) (across OK from TX to KS) this year that had a hill so long and so steep and so late in the day that I saw about 50 riders...
Forum: Touring
07-30-07, 06:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 680
Posted By SoonerLater

Invisible Aero (tri) Bars

Does anyone else ride invisible aero bars?

Of course, I don't really have any areo (tri) bars (visible or otherwise) on my LHT, but I do sometimes ride with my forearms resting on the tops of my...
Forum: Touring
07-29-07, 11:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 797
Posted By SoonerLater

http://www.urbanprestige.com/wiseup/wiseup/wp-cont...

http://www.urbanprestige.com/wiseup/wiseup/wp-content/uploads/homer-simpson-doh-766201.jpg
Forum: Touring
07-29-07, 10:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 797
Posted By SoonerLater

I saw your post (the last in the thread in...

I saw your post (the last in the thread in question). I read your words:

With all due respect to the OP, we aren't in the business of singles ads here and at this point, we have no plans to move...
Forum: Touring
07-29-07, 10:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 797
Posted By SoonerLater

Thread Closed -- Soft Censorship?

I read with some interest and humor the various posts and rants in this thread (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=326328) begun by a gentleman seeking a lady cycling partner for a long, long...
Forum: Touring
07-27-07, 09:11 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 946
Posted By SoonerLater

Now a lightweight frame which could suspend one...

Now a lightweight frame which could suspend one of those hammock-in-a-tent thingys for areas where there aren't any trees might be worth the weight. Hmmm...
Forum: Touring
07-26-07, 07:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 725
Posted By SoonerLater

OMG that is the most beautiful bike I've ever...

OMG that is the most beautiful bike I've ever seen.
http://www.buggytexas.com/images/wood2.jpg
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