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Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
05-23-19, 04:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,015
Posted By GrolarBear

The fact is that I've always been a big boy, I...

The fact is that I've always been a big boy, I was 245# as a freshman in HS, and 265 when I started playing football as a junior, and 290 around the time that I got into mountain biking in college...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-28-19, 10:15 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

And while i was messing with that, look what...

And while i was messing with that, look what turned up :-)
...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-28-19, 10:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Please excuse the mess, such is the garage of...

Please excuse the mess, such is the garage of someone who builds things (the funny thing is that behind that stack of welders and bus transmission is a 2400# Bridgeport mill, and you can't even see...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-28-19, 01:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

In the mean time this whole broken ribs/not...

In the mean time this whole broken ribs/not getting around much has me going stir crazy which has turned into "I really want a folding bike stand to work on the bike on..."

What do you think of...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-28-19, 01:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

So what did I end up going with??? Well, you...

So what did I end up going with???

Well, you know how sometimes you just see something and have that 'I need that' reaction? That's what happened when DorkDisk posted pics of his bikes with the...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-27-19, 03:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

A few more pics for you guys, this is the Schwinn...

A few more pics for you guys, this is the Schwinn tire that I mentioned up top. For a road going pattern, it looks quite at home on a mountain bike frame, looks like it would work well for what I...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-27-19, 02:47 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

This tire ended up making my short list, decent...

This tire ended up making my short list, decent price, came at the sizing I wanted, and great reviews...



LOL, I considered a few tires that had little or no tread... then realized that was...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-27-19, 02:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Sorry I've gone AWOL for a while, between my...

Sorry I've gone AWOL for a while, between my injury recovery (not bike related, powerlifting related. I had 315# on the bench press and on the 6th rep somehow it slipped out of my hands at the top...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-19-19, 12:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

So here is my current short list. I'm kind of...

So here is my current short list. I'm kind of trying to order it in some way that makes sense but not really:

https://www.maxxis.com/catalog/tire-320-137-dth# Maxxis DTH 26x2.15. This would be...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-18-19, 06:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Huh... thanks. It's funny, I always feel like...

Huh... thanks. It's funny, I always feel like I'm the normal guy but realize that when I try to fit in a category I don't. I'm realizing that is the case here also. I'm not a commuter (I doubt...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-18-19, 02:06 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

How are they size wise? I was leaning...

How are they size wise? I was leaning Continental out of that style of tire just because it comes in a larger size.
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-17-19, 11:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,715
Posted By GrolarBear

Yea, you nailed it, it's like the alloy frame...

Yea, you nailed it, it's like the alloy frame wasn't primed before it was painted or like it was powder coated too thick which causes to powder coat to pop off in large flakes/chips when it gets hit....
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-17-19, 11:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Anyone familiar with the "reverse" treaded MTN...

Anyone familiar with the "reverse" treaded MTN bike tires like the "Continental Town & Country Urban Bicycle Tire" - available in 26x2.1, but I can't find any pics of one installed or information how...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-17-19, 11:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Sorry for the interruption, I thought as the new...

Sorry for the interruption, I thought as the new guy I could just get the minimum posts out of the way and post some pics, and then I got hit by the post limit/day and got cut off
:-/I guess...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
03-16-19, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3,556
Views: 2,497,045
Posted By GrolarBear

Vegetables aren't a huge deal (I will say this...

Vegetables aren't a huge deal (I will say this and leave it alone- I feel like people that say things like that about a whole class of food are just fussing before trying and/or have never had them...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-16-19, 04:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

FWIW, I've ordered in some "Schwinn Pavement/City...

FWIW, I've ordered in some "Schwinn Pavement/City Bike Tire (Black, 26 x 2-Inch)" which have a sidewall label of 54-559 (54mm = 2.126, that would be perfect), but that measures 1.74" mounted on the...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-16-19, 03:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

I'd love to post some pics/links but I guess I'm...

I'd love to post some pics/links but I guess I'm too much of a noob :(
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
03-16-19, 03:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,501
Posted By GrolarBear

Need Tire Advice - A Little More Street

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I've decided to take my trusty 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur a little more road and a little less "any place I want to go." I'm realizing that...
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-16-19, 07:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,715
Posted By GrolarBear

Wow, looks great! I lusted after that bike when...

Wow, looks great! I lusted after that bike when it was new.


Did you touch up those nicks or repaint (is there such a thing as color matching bike touchup paint)? I have a 1998 Gary Fisher Big...
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