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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-16-08, 05:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 565
Posted By voileauciel

DualDrive Hub issues

Hello, thanks in advance for reading this!

I have a SRAM DualDrive setup on my commuter and after a recent tyre change noticed that the nut securing the axle to the frame on the non-drive side...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-09-07, 04:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,852
Posted By voileauciel

Radicalisation can be and often is necessary,...

Radicalisation can be and often is necessary, depending on the circumstance. The most radical thing a cyclist can do is to continue riding, however, and report every incident that occurs with a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-07, 08:34 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,329
Posted By voileauciel

Agreed on the iPod Shuffle: just got one (in...

Agreed on the iPod Shuffle: just got one (in bright orange, to match my commuter!).

I also am on the fence of the whole distraction debate. I find that setting the volume just loud enough allows...
Forum: Commuting
09-09-07, 08:26 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,622
Posted By voileauciel

Wow, great job man! Nice bike too! How is it...

Wow, great job man! Nice bike too!

How is it doing a 35 mile commute? Does your job let you shower or change at your place of work?
Forum: Commuting
09-07-07, 08:10 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

~HUGZ~ back! :)

~HUGZ~ back! :)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-07, 08:05 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Hmmm, I did, and it did little if anything for...

Hmmm, I did, and it did little if anything for me. Bipolar disorder, when combined with hypoglycemia and anorexia can create some pretty wild mood swings. Lithium didn't work, nor did Paxil,...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-07, 08:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,276
Posted By voileauciel

If I may offer a suggestion, try checking google...

If I may offer a suggestion, try checking google maps for your area, and maybe ride some side roads that have less traffic. That's how I found my safe route between Milltown and New Brunswick, and...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-07, 07:44 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,751
Posted By voileauciel

I do not, through the wearing of a helmet, feel...

I do not, through the wearing of a helmet, feel any more confident or safe than without. I DO, however, know that had I not been wearing one this morning, I would not be here writing this. Yes, I had...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-07, 07:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 795
Posted By voileauciel

This saddens me so much...how can the police,...

This saddens me so much...how can the police, people who are chosen to protect and to serve, just allow the driver in this case to get away with this? What if this man had been killed?

Every time...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-07, 03:56 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,622
Posted By voileauciel

Started off in Paris at 191lbs and down to 164...

Started off in Paris at 191lbs and down to 164 today. I figure another 20lbs or so will get me into perfect racing shape (I'm 5'10.5"). Guess I better get some wool jerseys for the winter.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-06-07, 08:17 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,347
Posted By voileauciel

I'm actually willing to agree with you on this,...

I'm actually willing to agree with you on this, if only because I've tried this over the past week or so and found that it actually works! Kill them with kindness, and you automatically have the...
Forum: Commuting
09-06-07, 08:09 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

It was a hyperglycemia/rage-induced rant on a lot...

It was a hyperglycemia/rage-induced rant on a lot of things. I have ADD, so I jump around a lot.

I've actually met some nice roadies over the past few days, having chalked up almost a hundred...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-05-07, 03:44 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Oh dear, I think it's time that I get up to the...

Oh dear, I think it's time that I get up to the board and explain something here:

Having been classified and considered as such, I should like to point out that I am not crazy, I am eccentric. The...
Forum: Commuting
09-05-07, 08:51 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

First, BIG CONGRATS on your weight loss! I'm down...

First, BIG CONGRATS on your weight loss! I'm down 184lbs to 166 from 350, mostly because of cycling. And yes, Babbadahs and I are fine. The crank arm was toast, the pedal ruined, and the chainring...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-04-07, 11:23 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Yes, just as well as I point out my own. It's...

Yes, just as well as I point out my own. It's interesting how other people note that when one points out their own flaws, that they are self-deprecating, yet if they only point out those of others,...
Forum: Commuting
09-04-07, 11:09 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,276
Posted By voileauciel

You know, the more I ride, the more that I'm...

You know, the more I ride, the more that I'm starting to believe this to be true. It's a little weird how I can go out into farm country, with no sense at all of a destination, and feel as though I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 10:55 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Mmmmmm....crackberries...

Mmmmmm....crackberries...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 08:07 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Yes I have, this afternoon at that! He was a...

Yes I have, this afternoon at that!

He was a fat, un-helmeted louse and he was slowly wobbling along, not looking at anything but the phone. It almost made me want to puke/almost made my day (if...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 03:20 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

See this other thread...

See this other thread (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=5198363#post5198363) that I've started, and maybe you can understand. I apologise profusely to anyone I may have offended. Times are...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 03:18 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,276
Posted By voileauciel

I just got in from a 32-mile ride out in some of...

I just got in from a 32-mile ride out in some of the nicest countryside in Central NJ. I'm tired, and a little dehydrated, but I feel a thousand times better mentally. I have been going through a...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 02:52 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

Glad I could be useful to someone around here...

Glad I could be useful to someone around here...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 11:56 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

One last thing: if you want to tell me that I...

One last thing: if you want to tell me that I have no credibility because of my previous statements, I should like to point out that on this "public" forum, I never did. BikeForums, like any other...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 11:50 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

Because that could produce a link with another...

Because that could produce a link with another human being, something I'm trying more and more to avoid. I've been hurt my whole life by people, and I don't want that anymore.

No one is genuinely...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 09:23 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Wow, so you people are indeed just as cruel as...

Wow, so you people are indeed just as cruel as everyone else...

Caruso, I-like-to-bike, I'm sorry, but I don't really feel like going down to the sharpest detail about every incident, as I'd be...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 01:37 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,793
Posted By voileauciel

Though I am not in law enforcement, I do know...

Though I am not in law enforcement, I do know enough about the law to classify this as either an assault, or criminal mischief with the intent for bodily harm. If you do get injured, that falls under...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 01:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,094
Posted By voileauciel

I would love to start a petition at my University...

I would love to start a petition at my University to raise gas prices to $10 a gallon, to close half the streets in the city surrounding the school to motor vehicles, and to lay such heavy fines on...
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 01:13 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,276
Posted By voileauciel

Does cycling make you feel better overall?

I suffer from anorexia, bulimia, OCD, depression, bi-polar disorder and hypo/hyperglycemia. Over the past three years, I've found that cycling is a fantastic respite from my day to day miseries of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-03-07, 12:52 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

I had a near encounter with a reckless little...

I had a near encounter with a reckless little child on a cellphone that forced me to swerve into oncoming traffic. His response was laughter as I came within inches of being splattered by an SUV....
Forum: Commuting
09-03-07, 12:41 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

The majority of roadies that I've met fall into...

The majority of roadies that I've met fall into one of two categories: stuck up, phony, idiotic tools like certain individuals around here; and people who are out to have fun, stay fit, or just get...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-31-07, 04:40 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Exactly, thank you! I guess the majority of...

Exactly, thank you!

I guess the majority of my anger about stupid on phones and driving/cycling is that my nephew was hit by a couple of teenagers in a car, the driver on her phone and she claimed...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-31-07, 09:10 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

I went off my rocker after 4 near-misses in the...

I went off my rocker after 4 near-misses in the space of 3 hours yesterday...sorry to have offended anyone.

I'm seriously thinking that it's time I get away from the city: people in New Brunswick...
Forum: Commuting
08-31-07, 09:05 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

Well, I am Italian, and I do occasionally ride to...

Well, I am Italian, and I do occasionally ride to Indiana...so, yes, yes we do.

I had a really bad falling out with the group the other day, of a lot of ridiculous ****. I'm just through with...
Forum: Commuting
08-30-07, 10:37 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

Such witty remarks are no longer good enough for...

Such witty remarks are no longer good enough for me. I'm seriously thinking of carrying a broom handle with me and jamming it into their wheels when they get too cocky. Maybe then they'll learn some...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-30-07, 09:14 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

::bares teeth:: GRRRRRRR!!!!

::bares teeth:: GRRRRRRR!!!!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-30-07, 08:59 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,016
Posted By voileauciel

Cellphone+bike=Stupidity!

Ok, so, I'm starting to see an alarming trend develop here, especially with our spoiled and uneducated youth: self-important nitwits on cellphones whilst riding bikes against traffic on the sidewalk,...
Forum: Commuting
08-30-07, 08:54 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,833
Posted By voileauciel

All of this highfalutin BS is exactly why I...

All of this highfalutin BS is exactly why I eschew any and all bicycling magazines, club rides and most roadies when I see them: I am not a racer, nor will I ever be; I don't need to be Armstrong or...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-30-07, 12:17 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 328,007
Posted By voileauciel

No rides today or yesterday...just took the GRE...

No rides today or yesterday...just took the GRE this afternoon and actually did better than I thought I would!

New tires in today for the Bergamo, so I'm going to change those, clean the...
Forum: Touring
08-29-07, 11:59 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,686
Posted By voileauciel

Woof, I think my Volpe may need to go on a...

Woof, I think my Volpe may need to go on a diet...36lbs with mostly stock components, Origin stem, B17, Continental Contacts, TopPeak rack, TransIT panniers and lights all around.

Bloody ell,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-20-07, 12:10 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,384
Posted By voileauciel

That was not nice! ::shakes finger sternly::

That was not nice! ::shakes finger sternly::
Forum: Commuting
08-17-07, 10:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 760
Posted By voileauciel

Definitely late 90's. I remember seeing that in...

Definitely late 90's. I remember seeing that in the X-Mart stores when I had no money and was looking for a bike! It was ok, just keep an eye on the stem if it's the original, they tend to break...
Forum: Commuting
08-17-07, 10:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 845
Posted By voileauciel

Thanks everybody! The meeting with the landlady...

Thanks everybody! The meeting with the landlady didn't go so well from a policy standpoint, but I finally got a copy of my lease (after 8 months of living here) and my housemate and I decided to look...
Forum: Commuting
08-17-07, 10:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 845
Posted By voileauciel

It's a Bianchi Bergamo, my baby, with a 7005...

It's a Bianchi Bergamo, my baby, with a 7005 aluminium frame. I couldn't see any cracks, but I just got off the phone with the guy who I take all my bikes to for big repairs and he said he would look...
Forum: Commuting
08-17-07, 10:07 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 845
Posted By voileauciel

Accident!! What do I do now...?

So I was doing everything right this morning: signaling, stopped at all the stop signs, wore a helmet, everything legal and how I always try to keep it...

Waiting to cross the street, with cars...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-16-07, 12:25 PM
Replies: 1,500
Views: 203,864
Posted By voileauciel

Sorry, but is a jobstopper something that stops...

Sorry, but is a jobstopper something that stops work, or is it the "wrench in the machine" that makes my life so difficult? Don't ask...long day. Nice ink though!!!
Forum: Mountain Biking
08-16-07, 10:54 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,172
Posted By voileauciel

Nice bike dude! Do tell, as I'm not much of a...

Nice bike dude! Do tell, as I'm not much of a mountain biker: is a bike like that for more serious, downhill riding or overall MTB'ing in general? I'm a roadie, and just getting into "real" MTBs...
Forum: Commuting
08-16-07, 07:20 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,540
Posted By voileauciel

Good nature, this is so sad. Glad to hear that...

Good nature, this is so sad. Glad to hear that you're doing better now, at the very least!

Do tell, are you planning on suing the pants off the person who doored you? There are some very good...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
08-15-07, 07:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,412
Posted By voileauciel

Oh pour balader encore une fois sur la Route...

Oh pour balader encore une fois sur la Route Verte...c'était une rêve de le faire, et je l'ai fait deux fois! Bonne chance, et n'hesitez pas à me contacter si tu veux le faire ensemble...j'ai besoin...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
08-15-07, 07:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 807
Posted By voileauciel

Congratulations man! Sounds like it was a lot of...

Congratulations man! Sounds like it was a lot of fun...I should head out to Michigan sometime and try your roads out there...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
08-15-07, 07:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 491
Posted By voileauciel

Well, Rt. 1 is ok in some areas, especially parts...

Well, Rt. 1 is ok in some areas, especially parts of Delaware, but otherwise, I'd say try the 40/13 instead. Crossed Delaware (the state) last year and found it to be relatively safe, so long as you...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-15-07, 01:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 54,522
Posted By voileauciel

Oups...didn't realise that that was all it...

Oups...didn't realise that that was all it needed... I turned only the front nut back and forth not knowing which way to go with it, though it didn't seem to do much. I guess I should have looked...
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