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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-18-23, 10:44 AM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

The Clarence?

The Clarence?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-18-23, 10:38 AM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

I’ve mainly ridden my old MTB lately. ...

I’ve mainly ridden my old MTB lately.

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Otto
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-18-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

Can you remind me what bars you have on the...

Can you remind me what bars you have on the Surly? Thanks.

Otto
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-23-23, 07:40 AM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

This is a recent shot of my RockHopper, just...

This is a recent shot of my RockHopper, just after I converted it back to single speed. Riding this bike set up SS makes me particularly happy.

...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-03-22, 04:18 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

This is what passes for my bike these days. A 25”...

This is what passes for my bike these days. A 25” Schwinn Sprint frame from the 80s with an eclectic mix of mostly newer parts along with a few older parts. Original from the Sprint are the frame,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-03-22, 08:51 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

I got a different 150mm stem of the modern...

I got a different 150mm stem of the modern variety and angled it down on the quill adapter. Now I can get the touring bars low enough to run them in the upright orientation and still get about the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-07-21, 04:49 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

Here’s my old Schwinn. Two weekends ago I swapped...

Here’s my old Schwinn. Two weekends ago I swapped out the road bars for these touring bars in a moustache bar configuration. Very fun!

...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-05-21, 10:11 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

I posted a pic of the RockHopper recently, so...

I posted a pic of the RockHopper recently, so here is my other bike. The frame is a Schwinn Sprint from the mid 80s.

The only other original component is the headset. Most of the other parts went...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-26-21, 12:56 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

I don’t think anyone faces a drag curve as low as...

I don’t think anyone faces a drag curve as low as that figure. At 20 mph or about 32 kph, the Privit data show about 300 watts for a full upright, but even a racing bike needs about 180 watts.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-26-21, 12:37 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

That looks like a road bike power curve. ...

That looks like a road bike power curve.

Edit: I take it back, that curve looks way low. Here is a comparison chart from Rainer Privit’s article on Sheldon Brown’s website. He includes the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-23-21, 09:51 PM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

Regardless of gearing or cadence, pushing an...

Regardless of gearing or cadence, pushing an upright bike through the air at 25 mph will be a lot of work. Somewhere in the range of 400 to 500 watts. Does anyone call that easy?

I purposely set...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-02-21, 10:24 AM
Replies: 3,578
Views: 987,438
Posted By ofajen

This is a nearly current photo of my old MTB, a...

This is a nearly current photo of my old MTB, a RockHopper from the 80s. The only change is that I got a Speed King for the rear tire until things get so muddy on the trails this winter that I need...
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