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12-17-20, 09:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,840
Posted By Standalone

Yes this is why I consider myself the caretaker...

Yes this is why I consider myself the caretaker more than the owner.
Forum: Touring
12-05-20, 03:59 PM
Replies: 4,817
Views: 2,611,427
Posted By Standalone

I had to change out the front shock on my Xtra...

I had to change out the front shock on my Xtra conversion. Nice rig tho!
12-05-20, 03:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,253
Posted By Standalone

I just picked one up...

I just picked one up...
12-05-20, 03:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,840
Posted By Standalone

My Organic Transit ELF

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I am now the custodian of an Organic Transit ELF.
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08-07-20, 04:14 PM
Replies: 6,492
Views: 762,546
Posted By Standalone

Thanks so much! The Atom part I need is the...

Thanks so much!

The Atom part I need is the sort of T-nut that the cable attaches to — ...
08-07-20, 03:06 PM
Replies: 6,492
Views: 762,546
Posted By Standalone

$$ is easier on the seat post. Someone cut this...

$$ is easier on the seat post. Someone cut this one to under 3” and I can’t sell this bike on in good conscience like that.

The Atom part I need is the sort of small cylindrical “crossbar” bolt...
08-07-20, 07:27 AM
Replies: 6,492
Views: 762,546
Posted By Standalone

That is much higher grade stuff than is otherwise...

That is much higher grade stuff than is otherwise going into this Franken build - Raleigh MTB with a .833” stem, V Brakes and Tetro 520 road levers. And Suntour stem shifters...
...
08-06-20, 10:14 AM
Replies: 6,492
Views: 762,546
Posted By Standalone

I need a 27.0 seat post, anything will do, just...

I need a 27.0 seat post, anything will do, just clearing frames out of the garage.
08-03-20, 09:01 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 18,614
Posted By Standalone

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08-03-20, 08:58 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 18,614
Posted By Standalone

There is a great pdf of the line floating around...

There is a great pdf of the line floating around the internet somewhere. There was a fourth Offering in the line, the Wyoming, which was the most basic. Looks like the Kodiak has an upgraded crankset...
08-03-20, 11:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,815
Posted By Standalone

I like a 66x58 or 59 but this might be a smidgen...

I like a 66x58 or 59 but this might be a smidgen too big. Maybe as a flat bar build...?
08-02-20, 10:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

What was he doing on her bike?[/QUOTE]runing it...

What was he doing on her bike?[/QUOTE]runing it over with his lexus es350
08-02-20, 10:39 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

I can confidently generalize from my 16 years of...

I can confidently generalize from my 16 years of cycling the state and compare my experiences with other places. If you think that you do not belong on roads without shoulders, or speed limits over...
07-31-20, 12:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 924
Posted By Standalone

Hi and welcome! I’m your height and am at about...

Hi and welcome! I’m your height and am at about 220. So I don’t have personal experience being a heavier rider but as a sort of big dude I’ve always read articles about heavy cyclists and their gear...
07-31-20, 12:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,351
Posted By Standalone

IT Band and fit

I’m aware of the general seat height suggestions when there is pain on the front of the knee vs. behind the knee.

What about IT Band issues? I do well with rest and stretching and rolling it...
07-31-20, 12:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,462
Posted By Standalone

I think I’ve read this one before. For some...

I think I’ve read this one before. For some reason I have always loved vintage magazine writing and advertising.

I like biopace on a road touring triple for the large and middle chainring, but...
07-29-20, 03:15 PM
Replies: 21,638
Views: 3,030,881
Posted By Standalone

Took my steel Jamis (not really C and V but hey)...

Took my steel Jamis (not really C and V but hey) up to the Farmington River on a 72 miler...
07-28-20, 09:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,514
Posted By Standalone

I would not. Some may wish to make a conversion...

I would not. Some may wish to make a conversion to 700c, for one. This frame is probably not a 650b candidate because it’s 630/27” with already wide-ish clearance
07-28-20, 09:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,036
Posted By Standalone

Nothing helpful to add here but I found the...

Nothing helpful to add here but I found the divers uncomfortable. I must sit rather far back
07-27-20, 04:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,486
Posted By Standalone

you used four, sir

you used four, sir
07-27-20, 04:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,514
Posted By Standalone

I make it 26.8. Double checked against the old...

I make it 26.8. Double checked against the old trek which is 27.2 and yeah I think that’s an accurate reading.
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07-27-20, 03:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,514
Posted By Standalone

I believe they are Suntour symmetric. I have not...

I believe they are Suntour symmetric. I have not had them off and so do not know the pitch of the threads. Nothing makes me think that they would be oddly spec’d

Only funny thing about the bike...
07-27-20, 03:33 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Yep! But there are like a half dozen 25” frame...

Yep! But there are like a half dozen 25” frame bikes here for him next year. Trek 620 already built and a 520 with some 105 9sp that just needs cables, housing and chain.

The Nishiki’s TT is...
07-27-20, 03:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,514
Posted By Standalone

1986 Nishiki Riviera GT Touring - Suntour LePree

Now both my sons happen to have triple pulley rear derailers. :) This replaces my 13 year old’s Trek 600 which sadly developed a crack in the head tube, discovered after our tour of Long Island and...
07-27-20, 03:01 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Replacement located! I had saved this Nishiki...

Replacement located! I had saved this Nishiki Riviera GT years ago from a local kid who had started to sand the beautiful finish off the seat stays and seat tube. I hit it with some paint and gave it...
07-24-20, 05:47 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

There are effectively no county governments and...

There are effectively no county governments and little state government. It is all separate towns and people get entitled and insular.
07-24-20, 05:45 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

I am an educator in Bridgeport. No trips for...

I am an educator in Bridgeport. No trips for me...

You are right about the misery. CT is such a divided and angry place.
07-24-20, 05:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

Ive lived in NYC (5 yrs) and CT (16 yrs). Never...

Ive lived in NYC (5 yrs) and CT (16 yrs). Never an agressive incident in NYC or upstate. Monthly occurrences in CT. It is aggregate lived experience, not isolated anecdote.

My wife was...
07-24-20, 05:37 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

If my six foot tall youngest would not be too...

If my six foot tall youngest would not be too tall for it by spring, i would do so.
07-24-20, 05:35 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Yes! I did a lightweight indexing vintage mtb...

Yes! I did a lightweight indexing vintage mtb mech build with an ultegra road triple. My kids both loved it literally to death! It had a good life and as you can see did a farewell tour out to Orient...
07-22-20, 09:21 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,926
Posted By Standalone

The circle is mine. Dude selling a crashed AL...

The circle is mine. Dude selling a crashed AL frame with a huge crack, no mention, listed as good condition.

I wrote to the guy and he was condescending as hell. Marked it as sold after some...
07-22-20, 08:01 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

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R.I.P.
07-22-20, 05:00 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Ha! Yes, this bike seems to have done a stint as...

Ha! Yes, this bike seems to have done a stint as a city bike in New York, so rust issues elsewhere make it an unlikely candidate for heroic measures.
07-22-20, 04:59 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

I will check when I strip the bike and hopefully...

I will check when I strip the bike and hopefully report back if I remember!
07-22-20, 06:06 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

You are not wrong about that era, it’s an...

You are not wrong about that era, it’s an objective truth as well as a sentimental one.
I love that idea, and thought of it, too (the pic is a nice touch! I do plan on blowing up a series of them...
07-21-20, 09:51 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

my son is about to grow out of it. He’s not ready...

my son is about to grow out of it. He’s not ready for one of the many 25” frames i have around but I will find him something good to last this coming year or two.

...
07-21-20, 09:45 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

a google search for steel head tube cracks...

a google search for steel head tube cracks brought up a bianchi with the EXACT same crack. That’s a reasonable flex/stress point as I see it.

Headset installation could also be a factor. But it’s...
07-21-20, 04:43 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Even better news is that my 13 year old would be...

Even better news is that my 13 year old would be outgrowing it shortly.

My buddy that I gave a similar sized Nishiki to is bringing it back over!



Thank you.

I am grateful for my good...
07-21-20, 02:57 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

I’ve been doing some research on the failure mode...

I’ve been doing some research on the failure mode and many say that it would not be catastrophic. The steering would get squirrely — but the fork runs the length of the HT, and is secured by the...
07-21-20, 02:54 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

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07-21-20, 02:49 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,081
Posted By Standalone

Crack in the head tube! Trek 600

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This photo from before our tour shows the crack that...
Forum: Touring
07-19-20, 01:00 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 9,747
Posted By Standalone

I went a few years ago. My road bike with fat-ish...

I went a few years ago. My road bike with fat-ish Panasonic tires wasn’t really robust enough for the muddy puddles on the double track, especially farther up the route. I recommend a hardtail 29er...
Forum: Touring
07-19-20, 12:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,865
Posted By Standalone

I’ve hitchhiked the NW of France. Calais to Mont...

I’ve hitchhiked the NW of France. Calais to Mont Ste. Michel. Normandy is beautiful.

The key to travel for me is speaking the language, and I speak conversational French pretty well. So France...
07-19-20, 11:47 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

She was honking at my sons who were a block or...

She was honking at my sons who were a block or half a block behind me or so coming off the causeway section of the bridge. No shoulder — she became enraged and started honking at the kids who then...
07-19-20, 11:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

This was after the incident. I caught up to...

This was after the incident.
I caught up to her (on my fully loaded touring bike 140 miles into my tour) at the red light to speak to her at the intersection.
“Those are my kids! They are...
07-18-20, 03:44 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

I grew up in SE PA/Del/Md. area and moved here to...

I grew up in SE PA/Del/Md. area and moved here to where my folks grew up — my family roots are all here. The more I ride here the more I get that sense.

Connecticut’s unfriendliness has to do...
Forum: Touring
07-18-20, 01:24 PM
Replies: 4,817
Views: 2,611,427
Posted By Standalone

Sharing the three eighties rigs we took out on a...

Sharing the three eighties rigs we took out on a 160 mile four day easy
tour around Long Island Sound...
07-18-20, 12:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

I think maybe the LI drivers have enough...

I think maybe the LI drivers have enough experience driving in the City that they don’t act like suburban CT drivers do.

I cycle in Bridgeport and New Haven often for pleasure and for commuting....
07-18-20, 10:11 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,389
Posted By Standalone

It really was 99% plus who were nice and...

It really was 99% plus who were nice and courteous on the NY State streets. I’m trying to figure out what is wrong with my home state.
07-18-20, 08:26 AM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 1,042,797
Posted By Standalone

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