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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-02-21, 05:39 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,877
Posted By yukiinu

Steel vs aluminum

Steel more comfortable ride than aluminum.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-10-21, 12:30 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 6,983
Posted By yukiinu

Be careful.

I had developed a consistent rpm spin in same gear, same flat 20 mile route for years. One day I changed to highest gear and mashed the route and crippled my knee for a year and had to stay off the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-03-21, 05:29 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,160
Posted By yukiinu

They coat your tires, your chain and jump all...

They coat your tires, your chain and jump all over you as you go down the road. Nasty, slippery and swishy.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-26-21, 03:09 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,383
Posted By yukiinu

Patching party

It brought to mind when I got 5 flats in a hundred miles riding across Wyoming.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-26-21, 02:54 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 11,203
Posted By yukiinu

Electronic high frequency.

Carry ultra high frequency dog stopper. Coyoties are basically dogs and dogs are repulsed by high frequency repulsers, the sound that they can hear makes dogs stay away. We used them to repulse...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-28-20, 12:33 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,946
Posted By yukiinu

Beecup nose.

Was riding and a bee flew up my nose and stung me. It was like I had a shot of novacain.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-20, 06:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,463
Posted By yukiinu

Don't spray wd40 on a freewheel!

I had a habit of "lubricating" my chain by spraying wd40 on it as it passed over freewheel. It leaked into the freewheel and destroyed the freewheel greese and my freewheel. I had to walk my loaded...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-23-20, 02:06 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 15,008
Posted By yukiinu

Gives me a NDI (non-destructive inspection)...

Gives me a NDI (non-destructive inspection) nightmare. Stress tested for some roads that will put ten years worth of wear vibrations and violent hard hits in a mile? Down hill at 45+mph? Unseen...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-26-20, 08:21 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 6,699
Posted By yukiinu

6000 foot pass in blizzard

In April I went east out of Reno nevada. There was a once in a lifetime tailwind that literally pushed me along like I was on a motorcycle. I didn't have to peddle on the flats and going up hill I...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-20, 07:59 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 19,457
Posted By yukiinu

Adds to safety

I had heavy mtb, was going down hill hit part of road where asphalt looked like it had been carved up with a giant bottle opener, the bike just safely bounced its own way through it with me litely...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-20, 07:57 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 19,457
Posted By yukiinu

Adds to safety

I had heavy mtb, was going down hill hit part of road where asphalt looked like it had been carved up with a giant bottle opener, the bike just safely bounced its own way through it with me litely...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-20, 07:44 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 13,460
Posted By yukiinu

Traffic school

I blew through a stop sign when I was a bicycle messenger, a motorcycle cop pulled me over, gave me a ticket, my bike was a Peugeot bike, and the ticket read as if I had run a stop sign in a Peugeot...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-20, 12:59 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,448
Posted By yukiinu

2 weeks sitting in USPS

I ordered a sterilizing wand ( package about the size of a paperback book) from a U.S company. I tracked it and it was shipped within 2 days after ordering it. It shipped via USPS, tracked it across...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-20, 12:58 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,448
Posted By yukiinu

2 weeks sitting in USPS

I ordered a sterilizing wand ( package about the size of a paperback book) from a U.S company. I tracked it and it was shipped within 2 days after ordering it. It shipped via USPS, tracked it across...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-14-20, 12:42 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 11,475
Posted By yukiinu

Cup/noodles

I add water to line. Also if in hot sun just add water to line close top and set in Sun for 15 minutes. Whether cup of noodles or bag of instant ramen works every time.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-23-20, 05:54 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,529
Posted By yukiinu

Easy safety.

Cateye computer for mileage. And paper maps and handheld compass.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-23-20, 05:53 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,529
Posted By yukiinu

Cateye computer for mileage. And paper maps and...

Cateye computer for mileage. And paper maps and handheld compass.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-08-20, 11:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,234
Posted By yukiinu

A trumper

Undoubtedly a Trumper coward bully draftdodger taxdodger.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-08-20, 11:04 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 5,763
Posted By yukiinu

Patch the tube

Learn how to patch the tube by just taking tire& tube off the rim for about 6 inches on both sides of the puncture. Patch the tube put back in tire, reset the 12 inches of tire back on wheel rim. No...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-01-20, 11:03 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,061
Posted By yukiinu

Spray pedal Allen bolt only with freezing spray...

Spray pedal Allen bolt only with freezing spray in a can. It will cause bolt to shrink away from pedal.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-11-20, 03:36 PM
Replies: 408
Views: 26,746
Posted By yukiinu

Left ear

In Calif. Illegal/earphone in left ear.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-27-20, 02:51 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,811
Posted By yukiinu

Meanwhile back to bicycling.

Sometime back in the 1980's I saw a piece in Bicycling Magazine on how to convert a 10 speed bike into a 15 speed by converting the double crankset into a triple with a 28 tooth gear wheel. All I had...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-27-20, 02:22 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,796
Posted By yukiinu

Same 10 miles every morning

Every morning I would ride the same 10 miles, at the same cadence in the same gear. It got to where my legs felt like they had disappeared and I was just effortlessly floating down the road. A very...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-21-20, 12:07 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,774
Posted By yukiinu

I always carry

Two handpumps, patch kit +levers, spoke wrench chain tool, multitool, wrenches for every bolt and nut, brake/geardhift cables, brake pads, extra tube, batteries for lights, 3 in one oil.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-30-20, 11:44 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 6,225
Posted By yukiinu

Gatorade

I was pedaling a loaded bike through Tennessee in the summer, 95 degree heat/ 95% humidity. I was dieing, water didn't help. Bought Gatorade for first time and it worked. Have been a believer ever...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-20, 04:03 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 5,097
Posted By yukiinu

Coldest/hottest ride

Coldest was 2 day blizzard at 6000 feet out of Reno Nevada, snow flakes the shape and consistency of Styrofoam packing peanuts, only 5 vehicles on major interstate highway for all day. Froze my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-20, 03:36 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,737
Posted By yukiinu

Loss height with age.

Yes. I have lost height with age. But even more important is the loss of ability to kick my leg over the level top bar of the frame. I was on a cross country tour with a road bike that I rode around...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-24-20, 03:11 PM
Replies: 515
Views: 48,513
Posted By yukiinu

Docs brakes

Hydraulic disc brakes/ what can go wrong will go wrong. Also, the concept destroy the "elegant symplicity" of the bicycle made up of simple frame, balanced spoke forces supporting over a hundred...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-17-20, 07:30 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,566
Posted By yukiinu

Learn how to keep your head on a swivel with virtual bicycling.

Get a stationary bike for under $200 and watch virtual bicycle rides or even walking tours on YouTube and the internet and concentrate on being constantly aware of the traffic, road conditions and...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-17-20, 07:13 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 8,016
Posted By yukiinu

Bicycle tan lines.

Back in the day when I swam laps for an hour every morning at the Beverly Hills YMCA I had tan lines so obvious that the lifeguard said "you have a bicyclist tan lines". He was right because I was a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-17-20, 06:59 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 15,229
Posted By yukiinu

Strip the components if good and trash the frame.

Trash the frame keep the components. Go to Goodwill buy old but good Trek bike for $40. I am USAF trained to find cracks on aircraft, if your frame has a bad weld like in the photo its bound to have...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-27-20, 11:43 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 14,459
Posted By yukiinu

Giant bikes.

Its called Giant because it was (and maybe still is) the biggest bicycle maker in China. In 1980s I bought a Giant MTB mail order bike. Put drop handlebars on it and road it 5,000 miles cross country...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-20, 11:31 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,537
Posted By yukiinu

Color tape.

Black with color flecks same as bike frame.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-27-20, 11:28 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 8,699
Posted By yukiinu

Longest average lowest ride On cross country/day.

A. 150 miles. B. 70+. C. Always am properly prepared for any length ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-20, 11:21 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 17,365
Posted By yukiinu

Asahi Pentax

Vintage Asahi Pentax nothing automatic.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-20, 11:17 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,305
Posted By yukiinu

Triple/34 freewheel/ long throw derailleur

Shimano triple with 22 tooth granny. 7 speed 34 tooth freewheel and long throw rear derailleur.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-20-20, 02:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,831
Posted By yukiinu

Near miss

I've had a truck mirror graze my handlebar mirror in city traffic. The most disturbing is when I'm in city traffic and a pedestrian on the sidewalk looking at me screams or has a look of horror on...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-20-20, 01:53 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,160
Posted By yukiinu

Night rides

I ride at night only when I have to and as lit up and brightly visable to cars as possible. Hard to see dangerous road surfaces at night (once felt unsafe sleeping at a roadside stop, packed up left,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-20-20, 01:34 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 7,068
Posted By yukiinu

Motels/bikes

I always stay at motel 6 and other low cost motels, never had a problem bringing bike in room other than sometimes a lack of elevator which means unloading bike and carry everything up and down to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 01:31 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 6,928
Posted By yukiinu

No straps

When I use toe clips I don't use straps. The clips keep my feet on the peddles without trapping them with straps.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-14-20, 01:23 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 8,666
Posted By yukiinu

Wide shoulder/no traffic/ against traffic

If it's 1/4 mile a wide shoulder and little traffic I would go against traffic and fast.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-09-20, 12:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,861
Posted By yukiinu

[QUOTE=robalong;21241795]Hmmm...'value'...hmmm......

[QUOTE=robalong;21241795]Hmmm...'value'...hmmm...

What is that?

"I can't remember too much in detail about the book, but it has had a lifelong effect on me. Something about...looking at things...
Forum: Indoor & Stationary Cycling Forum
01-09-20, 11:54 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,955
Posted By yukiinu

Stationary bike under $200

I use Ancheer stationary bike exactly like Slim Cycle excep 10 gear choice instead of 9. I watch lots of cycle japan and travel shows etc. on OTA NHK World tv. As they ride/walk through their...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-09-20, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,566
Views: 178,623
Posted By yukiinu

Seat

Seat placement although not perfect for cycling makes it possible for people like me who have a Foley catheter to ride regular distances.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-30-19, 06:31 PM
Replies: 268
Views: 25,918
Posted By yukiinu

1000 mile/flat

Cross country I get a flat every 1000 miles. Although in one nasty state that sweeps all road glass debree etc to the shoulder I got 5 flats in a hundred miles. Sealant is only good for very small...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-30-19, 06:20 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,655
Posted By yukiinu

Tsumaranai

I put mailbox letter stickers on my toptube that spell out TSUMARANAI. In Japanese it means "its so unimportant its not even worth thinking about". Each time I get ready to mount my bicycle I see it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-30-19, 06:07 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 8,400
Posted By yukiinu

Tripple. Crank

Tripple Crank 22, 32, 42 tooth. 34 tooth 7 speed freewheel. Long throw rear derauiler.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-30-19, 06:01 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 15,517
Posted By yukiinu

That or other tools

I always carry tools that fit everything on a bicycle. Including extra spokes, brake pads, cables.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-30-19, 05:57 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,774
Posted By yukiinu

Will become collectables

Just like babyboomer cars have become highly valued as collectables and works of art and craftmanship. Babyboomer steel bike will also.
Forum: Touring
12-09-19, 02:03 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,632
Posted By yukiinu

Eliminate 13 pounds.

Eliminate; inner tent rods (use orange colored, for added visiabilty, Styrofoam pool tubes) and use 1 pound child's tent (sleep diagonally), front & rear panniers (use a1 pound gym bag drops down...
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