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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 12:17 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Yeah, I know... I've been around here for a...

Yeah, I know... I've been around here for a while...

Got a few constructive answers, so, I'm out of here.


Leaving the underbridgers in my dust.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 12:09 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Yeah, you're one of those newbie "Senior Members"...

Yeah, you're one of those newbie "Senior Members" I was referring to.

Have a nice ride on your seatpost.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 11:56 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Big Deal. I was three and a half when he...

Big Deal.

I was three and a half when he stopped breathing.

You have over 34,570 posts since June of 2010. That's roughly 768 posts per month.

I'm pretty sure that I spend a lot more...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-14, 11:39 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Well, I have already spent over $750 for a new...

Well, I have already spent over $750 for a new steel frame, which I moved all of the original GF components over to.

If you haven"t read (and understood) my OP, why are you trying to comment ?
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 02:02 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Thanks, Wanderer, that's close to the idea I had.

Thanks, Wanderer, that's close to the idea I had.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 01:56 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Thanks for your insight, and please tell me why...

Thanks for your insight, and please tell me why you think I've ever jumped on any bandwagon, least of all that of the weight wienies ? If I had, would I have posted my own weight, dear coprolite ?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 01:53 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Really. A steel seatpost in an aluminum...

Really.

A steel seatpost in an aluminum frame would have made a positive difference ?



And who are you calling "kid", kid ?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 01:49 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Look, you guys... I'm not trying to blame anybody...

Look, you guys... I'm not trying to blame anybody for the frame failure... I'm years past that...

I'm just wondering whether I can safely use this frame or send its expensive aluminum alloy to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 01:45 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Thank you, FBinNY ! Ummm... yeah, I'm...

Thank you, FBinNY !



Ummm... yeah, I'm a so-called Clydesdale... 120kgs/260pounds +... so what ? :notamused:
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 12:36 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

(to lopek77) LOL ! Small consolation !

(to lopek77) LOL ! Small consolation !
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 12:35 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Well, I think you've hit on both points...

Well, I think you've hit on both points correctly. The LBS guy (yes, a TREK dealer) took one look and said TREK wouldn't do anything. At the same time, I ended up spending about $750 on a steel...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 12:28 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Again, thanks for your replies ! My seatpost...

Again, thanks for your replies !

My seatpost (Thompson) was definitely long enough and definitely deep enough in the seat tube. The only thing that was holding everything together was the the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 12:18 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

OK, full(er) disclosure... I'd attached a rear...

OK, full(er) disclosure... I'd attached a rear carrier (Topeak) using a third-party seatpost clamp, but had never carried anything heavier than the rack was rated for. Even though I made absolutely...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-14, 11:33 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,654
Posted By Halloween

Can a broken aluminum frame be repaired/salvaged?

Howdy !

A few years back, my GF Cobia fell over sideways on the street while I was locking the front door. Rode all the way to work (11 kms/ 7 miles), but wasn't until I started riding home again...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-26-10, 12:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 973
Posted By Halloween

From June to the beginning of this month, while I...

From June to the beginning of this month, while I rebuilt my 29er commuter bike, I commuted on my Strida 5 six days a week (15 miles / 24 kms round trip).

I was able to almost match my 29er...
Forum: Commuting
10-10-10, 08:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,511
Posted By Halloween

I've heard about you ! Our Hero ! ...

I've heard about you !

Our Hero !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfzm9dfqBw
Forum: Commuting
11-20-09, 10:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,831
Posted By Halloween

+1 to the power of whatever lumens you're...

+1 to the power of whatever lumens you're running.


I'm continuously upgrading my commuter bike's lights in the hope of being more noticeable to car and truck drivers... but even with all of the...
Forum: Commuting
11-20-09, 10:15 AM
Replies: 674
Views: 183,920
Posted By Halloween

You were correct to guess that it would be...

You were correct to guess that it would be illegal to "collect" that bike from the "wild".

The yellow tag is not an impound tag. It's just a warning that parking the bike in that area is not...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
11-20-09, 09:10 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,241
Posted By Halloween

+1. Last week, after just barely seeing...

+1.

Last week, after just barely seeing the big oaf on in-line skates wearing all black clothes at 10PM in time to not hit/become embarrassingly tangled-up with him, all I could do was growl...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-20-09, 08:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 930
Posted By Halloween

The Segway looked like a good idea until...

The Segway looked like a good idea until everybody saw the pricetag, too.

Maybe someday innovation will be cheap... or at least, affordable.

Here's Honda's...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-28-09, 10:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,070
Posted By Halloween

I honestly don't get this worry over the new...

I honestly don't get this worry over the new "quiet" cars.

Like nobody ever got run over by a noisy bus or garbage truck... or a train.


Imean, doesn't anyone ever think of the deaf people...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-25-09, 11:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 588
Posted By Halloween

Hey, there's this cyclist stretched out in the...

Hey, there's this cyclist stretched out in the middle of the road, says his name is Stevegor, but he wants us to pretend he's not here.

WATCH OUT !

Can't you see that guy in the road ? His...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-25-09, 11:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,805
Posted By Halloween

It was a JOKE. My dad and brother were...

It was a JOKE.



My dad and brother were in the Navy, and two of my uncles were in the Marines, so there's a long family tradition of kidding the Jarheads... they always seem to be able to dish...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-09, 10:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,805
Posted By Halloween

Technically speaking, that "tandem" is illegal in...

Technically speaking, that "tandem" is illegal in Japan outside of Nagano Prefecture.


And both chains are way too rusty to pass inspection !



Practically speaking... why do a couple of...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-23-09, 08:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,912
Posted By Halloween

Among other uses, I put a ziptie through each hub...

Among other uses, I put a ziptie through each hub quick-release lever and then around the fork arm/chainstay (I have XTR QRs, which have a convenient openwork handle... put them around other types). ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-31-08, 12:39 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,763
Posted By Halloween

The most effective metal to prevent perspiration...

The most effective metal to prevent perspiration is colloidal silver.

Unfortunately, extended ingestion of colloidal silver will turn you into Santa...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
01-31-08, 12:17 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,825
Posted By Halloween

I'm not even going to bother to look through the...

I'm not even going to bother to look through the thread before I answer the OP.


First of all:

I hope you are (you're) writing the book in Norwegian, because your (that which belongs to you)...
Forum: Commuting
01-31-08, 11:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,601
Posted By Halloween

All you need is a compact car's scissor-jack. ...

All you need is a compact car's scissor-jack.

Crank it down until it fits inside the U-lock.

Crank it up until the U-lock pops open.
Forum: Commuting
01-24-08, 09:13 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,676
Posted By Halloween

10.5 years is plenty of time for her to get cured...

10.5 years is plenty of time for her to get cured of her alcoholism.

First couple of months should be very unpleasant, but she's still alive.

Wonder if she'll be able to exercise on a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:45 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

Oh, yeah? Be glad you're not a toothbrush!

Oh, yeah?

Be glad you're not a toothbrush!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:29 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

I loveth me thome thymul pothtth!

I loveth me thome thymul pothtth!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:27 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

Itth tho thpooky! Itth ath if se sread...

Itth tho thpooky!

Itth ath if se sread never even exithted!



Who'th 'Elmo'?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:13 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

Mutht be an ekth-Detroit, now Portland-sing.

Mutht be an ekth-Detroit, now Portland-sing.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:09 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

Tho, thee jutht dithappeerdit? Juth like sat?

Tho, thee jutht dithappeerdit? Juth like sat?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 03:05 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,374
Posted By Halloween

POOF! Where are all the Mods on A&S?

Or,

There was a thread here... a minute ago...
Forum: Commuting
11-26-07, 02:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,068
Posted By Halloween

In most cases, one should remove the lungs and...

In most cases, one should remove the lungs and store them in a secure, warm, and moderately humidified place before riding in nastybadcoldmeanuglydirtysinfulrottenstupid cold winter air. Lungs bad....
Forum: Commuting
11-26-07, 02:18 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 6,600
Posted By Halloween

I just gotta pipe in here and say, This...

I just gotta pipe in here and say,

This comment is completely useless and insensitive.

Not everybody gets to choose where they live.

Would you say that to people who live in Baghdad? In...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 02:04 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 9,602
Posted By Halloween

I like bikes! Well, I like MY bike. ...

I like bikes!


Well, I like MY bike.

It's a nacheral HI !

It has a mirror (peephole).
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-07, 01:06 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 9,602
Posted By Halloween

Now I think we need a poll on Scooby Doo action...

Now I think we need a poll on Scooby Doo action figures (handlebar-mounted and/or helmet-mounted and/or eyeglasses-mounted) and whether they obstruct a significant amount of a cyclist's visual...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-24-07, 02:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 884
Posted By Halloween

Wait'll you see how much weight you save by...

Wait'll you see how much weight you save by drilling your tires !


While we're on the topic, cyclists don't really need ears, ya know. Van Gogh was a weight weenie innovator!

Toes......
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-07, 01:35 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,611
Posted By Halloween

I walked the 3.4 km to high school because... ...

I walked the 3.4 km to high school because...



a baritone saxophone in its case doesn't fit on a Schwinn Varsity, or any other bicycle known to humans... anywhere.


Curse you, clarinet and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-24-07, 01:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 595
Posted By Halloween

The sacred and rare KLUNK noise at twelve o'clock...

The sacred and rare KLUNK noise at twelve o'clock is a happy and blessed event!

Rejoice and be proud!





Oh, wait... it happens when you're pedalling up to the bank?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-07, 12:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,840
Posted By Halloween

And some of you guys are gullible. tzagoyo...

And some of you guys are gullible.

tzagoyo posted once, and only once, for the very first time, on November 19th, and hasn't been back since.

I thought this forum was for people who ride...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-24-07, 12:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,003
Posted By Halloween

See, your whole problem starts with your riding...

See, your whole problem starts with your riding style, as illustrated in the first frame.

What's that, the "Look, ma! No feet!" position?

And one hand on the stem, and the other hand behind...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
11-24-07, 12:32 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,485
Posted By Halloween

Last time I went to Radio Shack, I was just two...

Last time I went to Radio Shack, I was just two steps inside when the perky college kid jumped out at me cheerfully barking,

:):)"And what can we do for YOU today, sir?!":):)

"I'm looking for...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-07, 08:19 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 383
Posted By Halloween

http://www.anthem-magazine.com/20/images/Pedal.jpg...

http://www.anthem-magazine.com/20/images/Pedal.jpg

See, this is why you're not supposed to ride in jeans.

You rode 30 miles in jeans? You must have some kinda saddlesores...


In addition...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-07, 01:33 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 9,602
Posted By Halloween

A-ha! Cue Carly Simon...

A-ha!

Cue Carly Simon...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-07, 12:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,840
Posted By Halloween

Do you mean this one? ...

Do you mean this one?

http://www.pricepoint.com/images/styleImages/D_250%20SETLI5.jpg


You're supposed to hang the bike up with it, not yourself.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-07, 11:58 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 9,602
Posted By Halloween

That's why I wear prescription eyeglasses, and...

That's why I wear prescription eyeglasses, and use a mirror on my bike at all times.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-07, 11:45 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 9,602
Posted By Halloween

First, I made a joke with the photo of the mod...

First, I made a joke with the photo of the mod scooter with 20 mirrors "restricting one's field of view somewhat".

It were a joke.

Then, below that, was a photo of a bicycle with the type of...
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