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Forum: Commuting
11-01-09, 08:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 949
Posted By chris_farley

Despite people being more "rested", it will also...

Despite people being more "rested", it will also be the first time many people are driving home in darkness. Many of them may not have driven much in the dark all summer long. I will be extra...
Forum: Commuting
09-14-09, 07:08 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,373
Posted By chris_farley

+100! I am an employer, and I learned a long...

+100!

I am an employer, and I learned a long time ago that I am not permitted to ask a potential employee how they will get to work. I am only allowed to ask if they have reliable transportation....
Forum: Commuting
09-11-09, 09:37 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,763
Posted By chris_farley

As the temperatures get less than 20F, I...

As the temperatures get less than 20F, I seriously think that heat is being sucked out of my foot by the close proximity to the metal cleat. So I switch to boots.

Seriously, that cleat is a few...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-27-09, 11:45 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 8,781
Posted By chris_farley

I came to Grant Petersen via Sheldon Brown. I...

I came to Grant Petersen via Sheldon Brown. I remember reading this Petersen-like statement from Sheldon:

"If you are a 'fair weather' cyclist, you don't need fenders, but if you are a serious...
Forum: Touring
03-19-09, 08:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,798
Posted By chris_farley

Thanks for the info. My trip out to California is...

Thanks for the info. My trip out to California is all centered around a conference. The logistics are simply that I've got a full day to get from San Francisco to Napa. I thought it would be cool to...
Forum: Touring
03-16-09, 11:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,798
Posted By chris_farley

Thanks, that's all extremely helpful! I...

Thanks, that's all extremely helpful!

I found this route, which looks reasonable.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san+francisco/347550111618

75 miles (if I get a hotel well in...
Forum: Touring
03-16-09, 10:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,798
Posted By chris_farley

A wee tour from San Francisco to Napa

I have attend a conference in Napa in mid-May. I'm looking for a good route from San Francisco to Napa. Here's my plan:

Pack up my Bike Friday New World Tourist. Fly out to SFO, and arrive late....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-13-09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 539
Posted By chris_farley

Brake levers on a mustache bar

When you ride in the hoods on a mustache bar, you apply force on your brake levers. I can (if I try) rotate them, no matter how hard I torque the brake levers onto the bar.

I would not worry about...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-08-09, 10:06 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By chris_farley

In order to get the axle nuts snug, I've been...

In order to get the axle nuts snug, I've been using a 15mm wrench (on the nut itself) and grabbing just inside the non-drive side dropout with a 16mm wrench. Otherwise, things have been spinning.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-08-09, 08:49 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By chris_farley

Thanks for the great advice. I've already...

Thanks for the great advice. I've already considered installing some of those SKS fender breakaway clips, which (I think) would eliminate the need to unbolt the fender. And it's nice to know that...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-09, 11:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,000
Posted By chris_farley

Are you sure you ride a SS/FG?

Are you sure you ride a SS/FG?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-09, 11:38 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By chris_farley

Changing flats on a SS/FG

I am new to single-speed bikes. I convinced myself to go single speed this winter. I was attracted to this notion of simplicity, and ease-of-maintenance. I bought a cheap Marin Hamilton 29er, which...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-09, 10:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,207
Posted By chris_farley

I got one for use as a winter beater. I replaced...

I got one for use as a winter beater. I replaced the handlebars, brake levers and tires, and mounted fenders, otherwise it is all stock.

The build quality is, well, maybe what you'd expect for the...
Forum: Commuting
11-25-08, 11:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,083
Posted By chris_farley

Looks fun as a recreational/sport type device. As...

Looks fun as a recreational/sport type device. As a commuter? Maybe in the bush.

Other youtube videos show people taking them downhill, and using a chairlift to get back up hill. I'd like to see...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-08, 01:30 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,752
Posted By chris_farley

There are about a half-dozen lights on my commute...

There are about a half-dozen lights on my commute that I treat like a stop sign. Two lights are of the 'car sensing' variety and my bicycle will not trigger them. They were my 'gateway drug' into red...
Forum: Winter Cycling
11-22-08, 08:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,643
Posted By chris_farley

Any thought to *not* using clipless pedals? I...

Any thought to *not* using clipless pedals? I swear that the metal cleat to pedal to bike pathway robs my feet of a lot of heat, even when they are covered with neoprene booties. I've switched to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-07-08, 08:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,077
Posted By chris_farley

I'm offended by the entire company. ...

I'm offended by the entire company.

freecreditreport.com is a website set up by Experian, one of the three major companies that keeps track of consumer credit. It is a complete scam, as in order...
Forum: Commuting
11-06-08, 08:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,315
Posted By chris_farley

I usually drop to the small chainring, and spin...

I usually drop to the small chainring, and spin the pedals like mad. Mentally, I also think about my amazingly high air-speed (as opposed to my pathetic land speed).
Forum: Commuting
11-06-08, 07:07 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,649
Posted By chris_farley

I've done it both ways. But lately it's been on...

I've done it both ways. But lately it's been on my handlebars. When I had it on my helmet, I tried real hard to keep it pointed down at the road -- I definitely realize that it'd be really rude to...
Forum: Commuting
11-05-08, 06:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,649
Posted By chris_farley

Starting to seem sketchy

With fewer cyclists on the road here in Minnesota, I'm getting the odd sense of increasing danger out there. Even during daylight hours, I've had numerous cars cut me off, taking left hand turns...
Forum: Commuting
10-23-08, 06:44 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 3,669
Posted By chris_farley

The CamelBak and MP3 player seem like overkill...

The CamelBak and MP3 player seem like overkill for a 3.7 mile ride. In the winter, I might not even bring a water bottle on a 3.7 mile ride. At a modest 12 mph average speed, that's a commute of...
Forum: Commuting
08-23-08, 10:30 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,529
Posted By chris_farley

I recently started using a helmet mounted mirror....

I recently started using a helmet mounted mirror. At first, I was worried that I was being distracted -- spending too much time looking at the stuff behind me and not enough time looking in front of...
Forum: Commuting
08-22-08, 09:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,623
Posted By chris_farley

+1 STRETCH after riding. I do this for 5-10...

+1

STRETCH after riding. I do this for 5-10 minutes after my morning commute, and for a bit longer after the evening. Without stretching, my legs are SUPER sore. Even with the streching, they are...
Forum: Commuting
07-26-08, 10:51 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,259
Posted By chris_farley

Why why why WHY? Drivers waving me into danger....

This happens to me several times a week:

I need to take a left turn. I pull out into the left turn lane. I am the first vehicle in the lane. I signal my intention to turn left.

The light turns...
Forum: Commuting
07-22-08, 10:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,302
Posted By chris_farley

You can't get folding 28s. Maybe I'll try the 25s...

You can't get folding 28s. Maybe I'll try the 25s sometime, though.

I've worked with beaded tires before, but these steel beaded Gatorskins are something else...
Forum: Commuting
07-22-08, 09:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,302
Posted By chris_farley

I totally looked for 700x28 Gatorskins. They...

I totally looked for 700x28 Gatorskins. They don't make 'em. (At least I couldn't find them...)

I like the fatter tire.
Forum: Commuting
07-22-08, 08:25 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,302
Posted By chris_farley

Favorite puncture-resistant commuting tire?

I'm currently riding on 700x28 Continental Gatorskins. No flats since I put them on 600 miles ago.

When I *do* get a flat, though, they will be HUGE pain to work with. The bead is insanely tight,...
Forum: Commuting
07-14-08, 08:11 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,253
Posted By chris_farley

I just went from a messenger bag to a single...

I just went from a messenger bag to a single pannier (Carradice Bike Bureau). I decided to give it a torture test this a.m. and load it up with as many books as I could fit in the thing. It was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-29-08, 10:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 510
Posted By chris_farley

Fender mounting

I just installed some SKS Chromoplastic Fenders on my bike. The instructions that came with the fenders were not that comprehensive, and I've got a few questions.

The fender came with a bunch of...
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