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03-16-24, 03:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 381
Posted By Bob Ross

Wonky "B-Spring" on old DuraAce rear derailleur

I'm either trying (so far unsuccessfully) to extend the life of a ~17-year-old DuraAce rear derailleur, or I'm wasting my time...but if anyone has any experience with similar issues and can offer...
03-15-24, 11:25 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 527
Posted By Bob Ross

fwiw my wife used to own a custom steel frame...

fwiw my wife used to own a custom steel frame with a swanky but strange matte paint finish that defied any known cleaning solutions. The framebuilder recommended we use isopropyl alchohol on that...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,382
Posted By Bob Ross

Came in to post ^^^this. Bravo, OP! Best thing...

Came in to post ^^^this. Bravo, OP! Best thing I've read on BF in ages!
03-08-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 500
Posted By Bob Ross

fwiw the tube I got came from Mexico; it's...

fwiw the tube I got came from Mexico; it's labeled "Voltaren" but all the instructions are in Spanish. It's 2.3%




I stopped using a Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM supplement years ago because I...
Forum: Southwest
03-07-24, 11:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 226
Posted By Bob Ross

"weather"?

"weather"?
03-05-24, 01:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 500
Posted By Bob Ross

Voltaren?

I was recently gifted a tube of Voltaren pain relief gel (https://www.voltarengel.com/arthritis-pain-gel/), and started wondering if applying that to my chronically-crunchy,...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-05-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,034
Posted By Bob Ross

I've never taken any pain relievers pre-emptively...

I've never taken any pain relievers pre-emptively -- i.e., before the ride -- only after, and only if necessary.

However, I was recently gifted a tube of Voltaren pain relief gel...
02-23-24, 12:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,548
Posted By Bob Ross

...and yet so many framebuilders and...

...and yet so many framebuilders and manufacturers have suggested that it "stiffens up the front end" or something to that effect, which, if you think about it, seems plausible. Doesn't mean it's...
02-15-24, 02:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 239
Posted By Bob Ross

Repurposing wheels - 2 scenarios

Two different wheelsets, two different conundrums, so I'm looking for two respective solutions...just consolidating into a single thread:

Scenario #1:
- I have a set of DT Swiss wheels...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-10-24, 09:19 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 5,328
Posted By Bob Ross

Yes, but Carbon Gives Me A Hardon

Yes, but Carbon Gives Me A Hardon
Forum: Southwest
01-24-24, 10:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,997
Posted By Bob Ross

I'm still holding out, but I have a feeling that...

I'm still holding out, but I have a feeling that in another year or two I may reluctantly concede that I need to get a handlebar bag to stuff my vest, arm warmers, leg warmers, etc. into so that I...
01-20-24, 10:14 AM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,480
Posted By Bob Ross

I can only recall seeing that once: One of my...

I can only recall seeing that once: One of my very first club rides ever, I barely had any idea what group cycling was all about so I signed up for a slow, social C-Ride led by this quiet gentle...
01-19-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 20,480
Posted By Bob Ross

That's a tough call...unlike, say, wearing a Led...

That's a tough call...unlike, say, wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt (where no one thinks for a moment you're trying to be a member of Led Zeppelin ...since, afaik, nobody in Led Zeppelin wore Led...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-19-24, 04:10 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

Have you actually tried riding while wearing one...

Have you actually tried riding while wearing one of these Tracer harnesses, or is your opinion based on conjecture?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-19-24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

My wife bought one of those for me several years...

My wife bought one of those for me several years ago. I will not deny that it indeed "works" ...i.e., you will almost assuredly "be seen"
I've had a number of people -- drivers, pedestrians, fellow...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-15-24, 04:29 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

Just a reminder that the study cited in the OP...

Just a reminder that the study cited in the OP did not agree with that old chestnut about steady lights making it easier for drivers to estimate distance than flashing lights

...which surprised me...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-24, 10:38 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

When I first started driving a car, I got a 1970...

When I first started driving a car, I got a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle...which, as anyone who owned one can attest, is about as durable and protective as a tin can.
My Dad's comment to me was "Drive as...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-24, 08:30 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

But I'm not sure ^^^that phenomenon has anything...

But I'm not sure ^^^that phenomenon has anything to do with lights, blinking or steady. Automobile drivers seem to consistently underestimate how fast cyclists are moving. Especially when the cyclist...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

Is it time to post this again? The Invisible...

Is it time to post this again?

The Invisible Gorilla (http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/gorilla_experiment.html)
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,445
Posted By Bob Ross

I will say this: For all their flaws, the old...

I will say this: For all their flaws, the old Tacx Tao cages were phenomenally easy to load without looking. Folks who couldn't hit a basketball free throw when standing on a ladder 6" away from the...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 5,178
Posted By Bob Ross

I find ^^^this surprising, only because I've been...

I find ^^^this surprising, only because I've been told for years that the opposite was true, that a steady light made it easier for drivers to judge distance to a cyclist.
Of course, I have no idea...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-02-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,471
Posted By Bob Ross

It's a semantic issue, not a cycling-specific...

It's a semantic issue, not a cycling-specific issue:

Yes "pedaling is pedaling" but pedaling-in-one-place versus pedaling-to-propel-your-bike-over-some-distance are very different concepts, and...
01-02-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,507
Posted By Bob Ross

My wife is actually the person who first got me...

My wife is actually the person who first got me interested in recreational group riding! I had been primarily a "utility cyclist" for all my life, but she, on a whim, signed up to do the Boston>New...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-31-23, 05:03 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,471
Posted By Bob Ross

Okay, I am done for the year: 6,232 miles. ...

Okay, I am done for the year:
6,232 miles.
(All of it outdoors, i.e., actual distance moving through space.)

For the data nerds, this is 368 fewer miles than I rode last year, but only 334 fewer...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-29-23, 02:49 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,471
Posted By Bob Ross

Not until 11:59PM on 12/31 it ain't!!! :) ...

Not until 11:59PM on 12/31 it ain't!!!

:)

I fully expect to get two more rides in before the clock strikes 2024, so I will wait until then to list my yearend mileage.
But thank you for...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-27-23, 10:27 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 7,014
Posted By Bob Ross

You literally "walked" away from breaking...

You literally "walked" away from breaking C1-C3?!?!
Or was that a euphemism for "survived"?
12-05-23, 06:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,116
Posted By Bob Ross

Thread Drift: Your quote reminded me of one of my...

Thread Drift: Your quote reminded me of one of my favorite cycling experiences ever. January 1993, I'm living in Boston MA, it starts snowing -- heavily -- one night, and my best friend who lives...
12-05-23, 06:03 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,263
Posted By Bob Ross

I would argue that riding at night is genuinely...

I would argue that riding at night is genuinely fun...but I'll bet I hate riding in the rain twice as much as you do, so the net result is that we agree!
Forum: Road Cycling
12-05-23, 08:00 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 7,014
Posted By Bob Ross

That sounds & looks familiar, you're probably...

That sounds & looks familiar, you're probably right!

btw (thread drift) cycling around Park City was one of the more frustrating experiences I've had when travelling with my road bike. I kept...
12-05-23, 07:53 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,263
Posted By Bob Ross

Interesting premise. tbh back before I became a...

Interesting premise. tbh back before I became a "club rider" and was just a casual, solo, non-diehard rider -- what I now know would be called a "utility cyclist" but at the time I just thought I was...
12-03-23, 06:18 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,073
Posted By Bob Ross

Here's the hint: The operative word in that...

Here's the hint: The operative word in that phrase is "Cooperative" ...in other words, riding in such a way as to make it a better ride for everybody else in the group.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-03-23, 10:31 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 7,014
Posted By Bob Ross

Back in 2017 or 2018 I took my bike on a vacation...

Back in 2017 or 2018 I took my bike on a vacation to Park City, UT where we were staying at a hotel on top of a mountain; to get out of the hotel and to any of the local road cycling routes you had...
12-03-23, 10:18 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,073
Posted By Bob Ross

It will probably wind up a little short of my...

It will probably wind up a little short of my distance goal -- in part because I once again took it easy for a month while my wife was recuperating from surgery, and in part because I'm stuck back in...
11-10-23, 10:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 547
Posted By Bob Ross

Yes It's annoying, indeed. But as you say,...

Yes

It's annoying, indeed. But as you say, everything else about that taillight is stellar, so I just put up with it.
11-09-23, 02:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,116
Posted By Bob Ross

I've been cycling year round in the northeast...

I've been cycling year round in the northeast (NYC area) for 17 years, and always looked forward to the change of seasons along with the necessary change of cycling kit. I am 100% all-in when it...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-09-23, 02:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,883
Posted By Bob Ross

Every time I read a thread about ultra-light...

Every time I read a thread about ultra-light all-carbon saddles I am reminded of the first time I saw one of those ~70g wonders on a group ride. I asked the owner "Is that thing comfortable; like,...
11-09-23, 02:23 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,252
Posted By Bob Ross

I had a pair of Open Pro 36-hole rims built up on...

I had a pair of Open Pro 36-hole rims built up on the original circa 1986 hubs that came with a 2nd-hand Bridgestone 600 that I got off eBay for use as a commuter bike in 2007, and those wheels...
Forum: Southwest
11-09-23, 12:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,997
Posted By Bob Ross

I haven't done it yet, but word from several...

I haven't done it yet, but word from several aquaintances in the local cycle club say Kitt's Peak is open and quite a lovely ride now.

I did Madera Canyon earlier this year, and it was quite the...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-08-23, 10:25 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,316
Posted By Bob Ross

fwiw I owned a CAADX for ~5 years (only sold it...

fwiw I owned a CAADX for ~5 years (only sold it because I wasn't doing enough gravel riding to warrant having another bike taking up space in my too-small apartment), and I've rented a CAAD9, 10, or...
11-07-23, 09:13 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,207
Posted By Bob Ross

Maybe 30 years ago I found myself watching a show...

Maybe 30 years ago I found myself watching a show on PBS that was documenting a TKR surgery. Cameras in the OR, close-ups and everything, with running commentary from the surgeon performing the...
Forum: Southwest
11-05-23, 06:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 541
Posted By Bob Ross

obligatory goathead rant

I kept reading about what a nuiscance goatheads are here in the desert, and after ~18 years of vacationing in Tucson to cycle, and then two years of living here part-time, and finally two months of...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-02-23, 09:49 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 865
Posted By Bob Ross

I owned two pair that were both new in 2006, and...

I owned two pair that were both new in 2006, and could not kill them. Not for lack of trying.
I hated that the spokes were proprietary, that the tools to work on the spokes and the hubs were...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-13-23, 09:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 362
Posted By Bob Ross

I would suggest that you consider the...

I would suggest that you consider the intersection of Oracle Road and Ina Road as "Ground Zero" for decent cycling that doesn't require a car: If you can find a hotel or AirBnB within ~5 miles of...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-10-23, 10:31 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,874
Posted By Bob Ross

First saw one of those on a group ride this...

First saw one of those on a group ride this summer. It was a Fumpa (https://www.fumpapumps.com/products/fumpa-bike-pump). Seemed like a cool idea, especially if you're not into contributing to the...
09-26-23, 01:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,918
Posted By Bob Ross

re: "likely my last bike" In 2006 I went...

re: "likely my last bike"

In 2006 I went shopping for what I was certain would be "likely my last bike"
After much research and test rides etc. I wound up with a lovely Cannondale Synapse Carbon...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-23, 11:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 642
Posted By Bob Ross

Your friends are pedants.

Your friends are pedants.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-21-23, 06:50 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,384
Posted By Bob Ross

I too am ~170lbs and ride 99.9% paved roads --...

I too am ~170lbs and ride 99.9% paved roads -- most adequately paved, some surprisingly nicely-paved, a few lumpy messes -- and 1550 miles is generally the lowest usage I will typically get before...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-20-23, 11:43 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,260
Posted By Bob Ross

Geez, how do *you* find time to do anything?!?! ...

Geez, how do *you* find time to do anything?!?!

I consider myself lucky: I don't need to "find" time to ride, I simply make time to ride. But I've got zero kids, so it's pretty easy comparatively.
Forum: Europe
08-15-23, 10:23 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 404
Posted By Bob Ross

cycling in Sicily: tour company recommendations?

So the missus and I will be participating in a family vacation to Sicily next Spring, and we're hoping to coordinate that with our own cycling trip.

Ideally looking for a tour company that does...
08-14-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,804
Posted By Bob Ross

I've been riding clipless (aka, clipped in) for...

I've been riding clipless (aka, clipped in) for ~17 years, so it's pretty much second-nature to me now...but I honestly don't know whether the concerns about falling over while clipped in would be...
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