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05-26-21, 09:32 AM
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05-26-21, 09:36 AM
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05-26-21, 09:41 AM
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05-26-21, 09:41 AM
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I remembered my last bike with a square taper bb is my Tesch from 1992, which a friend has and I haven't seen in years.
I have a Campagnolo crank which has a two piece spindle that is splined in the center and uses a short bolt to hold them together.
I have a Campagnolo crank which has a two piece spindle that is splined in the center and uses a short bolt to hold them together.
05-26-21, 09:43 AM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I have nothing against e-bikes themselves and they do seem like a great commuting option. I even considered one for club rides when work took away what little fitness I had.
As one of the older, fatter, slower riders on some rides I do, if a few e-bikes show up it changes everything. A few years ago I did some rides with an old guy on a speed limited e-bike. It was a non issue because the fastest riders were still the same riders and e-bike guy was not confident pulling or mixing with fast riders, plus we could drop him on the flats because of the speed limiting, I think 21mph.
These newest e-riders are experienced racers on road bike style machines and it is as if they are suddenly in their prime again with extra watts to spare. I find myself in a group I have no business being with. I'm working and sweating and running out of water and they are just cruising along chatting. I stopped trying to ride with racers because it's no fun bleeding out of my eyes and red-lining my heartrate on every ride. If I'm going to work that hard at least I don't want to be dfl every time.
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As one of the older, fatter, slower riders on some rides I do, if a few e-bikes show up it changes everything. A few years ago I did some rides with an old guy on a speed limited e-bike. It was a non issue because the fastest riders were still the same riders and e-bike guy was not confident pulling or mixing with fast riders, plus we could drop him on the flats because of the speed limiting, I think 21mph.
These newest e-riders are experienced racers on road bike style machines and it is as if they are suddenly in their prime again with extra watts to spare. I find myself in a group I have no business being with. I'm working and sweating and running out of water and they are just cruising along chatting. I stopped trying to ride with racers because it's no fun bleeding out of my eyes and red-lining my heartrate on every ride. If I'm going to work that hard at least I don't want to be dfl every time.
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05-26-21, 09:44 AM
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05-26-21, 09:45 AM
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05-26-21, 09:49 AM
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My 1989 Schwinn Circuit with Sante kit has a 14mm crank bolt, but the 1982 Lotus with Dura Ace uses a 6mm Allen-headed bolt - it's got the 'self-extracting cranks'. Everything else except the Canyon is 8mm Allen-headed bolts.
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05-26-21, 10:08 AM
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Well, at least that answer rules out the bad thing I was thinking of. It’s really awful to hear about this ongoing issue and the lack of a diagnosis that makes sense. You may not be looking for advice, but if I have any to give, it would be to find a good neurologist. Some of them are genuine idiots, but they do tend to think more systematically, have a better anatomical understanding of problems involving the nerves, and do a vastly superior physical examination, relative to other specialties.
05-26-21, 10:08 AM
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05-26-21, 10:10 AM
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It's not about the Model T, it's about a simple universal system, you tool worshipers.
05-26-21, 10:14 AM
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I think you're ready for exploratory surgery. No doubt they'll find something wrong once they start cutting.
05-26-21, 10:20 AM
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Back in the 1970s, we were on the path to going metric. Then we got silly and stopped, so now you need at least two separate sets of wrenches, sockets, allen keys, etc.
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05-26-21, 10:33 AM
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Lame. I don't care what standard is used. Just pick one and everyone follow it.
05-26-21, 10:47 AM
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05-26-21, 10:56 AM
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I've never timed myself. Of course, it's futile at the shop because I get interrupted at least a couple of times during the wrap.
05-26-21, 11:07 AM
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I have vivid memories of heading west on the NYS Thruway, traveling at "thruway speeds" through the Mohawk Valley, and closing fast on Type 2 bus. We were going up hill and I reckon he was not moving much faster than a Model T.
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05-26-21, 11:09 AM
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When I reworked all my bikes (and got a bunch of new ones) last year, I watched at least half a dozen videos on wrapping bars. The big Take Home Lesson, for me, was that people who do it for a living do it a bunch of different ways, some of which are completely the opposite of others, and everybody always has very good reasoning for why you HAVE TO do it their way, and ONLY their way. SO, in the end, that means you can do it a bunch of different ways and it will work.
But my method is superior.
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05-26-21, 11:12 AM
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05-26-21, 11:13 AM
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05-26-21, 11:23 AM
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Is it physically possible to have the polka dot side exposed all the way around the bar in a single pass, while wrapping in the proper direction to counteract hand twist?
Yes or no?
Yes or no?
05-26-21, 11:31 AM
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I'd have one side done by then.
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05-26-21, 11:33 AM
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Yep, I've installed a few of those, myself.
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05-26-21, 11:33 AM
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