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03-16-16, 01:03 PM
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I'm terrible with a camera!
My newest, an Electra Loft 7i:
My newest, an Electra Loft 7i:
03-16-16, 01:29 PM
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That is a very sweet bike! I especially like the chainguard! I don't understand why they don't come standard on most bikes; well, commuting bikes, anyway.
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03-16-16, 02:05 PM
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03-16-16, 02:23 PM
LET'S ROLL
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03-16-16, 02:51 PM
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Because most bikes have rear, or front and rear derailleurs, which don't work very well with chain guards since the chain can be in lots of different positions.
03-16-16, 03:09 PM
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Yes, but I've wondered before, whatever those positions are, they must occupy a space that is not needed by the chainstay or the wheel or the crank or the pedal or the foot, why not build a chaincase that encloses that space??
03-16-16, 03:37 PM
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...although, to be honest, I'm not sure if it would fit every bike...
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03-16-16, 04:21 PM
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"only works with a single chainring". And it only covers the 'top-right' area of the chain. I'm talking about enclosing the entire range of space that the chain occupies, in all possible front and rear derailleur settings.
03-16-16, 04:49 PM
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I was able to get the medium SKS chainboard to work on a 3X8 drivetrain with a bit of fitting.
03-16-16, 06:31 PM
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03-18-16, 12:15 PM
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AD Puch Pathfinder
New to Me Austro Daimler Puch Pathfinder. Still sorting it out, but I've added the toe clips & straps, bottle holder, lights, and cheapo Blackburn rack. The bike was a $130 Craigslist find, clips & straps $9, bottle holder $1 at a swap meet. Ordered the "Cygolite Streak 310/Hotshot SL USB Light Combo" from "Bike to the Future" on Amazon, and got upgraded to the Cygolite 350 combo - a great deal!
Part of the upper lug is outlined, but none of the others. Possibly done by a prior owner?
Part of the upper lug is outlined, but none of the others. Possibly done by a prior owner?
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03-18-16, 07:54 PM
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Not mine, but saw it today while stopping for lunch. Some type of Gary Fisher 'townie' with a three speed twist grip and coaster brake set-up. The frame is a matte black color, so it looks better in person than the pictures:
How the heck they came out upside down is beyond me!
How the heck they came out upside down is beyond me!
03-18-16, 08:27 PM
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My two current commuters:
1986 Cannondale ST500
1988 Schwinn Cimarron
1986 Cannondale ST500
1988 Schwinn Cimarron
03-19-16, 12:58 AM
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I love min otto by Dirk Desmet, on Flickr
It's a sign under my saddle saying: "again one car less".
Lots of people in Belgium have that sign under their saddle.
(you can order right here: Weer een auto minder-fietsplaatje - 11.11.11 vzw )
I put a sticker over it saying "I love my car" in a funny dialect
which is currently a silly expression in a tv-series here in Belgium.
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03-24-16, 08:54 PM
LET'S ROLL
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03-25-16, 10:52 AM
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03-28-16, 01:53 PM
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03-30-16, 07:16 AM
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I just don't think that's feasible with the rear derailleur movements both left/right and fore/aft, plus the space taken by the RD cable loop which also moves as the RD itself moves.
03-30-16, 07:21 AM
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In its parking space
