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Old 07-22-20, 05:58 PM
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Bah humbug. Finally got the seat on this afternoon. Thanks again!!! Initial ride it was noticeably more comfortable. I’ll go on longer ride tomorrow morning to see what my arse thinks.

Really dumb question. Is there a trick to changing the seat angle? Right now I have it where I think I want it, but I may need to adjust tomorrow. I loosened both bolts on the seat climb but it doesn’t allow me to change the angle, it only lets me slide the seat forward and aft.
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Old 07-22-20, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Ugh.

BB is shot in the shiny bike

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What happened?
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Bah humbug. Finally got the seat on this afternoon. Thanks again!!! Initial ride it was noticeably more comfortable. I’ll go on longer ride tomorrow morning to see what my arse thinks.

Really dumb question. Is there a trick to changing the seat angle? Right now I have it where I think I want it, but I may need to adjust tomorrow. I loosened both bolts on the seat climb but it doesn’t allow me to change the angle, it only lets me slide the seat forward and aft.
You are welcome! Glad you like it.

Cervelo's seatpost toppers are dumb. You have to loosen the back, then you can loosen or tighten the front, then when you retighten the back the saddle will be at a different angle. It's dumb and bad. I should just replace the seatpost on mine.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Tennessee Soil ≠ Illinois Soil
Is it the soil? Or do you enhance with chemical agents?
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Really dumb question. Is there a trick to changing the seat angle? Right now I have it where I think I want it, but I may need to adjust tomorrow. I loosened both bolts on the seat climb but it doesn’t allow me to change the angle, it only lets me slide the seat forward and aft.
You just need to loosen it a little more - the rail clamp has a semi-circular bottom that fits in to a mating cradle at the top of the seat post. If you take it all the way apart, it'll be pretty apparent. The easy way would be to loosen the end that you want higher, give it a good wiggle 'til it budges, and then tighten the opposite bolt.
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Haven't had okra this not summer.

Sad.
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Old 07-22-20, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
rip bb.
It led a neglected life too, the poor thing

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What happened?
Noticed some chainring runout on the trainer last night, and took a look at it before I was going to go ride today. Gave the crank arms a wiggle and felt a bit of play.

Just an old cheap worn out cartridge BB.

The interim replacement cup and cone is a little pitted but it's all I've got for now in a close enough length. Haven't adjusted one of those in a while, and I was never very good with them even when I messed around with them a lot more.

It took...a while
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Originally Posted by genejockey
All over.
Me, too.

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Old 07-22-20, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Is it the soil? Or do you enhance with chemical agents?
You do know that the soil in the three "I" states is agriculturally very good? Growing grass is not much of a challenge as long as we have rain.

We've had 10-13" of rain the last two weeks. I mowed Saturday and again yesterday and it would have choked my mower by tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
You are welcome! Glad you like it.

Cervelo's seatpost toppers are dumb. You have to loosen the back, then you can loosen or tighten the front, then when you retighten the back the saddle will be at a different angle. It's dumb and bad. I should just replace the seatpost on mine.

sums up the experience I have been having. Was hoping it would be easier.
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Old 07-22-20, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I've heard that before from Colorado owners. My Seven is pretty harsh, too. Not the worst I've had but sometimes I want to try something else.
I had a lot of crit bikes and most of them would beat you to death but the Colorado was stiff on an obnoxious level. Beautiful bike, though. It was pearl metal flake white with a Campy Record group, tubular rims and tires.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
You do know that the soil in the three "I" states is agriculturally very good? Growing grass is not much of a challenge as long as we have rain.

We've had 10-13" of rain the last two weeks. I mowed Saturday and again yesterday and it would have choked my mower by tomorrow.
I am not an expert in grass-growing soils.

However, if you had 20 days of 92F highs, with less than an inch of rain (see post #14713), your grass wouldn't be growing great, either.
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Old 07-22-20, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I am not an expert in grass-growing soils.

However, if you had 20 days of 92F highs, with less than an inch of rain (see post #14713), your grass wouldn't be growing great, either.

what are you an expert in?
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I had a lot of crit bikes and most of them would beat you to death but the Colorado was stiff on an obnoxious level. Beautiful bike, though. It was pearl metal flake white with a Campy Record group, tubular rims and tires.
My all time favorite resto-mod belongs to BF toavii The paint is unreal.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
<==Doesn't mow more than once a week. That's crazy.


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Originally Posted by LAJ
Seriously? Painted toenails on a cat? What kind of lunatic decides that's a good idea, and how big are their cajones to even give it a try?
Even worse than hats on a dog.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
sums up the experience I have been having. Was hoping it would be easier.
This is part of the reason, as awesome as integrated bikes look, I a not fully on-board.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I wish it were smart enough to maintain radar lock on a designated contact, such as AG, so I could always see how far back she is. And yes, I'd like it projected to a HUD on my visor.
Naturally.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I didn't take the oath, but I sometimes wear a lab coat.

This world is getting really screwy.
Wait. Aren't you supposed to wear coveralls? So confusing.
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Originally Posted by trsnrtr
are you showing your age?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I am not an expert in grass-growing soils.

However, if you had 20 days of 92F highs, with less than an inch of rain (see post #14713), your grass wouldn't be growing great, either.
That post you mention was awesome. Prolly.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Storms incoming!
Rained quite a bit here today. I braved the cloud burst to walk 20 feet to the coffee shop for a bagel with cream cheese.

And coffee too. Natch.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
what are you an expert in?
Consensus says being obtuse is his expertise. However, that is the $64,000 question.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Me, too.

#MyEra
Sorry I caused a minor kerfuffle in the regional forum. I was trying to help.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06



Bah humbug. Finally got the seat on this afternoon. Thanks again!!! Initial ride it was noticeably more comfortable. I’ll go on longer ride tomorrow morning to see what my arse thinks.

Really dumb question. Is there a trick to changing the seat angle? Right now I have it where I think I want it, but I may need to adjust tomorrow. I loosened both bolts on the seat climb but it doesn’t allow me to change the angle, it only lets me slide the seat forward and aft.
On the two bolt clamp tighten the front bolt relative to the back bolt, to nose down. For more nose up, tighten the back bolt relative to the front bolt.
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