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| location | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | |
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I'm a self-teaching geek. teaching because that process is far from over. I don't know a ton, but what I know, I'll share, and I won't answer a question if I'm not confident I'm correct.
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Jun 23 |
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How can I get started building a bicycle? Why is a school for bike mechanics and frame builders not useful? It's how I got started, and I've been in the business 15 years now. |
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Jun 23 |
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Should I grease a carbon fiber seat post? There are actually fairly common issues with exactly that kind of permanent bonding. See answers above. |
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Jun 23 |
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Should I grease a carbon fiber seat post? Assuming you're riding a steel frame with that carbon post? |
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Jun 23 |
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Why is it important to have good saddles? Permanent ED from cycling is a bit of a myth/sales pitch. But the temporary numbness and pain caused by perineal pressure is not, in my experience. Brooks, by the way, makes great split style leather saddles which still conform to the body. my biggest downside for the Brooks bunch is the cost. |
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Jun 23 |
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Why is it important to have good saddles? But hard to ride on a "real" bike. :-)_ |
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Jun 22 |
answered | Why is it important to have good saddles? |
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Jun 22 |
answered | Better solution for uncomfortably low bars: a stem riser, or taller stem? |
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Jun 21 |
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Why don't road bikes use v-brakes? Again erroneous. V-brakes were introduced because the direct pull cantilever action allowed more braking force than a traditional cantilever. They are far more powerful brakes. |
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Jun 21 |
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Why don't road bikes use v-brakes? There simply is not enough rubber on the road to counteract the braking force of a V-Brake applied with the on/off modulation they possess. Those bars, BTW are designed for a lever shaped like a v-brake lever, but not. A canti lever uses the same 1:1 ratio as a road lever. Which is why canti and V-brake levers aren't interchangeable. I'd like you to cite a bike available on the market with 23c or 25c tires which comes stock with V-brakes. |
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Jun 21 |
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Why don't road bikes use v-brakes? Try again. Disc brakes appropriately redesigned to use a road lever, do stop fine. And are generally in use on cyclo-cross, tandem, and touring bikes which do not use the fairly standard 23c or 25c tire found on most road "racing" bikes. They can be used because there is appropriate modulation in the brake. meaning you can control the braking force applied to the wheel at the lever. As any experienced mechanic will tell you, V-brakes do not have fine enough modulation control to allow this. IMHO, they don't have any. The contact patch on a 23c tire at 120psi is on average 8mm across. |
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Jun 21 |
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How to get enough leverage to remove pedals when their cranks are not attached to a bike? The only tool required is a 14mm or 15mm socket wrench. Or an 8mm allen key. Which, along with the crank removal tool is usually also required to remove them. How'd you get 'em off? :) |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Finding a road bike for 5'2'' girlfriend |
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Jun 21 |
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What is the biggest component difference between a cheap road bike and an expensive road bike? True as far as it goes. In my experience, however, higher end components are rarely more in need of adjustment compared to more basic components. Although often their owners are more in tune with what out of adjustment feels like, and are often maniacal about wanting perfection. So it may feel like that is true. Myself included :). |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Why don't road bikes use v-brakes? |
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Jun 21 |
answered | How to get enough leverage to remove pedals when their cranks are not attached to a bike? |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Studded tires for small wheels |
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Jun 21 |
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How do I make the platform side of a Shimano PD-A530 multi-purpose SPD pedal less “slippery”? This will obviously void any warranty, and the placement of the set screws need to be chosen carefully, but it does work. |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Why are most tyres black? |
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Jun 21 |
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What effect does changing the stem length have on my bikes handling An average "normal" length stem is typically 110mm. On an average mountain bike, or road bike I would expect nothing shorter than 90mm. Assuming that the bike is not special use, then requiring a shorter stem than that is an indication that you might want to re check your frame size. That doesn't mean it's wrong, just that it isn't really normal to need a super short stem, aside from DH or Freeride bikes. |
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Jun 21 |
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Is it harmful to shift RD while climbing standing? +1 Kudos. This is just about exactly what I was going to say. |
