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| location | Minnesota, USA | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
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Old, tired, crazy.
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Sep 12 |
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Any source for Shimano shoelaces? Thanks -- those look better than anything I've found so far. |
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Sep 12 |
asked | Any source for Shimano shoelaces? |
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Sep 12 |
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What bike+equipment for a long daily urban commute? @freiheit -- Why do you go around all the time editing old threads and creating "zombies"? |
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Sep 11 |
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Cruiser bottom bracket is clicking and grinding added 224 characters in body |
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Sep 11 |
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How to significantly lower HR[avg] while improving performance output The vast majority of cyclists do about 50 miles the first season, 20 the second, and zero thereafter. But the serious amateur cyclists I'm familiar with probably do a 35-70 mile ride (maybe two) most summer weekends and a similar amount in shorter rides during the week. |
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Sep 11 |
answered | Cruiser bottom bracket is clicking and grinding |
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Sep 10 |
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Can a front wheel have a different number of bearings on each side? Note that the new balls will be tighter, so make sure they aren't so tight that they'll bind. |
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Sep 10 |
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Why are frame pads no longer readily available? You can walk into any hardware store and buy foam pipe insulation and a roll of electrical tape. What more do you need? |
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Sep 9 |
answered | Can a greasy chain cause the chain to come off the rings? |
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Sep 9 |
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Keeping your feet dry (or do you not even care?) Plastic bags over the socks works (& inside shoes) works pretty well if it's cold enough that you don't sweat too much. Otherwise, rubber booties. |
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Sep 9 |
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Does drafting cause resistance to the lead rider? (And all this, of course, presupposes that the conditions we're talking about don't include the grappling hook I use to latch onto the leader so that I don't have to pedal.) |
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Sep 9 |
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Does drafting cause resistance to the lead rider? Of course, the Kamm effect doesn't mean that the truncated teardrop is more efficient, only that it's not less efficient, and the vehicle is saved the additional length, weight, and skin drag of the tail. In the case of drafting the follower is bearing the "expense" of those items. |
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Sep 9 |
answered | Does drafting cause resistance to the lead rider? |
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Sep 9 |
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What items should be in a bare-minimum first-aid / emergency kit? On my legs any sort of "wrap" rolls up and slides off in short order. (Ordinary knee braces, eg, won't stay put for more than 5 minutes.) Plus I have a mild sensory processing disorder which makes anything that tight "unpleasant". |
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Sep 9 |
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Why should I use a mirror? I do only maybe 20% of my riding on trails/paths and the rest on roads. |
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Sep 9 |
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Can a front wheel have a different number of bearings on each side? I've never seen cracked bearing balls anywhere. Sounds like your procedure is keeping the elephants away. |
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Sep 9 |
answered | Can a front wheel have a different number of bearings on each side? |
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Sep 9 |
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Are there advantages of dedicated bike computer instead of smartphone apps? I have two iPhones, an Android, and 3 Nokia smart phones in my desk at work and scattered around on my home desk. What I carry with me is an old LG flip phone. On my bike is a relatively basic bike "computer". The only time I've needed a smart phone on a tour was when I had to find the words for a song the group wanted to sing, and then I borrowed a phone from someone else. |
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Sep 8 |
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Where to find bolts for an old Raleigh Bicycle? I remember the bolts -- they were on my old 5-speed purchased in 1972. Have no idea where to find them, though. If you could find the right thread then a piece of threaded rod with a nut would work, of course. |
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Sep 8 |
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Why should I use a mirror? The problem is that you only get a "keyhole" view, unless you can actively move the mirror. |
