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| location | Minnesota, USA | |
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Old, tired, crazy.
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Aug 7 |
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Real measurable benefit to ceramic bearings? I'd only sorta heard of them. This page extols some of their (supposed) virtues: performancebearing.com . |
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Aug 7 |
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Attaching a stem to a carbon steerer: how much torque? What is a "steerer"? |
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Aug 7 |
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Two wheel sets, one bike - best approach? What the others have said. If the cassette on the new set is radically different from the original you may need to tweak the derailer when you swap. Most brake setups can tolerate a very minor difference in rim width, but it should be limited to a millimeter or three to avoid the need to adjust the brakes when switching. Also, with the brakes you may encounter centering problems if the two rear wheels aren't identically "dished". The wheels "should be" identical in this regard, but probably many aren't, since millimeter accuracy isn't required in other contexts. |
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Aug 7 |
answered | Brakes won't stay tight |
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Aug 6 |
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Pedals and cleats compatibility Since he already has shoes with cleats, and is presumably happy with how they are adjusted, he should carefully compare the mounting of the cleats between the old and new shoes to get the new ones positioned correctly (and to his taste). Just note that cleats can slide forward/backward, left/right (a little bit) and twist a bit, so there's a lot of potential adjustment. |
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Aug 6 |
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Simplest and best way to keep water bottles clean and hygienic? I occasionally put a few drops of lemon juice in my bottles before a ride. Makes the water taste a bit better warm. Especially helpful if you pick up water along the way that's a bit "off" tasting -- a few drops of lemon helps it quite a bit. |
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Aug 5 |
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How do I bring an old bike up to speed? That is actually a fairly nice bike for its age. Suntour components, a company that is sadly gone, but pretty good quality for their time. Definitely a step up (maybe 2-3) from a "department store" bike. The derailers are only slightly gunked up, so I'd recommend just lubing them (lightly) and leaving them be, unless they give you trouble. The rust on other components can probably be taken care of with a dish "scrubbie" and a little detergent water, followed by a very light coat of oil or wax. (Keep any oil/wax off the wheel rims.) |
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Aug 5 |
answered | Chain skipping on MTB |
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Aug 5 |
answered | How do I bring an old bike up to speed? |
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Aug 5 |
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Chain drop under load added 137 characters in body |
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Aug 5 |
answered | Chain drop under load |
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Aug 5 |
answered | Securing sliding bar grips without hair spray? |
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Aug 5 |
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Why not have the gears inside the bottom bracket? You do see recumbants and hand cycles where a hub is "repurposed" as an intermediate transfer shaft. |
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Aug 5 |
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Why not have the gears inside the bottom bracket? The effect of a rotating mass is proportional to the radius around which it rotates. A hub is quite compact, and the resulting gyroscopic effect is negligible compared to the wheel. |
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Aug 5 |
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What should I use to lubricate my kickstand? added 15 characters in body |
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Aug 4 |
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How do I calculate the diameter of a chainring from the number of teeth? And, by the way, if you measure tooth-top to tooth-top and multiply by the number of teeth you'll get something (slightly) less than the circumference of the containing circle. |
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Aug 4 |
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How do I calculate the diameter of a chainring from the number of teeth? But the center of tooth tip to tooth tip should not be 1/2 inch, but something a hair greater. As the chain peels off the sprocket, the last link touching the sprocket with both pins touches the tip of one tooth and a bit farther down on the next. Similarly, the next link touches the third tooth even farther down. The profile of the teeth is such that this relationship is maintained for each link and tooth until the chain reaches the tangent point with the sprocket. |
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Aug 4 |
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Why don't brakes come with 'Safety Levers' any more? @mathew -- I only rarely heard them called "safety levers". "Dual pull" was the more common term -- that and "suicide levers". |
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Aug 4 |
answered | Why don't brakes come with 'Safety Levers' any more? |
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Aug 4 |
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How do I calculate the diameter of a chainring from the number of teeth? @zenbike -- I don't offhand know why you came so close to the outermost diameter using that formula. I would have expected you to be shy by 1/2 inch or so. One of life's mysteries, I suppose. |
