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| location | Melbourne, Australia | |
| age | 41 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | 5 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 133 |
I ride for fitness, enjoyment and an easier, less stressful commute.
On weekends I ride a custom (by Kennedy's Cycle Fit) road bike with Campag gear.
To commute I ride an SE Lager fixed (love the fixie!)
With the family I ride a Shogun hybrid.
I love to tinker with my bikes and won't go to a mechanic unless it's for something advanced or unfamiliar.
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Can a chain-lock be better against cutting than a U-lock? Two cuts of 10mm diameter would be much easier than a single cut of 18mm diameter due to the reduced volume of material needing to be cut. |
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Apr 3 |
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Electronic bicycling ranking for the office cyclists? @Veseliq what language are you and your colleagues most familiar with? I have some C# .Net code I can share if you want. |
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Apr 3 |
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Electronic bicycling ranking for the office cyclists? @Veseliq If you collect the rider IDs of the people in your office, your code can only query those riders. You don't need a group in Strava if you can implement it yourself. |
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Mar 18 |
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What's the correct term for a 700x23c disc wheel? Which fork did you find? I'm looking to do the same thing. |
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Feb 14 |
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How do I fix movement in headset Yep, I understand what you're getting at and I do have enough of a gap there. |
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Feb 14 |
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How do I fix movement in headset I added some text to the second photo pointing out where I think the problem is. Does that help? |
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Feb 13 |
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How do I fix movement in headset I'll add a photo soon, but i'm sure there's enough of a gap to get plenty of tension. Hmmm. I'm clearly not explaining this well enough. |
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Feb 12 |
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How do I fix movement in headset Thanks for the suggestions. I've checked and from what I can see none of them apply to what's happening with me. I can see that the compression ring is a wedge and tightening the top cap will cause it to engage tightly with the bearings, which is what is happening. However nothing will cause the ring to tighten against the steerer tube and that is where the slop is occurring. |
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Feb 12 |
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How do I fix movement in headset Thanks Ken, there's definitely enough tension. In an effort to stop this movement I tightened it so much it was difficult to turn the bars! Of course, I backed it off before I took it out again :) |
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Feb 12 |
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can a single sprocket be locked on a road bike? @Benzo, I agree you'd lose the 'purity' of having a fixed gear setup. But given that we're talking about compromising so the bike is still useful on hills it might be an option. |
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Jan 15 |
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CB Roubaix upgrade to Shimano Tiagra - brake problems That's a good outcome. Glad it all worked out! |
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Dec 18 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? I lol'ed at the second paragraph |
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Dec 18 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? Yeah I always accept... just giving it a few days to collect feedback :) |
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Dec 17 |
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What would cause variable air resistance on a day with no wind? Awesome answer, thanks. I think a 10% difference to the amount of power I need to exert to maintain a constant speed would be enough to notice. Great data. |
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Dec 9 |
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Are today's bikes “better” than a few decades ago? What about brakes? Modern brakes seem much stiffer and more effective than the old ones from my youth. |
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Dec 6 |
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How to use drop handlebars properly? @Angelo I'm using Campy Veloce 2009. It's not terrible, I just notice a difference from flat bars or bullhorns that I thought was worth mentioning. |
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Nov 30 |
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Why are hub shells such different diameters? I got the impression he was comparing the main body of the hub axle rather than the spoke flange. So the more expensive hubs have narrower axle bodies, but the cheaper ones are wider |
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Nov 22 |
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I want an cool urban/track bike with 3speeds. Could you recommend me one? @PaulTDavies I'm not sure... I took my bike in and asked for a hub to fit it because I've been bitten by this issue before. |
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Nov 21 |
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I want an cool urban/track bike with 3speeds. Could you recommend me one? I think I've read that they use a shimano 3 speed hub. I went with a Sturmey Archer S-RF3 |
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Nov 21 |
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Can I buy handlebar tape in bulk Thanks for the answer. I suspected that might be the case, but it's such a surprise. It seems so obvious to provide tape by the roll to shops. |
