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Sep 16 |
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What hydration system should I use for multiple activities? As I said in my answer. Bottles and cages are cheap enough that you should use them on a bike, no matter what you plan to use for snowboarding or other activities. Get the camelback for the snowboarding if you want, but for biking stick with the water bottles. |
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Sep 16 |
answered | What are the risks of untrued wheels? |
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Sep 14 |
answered | What hydration system should I use for multiple activities? |
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Sep 13 |
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Bicycle Storage Indoors I'm guessing parallel to the wall means the opposite of what you think. The picture in the example you link to would be what I would refer to as "perpendicular" to the wall. |
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Sep 12 |
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What kind of bike rack can go with this bike? Clarifying that seat mounted rack isn't safe for child seat mounting. |
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Sep 12 |
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What kind of bike rack can go with this bike? Sorry, didn't read the child seat part. It would work good for a rack, but I wouldn't put my child on there. That's why I recommended the Kangaroo seat. I'll edit to clarify |
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Sep 12 |
answered | What kind of bike rack can go with this bike? |
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Sep 10 |
answered | Keeping your feet dry (or do you not even care?) |
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Sep 7 |
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What is the name of the part, often seen on BMX bicycles, that allows an additional rider on the back the bike? Yes, that's what they are called. They aren't meant for another person to stand on. |
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Sep 7 |
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Can replacing my handlebar tape help reduce finger numbness? Also on this point, try to ensure that your wrists aren't bent. They should be straight. I've seen people riding with wrists bent back at 90 degrees, which over a long distance would cause quite a bit of strain on the wrist. Straightening the wrist should increase blood flow. |
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Sep 6 |
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Food costs compared to Gasoline riding cross country USA Wow, didn't realize I typed "dried friends". of course, what I really meant was "dried fruit". Anyway, brings up a decent thought, what about going Oregon Trail style and hunt (not your friends) along the way. Maybe if you find a field of wild blueberries you could pick those. Could save you a few bucks. |
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Sep 6 |
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Food costs compared to Gasoline riding cross country USA I think the problem here is that you aren't using a food with a low $:calorie ratio. For $4 and only about 540 calories you could do much better. A 5 pound bag of sugar costs about $2, which is a price of 40 cents per pound and a pound gives you about 1700 calories. Bringing the cost for the trip to $33. Now you can't survive on sugar alone, but it does illustrate the point that using high calorie low cost foods, the price could be cheaper than using a car. Eating lots of high fat nuts, pasta, dried friends and others high calorie low cost foods could bring the price way down. |
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Sep 5 |
answered | is this derailleur short cage or long cage? |
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Sep 3 |
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Carbon bikes make me nervous. Can you ease the tension? @lantius Looking at the gallery of bike failures, it doesn't make me any more confident of carbon. There's quite a few carbon seat post failures there. Also a lot of the problems seem to be either on bikes with a lot of miles or on mountain bikes that undergo a lot of rough riding. For some really interesting carbon stuff, check out the carbon spoke failures. pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/FAIL-105.html and pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/FAIL-104.html and pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/FAIL-113.html |
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Aug 30 |
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Where can I find a bulb for my vintage 70's generator light? Maybe posting a picture of the light would help. |
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Aug 30 |
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Can a carbon fiber mountain bike handle cool/cold weather? I hardly believe that bike parts would be tested to the same tolerances as shuttle wings. Just because it's the same material, doesn't mean it can withstand the same stresses. That doesn't mean it won't withstand it, but just stating that the logic isn't valid. |
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Aug 30 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Aug 29 |
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What type of tires can prevent goatheads? Mr. Tuffy Tire liners do basically the same thing, only provide much better protection, and cost about the same as a couple of tubes. Sure you may have a couple of punctured tubes sitting around, making it essentially free, but tire liners are much easier to get in place. mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/TiresTubesWheels/Tubes/PRD~4001-642/… |
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Aug 29 |
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Outstanding Organized Rides Yeah, that's a very high minimum entry rate. More than any other charity event I've seen. Being that it's a 2 day ride, there is a lot of money involved in supporting the riders. But it probably disqualifies a lot of people who would like to ride, but don't have a lot of rich friends to donate money. |
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Aug 29 |
answered | Are road-bike suspension forks still manufactured, if so, where? |
