Kibbee

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Jun 2	comment	Does an SPD-SL AND SPD compatible pedal/shoe exist? I have these pedals and I like them a lot. It's nice to be able to hop on my bike and ride it to the store without putting on the cycling shoes. Also, they are great for commuting, where you often have to clip in and out. Sometimes I just ride with 1 foot clipped and the other one on a platform if there's lots of traffic and I'm stopping frequently.
May 30	comment	Sunscreen for Riding +1 for not on your forehead. Even the sport sunscreens tend to run into your eyes.
May 1	comment	Is there a do-it-yourself way to tow a kid's bike? Just hope you don't run into a cross wind.
Feb 2	comment	Why does my gear slip when going uphill / standing? I'm having a similar problem, and I'm pretty sure it's due to a worn out cassette.
Feb 1	comment	How do I measure a bottom bracket? IGH would stand for Internal Geared Hub (sheldonbrown.com/internal-gears.html). Which is not strictly a single speed, but kind of looks like one as it doesn't have a derailleur.
Jan 18	comment	What is the longest reasonable distance one may expect to ride on a comfort bike? I have a similar bike and have had no problems riding it on 70 KM tours. Spend a minimal amount of money for a narrower saddle, and possibly a stem and handlebars to lower handlebars and you should be fine. These can be picked up used for next to nothing.
Jan 13	comment	Why aren't Tour de France riders going any faster? Well, it has 2 wheels, and is fully human powered. Graeme Obree got a lot of criticism back in the day and they actually changed the rules because they didn't like the fact that we won it on an unconventional bike (scotlandforvisitors.com/nmspic.php). If you look at the UCI best human effort. It still shows quite an increase, up to 56 km in 1996. No record has been broken by then. Which is quite surprising, but I guess most athletes would rather focus on beating the non-conventional bike record than trying to beat the old record using conventional bikes.
Jan 4	comment	Is my local bike shop asking to much money to change a rear cog? Maybe I have a really nice bike shop, but many little things like this I've found they will do this without charge provided you buy the parts from them. This summer, my LBS put in a new stem, while I waited. They also installed the new pedals I bought. The mechanic didn't seem too busy when I was in, so maybe I was just lucky. However, I think that if I had brought in a part that I had bought online or at another store, there definitely would have been some kind of labour charge.
Dec 19	comment	Air compressor to fill up to 60 PSI It does say how fast it will inflate a tire though. A mountain bike with 262 inch tires (660 mm 50 mm) will (using pir^2 length) have a volume of pi * 25^2*660 mm = 1295250 cubic millimeters which according to google is 1.295 litres. So at 40 litres per minute you could fill the tire from empty in 1.94 seconds. Of course the rating is for free air, without actually having any pressure, bu I'm pretty sure the tire would be filled extremely quickly, and possibly blow out, event if it didn't you'd have to overinflate then deflate to get the right pressure.
Dec 19	comment	Air compressor to fill up to 60 PSI I agree with @Adrian. The problem is that your tires are deflating. Unless you only use the bike once a month, then they shouldn't be deflating in between uses. If you only use it once a month, that's normal deflation. Using an air compressor won't stop the tires from deflating between rides. Also, air compressors, unless especially made for bicycles usually push a very high volume of air, leading to not being able to easily control the pressure. With many compressors, you could possibly blow the tire out in a few seconds, especially if they are rated to a pressure higher than your tire.
Dec 17	comment	Pannier for cannondale caad9? That Rivendell one specifically shows some kind of MacBook in the bag. Although it could be a MacBook Air. However judging from the measurements shown, it looks large enought for a 15" laptop (it appears to be about 15" front to back).
Dec 16	comment	Can I use a hybrid bike tire on my mountain bike? @freiheit: Yeah, but cyclocross tires are also kind of wide, usually around 34-38c. I was talking about something more narrow, like 25c. You probably won't find a knobby tire that is 25c, though you will find wide tires that have no tread at all.
Dec 16	comment	What type of bicycle would be the most suitable for riding in winter in the city? I've thought about riding in the winter (in Ottawa, still going this year, but alas, no snow) It never occured to me before, but a BMX seems to be a great idea. Has all the required features. Single speed, easier to bail when required,fewer parts, more heavy duty chain, relatively cheap. Maybe even a coaster brake would be a good option, do you have any experience with those, or do you use rim brakes?
Dec 16	comment	Can I use a hybrid bike tire on my mountain bike? Very useful. Tires of various treads and widths come in all different diameters. you will most likely be able to find a tire with the tread pattern you want in the rim size you already have. I think the only exception is that you won't find knobby tires that fit on a narrow road bike tire. Well, someone probably makes them, but they might be difficult to find.
Dec 9	comment	Tips for radial wheel truing In the Sheldon Brown glossary (sheldonbrown.com/gloss_tp-z.html#true) a wheel that is out of true vertically is referred to as being "out of round". Perhaps that's a better term for describing the problem here.
Dec 8	comment	Helmet Safety Standards Canada Negligent of what? It's your own head. Many places in Canada don't require helmets, especially for adults. Which province do you live in. Helmet laws vary by province.
Dec 8	comment	Feedback on Bern Helmets for winter Not about helmets, but I wear something similar to this (mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/MensClothing/Accessories/…) under my "standard" helmet, and it works great down to at least -10. They no longer sell the Descente one I have, but this one looks similar.
Dec 6	comment	What are the advantages of owning a Unicycle? Tried riding my friends uni a few years back. Very hard to ride, but I can't say they are very injury prone. If you start to fall, you just walk off. Biggest problem was the spikes on the pedals, since he had an offroad unicycle. My shins did not like that.
Dec 6	comment	What are the advantages of owning a Unicycle? No disk brakes. All unicycles I've seen are essentially fixed gear. This is a requirement as the only way to balance on a unicycle is by pedaling in the direction required to get the wheel underneath you. Of course, somebody is going to link to some freewheel unicycle, but that is definitely non-standard, if it even exists.
Dec 4	comment	What makes a folding bicycle so difficult to ride? I wonder how much the smaller wheels would hurt your momentum. I can coast on my road bike for quite a while, but think smaller wheels, with their much higher RMP would incur more friction (in the bearings), not to mention smaller bumps causing them to slow down.