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Mountain biker since 1999, I ride Cross Country and Downhill and anything in between. I also commute by bike some days(home to work and vice versa) in a very hilly city.
Started competition riding in 2008 national level in Honduras, Central America. I usually perform most of the maintenance and even major repairs in my bikes or friend's bikes. I own a small collection of bikes consisting of a road bike, one hardtail, three full suspension XC bikes and a DH bike. All of them except the road bike where assembled completely by me and none has ever fallen apart! ;)
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May 11 |
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Are there mechanical advantages and disadvantages of various front derailleur styles? I don't have a proper answer, but I have been a kind of Bike Dr Frankenstein, and have assembled numerous front derailleurs to bikes they shouldn't fit, even converted or adapted bottom pull to top pull and vice versa. And as a conclusion, Once fully adjusted, they work just as fine. Is it worth the hassle and the time? Depends on your objectives, but mostly not. If it is a straight fit to your bike, it should work, provided that it is designed for the number and size of chainrings. |
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May 6 |
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Are there pedals that are both flat and cleated on each side? grammar and spelling |
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May 2 |
answered | How to ride to work without sweating? |
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Apr 29 |
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Why are single-speed bikes with disc brakes hard to find? IF they really wanted to build a fixie with both, front and rear disk brakes, it could be accomplished by having a disk-ready fork and a frame with vertical dropouts and an excentric bottom bracket housing to adjust chain slack. (Agreed it doesn't fit the tipical wants and needs of the fixie rider) |
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Apr 26 |
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What can I do to help me sustain frequent long-ish rides? Definitely agree. Having a GOOD sleep between rides is a must. |
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Apr 26 |
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What factors determine stem length ? I also think that for longish rides, a bike of the same weelbase but a slacker fork angle (more rake, steering axis further from the vertical) would have a self stabilizing behaviour and a shorter top tube, alowing for a shorter reach due to not needing the longer steem. This would mean shorter reach, thus the torso would be less inclined, less weight being applied to the wrists but also the neck would nedd to bend less to keep eyes further up the road, all of this giving a more comfortable long ride. (Speaking as a MTB/commuter though, little exp. in road biking) |
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Apr 26 |
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What factors determine stem length ? Totally agree with the "feel the fit" approach. Even two people with the same "exact" body measures will feel comfortable on different bikes, due to body type, health condition, prevoius excersises, sports practices, type of work performed, etc. |
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Apr 25 |
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Are there pedals that are both flat and cleated on each side? added 1 characters in body |
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Apr 24 |
answered | Are there pedals that are both flat and cleated on each side? |
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Apr 19 |
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding? You just need a bracket that can hold your phone somewhere in the bike. You calibrate the bracket when the bike is in upright, riding position on level ground, then you can have a good readout from your phone while riding. |
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Apr 16 |
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How can I increase the highest gear ratio? @Bryce: Please edit your question to include this information! |
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Apr 16 |
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Why are higher-end freewheels so much louder when coasting? Loudness in the freehub/freebody is usually due to the very light oil used to lubricate the inner parts. Thicker oil can be used to lessen the noise and even grease in some cases, but it's high viscosity is pointed at for not being so efficient. |
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Apr 15 |
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Looking for alternate pants with 'snaps' around calf and/or shin area Why not DIY? I'm pretty sure those buttons you mentions are sold cheap at any sewing supply store... |
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Apr 10 |
answered | Tubeless fatbike setup, does valve choice matter? |
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Apr 6 |
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Why isn't my suspension bouncy? added 521 characters in body |
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Apr 6 |
answered | Why isn't my suspension bouncy? |
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Apr 4 |
answered | Air compressor to fill up to 60 PSI |
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Apr 4 |
answered | What is the purpose of the rubber stripe between the wheel and the air chamber? |
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Mar 19 |
answered | Do skilled cyclists really “use the front brake alone probably 95% of the time”? |
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Mar 7 |
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Water in my back tire Water may have not been inside the tire, but inside the rim. A rim that is not designed to be part of a tubeless system is by no means hermetic. Water can enter ir by the holes for the poke heads and the hole for the valve. A double wall rim would have a nice cavity that can be easily filled with water while riding ponds. Then while you dissasembled the wheel, water went down to the space between tire and tube. Again Nothing to worry about. |
