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| bio | website | linkedin.com/pub/a/21b/471 |
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| location | Ohio | |
| age | 34 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 8 months |
| seen | Dec 1 '12 at 14:11 | |
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Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of professional experience. Currently coding in Java and C#.
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Sep 9 |
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Avalanche upgrade cartridge for Boxxer, or tune existing? Yeah, progressive springs would be nice. You might need the double adjustability as you originally said. Depending on the cost difference, I'd probably lean toward the Avalanche kit, since you will get that adjustability, as opposed to having the cartridge retuned and still having the single adjustment. If you eventually loose or gain weight, or want to re-tune for different events or terrains, you will be able to compensate with the Avalanche. Since you've ridden the R2C2 , have you considered selling your RC and getting the R2C2? That might be more cost effective than the Avalanche upgrade. |
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Sep 9 |
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Recommendations on best-value stock fixed gear model? added 115 characters in body |
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Sep 9 |
answered | Recommendations on best-value stock fixed gear model? |
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Sep 9 |
answered | Avalanche upgrade cartridge for Boxxer, or tune existing? |
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Sep 8 |
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Can a front wheel have a different number of bearings on each side? If you put 9 back in one side, is there enough gap left to fit 1 more? I assume putting 10 in one side doesn't leave a lot of gap... |
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Sep 8 |
answered | Are there advantages of dedicated bike computer instead of smartphone apps? |
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Sep 8 |
answered | Is it considered rude to draft other random cyclists? |
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Sep 8 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Sep 8 |
awarded | Analytical |
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Sep 7 |
answered | What should I carry on day trips for emergencies? |
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Sep 7 |
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Securing sliding bar grips without hair spray? Substitute anything plastic and rigid in place of the flathead... possibly a ball-point pen, if it isn't too thick, or a plastic butter knife, Popsicle stick might even be sturdy enough... My point was more that glass cleaner works in place of hairspray, etc. |
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Sep 7 |
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What makes a bike stay upright when moving? +1. A bike's natural ability to stay upright when you "ghost ride" one, or send it off rolling without a rider, is largely due to the rake (or caster) of the front wheel. If it was mounted vertically (your wheel axel was directly below the head tube, and the head tube was vertical) then the bike would fall over fairly easily. This is similar to the caster of a car's front wheels, which helps stability and to center the steering wheel on its own (let go of a car steering wheel in a turn and it comes back toward center) and the dihedral of an aircraft wing which helps it from rolling over. |
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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? +1 for Kibbee's comment, specifically they are NOT designed for someone to stand on. They are designed for trick riding (grinds, etc.) |
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Sep 7 |
awarded | Editor |
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Sep 7 |
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Securing sliding bar grips without hair spray? added 365 characters in body |
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Sep 7 |
answered | Securing sliding bar grips without hair spray? |
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Sep 7 |
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Adjusting saddle angle on a road bike (drop bars) Another great point. Both my MTB saddles have the groove, but this road bike seat doesn't. I marked Adam's answer as 'accepted' because sliding the seat forward a bit on the rails did help in my particular case, but saddle replacement with a more comfortable one is definitely a good option too. |
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Sep 7 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Sep 7 |
accepted | Adjusting saddle angle on a road bike (drop bars) |
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Sep 7 |
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Adjusting saddle angle on a road bike (drop bars) Excellent point, for whatever reason, I completely forgot about sliding the seat forward a bit. The weather stinks here right now, but I threw the bike on a trainer and played with it, and sliding the seat forward did seem to help in my situation. Thanks! |
