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| bio | website | twitter.com/#!/ggtriguy |
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| location | Bellingham, WA | |
| age | 43 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
| seen | 8 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 45 |
You can never have enough bicycles, but my wife says eight is enough.
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Jan 6 |
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What maintenance is required for a thru axle? Yes, on the other side. Thanks for the help. |
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Jan 6 |
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What maintenance is required for a thru axle? I don't know what those terms mean. We push it thru from one side to the other and screw it into place and once tight (I think) something locks into place. |
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Dec 30 |
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How helpful are neon/led lights on the rims, while riding at night? A co-worker has one of these (M133 model) and I must say, they are pretty cool too, he can set different light patterns. monkeylectric.com |
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Dec 27 |
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What is the effect of adding weight to a wheel vs adding it to the frame? My favorite theoretical tangent is that the earth is just a big circle (it was proven round some time ago) and at any point you are just riding along a tangent... Since the tangent is FLAT... There are no hills when cycling :) => Just gravity. Thanks for sharing this. |
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Dec 13 |
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What kind of tire should I purchase for use on a bike trainer? I have not noticed any difference with slippage. I have an older CycleOps Fluid 2 (with the twist mechanism to tighten/loosen pressure). Once the roller kisses the tire, I do two and a half rotations to tighten. I can only get it to slip if I am trying to make it slip, under normal workouts, various intervals, spin ups, one leg drills, I do not get any tire slips. |
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Dec 13 |
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Does anybody manufacture extra-wide (3E/4E or EEE/EEEE ) wide road or mountain biking shoes? I have not tried heat molded shoes (Shimano makes a shoe you heat up too) but even the $480 on those Lakes is too much in my opinion. I don't know how much the material will stretch with the heat molding. |
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Dec 8 |
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Can I run a dual crankset with a chain guide tensioner? The bicycle has a rear dearaileur and 9 speed cassette with vertical dropouts. The chain guide/tensioner is attached to the bottom bracket. The bike has a single chainring and my son would like a double chainring setup so he can get an easier gear for climbing. I did not know about the DRS from eThirteen allowing for a double chainring and still providing chain retention. |
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Dec 8 |
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Does anybody manufacture extra-wide (3E/4E or EEE/EEEE ) wide road or mountain biking shoes? Thanks for the info on Sidi. I just bought new shoes recently and totally discounted Sidi, never even looking them because of past experiences with them being narrower then other brands. I will have to try on some of these. |
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Dec 2 |
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Is it safe to leave my carbon bike in my stationary trainer for extended periods of time? Cyclops Fluid 2 - Yeah, I imagine the stress of riding on the trainer is more than simply leaving it mounted. |
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Dec 2 |
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What causes chain suck? It actually wasn't worn out, I read somewhere that an aluminum inner chainring could cause chain suck. I still get it with the steel ring. |
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Dec 2 |
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What causes chain suck? Drive train (except for my new inner ring) is all original. Bought bike new Jan 2010 - 9 speed, Shimano XTR Derailleurs, Deore XT cassette, KMC super narrow chain. I am going to switch to a Shimano chain. Thanks for the great advice! |
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Nov 30 |
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Good tires for road riding in winter weather? Good point about the Disc brakes! Very important |
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Nov 30 |
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What causes chain suck? No, it stays on the smallest ring but 'sticks' to the ring basically fully wrapping the ring |
