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| bio | website | billynair.com |
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| location | Utah | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 1 month |
| seen | Jun 13 at 23:32 | |
| stats | profile views | 32 |
web programming student, former code monkey of a HUGE international legal company that got too big for its own good...
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May 18 |
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Toddler bike seat vs. bike trailer? I was about to post a hypothetical scenario about this, but you have an actual story. I fully agree with this, I ride motorcycles and there is a big reason why there are no seat belts on a motorcycle, because being strapped in would be a lot worse in a crash, you can not be thrown clear of the bike. In a trailer, the child is protected by the frame in a roll. |
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May 18 |
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shaving your legs, arms, or both? Having hair in a cut as it heals makes the scar form with hair in it, but this hair is not attached to anything, it feels really weird when you pull them out! Other than that, I heard that having no hair helps reduce the effects of road rash, but I have only gotten road rash where I dont have hair (shoulders, palms, ribs) so I dont know. I wear shin guards, most of the time, so I dont have to worry about shaving my legs... |
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May 18 |
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Brake cable housing too long? Actually, the housing looks like it is coming in at too much of an angle rather than straight, look at the right side of the housing entering the adjuster, it is shoved back a little. |
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May 18 |
answered | Brake cable housing too long? |
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May 6 |
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Is it ok to use a 9spd link on a 10spd chain? My chain broke. I was going full speed standing up, and for some reason, the chain slipping or breaking will launch you over the bars. Happened a few times with me, but this was on an old road with tons of gravel on the asphalt. |
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May 5 |
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How do I remove the freewheel side of a flip flop hub? oh, @alex - it is the FR6, you can BARELY see it with the shadow in the picture, but there is a 3rd notch on there (and I am assuming the 4th is hidden by the frame) so my guess is that it is a Dicta, my personal favorite due to its thinner profile! [1]: bit.ly/10bbtt4 "Dicta Freewheel" |
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May 5 |
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How do I remove the freewheel side of a flip flop hub? I worked in a bike shop, and if someone came in with the wheel off the bike, we would just take it off for free. If the wheel is off and you dont have the nuts on the axle, it takes less than a minute to take that free wheel off. Place the tool in a bench press, insert the wheel, and spin! |
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May 5 |
answered | BMX gearing - for road / commuting |
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May 5 |
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Is there anything I can do to prevent snakebites (pinch flats)? When I went from 25-35 psi to 100 psi tires, my pinch-flats went away (BMX tires, so not the same requirements/capabilities as MTB/road). The problem was that I was still using nylon mags so they kept blowing the bead. Make sure your tire AND rims match and can BOTH handle the PSI you are using. |
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May 5 |
answered | Is it ok to use a 9spd link on a 10spd chain? |
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May 5 |
answered | When is a child ready to switch from scooting to pedaling? |
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Apr 24 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Apr 16 |
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unblock slime presta valve @Carey Gregory, did you even read what I was suggesting you get from Walmart?!? |
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Feb 24 |
answered | What is a better gearing combination for downhill? |
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Feb 24 |
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Checking spoke tension without specialized tools yes, this tool assumes that you have the same sized spokes... (actually it is an inanimate object incapable of assumptions) |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Riding w/ one hand |
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Feb 23 |
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Saddle height vs absorbing drop impacts Low seats on a BMX came about because you don't sit down to ride, unless you are going to 7-Eleven, but seats are required in competitions. I used to take the seat off my bikes and just duct tape padding around the seat tube so you don't stab yourself. In BMX, the seat is more or less protection from the seat tube and something to sit on between runs. And no seatpost, or shorter seat posts saves weight. |
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Feb 23 |
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Saddle height vs absorbing drop impacts "If you feel that the landing is going to be rough - move yourself to the side a bit, protect your groin, take the hit with your thigh." - That is EXACTLY what I have done to keep myself safe and to have kids! A slight twitch of the hips is all you need! |
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Feb 23 |
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Saddle height vs absorbing drop impacts Trials, BMX-park, racing, DH, going to the store, I keep my seat at my knees while standing in my pedals. I like the extra control you get in cornering and such when you push your leg against the seat. I have been riding BMX Freestyle since 1987, park, street, dirt, ramps, dropping off roofs, and have had lower back pain, but never from dropping, almost all from sleeping weird. The only time b@ll@cks were EVER an issue was when I jumped and hit the backside of a landing, and that really has little to do with seat height (I hit it from the back). Maybe its to do with HOW you are absorbing? |
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Feb 23 |
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How to separate ODI grips from lock on clips? Do you have any pictures of this situation? |
