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| bio | website | eric.eisenhart.name |
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| location | Santa Rosa, CA | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
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When I'm not bicycling, I'm a Linux SysAdmin. I'm on the board of my local bicycle advocacy group.
Bikes are my primary transportation. A 2009 Surly Long Haul Trucker, set up as a commuter and a 2012 Trek Ion CX. I also take the bus, but do not own a car.
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May 3 |
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Is a Racing-Bike making creaking noises a sign of equipment damage? Also: what is your frame material? |
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May 3 |
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Is a Racing-Bike making creaking noises a sign of equipment damage? I really don't think that a 6kg weight increase could make any real difference. |
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May 3 |
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Is a Racing-Bike making creaking noises a sign of equipment damage? Is it possible that it's associated with pulling on the handlebars? Is it possible it's in the saddle area (goes away when you're pedaling harder)? |
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May 2 |
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Is there anything I can do to prevent snakebites (pinch flats)? A tire that's too big for the rim would have lateral stability (flopping to the side) issues, and maybe strain the bead seat too much. It wouldn't cause snakebite flats. 1mm above the recommended size is unlikely to cause anything anybody could notice. |
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Apr 29 |
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Why are single-speed bikes with disc brakes hard to find? There are bikes that use a sliding dropout or rocker dropout with the disc brake mounts on the sliding part of the dropout. With those, adjusting the tension via the dropout doesn't require messing with the disc brake, since it moves with the adjusting part of the dropout. I haven't yet seen this on cheap or midrange bikes, only expensive or custom so far. |
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Apr 25 |
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Cycling fast - and brakes don't work - what to do? The question got closed as a duplicate, but your answer looks pretty good. You may want to post this as an answer to the original question, instead. |
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Apr 25 |
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Cycling fast - and brakes don't work - what to do? Welcome to Bicycles! It's actually better to "close as duplicate" than to delete, so that later searches that happen to phrase it more like you did find your version and are sent to the original version. Essentially, turning your question into a signpost. I've undeleted it and closed it as a duplicate instead. You don't have the rep yet to "vote to close", so you can "flag" to ask for those kinds of things to be done. |
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Apr 24 |
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Can anyone identify this frame? I'm thinking the stuff on the left of the rear dropout is for a coaster brake. Right side maybe for a cable for internal hub gears? |
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Apr 24 |
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Are single-speed bikes better equipped to handle cog/chain wear? @DanielRHicks: Yes, all that. Also, if you have even tooth counts front and back you can wear things down much further before there's any skipping. |
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Apr 24 |
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Can fresh hot asphalt damage slicks? Do you mean freshly put down asphalt? |
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Apr 24 |
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Joe Breeze HiteRite altenative… ideas before I get hacking! Here's an article about some complicated expensive modern versions of the same thing: velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/bikes-and-tech/… |
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Apr 22 |
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Can outer tyre (casing) punctures/cuts be fixed? How many cut threads? 2cm worth? |
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Apr 22 |
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Can outer tyre (casing) punctures/cuts be fixed? Is it 2cm on the outside, or is it 2cm when you look at the inside of the tire? Damage to the rubber isn't a big deal, but damage to the threads encased in that rubber is a problem. |
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Apr 20 |
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bike racks for outdoor use at a school Is this in a secured area, or will students need to lock their bikes to the racks? |
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Apr 19 |
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Are these chainrings the reason my chain skips/hops? Does it skip more when the chain is on the larger chainring than when it's on the smaller chainring? If you look at the teeth, there's an obvious difference in how much wear each has. |
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Apr 14 |
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Bicycle production/sales figures? Google Trends can let you compare how often different things have been searched for over time. For instance: schwinn letour vs. schwinn voyageur |
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Apr 14 |
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Can I replace a 1/2 inch bolt with a 14mm one to secure my axle? 15mm is the bolt size I usually see on axles. |
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Apr 14 |
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Bicycle production/sales figures? That's interesting, and but doesn't really seem to answer the question at all... |
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Apr 12 |
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Is it OK to use coffee or other drinks to clean road rash? Personally, I'd avoid anything with any sugar or anything else bacteria or fungus could thrive on. |
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Apr 5 |
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Are there any community bike shops in the Netherlands? travel.stackexchange.com/questions/16230/… |
