Neil Fein

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bio	website	magnificentnose.com
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I'm an experienced bike commuter and touring cyclist. I have passions for folding bikes, drawing and painting, and playing my guitars. I'm often seen hauling groceries with or taking photos from my bike. I'm also a musician, and my band also has released a couple of albums.

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You can follow me on Twitter @neilfein.

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Sep 1	comment	What do you do to make positive you remember your water bottle? @freiheit, @M. Converse: Yes, I agree, this should be community wiki.
Sep 1	comment	Gear indicator on SRAM X5 Shifter shows wrong gear I've had a similar problem, I'd like to know the answer as well.
Sep 1	comment	Plastic taste in my backpack water bladder @Paul: Same here, people use "Camelbak" to mean a bladder, I just want to avoid it in tags. If it becomes an issue, we'll discuss in meta. (Yeah, it's spelled without a C.)
Sep 1	revised	What can I do to keep my rear derailler in good condition when commuting in the snow? edited tags
Sep 1	revised	What can I do to keep my rear derailler in good condition when commuting in the snow? added 31 characters in body
Sep 1	answered	What can I do to keep my rear derailler in good condition when commuting in the snow?
Sep 1	revised	What's the efficiency of hub gears compared to derailleurs? Typo
Sep 1	comment	Transporting groceries Burley replied to me with this CYA email: "We have not tested the Nomad to accommodate wider tires so we cannot guarantee structural integrity or safety with any modifications."
Aug 31	revised	How do I prevent disk brakes from squeaking in the rain? edited tags
Aug 31	comment	Plastic taste in my backpack water bladder Retagged: Removed "camelback" tag, this isn't a camelbak bladder, added "hydration" tag.
Aug 31	revised	Plastic taste in my backpack water bladder edited tags
Aug 31	comment	Wald basket legs too short for cruiser — how can I install the basket? @Dustin: I was able to find appropriately-sized hose clamps. What do I screw the legs onto? The screw on a hose clamp (at least these) doesn't come out. I'd need the midblade fork adapter in your link to make this work.
Aug 31	comment	Plastic taste in my backpack water bladder @freiheit, @pshr, re: off-topic: I disagree. Something doesn't have to be unique to cycling to count. Wicking clothing, stretching vs. warming up, hydration: these are all common issues to many activities.
Aug 31	comment	Recommendations for transporting twins on the front of a bike @Kevin: If a new bike is in the cards, you might also consider testing out a dutch cargo bike or tricycle, with two kid seats in a large cargo box. I suspect that this is the best of both worlds: The room of a small trailer, the kids on the bike where you can see them.
Aug 31	comment	Recommendations for transporting twins on the front of a bike @Kevin: Bike seats have the advantage of visibility, but a kiddie trailer has the advantage that, if the bike goes down on its side, the trailer doesn't necessarily go with it. I don't have kids, but I do have a cargo trailer, and cars pass me with more room when I pull it. Perhaps drivers think there are kids inside?
Aug 31	comment	Glued grip has rotated, won't rotate back @Tadeusz: If I had the money, I'd do the same. Alas, this is what came with the bike. If I replaced these, I'd replace them with bolt-on grips.
Aug 31	comment	Wald basket legs too short for cruiser — how can I install the basket? @Dustin: Oh, hose clamps. I used to use those to attach a flashlight to my handlebars. They look like they could potentially crush the aluminum fork on this bike. Or am I being paranoid?
Aug 31	comment	Wald basket legs too short for cruiser — how can I install the basket? @M. Converse: Thanks, but that's not the problem. The problem is that the "extra" hole on the bottom (the one for the braze-on) is a foot and a half away from the hole on the top. This is a loooong piece of metal!
Aug 30	comment	What is a good small bicycle bag to store your gear and/or personal things? I have a Timbuk2 messenger bag I use when I need my Netbook, and I can verify that it's well built.
Aug 30	comment	How do I know when to replace my tires? I use Kojak smooth tires on my Bike Friday, and they're the best road tires I've ever had. (Although gravel is out of the question with smooth tires.) The thing is, there's a difference between smooth tires and bald tires: one is designed to be smooth, the other is not. I'd replace your tires, as per the conditions in freiheit's answer.