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> One question, Jan. You mentioned that WA
It's something that many listmembers seem to care about, so here is a
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hey'll let you camp somewhere even if the campground is
full and you have no reservation.
Final note 2: Ferries can be seriously behind schedule in the summer, but
at least you'll get on with your bike, where cars may have to wait for a
ferry or two until they get to the front of the lin
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n't have the "tail wagging the dog" feel. If you like to
ride no-hands at relatively low speeds, a rear load is better, because a
front load needs a certain speed to become stable no-hands. And then there
are simply preferences of what you like a bike to feel like.
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dable and
can grow with you as you experiment with new ways of riding and new ways of
setting up your bike, then a Rivendell is an excellent choice. If you are
an experienced rider and know what you want, and you ride enough that the
high cost of a constructeur bike will amortize itself, then th
even more noticeable, because air resistance is reduced, and rolling
resistance makes up most of the resistance the cyclist has to overcome.
Most of all, since the tires don't hold their shape, the handling is best
described as "wayward."
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nd in
corners, they squirmed so much that it was really disconcerting. With all
that, the lack of comfort was the smallest problem...
Pneumatic tires were the biggest advance in cycling, perhaps even bigger
than attaching cranks to the front wheel!
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r to a classic steel bike.
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Good point, Steve. I was trying to say that the Dream Bar was more a 1970s
bar, whereas the Noodle is more a 1950s bar in the mold of the Philippe
Professionel. (There were other 1950s bars, some of which had almost no
ramps at all.)
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Parallel"). The main reason is that the 1970s bars were optimized for
out-of-the-saddle sprinting, while the 1950s bars were optimized for long
days in the saddle.
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> Jan, can I order a copy of
Today's blog post is about the story of the Taylor brothers, famous for
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ette have to be relatively small.
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> But, I'm not real keen on going back to the narrow bearing spacing fro
er of the raw forgings. They also make parts for Ducati motorcycles
and other high-end brands. Of course, they are more expensive than others,
but to us, the quality is worth it.
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l production costs once you
have the tooling are very small. So if you sell 100,000 freewheels a year,
you can offer them at a decent price. But if you sell 1000, the price goes
up tremendously.
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brazed-on pivots and thus shorter arms, whether centerpulls or cantilevers.
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rs no
longer have to turn with the fork) and thus get a lighter, more positive
system. With modern top-pull derailleurs, the cable routing would be easy -
cyclocross style along the top tube and down the seat tube (front
derailleur) and seatstay (rear derailleur).
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s entirely possible to make a light bike or a high-TPI tire
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This post about how to figure out whether your bike can take metal fenders
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sizes add another layer of confusion: 27.5" is NOT half-way in between
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r de France," which has a girder
structure for the top tube. See
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#x27;ve had only
two punctures. Both occurred when the tires were very worn. One was a
very sharp flint, the other a huge steel wire from an exploded truck
tire.
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with fewer bikes, it's easier to keep them in top shape.
For many years, I raced and trained 12,000 miles a year and had a
single bike, without ever missing a ride or race due to the bike not
being rideable.
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several similar
bikes that fill the same purpose. Given a choice, I'd prefer one truly
awesome bike over a bunch of just nice ones.
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uilt a big device to do it. I
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If you didn't bottom out, your pressure was higher than optimal for
traction, and if you bottomed out all the time, your pressure was
obviously too low.
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approaching Olympia, WA, on beautiful gravel roads. At
the finish, we meet the other randonneurs and share each others'
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ers is useful,
because it accounts for environmental conditions (both ride side by side,
so have the same wind, temperature, etc.) and fatigue (both riders fatigue
at the same rate). This makes it easier to compare bikes than repeat runs
up a hill, where it's obvious that Run 10 will be slow
and optimized frame flex
characteristics are correlated on most bikes, hence lightweight bikes often
perform better than heavier ones.)
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rest, that might be a bit more dicey, but even there, I
suspect it wouldn't be a huge problem. And of course, engineering a lockout
into an STI/Ergo lever wouldn't be hard, if one of the big makers decided
to resurrect the system.
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As a reader pointed out, I should have said "somewhat stiffer *down* tube"
instead of "top tube" below.
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> a formula that worked well: A relatively flexible top tube (usually 1/8"
> smaller
out
performance. It all depends on how you ride and what your priorities are.
And different people seem to have different pedal strokes and
sensitivities. Some riders can make almost any bike go, while others really
benefit from a bike that is fine-tuned to their pedal stroke.
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oving moment, one of the highlights of my career. On our
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special René Herse bikes, including a never-ridden mixte from 1945,
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memorable, but not what I'd want to do every week. Our
weekly rides are more like daily fare: less elaborate and more easily
digested, but very enjoyable nonetheless.
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A good thing that will come out of this are more supple, fast wide tires in
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ensible bikes, to create something that
can bridge the gap for those riders who like to go fast, yet want a
"sensible" bike. And for those who don't care about speed, there are
other bikes. And for those who want to look like a pro racer, there
are options, too. I don&#
nd-made clincher with cotton casing in a 34 mm width be
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cranks had
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On Friday, June 15, 2012 9:01:00 AM UTC-7, William wrote:
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> I took the slow and patient route and would advise the same to others.
> It's one of those things that I can imagine one could do with far less
> wasted motion with repetition. I envision experts like JPWeigle doing an
> install i
, Sugino now produces most of their budget products in China. That
doesn't detract from the fact that for a lot of riders, the XD cranks
represent a decent choice, as long as you aren't sensitive to tread (Q
factor).
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re told
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700C can be hard to find... Today, you'll have to look hard for a 27"
tire.
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ur bikes of the 1950s look like "cruiser bikes" to modern
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just fine. I also
suspect that 105 brakes will stop as well as more expensive ones
(assuming they use similar pads), and last as long. And of course, the
ultimate in bargain basement parts, the old Mafac Racers, in fact are
great brakes, especially if you equip them with modern pads.
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a win-win
situation, once you get over the sticker shock.
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(Sugino's rings are not
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the stay. Insert the stay and tighten the set screw. I
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other side of the eyebolt.
Traditional French bikes did not use R clips. (Since the stay is off-
center with the clip, you have a greater tendency to loosen. In
practice, ho
lead to premature failure. (The same probably applies to plastic
fenders, but you cannot reshape them easily, which may be why they
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hat. Have you used that one before?
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counter each other, so that racing bikes with 50, 55 and 60 mm trail
handle similarly. Adding a handlebar bag changes the picture, though.
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> See the photo in this blog post...
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er currently maintained, active, gravel roads.)
Yes, no problem. We all have the "Delux" on our 650B bikes, and we
explore some pretty rough terrain. See the photo in this blog post...
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ight, the lights are bright at walking speed. For me, that
still is too much power output, and I'd rather have even less weight
and even less drag.
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up the temper.
The chainring maker doesn't temper the aluminum. It is supplied as
plates that are already tempered. If you buy from a reputable
supplier, then the temper is guaranteed. You can get aluminum from
cheaper sources, but the quality is not assured.
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ect, not leave the R&D to the customers.
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all the other companies who had to factor in the higher cost of the
raw material... and they got the bid.
When you work with reputable companies, you don't have to worry too
much about these issues, but of course, the higher quality comes at a
higher cost.
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ssue only with heavy
front loads. For a porteur bike, I feel that a clamp-on stem is
preferable to a traditional quill stem. Otherwise, I don't see much
advantages one way or the other.
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el" or "planing," and
not because of the holes drilled into the chainrings!
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would be a hotly debated issue. What do you guys think?
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defective. Send them back, and we'll check them. If they are
defective, we'll replace them. We have very, very few returns on
Hetres, but all tires can be out of spec. We guarantee our tires -
even if they have been ridden.
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even 32 mm tires feel awfully narrow. And then you have streetcar
and railroad tracks. Even if you know how to bunny-hop them, it's nice
not having to worry about them.
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