I use Pinheads... same basic idea as Pitlocks, also have on a few bikes
keyed alike. They're a slight pain to use compared to QR skewers, but I
feel better leaving those bikes locked outside for a few hours. The design
seems *somewhat* more defeatable than Pitlocks, but it's not like I'm
I'm so stoked -- I finally found a grubby old set (2 pair) of black
Dia-compe 986 calipers. No springs, brittle pads, but I must have tried
four or five different sets of brakes on my old Trek 520, which was built
to take 27 wheels, but which is running 700c. Nothing really worked well
at all,
I can't speak to this, but I've had good success buying the detergents sold
for hunters who want to eliminate any trace of human odor. They claim to
contain enzymes that break down oils and sweat, and they work really well
for handwashing helmets and other stink-laden garb.
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I use the Camelbak insulated bottles, which keep drinks cool up to 15
minutes after you start riding and come in a wide range of stupid prints
and garish colors that don't match any of my bikes. I do actually like that
you can lock out the bite valve until you need it, and they're a lot easier
I use some beat-up Shimano SPD sandals whenever it's at all warm (and
assuming I'm not going to be bombing through a bunch of rocks!), some
cheapish Pearl Izumi mountain bike shoes otherwise (mountain bike shoes
have tall enough ridges on the bottom that the cleats don't clonk on wood
floors
I'm a big guy and a masher, but I've broken a lot of chains -- maybe 8 or 9
times in the last several years. Almost all of the broken chains were SRAM
chains -- switched all those bikes to KMC and nothing since then. The one
exception is a Campy 10 speed chain I snapped going downhill, weirdly.
My girlfriend uses Shimano road shoes (not a super-roadie design, more of a
sport-touring shoe) with the inserts still in place, on platform pedals in
the stoker position of our tandem. She likes the improved stiffness. I'm
not sure how grippy they are, though.
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The gf and I have put a couple thousand miles on our tandem in the last year,
including the Seattle to Portland ride. It's an '81 Santana, big beautiful
fillet-brazed tank, rolling 27x1 1/4 on 48 spoke Phil wheels. It's a pavement
only machine, though, or I will get punched in the back of the
You can go with one of the steel Dutch bike stems for really minimal reach
(about 10mm). Something like this:
http://www.dutchbikebits.com/index.php?route=product/productpath=37_55product_id=125
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I use the Aardvark ones, but after losing a couple, I thread a couple
twist-ties through the fabric and around the saddle rails. When I want to take
it off I can just pull it off and push it under the rails, leaving it attached
with the ties.
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The main things you'll ever need to do are: remove/replace chainrings, in which
case just take note where the bolts and spacer/washers go; or install or remove
the whole crank, in which case you're best served by researching square taper
bottom brackets on the Park Tools repair site, or perhaps
The girlfriend and I are each getting a set of the new ones in May (hopefully).
I will try to post reactions once I've put a few miles on them.
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True, but even if I swap out for a different frameset (Mercian Audax?), the
tires will be put to good use. I'll give it a shot.
On Sunday, April 6, 2014 6:48:33 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote:
Sounds like you know what you like and the Ram is not it. I would sell it.
There may be no mystery
For what it's worth, I (the original poster) am around 6' tall, 230 lbs.,
pretty beefy and broad (big shoulders, etc.). I would characterize myself
as a masher, I guess, since I cut my teeth on mountain biking and never
really developed a glassy-smooth pedal stroke.
I guess I was just really
can make,
though.
Thanks for all the thorough and thoughtful responses -- really great
feedback. I appreciate it.
- Jeff
On Friday, April 4, 2014 10:44:27 AM UTC-7, Jeff Ong wrote:
So, I've got a lot of bikes and zero cars. Only two are conventional
road type bikes (a 2004 Merlin Fortius
So, I've got a lot of bikes and zero cars. Only two are conventional road
type bikes (a 2004 Merlin Fortius and an '84 Nobillette). Many are mountain
bikes, and my daily rider/commuter is a 1995 Voodoo Bizango that I've added
rack/fender eyelets to, converted to drops and 2 inch Schwalbe
On Friday, April 4, 2014 11:08:43 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
You do have a problem! I love my later edition blue Ram, also 58 (I'm 2
shorter but mostly shorter in the legs) and, while the Ram doesn't feel as
spritely as my 2 remaining customs (tho' the Parigi Roubaix tires help make
I have Midge bars and Sparrow bars, and they're very different animals. The
Midges feel like flared drops, with several usable hand positions, and they
take road brake levers and bar-end shifters. The Sparrows really only have
one hand position, at the ends, and are more like Dove or Albatross
I have put a lot of miles on my Shimano SPD sandals, from mountain biking to
road centuries to tandem touring. I do like clipless pedals, though.
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I have a slightly ridiculous number of mountain bikes, although only a few
of them regularly get taken off-road. I've got a long travel Santa Cruz
Huckler and a modern (2005-ish) Klein Attitude hardtail. Having at least
front suspension really does make a huge difference for modern, very
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