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Dear Dave,
I think you and I are actually more or less completely in agreement.
The biggest difference between a fully integrated modern randonneuring
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Surly's, etc, are certainly a little heavy for racing, and one could
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On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:06 PM, doug peterson <dougpnirv@cox.net> wrote:
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Crap components had a lot to do with that, too. Some of those low-end
bike boom bikes were genuinely horrible.
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I've used Phil's Tenacious Oil in freehubs for a long time now. I got
a gadget called a "Freehub Buddy" from Morningstar Tools in Calif. It
allows one to inject lubricant into a freehub. My climate is dry so I
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On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 15:41 -0400, Dave Mann wrote:
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I'm doubtful that the same basic frame could be built for every one of
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That sounds like post WWII England.
They used club racers. Which were made to be easily modifiable.
Commuting during the week, add racks and bags to ride to the country for
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On 4/6/2011 7:44 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
I think we called that the 1970s.
Look at the geometries of good rando bikes and look at the geometries of
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Will,
As you might suspect, we're almost entirely in agreement.
This post will be too long to be effective, so let me start with the
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Thanks for all the good suggestions, folk! Guess I'll get a cable with good
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Unfortunately, with the levers on the bar, its a hit or miss
situation. Keep trying and stay patient. For the fraying cable end,
try a clean cut and a drup of glue, you can even try to point a point
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On Apr 7, 10:33=A0am, Steve Chan <sychan...@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree. In HK, you could see the excess on the streets. People rode
around in BIG MB limos and S-Class cars were common; BMW's latest 7
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Maybe things have changed, but my own observations of Chinese
culture (as an American Born Chinese visiting Taiwan and Hong Kong and
also in conversation with friends of a similar background) is that
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After you remove the old cable the housing end can shift out of alignment
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On Apr 7, 9:20=A0am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
Don't know about India, but I was disappointed to see that the Chinese
weren't following the Europeans and using the latest most modern and
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I had the same thots Alex and a similar deal on a 1985 or so Trek 420. I paid
$20 for the whole thing and it didn't need anything to run. I had some new tires
that I didn't need that I put on and sold it, but as far as cheapskate that's
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Hi folks- Do you ever feel somewhat less than mechanically competent? I sure
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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Brewster Fong <bfd853@gmail.com> wrote:
The next jump will be from infatuation with the "modern, advanced,
thus more intelligent and virtuous" automobile to riding for reasons
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This is a strange challenge, cheap used bikes all depend on the deals that =
you happen upon.
I bought a 1983 Trek 520 complete for $10 at a neighbor's garage sale in my=
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What are we modelling with this idea?
Custom built randonneur bikes have never been for the masses,
anywhere.
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BTW, the Motobecane photo below is from an iBob "beater" collection I
put together a few years ago, which some of you will remember. Many of
the bikes featured can't have cost more than a couple of hundred in
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I had an on-sale circa 1991 Spec Crossroads Cruz butted 4130 hybrid
that I bought, IIRC, for about $400 in 1993 dollars that was a decent
bike tho' I very quickly upgraded from the plastic derailleur and
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