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Participant@sethpo 74982 wrote:
Weather is about to turn to suck.
“Temperatures should average well below normal starting around next Tuesday, lasting at least through the end of January.”
“Throughout this period, chances for snow are above normal. I think light snow events are more likely, but cannot rule out more significant storminess.”
Time to unbox the snow tyres.
Participant@TwoWheelsDC 74945 wrote:
Just don’t buy one with a lock still on the frame….I count at least 5.
No problem, angle grinder
ParticipantThe job posting says nothing about wearing crazy costumes or is that something implied for any Event & Outreach Coordinator gig?
Participant@consularrider 74801 wrote:
I left early to go to HDCC but had an equipment failure while crossing Four Mile Run just west of Columbia Pike. The handlebar on my hybrid broke in two at the stem so I had to walk the two and a half miles home and switch to my road bike and take the short way to work. Eminva was nice enough to stop and ask if I needed any help as I walked through Glencarlyn Park, but not much you can do when half of your handle bar is hanging by the brake and shifter cables.
BAFS sabotage has to stop!
ParticipantFound my next commuter. http://www.transitionbikes.com/2014/Bikes_Rapture.cfm
January 10, 2014 at 7:22 pm in reply to: What kind of bike do I want: commuting all the time edition #990902Participant@americancyclo 74424 wrote:
I don’t think this is going to be a very large number to start with, particularly since you’re riding 7 miles.
Over 12 miles, I see a 5 minute difference between a 25c and a 38c tire. It’s about +10% of my travel time.
Using those same numbers, your commute might increase from 39 min to 43 min
Are the tyres being used on the same bike? If so, Tim says “pedal faster”, if not, Tim says “pedal faster”
Participant@hozn 74412 wrote:
Quotes like that make me believe that one can expect longer life out one’s pedals. For the past 4 years I’d been using Crank Brothers pedals. Mostly Candy, one or two egg beaters thrown in. A lot of pedals. I have burned through 6-8 sets of pedals in that time on my commuter. Failure is anywhere from it shearing off the spindle to just incessant clicking and starting to feel sloppy as it wiggles around on the spindle. I greased them regularly (every few months) and I ordered the $15 rebuild kits for a few of them, but that only gave them a little more life. I have concluded that Crank Bros really just aren’t very durable pedals. I switched to Time Atacs for my commuter; I’ve been using & loving them for years on the MTB. They engage just as easily as Crank Bros and my experience suggests they are more durable — though, to be fair, I ride my mountain bikes a lot less [though in harsher conditions] than my commuter. I suspect that Shimanos are what I should be using. When my sets of Time Atacs die, I will probably convert. I should say /if/ they die, since I have no evidence that these ever wear out.
On the road I use Look-compatible carbon Forte pedals. Light and [relatively] cheap. They work great — with all the annoyances that road cleats convey when not connected to the pedal.
Pretty much my thoughts on the Candy’s without the years of replacing and rebuilding. On my 2nd set after 2.5 years. Totally failed to rebuild the Candy 2s because the plastic cap wouldn’t come off after 30 minutes of gorging the hell out of them. The Candy 1s that replaced the 2s have been used for about a year and are starting to feel sloppy/wiggly.
Putting the Time pedals on the pedal replacement list.
Participant@bikeeveryday 74254 wrote:
How did you ride with hockey skates on? :p
I think you have the wrong thread. The gutbusters are here
ParticipantIncluded a midride skate on the C&O Canal.
January 8, 2014 at 5:51 pm in reply to: What kind of bike do I want: commuting all the time edition #990563ParticipantI know you said steel, but what about titanium? Bikes Direct has this drool worthy bike.
January 7, 2014 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Tuesday morning could be coldest day in D.C. in 20 years #990446Participant@KelOnWheels 73946 wrote:
ALL-CITY!
A Surly Straggler would be awesome, actually. I want one.
But it’s basically the bike I have just with disc brakes.
But I still want one.
Are you saying Surly and All-City are equal?
ParticipantLiz, what rack did you end up getting?
January 6, 2014 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Tuesday morning could be coldest day in D.C. in 20 years #990191ParticipantBefore I even sat down at my desk, four co-workers asked if I was going to ride in tomorrow. Great, they all think I am even crazier now.
ParticipantPicked up my cool bike from the library. Haven’t gotten too far into it, but so far it is um cool.
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