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@TwoWheelsDC 71391 wrote:

Isn’t riding fixed supposed to simplify things?

It only gets complicated if I decide to match the bar tape to the tires ‘cuz then ya gotta match the saddle, too, and that can throw the whole kit-coordination thing into flux. And what shoes would I wear?

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@Geoff 71378 wrote:

Call me a wimp but a day like this takes all the joy out of the ride. I took Metro.

Those of you who use studs, what do you do, keep a second set of wheels? Or do you actually change the tires when you need studs?

Different wheel sets for different tires.
But then, I also switch cranks and chains because the gearing changes based on the tires and intended use. Pedals change, too, and the oh-sh*t brake comes off to accommodate the fat studded tires.

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You raise a good point.
It’s not bad enough to need studs more than occasionally. Almost easier to just ride on the road and not deal with switching things out.

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The W&OD underpass at Wilson was underwater this morning. The bridges will all be challenging if they refreeze with all the ruts.

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@jopamora 71253 wrote:

Couldn’t leave work early ’nuff. Thought you were Santa when we crossed paths before Gravelly Point.

Krampus

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Y’all missed out.

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@cyclingfool 71179 wrote:

Oh well, if it’s raining hard, it’ll just be time to HTFU, right?

Yarp.
But, on the plus side, if your already wet, you may as well extend the ride with a Hains Poin loop or something. Not like you’re gonna get more wet once you’re soaked.

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I cover whenever I can and thank anyone else who shows me the same courtesy. I could do unto others as they do unto me, but I suspect that the weather is about to take care of things.

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@dcv 71120 wrote:

I clicked like a bunch of times.

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“Fixed gear. No brakes. Can’t stop. Don’t want to either.”

You with me dcv?

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@jopamora 70743 wrote:

As I was setting out this morning, I felt a little play in my fork this morning and remembered someone posted about a catastrophic failure. Unscrewed the cap and the star fangled nut was bent to hell (torque wrench just jumped to #1 on the wishlist) and it pretty much just plopped right out. Since I was kinda late, the drive in wasn’t that bad.

Is your steerer metal or carbon?

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@americancyclo 70648 wrote:

the speedster is a Rorschach test. It’s either an ELITE yelling with open mouth, or the fraction man smiling pleasantly with his bushy mustache.

Trick question. The bike is shifty.

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Wishing your boy all the best. Hard bone to break, the femur.

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It was a catastrophic failure just below the stem while I was out of the saddle and using the bars for leverage. I think the steerer was weakened when the original nut was damaged and had to be hammered down to make room for a replacement.
That was the last time I let someone else work on my forks.
Mind you, the bike was a 2005 when not everyone was using compression plugs. The bike was also shifty, which just has to have been part of the problem…
My current carbon fork is an Easton that doesn’t require a compression plug—the steerer is threaded inside and you simply spin in the anchor nut. Love it.

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Star nuts and carbon steerers do not mix.

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