Raymo853

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  • in reply to: 9sp Mountain Triple recommendation for Big Dummy? #1021416
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    It may be mentioned above, but I would wonder if your bottom bracket spindle has been damaged by the slipping crank-arm. I’ve done that to old square ones and Shimano Octalink. The only solution was a new bottom bracket and crank-arm.

    If it was my bike, I would just want to replace both arms and bottom bracket. This Deore with 48/36/26 looks like a good candidate. May not be light and cool, but Hollowtech II cranks have been perfect for me. I’ve been running them since ~2006 without problems except less than long lasting BB bearing until about 2010.. That problem has been addressed by Shim-and-Go as the BB now seem to have much better reliability.

    in reply to: DC Velodrome now looking at Montgomery County #1021334
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    @PotomacCyclist 106439 wrote:

    I don’t know much about the market for climbing in the D.C. area, but there are several stores that include climbing equipment, so someone must be buying the gear. . If there were such a facility closer to me, I would consider trying it out once in a while.

    There are a lot of climbers in DC and a lot of facilities. I was at Sport Rock in Springfield Sunday afternoon and it was packed. The Results on G Street SE still has a room/wall, there is another Sport Rock in Sterling, the three EarthTreks in the Maryland DC suburbs, and the new gym down around 14th and W NW and I suspect others I have forgotten. Climbers that I know around here always say another facility the size of the Springfield Sportrock could be easily be handled in this market. I suggest in the warehouse district off of NY Ave near West Virgina. Anyone got an extra 5M or so?

    in reply to: Post pics of your bike thread #1021203
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    @Greenbelt 105967 wrote:

    My new station wagon. (For younger people, “station wagon” is the old-timey term for SUV.)

    You and I seem to be in the same group that is sadden station wagons are no longer offered too much in the USA. Eveytime I am in the EU I go a bit geeky taking photos of wagons Accords, Civic, Mazda 6 and such.

    in reply to: DC Velodrome now looking at Montgomery County #1021199
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    @PotomacCyclist 106375 wrote:

    Do they ever combine velodromes with other activity centers? Maybe a skateboard park, or a bike obstacle course/indoor “mountain bike” course? Some of these actually look pretty cool, like Ray’sMTB in Cleveland and Milwaukee:

    http://www.raysmtb.com/

    While it means more initial start-up costs for construction work, it also means more continuous demand. There aren’t going to be that many velodrome events during the year. Even with track cycling classes, the center might not draw enough people. If it were combined with a bike obstacle or MTB course, you would get a broader customer base and more activity and paying customers. The start-up costs would be more substantial, but it seems like this could be a better way to create a stable and long-lasting business. I’m not sure I would ever use a velodrome but I would be interested in a bike course like they have at Ray’sMTB in OH and WI.

    I agree, a combo center would be grand. Hope it could be in a location close enough to DC to ride to on your MTB/Park bike or track bike. Would also be nice to have an outdoor pump track type thing.

    What about Anacostia? I am biased since I ride there all the time, see all the open land, and suspect DC could get behind such a center better than Montgomery CO Maryland with the new governor.

    in reply to: Fixed gear ratios #1021057
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    @Subby 106265 wrote:

    We better get back out there and do our li’l old route again before everything is paved.

    Do you got a link to your route or even a past Strava’ed ride out there? The route I came up with is total guesswork based on the Global Heatmap and Louden Co gravel road database.

    in reply to: Fixed gear ratios #1021051
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    @hozn 106182 wrote:

    That looks like a perfect route to ride out to ride … And you’ll even have gears and a road bike! Or is it that you are riding your MTB 55 miles *and* doing Snotcycle? That would be a different story.

    No I am not doing Snotcycle and I suspect I will not get there early enough to see much of the race.

    in reply to: To the guy who screamed at me #1021047
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    I have always found it annoying that cyclists think other cyclist can hear things they say while going the other way. Some times, I would turn around to find out what they said, but that often did not turn out well.

    in reply to: Fixed gear ratios #1020959
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    @dasgeh 106128 wrote:

    If you don’t want to drive to ride, you could get one of those newfangled bikes that have multiple gears…

    Don’t worry, to prove my hypocrisy, I plan to drive to Leesburg Saturday morning to ride my geared road bike around out there. Hypocrisy is not just the name of a mountain range in Turkey.

    in reply to: Fixed gear ratios #1020911
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    @vvill 106112 wrote:

    Thanks for your input!

    You should expect smart ass replies to such a statement when posting on an organization primarily focused on bike commuting.

    in reply to: Fixed gear ratios #1020906
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    @vvill 106107 wrote:

    This thread makes me want to go 52-14 and drive to Hains Pt for a few laps. :D

    Driving to go ride, ugh.

    in reply to: Worst bike lane in Maryland? #1020852
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    By the way, what is the SHA and where is this photo?

    in reply to: insulating insoles for winter #1020696
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    I use the chemical warmers and plan to buy the battery powered ones next year. Regardless, I a thinking of buying a pair of the ones you linked to above. Seems like those will be nice not as the only part of a solution but as part of the solution.

    in reply to: Team 12 – Doozy Dozers #1020695
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    @bobco85 105822 wrote:

    That’s okay. Make sure your body is fully healed before heading out, as any lingering injury will be exponentially increased in magnitude if you get hurt again. Rest up and get some hot chocolate or ice cream or both (I get cravings for ice cream when it’s cold outside)!

    Dead on advice. I’ve done the ride before fully healing and regretted in for months afterwards.

    in reply to: Bontrager Race X Lite wheels $100 local sales #1020307
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    Sold

    in reply to: Team 12 – Doozy Dozers #1020288
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    @jwetzel 105330 wrote:

    Second ride in two days that I (think) started but Strava wasn’t open upon arrival at my destination, boo.

    You can always enter the miles manually. Will not give you any elevation but will count as a ride for BAFS.

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