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[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Oh man, now that's bike pr0n! :D Lugged head tube, tange headset... I love working on old school. Sure, it's fun knowing the latest tech, but the real work is in old timer bikes. The 70's, 80's, & 90's were the best years. Back then, the internet wasn't readily available, so people came to us. I used to build an average of 4-6 wheels per week. These days, we're lucky to build 1 in a month. With massive online parts distributors, and YouTube, things are much different now.

I've rambled on enough.;)

Thanks for sharing! :)

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[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
We called them wheel stands back in the day. ;):)

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[Off-topic] boborone:
Endo

I drink, yet you're the one in AA. :beer::cool:
[Off-topic] thelowend:
Thanks to the cheapness of my books this semester, I'll be able to let go of my too small mountain bike and get me a nice, rock solid road bike. I'll be able to ride for than 15mi without having to turn back cause things are falling off.

So far Jamis looks like one of the best makers of road bikes.

Anyone have any suggestions or favorite makers they'd like to share?
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Had to share this. Outside my local drinking emporium. I am the only one drinking the rest are under age and playing pool..lol
[Off-topic] boborone:
That is awesome :thumbup::)
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Katie r rocks
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Jamis is decent, but there is better. What is your budget?

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[Off-topic] boborone:
Broken saddle.....check

Leftover epoxy.....check

Clamps.....check

Saving money on rigging it up.....profit
[Off-topic] boborone:
Peartfan. Do I need a hanger for that derailer? It jumps sometimes under pressure. Looks like it's pretty close to the cassette to me. Not much room for play.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Edit: actually I need a shot from behind. (hahaha...very funny) I need to see the alignment. Also, shift it to the highest (smallest) gear in the back.

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
I'd like to stay under $650-700

I plan on riding back and forth to school and work. I also ride ~30 miles a week on the trails ( which will go up to 40 or so causes I've found new trails.

Idk if that helps.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Alignment looks good. Is it jumping under pedal load? Or just making a clanging noise while pedaling?

The jockey wheel (cog closest to the gear cluster on the deraileur cage) should sit in line with with smallest cog.

BTW, that frame doesn't have a replaceable hanger, so if it's bent, it will have to be straightened with a deraileur hanger alignment tool. If you want to avoid a trip to the shop, you can [carefully] bend it yourself, using a large adjustable.

With the deraileur removed from the hanger, (from the back) slide and tighten the adjustable over the back of the hanger. Now just push left or right to straighten it as needed.

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[Off-topic] boborone:
Under load. Sometimes in opposite gears, low front and high rear, it will click. Not sure where the clicking is. But the jumping under pedal load from the rear is what I'm trying to eleviate.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Ok, that could be several things. The chain, the cluster, the deraileur, a cracked axle, cracked frame. The clicking could be from a pedal or the bottom bracket.

You paid good money for labor. Take the bike in and have then look at it. It shouldn't cost you anything.

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[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
The clicking could also be coming from the handlebar stem.

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[Off-topic] boborone:
What I was thinking. Just didn't want to be "that guy". You know what I mean? Cause I think they gave me a big cut in price. Don't want to bug em. I have a hanger that goes with the derailer. Thought maybe if that was the culprit, I could slap it on myself.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Not at all dude. We only look at people as "that guy" who borrow tools and fix their bike in the middle of the parking lot. If you had the bike worked in, and something is wrong, they shouldn't have a problem at all with you bringing it in. As for the hanger that came with your deraileur...hangers are specific to a bike frame, nit a deraileur. Your hanger is integrated, or part of the frame, and non replaceable.

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[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahhh OK. Cool man thanks.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
You're welcome. I just noticed that you have a cassette. You can add the free-body to the list of skipping under load. A bad free-body (what the cassette attaches to) will cause skipping or jumping under load.

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[Off-topic] boborone:
Haha I like the shop I went to. Nothing but good stuff heard about them. But a bunch of stoners. Maybe they were stoned.
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
I would say it depends on how hard you push on the peddles..

You know those boys from Texas....:cowboy:...lol
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahh I've heard you Irish ain't too soft yourself.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
I'll be damned if this thread loses momentum. ;)

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[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Had a car up my ass the other day

,tried to get it to back off, on a twisty turny road, eventually passed me, and then had the hubby (wifey was driving) waiting for to fight me up the road. Told him he was a plonker!
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Back in the day, I didn't worry about traffic. Now that texting while driving is a growing problem, I don't trust people.

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[Off-topic] X8invisible:
When was that?(i wish i lived then:()
[Off-topic] boborone:
Sorry but the app hates me. No matter how I rotate the pics in gallery, app decides to rotate them again. That's why they are all upside down.

Haven't ridden a road bike since I was a kid. And this thing is hanging in the garage of my girl's house. Was in it when they moved in. Old Bridgestone 400. Has never used Continental tires and not a sliver of rust anywhere. Thinking of talking the girls out of it for some house and yard work. Whoever had it before took care of it. I think it's time I try out a road bike again.

And people driving around texting is why I like trails. Found out the other day why I hate paved trails. You yell "ON YOUR LEFT!" and idiots turn around and start bouncing like they're in the game Space Invaders. Or you slow to a crawl cause they are walking/jogging on the left side and you don't know what their next move will be. OR you get the ones blasting Katy Perry in the Apple earbuds and they don't hear a thing.
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
I always start a conversation on the phone exactly when i enter on paved roads and i start thinking:"god save the x8":D
[Off-topic] seangprice:
My tools of destruction, Rocky Mountain Reaper for my All Mountain needs and a custom built Atom Labs Trail Pimp 2 for those days I feel like Dirt Jump and slopestyle. Both are hardtails.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Just when I start getting proud of mine, you guys post pron of yours
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
i'm actually surprised the pedals didn't break apart by the weight of that guy on that tiny bike
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Lance -7.. .

Is he guilty by not defending himself?
[Off-topic] thelowend:
Idk... I was listening to Colin Cowherd and apparently 10 other riders had plans to turn to him before this case got picked up. So in a way he is - screwed on all fronts and everyone knows it, why persist?
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Good point. He probably didn't want the evidence to be produced.

What about the moneee? :eek:

Edit: That's why he did it...
[Off-topic] godutch:
No, he certainly played by within the rules, he was the most watched racer and they never found anything in all those years and very frequent checks.

I Think this USADA guy Travis Tygert is a pathetic little man that never achieved anything in life except for destroying a man who was a source of inspiration for many people. I am not a big cycling fan nor ever had a serious disease but still Armstrong's ordeal and his achievements afterwards have always been an inspiration for me.

To me it seems like a witch trial, with everyone crying doping sinner, sinner without a shred of prove except for hearsay and whatever he will say will just indite him more and more.

Travis Tygert is the biggest loser and most pathetic guy in the world. I admire Jan Ulrich though who said he didn't want the titles because everyone knows who finished first. 2 of the 3 number two's who will now be the new number one have actually been caught using doping
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
I actually agree with you But why would his teammates turn against him (if what I hear is true). And that is the question, what's true?

An amazing man anyway...
[Off-topic] godutch:
Who knows maybe they wanted money maybe they were jealous or maybe Armstrong was just a prick in real life and they wanted to get even. The fact remains that not a single sample of those literally hundreds taken came up positive for ANYTHING

edit: really that may be the whole point, he's guilty until he can find a motive for those other people lying, that's not a fair trial, guilty until proven innocent...
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Apparently they were going to revisit the blood samples. !

Fact remains we won't see in any trial of any sorts

Remember Ben Johnson and the story about the other blood samples from other athletes when they were revisited...
[Off-topic] godutch:
No they just retested all his samples and they came up clean. I thought that that was they end of it but after he was tested clean the second time, these witnesses suddenly showed up
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
The world of mis-information...

We will have to wait and see what sports journalist comes up with the most believeable story.

Sent from the pub...
[Off-topic] godutch:
So the USADA conviction is now final and he really is stripped of his titles because in not defending himself he admitted guild (I am paraphrasing from the reports in the dutch media),this is simply a logical fallacy which is so stupid he must be innocent.

(nitpickers would see I use the same fallacy to exonerate Armstrong)
[Off-topic] -DarkKnight-:
I think he is innocent

That's just the truthiness

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[Off-topic] shanman-2:
He has been stripped of the titles ie. 7 tours

No nitpicking :rolleyes:

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[Off-topic] godutch:
You can check his wiki, from 2002 onwards there have been many charges, the most indicting the 1999 victory challenge in which the revisits were initially positive....(but he was acquitted because the new test were not performed according to standards)
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Where is borborne?

What's the word from Texas?

Sent from the pub...
[Off-topic] godutch:
oh I just found the best reason: Armstrong is a Bush supporting republican, that's enough to be hated by just about everybody, there was even talk of Armstrong running for governor....

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Just reading up a little more, who was that witness that saw Armstrong use doping, it was non other than Floyd Landis, winner of the tour od 2006 but also stripped of his tittle in 2011. In 2010 he was caught trying to hack into the french anti doping laboratory, I can imagine that after getting caught hacking the computer he tried to make some sort of deal
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Interesting. When there is money involved anything is possible :p

Sent from the pub...
[Off-topic] paleh0rse:
I've seen various reports that state that the USADA doesn't actually have the power to strip the Tour titles since it's a private race run by a private entity. They're apparently overstating and/or misunderstanding their own authorities.

I could be wrong, though...?

I support Lance and will always consider him the rightful winner. Tygert is a douchebag...
[Off-topic] boborone:
I'm here. Just been REAL busy looking for another job. I'm thinking a waiter, barback, bartender, type job. School just got back in and all those kids need the booze.
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
When a dog farts in your face is he paying you a compliment?

Spent too long in the pub....:p
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
No. However if he does this you raised him right.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Well, they normally lick their ass after a fart. Then get up to kiss you. So I'm not sure how to take it.
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
OK never mind my last post!

Wat's your take on the Lance thing?

Edit: Just told the dog I am busy in the virtual world..lol
[Off-topic] boborone:
I'm going to have to read the story. Seeing yalls posts are the first I've heard of it.

I do know that if I was him, I'd hang those medals from my mantle and tell em to come and get it. We have some pretty nice "Castle Laws" here in Texas. Totally in the right to shoot a man if you think you are in danger. Hell, the castle even extends to your vehicle. Soooo, I'd hang a couple from the rear view mirror.

Lance lives in Texas.
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
LOL you big troller you...

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ROCK ON...

Totally in the right to shoot a man if you think you are in danger. Hell, the castle even extends to your vehicle. Soooo, I'd hang a couple from the rear view mirror.

this bit I mean!
[Off-topic] thelowend:
Regardless of the doping Armstrong may have done, the man still had cancer. Cancer! And he still dominated the field every time he hopped on his bike.

I'm hoping his charity wont be taking a huge hit cause it was one of the few genuine ones I donated to.

Finally picked a road bike! Ordered it off of Bikes Direct and hopefully it will be here by the end of the week so I can ready it for weekend riding.

Broke my Kryptonite lock last night by dropping it on pavement (some kind of irony there...) So now that have to get a new one I was wondering

What do you fellas and gals use to lock up your rides?
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahh hell I chalk up every record from '90 to '08ish to doping. In all sports. Listened to a story on npr last night about how big doping is in the paralympics. And they lie about body parts being paralyzed. Or how people who are paralyzed will break a finger or a toe, or electrocute themselves, some way to stimulate heart rate and adrenaline before a competition. It's nuts what all those guys do.
[Off-topic] thelowend:
Thats insane...I thought making someone smack me before a football game was too much.
[Off-topic] shanman-2:
Ya drugs are big :o

Sent from the pub...

And jb on SD...

On my hd2 thingy

Thanks to Wis some number or other ..........

1152

Cool
[Off-topic] thelowend:
My bike is arriving Thursday around 4. I have a class at 3.... :(
[Off-topic] RomWiz:
Thinking of changing my v-brakes for disc brakes.

I need to change rims then right ?

Already have connections for the brakes but not the discs.

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[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Do your current wheels have disk.ready hubs? If not, then you need new wheels. You're talking a few hundred bucks, minimum to convert to disk.

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[Off-topic] RomWiz:
No they haven't.

I'm only going to change my front wheel how much lower will it cost?

Thanks for the info.

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[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
If you're asking how much just the front set up will cost, it all depends on what you want. Usually, you go by your budget, and the value of your bike. If you only paid $300-$400, I would say to get the basic set up. Avid cable actuated disk brake system, and a low end front wheel. You're still looking at a minimum of $175 just for that. The more info you provide, the better I can advise.

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
Forewarning

: Big pics ahead - solely for detail!

Good morrow gents. I just got my new bike assembled completely but I've run into a snag with the chain.

It is good and wedged into the center of the front ring (the one closest to the handlebars and center most to the pedals)

I feel like I can get it out but I'd come very close to breaking the chain - anyone have any ideas as to how to get it out?

I took some not so good shots to try to give a good look

Thanks so much guys! I'm so excited to finally have a road bike!
[Off-topic] boborone:
I'd get to working on the crank. May not even need to pull it all the way off, just loosen it a bit. Or a chain tool and then wiggle the chain out.
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
^^ This. Good advice, BoBo. :thumbup:

Tip: He might need a crank puller.

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
Long story short - got a full tune up and got the chain out. Downshifted at the wrong time while climbing a hill and it fell off again. Got some help from a mechanic at work and now I'm all good.

Will look at some crank pullers. Think we might have some around the garage...

Had a whole street to myself riding home from work and my god is it fun!
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
If your chain keeps jumping off the chaining, you need to adjust the "low" trim screw on the front deraileur.

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
I think I know what you're talking about - could you give me a better picture of the low trim screw's location?
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
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[Off-topic] boborone:
I'm so glad I got a stand. Makes adjusting and tweaking so Mich easier. And alot easier on your seat than flipping the bike upside down.
[Off-topic] thelowend:
My bike doesn't have a kickstand so assembling everything was a little difficult.
[Off-topic] boborone:
I'm talking about a work stand. Locks the bike in off the ground and allows you to work on it and run through the gears and work on brakes.
[Off-topic] boborone:
http://www.bikehacks.com/.a/6a0120a7ed5f9d970b0120a9121c8c970b-800wi

There's a nifty home made stand
[Off-topic] thelowend:
I know. Was more or less saying I had nothing to prop it up against.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahh gotcha
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
You can build a make-shift stand using heavy duty rope and hooks. Attach the rope to rafters or beams in your ceiling of your garage, then attach the hooks to the rope. Front hooks go on the handlebars, and the back hook hang on the saddle.

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
Would bungie chord work?

Figured I should post my ride
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
My 2 rides(well actually the red one is mine, the yellow one is my uncle's but it's like my 2nd bike)

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[Off-topic] boborone:
I'm digging the horn on your uncle's. I have a bell on mine, I want a horn though.
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
It's my horn actually, my cousin is in my town so he uses my ride and i use my uncle's and everyday in the park some wannabe barbies are having their "training" and they always piss me off when i'm passing them so i put my horn and i ran in them and spread them around like bowling :D

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[Off-topic] boborone:
I gave up on riding on paved trails shared by runners. F'ing idiiots.
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
Me too but in my park there is a suspended bridge and i like going on it and those barbies are right in the 'exit':|

Eh you know what they say: 'when life gives you lemon, make a lemonade':D

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[Off-topic] boborone:
When life gives you limes, make margaritas.:good::cowboy:
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
Lol good one:good:

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
I'd take runners over the moms with their massive strollers taking up 9' of the 12' wide trail.

I am barreling towards screaming ON YOUR LEFT! Gtfo out of my way!

/endrant

Had my first ride over 25 miles today and at about the 18 mile mark my arms and wrists were hurting bad. I think its cause my bars are too low - any advice?
[Off-topic] boborone:
Idk maybe peartfan knows something about road bikes.
[Off-topic] trell959:
Arms hurting=bar position and possibly seat height.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Trell, when paint a bike do you completely disassemble it? I'd like to paint mine, but man I don't know about doing a rebuild on it.
[Off-topic] thelowend:
I'll try raising both tomorrow.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Not sure about the bars, but put the seat at your hip height and your legs should almost be extended at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
[Off-topic] trell959:
You just paining the frame? I completely disassemble my bike, you could wrap everything you don't want painted in taoe, that should work fine too.

Make sure your riding position still feels comfortable.
[Off-topic] boborone:
That's what I was trying to avoid. Was thinking of the frame being black and the forks and racks a neon bright purple type color. Something that pops but isn't girly.
[Off-topic] X8invisible:
You put too much weight in your arms- low down the seat

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[Off-topic] RomWiz:
Why does some people have the seat so much leaned backwards?
[Off-topic] PeartFan40:
Need more information before I can help you. If this was your first ride, and you went 25 miles, that is normal. If I read your post wrong, and you've been riding regularly, and this happened, then you're leaning forward too far, putting a lot of pressure on your hands, wrists, and arms.

How tall are you?

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[Off-topic] thelowend:
This is my first time going further than 15.

I'm 5'9" even with a 56cm frame.

I raised the handlebar above parallel and lowered the seat ~1". I'll see how it feels on my ride to class tomorrow.
[Off-topic] manoranjan2050:
Hello all my friend ...How are you.... I lost my bike please help me to find it...... If u found it plz Pm me :D:D:D
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahhh, it's just like riding a bike. You never forget how, just drunk sometimes
[Off-topic] Miss Dragon:
Drunk and ride? LOL
[Off-topic] boborone:
Yeah, here they will actually give you a DWI for that.
[Off-topic] KennyJoe69:
Just wanted to post my ride.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Nice, not sure if you read through the thread, but that's exactly the the type tourer I want to build. Nice man.

-Figured i needed a signature for my phone. This is it......
[Off-topic] KennyJoe69:
It's a great bike. I've had it about 7 years. It rides great on & off the road.