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Re: Why can your feet hit the front tire on some road bikes?

2008-10-13T13:01:18Z

I took a quick look-- again, "we're" not using 20mm tires-- for 559
tires. Didn't see "racer" tires in that size, tires like the 23mm
Conti and Michelin items mounted on the 650c wheels "we" have. I'd
think the tires we do have would work even on the dirt/gravel roads we
once attacked with a false sense of immortality on any Sunday, given

Re: retro/modern wheel recomendations?

2008-10-13T12:19:02Z

Good choice, I'm sure you will find one. I say just use 14/15 spokes
for the wheels. They are 'there to get you there' afterall. In spite
of the yelling that happens in this NG, lots of $ for many bike things
just empty your wallet. BTW, I can get you NOS Campagnolo rims as
well. Simple, box section, 32h tubular rims. No gadgets, just well

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Re: Sidi shoe treatment

2008-10-13T11:10:58Z

I use a boot dryer from a ski-related company - air that's very warm
but not hot. It takes hours to work on wet shoes.
And I just brush or wipe off the shoes, usually with just water but
sometime with soap. Have never had a problem with the lorica
cracking. The shoes get sloppy, esp in the heel counter, before that

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2008-10-13T11:06:51Z

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Re: Ed Dolan the Great declares ARBR dead!

2008-10-13T09:40:10Z

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is Ed Dolan who continues to beat a dead horse.
I mean to remind Tom Sherman that he made a mistake when he fell silent at
the time of the criminal vandal troll. It is of interest to me how he never
owns up to any responsibility for the way this newsgroup has floundered and
been destroyed.
times Ed Dolan has be challenged to do so/

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Re: retro/modern wheel recomendations?

2008-10-13T07:36:48Z

[...]
I think it's obvious that a machined rim ought to improve braking.
That's also why the manufacturers say they do it and I don't really buy
the marketing conspiracy theory.
How much difference does it make and do you really need them? Probably
"not much" and "of course not", but you might as well have them as they

Re: retro/modern wheel recomendations?

2008-10-13T07:23:20Z

The effect of a non-flat rim is not quite the same as just reducing the
pad area.
It means that for the first bit of pad travel, you're only really
contacting the high points, so you have to squeeze harder to get full
contact, wasting some of your lever travel. You also might get some
juddering.
I doubt there's much difference in actual stopping distance since that's

Re: brakes locked?

2008-10-13T06:41:58Z

Flash the stack of Jacksons around here with the pink cast and you'll
get attention, but add the Rubik's cube--that's a total wild card.

Re: Buckets are the new Milk Crate

2008-10-13T06:39:14Z

In article
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Andre: two dozen? Please sir, a 'slab' not two dozen.
You sure are a
Another error. Not the mound but the 'hill' - preferably exposed to the
full sunshine for most of the day to ensure both excessive sunburn and
to maintain a thirst that cannot be quenched.

Re: retro/modern wheel recomendations?

2008-10-13T06:16:35Z

jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> considered Sun, 12 Oct 2008
To be fair, machined rims only really make any difference to braking
effort for the first few miles (could be up to a couple of hundred if
you use brakes lightly).
After that the rim and pad have bedded into each other, and you will
get 100% contact.

Re: brakes locked?

2008-10-13T05:26:05Z

Yeah, I definitely gave myself the two-day-numb-thumb at least 7 or 8
times between the ages of 11 and 15.
Good luck. Be sure to get a pink cast if you have the choice. Girls
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Re: brakes locked?

2008-10-13T05:12:28Z

That is precisely what happened to the rear wheel of my Trek touring
bike on the CU campus, Boulder, c. 1987.