Forum: Tips & Advice
09-30-2011, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,861
If you can true a wheel, you can build one....
If you can true a wheel, you can build one. Lacing was a little bit confusing, but that's where the YouTube vids came in.
Yes, the bolt was loose. I hadn't touched it before, so I didn't even...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-28-2011, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,861
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-28-2011, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,861
They are tektro 545(?) cheapie caliper brakes...
They are tektro 545(?) cheapie caliper brakes that came on my madone 3.1. The components for the wheels are Velocity A23 rims, DT Competition spokes and Ultegra hubs. I did use a spoke tension...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-28-2011, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,861
rear brake clicking problem
I have a new bike with only about 340 miles on it. I handbuilt a new set of wheels for this bike and ridden with them for about 140 miles. For about the last 20 miles or so, there is a clicking...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-15-2007, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,166
My plan is to rely heavily on the training I...
My plan is to rely heavily on the training I received while wrestling in Middle school and High school for six years. In addition, I have spent the last nearly, six years studying Taekwon Do. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-11-2007, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,310
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Forum: General Discussion
12-05-2007, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
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Forum: General Discussion
12-05-2007, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
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Forum: General Discussion
12-05-2007, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,310
generally, I like them. I can ride an almost...
generally, I like them. I can ride an almost straight line and go around them, so they don't affect my momentum much at all. I haven't' had problems with seeing, and I think it makes cross traffic...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-21-2007, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,706
I came up with these:
* The sideWALK is for...
I came up with these:
* The sideWALK is for walking
* It doesn't hurt (or kill) to slow down
* I love my commute. Do you?
* Does my helmet make me less vulnerable?
* We're dying for you to...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-20-2007, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,692
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Forum: General Discussion
11-15-2007, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,544
I can't imagine that if someone hits your car...
I can't imagine that if someone hits your car with thier hand you would be justified for "self-defense."
In fact, I just saw something like this on Judge Judy. A "pedestirian" went up to someone...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2007, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,563
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Forum: Tips & Advice
11-07-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,241
shoe covers?
I have never used them, so I picked up some cheap shoe covers to see if I liked them.
I used them for the first time this morning, and I noticed that on the foot that put down, the road has...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2007, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,642
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Forum: General Discussion
10-22-2007, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,094
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Forum: Tips & Advice
10-16-2007, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,516
Even though they are out of your price range,...
Even though they are out of your price range, test ride some $1000+ bikes. Ride some cheaper bikes too. Ride some mtbs, hybrids and road bikes. That way you can get a feel for the style that...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
10-16-2007, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,303
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Forum: Report your Close Calls
09-26-2007, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,374
It finally happened...
I have been commuting daily for a little over two months now, and I was hit by a car this morning. It happened on SE 52nd between Foster and Powell. I was moving along about 20mph in the gutter,...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-06-2007, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,747
bicycle boulevards
In light of the recent, intentional collision on Clinton, I have been thinking about ways to discourage angry, frustrated people in cars from using the bike boulevards to avoid traffic.
The speed...
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Forum: Route Info
09-06-2007, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,126
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Forum: Tips & Advice
08-09-2007, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,222
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Forum: Tips & Advice
08-08-2007, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,222
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Forum: Tips & Advice
08-07-2007, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,222
brake question on new bike
Hi,
This weekend I purchased a new Trek 7.6FX so I didn't have to commute on my mtb anymore.
Well, occasionally, when I brake hard, the whole front end vibrates quite a bit. It feels like...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
10-06-2006, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,109
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