Kirk, Fixie is a track frame or short for fixed gear. Best regards, Peter~~~~~ Peter NaimanGlendale, WI USAhetchinspete1@... mMobile: 414.429.4362 ...
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js montes
montes_js
Apr 1, 2013 9:05 pm
I suspect that most people forget the date. There was no dumpster find, "Kirk" is just pulling your legs, unless he presents graphical evidence...the chances...
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Kirk MacMillan
kirkpatrickmacmillan@...
Apr 1, 2013 9:16 pm
Jim, I tried massaging the bottom bracket like you said, but then the bicycle started making all kinds of unnerving moaning noises. Then it stole my phone and...
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Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Apr 1, 2013 9:21 pm
Any such bike in a dumpster is probably hot or tossed by an irate landlord. Rick...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Apr 1, 2013 11:12 pm
Yeah, that guy was living in that dumpster. bon chance. ________________________________________ From: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com...
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freetobike2012
Apr 3, 2013 10:57 am
Over the winter I upgraded the 92 Paramount PDG to a 9 speed. I've been running a Velo Orange Grand Cru 50.4 bcd crankset on the bike for about a year and had...
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panurgist6
Apr 4, 2013 1:18 pm
... I don't have a good answer to your question but thought you might be interested in this article on Jan Heines blog about using triple shifters with...
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Chris
chris3trask
Apr 4, 2013 1:57 pm
... I came up with my own cheap repair stand yesterday. I simply took a couple of pieces of scrap 2x3" lumber, did a little machining to make pockets and...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
Apr 4, 2013 2:37 pm
He's got the CX-70 mounted way too high. The inward lip on the very front of the cage barely meets the chain. That lip helps push the chain off the big ring. ...
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diarmaede
Apr 4, 2013 5:08 pm
Don't click the link. She's been hacked. - Forbes...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
Apr 4, 2013 6:18 pm
Finally got around to one of my projects, I'm hoping to make these a going thing. Nice wood bike stands. Much nicer than the metal ones if you keep the bike in...
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freetobike2012
Apr 6, 2013 2:34 am
Very Nice.. No promises but if I can, I'll get one to stand either the Paramount of the Alfine 11 IGH down at the cirque du cyclisme in May. Nothing like 300...
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freetobike2012
Apr 6, 2013 2:44 am
I'd stay with the dura ace 9spd downtube shifters over any brifter setup but I can see the triples FDs'throw' wouldn't work. There's this small window of...
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steven.hello
Apr 11, 2013 12:50 pm
giant xtc 2, 6000 series, AL aluxx how much is this bike worth?...
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Will
mr___goodbar
Apr 11, 2013 2:34 pm
Well, let's think about it for a minute: First, the bike is "worth" whatever its purchaser will pay. What someone will pay for a bike (or anything) depends on...
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j m
xninxfanx
Apr 12, 2013 11:58 am
To follow on with Will's reply: You've told us nothing about it. No model year, no list of components, no estimation of miles ridden, or the type of riding....
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frank
e_nukk
Apr 13, 2013 11:03 pm
Found a terribly mangled Bridgestone MB-1 in a dumpster today. I'll be able to cull the drive train and seat post. I'd like to use the Ritchey/Nitto on my...
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Forbes Black
diarmaede
Apr 14, 2013 12:19 am
First off, I'd pull the serial number off the frame and check with the police to see if the frame is stolen. Assuming not, some of that aluminum stuff might be...
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Chris Trask
chris3trask
Apr 17, 2013 2:16 pm
I'm slowly gathering parts for yet another restoration, and I have something fairly specific in mind. I'd like to find a 1960's era French frame set,...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Apr 17, 2013 2:33 pm
What size? I have a red Gitane in the shed. With yellow decals. Complete bike. Mostly stock. newer tires. I'd put it more in the early 1970s. Plastic...
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Chris Trask
chris3trask
Apr 17, 2013 2:53 pm
... 59cm to 62cm. The 1968 Peugeot UO-8 I built up like this is a 58cm and that is the bottom end of my comfort zone. It looks and feels good to ride a...
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Chris Trask
chris3trask
Apr 25, 2013 1:57 pm
I visited a communal bike repair shop on Tuesday and came away with a 1977 Peugeot UO-8 in fairly good condition. Someone had turned it into a track bike, and...
For Sale: A Quatro Assi 70cm cycle with complete early to mid 1980s Campagnolo Chorus/C-Record Group with Nuovo Record pedals, 7spd friction shift in very nice...
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Fourth
fourth_and_one
May 11, 2013 4:23 pm
Thanks for any help in advance. I have a real problem with flat rear tires, one or two a month. Valve stems cut at tube. History, new bike bought with 29 X...
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wilsonrt2000
May 11, 2013 8:10 pm
I have been experiencing similar problems. Always around the stem and happens with different brands. I think the quality of tubes is really low right now. I...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
May 11, 2013 8:22 pm
Slippage usually only happens with both lots of force and low pressure, or very low pressure. So I’d say the tire/tube moving on the rim is probably not it. ...
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Fourth
fourth_and_one
May 12, 2013 9:52 am
Thanks to you both. The inner stem hole was checked and found not to be sharp or ruff. Reminder I did go 550 miles with no flats on two different sets of...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
May 12, 2013 2:47 pm
Usually that’s not a problem. The tubes the shop sells are labeled with a range, 700x 35-38, 700x38-40, 700x35-45 that sort of thing. The difference between...
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Fourth
fourth_and_one
May 13, 2013 11:29 am
"Steve Birmingham" Thank you. What is the tire size ability of a 700 X 38S tube?...
