Recent content by speedub.nate

Yeah they both have cheap Marin step-thrus (aka theft resistant and not expensive to replace) for around town, and my oldest is already a bike commuter, so I'm halfway hopeful I'll gain at least one space! Otherwise, Craigslist!

The compressor and the gravel bike cohabitate that space – it's the only bike short enough to clear it. That side of the wall is full! Realistically, I could center it in front of the shelf, and just deal with blocked access when I have a bike in the stand. As the kids age out and move out and...

I'm jealous of your space. For me, the right wall is taken up by hanging bikes (13 ft. of Stashed Space Rail for a dozen bikes), the left wall is where I park my cargo bike and two heavier e-bikes, and the back wall is a rollable shelving unit. That leave a small space in the center for access...

The sale at REI got me looking at this stand again. My Ultimate Pro workstand gets the job done, though I'm struggling with ebikes and it's never been great with the tandem nor the cargo bike. My hesitation? My garage, though mostly dedicated to bikes, is pretty cramped quarters. I frequently...

Just like you need a 40c tire to make a 700c wheel have an actual 700 mm diameter. Or just like you'd need a 2.1" tire to make a 26" rim measure into a ∅26" wheel. To get an actual 29" measurement, it'll take a 2.3" knobby tire or 2.5" slick tire to do the job. Maybe arbitrary, maybe not...

Yeah.... one of my ebikes is an Electra Cafe Moto Go with a cool looking but unnecessarily fat front tire. It's a fun bike, but I really don't care for the torque steer when I lay it into a turn. I definitely don't want to carry over that trait to the cargo bike.

I think the author is just pointing out that road (and rando?) cyclists have been settled on 700c for a really long time, may have missed the whole 26/27.5/29 thing – though I don't know how the 32" is pertinent to the road community unless they're lumping in gravel?

My first mullet was a disc brake up front, V in the rear. My next mullet was a purpose-built Xtracycle cargo using a Carver 96'er frame, 29 front and 26 rear. My latest mullet will be the electric Yuba Mundo. It's designed for 26" wheels, but I'm changing to 27.5" up front just because. Only...

I can make a similar argument for an industry that coalesces around a fixed standard and doesn't adapt, fails to innovate. 29" wheels were meet with similar scrutiny and derision. 20 years later they're practically THE MTB standard. But look at what else has changed / advanced away from...

All of the 32" rims and tires are based off of a 686mm bead seat diameter. That would achieve a 32 in. diameter with a 2.5 in tire.

At Sea Otter last month there were a least a dozen 32" bikes on display, 32" compatible car racks, 32" tires at the Maxxis booth, 32" rims from a number of manufacturers, and Suntour was showing a budget friendly 32" fork at their booth. But not a single 32" bike to demo!! I bought one of the...

Not daily, but once or twice a week, 11 mile commute is only about 15-20 minutes longer than going by car. The rain usually isn't an impediment, and normally I ride home in the dark at 11 PM.

I don't think mine is all that interesting or mysterious, but I'll say this much: I used a couple of different names early on that were fun misspellings or unpronounceable mish-mashes of my real name. As I began participating in group rides and other events IRL where I was meeting other riders...

Wow lots of good info in that build thread @Tom@WashDC – thanks for linking to it. I had intended to go a similar route, being a long time Speedhub user. I reached out to a few bike shops who should have been able to provide assistance with the measurements for the A14 fitment and didn't get...

That becomes a discussion of "how much suck is tolerable" and option C is "call an Uber" (...and good luck lifting the bike into the trunk! :D )