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I know a guy who brags that he only needs one pair of boxers for a four day trip. He goes front, then back, then inside out, front and back. Personally I would rather change it before it 'needs' changing.

The joke is that only Italians do that. The truth is that expert wheel builders do not need a gauge. They do it by feel and tone.

Right now that bike is 28 but it is getting 622-50 Big Apples, then it is going to NYU. That will up the effectual gearing on the top-end at 29, placing the speed at C-100 at closely approaching 41 mph. Gear chart using MPH @ 100 RPM For 700 X 50 / 50-622 / 29 x 2.0 tire with 170 mm cranks...

It is just another hub-drive, thumb throttle bike from a decade ago. And all propitiatory. So, you are stuck in their universe, forever. Get a non-proprietary universal fit mid-drive and you won't be stuck in that jam. Get a universal fit external battery, again, so you are independent on on...

A properly tightened belt produces frequency of 33 occultations per second. It Hrtz. It would be cool to have a 33 Hz bike bell so you can always check your belt.

When you lean your bike against a tree, don't forget you did.

The intention that I interpreted was being signaled to me was, "I see you coming with a 52 ring to 11-T at a cadence 105, and I don't care, because I am bigger." I could be wrong. And my fault, I did have some ego. I had already made my down payment to have that inertial capital invested.

That truck saw me coming and decided to block the whole road anyway. So I just went around. What he did not like is that I did not share his sense of entitlement to hog the road. There is a section of red curb with a fire hydrant and bike lane with signs that say No P Bike Lane every 30 feet...

I have been having a blast on an analog bike the last few days. The thing is to focus on cadence not effort. High cadence with low effort in a top gear. It will feed back to informing my eBiking technique. A guy stuck in a truck got angry because I was so much faster and more nimble. He was...

Our cold Coastal Nor. Cal. foggy nights keep down the bugs but I still always have sunglasses or yellow safety goggles after dark. One bug in the eye can ruin a ride. I normally only encounter them along one section of one creek. Also the hundreds of barn swallows help keep flying bugs in check...

BIKES. For the last several days I have been going analog and loving it. This tuned Giant Escape it thrilling and responsive and as fast as my Specialized Vado. But without any fillers, filters, or dilutions. It is like skinny dipping. Next it is getting Big Apples, 622-50's, so it will fly over...

Do you cross the Ottawa river to the French side. It is so very close but a world away. Welcome.

They are also lighter weight. With less rotational mass. Really good stuff is really good. Bob White is a couple blocks away. I ride tuned calipers almost daily. Just tap once to shed rain before applying in those conditions. The fulcrum diameter is 622 not 160mm, so much more leverage pull; by...

I worked on a very high-end Ti bikepacking/adventure bike. It had super high-end mechanical brakes because you don't want to be way out in the wilderness and have a hydro issue. It was easy to dial the inner pad adjustment. I also have a gravel bike with GRX mechanically actuated hydraulic...

I used one yesterday to pack silicone grease into a shifter down the little hole where you feed a fresh shift cable. First I cooked the cable in hot bio-wax for a couple of hours. So it is slick as butter.

I am very much into cooperative collaboration in creating community. Maybe somewhat off topic, for the last couple of days I have been going analog and it is lots of fun. With a really good bike that is perfectly true and tuned it is as fast as my Vado. There is no filter. It is like skinny...

Yes, what it does is paints all electric bikes with the same crappy junk outlaw danger brush. That is not a bike. That is a Venn Diagram with zero overlap with bicycles and electric bicycles. It is putting a turd in the communal soup pot that spoils the whole thing. It also exploits the good...

That bike has a long wheel base for a smooth ride but not too long, an integrated strong rack, and lightweight Al frame. It has a double wide kickstand that re-deploys to the non-drive side. I love the paint. Double wide panniers will go under the wood deck with a crossed bungee system that can...

There is a good chance I will be tricking out this beauty, Brooks, leather grips, 11-50 9-sp cassette, and silver DM02 motor. It is actually a Globe Haul. That is the same name reused by Specialized for their new matte, fat 20", hunky-chunky hub-drive. I will do nice medium-wide gravel tan...

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