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Thank you for the recommendations. I should have mentioned a few specifics: I ride year round in the wet PNW. I ride a fixed gear with 1/8th inch...

Been lurking around here and generally just check out this and the watch thread (my favorites). :bigsmile: Anyway, I picked up this 2007 MINI...

Good point. Down in Norfolk VA where my dad lives, he runs a dripper year 'round. Up here that's a good way to freeze your hose bib. We had a piece...

Looks like a good idea to me. Let us know what you think about the pairing. Does that Merlin have a 1" headtube, or did you have to...

No need for a tool replace at 5000km or less.

My wife's favorite (2 part) joke as told to her by Jimmy Dale Gilmore (who is a really nice person btw.) > Buddhist monk stops at a hotdog...

Agreed. Thread done.

Jacob, I can't believe your purple Skeletor hasn't sold yet. That purple ano is so sweet. I've been putting a good handful of miles on my lately....

Cold and windy today, but it was nice to get off the trainer and outside for a couple hours.

Murderer. Doesn't matter how good the Wall of Sound was, he put a gun in Lana Clarkson's mouth and pulled the trigger.

Okay, I didn't know that in cycling professional women were not licensed professional women. Is France the first to issue pro licenses to women...

Really big fan of his work. By most accounts he was a terrible human in many respects. Unfortunately, not a rare duality.

I wish I was done. Not nearly done... 49747DAF-1E82-47ED-AD02-A62ECBAAA5E6 by niko suave, on Flickr

A proctologist finally decided to retire and he made the announcement to his colleagues one evening, over a drink. When asked what he planned to do...

One from my Mother in Law: Husband Store A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a...

and an other as a not finished WIP - a 1983 La Redoute-Motobecane C7 (i.e. Duralinox Vitus 979 sold in France as C7, in US as Prolight ...)

Trump: Siri, how many miles did I ran today? Siri: Sending missiles to Iran today.

Best of luck for you and yours, Thomas.

Thanks right now only fever that comes and go and a bit of cough. It looks more like those kind of seasonnal sickness we get from times to times in...

Looks pretty mean !

Park CC 3.2. Lube with NFS. Replace chain (shimano 105 level) at 0.75% 'stretch' which is normally 7000km. Replace cassette after 3 chains.

I’m looking forward to seeing how these steel (Columbus SL) forks go on my Extralight...

here my other 979 MK I - SEM France-Loire labeled

Forget about rim brakes. You need rims of at least 30mm internal width for these kind of tires (I was using 50mm ones) and you will never find rims...

I used to cycle commute 4 or 5 days a week. That was a 30 mile round trip. Now its 150 miles and I only work 2 days. Not sure I could manage it,...

I downgraded someone? Sounds like he deserved it...

Doesn't quite apply at the moment, but one way to 'find' more time is to ride back and forth to work. Does a few things: you get there in a...

S6 Stumpy Evo Factory 38 170mm XTR / Code RSC Traverse SL Cushcore Prob gonna put an X2 on here when I get get one.

January 17, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr January 17, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr January 17, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on...

Saw a light blue singlespeed bike of yours today in Bellingham, WA. They are rare up here. Beautiful!

Ruler doesn't work, the rollers and pins are what wear, plates only minimally.

Damn Steve! You're still swoll!

I don't bother checking until I start to notice a difference in shifting. Then I usually use a ruler. I just keep it clean and lubed (NFS only).

Some orange but on the side of beauty. Lydon and Ginger Baker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq7JSic1DtM

Love to read the CV of these Far Right guys at the top of the administration. And all that financed by taxpayers.

Very good article, thanks.

Thread Drift: My high school had "The Coke Bottle Kid" ...I sometimes wonder if the poor guy ever escaped that stigma.

A classmate of my brother's when he was in boarding school was caught shagging his pillow, earning the moniker "Pillow Man" for the rest of his...

He was also a crack addict and alcoholic, and downgraded by the BBB and sued for false claims in CA. He's so much more than a pillow guy.

Inside caliper, preferably a digital version. Put it in the right number of links and dial it tight. Seems like a go/no go. I've got one, the...

Thanks for the good advice. I have some new pads arriving tomorrow, I'll try the different solutions to free up the caliper. I still have air in my...

That’s what Campag states on their tech document, but perhaps someone can chime in...see page 7. ...

I've read that Campag chains cannot be checked with one of the tools and something about using calipers. Could someone please explain this in plain...

Randy walked me safely through the only time I have ever operated an actual firearm. It was a memorable and good experience! Gone too soon Randy!

That's compelling. I never knew or even thought about Oboe reeds. I played bassoon for a long time and as is said it consumes more time than...

good read

Concur with the above use the Park CC-4 daily in the shop. I have the newer Shimano for home use. Both work well.

Let's do it while I'm here, 3rd strike and I'm out !!! - Garro.

I don’t remember jokes well, but the pediatrician who taught me circumcisions had this one that stuck. A pediatrician and a plastic surgeon,...

Not single track. What I call fire roads probably the same that you ride. I would probably seek out more single track but that would never constitute...

Ok, I have no idea why, but I totally lied about using the Park CC-4... I'm using the Shimano TL-CN42. I knew that I have the "newer version" but got...

To say that the trump administration was completely bizarre and nonsensical is the understatement of the century, but i think one of the funnier ones...

There was once a deal made between a butcher and an ornithologist. He took a tern for the wurst. Sorry, not sorry. Mike

Good article Chik...here’s a quick video of using the CC-4, featuring Park Tool video star, Calvin Jones. ...