Anyone know how wide 26x2.0 Kojaks actually are? Scott, Alex? I swear I had it written or noted somewhere but can't find it now.
44mm on my narrow vintage rims (inner width is at most 16mm)
Alex
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:08 pm
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Jimmy measured them this weekend on my tandem. I think his measurement agreed with yours.
This week I finally got my basement setup for framebuilding and worked on this commuter frame that has been sitting half-built for 2 years. Of interest to .83 folks might be the new chainstay denter for adding tire clearance:
I gave him credit on flickr, and linked to his version of it. However whenever I see something brazed to a vise grip I really think of Val.
Jimmy is the one who told me about the Curtis-style. I was going to do it with a big C-clamp, but this works even better.
Alex
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:57 pm
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I put parts on that frame, then rode it down to a meeting at CWB:
Rode it again yesterday, but skipped today and will keep skipping until the salt is gone from the roads at work. Salt and no paint on a steel bike seems like a bad idea.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:24 pm
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those straps really remind me of a tactical vest I have in my closet.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:19 pm
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Don't be a fucking idiot Joe.
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:09 pm
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tehschkott wrote:
Don't be a fucking idiot Joe.
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Charcharodon Megladon
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:37 am
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I caught my foot on my fender strut the other day and snapped my fender in half.
I got some new, wider fenders, put them on, then dremeled off the excessive portion struts, which was immensely satisfying. Of course now the nubs are sharp as all fuck.
axel
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:13 pm
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I picked up a newly-built up Foundry Auger today, my first experience with a full-carbon frame. The frameset was a hell of a raffle prize from racing the Grand Prix Erik Tonkin series and the most expensive thing I've ever won. Sent it down to Ruckus Composites in PDX to have fender eyelets added to the frame. Saddle was also won during a Cross Crusade in Oregon this year. The rest of the build is a nice mix of Thomson, FSA, and Shimano.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:19 am
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I cleaned my bike. Discovered a gash in the side of one of my tires. I have to admit, the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro's have not impressed me. On the plus side, I discovered that the Panaracer Pasela White tires (my favorite white tire of all time) are not available in 23mm, so I ordered a pair.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:00 pm
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A. You're too fat for 23's
B. Paselas are dope you dope. Stick with your 28's.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:06 pm
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tehschkott wrote:
A. You're too fat for 23's
B. Paselas are dope you dope. Stick with your 28's.
I HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM.
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:17 pm
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pinch flats don't care.
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:53 am
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I replaced a brake lever. Now I can skid at higher speeds again, with the same model of lever on the front brake, very different housing routing and socket fits. Was it a combo of the brake cable being a bit loose, not much lube in the housing, the housing routing, the amount of housing, and the broken ring on the bottom of the hand lever ferrule? Or just a soft kind of metal and sizes that didn't really do the trick?
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Ductape
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:56 am
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Most of my projects this winter like my riding, have been at a standstill. Too busy with work and also waiting for some critical parts. Passively polishing (boring) and collecting some bits to get anodized for the 83 Mtn. Goat Deluxe. I visualize this cammo beauty eventually all decked out in black.
Then last week a little gem came my way. Davidson frame/fork. Too small for me but so clean and pristine, I figured I would pick it up for my wife.
Goal was simple, Parts must be in the garage, Must shift and brake perfectly. Era correct to the early 90's. Make that pretty white paint pop. Together by the 25th which is a day of celebration for my sig other.
Finished last night and pretty happy with how it came out. A few things I want to change already because it bugs me. The chainrings are just wrong but I leaned towards new over era correct and that is all I had in black. Need to change the Dean seatpost, and Hyperlite bars out for Ritchey components when I find them. The M730 FD needs to be swapped when I find a M735 that fits. Then I will call it done. Hope she likes it.
For the most part black on white XT/Ritchey build on a white, minty fresh Davidson frame/fork:
More pics showing frame work here. Lets hear it for the home team:
Built up this touring Novara to replace my stolen Cannondale.
Had enough spare parts to trade in that this entire build ended up costing me only $100. Still looking for a smallish front rack for it.
Rear rack not pictured.
Thanks Jimmy for the frame/fork/brakes.
Ductape
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:12 pm
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Well,
After an initial break in ride yesterday along the shores of Puget Sound, we have come to a joint agreement that not everybody gets as excited about restoring a bike to a specific era correct build especially when such build has a cockpit with the bars a few inches lower than the saddle.
We will be changing the stem out for something a little taller and the flat Hyperlites will be coming off while we try a set of Mary's. We also agreed on some tires able to handle the rugged path of the Milwalkee RR grade but smooth enough to be comfortable on the path at Alki. Negotiations were conducted on the addition of rack in the front and even possibly a bell.
Relationships are all about compromise, and she still loves the bike.
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jeff
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:42 pm
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Temporary until I get the church key drilled, then it will mount directly to the bottle cage bolts.
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Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:14 pm
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jeff wrote:
Temporary until I get the church key drilled, then it will mount directly to the bottle cage bolts.
Finally. A frame mounted opener that doesn't pour beer all over the drivetrain.
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Didn't do too much, but I did install some new fenders on the touring bike from Woody's fenders - wood fenders. I opted for the flat fenders instead of recurve, because the recurve ones are way too expensive.
The width of the flat fenders is 2 inches, and I had to make a couple modifications to make it around a couple stays on my tubus rack on the rear, and to fit between the forks in the front. Fortunately, its very easy to do and takes little time using a dremel with a columnar grinding bit - just burned through the wood, and the heat burnishes the surface so that it has a nice, tight and smooth finish that doesn't require resealing the wood.
I also like these fenders, not only because of the ease in customizing them, but also because with the flat style, it's easier to mount mudflaps (which I did) and when riding, there's much less rattling noise from fenders that may get loose when the leather washers start to dry out. They're more flexible, so if you need to get a bit more clearance, you can more easily bend the fenders a bit, and they also really look nice on the bike.
One other note, when using these fenders with a Tubue aero rack, if you have ARCAM mounting brackets on your panniers, you may want to opt to make a couple indentations where the inner mounting hook for each side hooks onto the tubus rack, but that's kinda optional - I found that just angling the hooks a bit and then letting gravity drop the pannier gets it to lock in OK without modifying the fender. It's about 1/8th of an inch clearance, and it just needs to get *under* the fender.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:41 am
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caustic meatloaf wrote:
Didn't do too much, but I did install some new fenders on the touring bike from Woody's fenders - wood fenders.
These fenders are great and will definitely keep the rain off you, given that it probably never rains inside your apartment.
caustic meatloaf
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:14 pm
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you never know, I could get a leak in the roof or something :).
One thing to note - wood fenders are definitely thicker than metal fenders - these are about 1/4th of an inch thick. When mounting, take into account that if you are already close with existing wheels on metal fenders, you will likely need to either change the mounting of this fender on the front wheel, or else move down a size on wheels.
For me, I was able to keep the 700x35 sized tires, but had to change the mounting from the front of the crown on the front to the rear - the thickness of the bolt head and mounting collet in the wood was enough to rub against the tire.
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Bo Ttorff
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:30 pm
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I have tried steaming yellow cedar into a jig to make wood fenders in the past. To keep the grain from tearing out while bending the re curve on the jig was the biggest challenge, I can see why they are more expensive. But making straight up flat fenders is pretty easy if using clear vg western red and a jig. You can even lay em up with some bi weave glass for durability.
what kind of wood fenders were they Joe?
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They're pretty neat. They have a backplane, about 2/3 of the thickness, of a hardwood that I am not sure of (looks kinda like ash or hickory), and the final 1/3 of thickness is a veneer of bloodwood with a curving wenge inlay.
Here's the singlespeed commuter, which I rebuilt on Saturday, with its slightly curved Planet Bike Grasshopper bamboo fenders:
Thing I did with my bike today?: I kept reaching for the non-existent shift lever, then settled for just spinning faster to go faster.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:54 pm
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These wooden fenders are great, can't wait to watch Lee throw these bikes on the fire!
caustic meatloaf
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:52 pm
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jeff wrote:
These wooden fenders are great, can't wait to watch Lee throw these bikes on the fire!
This is why I haven't bought a Renovo!
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caustic meatloaf
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:22 am
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My Lumotec IQ2 Luxos U arrived yesterday, so I installed it. Any good tips on keeping the wires in a shimano generator hup seated firmly without popping out? Looks like the wire insert that is on the generator is designed to only be wide enough for bare wires to make it through the holes, not the insulation, and the wire tabs inside the plug are designed to be pushed into the wires once mounted. However, I have so far discovered that this physical link is not that strong, and the wires pull out rather easily.
I'm thinking of perhaps stripping more wire and then folding it to make the wire lead a bit thicker, but it's a little bit of a hassle trying to get the leads in before pushing the cover down over the plug.
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jimmythefly
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:54 am
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Just checking -did you fold the wires over the insert like so?
I have never had an issue with the wire pulling free of the plug.
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:25 pm
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jimmythefly wrote:
Just checking -did you fold the wires over the insert like so?
I have never had an issue with the wire pulling free of the plug.
No sir, I did not do that. I feel rather foolish for not having thought of that. I will perform this immediately.
yep, that did it. It's like the plan this things or something! I probably should not have tossed the wiring directions for this hub shortly after I got it last year.
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Charcharodon Megladon
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:56 am
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I was quite proud of myself for waking up early enough to replace a brake cable and housing. The cable was completely seized in the housing and removing it was the biggest pain of the surprisingly quick 25 minute job.
If I didn't do this, then I would have had to drive and the car was out of gas, so the day would have started by dropping 60$ to sit in traffic.
Charcharodon Megladon
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:58 am
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The bottle cage on my downtube broke, so I switched the one on the seat tube to the downtube.
I'm going to turn this into my own maintenance log.
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Overhauled a Shimano PD-M540 pedal to get rid of a clicking sound on my drive-side down stroke. Oddly enough, I've never re-greased a pedal spindle before.
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:15 am
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Started replacing the axle in my rear wheel. Went to thread the cones on and they we're not threading on, but all the other pieces threaded on smooth as butter.
Put axle in vice and proceed to force thread the cones on. Cones now stuck on completely fucked new axle.
I am now forced to walk into bike shop with bag of miscellaneous parts and stripped, useless new axle 24 hours later.
I know better than this, but still tried to use might to force a situation that was not right.
Am I the only fucking idiot to ever do this?
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:46 pm
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jeff wrote:
Put axle in vice and proceed to force thread the cones on. Cones now stuck on completely fucked new axle.
my sig is not to be taken as legit mechanical advice.
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