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    Need a way to carry bikes on the cruiser

    ttt After a year I'm not happy with the Thule 9031. Really messes up the top-tube cables and thrashes the finish on the frames. I'm looking for a rear 4-bike tray mount and also considering just the roof rack (and the sticker on the steering wheel reminding me that there are bikes on the roof).
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    Need a way to carry bikes on the cruiser

    I use the Thule 9031 on the back of the LX450; it sticks way out there. Enough to clear the swingouts? I don't know. But it works for four bulky bikes.
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    Fixie Q&A's

    For the track, or just for buzzing around town spooking horses?
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    Almost got hit by a motorcycle yesterday (on my road bike)

    Maybe just a really bad driver altogether. Lucky he wasn't in a wide car.
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    got a new bike todayyy

    Is it a trick of the light, or is your seat tilted way down at the front?
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    How fast is Too Fast?

    Soooooooooooooo...then what happened? Did you spring your weight evenly over your pedals, drop deeper into a tuck, suspend anxiety and let it tick over to 50+? Or did you say ohshitfxxx, sit up, put the weight back on the saddle and let the wind drag you back down to crash=road rash but...
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    'Cyclo-golf'

    Just thinking out loud. The demographics are almost identical.
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    Fixed Gear Bikes

    Word on the street is that fixed/reversibles that cost $1,000 last Christmas will be practically free this Christmas. The market is saturated and last year's are sitting in the guest room with the home gym equipment now.
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    How fast is Too Fast?

    LOL - check the headset. If it is sound, see a chiropractor :D
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    How fast is Too Fast?

    Tilt your seat back just a touch. And try the hands off the bars thing on slight uphill grades. This will improve pedal stroke and increase quad power over the top of the pedal stroke. Then, even when leaning forward, your legs will be suspending your weight. Eventually you will be steering...
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    How fast is Too Fast?

    I live at the top of a mountain and the fast way down is a two-mile, steep, straight, divided, wide and well-paved road. Unless I apply brakes, and I generally don't unless it is wet, and it's usually not wet, I am going 45-55 mph without thinking about it. I normally ride at about 85 lbs...
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    essential bike tools and maintenance thread

    Just a comment on chains and the options for removing/cleaning/re-lubricating: when I was racing (1970-1987) we had a choice of inexpensive $10 Regina chains and expensive $30 Regina chains. The difference between the two was wear durability. It made more sense to race an inexpensive chain for...
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    Jens Voigt

    Did he ever say why he crashed in stage 16 of the Tour? I am starting to wonder if he is hiding narcolepsy from his life and disability insurers or something.
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    Synchronized Bicycling

    A teammate and I could trade bikes at stop lights without getting off or touching the ground. I wonder if we could have done it riding.
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    How often do you maintain your bikes?

    Welllll, when I raced road bikes, the whole thing was apart - down to the fixed cup in the bb - a few times a year. Never cleaned chains when good regina chains were 10-20 bucks; just toss on a new one every month or so. Now? It's mostly helping my son place monster stickers correctly on...
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    Help Stupid Australian Find US made bike

    Maybe I know him! But no, a builder like you describe would likely ship. It's the larger retailers that sometimes don't want to bother.
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    Help Stupid Australian Find US made bike

    Mate, how are you going to acquire? Let me know if I can help you brainstorm shipping ideas.
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    What bike does your kid ride?

    My son (age six) rides my wife's adult Diamondback mountainbike. It's small - she's 5'3" - but he only rides his kid-sized bmx bike when she rides hers. Granted, he's been riding a two-wheeler (never had training wheels) since his 4th birthday.
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    Thinking about making my own Electric bicycle

    Nat, maybe use old track chain/ring/cog? A little heavier. Less likely to jump.
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    MTB injuries...

    That was pretty bad. Sorry.
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