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i may need to, have only recently started doing higher speeds with the pedal cages and am really wary of getting hurt right now (that's a big part of why i put bmx outta my life for a lil bit). i only chose to throw them on the rear because with the new setup i'm positioned in a way where it feels like front brakes would just throw me off the bike lol.

OH- i got a can of legit glow in the dark paint!!!!! gonna do the rims on one of the bikes today or tomorrow if i get to it, should be insane ;PPP
 
bmxxx said:
shimmer- i'm going for speed/functionality (of the 20mile variety) - why would you call that inefficient? I'm actually surprised you said that.. (if you mean no gearing, that's pretty irrelevant because the terrain i ride is very flat)
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I said not too functional because you can't put a real rack on it, as Escher said the front wheel has the most stopping power (if you stop by locking up your rear tire you are giving up much of your stopping power there too), the lack of gearing limits you to where you can ride it, and the skinny tires will tear you up by the end of the day riding more than 50 miles at once on less than optimal streets.

It looks like a good bike for what you are using it for...20 mile rides on flat ground. I would put a front brake on it personally. I've had a couple of collisions where nothing would have stopped me, but I've had plenty of other close calls where I was really thankful to have well modulating brakes.

bmxxx said:
i may need to, have only recently started doing higher speeds with the pedal cages and am really wary of getting hurt right now (that's a big part of why i put bmx outta my life for a lil bit). i only chose to throw them on the rear because with the new setup i'm positioned in a way where it feels like front brakes would just throw me off the bike lol.

OH- i got a can of legit glow in the dark paint!!!!! gonna do the rims on one of the bikes today or tomorrow if i get to it, should be insane ;PPP
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If you feel like the front will throw you then just practice a bit. Work on pulling the brakes just to the point where they offer the best stopping power without locking up the front wheel. It is called brake modulation...it is a very good skill to be good at to avoid getting hurt. The location of your body over the bike is also important. If you move your weight over the back wheel while braking you can hold down the back with your body (looking at that frame geo, moving further back would be, depending on your torso/arm length, almost impossible though).

Haha nice, I love glow in the dark bike stuff. On One makes glow in the dark frames sometimes.
 
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thnx for clarifying shimmer :)
/and i'm 5'7", 155lbs soaking wet so i can't really get much outta my body for braking ;PP
//i think doing glo on the frame would be a bit much, but will see after doing the wheels. i think that just doing the wheels will give a crazy-cool effect when riding at night!
 
bmxxx said:
thnx for clarifying shimmer :)
/and i'm 5'7", 155lbs soaking wet so i can't really get much outta my body for braking ;PP
//i think doing glo on the frame would be a bit much, but will see after doing the wheels. i think that just doing the wheels will give a crazy-cool effect when riding at night!
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Np man. Have fun riding! I really want to get on my mountain bike, but I've been sick, and I want to make sure it is gone. I may go anyway though!
 
just go light, would prolly stimulate the body to kick the tail-end of that right outta ya ;P

got a 54mi scheduled tomorrow (27miles to teh local jail to visit my brother lol).
 
Bmxx, did you happen to notice the red and white DOT retroreflective tape on my bike? Its the same tape used on Big Rigs ( trucks ). I run disk rims, but my rims are able to accept V-brakes also, which means they have a big flat surface ready for dot tape. Retroreflective tape uses prism techology to catch and then magnify by 500% directly back at the light source...........I have 3 yards of red 2in. wide dot tape that I bought and is just laying around unused. Its super inexpensive if you source it from tapebrothers.com. You should check out some of their applications. They have quality glow in the dark tape, but it starts at $35 for a tiny bit. .....they even have protective tape that goes on the blades of helicopters.
 
i remove reflectors from my bikes so doubt i could use that tape w/o hating it every time i looked at the bike lol. if you have the roll down here in fl maybe gimme a lil 1" square for back of my seat post or something? ;P

am *planning* on wrapping up my brother's bike today; "glo"ing my rims; finally getting my wall hooks back up for at least one of the bikes. need to keep myself busy and avoid training, am a touch sore from yesterday's ride (~43mi), and got shit for sleep last night due to eating way more than i shoulda b4 bed.
If you wanna work bikes head north when you wake up, i promise the ride's quick as hell and i have any tool you could imagine for bikes (yes, even lil stuffs like chain tools, spoke tools, etc etc). Your bike needs some tweaking/modding for road/distance racing if you're still running all that mtb/trail setup ;PP
 
^^..It is a damn good feeling putting your own bike together, and knowing you can do almost anything that needs to be done mechanically.

I still haven't gotten on my mountain bike..it is fucking killing me. Almost 2 months without my regular every other day visit to the mountain. First injuries, then vacation, then getting sick, now class lasting almost til dark...fuuuu

I've started jumping off of stuff with my trekking bike. I need to stop before I am having to repair it ;p
 
ya be careful - my fixed-hub wheel is warped and missing a spoke because of playing around like that. haven't actually riden fixed in months because of my dread of truing, or trying to true, that wheel (unsure it's even fixable, warped it so bad i had to walk it home that day :| ). you'd think it'd be better able to handle some light playing but it's not, i'm 155lbs and i broke it with about 20min playing at a 3-step stairway! WEAK!

and yes, it's great to be able to do your own work- and almost requisite if you're really into biking, since there's *always* some little thing that needs swapping or tuning :) The only things i'm still unable to do are truing (well, truing anything past the lightest imbalances), and getting my cranks/bottom bracket *100%* inline (although i've been led to believe there's only a certain level of "true" that can be achieved here, and that it's unlikely it even can be made perfect. still drives me insane to have the chain tension vary, however slightly, depending upon crank position :| )

/am jelly of you and your trails (and PI and her hiking trails). I live next to the ocean in FL, which is amazing in its own right, but leaves much to be desired for terrain variation.
 
Have you had the BB shell faced? It is impossible to get everything to line up if the BB shell is not even on both sides (which is not that uncommon). Some frames come faced, but others don't. The tool for it costs like $300, so makes sense to take it to the LBS. I don't do truing or wheel building either because it is too time consuming, and my local mechanic does a good truing job for like 10 euros.
 
no, but not even going to bother because it's not just one frame this happens on my main steed and my bmx(that i just sold :( ). i started a thread about it somewhere here on bl, and after that and checking sheldon's site i'm led to believe i just have to suck it up, that it's unlikely to be made 100% true. don't ask me to elaborate unless you really want me to have to go copypasta why that happens lol ;P
 
I've got a workspace and I read alot of material about the thoughts that go into designing a product. I've got a custom full suspension bike, but I'm wanting something faster for the road. So, I'm going to incorporate a philosophy of design when engineering the build-up of a 1993 Univega Alpina Pro.

-I'm going to be using it eventually for competition.
-I DO NOT want to spend any real money ie. scrounged parts, begging people, e-bay, craigslist and other used parts forums.
-I want bullhorn bars with basic brake levers that feature internal cable routing. I'll drill the holes through the bars if I have to.
-I want Aero-bars with the push-pull shifters on the ends.
-I want a fork that has tabs for a disk brake. I already have the caliper and disks. (I will be using either a 160mm or 203mm rotor)

*I gotta' do more research on other peoples race/training bikes to find out what is appropriate. I don't want to get a "great deal" on a totally incompatible or inappropriate part. I sourced the geometry specs of a Fuji Aloha 2 Tri-Bike in my size (55cm). And I know how to properly measure a bike to determine a proper fit and/or make necessary adjustments. I am in the process of measuring the geo- of my Univega.

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These are 2011 Mosso MTB Aluminium 7005 Rigid Straight Fork Disc Only. They cost $70 total. And weigh 700 grams.
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^i may be able to grab you some bullhorns, i'll find out later tonight and let you know if i can. and for the other stuff, well, if you want we can take a ride south to st.pete and i'll show you where the "$5-10 bike" market is. open 24/7 lol.

and re DIY approaches that's funny cuz i'm at the point that aero bars will make a worthwhile difference, but $60+s/h for the cheapest on a shopping.google search for two metal rods with clamps?? lol no thanks, would rather drop 15 and an hour of time using home depot ;P
 
these are Aero Bar Adapters being sold on E-Bay for $15.69 total by seller named maximmmmum.
They're 6061 alloy cnc.
I dont exactly understand what they do. Are they for raising/lowering your pre-existing aero bars, or are they a bracket that attaches to your handlebars and then you screw in the allen bolts into a far stretching position pipe you fabricate yourself?.........IDK, what do you think bmxxx?

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That trunk bike rack we "found" a block away from my apt retails on the internet anywhere from $60-$120.
Its missing the foam rollers that go on the bars to protect the cars paint, and the nylon straps are sketchy, but..still. LOL

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That was a nice find for sure!! unsure how the hell i was planning on getting bikes-->race anyways, randomness saved the day ;P


So ya i'm basically starting to feel like i own pinellas trail now, there is *nobody* who can(well, who "does") hang with me. I blow past everyone it's such a rush (and i know i'm doing longer distance than many/most of them too). I cannot recall the last time someone was able to keep with me lol. Sat/sun rides are the best too, cuz you got sooo many of the weekend warriors on their badass carbon rigs :)
 

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Got some wall-hooks up :)


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Am about halfway done with my list of mods to my (jailed)brother's bike, hopefully done when he's out (soon!) Pink ring (with glow in the dark rivets), pink pedal accents and pink stem / spacers. Yes, he wanted pink on gloss-white(still need to do that half ;P ). Yes, he's a hipster lol ;P
 
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