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socks wrote:
That takes some serious kahoonas...not this kid!
i hear ya. i don't even like watching it.
be a heckuva place to get a flat.2,000 miler -
max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
That takes some serious kahoonas...not this kid!
i hear ya. i don't even like watching it.
be a heckuva place to get a flat. -
socks wrote:
max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
That takes some serious kahoonas...not this kid!
i hear ya. i don't even like watching it.
be a heckuva place to get a flat.
Here's a brief report about it.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6865284Lost in the right direction. -
TrafficJam wrote:
socks wrote:
max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
That takes some serious kahoonas...not this kid!
i hear ya. i don't even like watching it.
be a heckuva place to get a flat.
Here's a brief report about it.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6865284
"However, it's not for everyone, so I strongly advise inexperienced riders against trying this line."2,000 miler -
This morning I packed my GoLite Rush 14 and my bike and headed to Townsend, TN, in the foothills of the Smokies. I parked on the outskirts of town and rode into the park to Tremont, which is on the way to Cades Cove. In Townsend, I rode by a restaurant advertising "Blackbeery" cobbler, yum!
After turning off River Rd. towards Tremont, it's a gradual, steady climb of 2 miles. Easy for most people but just hard enough for me to keep my leg muscles burning. The fun part is turning around at Tremont and heading back down. I'm pretty sure I broke the speed limit and my grin was so big, I worried about bugs smashing into my teeth. <<< that's what I looked like.
I stopped at the Townsend Wye and ate lunch next to the Little River. I ate a sandwich with smoked ham and Colby cheese on marble rye bread with Romaine lettuce and spicy chipotle spread and an orange. While I was sitting there, I saw a river otter swimming near the bank. Every time I tried to take a photo, he would disappear under the water. I gave up and just enjoyed the moment.Lost in the right direction. -
Have you ever wondered why every wind seems like a headwind when you're riding a bike?
sheldonbrown.com/brandt/wind.htmlLost in the right direction. -
Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee
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We have small hills around Gainesville. I remember one time I took my bike to NC. I started off riding downhill thinking this is great.This is fun This is what I always wanted to do. As soon as I hit my first uphill, I started thinking this is hard, this is dumb. Who would ever want to do this. I rode every day for a week though and got a lot better everyday.
I admire those guys I see riding up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'm too old and in bad health these days. I don't know if I could start at Indian Grave Gap and reach Trey Mountain on foot. I'm glad I took lots of pics. I also live vicariously through you guys and I want to give you a big THANK YOU! -
GB, it's a good day when I don't have to push my bike up a hill. There is one hill in Knoxville that I have never been able to ride up. I call it Mount Everest ... it's on Everett Rd. One day I'm gonna lick that dang hill.Lost in the right direction.
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Yes you are.
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If there is no traffic, you can zigzag up the hill.I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does
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low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
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TrafficJam wrote:
One day I'm gonna lick that dang hill
I sure hope it's after a good rain washes it somewhat clean.Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee -
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get?Lost in the right direction. -
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get? -
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jimmyjam wrote:
When I use my grannygears I feel I look like a hamster in his excercise wheel- going no where fast.
Then you need steeper hills.Lost in the right direction. -
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get?
nice. What kind of handlebars? What color?Lost in the right direction. -
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TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get?
nice. What kind of handlebars? What color?
An internal eight speed hub has eight gear ratios created by epicyclic gears within the rear hub. Like a three speed but more selections. You can change when stopped, which is nice for traffic. Internal hub gears come in 2,3,5,7,8,11,and 14 speeds. The price of a 14 (from Rohloff) is way out of my budget. -
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I have disassembled and successfully reassembled the Shimano and Sturmey Archer three-speed hubs. Interesting mechanisms.I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does
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If I ever get another bicycle it's gonna have an internally geared rear hub for the back wheel.
The front wheel will have a dyno-hub to power lights.
Somewhere down my basement I have a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub with an generator built in too.
At one time I used that to build a bike that had 2 chainrings, 3 internal gears, and 2 cogs on the Sturmey Archer hub with a derailure.
With 3 shift levers it was too complicated to remember the shifting pattern, so I returned the bike to a normal 10 speed. -
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get?
nice. What kind of handlebars? What color?
An internal eight speed hub has eight gear ratios created by epicyclic gears within the rear hub. Like a three speed but more selections. You can change when stopped, which is nice for traffic. Internal hub gears come in 2,3,5,7,8,11,and 14 speeds. The price of a 14 (from Rohloff) is way out of my budget.
so is this what we used to call an "english racer"? every one i ever saw was a 3 speed made by raleigh.2,000 miler -
max.patch wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
I already spend a LOT of time in my granny gear . What bike did you get?
nice. What kind of handlebars? What color?
An internal eight speed hub has eight gear ratios created by epicyclic gears within the rear hub. Like a three speed but more selections. You can change when stopped, which is nice for traffic. Internal hub gears come in 2,3,5,7,8,11,and 14 speeds. The price of a 14 (from Rohloff) is way out of my budget.
so is this what we used to call an "english racer"? every one i ever saw was a 3 speed made by raleigh.
Yep, because Raleigh was made in England and a racer because it had more than 1 speed. -
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socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Astro wrote:
socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
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socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
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max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
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max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
fortunately, when i was finished, there were no parts left over.
even more fortunately, when i turned it on, it did not explode.its all good -
max.patch wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
feral bill wrote:
low, low gears should do it. At some point it's just as fast to walk, though. Meanwhile, my shiny new bike is being assembled at my favorite shop. Can't wait.
An internal eight speed hub has eight gear ratios created by epicyclic gears within the rear hub. Like a three speed but more selections. You can change when stopped, which is nice for traffic. Internal hub gears come in 2,3,5,7,8,11,and 14 speeds. The price of a 14 (from Rohloff) is way out of my budget.
Lost in the right direction. -
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jimmyjam wrote:
i had a Raleigh 10 speed. Great bike, I had it for about 20 years and thousands of miles.
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WanderingStovie wrote:
I have disassembled and successfully reassembled the Shimano and Sturmey Archer three-speed hubs. Interesting mechanisms.
I recently was given a faulty 7 speed internal hub. As it was not attached to a rim, I don't have a means to test it. However when my bike shop owner buddy can spare the time, we're going to get after it.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
Dan76 wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
I have disassembled and successfully reassembled the Shimano and Sturmey Archer three-speed hubs. Interesting mechanisms.
I recently was given a faulty 7 speed internal hub. As it was not attached to a rim, I don't have a means to test it. However when my bike shop owner buddy can spare the time, we're going to get after it.
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hikerboy wrote:
max.patch wrote:
socks wrote:
Never again will I assemble a barb-b-que grill, Bicycle, or swing set...been there, done all that.
fortunately, when i was finished, there were no parts left over.
even more fortunately, when i turned it on, it did not explode.
Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar.
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