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AdamM commented on Dan's blog post New tyre"If you can't find Continental tyres, maybe try a Schwalbe Marathon Supreme? They are ace. Come in nice big sizes, but much more supple than their Marathon Plus siblings.
"A tyre with[out] tread is not going to deform differently to one…"
Paul commented on Dan's blog post Bang!"I had a similar thing happen to me. I heard a loud bang from the garage and couldn't figure out what it was, despite looking for any likely suspects.
Anyway, I went to get my bike ready for the Monday morning commute and this is what I…"
Human909 commented on Dan's blog post Broke Spoke"In times gone by wheels were built with more spokes, thicker spokes and less dish and probably better tensioned. These days wheels have less spokes, thinner spokes and more dish. Spokes break more often.
I had another spoke break on my…"
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- I've had a lot of bikes over the last five years; at one point I had five bikes in the shed. However, I've now rationalised down to two bikes (although I am itching to get another...)
Salsa Casseroll singlespeed / fixie
This is what I usually ride to work on. It’s set up as a fixed-gear, which means you can’t stop pedalling. Sounds mad, but it’s lots of fun. And it makes going up hills easier (kind of). I love this bike. It makes me smile every time I ride it. And it looks cool.
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My cargo bike. I've carried all sorts of things on this, from my trombone to a table, from a person to a pile of boxes. it really does open up a new world of riding - just so practical. It's also made me re-think the benefits of an upright, slower bike that you can hop on any time without getting changed or putting on funny shoes.
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New tyre
Posted on January 19, 2015 at 9:25am 11 Comments 0 Likes
Well, the rear tyre on my fixie finally needed replacement. As you can see, it really was down to the last fragments or rubber covering the casing. I was actually rather pleased it got to this point, as this is the same tyre that was on the bike when I had…
Bang!
Posted on January 17, 2015 at 8:49am 8 Comments 0 Likes
So I took my wheel to the bike shop to get the spoke fixed yesterday. I didn't ride the fixie; I just took the wheel on the cargo bike, and dropped it off on the way to work. After work, I duly popped into the bike shop and picked it up, all fixed and ready to go.
As I strapped it back on to the cargo bike,…
Continue Broke Spoke
Posted on January 16, 2015 at 2:13pm 3 Comments 1 Like
I’ve been riding bicycles for a long time – since I was about four, I suppose, although there was a fairly long hiatus when I was in my twenties and early thirties. And, remarkably, in all that time, I’d never broken a spoke.
Others I know seem to face this as a perennial problem. They break spokes if not daily,…
Continue First ride of 2015
Posted on January 8, 2015 at 2:57pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
Well, I got out on my first leisure ride for 2015 quick smart, going out with a mate on the 1st January for a spin. Such rides are now rare events, since the little ones arrived. Gone are the days of spending Sunday morning pottering around Bondi or going out to Watson’s Bay. Still, my once-regular riding buddy was in town (for some reason he moved to Adelaide…) so I took the…
New Bike for Christmas...
Posted on December 27, 2014 at 9:30pm 9 Comments 2 Likes
Christmas. Such an exciting time. I can still remember the thrill of coming down on Christmas morning to find a pair of bikes parked in the lounge - one for me, one for my brother. I was probably about four years old, and the bike was way to big for me - as I recall my father had to tie blocks of wood to the pedals so I could reach them. It was a Raleigh Champ, a cool red and gold…
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- At 9:58pm on November 2, 2008,
DamianM said… - Hi Dan
Welcome to Sydneycyclist! (a little belatedly I know, I'm usually more on top of this)
How do you like the Casseroll ? I considered that bike just before I bought my Masi
- At 9:27pm on March 6, 2009,
Neil Alexander said… - Hope you are able to read the map without the aid of the microscope I need these days. Geez they made it tiny! I really enjoyed researching the routes in Balmain -- some of the harbourside routes are superbly scenic but do you reckon they could shoehorn any more cars in there? Talk about wall-to-wall parking... See you again one Tuesday, maybe after DL saving ends and it is actually light in the morning at 5.45 when I need to leave Artarmon to get there.
- At 10:11am on June 29, 2009, DamianM said…
- Hey Dan
Damn you're quick up that hill!
- At 11:06am on June 29, 2009, DamianM said…
- It's all good, I need some new cleats I think, having lots of problems with the left foot staying in at the moment, so I got a slow start. I would have overtaken me too!
- At 5:15pm on September 21, 2009, DamianM said…
- Hey thanks for the comment. Yeah I'm healing up pretty well, my right shoulder is still a little sore, I might go get some remedial massage done now it doesn't hurt too much.
Skin is all healed up too.
My fitness is a bit of a worry, with my last 6 months of work I hadn't been riding much other than commuting, add in two weeks off the bike and I'm horrible shape.
Thankfully I'm working at home for a few weeks so I can turn that around.
Next step is get the bike fixed....thankfully I have more than one :)
- At 1:22pm on October 9, 2009,
Freewheelin' Franklin said… - Hi Dan,
Can you tell me what crank length you run on your fixie?
I' using some old 175's that I want to replace cause I keep touching when I pedal through corners. Was thinking most likely165's but was interested to hear what someone running a fixed casseroll was using.
PS glad you're likeing the new one - they are pleasant hey!
- At 9:37am on October 16, 2009, Neil Alexander said…
- Tiny, tiny screwdriver was put in a "safe place where it can be easily found". I will begin searching for it now.
- At 9:48pm on October 19, 2009, Freewheelin' Franklin said…
- great if you let me know when you get it back that would be tops
Am looking at these particular bits of fluff
I'm pretty sure the bb height is the same for all frame sizes - but will have to go check the salsa website to make sure. Mines a 53 (weird salsa size)
- At 12:09pm on November 4, 2009, Freewheelin' Franklin said…
- thanks for that. I'll go the 167.5's then should be no probs... of course tyre size probably makes a difference too
- At 5:40pm on January 12, 2010,
Michael S. (Boxhead) said… - Thanks Dan. It was good to meet you also. See you again some time zooming past on your fixie.
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