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06-11-15, 09:14 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
And the next challenge is buying a new BB, you have to scroll through a lot of a pages before reaching bike parts when you Google "replace ISIS"
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06-11-15, 09:29 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
I jumped the Isis phase and i guess Shimano saw it coming when they introduced the external bb, and lost that system with religious connotations
 if you buy one, do you get the anti terrorism squad knocking at your door
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06-11-15, 10:30 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
ISIS??? What is this ISIS you speak of... You do realise this thread is now under close scrutiny from the government right now... Can the mods please encrypt it while we still can
Hoping to get out at some point over the weekend and been advised to try this route. I know you guys don't know the area but can you give me rough opinions
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07-11-15, 05:28 AM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
The only thing I'd query is the exposure to traffic. Some look like main roads in your area.
When planning routes I try as much as possible to keep to roads with a 50mph or less limit, stay off the busiest roads and where I am on busy roads look for those with room to play nice with traffic. |
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07-11-15, 10:49 AM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
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 Shimano's attempt at forcing everyone to adopt their bottom bracket standard, which didn't really work, as it wasn't that much better than square taper axles. In fact probably much more expensive to produce, than the square taper. The new external standard is much simpler, cheaper & stiffer than the old stuff.
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07-11-15, 08:49 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
Nope your all infidels and will be put on a glass plane!!
sent with all the fury of a clogged drain!!
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09-11-15, 05:09 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
Been considering picking up a cheap second hand road bike. So going to go have a look at this tomorrow night:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/t...ike/1141530410 Thoughts? |
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09-11-15, 05:23 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
I wouldn't know how to fix the gear issue and it looks like its had quite a life
But thats coming from someone that knows what a bike looks like and not much more
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09-11-15, 05:30 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
Yeah I don't know a huge amount about it either, even with some googling. I do want something I don't have to care about. So long as the frame is decent and the wheels are true I am happy to fix the other bits.
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Re: The Cycling Thread
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Gear issues, could be simple as a stuck cable or corrosion in the mech pivots Quote:
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