Hi KOGs, I just posted an interview with Mikael Colville-Andersen, a.k.a Zakkaliciousness. He is most famous for his great photos of beautiful, stylish women...
... I can buy the model you've described - I'll be interested to hear from Jan, Mark and Alex if they find that this description fits the planing that they...
... One of the best rides I've experienced in recent years was a 1986 Trek 560 Pro, which was exactly that -- thin walled 531 tubing and skinny tires. I ...
... Hi Steve: So, do you think it was the stem that was the instigator of shimmy on your Paramount early on? Also, the shimmy I've experienced, low-speed ...
Thanks for that. He's one of my cycling heroes! I covet his bike. I was really tempted by the Velorbis Scrap Deluxe in my size that just ended on eBay. I may...
Ryan asks: "Are there any true balloon tires for 650B? I'm thinking a 50+ mm with smooth tread?" I'm not sure about 650Bs, but Ralston makes some very cool...
... The stem in so much as it had to do with my riding position. I changed the riding position, and the shimmy vanished. That was, I believe, the only...
... You should start practicing! ... I wonder how my Look compares to those? It's skinny carbon tubes glued to aluminum lugs and flexes like a wet noodle! It's...
... I disagree. In the first place, those production steel frames in the 70s and 80s weren't all that thin - 9/5/9, typically. They had 7/3/7 back in the...
... I've considered that there might be biomechanical reasons - perhaps the slight springy-ness reduces peak forces on the muscles and/or shifts the work more...
... I'm not talking about the gauge of the tubes, I'm talking about the diameter. The stays were thinner than what we see today, and they were typically a...
... From: james black To: KOG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [KOG] Planing was:KOG: RAGBRAI? I have a few questions for Jan,...
I rode sewups in the 60's, and believe me, they could easily handle 120 psi -- it was the whole purpose of sewing up the tube inside the casing. Clinchers...
... The diameter of the tubes predominates, sure. Taking tubes with equal wall thicknesses, a 31.8 mm OD tube is about 38% stiffer than a 28.6 mm tube. But a...
... I used to have a Vitus glued lugged aluminum frameset that I got for $10. Originally the tubes were anodized red, with silver lugs/glue-ons, but It had...
... The main triangles of those bikes are standard diameter, exactly the same as my new Velo Orange. I'll bet the stays are the same diameter as well....
... I have the impression that there are two primary, distinct types of shimmy that people talk about when they talk about shimmy - one is the low speed shimmy...
... You want to know about Pletcher racks and shimmy? http://youtube.com/watch?v=yzWYybidPn4 and http://youtube.com/watch?v=F8OWnvBDZpo Nothing more to say...
... Even with 650B, it probably still wouldn't have fit fenders! I just put down a deposit yesterday on the Box Dog Pelican that's going to fill the slot of...
... It's true! I've lost my fine motor skills for no-handing, but I did it the other day and quickly realized my frame was probably way out of alignment, ...
... was highly informative. I couldn't find the traditional "Pletscher carrier" on their site at all. I found one with a google image search at Amazon that...
Rivendell has a Pletscher race, not just a Pletscher type, which looks a little nicer. http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bags_and_racks#product=20-137...
... Right, that's the one. Great for carrying baguettes and library books, but you support a 40lb pannier at your peril, believe me. Those racks have...
... I wouldn't even say they were fit to carry a library book on, I would set the maximum load at "balled up jacket" Seriously, they're even worse than racks...
Speaking of racks, anyone have experience with the Wald "rear" rack<http://waldsports.qbsoft.com/index.cfm/racks.html>. The hardware provided (not pictures)...
Sorry 'bout that link earlier, but I also provided the good one to the main page! I'd take a flimsy Pletscher over a seatpost rack. The rat-trap feature alone...
