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Classifieds / Otlieb mesh pocket
« on: October 28, 2012, 06:33:04 am »
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General Discussion / Re: First tour for Brits in US
« on: October 20, 2012, 08:25:07 pm »Quote
We also get the impression that just turning up at a campsite and asking for a pitch for the night and a shower is not always as straightforward as we're used to.
I've just got back from four months in the UK and found camping a major pain at least in the North of England. Over here if there is no obvious campsite in a small town go to the fire station and explain your predicament. A couple of times they've let us stay inside the station! Other times on a patch of grass next to it. Otherwise go to the town hall and ask (get there early enough) I've camped on the lawn in front of court houses before today. The aforementioned were of course free.
And there's almost always somewhere to get breakfast that opens at 6 am. Americans are notoriously early risers
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General Discussion / Re: Overcoming butt pain
« on: October 20, 2012, 08:06:32 pm »Quote
just as important is getting a professional bike fit from someone who really knows what they are doing
+1
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Gear Talk / Re: Chain Maintenance on Tour
« on: October 18, 2012, 05:59:35 pm »
I've just done the math and 1/16" is 0.52% of 12" the Park Tool thingy goes in at 0.75% half as much stretch again roughly. So staehpj1's method is more conservative and presumably less likely to cause damaged cogs than my using the gauge. I'd better start measuring. I do hate cleaning chains even in my garage let alone on tour.
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Gear Talk / Re: Chain Maintenance on Tour
« on: October 17, 2012, 09:09:44 pm »Quote
Wow, I think I'll shut up and ride
Sounds like a plan
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Gear Talk / Re: Chain Maintenance on Tour
« on: October 16, 2012, 06:23:48 pm »Quote
Changing a chain every 1,000 miles seems extremely excessive to me
It seemed so to me at first. A mechanic of my acquaintance who has been a wrench for a TdF team advocates changing chains every 500 (!) miles and using the cheapest chains you can find. He maintains that by the time you can measure wear the damage has been done. My experience sort of concurs with that. I tried to keep on top of things with a Park Tool gauge, changing the chain at the lowest stretch reading, usually around 2500 miles, but I still needed new cogs every three chains or so. So I'm going to give frequent changes a try. Besides it's an excuse to call in at the local bike shop, BS a bit and ask about local conditions. It always goes down well if you spend a few bucks; bike shops get no shortage of people who want advice, wheels truing and God knows what else for nothing.
i agree with you about chain cleaning. Nobody has convinced me you are not just as likely to wash grit etc in as to wash it out. And you wash out the oil that's already in the rollers.
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Gear Talk / Re: Chain Maintenance on Tour
« on: October 16, 2012, 07:14:28 am »Quote
On tour of 5000 miles, that would be five new chains.
Correct.
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Gear Talk / Re: Chain Maintenance on Tour
« on: October 15, 2012, 09:02:55 pm »
i know this is heresy and the CT (Chain Taliban) will be after me for saying this but I don't clean chains and look on them as a consumables. I put a new one on after no more than 1000 miles: every few hundred I oil with Dumond lubricant and it's a five minute or less job changing a chain with a Quicklink. This way you don't get the chain stretch that buggers in your cluster (been there, done that). For those of you with tandems or 'bents I suppose this approach would get expensive
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Gear Talk / Re: Which Schwalbe
« on: October 15, 2012, 08:38:11 pm »
If you want to experience the effect of additional rotational inertia without buying a spendy set of tires, put Mr Tuffys, which only weigh a few ounces, in your existing tires. I tried 'em and it was like riding through sand compared to riding without them. Got rid right quick. Mind you some people swear by the things.
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Gear Talk / Re: How much does a sleeping bag liner increase warmth?
« on: October 15, 2012, 08:18:17 pm »Quote
one of those "emergency blankets" that fold up to wallet size
GOOD IDEA. Last May in Norway I camped overlooking the North Sea. I haven't been as cold in decades, my teeth were chattering. I carry one of those blankets with me for emergencies and never thought to use it (until now Aaargh) My frozen brain must have thought "Well, this isn't an emergency..." I envisioned using the blanket more as a first aid thing to help crash victims in shock. You live and learn.
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General Discussion / Re: Posting Images to Forum
« on: October 13, 2012, 09:12:45 am »
I've created an image in Photobucket but I'm not having any luck.
Trying to create a Classified the following shows no picture when I click Preview
$10 + postage
With mounting kit
http://s1337.beta.photobucket.com/user/psjack/media/Ortlieb%20stuff/ortliebbag_zpsf5b66b9f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
(with the http stuff between [img] etc. )
Trying to create a Classified the following shows no picture when I click Preview
$10 + postage
With mounting kit
http://s1337.beta.photobucket.com/user/psjack/media/Ortlieb%20stuff/ortliebbag_zpsf5b66b9f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
(with the http stuff between [img] etc. )
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Routes / Re: Route from California to Canada - WIND DIRECTION?!
« on: September 26, 2012, 01:15:33 pm »28
Gear Talk / Re: Chain repair
« on: September 22, 2012, 05:16:17 am »
Here's a trick for removing Quicklinks that appeared in the CTC magazine some time ago that works a treat and requires no tools. Put the chain on your big ring with the Quicklink at the 2 o' clock position. Move the chain below the link up one tooth so the Quicklink and the next link make a Vee. Tap the side of the poking up Quicklink nearest you with something hard (e.g. a wrench, a stone) The link will instantly separate no matter how grungy it is. I've done this a bunch of times and it always works.
I'd send a picture but my camera was stolen on my last tour.
I'd send a picture but my camera was stolen on my last tour.
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Gear Talk / Re: Panniers and Racks
« on: September 22, 2012, 04:53:11 am »
This summer I put my old, faded Sportpackers on the front and my Front Rollers on the back so I could use an Ortlieb Rackbag. (The clips on the Rackbag are designed to work with Roller type bags) This all worked fine with one major gotcha: I took way too much damned stuff. After bashing into headwinds through Norway, Denmark, Germany and Holland and a big chunk of England where the headwinds became tailwinds I mailed a pile of stuff I could live without, including the Rackbag, weighing 29 lbs(!) to a friend. Boy did that make a difference.
Point I'm trying to make - Smaller paniers mean you tote less weight. Sort of obvious but human nature being what it is, if you have space there's a tendency to fill it.
I second the positive stuff about Wayne, a really helpful guy.
I think I might try a Tubus rack to get the paniers a bit lower. Currently I'm using the one that came with my 520. Any thoughts?
Point I'm trying to make - Smaller paniers mean you tote less weight. Sort of obvious but human nature being what it is, if you have space there's a tendency to fill it.
I second the positive stuff about Wayne, a really helpful guy.
I think I might try a Tubus rack to get the paniers a bit lower. Currently I'm using the one that came with my 520. Any thoughts?
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Gear Talk / Re: chain compatibility
« on: April 18, 2012, 08:20:07 am »
My mechanic put a new cassette (Shimano 11 -32) and chain on my 520 because I had a problem with jumping gears. It seemed OK until yesterday when I was climbing using granny (24T) it started jumping again to smaller cogs from cogs 7 & 8. The guy put a $13 chain on claiming there was no point in using expensive chains, use cheap ones and change them every 500 miles was his recommendation ( a major pain for touring). Should I get a better chain? It only does it on the smallest front ring, could chain tension be an issue?