Vaseline? Really?
Those folks at the HPVOoO are NOT to be trusted- dang! They have some Wild stuff in their crew! The Tandem tallbike looks like a bloody, bloody disaster waiting to happen, and I love it. Thanks for the heads up-
And as for internal gears- I hear you on that one. My Bendix KickBack is kicking tail this winter- coaster brakes are a trip- some (if not all) of the beneficial fun of a fixee, with the added bonus ability a little move I call the "coasting snowdrift buster" (a headlong smash into dozer debris) and, of course, two speeds and no cabling.
I want to build a bunch of 26" rims onto coaster hubs for this explicit, snowy purpose.
And vaseline, huh? I feel like such a sucker (and, to be honest, sort of a creep) for smearing it on my beloved bike, but if it works, it works... it's so danged sticky, though... gosh...
peace. pete.
On Jan 12, 2008 12:08 AM, Mark Rehder mark@re-cycles.ca wrote:
On 11-Jan-08, at 10:58 PM, Peter Morsch wrote:
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Other Burning Q's I have: -cutting new threads into the BB shells of old, cottered-crank Raleighs to make 'em compatible with new seale BBs.
The ubiquitous Sheldon Brown covers the various options with old Raleighs:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh26.html#cotterless
-Effective (i.e., non-destructive) Cottered Crank removal (and re- usage)
You really do need the correct press to get the pins out. While Park and the other companies no longer make these, a new model is still available:
http://bikesmithdesign.com/CotterPress/
It'd be worth the expense just to save some nice old bikes.
-ways to prevent cold weather pawl freeze up in cassette hubs
Use internal gear hubs! While they also use pawls I've never had one stick on me (while I *have* had them stick on derailer winter bikes). Ok, so that did not really answer your question...
-Cheap lights for bikes (I've heard tell of some creative holiday string-light setups)
HPVOoO here in Ottawa have done the holiday lights for fun. You need the new LED lights (for least amount of battery drain), a battery, and a voltage inverter. See the first link at:
http://hpv.tricolour.net/events-2006.html
Add it all up and the average LED headlight is cheaper. Another option, old bottle-style tire-rubbing dynamo lights, though they are a drag (literally) when on, and don't stay on when you stop.
-ideas for rust proofing/rust prevention concerning steel frames, spokes, hub bodies, etc... the stuff that typically looks drippy and nasty.
Vaseline! Coating your bike in this stuff will also make the it more aero, because the wind will just slip right by. ;)
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