I found that I needed tandem cables for the shifter. They exist and are readily available. I had a brake cable that was longer than the usual brake cable,...
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Tone
moonshinegraffx
May 5, 2010 3:03 pm
Bob, I believe you do need to have tandem-length rear shifter and brake cables on a long-tail bike. I am not sure if recumbent bikes have longer cables, which...
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Tone
moonshinegraffx
May 5, 2010 3:06 pm
Bob, I believe you do need to have tandem-length rear shifter and brake cables on a long-tail bike. I am not sure if recumbent bikes have longer cables, which...
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Tone
moonshinegraffx
May 5, 2010 3:19 pm
Bob, I believe you do need to have tandem-length rear shifter and brake cables on a long-tail bike. I am not sure if recumbent bikes have longer cables, which...
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Andrew Kreps
onewheelskyward
May 5, 2010 3:32 pm
... I didn't need a special cable for the rear derailleur on my Big Dummy. As I recall, I didn't need to cut the housing or the cable, putting it right at the...
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Carl Mears
cmears1963
May 5, 2010 5:21 pm
Hi I ordered a road bike in the $700 range from them maybe 7 or 8 years ago. I was happy except for the wheels, which arrived with very low spoke tension and...
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nate.byerley
May 5, 2010 8:37 pm
Hey, I was just putting up a post on our knowledge base in GetSatisfaction about the importance or properly tensioned wheels. ...
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Rich
astronut1001
May 5, 2010 10:49 pm
Take a look at the frame geometry and wheelbase on the BD fixie. Steep angles and a short wheelbase on it. A steel frame with true track geometry. Fine if...
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Beth Aiton
coach4many
May 6, 2010 1:47 pm
Thanks everyone, have wanted a fixie bad forever and they have a Motobacane in Orange even for good price and no shipping or taxes. Saved enough. So might go...
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John Wilde
wildehandyman01
May 6, 2010 2:35 pm
Thanks everyone, have wanted a fixie bad forever and they have a Motobacane in Orange even for good price and no shipping or taxes. Saved enough. So might go...
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Tone
moonshinegraffx
May 6, 2010 3:03 pm
Someone on a local cycling mailing list I am on posted some links related to cycling, which I thought some RootsRadical folks might like to read. This is a...
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Liz W. Durham
lizwdurham
May 6, 2010 5:30 pm
Ok, I have been riding with my son in a strapped in seat mounted on the snapdeck and am about ready to progress to him just riding directly on the deck with a...
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Rich
astronut1001
May 6, 2010 6:24 pm
I would expect the trucking transport industry to be against it. IMO they want the whole country paved to give easy access to trucks even though they are...
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Sam Knight
eatsleepbike...
May 6, 2010 6:26 pm
I've got a 1x7 (cassette) drivetrain set up on my recently built Xtra, I just got the freeloader parts in the mail today but have been riding the freerad for a...
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Dave Lloyd
dlloyd1975
May 6, 2010 6:34 pm
I'd go low. You won't end up going fast loaded and the low gears are nice when starting from a stop or going up any incline. --dlloyd...
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ama3655@...
ama3655
May 6, 2010 7:10 pm
Sam - I'd go for the lower gears. I've found that lower gears are never too low, and seldom low enough on my Big Dummy. With all the stuff it's obviously ...
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Andrew Kreps
onewheelskyward
May 6, 2010 8:33 pm
... It's not necessarily about the bike. Granted, with a larger tire there's more rolling resistance, but most of the surface area that hits the wind on a...
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Sean Moore
grysault
May 6, 2010 9:22 pm
Most are happy with their BDirect purchase, understand it is unassembled and like another commenter pointed out, the wheels are of a low build quality. I've...
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ama3655@...
ama3655
May 6, 2010 9:46 pm
I have made direct comparisons on hills with various road bikes, mountain bikes, track bikes, and the Big Dummy. The Dummy is clearly slower, by a huge...
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poppamando
May 6, 2010 11:18 pm
Can any Peapod LT ownders tell me the size limits of the Peapod LT? Our daughter is 6 y/o, but is a small person (long story), weighing around 30+ pounds and...
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Rich
astronut1001
May 6, 2010 11:35 pm
Sam; Any reason to not install both chainrings AND a front derailleur and shifter? Even the manual front shift you spoke of would work. That was how many...
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Rick Pickett
rickpickett3
May 6, 2010 11:44 pm
I just tested the link and was able to download it. Here's the direct url to the PDF if you're still having trouble: ...
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Sam Knight
eatsleepbike...
May 7, 2010 12:13 am
Yeah, actually the reason is pretty simple, I don't have a derailleur that will fit the seat tube on that bike and I'm not planning on buying one. I built...
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poppamando
May 7, 2010 1:16 am
Thanks, Rick. The direct link works for me. I still get the error "Lost..." page using both Firefox and Safari on my iMac running Mac OS 10.5.8 -Phil...
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Rick Pickett
rickpickett3
May 7, 2010 1:23 am
... amen! :D...
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Pete B
hijustmepete
May 7, 2010 4:28 am
Works fine using Acrobat 9 Pro on XP 'Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization' : George...
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Rich
astronut1001
May 7, 2010 5:06 am
Per what I have read the French touring riders used to use their heel to shift from the large ring to the smaller one without stopping. If you try this a...
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wsafranek
May 7, 2010 1:50 pm
My son was four in February and I was thought I would move him toward a non-strapped in seat. When I originally built up my BD, I was taking him through the...
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Diane
dianedouglas8
May 7, 2010 1:52 pm
Liz, I'm sort of in your same situation, but with my second son. Normally, I carry both kids using my one-off double seat snapdeck replacement. I've...
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Dolan
dolan_h
May 7, 2010 2:34 pm
Speaking from loaded touring experience you can never really have too low gearing. I think ideally i'd go 12-34 out back with maybe a 36 up front, but that is...
