All, I subscribed about a week ago and have been lurking. Interesting stuff. My BD frame will arrive in about 2 days and I am figuring out and accumulating the...
David. a friend has THREE bikes with Rohloff hubs and they seem to be perfect for utility riding. Disc brakes...Whatever floats yer boat is the best there....
... Is it indeed special oil? I would normally expect it to be DOT 3, 4, or 5. The other difference, besides standardization (or not) is that cables can...
Hydraulic brake fluid can overheat from extended braking and should you have an issue with a broken hose or some other failure it's not as easy to repair as...
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Sep 1, 2008 5:58 pm
... I've been riding my cycle cable activated brakes & dérailleurs during the past 9 winters here in Wisconsin. Once I threw some hot water on them. What do...
... Sure, but this is not rocket science -- cars have had hydraulic disk brakes for years. The hoses (on cars, at least) are very durable and almost never...
... I popped the end of the cable loose (from one of the frame stops), wrestled it off the cable where it was frozen (twisting helps lots) till the icy inner...
yeah, it is usually mineral oil, DOT oil will ruin MOST (if not all!) hydraulic discs. And yes, you have to be aware that ANY cable that gets water in it in...
... I had similar trouble with my 18" Motiv Al (aluminum frame). Finally, my Pea Pod just hovered less than an inch over the snapdeck, and I got used to...
Hi Nat, I'm in Portland too. We picked up our X up a few weeks ago but also have a Bike Friday Family Tandem as our primary kid hauler. WE had a full body...
So awesome, thanks! I had read about this but hadn't seen any pics yet. Events like this need to happen more often and all over. The more I read about...
David, Welcome - It sounds like you will have a nice rig when you get done no matter if you go hydraulic or cable. There is boatload of technical support here...
... standard ... 4, ... cables ... the ... ~~~I haven't read all the replies on this discussion but I did see where Vik mentioned hydraulic disc systems...
I just posted about this on our blog, but we get asked all the time if we'd consider making/selling our seat setup for our xtracycle. Consequently, we sat down...
Thanks for your reply. The key turned out to be a combo of finding just the right spot for the ATB bracket and not following the installation instructions to...
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Sep 2, 2008 6:41 am
... I have the standard 14 gauge stainless steel spokes so I really don't know. I like 559mm or 26" tires and rims. As for rims the best I can offers is to ...
A thought that came up is regarding materials and cost. This price is with utilizing very high quality (read: expensive) marine plywood. What this really buys...
... This is my build: Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 CC DB OEM Tandem (I'd recommend going with the external shift linkage, I went with the version that uses skewers...
I don't know if I'd pay #350 or not, I haven't even jumped on the Burley Piccolo yet, and that is a similar price point. But I'm really cheap, or -frugal-....
http://www.ponoko.com/ could be a good way to make/market a product like this. It would make world-wide distribution easier since only the design is sent...
Thanks all for the great advice! Much good food for thought. Sounds like a trade between easy repairability (cables) and dirt and moisture proof reliability. ...
... Marine plywood is pricey stuff. I just paid $86 for a 4x8x1/2" sheet of the stuff (yes, it's so I can shamelessly copycat the 2 seat screw-not-snap deck...
Kwikfiles Kool Kids Flicker site of the Hotter than Hot Xtracycle <http://www.flickr.com/photos/30141067@N05/with/2823354635/> This is where all the Kool kids...
The particular marine plywood I'm using is Okoume good two sides which sells for roughly $140 a 4'x8'x1/2" sheet not including shipping, and will make two...
As one of the people who has said I am definitely interested in buying one of these units, I will also say that I would be quite happy to buy a kit instead....
Hi, I'm new to this. Just got my Xtra yesterday. I looked around, but couldn't find some conclusive information on stoker stems. Does anyone know where I...
That will work on your stock post.This a possible solution. First, get a 27.2 mm seatpost. Then get a 4.4 mm seatpost shim... specifically a Problem Solvers...
Hey, thanks for the quick reply. While you were writing, I found this post: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/997 Michael seems to have the...
... Have you thought about using an oversized (31.8) stem, and then using the 1" adapter shim in the 'wrong' end of the for the handlebar? Granted, you'll need...
