mack_turtle

Used by a few students at REI outdoor school. They appear to be in great shape. KS Lev posts included.

At REI downtown. Two mediums, a large, and a small. Available this weekend only.

I am almost there! I cut/filed the material on the dropout away until I had enough room to tension a single speed set up. Grinding was a lot of work. Slapped a 16 tooth as cog and wrapped a chain around the middle ring. Perfect! I reused an old hybrid tire on the front and a slick from @AntonioGGon the back. Brakes from @Txn will stop me when I need it. I think I just need to grab some cables and housing for the brakes now. Beater away! Now I just have to stop myself from putting dirt drops on it an making a ridiculous monstercoss bike.

I had something in mind more like cutting the chainstays at the BB and replacing the brace between them to widen it. If that costs significantly less than a frame, it sounds worthwhile. I'll look into dimpling the stays first. I can probably find a narrow 650b rim and tire even cheaper than that though. Gravel mullet?

I am considering that too. If I can find a 650b xc wheel with a narrow tire to borrow as an experiment, I would try it.

I was thinking about doing that. Might not get me to monster cross status, but if it makes room for a few extra millimeters, it's worth it. The bike was cheap, but it seems to be nicely made and was purchased at a steep discount because it was NOS. I'd hate to damage it. I looked up DIY chainstay dimpling, and it looks like it's not that hard.

I have a cyclocross bike that has space for a 35mm tire in the back. It's a blast to ride everywhere, but it's extremely limited on anything other than the smoothest dirt because the rocks shred tires. I have had to walk home more than once for this reason. Lesson learned the hard way, and I mostly ride it on roads now. This is a "budget" steel frame that went out of production four years ago, so I am not afraid of any reprocussions on the warranty that does not exist. Short of buying a new frame, what would be involved in modifying the chainstays to take a 42mm+ tire? Who around here is equipped to do such a thing? Probably not worth the trouble, but I can't justify a new frame for such a petty concern.

I adopted an old Hard Rock that I'd like to rebuild to the bare minimum as a beater/ grocery bike. Needs: 26" tires, preferably slicks. Toobs too 3x7 Shimano shifters. The twisters that were on it were shot. Might do a singlespeed, 1x7, or 3x1 build if I can. Canti or v-brakes and levers I think I can make the rest of it work with parts I already have. Whatcha got?

Geez, I visited Montreal once. There was a "major heat wave" where the temperature approached 90 in July. I saw old ladies riding in wool skirts up a fking mountain in heels on 3-speed cruiser bikes. Texans are weak.

I moved away from ATL in 2013, just when they were starting on the Beltline in earnest. I went back to visit five years later and DAMN! That Ponce City Market and stuff along the Beltline blew up! I don't expect WC trail infrastructure to do that. It's a totally different animal, but it's a powerful tool to remake a city wherever it goes.

I inherited this beat to hell Specialized. I plan to use it as a beater for neighborhood rides. Needs: 26" tires and tubes Brake(s) Brake lever(s) Everything else is salvageable for my needs, I hope. SLR brakes with cracked spring housing are probably not worth finding new parts, right? Whatcha got?

Check with ATX Bikes for Giant. They have a big event coming up in late October that might include rentals. If anyone else has one, it would be Bicycle Sport Shop on S. Lamar.

I see it now. I just saw the PDF map at first. I wish that map was a little more specific. Looks like it will go right past my office.

Where is this trail supposed to go as you travel east out of the park? I live seeing longer routes that can be done away from traffic but cover a lot of distance.

Stan's hubs have a bad reputation. Maybe they have gotten better, but if you're going to go to all that trouble, buy something from a reputable hub manufacturer- Hope, Hadley, King, I9, Onyx, etc.

I would not try to clamp a 148 frame onto a 142 axle, but that single mm is negligible.

1+ for gluing a traditional tube patch inside. Even better, get a car tire radial patch.

Wait, your bike has SRAM garbage and you're not upgrading to Shimano?

Honestly, that's what I would have done with it. Cash!

Agreed, that WI Eno Eccentric hub is a bit wacky. I used on briefly and it was fine though. An EBB can also change geo considerably.

I had a ROS 9 with Niner's infamous EBB for a while. It worked just fine for me. RA has a vintage bike he wants to convert. There are a tiny amount of EBBs that would work, but would require a different crankset. The other option is a White Eno eccentric hub. Might be able to find one used cheap. Easy to set up with rim brakes. I've heard of filing a notch on the axle to creat an eccentricity that might help too.

I'll stir fry you in my Wok

Use this to see what gear combo will be closest to a "magic gear". https://eehouse.org/fixin/fixmeup.php

You can use old cassette spacers, BB spacers, or even segments of carefully cut PVC pipe for spacers. I have a handful of spacers to donate if you need them. I am sure YBP has 80 linear feet of such spacers kicking around. I might still have a steel 16t cog that will work so long as you don't put it on an aluminum freehub. Aluminum freehubs are soft and require a wide-base cog like that Surly or they dig into the freehub. If you have a steel freehub, those hold up better with cheap, thin cogs.