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Why Did Old Soviet City Bikes Have Longer Frames in General
Yesterday I got my hands on an old soviet city bike "Ukraine". It was produced in Kharkov velo factory, 1987. I could not help but notice that the bike frame has different geometry compared to my Peugeot city bike from around the same time frame. As…
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Can Cycle Camera Evidence be Used by Police to Enforce Dangerous Motorists?
The (UK) Highway Code dictating that motorists should pass a cyclist no closer than 1.5 meters is only useful to protect us if it can be enforced. Indeed, it's hardly the odd occurrence that I'm close-passed by motorists; the law is largely ignored.…
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What are the pros and cons of panniers vs messenger bags?
I was shopping for new panniers and thought it might be worth it to also check out messenger bags as an alternative. What are the basic pros and cons of each?
I started out using just a regular back pack to carry my stuff, this was quite hot on my…
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Runny nose while biking
Now that the weather's cold, my nose gets plugged up after about a mile and inevitably some runs down my throat and I have to pull over and spit. I feel like stopping all the time is probably confusing to the cars behind me and seek a better…
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Front suspension or full suspension mountain bike
I'm considering buying a mountain bike and have narrowed it down to two models (make and model aren't important for this question). One model is a full suspension bike (front and back), the other is front suspension only.
What are the…
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What is best for your brakes when stopping at the bottom of the hill?
You are at the top of a hill and want to stop at the bottom. What is best for your brakes so you don't wear them down:
brake continuously; or
brake when you reach the bottom?
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Why are most bicycle gears designed to have so much overlap
For bikes with a front derailleur, I've noticed that the gearing ratios of most bicycles are not linear, and there is an odd "overlap" between those power ratios as you switch from one front gear to the other.
OK, it's hard to explain, but this…
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Why aren't electric bikes mainstream?
I've lived in different cities in Europe and Australia, and I noticed more and more the creation of bike lanes, and increases in bike commuters. Still, the number of eletric bikes in the streets is incredibly low. Although it can be said they are…
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Do glueless tube patches work as well as glue ones?
Quite a few years ago I tried some glueless patches for repairing my punctured tubes while out on the road, and found that they rarely stayed on for very long. I know that technology has advanced a lot since then, and I am wondering if I should now…
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Why can't Yellow Jersey change hands on last day of Tour De France?
I've often read / seen on TV that the race is won by the end of the penultimate day. For example, this article in the Guardian describes this year's (2011) eventual winner as the champion elect in an article on the close of the penultimate day. The…
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Polite way to ride in the dark
Sometimes I ride in the park which has no light. There always are dog walkers, runners and other cyclists.
So, when I ride towards someone I have two options:
dim my light and slow down (since I can't go fast anymore)
speed up to to minimize time…
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How to indicate you are going straight?
I live in a country where people drives on the right.
Say I am riding my bike like this:
- main road
vvvv
vvvv - narrow path
vvvv vv
\ \ | |
\ \ |* | <-- I want to get here
\ \ | |
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Is it difficult for one person to ride a tandem bike?
About 4 miles away from me, there is a bike hire shop that has tandems. I'm trying to work out the logistics of getting the tandem to my house to pick up the other rider.
I'm an experienced cyclist, but have never ridden a tandem before. It's not…
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What do I grease and what do I lubricate?
I always thought grease was a means of lubricating, but based on the reading I've been doing here it seems they are different things. So now I'm wondering, what parts should I grease and what parts should I lubricate? Additionally, what do I use to…
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Broken glass on the bicycle path, what to do?
Often I find myself driving with my racing bike on the dedicated bicycle lane in my city. The problem with these bicycle lanes is that there is a lot of broken glass (once every few kilometers). Normally I spot it quite late, drive through the…
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