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The Bike Shop / Re: Too much effort to get my pedals off

« on: October 13, 2016, 02:39:50 PM »

I wish the market for bmx could sustain using torx. My Volvo has them all over the place and I love em.

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Sell and Swap / Re: Leftovers...

« on: October 04, 2016, 10:44:24 PM »

To be clear, that Roey seat and tripod is sold yes?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Too much effort to get my pedals off

« on: October 02, 2016, 11:45:45 AM »

I made sure by placing it next to my new cranks with pedals in and observing the rotation.

Also, seems like there is too much play for the 6mm.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Too much effort to get my pedals off

« on: October 01, 2016, 10:12:41 PM »

Get new cranks.

Haha I got new cranks, I want my premium pedals back from the old motherfuckers! In the interim, I've got Rubens on.

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: October 01, 2016, 02:31:27 PM »

We're all so happy you went in a different life path than to stay with the child of the 1985 comedy adventure "the Goonies".

Congratulations man! Hope your wife and kiddo are healthy!

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The Bike Shop / Re: Too much effort to get my pedals off

« on: October 01, 2016, 02:28:03 PM »

Yea, I extended the leverage on it. The Allen wrench was already long and I had an extra peg near by I was using for the sake of that 6mm width straining against my palm. Still nothing.

Sorta hard to hit an Allen and direct the force entirely perpendicular to the threads.

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The Bike Shop / Too much effort to get my pedals off

« on: September 30, 2016, 08:50:26 PM »

I just got new cranks. I have premium pedals in my old cranks which only have an Allen broach, no wrench flats. Making an obtuse triangle doesn't work as well as it does with a pedal wrench to stomp on and break the pedals loose. I sprayed some wd40 in the pedal bosses hoping to loosen them. What other technique might I employ to maintain my sedentary lifestyle?

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: September 28, 2016, 02:45:46 PM »

Got this job. Twice the pay, paying for tuition, and the 10 minute bike ride to campus. In a little hot water that I'll be on a 90 day emergency hire contract, likely with another. Afterwards, I hope I'm an official California State Univesity employee.

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Sell and Swap / Re: i need a 22mm Spanish bearing

« on: September 27, 2016, 07:31:16 PM »

Found them! DM me on Instagram

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Sell and Swap / Re: i need a 22mm Spanish bearing

« on: September 27, 2016, 12:40:59 AM »

Maybe...

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The Bike Shop / Re: Interbike 2016

« on: September 23, 2016, 01:33:07 AM »

There's so many weirdos that ride for fit now.

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: September 20, 2016, 12:36:25 AM »

On the subject of being stuck; I am getting a job at the university. It's like a 10 min ride on my bike compared to the 65 mile/day commute now and almost 2x the pay. Stoked that at least this gives me a little more diversity for resume purposes.

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: September 18, 2016, 02:41:23 AM »

I was messing around on a rail the other evening and hit my back peg on the way up. Immediately I hit the upright and got the rail between my legs. Not only between my legs but exactly between the butt cheeks. You know the webbing between your fingers if you splay them out? Imagine ripping that tissue. Apparently there is the equivalent above my asshole and having the rails diameter spread my intergluteal cleft tore it.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Daily Pictures v2

« on: September 15, 2016, 11:37:38 PM »

Is that a solid code with euro and cup headset? Seemed like they started making them after the standardization of internal headsets.

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The Lounge / Re: New Random Thoughts Thread

« on: September 10, 2016, 08:25:34 PM »

I did one of these the first time on Monday.