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    6'6'' 260lb beginner looking for bike I won't shatter

    Due to your weight paying extra for a light weight frame is silly. I suggest a steel frame, a used bike from the 70s / 80s would be fine. Spend...
    Post by: geo8rge, Mar 20, 2008 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Ideal Bike

    If you are willing to accept a smaller wheel size consider a folding bike, they are easier to transport and store: Strida.com 16" wheels give a...
    Post by: geo8rge, Mar 19, 2008 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Big Gal needs honest answers

    As far as losing weight, bikes are not really good for that. A bike is very efficient at taking your calories and turning them into motion. The...
    Post by: geo8rge, Sep 16, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Best cheap bike for high-speed transportation?

    "reliably take me to and from where I need to go, and do it fast, too" Fast: A bike is not a car. You put your own energy into it, and the bike...
    Post by: geo8rge, Aug 4, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    building a Fixed Gear bike

    Not sure, but the picture seems to have vertical not horizontal drop outs. If you are going to buy a new frame make sure it has horizontal, track...
    Post by: geo8rge, Aug 1, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    building a Fixed Gear bike

    Sheldon Brown is the best source of wisdom: http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html If your rear dropouts allow the axle to move back and forth,...
    Post by: geo8rge, Aug 1, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Looking to buy...

    Consider a folding bike as they are more practical to transport and store. Downtube, Xooter swift, Dahon, Bike Friday, Birdy, Brompton, Strida...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 31, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Hummer folding bike

    Montague sells a number of bikes with the same frame type. The CX has a very poor parts package and is in my opinion not worth the money (I am an...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 30, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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    Gears

    You can upgrade anything, but sometimes it works out cheaper in time and money if you sell the bike and buy one already set up right. You might...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Help with First Build: component questions

    try sheldonbrown.com , see chain line. obviously things like drop out length must be right.
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    No. of Shimano LX incarnations

    try searching eBay, they might have all the generations.
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Used bike tuning

    Bike products are better matched to bikes, Phil Wood sells the best bicycle grease imo. For the hubs and BB I use auto products myself, so the is...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Making my bike more efficient???

    Have a local shop look at it. Take a bicycle maintenance course. sheldonbrown.com or parktools.com If the bike is old the hubs might need...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    Inherited a Bike, need help!

    search on [Vitus 979] for details on the bike. Those pedals are LOOK. They are still in business. Any shoe that is LOOK compatible. Otherwise...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 22, 2007 in forum: Cycling Equipment
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    16 y/o looking for a road bike $800-1000

    I'm in the USA so I don't know the Au market. My advice is look into taking a bike repair course and/or getting a job at a bike shop. A little...
    Post by: geo8rge, Jul 10, 2007 in forum: Bike buying advice
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