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06-07-2018, 07:36 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Powerful Pete is back in town for a couple of weeks... in General Discussion

Has Powerful Pete always talked about himself in the third person?

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06-05-2018, 01:35 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don't scream at me all the time in Bikes & Equipment

Success - I got the pads adjusted properly. One of the pads was missing one of the pieces that lets you adjust the angle, so that's why I couldn't...

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06-04-2018, 12:46 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread 17th Street Cycle Track in General Discussion

Indeed. Or if you come down Q and try to turn left into the NB cycletrack with a green light but four cyclists are either running the light or...

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06-04-2018, 12:21 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread 17th Street Cycle Track in General Discussion

This is such a beautiful statement. Bike congestion! We built a pretty good protected cycletrack and what do you know, so many people are using it...

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05-30-2018, 02:32 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don't scream at me all the time in Bikes & Equipment

I believe you - I know you don't mess around with your equipment. But that's the style of brake on the kids' bikes and my mom's super cheap hybrid,...

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05-30-2018, 02:11 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don't scream at me all the time in Bikes & Equipment

The TRPs look like what comes on super low-end garbage bikes so that's a surprising recommendation from you. My next bike will definitely be...

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05-29-2018, 04:34 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don't scream at me all the time in Bikes & Equipment

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Angle on the other axis - in your link, go down to "Vertical Face Alignment". That link might be what I need, though. Thanks

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05-29-2018, 03:44 PM

jrenaut started a thread Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don't scream at me all the time in Bikes & Equipment

First ride on the new wheels and new rear pads. They're clearly not adjusted properly. The used pads on the front are squeaky, which I can maybe fix....

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05-28-2018, 08:12 PM

jrenaut started a thread The end of an era in General Discussion

Way back in October of 2014, our very own Greenbelt (it sucks that it's 2018 and I still can't tag a user in this forum software) was leading a...

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05-23-2018, 10:20 PM

jrenaut replied to a thread Bike/tire weight limit in Bikes & Equipment

Schwalbe seems to think that providing information to compare their tires via their website is not a thing that should be done

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