Comments on: Caution – men working http://readytoride.biz/?p=145 Long distance cycling Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: roadieryan http://readytoride.biz/?p=145&cpage=1#comment-49941 roadieryan Wed, 28 May 2008 21:30:34 +0000 http://readytoride.biz/?p=145#comment-49941 Hi David, first off thanks for documenting your build, I have been thinking it would be great to have a 700c bike with a nexus hub, I have a few too many hills on my commute home for a single speed but 7 or 8 speeds would be great. REI wants about $800 for a modern version (Novara Fusion) of what you have created and I am not sure I want something new as a winter bike. Secondly I had to laugh at your reference to cottered cranks. I got a free no name 70s 10 speed, have you ever heard of Prince? (not the Pinarello kind), from Craigs list last winter that I built into a single speed. The cranks were a major headache until I stumbled onto the Late Great Sheldon Brown's site. Amazing what a little knowledge, a bigger hammer and some focused energy (anger?) will do. Man it was satisfying to pop that #$%^ cotter out! Thanks again and enjoy riding your updated classic. Ryan Hi David, first off thanks for documenting your build, I have been thinking it would be great to have a 700c bike with a nexus hub, I have a few too many hills on my commute home for a single speed but 7 or 8 speeds would be great. REI wants about $800 for a modern version (Novara Fusion) of what you have created and I am not sure I want something new as a winter bike. Secondly I had to laugh at your reference to cottered cranks. I got a free no name 70s 10 speed, have you ever heard of Prince? (not the Pinarello kind), from Craigs list last winter that I built into a single speed. The cranks were a major headache until I stumbled onto the Late Great Sheldon Brown’s site. Amazing what a little knowledge, a bigger hammer and some focused energy (anger?) will do. Man it was satisfying to pop that #$%^ cotter out! Thanks again and enjoy riding your updated classic.
Ryan

]]> By: Nate http://readytoride.biz/?p=145&cpage=1#comment-3947 Nate Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:13:37 +0000 http://readytoride.biz/?p=145#comment-3947 I don't think Kelly would ever turn down a bottle of Pinot Noir either! --------------------- Now that is a full step up! Wish I had thought of it. Well, there is always next time ... and I am sure I will be back there again soon, helmet in hand. -dr I don’t think Kelly would ever turn down a bottle of Pinot Noir either!

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Now that is a full step up! Wish I had thought of it. Well, there is always next time … and I am sure I will be back there again soon, helmet in hand.

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