SF Cyclotouring

Ride reports and other ramblings from a San Francisco cyclist.

3/31/2011

Bang!

QB 2.0 by Gino
QB 2.0, a photo by Gino on Flickr.

Gino's done bike. HAWT.

First official Gourgoutis®™ rack done

Powedercoated rack on Gino's bike!

3/29/2011

Temporary Commuter

Temporary Commuter by jimgskoop
Temporary Commuter, a photo by jimgskoop on Flickr.

Borrowing my wife's Bianchi while I get another bike together. Dug out my old TImbuk+saddlebag hack to haul stuff. Yesterday I zip-tied a crate on the rear rack and dumped the bag in it, but that sucked -- too much tail-wagging-the-dog for me. This is quite a bit better.

I do like front-loading better, even on a high-trail bike, me thinks.

3/28/2011

Mini Velo



Would love to ride one of these some day!

3/24/2011

Well, that was short-lived.

Dammit. by jimgskoop
Dammit., a photo by jimgskoop on Flickr.

Figures this would have to happen on my first day back to bike-commuting. Damnit!

I think this happened due to 1) old frame 2) 130mm rear hub in 126mm frame and 3) the locknuts on the Paul hub are very large/wide so they probably torqued the dropouts in a weird way, in conjunction with (2).

I probably should've respaced the frame when I mounted the new rear wheel. Sigh.

3/21/2011

Riding!

Riding! by jimgskoop
Riding! a photo by jimgskoop on Flickr.

After 2 months to heal, I'm back on the bike...maybe.

3/04/2011

Machine Screw Sizes

I never can remember this stuff...so here it is:
SizeDiameter (inch)Usage
0.0600uncommon
1.0730uncomon
2.0860uncommon
3.0990uncommon
4.1120
5.1250uncommon
6.1380commonly used small
8.1640very common
10.1900very common
12.2160common but large
1/4.2500
5/16.3125
3/8.3750

From http://www.mechanicsupport.com/articleScrewSize.html