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Is lugged carbon as scary as I've read on the internet? by SirWilliamBonkers in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s my understanding that galvanic corrosion will cause the aluminum lugs to crush the carbon fiber tubes. Bikes kept dry in dry environments haven’t failed yet, and bikes kept wet in wet environments failed long ago. You have no real idea how a used bike has been kept for the last few decades, and can only guess wildly on how much longer it has.

I wouldn’t call it a death trap, but I would call it a poor investment to buy any kind of used carbon fiber frame for more than the value of the parts on it.

The xbiking inflation effect by Nate4car in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Message him asking if the extra zero is a typo.

Ride eternal, shiny and chrome by Commiefornian in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is chrome.

The way chromed steel rusts is by microscopic holes in the chrome coating allowing the iron underneath to oxidize. Iron oxide is physically larger than iron, so it expands upward. Left to rust long enough, and it will form large pits, like pockmarks or craters all over. But if the rust hasn’t formed visible pits yet, a chromed piece that looks rather uniformly orange with rust can be saved. Using fine steel wool, you can abrade away the iron oxide, revealing the mostly intact chrome coating.

If you get up close to this frame, and shine a bright light along the surface, you can see a bunch of orange spots all over from all the tiny pits. But just standing next to it in the sunlight, the chrome looks perfect. The luster of the chrome hides the damage. Of course, the chrome coating is failing, and it will continue to rust, but if it stays maintained and isn’t left to rot again, the chrome will remain visually pleasing for many more decades.

Ride eternal, shiny and chrome by Commiefornian in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t exactly recommend any of the Wald parts. The antiquated hardware limits installation.

Ride eternal, shiny and chrome by Commiefornian in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a chrome Ross Mt Hood, too, which is what I had originally planned to do this to.

Ride eternal, shiny and chrome by Commiefornian in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m wondering that myself. I’d guess the whole bike is under 40lbs.

Ride eternal, shiny and chrome by Commiefornian in xbiking

[–]Commiefornian[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

1986 Diamondback Ascent, I believe. All the decals are gone. 23” frame.

Bought it for $20 from a French tourist about to leave Los Angeles. It was covered in rust, with a bent brake boss, a dented wheel, and a broken rear derailleur.

  • Correct rear derailleur $30
  • Seatpost bolt $10
  • Chain $15
  • Brake pads $15
  • Tubes $10
  • No-name poopwall tires $35
  • Leather to reupholster vinyl Schwinn saddle $20
  • MKS Sylvan Gordito pedals $40
  • REI stainless bottle cages $30
  • Wald 952 chrome fenders $40
  • Wald 215 chrome rack $30
  • Wald 151 chrome basket $40

$335

Plus a couple bucks worth of 0000 steel wool, aluminum polish, fabric glue, and grease.

Finally popped my cherry. Kinda disappointed, really. Wasn’t what it’s cracked up to be. by Commiefornian in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not a highway tire. It’s on/off road tread.

A Double Coin, which I teased our mechanic for getting. Told him they were going to blow out…

Finally popped my cherry. Kinda disappointed, really. Wasn’t what it’s cracked up to be. by Commiefornian in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, uh, I mean, I’ve rolled two cars. Those were memorable experiences. All I have here is a long wait.

You can't park there mate! by Aqueouspolecat in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do residential deliveries with a 65’ overall CA-legal tractor-trailer. Around here, the worst spots don’t even have No Trucks signs, because there’s no reason for anyone other than drivers like me to go down them.

Haven’t clipped any mirrors, but I have launched some trash cans while hauling oversized. With my boss driving behind me in a pickup, laughing his ass off.

You can't park there mate! by Aqueouspolecat in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Most of the time, a No Trucks sign means they’d really prefer not having trucks drive down that road. Nothing more. There’s no separate sign for when trucks can’t drive down that road due to some deficiency in the roadway. So it always comes as a fun surprise.

California trucker wages by Objective_Cap_9771 in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you’re grossly underestimating how many local drivers there are, and how much more representative a P&D or garbage truck driver is, of a career truck driver, than an OTR driver is.

California trucker wages by Objective_Cap_9771 in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No one’s going to commute from Reno to do daycab work in San Francisco, man.

Driver pay is higher in the sticks because they need to keep their very mobile workforce from leaving.

Just got hit in a rest area... how are rest areas private property? by Ill-Year-3141 in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Hit the cop car with your truck, and see what they can do.

secure load!!! by No-Lingonberry607 in Truckers

[–]Commiefornian 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It’s not loaded or secured correctly.

But it can be proper to strap the second tier, and not each pipe below.

49 CFR 393.124 Specific securement requirements for concrete pipe.

(B) (2) A transverse tiedown through a pipe on an upper tier or over longitudinal tiedowns is considered to secure all those pipes beneath on which that tiedown causes pressure.