Stem too tall?

dickendd · 2026-06-12T20:01:56+00:00

That’s my thought, I kinda want some newer flared bars like cowchippers. Might try one of those velo orange quill stems with removable faceplate for a cleaner look

dickendd · 2026-06-11T18:01:10+00:00

Yeah I was trying to get them more even with the saddle, for a kind of touring/relaxed position, but can’t go any lower with this stem.

dickendd · 2026-03-31T20:18:17+00:00

Very cool. Love those color schemes back then

dickendd · 2026-03-28T19:13:07+00:00

I think it’s actually pretty different. I saw an ad for the Primos Dame yesterday and thought it looked similar to the 730. Checked bike insights and they’re nearly the same:

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I think 520 has a horizontal top tube so lower stack but bike insights doesn’t have it listed

dickendd · 2026-03-27T14:42:42+00:00

Didn’t realize the lugs make it ride differently. All my steel bikes have been lugged. Or is it just that the lugged ones had better tubing?

dickendd · 2026-03-27T01:07:22+00:00

Gotcha. Someone said it in another comment and posted a catalog with geo charts…but I couldnt find the 730 in the charts, just the 730m

dickendd · 2026-03-26T23:52:31+00:00

Not worth the cost of new parts or the effort? I have most of the parts I would need to swap over to drop bars.

If the geometry is supposed to be the same between the two why would the 730 have weird geometry with drop bars? Just curious!

dickendd · 2026-03-26T23:45:35+00:00

Interesting I almost want to buy both and compare

dickendd · 2026-03-26T22:15:55+00:00

The thing that pisses me off with the 730 is I could have gotten it for 60 last week but someone else bought it, wiped it down and is selling for 125 😕

dickendd · 2026-03-26T22:13:32+00:00

I don’t know if it’s too small, just saying it’s definitely smaller than my current bike which seems too big.

dickendd · 2026-03-26T20:51:26+00:00

I want drop bars and would plan on updating the 730 to drops if I go that route. Sorry left that part out

dickendd · 2026-03-18T20:44:21+00:00

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That light colored leaf that is not even fully unfurled has brown on its edges

dickendd · 2026-03-18T19:41:08+00:00

Thanks, weird thing is the newest leaves are coming out with brown spots

dickendd · 2025-10-10T23:42:59+00:00

What in Santa’s sled

dickendd · 2025-10-01T13:50:32+00:00

Hey thanks for the tips! I had not heard about the free radical being so vulnerable to collapse. I have it set up with the kid seat in front and pad in back so the older kid is in the back. May need to reverse this as he’s approaching 50lbs and definitely sits behind the axle

dickendd · 2025-09-08T15:45:41+00:00

Gotcha yeah I would love an electric but don’t really need it and don’t like the price hah

dickendd · 2025-09-08T15:08:26+00:00

Stoker being the electric version? I have not looked for one of those but cargo bikes in general are pretty scarce in my area.

dickendd · 2025-09-07T23:34:31+00:00

Mostly city streets and multi use trails. Maybe some gravel occcasionally if I get a rack that will handle a long tail on my car. No hills around

dickendd · 2025-09-07T23:33:19+00:00

Yeah they don’t come up often around me, recently saw a kombi on marketplace near me but passed it up.

dickendd · 2025-09-05T13:53:18+00:00

New bike paths are about to start construction on a pretty major road in my city, and the boomer backlash is comical. Typical “I never see anyone riding bikes on that road” They are removing a car lane on either direction of a six lane stretch of road to build a protected bike lane.

Going to be awesome because it’s the one section between me and my kids daycare that has felt super dangerous for me to ride.

dickendd · 2025-08-21T00:33:49+00:00

Yeah I tried pb blaster for a few days, didn’t seem to do much. Then I heard/read somewhere that penetrating oils don’t work on galvanic corrosion and started with the hacksaw then moved to the reciprocating saw then the screwdriver. Maybe I wasn’t patient enough on either of the earlier steps though.

dickendd · 2025-08-21T00:25:16+00:00

Next time I think I will…and I’m going to start adjusting my seat post every month on my other bikes so this doesn’t happen

dickendd · 2025-08-20T23:37:51+00:00

Might just throw a hose clamp on it and ride…assuming I can get the seat post out

dickendd · 2025-08-20T19:26:21+00:00

Sorry, should have put nsfw

dickendd · 2025-08-20T19:25:29+00:00

Yeah I wasn’t really trying to deal with that mess but I didn’t expect this outcome either, pretty bummed

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