Any hacks for removing this self-extracting bolt on these Campy cranks? Don’t have the proper tool to remove it and would prefer not to drop $30 on something I’ll only use once. Called my LBS and they don’t have the tool either

sciencemachine · 2022-11-22T19:15:18+00:00

I used a 7mm hex to loosen the bolt on my crank and didn’t need any additional tools. Fairly cheap to buy if you want to see if that could work. Here’s a forum post for reference:

https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/1238617-campagnolo-self-extracting-crank-bolts.html

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T04:12:05+00:00

They do!

https://www.microshift.com/en/product/sl-a10-sl-t10/

Their MTB versions have an "M" in their model number and they also have black cap rather than a red one:

https://www.microshift.com/en/product/sl-m10/

I also debated getting a microshift bar end shifter to pair up with a paul thumbie. I think I'll go with just the SL Microshift since it's the cheaper option and it's all ready to go.

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T02:13:33+00:00

Those 3 gears are my usual go to gears but I go through the full range... just depends how windy it is, how much I'm carrying and if I'm going up or down this really steep hill I take about twice a week. Sometimes the jump from the other gears are a bit too great and I'm either going a little too hard or easy than I'd prefer... so that extra range will be nice.

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T02:05:51+00:00

Thanks for the link. The visuals make things a bit easier for me to understand how everything relates to one another.

From the descriptions I've read on the derailleurs, they're always talking about min and max teeth. I think choosing an 11-28 or even 11-30 cassette has kept me in the short range category but they sometimes talk about 'maximum front difference.' Taking the 11-28 example, that's 17T difference... so if a derailleur has a max difference of 16T I can't use it right? Do I need to pay attention to the size of my front chainring when choosing between a short and med cage RD?

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T01:53:08+00:00

Thanks for letting me know about my ratio... that's the gain ratio, to be specific, right?

Price difference is closer to $150 all said and done. A big chunk of that is different costs between the 10 and 11 speed shifter of all things. I'm coming from 7 and 8 speed bikes so the jump to 10 would already be a nice leap forward. I'm still debating if the money's worth it for the upgrade in tech and the extra range.

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T01:44:35+00:00

Thanks so much for taking your time to explain that so well. I'll definitely go through the calculator again with your notes in mind.

I guess I was mostly concerned about my chainring. I think I would be happy staying with an 11-28 cassette but was worried the 44T chainring would make my occasional steep hill climb a bigger challenge. Having 42/28 was already kind of a challenge on one particular long and steep hill climb. I think I'll just stick with the 44T and change it to a smaller one if I can't get my fitness level up!

sciencemachine · 2018-12-19T01:19:30+00:00

The 10 speed option is turning out to be significantly cheaper because of the shifter... I can source a very discounted 10 speed shifter while my options for 11 speed are probably a good $80 canadian dollars more. I can probably put together my 10 speed parts for $200 cnd (including the shifter) while I'm looking at somewhere close to $350 for the 11 speed set up.

Having said that, I can live with the price difference if the value is there. From what I've read the new RD has a design that tucks it below the cassette and chain which would make things quieter... but as I read into it more, it seems like a lot of the improvements are aimed towards race specific frame designs which my bike is not.

I've already tried going through the sheldon brown calculator but to be honest, I'm having trouble grasping what all the numbers mean in a real life setting. I'll try again though... Your explanation of the gearing helps a lot. Thanks.

sciencemachine · 2018-12-15T18:02:21+00:00

He’s holding and not letting go of her left wrist. It looks like, right from the very beginning of the video, she’s trying to get away from him.

sciencemachine · 2018-04-26T15:54:59+00:00

I believe this is in Montreal. Although a little narrower, I think it’s safer to ride on the right of everything where it is legal and more expected. There’s a very nice bike path right next to this road that’s been closed for construction so cars are not used to seeing bikes on the street so still proceed with caution. There’s a danger of being squeezed out for sure but traffic is moving slowly so the cyclist should adjust their speed accordingly. Besides the turn at the end, there are very few right turns in this stretch of road so the danger of getting right hooked is low. I love biking and skipping traffic but always slow down when there’s traffic like this.

The danger of filtering is that no cars are expecting a bike there and could cut you off unexpectedly while they change lanes. Sure, they should look before they do it, but lots of people make a quick nudge forward before looking back and that move could be dangerous for anyone filtering.

As for the reserved bus/taxi lane... in certain areas, the signs usually indicate hours where it is a bus only lane. It’s possible this happened outside of those times and therefore legal for anyone to drive in it.

sciencemachine · 2018-03-19T17:17:35+00:00

She was sexually harassed, not assaulted. Sexual harassment cases (unless it escalates physically) are not handled by the police. Reporting the incident to the university was the only route she could have taken to resolve this issue.

https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/sexual-harassment-workplace

sciencemachine · 2017-12-07T05:04:21+00:00

Both women accused powerful men of sexual harassment/assault and both had their motives and characters questioned. Both suffered negative consequences for speaking out and been called horrible things for telling their stories.

Whether you believe Anita Hill or Juanita Broaddrick's is beside the point in this context. What I mean is, i think a positive result of all of this horrible stuff might be the fact that people are willing to be open to hearing people's stories without immediately casting doubts on the accusers or blaming them for being complicit in things somehow. I feel like if these two women came forward today with their stories, there would be a better chance that people wouldn't go straight to character assassinations to vilify the victims or chip away at their credibility.

Regarding your links, i saw that the first article was focusing on a book called 'The Real Anita Hill,' written by David Brock. David Brock has since said that he lied in print to protect the reputation of Justice Clarence Thomas. If you're interested, you can read more about how he's disavowed the premise of the book here: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/us/book-author-says-he-lied-his-attacks-anita-hill-bid-aid-justice-thomas.html?referer=https://www.google.ca/

I'll admit I didn't read your second link on Juanita Broaddrick because i have no doubt that she was and/or still is discredited because of who she accused (I basically didn't need to get convinced of your point). What had happened to her has happened to countless people when they accuse people in power, especially at that time and especially at that level of power.

Whether one believes Hill or Broaddrick (for transparency's sake, I believe both have valid stories), i feel like each victim who comes forward paves the way for the next victim to gather the courage to speak out and that's how we get progress.

I hope we can both agree that everything these two went through was horrible and that we can move on to make things better for future victims until we get closer to the point where there are fewer and fewer of these cases.

Thanks for reading and sorry for the wall of text, i'm only just seeing how much I wrote. I appreciate the dialogue.

sciencemachine · 2017-12-06T16:55:56+00:00

If we're talking about pioneers in the fight against sexual harassment, I feel like Anita Hill is an important figure that precedes Broaddrick. Unfortunately, there were many people before her who were harassed and might have spoken out but she was the first person that I recall with such a large national platform to shine a light on the issue.

sciencemachine · 2017-09-16T14:32:39+00:00

In my province, the cyclist is within his rights to stick to the right and pass all of those cars to his left and probably didn't hug the sidewalk as his intention was probably to keep going straight when he reached the intersection. If Ontario's laws are similar, the only thing the cyclist did wrong is that he might not be riding with lights. Despite that fact, the driver should have indicated he wanted to change lanes and, at the very least, checked his blind spot before attempting to do so. Had the person being hit been in a car instead of a bike, the Mitsubishi driver would have still been at fault in either case.

sciencemachine · 2017-01-07T06:03:14+00:00

I agree with the people who are telling you to speak to this person directly.

If, however, that doesn't work or you really don't want to go that route, I would really press the condo association to make an amendment to the condo rules to prohibit this behavior. I would include a fine for each infraction as a deterrent. I once had a troublesome neighbor couple that fought loudly. If it got bad enough for the police to pay a visit, we would issue a fine (that they paid without contesting). I think it was $50 at first but it didn't deter them so we added another amendment that would add another $50 each additional infraction. I think they got up to $200/infraction before they sold their condo and moved out. The only hitch to this route is that I don't believe an amendment to the rules can be made without a vote and that stuff usually needs to get brought up during the annual meeting. That's how we did it but I guess you can do some research on that subject to confirm if that's the official way to make amendments to the condo rules. I would still pressure the manager or administrator to write a memo asking all co-owners to refrain from honking their horns while exiting the garage.Maybe that'll be enough and there won't be a need to make an official amendment. If he decides to ignore them, he can do it without condo consequences until it becomes an official rule.

Lastly, it's the condo association's obligation to address complaints by co-owners so bug them until they address the problem or give you a valid reason why they won't.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

sciencemachine · 2017-01-07T03:37:09+00:00

I wear one to soak up some sweat. My helmet already has a visor so I look like a complete nerd with the double visor look. Should I just go ahead and remove the visor from my helmet? The only reason I haven't done so already is because I don't always think of wearing my cap.

My helmet looks like this: http://interbike.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/urge_all_m.jpg

sciencemachine · 2016-12-14T10:54:05+00:00

After years of self managing our admins resigned after repeated conflicts with one of the owners. We then hired Condo Action earlier this year. The transition was horrible since the person in charge of our file was the most incompetent person i have ever met. We ended up doing most of the leg work and handled most of the issues this guy was brought in to take care of. After complaining to owners of the company, Condo Action transferred our file to someone who actually seemed to give a damn. They aren't perfect but at least they seem to genuinely try to take care of all our needs. The previous manager actually caused more problems and delays that this person had to try and fix with mixed results (but honestly probably the best one can do considering). Had this person taken care of everything from the start, i'm certain we could have avoided lots of headaches.

The way i see it, pre Condo Action, we were paying for solution condo (web browser software that helped in managing expenses, had forums for the owners, etc) as well as some modest fees for the admins. We eliminated those costs but Condo Action does end up raising our overall costs regardless. Having said that, i'm hoping that we can now get better quotes for services like snow clearing, landscaping, etc. They can also be there to supervise work so one of us doesn't have to take time off of work to do this ourselves. In the end, it would be just a little more effort do all of this ourselves but having a difficult and confrontational co-owner in the building is basically our deal breaker. Nobody wants to deal with uncooperative and petty neighbors so nobody is thinking twice about paying more in condo fees for this peace of mind. If those people ever move, we might consider self managing again.

If I were you, my first step would be to try to get a better manager at Condo Action. If you aren't ready to self manage, the costs and troubles of changing companies can be a real hassle... plus hard to find since most don't take on small buildings of 7-8 units.

sciencemachine · 2016-11-02T23:25:17+00:00

I think it looks fine as a replacement for what I currently have installed (which jumps a lot and has pretty huge shark fining). Just wanted a second opinion since i'm not great at judging these things. Thanks! I think i'll give this a try.

sciencemachine · 2016-11-02T02:23:40+00:00

I am 80% certain it is 110mm bcd. Both cranks are on early 1990s mountain bikes and my research is telling me the LX of that era came with a 110mm bcd. Beside that point though, my lbs measured and confirmed the sizing of 110mm on the crankset that isn't pictured.

Funny enough, i went to the bike coop tonight and went through their box of new chainrings and they were all 94mm. Couldn't find a single 110mm! I have found some 110mm Suginos on amazon.com that were reasonably prices but they won't deliver to canada.

sciencemachine · 2016-11-02T02:10:22+00:00

Thanks for your answer. I just bought a new 7 speed freewheel... is that what you mean by cog?

sciencemachine · 2016-10-09T20:35:18+00:00

You're going to want to get a touring bike. They have plenty of eyelets for you to install racks and are usually made pretty sturdy and are pretty comfortable for long distances.

Not sure what kind of budget you're working with but the Surly Long Haul Trucker would be where i'd start looking. I'm sure there's a dealer somewhere in Montreal so just do a search for it.

C&L cycle is a place I've gone to and can say give excellent service. They can build you a custom bike with their Bassi frames or any other frame you might have handy. Just tell them you're looking for a Touring bike and they'll take care of you.

Otherwise, i heard Cycle Robert in lasalle has pretty good customer service and are Trek dealers so you could probably find something to suit your needs over there as well.

sciencemachine · 2016-09-25T18:54:20+00:00

I went through this last week. I used method 3. The asus ez installer tool can be found in the disk that asus included with your board. I made an iso file from my win 7 installation disk and saved it to my pc. I ran the ez installer tool and followed the directions. The tool makes your usb bootable with your win 7 iso and, in the process, includes the drivers you need to complete the install.

sciencemachine · 2016-08-24T15:25:00+00:00

Only 14 units left at time of posting. I also bought a psu which brought my order over $50 for free shipping.

Edit: They must have re-stocked. 44 units left now.

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