New 2 Forum Old Guy 54 Old Bike 20 yr old Diamond Back Accent any advise welcome please read

[Volnix]

Originally Posted by BuzzardMarine
i THOUGH ALL OLD BIKES WERE WORTHLESS ?

Oh no no no...







They might not be suitable for racing anymore... Some very old ones might not pass some quality standards too. But the craftmanship in some is amazing.

Btw there are still older cheaper steel bikes running around, from the 80's and maybe the 70's. I am curious how many of modern alu frames are gonna be around in 20 years...

 

[BuzzardMarine]

OH SO IF I TYPE **** YOU IN ALL CAPS AND BITE A BULLET AND DO THE WORLD A FAVOR DOES THAT MEAN i WAS IMPROPER TO USE ALL CAPS ?

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by alienator


Perverted? Do you know what the word means?

alienator

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by Volnix
Oh no no no...







They might not be suitable for racing anymore... Some very old ones might not pass some quality standards too. But the craftmanship in some is amazing.

Btw there are still older cheaper steel bikes running around, from the 80's and maybe the 70's. I am curious how many of modern alu frames are gonna be around in 20 years...

i WAS ALSO SUPRISED AT WHAT OWNERS WANT TO GET FOR SOME OF THESE OLD BIKES EVEN mtb ?

 

[Volnix]

Originally Posted by BuzzardMarine
i WAS ALSO SUPRISED AT WHAT OWNERS WANT TO GET FOR SOME OF THESE OLD BIKES EVEN mtb ?

MTB's are not that old... They were invented just a few years ago... I dont think that there were any mtb's in the 70's and 80's... Maybe in the 80's but...

Btw here is a good website with lots of info on cycle history:

http://sheldonbrown.com/

and a nice documentary too:

 

[alfeng]

Quote:Originally Posted by Hugh Juunit .Yes, Alfeng can blow a gasket from time to time.
BTW, lookin good in the baby oil brah.


Ummm ...

• I think (hope) that BuzzardMarine was referring to alienator. Please note that alienator subsequently replied to the particular post to which I believe you are referring.

Hopefully, BuzzardMarine will clarify that one-way-or-another for you. Of course, THAT doesn't mean that you can't have whatever opinion of ME or my posts which you currently want to have. :big-smile:

 

[alfeng]

Originally Posted by BuzzardMarine
alienator

BTW / FWIW. I recommend that you simply ask alienator if he knows what the movie "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE' is about ...

Follow it up (feel free to echo my query to him) by asking alienator if his wife & daughter know how disturbed he must be ...

alienator will not reply to THAT line of questioning ...

... at least, he hasn't, yet.

Maybe, they already know how disturbed he is!!!

Of course, if you do ask those questions then alienator will probably avoid answering by deflecting with some personal attack against you, so be prepared for that possibility.

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by alfeng

BTW / FWIW. I recommend that you simply ask alienator if he knows what the movie "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE' is about ...

Follow it up (feel free to echo my query to him) by asking alienator if his wife & daughter know how disturbed he must be ...

alienator will not reply to THAT line of questioning ...

... at least, he hasn't, yet.

Maybe, they already know how disturbed he is!!!

Of course, if you do ask those questions then alienator will probably avoid answering by deflecting with some personal attack against you, so be prepared for that possibility.

I don;t think I ever mentioned clock work orrange intentionally ? Iasked hm about his perverted avatart of im screwig a male penis ? That was all I have no idea where his warpped mind went to a Clock Work's Orange ?

 

[alienator]

I don;t think I ever mentioned clock work orrange intentionally ? Iasked hm about his perverted avatart of im screwig a male penis ? That was all I have no idea where his warpped mind went to a Clock Work's Orange ?

'Rhoid Ranger, the image is a still from "A Clockwork Orange". I even posted the scene in the movie from which the still is from. I'm sorry all of that confused you so easily.

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by Volnix
Oh no no no...







They might not be suitable for racing anymore... Some very old ones might not pass some quality standards too. But the craftmanship in some is amazing.

Btw there are still older cheaper steel bikes running around, from the 80's and maybe the 70's. I am curious how many of modern alu frames are gonna be around in 20 years...

WAS ALSO SUPRISED AT WHAT OWNERS WANT TO GET FOR SOME OF THESE OLD BIKES EVEN MTB ?

I KNOW THE MORE I RIDE MINE WITH THE NEW TIRES ON IT TE MORE I LEARN ., . . . . . . . three days ago i was going up a hill very steep in an industrial park . So me being the old man I am I was struggeling to get up the hill i ran off in the grass and the tires I have barely have any tread ; close to slicks so being used to those Stalingrad Specials as you named them I slowly eased back onto the aspault like I normally would and bysted my ass and I mean bad the tires have 0 traction and even the slight angel move from the grass to the aspault caused it to kick pot from under me and I busted my ars ! I have found rthat his tranisission has to n=be more direct and straight on to not BA ! I felt like a fool

This is a close up of the tread patte

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• Serfas Tread Or the ( lack there of)
• Center pull brakes Shamino need new pads and my stoke
• ones are 52mm , I hope to use a pad with larger contact surface .
• Note new metal Pedals a lot more light weight than orginals and
• teeth to bite foot wear
• Old Sckool Center pull brakes ,
• These good loe brakes I heve found after riding other bikes need
• oiwer assisr
• Gen I Rock Shoxs ? I think they still work how do you tell ?
• Note no room for Front fender with these brakes .

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[alienator]

OH SO IF I TYPE **** YOU IN ALL CAPS AND BITE A BULLET AND DO THE WORLD A FAVOR DOES THAT MEAN i WAS IMPROPER TO USE ALL CAPS ?

You bite a bullet? I'd be more impressed if you wrote a complete sentence.

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by alienator


You bite a bullet? I'd be more impressed if you wrote a complete sentence.

Meet em for luch > I will tecah you the manners you were nere taugh by your ***** mother ! Off course there was no faher for you because she had sexeith so many people you don't know whi your father is !

i LIVE IN ga AND HAVE TIME i AM A us mARINE TRAINED IN ANTI TERRORISIUM . yOU ARE A TERRORIST WOULD YIU DARE MEET ME FACE TO FACE ?

 

[BuzzardMarine]

Originally Posted by alienator


You bite a bullet? I'd be more impressed if you wrote a complete sentence.

i AM IMPRESSED YOU CAN EVEN BE A TROLL ON ABY FORUM BEING THR SON OF A ***** AND A SIKO ******* ! YOU ARE AMAZING .OUGTHE ONLY SAD THOUGHT TO ALL THIS IS YOUR POOR RETARTED OFF SPRING ! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN CASTRATE D AND NOT ALLOWED TO PROCREATE , YOU **** UP SIK MUTHA FKA !

 

[Volnix]

Originally Posted by BuzzardMarine

I have found rthat his tranisission has to n=be more direct and straight on to not BA

This is a close up of the tread patte

• Serfas Tread Or the ( lack there of)

• Center pull brakes Shamino need new pads and my stoke
• ones are 52mm , I hope to use a pad with larger contact surface .
• Old Sckool Center pull brakes ,
• Gen I Rock Shoxs ? I think they still work how do you tell ?
• Note no room for Front fender with these brakes .

Yeah.. slicks and loose surface... not a good idea!

The other day it just started raining and I was taking a turn (a really wide turn) at around 30km/h and the bike just "slipped" underneath me... (I guess bad asphalt or the dust on the road turned to a thin layer of mud.) I got back looking like a pig from the slide and I also got a knock on my arm...

Yesterday again I was riding on the road and at some point I heard that screaching that sand makes when you get over it... I knew that the slightest leaning would probably result in a spill. If you ride over loose surface with slicks maybe try to keep it vertical and slow...

The tires look fine... Did they say for what kind of surface they are intended for?

Cantilever brakes are intended mainly for off road riding these days (like cyclocross) as they have a wider clearance for mud pile up on the wheel. But they are not the only component that affects braking performance. It is a combination of the rims braking surface, the brake pads, the total weight of the bicycle, the brake blocks performance, the cable tension etc. If you change the brake pads and you still dont get adequate performance maybe you can go for a v-brake system. Apparently since these engage the wheel on the end of its diameter they apply more torque force and they provide more stopping power then a disc brake or roller brake that applies torque force on a point more near to the centre of the wheel:

Longer lever arm (as in greater distance from the wheels hub) = more torque for the force applied.

Plus v-brakes are lighter then a disk brake system. But they do not perform that well in the wet (as roller brakes which are a sealed system) and they do kinda wear out the rim... But if you are a bit more careful a v-brake can perform just fine.
I think that there is a rule on quality standards about brakes. Something like they are supposed to be able to bring the bike to a halt in "x" meters for a specific set of values for weight and speed. Therefore some manufacturers (I remember reading about that on a bikes manual once) say that if the total weight is more then "x" then you need to replace the brake pads or something.

Maybe you can use a removable fender... If you wanna go for fixed ones there are some that in the case that a stone or lots of mud gets stuck between the wheel and fender they dissengage the fender from the supporting wire so they wont block the wheel. (SKS makes some of those).

I dont know anything about suspensions on MTB, maybe somebody can fill in on this... But if its a spring and rubber dampening system there is a chance that the spring has lost its elasticity over the years or the dampening rubber might not be dampening anymore which would result in the bike "bouncing" like a car without suspension fluid. The local bike shop should be able to check that easily. Basically if the supension works (as in absorbing an impact and not bouncing after) it might be fine).

Btw if you get new brakes they usually come with a pair of pads. Maybe if you wanna change the brake pads you can try to change the whole block and use these on another bike that you dont use often or use in the mud?

Good luck

 

[alienator]

i AM IMPRESSED YOU CAN EVEN BE A TROLL ON ABY FORUM BEING THR SON OF A ***** AND A SIKO ******* ! YOU ARE AMAZING .OUGTHE ONLY SAD THOUGHT TO ALL THIS IS YOUR POOR RETARTED OFF SPRING ! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN CASTRATE D AND NOT ALLOWED TO PROCREATE , YOU **** UP SIK MUTHA FKA !

Retarded? Have you seen the way you communicate? Retarded daughter? You mean my daughter that's at the top of her class at her STEM school? Is that what big, "tough" marines are taught to do: go after kids? label people as retarded? How do explain your high standard to developmentally challenged people that people like you call retarded? If you were actually in the marines, you were an embarrassment to our country. It's shameful that some of you low brow ilk is allowed to represent out country. What a man you must think you are. What is siko? It's not in my dictionaries. What is "ougthe"? Did you pass 6th grade? 6th graders can write way better sentences than you? Do you intellectual handicaps make it difficult for to get a decent job? Wait: are you masturbating while you type, fantasizing about the elderly nuns you see in town? That would explain your kindergarten level ability to communicate with others. Is it hard not to grab yourself at the gym at give a few sweat lubed yanks when you look at yourself in the mirror? Let's make the question simple: are you your own masturbation fantasy?

 

[alienator]

Meet em for luch > I will tecah you the manners you were nere taugh by your ***** mother ! Off course there was no faher for you because she had sexeith so many people you don't know whi your father is ! i LIVE IN ga AND HAVE TIME i AM A us mARINE TRAINED IN ANTI TERRORISIUM . yOU ARE A TERRORIST WOULD YIU DARE MEET ME FACE TO FACE ?

A terrorist, eh? Interesting. Is laughing at you face to face, the same as meeting you face to face? You caps lock condition seems to be confusing you, but then I imagine you get confused easily? Did you meet my mom? Did you masturbate for her too? Maybe you're my daddy, daddy. Daddy, why do you get hard when you look at yourself in the mirror? Daddy, why do all the other kids parents laugh at you? Daddy, what is "terrorisium"? Daddy, why aren't smart enough to figure out that when you're using all caps like the other kids in first grade, that you're screwing up and typing letters in lower case that should be capitalized? Daddy, don't you feel lucky that the Marines didn't make you take an IQ test? Daddy, who is this "em" I'm supposed to meet?

 

[jhuskey]

This thread has gone South. I am locking it for that reason. If anyone has a constructive comment in reference to the original topic pm me and I will unlock it.