Chris C's Discussions (459)

Anyone Spot The Improvement to the Google Bicycling Map Engine?

Hints: - the change is extremely helpful when planning a route in urban/suburban areas; - it's something we've taken for granted (but the e…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

2012 The Year Of Flats?

Anyone else having more flats than usual this year?  Seems like I so much as think about a flat and I'll get one.  Maybe it's simply a matt…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

Remedy For NATO Angst

Started by Chris C in General Discussion (not bike related)

A Buzz That Can't Be Killed

Chicago Winter Prediction   I'm thoroughly enjoying this indian summer.  Anyone else not GAF about this winter's dire prediction?

Started by Chris C in General Discussion (not bike related)

Biking to School in the Netherlands

Biking to school

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

Suggestions for purging water from a cable housing

While replacing a shifter cable yesterday I discovered that the cable was dripping wet from Saturday's rain storm.  I purged the water by s…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

Soldered cable ends?

Anyone solder their cable ends?    In some cases I have to remove the crimp in order to remove the cable.  Eventually they fray and become…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

Gourmet Smacktards

  You'll be happy to know that the suburban delinquents have gone gourmet.  In years past the projectiles thrown at me from passing vehicle…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling

Post-Rapture Depression

The world didn't end like I was led to believe.   Unfortunately last Friday I told my boss to F-off, spent my entire life savings on cocain…

Started by Chris C in General Discussion (not bike related)

Need help finding a video

  I searched for this video and am unable to find it. It's of a boy on a strider bike (a child's bike without pedals) and all the things he…

Started by Chris C in Bikes and Bicycling