Recent content by Titiritero

I have no idea on physics and rolling resistance. But I know that the cycling industry likes to push something, then go to the other extreme, and then settle somewhere in the middle as "best of both worlds", selling us 3 "solutions" instead of just 1. -MTB tires had 2" tires. Then came fat...

Now a trike/cargo bike in typical German fashion. I have work colleagues that only keep their car because they need it to buy their sparkling water on the weekends, and this bike is designed exactly for that. You can also add your 12 pack of favorite beer, of course! Model Draisin Shopi...

Too much animosity in this thread, relax and enjoy your bike (and choice of components :)!) I've seen a lot of attention to "supple" tires in the last couple of years. However, since I suck as a cyclist any potential gains are lost on me, while I find them very pricey. Also, from what I've...

Thanks for all the opinions. In the end I went for the rigid post. Don't care about weight but it does look much cleaner. Also, I don't trust the suspension post on the long run, and the frame being a 26.6 diameter, it's not like I can find a quick and cheap replacement...

I think a saddle with springs would do the same job with less complication and no play, just 200gr extra, but outside Brooks and the extra wide cruiser seats, the market does not seem interested... I want to try an inexpensive model from Velo that comes with springs and doesn't look like a...

Of course not! Everything adds, and you always have good background info!!

Not that many llamas so far. I'll add a few from our South America trip... A guanaco in the Carretera Austral, Chile: A group of guanacos in Tierra del Fuego, Chilean side: More guanacos running away from my wife (who would blame them): Hard to see in the background, vicuñas and the...

Not yet, but thanks for the reminder, I need to get it done!

And a saddle for people that like to sit on a bike like in a pub stool .The design reminds me to a sting-ray... 33cm wide according to the ad, going for 28€...

Elevated chainstays, or conventional diamond frame? Yes. Vintage Schauff for 130€. Maybe they were future-proofing for a carbon gates transmission?

The cranks say SH, so according to the above table, Aug'94. Front & rear derailleur SF (Jun'94). So very likely a 95 bike. The serial number is I4I07562, in case it helps the brand gurus... I put the bike upside down to true the front rim that was rubbing the brakes. I gave it a spin with the...

Thanks, I was not aware of that, I'll check when I get home.

Maybe someone can help to date my latest purchase. Diamond Back Agoura, a hybrid with STX. A 1994 German catalogue shows the same bike, as top of the range hybrid that year, but in red with black accessories. This one is blue with silver accessories, which makes me think it's a 1995. The...

As a long conscious process, that is, choosing the model, saving, and then buying, just 2. However, I now live in Germany, a paradise for used bikes, so I'm constantly flipping, fixing, keeping, then selling, donating, swapping for another, getting bikes for non-cyclist friends, for my kids...

I have a '97 Trek 730 that came with a suspension seatpost. It's a "Post Modern", seemly from the same age as the bike. I'm in general not in favour of suspension posts, as my experience has always been with cheap ones with loads of lateral play. But this post works fine, and helps with the...