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Re: Plenty of these flat bar Fujis.

Re: Re: Tokyo has quite good air quality due to less traffic, most people use the amazing efficient subway system which leads to lower air pollution. So cycling is no problem, or so it seemed to me. Certainly plenty of cyclists around. In Jakarta, Beijing or Bangkok the pollution will kill...

Re: Araya Muddy Fox with cantis and thumbies. Note rear u-brake under the chainstays.

Re: Track inspired steel single speed. Note old Spinergy front wheel and snowflake rear spokes. A pretty cool city bike.

Re: An old roadie turned city hack. No front derailleur so stuck on the small chainring. Cut and inverted MTB riser bar.

Been in Tokyo for a week. Here a few impressions: Bicycles are everywhere! Cars are discouraged, parking fees are exhorbitant, road discipline is good, bike theft hardly happens... cycling is huge here.

Re: OK thanks, though i doubt internal / external widths are the only technical difference between HG and IG as both were available simultaneously back in the '90s. If it were only about widths and HG is comparable with IG in that respect, why make IG at all and clearly specify compatibility on...

Re: How about IG vs HG chains? My STX Lavadome crankset says "IG chain only" and i always followed this but it seems genuine Shimano IG are getting harder to find. I believe there may be fakes on ebay (too cheap, dodgy looking packaging with not-quite-right typeface and even spelling mistakes)...

Re: lucked into the best car, got lucky with the championship, knows it will never happen again, no point hanging around.

Re: My SRT-400 front shifter has multiple graduations between shifts (4 or 5 clicks to execute a chainring shift), whereas my SRT-600 has one graduation over the entire shift (1 click). Personal taste but... i prefer my 1996 gripshift over my 2013 XT rapidfire.

Re: NOS FC-MC34 (STX) to keep as spare for my one-owner '96 Lava Dome.

That is funny but er... 80% loss.. That reminds me a true story my father told me about when my parents went to 'parent's day' at my sister's school many years ago. The maths teacher was explaining in exasperated tones that my sister only scored 35% in her maths test. My mother quickly replied...

Re: So.. With two grand tours under the belt the next challenge is obvious.. Do the 2017 Giro d'Italia which would mean completing all three grand tours on retro MTBs :-) I started the Giro last month and my body is feeling strong again, and broken wrist from May is on the mend, so should be...

Re: And here's the Vuelta stages completed: Done on a mix of 96 LavaDome, 95 Cinder Cone and 99 Hei Hei.

Re: Update: After completing the 2011 TdF i went on to tackle the 2014 Vuelta a Espana. Having suffered a bit healthwise leading to lower monthly mileage for several months in 2014 and 2015 it took quite a while but i completed the Vuelta in Sept 2016. Here's the monthly ride tracking:

Re: Now in TdF yellow :-)

Re: Museum looks interesting. What is the name / website?

Re: The probable outcome is obvious right? Only.. not so.. Back when the barely literate bumbling imbecile Bush ran for a second term against Kerry, decorated war veteran, experienced politician and all round decent, intelligent guy, i stayed awake to follow the election unfolding live, just...

Re: If you leave it propped against the bins much longer, fretting over the specs might not be your biggest issue...

Re: Nein! Ve must sing it like zis: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7GC_FapX7ac