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• Posted in thread: Spring adjustment screw on 07/25/2010 at 6:46PM
  Hophead and Industry Hack, you are both making sense to me. I think you're saying that under good
  circumstances, you should be able to simply turn the adjusting screw. But if there is too much pressur...

• Posted in thread: Spring adjustment screw on 07/24/2010 at 3:32PM
  Today I went to the bike shop to get the problem addressed. I received a stern lecture from the mechanic,
  who said that the spring must always be released before turning the adjusting screw, "otherwis...

• Posted in thread: Spring adjustment screw on 07/21/2010 at 4:41PM
  Yes.

• Posted in thread: Question for the ladies on 07/21/2010 at 3:40PM
  Your sister should be looking for a fitness/hybrid/street bike. The definition of those models can vary
  among manufacturers. Sometimes a fitness bike has harder gearing, but not always. Avoid the cate...

• Posted in thread: You Know You Ride a Lot When... on 07/21/2010 at 2:31PM
  You know you ride a lot when the leather has worn away around the rivets on your Brooks saddle and you
  have a pattern of 6 dots permanently imprinted on your rear end.You know you ski and kayak a lot ...

• Posted in thread: Impulse buy at LBS. What was yours? on 07/21/2010 at 2:24PM
  2 impulse buys. First: went into a bike shop to buy a Specialized Body Geometry seat. Walked out with the
  bike it happened to be attached to. Second: went into a bike shop to buy an upright handlebar ...

• Posted in thread: My Do-Everything Bike: Jamis Coda Sport on 07/21/2010 at 2:15PM
  I now have the bike. I love it! This is the comfortable yet efficient bike I've been searching for for 15
  years. I'm finally comfortable on a bike: no neck, shoulder, or hand pain (upright handlebar, ...

• Posted in thread: Trigger shifters on curved bar on 07/21/2010 at 2:08PM
  I discovered that trigger shifters work but are not ideal ergonomically on the upright bar. There's no
  space for the fingers to curl under the triggers. I changed them to twist shifters and am very gl...

• Posted in thread: Spring adjustment screw on 07/21/2010 at 2:02PM
  On my Tektro V brakes I am unable to turn the spring adjustment screw (below the cantilevers, to regulate
  the position of the pads on the rim) unless I first detach the spring. Rear brakes seem ok but...

• Posted in thread: Bike forums? on 07/11/2010 at 3:32PM
  Problem solved. It was very slow yesterday but worked better today. Just meant "opening," not
  downloading.