…support bike friendly upgrades… April 14, 2008
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More on the Haleiwa Metric Century…
This is a great ride, a beautiful ride. There are hundreds of bicyclists doing this ride. This puts a lot of us on the road at the same time. Driver awareness for bicyclists will be higher than normal, due to the sheer numbers of us.
Riding a bike along this same route is not as safe the rest of the year. In fact, it is one of the more dangerous roads – with no bike paths, high numbers of tourist traffic, narrow roads, angry locals who do not want to share the road.
If you want to be a part of changing this, then add your name to the growing list of people who want the City and County of Honolulu to take immediate action and begin improving conditions along the North Shore, for a bicycle friendly route.
Email “Bicycle Mom” aka the-green-one@hawaii.rr.com with your name and title (parent, teacher, engineer, lawyer, etc). Please include whether you are a bicycle commuter, or a recreational rider.
Read more in the draft proposal she is submitting:
http://www.box.net/shared/jq9naxf28s
You can also download it from the box.net widget on the right side of this blog.
*** Update from “Bicycle Mom” ***
- 29 Neighborhood Boards supported the bicycle safety resolution
- Honolulu City Council and OMPO also adopted the resolution
- The Big Island is currently working on its resolution, and I would like to see Kauai and Maui also adopt resolutions by the end of the year
- A bill to revise the state traffic code will be introduced at the beginning of the next legislative session.
…final photos of bike… January 18, 2008
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…So, I put the finishing touches on the OCR 3 tonight. There were a few things left to do before the new owner picks her up. Plus, it gave me a chance to get some better pictures.
I finished painting and clear-coating the head tube badge, and installed it. I also added the headlight and the taillight.
I re-waxed the accessible areas of the frame. It looks really great. Nice shine.
I cleaned up and installed the bottle cage.
I adjusted the front brakes and the front derailleur.
I readjusted the seat for the new owner.
And here are some final finished pics:
…bike is done… January 8, 2008
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Well, it’s finished. I even rode it to work today. It was fast! I won’t be keeping it, though. It is a size too small. I really need a bike just a bit bigger to be comfortable. Anyway, here are some pics:
Besides tearing it completely down to get rid of corrosion and grease everything, I replaced the bar tape, the pedals, the rear derailleur, and all the cables and housings.
The only reason I replaced the rear derailleur is that it was cheap and I didn’t feel like all that polishing and cleaning. It was going to be a lot more work than the brakes or shifters.
So, overall it turned out to be a great bike! A little bigger and it would be a great bike for me… oh well…
…going back together… January 5, 2008
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So, I’m slowly getting the little parts and pieces cleaned up and putting the bike back together.
After taping the handlebars, I had to fit up the new seat to see how everything looks… I’m still grinning! 🙂 This is going to be one sharp looking bike.
…lots of little rust areas… January 1, 2008
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…remember what I said about the cables looking good? They do. It’s the housings that are horrible.
The shifter cables at the head tube.
The brake cables on the handlebar.
Inside the STI lever.
It’s easier to replace all the cables. Should be fun.
…brake tip… January 1, 2008
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Here’s a tip for brake maintenance:
If you have side-pull or dual-pivot brakes, and you get a rough or audible release, check your tension spring. There should be a little groove where the spring presses against the second arm. This spring will slide a little inside a little plastic tube. Your little plastic tube may have disintegrated, leaving a metal on metal rub that will feel rough and may be slightly audible.
This is what my little black plastic thing looked like. So, I had to replace it – but with what?
After poking around my garage for a bit and trying a few things, I tried an electrical connector. These are little red plastic tubes with a slight shoulder on each end, and a metal roll pin inside. Simply punch the roll pin out, dab a touch of grease inside the plastic tube, slide over the spring end, and pop back into the groove.
The top shoulder keeps the red tube from sliding off, and the tension spring slides noiseless and effortless inside the plastic tube.
...bike to work to live to bike... 