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Blue Vue Bicycles: December 2013
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Wednesday, December 25, 2013. 3rd Annual New Years Day Ride. Monday, December 23, 2013. Water Bottle Braze-ons on a Downtube. Adding water bottle braze-ons on a down-tube. You can do this without a jig, but the jig helps to keep the holes 63mm apart. On the down-tube I have good luck drilling the first hole 185mm from the seat-tube. This gives enough clearance for a 2nd bottle cage on the seat-tube that will be added later. 63mm center to center right on the mark.
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Blue Vue Bicycles: November 2014
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. I get a lot of questions about my road bike, so here is a little information about it. Frame Material: True Temper, OX Platinum OS; American Made cycling specific tubing. It's a top of the line, light weight, well tuned tubeset. I also used Henry James, stainless steel dropouts instead of steel so they will not rust. FORK: Kestral, Carbon (Aluminum Steerer). CRANKSET: Shimano, Dura Ace 7800 (53t x 39t, 175mm). PEDALS: Shimano, PD-M979.
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Blue Vue Bicycles: What is the Value of a Bicycle?
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Monday, April 21, 2014. What is the Value of a Bicycle? What happened to Value? Every once in a while something comes by that most people over look because at first glance it appears to have no value, mostly because it's "old". Upon closer inspection you will see this bicycle is really well thought out. This model of Jason bicycle is called "Interceptor". I love the checkerboard stylings. Certainly lighter, but what about function? A brake gets it's braking power from...
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Blue Vue Bicycles: January 2014
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Friday, January 17, 2014. Polishing Shimano 600 Crankarms. Everybody like shiny stuff. Heck we even like shiny dogs. You know those dog food producers that advertisement their dog food gives your dog a shiny coat? So if your dog is shiny, does that mean he's healthy? If my hair was shiny I'd be regarded as dirty and oily. Anyway. A few scratches and dents, but still functional. Sometimes the crankarm ends need a file to remove the scratches. After the sanding I follow...
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Blue Vue Bicycles: Chain Check'n Time
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. So in order for to keep your bicycle shifting with precision, it's essential that your chain's wear is within tolerance. The picture above shows a chain checker. It measures the distance between the chains rollers. Your chain should fall between .25 and .50, then anything over .75 needs to be replaced. The chain above measures almost 1.00 so we are going to replace this chain. So what does the number of .75 mean anyway?
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Blue Vue Bicycles: Patching An Inner Tube
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Monday, December 15, 2014. Patching An Inner Tube. You never want to see this. That tire looks a little flat. I got home from my ride about three hours ago and it was fine then. The evidence points to either two things, A total blow out, or a slow leak. Since I'm home, and the hole is small and not where a bunch of seams are, in an open position, I should be able to patch the tube no problem. Why waste a $6 tube when I repair this with a .25 cent patch. Now apply the ...
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Blue Vue Bicycles: A look Back At The Maillard Helicomatic Hub
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. A look Back At The Maillard Helicomatic Hub. Looking back at the Maillard, Helico Matic hub it was/is a design that has it all.well as far as engineering goes. Let's just say the engineer was far ahead of the quality. Below is a Helicomatic hub, and as you can see only has 8mm of axle extending out, making this axle a lot harder to bend. The cassette design would also have the same amount exposed. Once you get the ring off, just pull.
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Blue Vue Bicycles: March 2014
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. So in order for to keep your bicycle shifting with precision, it's essential that your chain's wear is within tolerance. The picture above shows a chain checker. It measures the distance between the chains rollers. Your chain should fall between .25 and .50, then anything over .75 needs to be replaced. The chain above measures almost 1.00 so we are going to replace this chain. So what does the number of .75 mean anyway?
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Blue Vue Bicycles: At the bike shop we fix all kinds of things.
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Saturday, April 5, 2014. At the bike shop we fix all kinds of things. Sometimes things break that are not bike related. If it involves something made from metal, and you need it fixed, bring it in and let me look at it. For example this car seat adjustment lever that broke off. In less time than it would take to find a new one, I can have this fixed. Get both pieces of the plate steel together. Now that the paint has dried, its fully functional and looks brand new.
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Blue Vue Bicycles: February 2014
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Website: http:/ bluevuebicycles.com. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. A look Back At The Maillard Helicomatic Hub. Looking back at the Maillard, Helico Matic hub it was/is a design that has it all.well as far as engineering goes. Let's just say the engineer was far ahead of the quality. Below is a Helicomatic hub, and as you can see only has 8mm of axle extending out, making this axle a lot harder to bend. The cassette design would also have the same amount exposed. Once you get the ring off, just pull. The s...
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