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Wait, I've been pronouncing Cinelli as sin-ellie my whole life. Have I been saying it wrong? Is it chin-ellie??
@murraywagnon18412 күн бұрын
Did you ride out to the Mission?
@Orgakoyd4 күн бұрын
I think people need to vote with their wallet. If they don't buy fragile gimmicks the product lines will disappear, just like all the useful things that disappeared when people flogged to the next shiny thing and left them behind.
@Orgakoyd6 күн бұрын
Great series! Recently discovered your channel and going through your videos. Btw, has anyone told you you remind them of Edward Norton? or am I crazy?
@lukeholloway783611 күн бұрын
Take it off any sweet jumps
@user-gn6kd7ox1s12 күн бұрын
Rivendell or Fitz?
@davex542419 күн бұрын
So when are you going to marry the most wonderful woman in the world?
@CreativeFishDesignsCharlotte23 күн бұрын
thank you so much
@beenbrun24 күн бұрын
wow, too much chat, too much information, just get to the point
@alainangeli577525 күн бұрын
Bravo pour votre voyage 😅
@alainangeli577526 күн бұрын
Bravo et merci ❤
@kleacapili379927 күн бұрын
Well thank you for this video or like idea since lever shifters are so damn expensive hahaha. Gonna do this with my rb right now.
@joowwwllllll666Ай бұрын
Paul looks like Paul McCartney 😅
@event4216Ай бұрын
Rear tire carries more weight so that could explain why it stretches a bit more than front. Just an assumption.
@IamMathengeАй бұрын
i have a bike extry like that one, an orange giant, 2.125 by 26
@johnnydoe66Ай бұрын
My neo-retro build weighs 23.5 lbs with Look Keo 2 pedals, two plastic composite bottle cages, and a micro pump. It's a 1986 Specialized Allez SE built up with 2012 Tiagra/Sora off my daughter's road bike, a Profile carbon fork, and a set of Fulcrum Racing Quattro wheels. I definitely prefer this bike to my Masi Evolusione with full Ultegra, it rides so smooth.
@FreshDirtyWaterАй бұрын
I wonder if the size difference between front and back comes down to tire pressure. I've not measured my actual tire width, but I am thinking about some new ones for my late 80s road bike and facing the same "what size can I fit?" question. I don't think I can get 32s in mine though, maybe 28s.
@peterbedford2610Ай бұрын
Very nice bike. And only 21 lbs!! What handle bar bag is that? I need something similar on my road bike. Thanks
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Thank you Peter. The handlebar bag is a Roadrunner burrito bag.
@peterbedford2610Ай бұрын
Thanks. I have to admit that 25mm tires really do feel less resistant to compated to bigger tires. Kinda like you're gliding along the road.
@bengt_axleАй бұрын
I got those tires in a similar setup. Very light, low hysteresis, but the sidewall is very fragile. Fast and responsive, but definitely not for gravel. The 4000s tended to be a little larger volume for the same size. But the sidewall was also stronger. What saddle do you have on that bike HWB?
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Thanks Bengt_axle The saddle is an older model Toupe in a size 155mm with Ti rails. Have you tried any of the Conti gravel tires?
@bengt_axle27 күн бұрын
@@Henrywildeberry I have not tried the Conti gravel tires as I don't have a gravel bike. :( But I'd like to have one made up with 650B rims (I'm 171 cm tall), which I could also use with 700C road tires, equipped with Campy disk brakes. Not so easy to find a builder willing to do rim brakes today, and I'm still wondering whether 650B is a good wheel choice, or whether the tire choice will be too restrictive. Do you think 650B will disappear from the market, like rim brakes did?
@Henrywildeberry27 күн бұрын
@@bengt_axle I can't see it going away. 650b/27.5 has been around for a very long time. Plenty of people still like 26-inch. 27.5 (650b) is a great wheel/tire option. While 700c is quite popular, it's fairly heavy when you start putting wider tires on the bike. Even for tall riders like myself (72-inches), I like the ride character of 650b tires with 48-55mm. When you look at the math, the inertia more or less works out to be similar to a 700c road bike wheel/tire. That means it's light but with the advantage of wide tires and low rolling resistance. And because it's the same height overall to a 700c road bike tire the wind resistance is marginally equal even though it's wider. The spokes are shorter so you can run fewer spokes and have an equal strength wheel. There's a lot of other benefits too. For shorter riders it can help in better frame design. 29er works well or tall riders or bicycles with suspension because the frames are longer and the rake is slacker. This allows the bike designer to use a bigger tire without toe-overlap, nor excessively long top tubes. However, with steeper HTA's and normal top tube lengths on drop bar bikes it becomes increasingly difficult to get good overall handling with big wheels. You can run a longer top tube, but then you have to shorten the stem. 650b also allows you to have wider more comfortable tires without crazy long chain stays. Some people praise the long chain stay, but there is a point where it's too long. If you want to ride single track trails super long chain stays and long wheel bases with big tires are harder to turn in tight switch backs. I think 650b is great and offers options for different folks.
@bengt_axle27 күн бұрын
@@Henrywildeberry You point out exactly the reasons for me wanting 650B. I'd rather have a fat tire in the front than a suspension gizmo. I'd like to moreover design a gravel/travel bike, in steel or Ti where one bike can be road and gravel depending on the wheelset (700CX28 for road, 650BX47 for gravel). The compromise would be that one bike would be good on gravel roads (not single track) but also be a good climber, due to its short (e.g. 420mm) stays and low gearing. Thanks for the opinion.
@simant5361Ай бұрын
Henry, i like your priorities. New tyres over a new shirt👍
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
It's a cost cutting measure to keep the channel going.
@ecvent0rАй бұрын
The ripped T-shirt though 😅
@felixjackson2670Ай бұрын
Lovely bikes. Have been using Conti. Grand Prix tyres this past couple years. Roads here in Donegal that I like riding are pretty rough,twisty,minor roads in the hills and the 5000’s tend to cut easily. The tyre size thing is pretty overlooked in my opinion. Depending on rim,pressure and choice of tyre 23..25..28 tyres can all come out almost the same. Many years ago I liked the green wall Michelin race tyres and after a few months expanded 3 or 4 mm. Recently looking to find the ‘perfect’ tyres for my Bob Jackson 653 steel-Campag record road bike 28 were just too big and Conti.25’s had plenty of space,so I bought some Specialized 26 mm race tyres….they measured out at 24mm😬
@PrabuddhaDasGupta1966Ай бұрын
I ride mostly steel. A friend of mine builds steel frames and he had built a multi speed and a single speed frame for me. On both, I'm running 32mm tires, GP5000's on the fixed gear, and Rene Herse Stampede pass on the road bike. I had started off with 25mm tires about 10 years back, and have slowly moved to wider tires. Soft and light tires really transform the ride.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
A hand built steel frame with handmade tires is possibly the greatest contribution of mankind. Platitudes aside, since first trying out light wide tires on a stiffer frame, I've slowly been searching for the perfect combination of frame stiffness and tire volume. It's become part of my passion. For me, I missed the glory days of road cycling, so it's fun to go back and dig through the archives, if you will, of cycling tech and see what happens when you mix together the old with the new.
@truthseeker8483Ай бұрын
Use TPU tubes.....you won't have to fix flats so often.....
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't used TPU tubes, will regular patches work on them or is there a special patch you have to buy?
@rollinrat4850Ай бұрын
I like the ride of latex, but you need to handle them quite carefully and let all the air out of your tires after every ride. Not a big deal with an air compressor. Fat tubulars like Clement Del Mondos spoiled me for life!
@ScottCopeland-yh9lm24 күн бұрын
@@Henrywildeberryregular patches won’t work but the ride quality is like tubeless and they are super light.
@toddmcdonoughАй бұрын
I just purchased a vintage steel road frameset to replace my crashed Marin. Bottecchia Columbus EL. Let the parts collection begin.
@sempi8159Ай бұрын
It really sucks that they havethose shitty threaded bbs. Otherwise i would definitely get one
@jed7644Ай бұрын
That sure looked like a dial caliper to me, but what do I know about Californican lexiguisistics. SuperFastMatt uses “lathe” as a verb, so y’know … We can call it a left coast thing. Any decent vernier caliper should be good for quick & repeatable measurements down to a thousandths or so, a tenth of a mill being .0039” - call it 4. It’s a matter of a feel for the tool, or practice that can be accelerated with a set of gauge blocks if you’re so inclined. For us older guys the issue is being able to see the freakin’ things. Much like the slide rules that I cut my teeth on, though, actual verniers are more robust & reliably repeatable.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
You're probably right about the name. My dad was a machinist and he had all these fancy tools at home and measuring devices laying around in his workshop. I used to call them dial indicators. I'm not sure where I came up with that name, but it stuck for many years growing up. That's a quick reconversion reference. Thanks! I'm catching up with you. It's getting harder and harder for me to be able to read the ingredients list on packages. Thanks for the comment.
@zoufyj185Ай бұрын
I have sadly taken to carrying a $3 pair of reading glasses for long rides where I need to see the navigation on my Wahoo or assess the toxicity of convenience store snacks. Also, I need to find some riding partners where the mid-ride lathing out includes Vernier calipers vs dial gauges the true meaning of Pi, and the best pie as we lathe along.
@rollinrat4850Ай бұрын
Vernier calipers have a vernier measuring scale similar to analog micrometers. Theres a series of graduated lines you'd count and sort of add up. Dial or even digital Calipers are often commonly referred to as verniers, but technically they are not verniers, even though we'd know exactly what youre referring to. The OD measurements on decent quality calipers, (vernier, dial or digital) are accurate within one graduation (.001") IF you possess a consistent and practiced feel. Soft materials like rubber can be tricky. Any caliper's ID measurements are accurate within about .002". For smaller holes theyre less accurate. Many calipers also offer depth and step measurements. There are many much more accurate means of measurement than calipers. We also used programmable coordinate measuring machines with touch probes and optical measuring machines, like optical comparators. I was trained to use two different forms of measuring devices to ensure accurate, repeatable measurements. You also develop a feel for your own personal tools. I have my own micrometers calibrated just for my own light touch. When we make extremely accurate measurements, we're often doing it along with size standards called gage blocks aka 'joe blocks' or ring gages used for IDs. A 'standard' is what you'd use to officially calibrate a precision measuring instrument. I owned some Etalon dial calipers I bought used when I first started machining as an apprentice. I own way too many Swiss, German, US and Japanese made measuring instruments now. Some of them accurate to .00005". I'm retired and have 2 rollaways of expensive tools I need to start selling! Ive been riding hard for over 50 years. I was around machine shops, inspection and manufacturing for about 40. Even though I live in Wackofornia, Ive never heard of 'lathing along' !! Theres a beautiful Hardringe toolroom lathe (my pride and joy) near where I store all my bicycles.
@jed7644Ай бұрын
Lathing was actually a thing when plaster & lath walls were common. I’ve spent no less than 1,000 hrs per yr turning handles over the last 50, but didn’t become a lather until I had a home with old-timey walls to deal with. Ain’t _that_ a kick in the diction? Knowing how to read a vernier scale can be a handy skill that applies to simple & robust calipers, old-school micrometers with barrel verniers, height gauges & all manner of other completely analog slip-stick scales. Devices that use them don’t feature delicate gear trains for driving a needle, they never require batteries, & if the “display” fades away it’ll be safe to assume that you, your children & their children & grandchildren, & all of their many friends got good value from your small investment. Vernier calipers are like the downtube shifters of precision measurement.
@rollinrat485029 күн бұрын
@@jed7644 Good analogy. I love friction shifting. I make custom friction shifters for my rigs. Only way to go! So in your trade, what is lathing? I can use an 'old school' micrometer just as well as a digital one. I like mechanical tools without batteries to worry about. K. I. S. S. Haha, same as all my bicycles. E bikes are certain job security. I wrench in an overpriced shop for fun these days.
@BUY_YT_Views_665Ай бұрын
Who else is rethinking their life goals after this? 🤩
@Barry101erАй бұрын
A timely video for me-I was thinking of getting 28mms, to get a more supple ride, but clearances are tight with the 25mms I am running now. I think I will stay with 25mm but try something like a Panaracer Pasela as I am on a budget (I am running Gatorskins atm-early 90s steel frame).
@zoufyj185Ай бұрын
Suggestion: Michelin Pro4 in 25c measure out to 26mm on older 18mm rims (e.g., Mavic Open Pro) They wear a little faster than Gatorskins but the ride is so much nicer, and I've had very few flats over many years running them. Put the lighter Service Course version on the front and Endurance version with a little thicker tread on the rear, best of both worlds.
@Barry101erАй бұрын
@@zoufyj185 Thank you!
@zoufyj185Ай бұрын
That 80s Colnago is beautiful and iconic, especially in a pink fade! As much as I love the classic Italians, my own 80's muse has a proud, local, Bay Area-centric theme and it's exactly the same weight. 1987 56cm Albert Eisentraut (Oakland), Avocet triple crank and saddle (Palo Alto), vintage Ritchey quill stem and handlebar (Menlo Park), 8 speed Suntour Superbe derailleurs and shifters, SPacenti/Wheelsmith wheels (Santa Cruz and Mountain View) Crank Brothers Quattro road pedals (not Bay Area, but Laguna Beach) Conti 5000 32c tires measure out to 31mm and fit just fine under single pivot, Superbe Pro "hidden spring" calipers (Koolstop pads are from Oregon, but I'll take them!). Italy has the best pizza, but we have the best burritos, California dreaming, 80s style!
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Incredible, and even after 40 years these bikes still keep up with the best of them! What a parts list you have there. Nice work. I agree the burritos plus chips & salsa here are triumphantly supreme! Thanks for leaving a comment!
@aq7705Ай бұрын
Ms cools is so cool. a nice person is rare these days
@kccauldron6411Ай бұрын
Love seeing these bikes in action!
@doncompton9453Ай бұрын
I have found that my Continental 5000's in both tubed and tubeless stretch. After a few miles the tires seem to stretch to the advertised size.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
That's good to hear. I think these will plump up a bit more, and when I get the new rims built into a wheel set that'll help too.
@virgilfulton4426Ай бұрын
Pre 1986 (and 86)... weight includes the pedals. Post 1986... no pedals in the weight. Not a rule; just a suggestion.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
We'll callout 21lbs then 🤝
@markyoung950Ай бұрын
I have a Michelin tire that is marked 25 mm but it is actually 28mm. At work we have had 2 tires the same model and specifications and one rubbed the frame and the other did not. There is manufacturing tolerances. I have used pink bike wash as a tire-rim lubricant. Then I found out that the wash is full of salt. I have dial calipers from QBP and they might be accurate to a 1/10 of a mm
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
I think with wider rims these tires will stretch beyond the 28mm. 1/10mm is good enough for tire measurement. I just wanted to vernier caliper flex for the audience 💪
@larry7463Ай бұрын
Great video. I enjoyed it so much.
@BubbleGum-s5cАй бұрын
Gorgeous trip in such a quiet natural setting. I worry, though, that w/o an occasional bike bell, you may surprise a cougar.
@kenblair2538Ай бұрын
Wow ! love the water crossing. KB
@BrownPeterAnthonyАй бұрын
At 65yrs, I hate the downtube shifters and prefer fitting mtb friction shifters on the horizional on the drop bars. still use the brakes and able to change gears without taking a hand off the bars.
@Gravel-CultАй бұрын
Kudos to Ms. Cools. She have improved in leaps and bounds. I remember the early videos where she used to ride her brakes heavily. She is more comfortable letting her bike run now in the single track. She is going to be kick ass mountain biker yet!!!!
@bonus5512Ай бұрын
She HAS improved...
@TinaiduncanАй бұрын
oh i need to do this!
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
You'll enjoy it!
@michaelavichАй бұрын
Dreamy!
@y9artАй бұрын
Bravo Ms. Cools, lengthy ride in the forest without much room for error. as a matter of interest was that Henry's bike you were using ?
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
No, she was riding her bike. We did a video on it. It’s a wide tire drop bar bike. I call it a dirt road touring bike, but some people liken it to a drop bar mountain bike.
@philipsmith7662Ай бұрын
What a spellbinding place and a superb film of the ride.I shall watch this one again and again. Thank you so much.
@cujomtb250Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful and shady singletrack. Looks like Ms. Cools new bike is doing great on those trails.
@Real_Vegan_ShitАй бұрын
love it!
@EllasPOSEiDONАй бұрын
Actually they are rigjt when they say that. Its easier to produce longer sompression plug than to push the bike sector to create stronger steerer tubes or to go back to magnesium tubes with star nuts for every bike type.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
If that was true, the manufacturer of the fork would need to provide the appropriately sized compression plug to ensure the steerer is properly reinforced. That's not what is currently happening. Some people are swapping out their shorter compression plugs, for longer ones, hoping it will help to make the fork stronger. Do you see the multitude of problems here? What if someone needs to get a new compression plug and buys one from the local bike shop. Could you imagine the risk?
@jsntym84Ай бұрын
It was a beautiful ride and a great couple; thanks for sharing!
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@markyoung950Ай бұрын
Holy cinematography
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
Thank you!
@markyoung950Ай бұрын
How hot is it getting? June 5th it was about 75F today
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
We're in a heat spell at the moment. It's been in the 90's this week. We're in a series of micro climates here where the coast can be in the low 70's and just a few miles inland it can get into the mid 90's.
@PrabuddhaDasGupta1966Ай бұрын
Apple's and oranges. Where I live and ride, and where you just rode. This is so absolutely serene.
@HenrywildeberryАй бұрын
We're very fortunate to live close to very nice trail riding.
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Wait, I've been pronouncing Cinelli as sin-ellie my whole life. Have I been saying it wrong? Is it chin-ellie??
Did you ride out to the Mission?
I think people need to vote with their wallet. If they don't buy fragile gimmicks the product lines will disappear, just like all the useful things that disappeared when people flogged to the next shiny thing and left them behind.
Great series! Recently discovered your channel and going through your videos. Btw, has anyone told you you remind them of Edward Norton? or am I crazy?
Take it off any sweet jumps
Rivendell or Fitz?
So when are you going to marry the most wonderful woman in the world?
thank you so much
wow, too much chat, too much information, just get to the point
Bravo pour votre voyage 😅
Bravo et merci ❤
Well thank you for this video or like idea since lever shifters are so damn expensive hahaha. Gonna do this with my rb right now.
Paul looks like Paul McCartney 😅
Rear tire carries more weight so that could explain why it stretches a bit more than front. Just an assumption.
i have a bike extry like that one, an orange giant, 2.125 by 26
My neo-retro build weighs 23.5 lbs with Look Keo 2 pedals, two plastic composite bottle cages, and a micro pump. It's a 1986 Specialized Allez SE built up with 2012 Tiagra/Sora off my daughter's road bike, a Profile carbon fork, and a set of Fulcrum Racing Quattro wheels. I definitely prefer this bike to my Masi Evolusione with full Ultegra, it rides so smooth.
I wonder if the size difference between front and back comes down to tire pressure. I've not measured my actual tire width, but I am thinking about some new ones for my late 80s road bike and facing the same "what size can I fit?" question. I don't think I can get 32s in mine though, maybe 28s.
Very nice bike. And only 21 lbs!! What handle bar bag is that? I need something similar on my road bike. Thanks
Thank you Peter. The handlebar bag is a Roadrunner burrito bag.
Thanks. I have to admit that 25mm tires really do feel less resistant to compated to bigger tires. Kinda like you're gliding along the road.
I got those tires in a similar setup. Very light, low hysteresis, but the sidewall is very fragile. Fast and responsive, but definitely not for gravel. The 4000s tended to be a little larger volume for the same size. But the sidewall was also stronger. What saddle do you have on that bike HWB?
Thanks Bengt_axle The saddle is an older model Toupe in a size 155mm with Ti rails. Have you tried any of the Conti gravel tires?
@@Henrywildeberry I have not tried the Conti gravel tires as I don't have a gravel bike. :( But I'd like to have one made up with 650B rims (I'm 171 cm tall), which I could also use with 700C road tires, equipped with Campy disk brakes. Not so easy to find a builder willing to do rim brakes today, and I'm still wondering whether 650B is a good wheel choice, or whether the tire choice will be too restrictive. Do you think 650B will disappear from the market, like rim brakes did?
@@bengt_axle I can't see it going away. 650b/27.5 has been around for a very long time. Plenty of people still like 26-inch. 27.5 (650b) is a great wheel/tire option. While 700c is quite popular, it's fairly heavy when you start putting wider tires on the bike. Even for tall riders like myself (72-inches), I like the ride character of 650b tires with 48-55mm. When you look at the math, the inertia more or less works out to be similar to a 700c road bike wheel/tire. That means it's light but with the advantage of wide tires and low rolling resistance. And because it's the same height overall to a 700c road bike tire the wind resistance is marginally equal even though it's wider. The spokes are shorter so you can run fewer spokes and have an equal strength wheel. There's a lot of other benefits too. For shorter riders it can help in better frame design. 29er works well or tall riders or bicycles with suspension because the frames are longer and the rake is slacker. This allows the bike designer to use a bigger tire without toe-overlap, nor excessively long top tubes. However, with steeper HTA's and normal top tube lengths on drop bar bikes it becomes increasingly difficult to get good overall handling with big wheels. You can run a longer top tube, but then you have to shorten the stem. 650b also allows you to have wider more comfortable tires without crazy long chain stays. Some people praise the long chain stay, but there is a point where it's too long. If you want to ride single track trails super long chain stays and long wheel bases with big tires are harder to turn in tight switch backs. I think 650b is great and offers options for different folks.
@@Henrywildeberry You point out exactly the reasons for me wanting 650B. I'd rather have a fat tire in the front than a suspension gizmo. I'd like to moreover design a gravel/travel bike, in steel or Ti where one bike can be road and gravel depending on the wheelset (700CX28 for road, 650BX47 for gravel). The compromise would be that one bike would be good on gravel roads (not single track) but also be a good climber, due to its short (e.g. 420mm) stays and low gearing. Thanks for the opinion.
Henry, i like your priorities. New tyres over a new shirt👍
It's a cost cutting measure to keep the channel going.
The ripped T-shirt though 😅
Lovely bikes. Have been using Conti. Grand Prix tyres this past couple years. Roads here in Donegal that I like riding are pretty rough,twisty,minor roads in the hills and the 5000’s tend to cut easily. The tyre size thing is pretty overlooked in my opinion. Depending on rim,pressure and choice of tyre 23..25..28 tyres can all come out almost the same. Many years ago I liked the green wall Michelin race tyres and after a few months expanded 3 or 4 mm. Recently looking to find the ‘perfect’ tyres for my Bob Jackson 653 steel-Campag record road bike 28 were just too big and Conti.25’s had plenty of space,so I bought some Specialized 26 mm race tyres….they measured out at 24mm😬
I ride mostly steel. A friend of mine builds steel frames and he had built a multi speed and a single speed frame for me. On both, I'm running 32mm tires, GP5000's on the fixed gear, and Rene Herse Stampede pass on the road bike. I had started off with 25mm tires about 10 years back, and have slowly moved to wider tires. Soft and light tires really transform the ride.
A hand built steel frame with handmade tires is possibly the greatest contribution of mankind. Platitudes aside, since first trying out light wide tires on a stiffer frame, I've slowly been searching for the perfect combination of frame stiffness and tire volume. It's become part of my passion. For me, I missed the glory days of road cycling, so it's fun to go back and dig through the archives, if you will, of cycling tech and see what happens when you mix together the old with the new.
Use TPU tubes.....you won't have to fix flats so often.....
Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't used TPU tubes, will regular patches work on them or is there a special patch you have to buy?
I like the ride of latex, but you need to handle them quite carefully and let all the air out of your tires after every ride. Not a big deal with an air compressor. Fat tubulars like Clement Del Mondos spoiled me for life!
@@Henrywildeberryregular patches won’t work but the ride quality is like tubeless and they are super light.
I just purchased a vintage steel road frameset to replace my crashed Marin. Bottecchia Columbus EL. Let the parts collection begin.
It really sucks that they havethose shitty threaded bbs. Otherwise i would definitely get one
That sure looked like a dial caliper to me, but what do I know about Californican lexiguisistics. SuperFastMatt uses “lathe” as a verb, so y’know … We can call it a left coast thing. Any decent vernier caliper should be good for quick & repeatable measurements down to a thousandths or so, a tenth of a mill being .0039” - call it 4. It’s a matter of a feel for the tool, or practice that can be accelerated with a set of gauge blocks if you’re so inclined. For us older guys the issue is being able to see the freakin’ things. Much like the slide rules that I cut my teeth on, though, actual verniers are more robust & reliably repeatable.
You're probably right about the name. My dad was a machinist and he had all these fancy tools at home and measuring devices laying around in his workshop. I used to call them dial indicators. I'm not sure where I came up with that name, but it stuck for many years growing up. That's a quick reconversion reference. Thanks! I'm catching up with you. It's getting harder and harder for me to be able to read the ingredients list on packages. Thanks for the comment.
I have sadly taken to carrying a $3 pair of reading glasses for long rides where I need to see the navigation on my Wahoo or assess the toxicity of convenience store snacks. Also, I need to find some riding partners where the mid-ride lathing out includes Vernier calipers vs dial gauges the true meaning of Pi, and the best pie as we lathe along.
Vernier calipers have a vernier measuring scale similar to analog micrometers. Theres a series of graduated lines you'd count and sort of add up. Dial or even digital Calipers are often commonly referred to as verniers, but technically they are not verniers, even though we'd know exactly what youre referring to. The OD measurements on decent quality calipers, (vernier, dial or digital) are accurate within one graduation (.001") IF you possess a consistent and practiced feel. Soft materials like rubber can be tricky. Any caliper's ID measurements are accurate within about .002". For smaller holes theyre less accurate. Many calipers also offer depth and step measurements. There are many much more accurate means of measurement than calipers. We also used programmable coordinate measuring machines with touch probes and optical measuring machines, like optical comparators. I was trained to use two different forms of measuring devices to ensure accurate, repeatable measurements. You also develop a feel for your own personal tools. I have my own micrometers calibrated just for my own light touch. When we make extremely accurate measurements, we're often doing it along with size standards called gage blocks aka 'joe blocks' or ring gages used for IDs. A 'standard' is what you'd use to officially calibrate a precision measuring instrument. I owned some Etalon dial calipers I bought used when I first started machining as an apprentice. I own way too many Swiss, German, US and Japanese made measuring instruments now. Some of them accurate to .00005". I'm retired and have 2 rollaways of expensive tools I need to start selling! Ive been riding hard for over 50 years. I was around machine shops, inspection and manufacturing for about 40. Even though I live in Wackofornia, Ive never heard of 'lathing along' !! Theres a beautiful Hardringe toolroom lathe (my pride and joy) near where I store all my bicycles.
Lathing was actually a thing when plaster & lath walls were common. I’ve spent no less than 1,000 hrs per yr turning handles over the last 50, but didn’t become a lather until I had a home with old-timey walls to deal with. Ain’t _that_ a kick in the diction? Knowing how to read a vernier scale can be a handy skill that applies to simple & robust calipers, old-school micrometers with barrel verniers, height gauges & all manner of other completely analog slip-stick scales. Devices that use them don’t feature delicate gear trains for driving a needle, they never require batteries, & if the “display” fades away it’ll be safe to assume that you, your children & their children & grandchildren, & all of their many friends got good value from your small investment. Vernier calipers are like the downtube shifters of precision measurement.
@@jed7644 Good analogy. I love friction shifting. I make custom friction shifters for my rigs. Only way to go! So in your trade, what is lathing? I can use an 'old school' micrometer just as well as a digital one. I like mechanical tools without batteries to worry about. K. I. S. S. Haha, same as all my bicycles. E bikes are certain job security. I wrench in an overpriced shop for fun these days.
Who else is rethinking their life goals after this? 🤩
A timely video for me-I was thinking of getting 28mms, to get a more supple ride, but clearances are tight with the 25mms I am running now. I think I will stay with 25mm but try something like a Panaracer Pasela as I am on a budget (I am running Gatorskins atm-early 90s steel frame).
Suggestion: Michelin Pro4 in 25c measure out to 26mm on older 18mm rims (e.g., Mavic Open Pro) They wear a little faster than Gatorskins but the ride is so much nicer, and I've had very few flats over many years running them. Put the lighter Service Course version on the front and Endurance version with a little thicker tread on the rear, best of both worlds.
@@zoufyj185 Thank you!
That 80s Colnago is beautiful and iconic, especially in a pink fade! As much as I love the classic Italians, my own 80's muse has a proud, local, Bay Area-centric theme and it's exactly the same weight. 1987 56cm Albert Eisentraut (Oakland), Avocet triple crank and saddle (Palo Alto), vintage Ritchey quill stem and handlebar (Menlo Park), 8 speed Suntour Superbe derailleurs and shifters, SPacenti/Wheelsmith wheels (Santa Cruz and Mountain View) Crank Brothers Quattro road pedals (not Bay Area, but Laguna Beach) Conti 5000 32c tires measure out to 31mm and fit just fine under single pivot, Superbe Pro "hidden spring" calipers (Koolstop pads are from Oregon, but I'll take them!). Italy has the best pizza, but we have the best burritos, California dreaming, 80s style!
Incredible, and even after 40 years these bikes still keep up with the best of them! What a parts list you have there. Nice work. I agree the burritos plus chips & salsa here are triumphantly supreme! Thanks for leaving a comment!
Ms cools is so cool. a nice person is rare these days
Love seeing these bikes in action!
I have found that my Continental 5000's in both tubed and tubeless stretch. After a few miles the tires seem to stretch to the advertised size.
That's good to hear. I think these will plump up a bit more, and when I get the new rims built into a wheel set that'll help too.
Pre 1986 (and 86)... weight includes the pedals. Post 1986... no pedals in the weight. Not a rule; just a suggestion.
We'll callout 21lbs then 🤝
I have a Michelin tire that is marked 25 mm but it is actually 28mm. At work we have had 2 tires the same model and specifications and one rubbed the frame and the other did not. There is manufacturing tolerances. I have used pink bike wash as a tire-rim lubricant. Then I found out that the wash is full of salt. I have dial calipers from QBP and they might be accurate to a 1/10 of a mm
I think with wider rims these tires will stretch beyond the 28mm. 1/10mm is good enough for tire measurement. I just wanted to vernier caliper flex for the audience 💪
Great video. I enjoyed it so much.
Gorgeous trip in such a quiet natural setting. I worry, though, that w/o an occasional bike bell, you may surprise a cougar.
Wow ! love the water crossing. KB
At 65yrs, I hate the downtube shifters and prefer fitting mtb friction shifters on the horizional on the drop bars. still use the brakes and able to change gears without taking a hand off the bars.
Kudos to Ms. Cools. She have improved in leaps and bounds. I remember the early videos where she used to ride her brakes heavily. She is more comfortable letting her bike run now in the single track. She is going to be kick ass mountain biker yet!!!!
She HAS improved...
oh i need to do this!
You'll enjoy it!
Dreamy!
Bravo Ms. Cools, lengthy ride in the forest without much room for error. as a matter of interest was that Henry's bike you were using ?
No, she was riding her bike. We did a video on it. It’s a wide tire drop bar bike. I call it a dirt road touring bike, but some people liken it to a drop bar mountain bike.
What a spellbinding place and a superb film of the ride.I shall watch this one again and again. Thank you so much.
Such a beautiful and shady singletrack. Looks like Ms. Cools new bike is doing great on those trails.
love it!
Actually they are rigjt when they say that. Its easier to produce longer sompression plug than to push the bike sector to create stronger steerer tubes or to go back to magnesium tubes with star nuts for every bike type.
If that was true, the manufacturer of the fork would need to provide the appropriately sized compression plug to ensure the steerer is properly reinforced. That's not what is currently happening. Some people are swapping out their shorter compression plugs, for longer ones, hoping it will help to make the fork stronger. Do you see the multitude of problems here? What if someone needs to get a new compression plug and buys one from the local bike shop. Could you imagine the risk?
It was a beautiful ride and a great couple; thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Holy cinematography
Thank you!
How hot is it getting? June 5th it was about 75F today
We're in a heat spell at the moment. It's been in the 90's this week. We're in a series of micro climates here where the coast can be in the low 70's and just a few miles inland it can get into the mid 90's.
Apple's and oranges. Where I live and ride, and where you just rode. This is so absolutely serene.
We're very fortunate to live close to very nice trail riding.