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    New to cycling. I have an older road bike....?

    a shifter isn;t going to make you any faster even if you save 10 lbs of weight, that would be about 5% faster so instead of going 8 mph, you could go 8.4 right very fast and you would be going slightly slower downhill too, as someone else said wait you go 16 miles in 35 minutes with hills...
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    What is the arm crank thread details and diameter on the typical bike? ie.

    why? are you going to turn one on a lathe? just go to the bike store wle
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    My road bike's derailer punctured the frame, help!?

    doesn;t really make sense how can shifting gears destroy the frame? what is 'puncturing' a frame? does it have a hole? where? wle
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    How long would it take me to bike somewhere, if it takes me 41 minutes to wlak there?

    13.667 minutes wle
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    How to tell bicycle tyre size?

    25c means 25 cm wide 700c is the name of the size this specifies the diameter but it;s not necessarily 700 of anything 700c is just a name wle.
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    Track bicycle question..are they good for cruising, and/or getting around the city,

    no don't get a track bike unless you ride on a track elementary regardless of current idiotic fashion wle.
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    Is this too old for a used bicycle?

    it;s not too old - it;s too expensive should be about 150-175 at most wle
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    how many calories do you burn (approximately) on a 15 mile bike ride?

    15*35=525 rough guess wle.
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    Would it be feasible to create a bicycle "trunk"?

    milk crate, rack, bungee cord wle
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    How much faster is biking than walking?

    3 miles you will be a slow rider 8 mph 23 minutes wle
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    What's the deal about fixed geared bikes?

    for tricks, and short, flat trips - maybe for regular road riding, sure, they are slower and more dangerous but go ahead wle
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    ok what is the best sizes for sprokects on a bicycle?

    why are you asking? it;s pretty hard, as well as pointless, to end up with small ones on the front and bigger ones on the back, so why ask that? wle.
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    My friend and I are starting a bike tune- up buisness any suggestions?

    should be very lucrative since a 'tuneup' on a properly operating bike is basically nothing just test ride and collect the money wle.
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    is riding a bike gonna help me loose weight?

    114 miles per pound more if you eat to make up the calorie loss wle.
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    How do I remove a bicycle chain?

    yep hacksaw twist apart with a screwdriver cold chisel you will need a chain tool though to assemble your new chain as well as removing links to make it the right length they are only about $15 [[though some chains don;t require one for assemble/reassembly [like SRAM chains], you will need...
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    what are the best kind of shoes to wear with single gate clip pedals on

    what is a single gate pedal? with really old pedals, the shoes had a wooden block near the toe, that hooked over the cleat wle.
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    What's the name for this tool to fix a bicycle...?

    cone wrench $3-8 wle.
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    What's the name for this tool to fix a bicycle...?

    cone wrench $3-8 wle.
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    what are the best kind of shoes to wear with single gate clip pedals on vintage

    what is a single gate pedal? with really old pedals, the shoes had a wooden block near the toe, that hooked over the cleat wle.
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    Are Electric (Battery Powered) Bicycles Pedal assisted or Completely powered by

    i think any of them are capable of unassisted riding the range and speeds are reduced though wle.
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