Shimano Nexus 7 Hub SG-7C18 Lock Ring Problem

I had a flat on my rear wheel. My bicycle is equipped with Shimano Nexus SG-7C18 7-speed coaster brake and in order to change a tube you need to remove both the chain and the internal Nexus 7 hub cassette joint. That part seemed easy to do, but the trouble came when I tried to [...]

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July 30, 2012 at 13:02 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: 3 Comments ::

Cycle The World (You Will, Guys, You Will!)

I received a message from my friends in Vienna about a German couple that is on their way around the world… on bike. They asked me, if I would be able to host them in Bratislava. Am I able to host somebody cycling around the world? That’s a courage I like, so definitely: yes! Andreas [...]

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March 31, 2011 at 23:40 :: Filed under Musings :: [*] :: 1 Comment ::

Retrofitting Bike Light (Old Dynamo Bulb to a Battery LED)

My friend teased me to retrofit a headlight on my old bicycle, so I accepted the challenge. After spending few bucks on small soldering iron, custom switch and a new ultrabright LED flashlight, I started to work on it. First, dismantling the whole thing, picking out a bulb and other small items included in the [...]

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March 1, 2011 at 20:48 :: Filed under Musings :: [*] :: 4 Comments ::

First Critical Mass in Bratislava

The very first Critical Mass in Bratislava took place on April 30, 2010 in Friday’s Bratislava streets. Although, there were some bicycle crowd’s rides before, this was the first official Critical Mass taking place in Bratislava. We rode something more than 12 kilometres in rather free streets (most of the commuters had already left the [...]

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May 1, 2010 at 22:24 :: Filed under Musings :: [*] :: No Comments ::

Bratislava – A City Hostile To Cyclists

I live in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. I am an active urban cyclist. And that equals to being a weirdo, here. Bratislava is one hell of a city hostile to the urban cyclists. It offers few recreational cycling paths by the Danube river and then few more mountain paths, but almost none urban cycling [...]

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April 26, 2010 at 22:25 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: 1 Comment ::