• Today's Ride

    From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 13:28:31 2026
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    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
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    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Mark J cleary@mcleary08@comcast.net to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 13:56:32 2026
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    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to slip no way.
    --
    Deacon Mark
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  • From Mark J cleary@mcleary08@comcast.net to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 13:59:25 2026
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    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    Today's ride inside actually pretty good other that outright pure
    maximum power I close to pre-crash status/

    https://ridewithgps.com/trips/358903745
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    Deacon Mark
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 14:03:43 2026
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    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 20:50:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow wasnrCOt too bad but didnrCOt like ice ridges much, though was with reason rideable.

    IrCOd expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the
    rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be fairly unbothered by such weather which isnrCOt common in the south of the
    UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though,
    mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman

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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 15:02:34 2026
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    On 1/1/2026 2:50 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow wasnrCOt too bad but didnrCOt like ice ridges much, though was with reason rideable.

    IrCOd expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be fairly unbothered by such weather which isnrCOt common in the south of the UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though, mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman


    Photo update just received from Camera Two: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/ny26c.jpg
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 21:09:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 2:50 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow
    wasnrCOt too bad but didnrCOt like ice ridges much, though was with reason >> rideable.

    IrCOd expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the
    rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the >> such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is >> less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be >> fairly unbothered by such weather which isnrCOt common in the south of the >> UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 >> maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though,
    mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman


    Photo update just received from Camera Two: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/ny26c.jpg


    Looks fun, I do like snow though if places arenrCOt set up for it can be challenging, london as it rarely snows now, has little infrastructure to
    deal with it!

    Roger Merriman

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 21:32:41 2026
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    On Thu Jan 1 13:28:31 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    I notice that you sell a pretty complete set of cranks with tapered square BB's. If buyers know that the taper on Shimano and Campy are different and order the correct parts, the tapered square cranks perform better than the present version built for lightness and without the BB friction of the present Shimano cranksets. If instead of square taper you use ISIS connections the weight difference is negligable and BB friction almost nonexistant.
    I agree with you that caged rollers are better than sealed bearings since they are much more tolerant of imperfections in the steering tube or steering shaft on the fork.
    While professional racers ask for and get the lightest high perfrmance bikes possible, metal bikes are far more reliable and are not nearly as dangerous as the superlights. I am often paased on the local bike paths by people who fancy themselves racers. In general I never rode like that except when I got tired of the group leaders taking off and they needed to be shown that other people could ride that fast but preferred not to.
    Specialized is discovering that a part of their market want to ride fast but do not have the strength to so so and have broken in to the E-bike market in a strong move to take that market over.
    But I will remain with standard bikes and slower speeds. Next Spring I will attempt to do the same longer rides I used to do and see if my heart can take it. I think it will if I'm careful and do not take the impossible routes I used to do. Moraga seems easy enough since there is only on place with a +12% grade and it is only 100 feet long.
    Norris Canyon isn't that steep but is harder because the climb is longer. Dublin Blvd. Is steep on one of its 4 rises and the ride out to Pleasanton can be taken slow enough that you can keep your heart rate down.
    My winter riding seldom drops to freezing and I have the gear to handle it though I need a new set of thermal tights.
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 15:36:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/1/2026 3:09 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 2:50 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow >>> wasnrCOt too bad but didnrCOt like ice ridges much, though was with reason >>> rideable.

    IrCOd expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the >>> rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the >>> such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is >>> less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be >>> fairly unbothered by such weather which isnrCOt common in the south of the >>> UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 >>> maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though, >>> mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman


    Photo update just received from Camera Two:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/ny26c.jpg


    Looks fun, I do like snow though if places arenrCOt set up for it can be challenging, london as it rarely snows now, has little infrastructure to
    deal with it!

    Roger Merriman



    uh, 14F is minus ten C to you.

    At 28F (-2C) it's much more fun.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 21:39:01 2026
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    On Thu Jan 1 15:02:34 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 2:50 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow wasn?t too bad but didn?t like ice ridges much, though was with reason rideable.

    I?d expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be fairly unbothered by such weather which isn?t common in the south of the UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though, mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman


    Photo update just received from Camera Two: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/ny26c.jpg
    Yikes!
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 15:42:38 2026
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    On 1/1/2026 3:32 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    On Thu Jan 1 13:28:31 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html




    I notice that you sell a pretty complete set of cranks with tapered square BB's. If buyers know that the taper on Shimano and Campy are different and order the correct parts, the tapered square cranks perform better than the present version built for lightness and without the BB friction of the present Shimano cranksets. If instead of square taper you use ISIS connections the weight difference is negligable and BB friction almost nonexistant.

    I agree with you that caged rollers are better than sealed bearings since they are much more tolerant of imperfections in the steering tube or steering shaft on the fork.

    While professional racers ask for and get the lightest high perfrmance bikes possible, metal bikes are far more reliable and are not nearly as dangerous as the superlights. I am often paased on the local bike paths by people who fancy themselves racers. In general I never rode like that except when I got tired of the group leaders taking off and they needed to be shown that other people could ride that fast but preferred not to.

    Specialized is discovering that a part of their market want to ride fast but do not have the strength to so so and have broken in to the E-bike market in a strong move to take that market over.

    But I will remain with standard bikes and slower speeds. Next Spring I will attempt to do the same longer rides I used to do and see if my heart can take it. I think it will if I'm careful and do not take the impossible routes I used to do. Moraga seems easy enough since there is only on place with a +12% grade and it is only 100 feet long.


    Norris Canyon isn't that steep but is harder because the climb is longer. Dublin Blvd. Is steep on one of its 4 rises and the ride out to Pleasanton can be taken slow enough that you can keep your heart rate down.

    My winter riding seldom drops to freezing and I have the gear to handle it though I need a new set of thermal tights.


    The range of "good equipment" is wide (as is the range of
    "crap", actually).

    The frame linked above is a salvage 1988 Kestrel, first
    owner's crack repaired after crash damage in 1993, no
    trouble since. That track crank is a 1966 Record, second
    owner, also last installed in 1993 and also forgettably
    dependable.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Jan 1 21:51:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 3:09 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 2:50 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to
    slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the
    2d photo has steel stud tires.

    Do remember the thrill of riding on snow/ice with 23/25mm clinchers snow >>>> wasnrCOt too bad but didnrCOt like ice ridges much, though was with reason >>>> rideable.

    IrCOd expect the old school roadie with its 28mm tyres to be similar, the >>>> rest of my bikes even the old MTB derived commuter are rather easier in the
    such conditions, be that having bigger contact patches and geometry that is
    less bothered, the non commuter bikes are quite a step up in ability to be >>>> fairly unbothered by such weather which isnrCOt common in the south of the >>>> UK.

    Temperature have fallen to more normal levels recently in uk, so seeing -1 >>>> maybe bit lower on the early morning commutes more frost than ice though, >>>> mind was ice in Wales over Christmas, in places.

    Roger Merriman


    Photo update just received from Camera Two:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/ny26c.jpg


    Looks fun, I do like snow though if places arenrCOt set up for it can be
    challenging, london as it rarely snows now, has little infrastructure to
    deal with it!

    Roger Merriman



    uh, 14F is minus ten C to you.

    At 28F (-2C) it's much more fun.

    Yup due to the size of the royal parks and some of the other large open
    areas in London, temperatures can and do drop to -6 or so, go out of the
    heat of a city particularly one as large as london and it will drop again.

    ThatrCOs not to say -10 isnrCOt colder than London but itrCOs within the temperature ranges that can occur. Though probably not central london!

    Roger Merriman

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  • From Ted Heise@theise@panix.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 15:12:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at that
    temp. How long were you out in it?

    I used to ride in the 30s (F) and sometimes in the 20s if no wind,
    but at 70 generally choose rollers in the garage if it's much
    below 40 F. I just cannot keep my hands warm enough. I put
    chemical hot packs under my toes, but can't get them to my fingers
    without mittens (and resuting loss of shifter control).
    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 09:42:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at that
    temp. How long were you out in it?

    I used to ride in the 30s (F) and sometimes in the 20s if no wind,
    but at 70 generally choose rollers in the garage if it's much
    below 40 F. I just cannot keep my hands warm enough. I put
    chemical hot packs under my toes, but can't get them to my fingers
    without mittens (and resuting loss of shifter control).


    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the
    most unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to me.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Catrike Ryder@Soloman@old.bikers.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 12:24:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:42:01 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at that
    temp. How long were you out in it?

    I used to ride in the 30s (F) and sometimes in the 20s if no wind,
    but at 70 generally choose rollers in the garage if it's much
    below 40 F. I just cannot keep my hands warm enough. I put
    chemical hot packs under my toes, but can't get them to my fingers
    without mittens (and resuting loss of shifter control).


    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the
    most unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to me.

    The pictures made me shiver.

    --
    C'est bon
    Soloman
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 21:17:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Thu Jan 1 15:42:38 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 3:32 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    On Thu Jan 1 13:28:31 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html




    I notice that you sell a pretty complete set of cranks with tapered square BB's. If buyers know that the taper on Shimano and Campy are different and order the correct parts, the tapered square cranks perform better than the present version built for lightness and without the BB friction of the present Shimano cranksets. If instead of square taper you use ISIS connections the weight difference is negligable and BB friction almost nonexistant.

    I agree with you that caged rollers are better than sealed bearings since they are much more tolerant of imperfections in the steering tube or steering shaft on the fork.

    While professional racers ask for and get the lightest high perfrmance bikes possible, metal bikes are far more reliable and are not nearly as dangerous as the superlights. I am often paased on the local bike paths by people who fancy themselves racers. In general I never rode like that except when I got tired of the group leaders taking off and they needed to be shown that other people could ride that fast but preferred not to.

    Specialized is discovering that a part of their market want to ride fast but do not have the strength to so so and have broken in to the E-bike market in a strong move to take that market over.

    But I will remain with standard bikes and slower speeds. Next Spring I will attempt to do the same longer rides I used to do and see if my heart can take it. I think it will if I'm careful and do not take the impossible routes I used to do. Moraga seems easy enough since there is only on place with a +12% grade and it is only 100 feet long.


    Norris Canyon isn't that steep but is harder because the climb is longer. Dublin Blvd. Is steep on one of its 4 rises and the ride out to Pleasanton can be taken slow enough that you can keep your heart rate down.

    My winter riding seldom drops to freezing and I have the gear to handle it though I need a new set of thermal tights.


    The range of "good equipment" is wide (as is the range of
    "crap", actually).

    The frame linked above is a salvage 1988 Kestrel, first
    owner's crack repaired after crash damage in 1993, no
    trouble since. That track crank is a 1966 Record, second
    owner, also last installed in 1993 and also forgettably
    dependable.
    There might have been some damage to the Kestrelo but most certainly not a broken tube which would be a very major job to repair if the repairman didn't suggest junking the frame. Breqaks in the heavy layup of Kestrels were fairly easily repaired with materials from my local "Plastics R Us".
    I have seen too many carbon fiber failures to trust them.
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 21:24:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri Jan 2 09:42:01 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at that
    temp. How long were you out in it?

    I used to ride in the 30s (F) and sometimes in the 20s if no wind,
    but at 70 generally choose rollers in the garage if it's much
    below 40 F. I just cannot keep my hands warm enough. I put
    chemical hot packs under my toes, but can't get them to my fingers
    without mittens (and resuting loss of shifter control).


    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the
    most unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to me.
    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd. As I turned onto the perfectly normal lookintg pavement I slid all the way across the road and caught traction of the far edge of a pretty wide lane. The road was in shadow at this point but that was the only time I was caught so off-guard.
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 15:28:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 3:17 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    On Thu Jan 1 15:42:38 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 3:32 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    On Thu Jan 1 13:28:31 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html




    I notice that you sell a pretty complete set of cranks with tapered square BB's. If buyers know that the taper on Shimano and Campy are different and order the correct parts, the tapered square cranks perform better than the present version built for lightness and without the BB friction of the present Shimano cranksets. If instead of square taper you use ISIS connections the weight difference is negligable and BB friction almost nonexistant.

    I agree with you that caged rollers are better than sealed bearings since they are much more tolerant of imperfections in the steering tube or steering shaft on the fork.

    While professional racers ask for and get the lightest high perfrmance bikes possible, metal bikes are far more reliable and are not nearly as dangerous as the superlights. I am often paased on the local bike paths by people who fancy themselves racers. In general I never rode like that except when I got tired of the group leaders taking off and they needed to be shown that other people could ride that fast but preferred not to.

    Specialized is discovering that a part of their market want to ride fast but do not have the strength to so so and have broken in to the E-bike market in a strong move to take that market over.

    But I will remain with standard bikes and slower speeds. Next Spring I will attempt to do the same longer rides I used to do and see if my heart can take it. I think it will if I'm careful and do not take the impossible routes I used to do. Moraga seems easy enough since there is only on place with a +12% grade and it is only 100 feet long.


    Norris Canyon isn't that steep but is harder because the climb is longer. Dublin Blvd. Is steep on one of its 4 rises and the ride out to Pleasanton can be taken slow enough that you can keep your heart rate down.

    My winter riding seldom drops to freezing and I have the gear to handle it though I need a new set of thermal tights.


    The range of "good equipment" is wide (as is the range of
    "crap", actually).

    The frame linked above is a salvage 1988 Kestrel, first
    owner's crack repaired after crash damage in 1993, no
    trouble since. That track crank is a 1966 Record, second
    owner, also last installed in 1993 and also forgettably
    dependable.




    There might have been some damage to the Kestrelo but most certainly not a broken tube which would be a very major job to repair if the repairman didn't suggest junking the frame. Breqaks in the heavy layup of Kestrels were fairly easily repaired with materials from my local "Plastics R Us".

    I have seen too many carbon fiber failures to trust them.

    It was split vertically on the head tube from a head on
    crash into a car. The rider lived, the car was disabled and
    had to be towed. Handlebar and fork were both in pieces.
    Rider was paid for his medical expenses, time and a new bike.

    I used a Devcon epoxy on the head tube and put a sticker
    over the repair.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28: <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Ted Heise@theise@panix.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 22:18:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:42:01 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at
    that temp. How long were you out in it?

    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the most
    unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to me.

    To the survivor go the spoils!

    How long were you out riding in the cold, an hour? Two? More?
    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 16:27:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 4:18 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:42:01 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at
    that temp. How long were you out in it?

    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the most
    unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to me.

    To the survivor go the spoils!

    How long were you out riding in the cold, an hour? Two? More?


    Loop around the village, 20~25 minutes. Given the
    temperature and road conditions that was quite enough.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 22:58:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28: <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=3dKOAK&hours=3d96&units=3denglish&chart=3don&headers=3don&obs=3dtabular&hourly=3dtrue>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.
    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 16:09:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland International Airport is only about 4 miles apart: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 08:28:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/1/2026 3:03 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the ice. I
    recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the 2d photo has steel
    stud tires.


    Even happens to the pros, this from Yesterdays UCI Zilvermeercross in
    in Mol Belgium.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTBRJCzjmNv/

    The last crash is Wout van Aert (in yellow) - broken right ankle - you
    can see the extreme angle it was bent to as he goes down.
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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 08:49:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 7:09 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland International Airport is only about 4 miles apart: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>


    According to https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=94570&tp=3, the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F.

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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 09:06:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/3/2026 7:28 AM, zen cycle wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 3:03 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have
    to slip no way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the
    ice. I recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in
    the 2d photo has steel stud tires.


    Even happens to the pros, this from Yesterdays UCI
    Zilvermeercross in in Mol Belgium.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTBRJCzjmNv/

    The last crash is Wout van Aert (in yellow) - broken right
    ankle - you can see the extreme angle it was bent to as he
    goes down.


    Ouch! That's a bad fall.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Ted Heise@theise@panix.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 15:44:38 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:27:47 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 4:18 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:42:01 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at
    that temp. How long were you out in it?

    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the
    most unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to
    me.

    To the survivor go the spoils!

    How long were you out riding in the cold, an hour? Two? More?

    Loop around the village, 20~25 minutes. Given the temperature
    and road conditions that was quite enough.

    Very sensible, Andrew. :)
    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 10:47:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/3/2026 10:06 AM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/3/2026 7:28 AM, zen cycle wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 3:03 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:56 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    On 1/1/2026 1:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html
    How do you ride without going over? The tires would have to slip no
    way.


    They did indeed, especially when crossing tire ruts in the ice. I
    recovered each time on 23mm tubulars. The guy in the 2d photo has
    steel stud tires.


    Even happens to the pros, this from Yesterdays UCI Zilvermeercross in
    in Mol Belgium.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTBRJCzjmNv/

    The last crash is Wout van Aert (in yellow) - broken right ankle - you
    can see the extreme angle it was bent to as he goes down.


    Ouch!-a That's a bad fall.


    And a pity since van Aert was riding what was arguably his best CX race
    so far this year. This will take many months to heal, but he should be
    ready for the spring classics.
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 10:18:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/3/2026 9:44 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:27:47 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 4:18 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:42:01 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 9:12 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
    On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:28:31 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    http://www.yellowjersey.org/ny26.html

    I've gotta hand it to you, Andrew. Kudos for getting out at
    that temp. How long were you out in it?

    Not the coldest New Year's Ride and with no wind not the
    most unpleasant either. Meh.

    https://www.yellowjersey.org/NYD.html

    It's become a mini tradition and since the original
    participants are all dead, the responsibility has fallen to
    me.

    To the survivor go the spoils!

    How long were you out riding in the cold, an hour? Two? More?

    Loop around the village, 20~25 minutes. Given the temperature
    and road conditions that was quite enough.

    Very sensible, Andrew. :)



    A fine example of a "show and go" ride. People who actually
    show up decide where to go.

    One New Year's at over 40 degrees a number of very fast
    riders showed up and dropped me at around 12 miles. They
    went on to a 20 mile turning point. I didn't.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 09:31:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 08:49:01 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 7:09 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>


    According to >https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=94570&tp=3, >the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F.

    Thanks. However, that is the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles
    away from Moraga Drive (near Tom's house). <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 18:01:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat Jan 3 08:49:01 2026 zen cycle wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 7:09 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=3dKOAK&hours=3d96&units=3denglish&chart=3don&headers=3don&obs=3dtabular&hourly=3dtrue>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland International Airport is only about 4 miles apart: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F =3d 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>


    According to https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=3d94570&tp=3d3,
    the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F.
    Why are both of your posting utter bullshit? That ASS Liebermann is telling us about the temperature difference between the Oakland Airport and my house (which by the way is always at least 2 degrees since I am not on the bay) and you are ignoring my posting and telling us the temperature in Morage which is in the Livermore Valley?
    While my memory is not that good and it may have been 2016 when I had the ice problem are you trying to say I didn't have an ice problem? You aren't even riding a bike anymore and you're telling me what I did and what happened on my ride?
    Do you have any idea what people are thinking about you? Although that is a rather mild turn in the road car crashes have occurred there regularly enough that they have put up signs saying "ICE". I had no worries since it was almost noon and well warmed up and yet there was still ice on the road. And the road appeared to be dry.
    By the way, Cull Canyon is continuously turns, WHY are there signs warning of ice on only one single turn?
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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 13:53:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/3/2026 12:31 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 08:49:01 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 7:09 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>


    According to
    https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=94570&tp=3, >> the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F.

    Thanks. However, that is the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles
    away from Moraga Drive (near Tom's house). <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>



    I was commenting on his claim that it was three years ago in the
    "oakland hills" and he "rode out to Moraga and back" - Im not sure since
    I don't live there but I would guess that the town of Moraga would
    qualify as the "oakland hills".
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 13:28:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 13:53:39 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/3/2026 12:31 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 08:49:01 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 7:09 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>


    According to
    https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=94570&tp=3, >>> the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F. >>
    Thanks. However, that is the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles
    away from Moraga Drive (near Tom's house).
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>



    I was commenting on his claim that it was three years ago in the
    "oakland hills" and he "rode out to Moraga and back" - Im not sure since
    I don't live there but I would guess that the town of Moraga would
    qualify as the "oakland hills".

    Tom added the "three years ago" part to give some credibility to his
    claims. The "three years ago" did not appear in Tom's original
    posting.

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd. As I turned onto the perfectly
    normal lookintg pavement I slid all the way across the road and caught
    traction of the far edge of a pretty wide lane. The road was in shadow
    at this point but that was the only time I was caught so off-guard."
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 4 14:53:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland
    hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously
    post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland International Airport is only about 4 miles apart: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesnrCOt seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much difference, not sure why herCOs attempting to make such an argument that Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    Rather warmer than AndrewrCOs ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish itrCOs more common in the Surrey Hills,
    40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted
    snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes
    than a week or so before!

    Roger Merriman

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 4 12:28:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 4 Jan 2026 14:53:39 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland
    hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously
    post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesnAt seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much >difference, not sure why heAs attempting to make such an argument that >Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    That's true if what you mean by "this year" is 2026. Today is only
    four days into 2026 and it's raining. I wouldn't expect much riding
    in the rain.

    Tom's Strava account at:
    <https://www.strava.com/athletes/27432450>
    shows his most recent ride on Dec 30, 2025. He seems to ride
    following a regular schedule of riding Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun.
    Looking back in Tom's Strava history, there are rides dating back to
    June 10, 2024. To obtain ride frequency by the day, I would need to
    extract it from the dates on the maps, which is too much work.

    Rather warmer than AndrewAs ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow >yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish itAs more common in the Surrey Hills,
    40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted >snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very >pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes
    than a week or so before!

    Roger Merriman
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 5 16:32:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat Jan 3 09:31:08 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    According to >https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=3d94570&tp=3d3,
    the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F.

    Thanks. However, that is the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles
    away from Moraga Drive (near Tom's house). <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    What does this have to do with what I posted? Do you just want to make noise? How far did you ride last year? It's OK if you post it in inches.
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 5 08:52:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:32:11 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Sat Jan 3 09:31:08 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    According to
    https://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/historical-weather.aspx?q=94570&tp=3,
    the last time the weather in Moraga went below freezing was 2016, at 31F. >>
    Thanks. However, that is the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles
    away from Moraga Drive (near Tom's house).
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>

    What does this have to do with what I posted? Do you just want to make noise? How far did you ride last year? It's OK if you post it in inches.

    You started on Jan 2 by claiming:
    "sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a ride out to
    Moraga and back".

    I replied with:
    "The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28: <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F."

    You then added some confusing rubbish:
    "I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland hills and you're
    showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is situated directly on
    and moderated by the bay?"

    I pointed out that you didn't specify is you rode from your house to
    Moraga Drive, your ride would have been 0.2 miles long. I cited the
    weather history for the Oakland airport, which is 4 miles away from
    your house and couldn't possibly have a 23F temperature difference due
    to the temperature being "moderated by the bay".

    I then posted:
    "...the town of Moraga CA, which is 15 miles away from Moraga Drive
    (near Tom's house).
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LyYGTf4on1C6L3a97>
    Tom's ride, on the morning of Jan 2, 2026, does not go anywhere near
    the town of Moraga, but does go past Moraga Drive: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>"

    Now Tom, it's your turn. If you don't know how to describe a ride,
    when you rode, where you rode, what was the temperature, and how to
    reply to a direct question, please do not expect me to do it for you.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 00:07:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat Jan 3 13:28:13 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    Tom added the "three years ago" part to give some credibility to his
    claims. The "three years ago" did not appear in Tom's original
    posting.

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd. As I turned onto the perfectly
    normal lookintg pavement I slid all the way across the road and caught traction of the far edge of a pretty wide lane. The road was in shadow
    at this point but that was the only time I was caught so off-guard."
    Tell us Liebermann, How do you get to Moraga on a bicycle without going through the Oakland hills? You really are disgusting. You've spent yopur entire life being a nobody and you want to convince people on this group that you're a somebody because you can look up things on Google. Avoiding the draft was popular when you were in college age so you trioed to be a somebody by draft evasion. No one gave a shit about you then either.
    Only you could talk about Moraga street in San Leandro when NO ONE mentioned that. Freezing temperatures occur OFTEN in the Oakland hills in shaded areas that never see the sun for most of winter. But what are you saying? That it didn't reach freezing temperatures in Moraga Street in San Leandro. What about Moraga Street in Charlotte, VA? You want to invent conversations that never occurred? Then I can too.
    One of these days you're going to die and no one is going to miss you. And when you meet your maker, see if you can bullshit your way past him?
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 00:30:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun Jan 4 14:53:39 2026 Roger Merriman wrote:
    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=3dKOAK&hours=3d96&units=3denglish&chart=3don&headers=3don&obs=3dtabular&hourly=3dtrue>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland
    hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously
    post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland International Airport is only about 4 miles apart: <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F =3d 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning: <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesn?t seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much difference, not sure why he?s attempting to make such an argument that Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    Rather warmer than Andrew?s ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish it?s more common in the Surrey Hills,
    40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes
    than a week or so before!
    Liebermann wants to imply that the temperature at OAK which is right on the bay is the temperature EVERYWHERE in the bay area. Remember I warned everyone that Covid-19 (which was nothing more than an influenza that most people didn't even know they were infected with) and that mRNA vaccines were EXTREMELY dangeous.
    Liebermann who is a nut case "fact checked" me telling everyone that I didn't know what I was talking about. The Japanese Study composed of almost the entire population of Japan showed that ONLY people who took the mRNA vaccinbe were the cohort who died, So anyone who listened to him have infected themselves with what is itself a deadly virus. You CANNOT undo this. You are in danger from side effect the rest of your life.
    I worked in medical instruments around hospitals my entire life and my warnings were on firm ground. Listening to Liebermann and taking that mRNA poison can kill you at any moment. But Liebermann HAD to pretend that he is the smartest man in the world and NO ONE knows anything better than him. The Doctor who invented mRNA said that it is a danger that cannot be made safe in any way. But Liebermann knew much better than he.
    What the world needs is more people like Liebermann to reduce the crowding.
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 00:34:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun Jan 4 12:28:56 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    That's true if what you mean by "this year" is 2026. Today is only
    four days into 2026 and it's raining. I wouldn't expect much riding
    in the rain.

    Tom's Strava account at:
    <https://www.strava.com/athletes/27432450>
    shows his most recent ride on Dec 30, 2025. He seems to ride
    following a regular schedule of riding Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun.
    Looking back in Tom's Strava history, there are rides dating back to
    June 10, 2024. To obtain ride frequency by the day, I would need to
    extract it from the dates on the maps, which is too much work.

    Liebermann, when are you going to stop pretending you know something?
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  • From John B.@jbslocomb@fictitious.site to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 17:24:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:30:46 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun Jan 4 14:53:39 2026 Roger Merriman wrote:
    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland >> >> hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously
    post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesn?t seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much
    difference, not sure why he?s attempting to make such an argument that
    Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    Rather warmer than Andrew?s ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow
    yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish it?s more common in the Surrey Hills, >> 40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted
    snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very >> pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes
    than a week or so before!




    Liebermann wants to imply that the temperature at OAK which is right on the bay is the temperature EVERYWHERE in the bay area. Remember I warned everyone that Covid-19 (which was nothing more than an influenza that most people didn't even know they were infected with) and that mRNA vaccines were EXTREMELY dangeous.

    Liebermann who is a nut case "fact checked" me telling everyone that I didn't know what I was talking about. The Japanese Study composed of almost the entire population of Japan showed that ONLY people who took the mRNA vaccinbe were the cohort who died, So anyone who listened to him have infected themselves with what is itself a deadly virus. You CANNOT undo this. You are in danger from side effect the rest of your life.

    https://publichealthcollaborative.org/alerts/hoax-news-site-claims-japan-is-investigating-millions-of-covid-19-vaccine-deaths/

    A website that publishes hoax news stories claimed that the government
    of Japan is investigating millions of deaths supposedly caused by
    COVID-19 vaccines. The post has been widely shared, including by
    several high-profile anti-vaccine figures...... there is no evidence
    of any investigation into COVID-19 vaccines by the Japanese government
    ....





    I worked in medical instruments around hospitals my entire life and my warnings were on firm ground. Listening to Liebermann and taking that mRNA poison can kill you at any moment. But Liebermann HAD to pretend that he is the smartest man in the world and NO ONE knows anything better than him. The Doctor who invented mRNA said that it is a danger that cannot be made safe in any way. But Liebermann knew much better than he.

    What the world needs is more people like Liebermann to reduce the crowding.
    --
    cheers,

    John B.

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 18:08:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:07:23 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Sat Jan 3 13:28:13 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    Tom added the "three years ago" part to give some credibility to his
    claims. The "three years ago" did not appear in Tom's original
    posting.

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd. As I turned onto the perfectly
    normal lookintg pavement I slid all the way across the road and caught
    traction of the far edge of a pretty wide lane. The road was in shadow
    at this point but that was the only time I was caught so off-guard."




    Tell us Liebermann, How do you get to Moraga on a bicycle without going through the Oakland hills?

    I asked you twice which Moraga you were talking about. Moraga Drive
    is 2 blocks from your house in San Leandro. The other Moraga is
    roughly north-east of the Oakland Hills. You never bothered to answer
    both times that I asked.

    Your ride through "Moraga" was on the morning of Jan 2, when the
    lowest temperature recorded neaby was 55F. That's 23F above freezing. <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    It's very convenient of you to mention the temperature on the day the weather.gov web site expired the Jan 2 data. You can find the
    temperature yourself and demonstrate that it was 32F or less.

    Also, Strava was nice enough to retain a copy of your Jan 2 ride (as I mentioned in a previous posting on Jan 2 afternoon). I also mentioned
    that you didn't go anywhere near the town of Maraga. Strangely, this
    data for your Jan 2 ride has disappeared from the Strava web site. <https://www.strava.com/athletes/27432450>
    That's really convenient.

    Only you could talk about Moraga street in San Leandro when NO ONE mentioned that.

    It's Moraga Drive, not street. I mentioned it previously, twice.
    Please don't tell my you failed to read what I wrote. That excuse has
    failed every time you've tried using it. It's your way of attracting attention.

    Freezing temperatures occur OFTEN in the Oakland hills in shaded areas that never see the sun for most of winter.

    Amazing. When I checked, it never went below 54F on Jan 2, the
    morning you claimed to be riding in the cold. Show me an online
    record of the temperature in an Oakland hills location where the
    temperature went below freezing and I'll believe that rubbish.

    But what are you saying?

    Read what I said (or rather what I wrote).

    That it didn't reach freezing temperatures in Moraga Street in San Leandro. What about Moraga Street in Charlotte, VA? You want to invent conversations that never occurred? Then I can too.

    I didn't say (or write) any of that. Why do you find it necessary to
    complain about things I didn't way (or write)?

    One of these days you're going to die and no one is going to miss you. And when you meet your maker, see if you can bullshit your way past him?

    I have bad news for you. On Jan 6, I had a PSMA PET scan. They were
    looking for metastasized prostate cancer cells from a previous
    surgery. Nothing was found. A few months ago, I had my inflamed
    right testical removed for what might have been testicular cancer.
    Stanford eventually determined it was cancer. Sorry, but forecasts of
    my premature demise tend not come true.

    However, you have another chance to predict my demise on Tuesday. I
    see my cardiologist to discuss his "recommendation" to prescribe
    Lequivo:
    <https://www.leqvio.com/get-to-know-leqvio/results-and-safety>
    a very expensive drug intended to reduce my cholesterol levels so that
    I might live a few extra years. Too bad the list price is $3,498.31
    per injection, which has to be done by a high priced infusion center.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 18:10:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:34:17 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun Jan 4 12:28:56 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

    That's true if what you mean by "this year" is 2026. Today is only
    four days into 2026 and it's raining. I wouldn't expect much riding
    in the rain.

    Tom's Strava account at:
    <https://www.strava.com/athletes/27432450>
    shows his most recent ride on Dec 30, 2025. He seems to ride
    following a regular schedule of riding Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun.
    Looking back in Tom's Strava history, there are rides dating back to
    June 10, 2024. To obtain ride frequency by the day, I would need to
    extract it from the dates on the maps, which is too much work.

    Liebermann, when are you going to stop pretending you know something?

    Tom, when are you going to stop demonstrating that literally
    everything you claim to know is wrong.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 08:00:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/10/2026 8:24 PM, John B. wrote:
    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:30:46 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun Jan 4 14:53:39 2026 Roger Merriman wrote:
    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland >>>>> hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously >>>>> post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesn?t seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much
    difference, not sure why he?s attempting to make such an argument that
    Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    Rather warmer than Andrew?s ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow
    yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish it?s more common in the Surrey Hills, >>> 40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted
    snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very >>> pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes >>> than a week or so before!




    Liebermann wants to imply that the temperature at OAK which is right on the bay is the temperature EVERYWHERE in the bay area. Remember I warned everyone that Covid-19 (which was nothing more than an influenza that most people didn't even know they were infected with) and that mRNA vaccines were EXTREMELY dangeous.

    Yeah, those two are related.....


    Liebermann who is a nut case "fact checked" me telling everyone that I didn't know what I was talking about.

    He's right.

    The Japanese Study composed of almost the entire population of Japan showed that ONLY people who took the mRNA vaccinbe were the cohort who died,

    There was no Japanese study that did any such thing.

    So anyone who listened to him have infected themselves with what is itself a deadly virus. You CANNOT undo this. You are in danger from side effect the rest of your life.

    https://publichealthcollaborative.org/alerts/hoax-news-site-claims-japan-is-investigating-millions-of-covid-19-vaccine-deaths/

    A website that publishes hoax news stories claimed that the government
    of Japan is investigating millions of deaths supposedly caused by
    COVID-19 vaccines. The post has been widely shared, including by
    several high-profile anti-vaccine figures...... there is no evidence
    of any investigation into COVID-19 vaccines by the Japanese government
    ....

    I worked in medical instruments around hospitals my entire life and my warnings were on firm ground.

    No, you didn't. You worked a couple of companies that developed medical electronics for part of your career, and never set foot in a hospital in
    any professional capacity. You have absolutely no training or experience
    with vaccines or medicine that would make you anything more than an
    angry talk-show caller.

    Listening to Liebermann and taking that mRNA poison can kill you at any moment.

    I've taken two doses and am still kicking. So are my wife, my kids,
    grandkids, cousins, uncles, aunts, best friends co-workers....in fact, I
    don't know anyone in my personal sphere who has died from vaccine side effects.

    But Liebermann HAD to pretend that he is the smartest man in the world and NO ONE knows anything better than him.

    He doesn't pretend he's the smartest, and has frequently acknowledged
    his mistakes.

    The Doctor who invented mRNA said that it is a danger that cannot be made safe in any way. But Liebermann knew much better than he.

    Lieberman shows he is just another conspiracy theorist spreading misinformation

    https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-malone-misleading-unsubstantiated-claims-covid-19-safety-efficacy-vaccines-joe-rogan-experience-spotify-podcast/

    "MalonerCOs claims during RoganrCOs interview prompted a group of 270 scientists, medical professionals, professors, and science communicators
    to co-sign an open letter calling on Spotify to rCLmitigate the spread of misinformation on its platformrCY. "



    What the world needs is more people like Liebermann to reduce the crowding.

    Estimates note that ~66% of the US population have recieved multiple
    boosters. By your "logic", the US population should be half of what it is.

    As usual tommy, you're full of shit.


    --
    cheers,

    John B.


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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 13:40:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On Sun Jan 4 14:53:39 2026 Roger Merriman wrote:
    Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:58:28 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:09:33 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:24:32 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning

    No, you didn't. The lowest temperature recorded at nearby KOAK
    airport was 38F on Dec 28:
    <https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=KOAK&hours=96&units=english&chart=on&headers=on&obs=tabular&hourly=true>
    On Jan 2 (today) it hasn't dropped below 55F.

    Why are you posting? I was posting about three years ago in the Oakland >>>> hills and you're showing temperatures at Oakland Airport which is
    situated directly on and moderated by the bay? Why do you continuously >>>> post about things you know nothing about?

    Because the distance between your house in San Leandro and Oakland
    International Airport is only about 4 miles apart:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKLRRAf2bygabjZW8>
    That's sufficiently close to the same temperature. There might be a
    few degrees difference but not:
    55F - 32F = 23F
    difference in temperature.

    You were NOT posting about something from 3 years ago. You wrote:

    "We had some sub-freezing temperatures in the morning and we did a
    ride out to Moraga and back. It was almost niin and well above
    freezinf when I returned to Redwood Rd."

    I read the above as the morning of Jan 2, 2026(today), at your house.
    You did pass through the airport this morning:
    <https://www.strava.com/activities/16888585099>
    However, if Moraga means you went you rode from your house to Moraga
    Drive, that's 0.2 miles away:
    <https://maps.app.goo.gl/U5a5H8Thvr8sFBJM7>



    He doesn?t seemed to have ridden this year, not that it makes much
    difference, not sure why he?s attempting to make such an argument that
    Oakland is likely to get to freezing temperatures.

    Rather warmer than Andrew?s ride, had a ride in the ice and some snow
    yesterday as while London snow settling is infrequent, and setting even
    less so, last time was 2017/2018 ish it?s more common in the Surrey Hills, >> 40 miles to the cafe was -1 after was 1 degree Centigrade, though felt
    colder as more exposed to the wind.

    Even so not talking deep snow but just above a dusting, and compacted
    snow/ice in areas off road was fine, few roads we took it careful but very >> pretty and as the mud was frozen much easier to ride and clean the bikes
    than a week or so before!




    Liebermann wants to imply that the temperature at OAK which is right on
    the bay is the temperature EVERYWHERE in the Bay Area

    Since your house is close to Oakland airport 4 miles ish and broadly at the same height it will broadly have same weather, that distance even if you
    where at the top of the hill wouldnrCOt make much difference.

    My folks local town is at the mouth of the valley they live half way up the hill, its only a degree or so only times you get more dramatic differences
    are like at the moment where the town is snow free, my folks have a touch,
    but the higher valley towns which are another 600 ish ft up again have snow
    and gritters are out etc.

    Roger Merriman


    Snip COVID conspiracy theoryrCOs!

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 15:13:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:00:15 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/10/2026 8:24 PM, John B. wrote:
    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:30:46 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>

    The Japanese Study composed of almost the entire population of Japan showed that ONLY people who took the mRNA vaccinbe were the cohort who died,

    There was no Japanese study that did any such thing.

    I tried to find such a study and found exactly one paper on the topic:

    "Significant Increase in Excess Deaths after Repeated COVID-19
    Vaccination in Japan"
    <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12095670/> <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12095670/pdf/2433-3298-8-2-0584.pdf>

    The paper was cited by exactly two other reports: <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?linkname=pubmed_pubmed_citedin&from_uid=40416011>

    The conclusions are best summarized as:
    "Although several hypotheses have been proposed to explain these
    phenomena, the truth remains to be established because sufficient
    studies and data disclosures have not been conducted to adequately
    investigate the possible contribution of mRNA vaccines."

    Executive summary for Tom:
    The report is based on conjecture and lacks sufficient studies or data
    to draw any useful conclusions. In other words, there was no study.

    I worked in medical instruments around hospitals my entire life and my warnings were on firm ground.

    Did you work "around" hospitals or in hospitals your entire life?
    Working "around" hospitals is not the same as working "in" hospitals.
    "Around" is rather hospital facilities located in the same city as the hospital. Tom, please try to be more specific when you're
    manufacturing false claims.

    "Firm ground"? I though you only stood (and rode) on mud?

    No, you didn't. You worked a couple of companies that developed medical >electronics for part of your career, and never set foot in a hospital in
    any professional capacity. You have absolutely no training or experience >with vaccines or medicine that would make you anything more than an
    angry talk-show caller.

    Listening to Liebermann and taking that mRNA poison can kill you at any moment.

    Tom, I don't know of anyone who had died as a result of listening to
    me? Perhaps you're referring to my piano poundings and derangements? <https://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/music/>

    I've taken two doses and am still kicking. So are my wife, my kids, >grandkids, cousins, uncles, aunts, best friends co-workers....in fact, I >don't know anyone in my personal sphere who has died from vaccine side >effects.

    I just asked the CDPH for a copy of my California Covid-19 vaccination
    record:
    <https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/request>
    It shows eight Pfizer vaccinations, including boosters. The most
    recent was on Oct 02, 2025. The last vaccination turned out to be
    useful recently. Some friends were having some construction done at
    their house. A week after starting, both they tested positive for
    Covid-19. Apparently, it arrived via construction workers from
    Mexico. They both felt awful for about a week and recovered nicely. I
    may have been exposed, but two Covid-19 antibody tests failed to show
    anything. I was fully vaccinated, but my friends declined to take the
    latest vaccination.

    But Liebermann HAD to pretend that he is the smartest man in the world and NO ONE knows anything better than him.

    He doesn't pretend he's the smartest, and has frequently acknowledged
    his mistakes.

    Thanks, but I'm really not that smart. After approximately age 25, my
    IQ tended to decrease with advancing age: <https://www.google.com/search?q=decrease%20in%20iq%20with%20age&num=10&udm=2> Of course, when I was a teenager, I thought I knew everything. Just
    ask any teenager.

    The Doctor who invented mRNA said that it is a danger that cannot be made safe in any way. But Liebermann knew much better than he.

    Lieberman shows he is just another conspiracy theorist spreading >misinformation

    I don't really believe in conspiracy theories and don't enjoy
    spreading them. However, I do like creating and writing new
    conspiracy theories for others to distribute.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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