tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post421045177620448429..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Doughnuts Bedevil a CyclistSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80333838053073947072011-03-21T10:33:40.391-05:002011-03-21T10:33:40.391-05:00Yeah, those are exasperating.
How about narrow, c...Yeah, those are exasperating.<br /><br />How about narrow, color-coordinated zip ties on the top tube to limit donut travel?Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-88185400901349074452011-03-20T15:59:37.530-05:002011-03-20T15:59:37.530-05:00I last replaced the doughnuts on December 12 and h...I last replaced the doughnuts on December 12 and have put less than a thousand miles on the bike since then. I think an exposed cable ABOVE the top tube takes more abuse than one BELOW the top tube. My road bike doughnuts last much longer, though even they are good for not much more than a year.<br /><br />Shrink wrap seems to be less common than people think. Duct tape on the cable is simple, quick, and easy to reverse.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-81043718654071336142011-03-20T11:22:47.651-05:002011-03-20T11:22:47.651-05:00Interesting. I don't like "donuts" b...Interesting. I don't like "donuts" but on the 1 bike where I have them, they have stayed perfectly put since last August.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-88464511836721293382011-03-19T17:30:54.564-05:002011-03-19T17:30:54.564-05:00I'd recommend shrink wrap too, Steve. Just do...I'd recommend shrink wrap too, Steve. Just don't shrink it onto the cable so you can replace it easily. I did that on the Bianchi when it was new and it still doesn't have any scratches from the cable. Lot's of scratches and dings from other stuff, but not the cable.Ed Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661476789768156794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-28108626306683819342011-03-19T09:55:18.296-05:002011-03-19T09:55:18.296-05:00I've given up and done without the donuts.
Al...I've given up and done without the donuts.<br /><br />Although the Friday morning Krispy Kremes at work always beckon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-34645398734027382222011-03-19T08:42:24.865-05:002011-03-19T08:42:24.865-05:00There are donuts and there are donut holes
The do...There are donuts and there are donut holes<br /><br />The donuts under discussion here are available holed for brake cables, and shift cablesChuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-30692201748441534822011-03-18T22:28:12.783-05:002011-03-18T22:28:12.783-05:00I thought the rule was "If it sticks and it s...I thought the rule was "If it sticks and it shouldn't, WD-40. If it should stick and it doesn't, duct tape." If duct taping the little donuts doesn't appeal, maybe try those little plastic coffee stirring straws in place of the donuts. Although they might whistle in the wind.John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-63782799832215179072011-03-18T20:48:53.681-05:002011-03-18T20:48:53.681-05:00You can slip some small heat-shrink or other tubin...You can slip some small heat-shrink or other tubing over the entire length of exposed cable. The cable will slip through the tubng, and the cable stops on either end will hold it in place.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-42533889645937679642011-03-18T20:19:58.277-05:002011-03-18T20:19:58.277-05:00I forgot the donuts on my AHH build. Being too la...I forgot the donuts on my AHH build. Being too lazy to unassemble and reassemble, I wrapped hemp twine around the top tube a few times and tied a knot. I figured it would be a temporary stop-gap, but it is still there...in place. I understand that not everyone can pull-off that look, but I can. I'm tacky all over.Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-62590773887957032902011-03-18T19:42:36.238-05:002011-03-18T19:42:36.238-05:00Full length cable housing. I've never even see...Full length cable housing. I've never even seen one of those donuts. Sounds like a solution for a problem that does not exist.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-27827775448403228912011-03-18T19:25:38.230-05:002011-03-18T19:25:38.230-05:00I hate those stupid little things. They just kept...I hate those stupid little things. They just kept sliding back and finally I pulled them off. I couldn't take it any more.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80116485564215947102011-03-18T18:20:57.769-05:002011-03-18T18:20:57.769-05:00Oh, and not ON the donuts, before and after I was ...Oh, and not ON the donuts, before and after I was thinking.limomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392808188162372410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-2837184923477846982011-03-18T18:19:30.492-05:002011-03-18T18:19:30.492-05:00could you wrap a narrow piece of tape around the w...could you wrap a narrow piece of tape around the wire below the donuts, and loop it around the wire once or twice to make it thicker than the donut-hole? Could this be yet another use for duct-tape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-80321967042855896012011-03-18T18:18:53.374-05:002011-03-18T18:18:53.374-05:00How about using some heat shrink on the cable to p...How about using some heat shrink on the cable to prevent the donuts from skittling around.<br />Preferably white.<br />the heat shrink tubing I mean.limomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392808188162372410noreply@blogger.com