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| 3059.1 | | FINS::SLABOUNTY | Do you wanna bang heads with me? | Fri Mar 29 1996 16:26 | 4 |
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Why don't you put spare valves on your tubes, so that you can
fill them twice as fast?
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| 3059.2 | :( | POLAR::WILSONC | strive to look better naked | Sun Mar 31 1996 22:37 | 12 |
| RE: basenoter
sorry to hear you had such a bad start to the season. if it makes you
feel any better, i have had a great start so far this year. i've made 7
trips of about 20km's each, all in -4 to +6 degrees weather. the
feeling is wonderful and i am very glad to be back in the saddle. i
bought a new pair of clipless pedals and shined my baby up up just like
sheep's tool, i am a happy man once again.
good and better luck on your next rides
chris
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| 3059.3 | | WRKSYS::FRANTZ | a--------1---------2---------3---------4----| | Mon Apr 01 1996 08:26 | 12 |
| Yeah, it was so nice to be out riding that I wasn't actually all that
upset... there's a nice feeling of accomplishment to be had from
getting home in spite of things like this, too.
So I'll just fix it and ride it... looks like a good excuse to have
that wheel rebuilt, now that I think of it. It really needs it.
(When my wife isn't looking, I'll swipe the wheels off her bike :-)
Karl
BTW, you lost me on the 'sheep's tool' reference....
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| 3059.4 | | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Tue Apr 02 1996 07:12 | 8 |
| Karl, I'm surprised no one has said anything to you about your rim yet,
but what you have is a seriously compromised wheel. There is absolutely
no way you should think about riding your bicycle with that rim unless
you're into pain or suicide.
That thing will venetually fail with potential catastrophic results.
Chip
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| 3059.5 | | WRKSYS::FRANTZ | a--------1---------2---------3---------4----| | Tue Apr 02 1996 10:23 | 13 |
| Thanks, Chip, that settles it in my mind. That wheel has needed to be
relaced or something for some time now anyway, so this is the time to
do it. Besides, I looked more closely the other night and the rim is
distorted more than I thought at first. I could clean up the hole and
inspect it regularly for cracks, but I'd never really trust it.
What with one thing and another, I won't be getting riding again for a
while anyway. Time to give the shop a call.
(Now I've *really* got get the mountain bike back together so I'll have
some wheels!)
Karl
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| 3059.6 | | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Tue Apr 02 1996 11:48 | 5 |
| Alloy wheels are especially dangerous. I was riding with a guy once and
the whole side of the rim just blew out (fragments). No warning no
cracks.
Chip
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| 3059.7 | Rebuild with MA2 | WRKSYS::FRANTZ | Runs with scissors | Thu May 02 1996 14:03 | 13 |
| BTW, the wheel is being rebuilt with an MA2. If Mavic ever gets it to
the shop (backorder... I can imagine the Mavic guys saying "He wants
HOW many holes? Sorry, can't count past 32 any more..." :-). Various
family committments, plus weather, have kept me grounded for a while
anyway.
So did anyone else notice the bike that Bicycle Guide used for their
'bike fit' article? It's a Rivendell... with the brake cables
protruding from the tops of the levers, just like mine! I have to
chuckle at the comments I get from other riders on that... used to be,
the 'aero' levers were the notable ones.
Karl
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