Forum: Techniques
January 27th 16, 06:54 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 542
I want to emigrate to Germany and be helped
- Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher / Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:51:04 +0100
Damn, if you have 10000, you have to get the crowd managed.
Everybody has to drink, eat, ****, rest, even...
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Forum: Techniques
January 27th 16, 06:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 542
I want to emigrate to Germany and be helped
- Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher / Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:31:39 +0100
... Are gated communities necessary in Germany?
In civilized countries, this is not of need.
jk
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Forum: Techniques
January 27th 16, 06:49 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 542
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Forum: Techniques
January 27th 16, 06:15 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 542
I want to emigrate to Germany and be helped
- Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher / Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:58:29 +0100
Why Germany?
Just because Germany seems to be country to accept the most immigrants without questions. Then I...
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Forum: Techniques
January 27th 16, 03:47 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 542
I want to emigrate to Germany and be helped
- Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher / Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:21:33 +0100
On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 7:27:49 PM UTC-5, wrote:
adios
Just before I go, how long do...
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Forum: General
January 27th 16, 03:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 1,065
Views: 303,024
AG: Postponing the Mixte
- Joy Beeson / Sun, 24 Jan 2016 04:51:51 +0100
Way back when, I thought that when I got to this age, I would buy a
mixte.
You are lucky in one way: Others never even thought of
becoming that...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 05:17 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:22:20 +0100
It might also be of interest to know that many silver brazing fillers
contain Cadmium which lowers the melting point and improves fluidity,
...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 05:11 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:22:20 +0100
See http://www.youtube.com/embed/8_lfxPI5ObM?rel=0
Amazing.
Would be ok for building bikes, but cars ???
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 05:06 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:22:20 +0100
I bought a "mountain" bike in Singapore, probably 20 years ago.
Aluminum frame and, as you say, cheap fittings. I had it on the boat
for, probably,...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 04:32 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- Phil W Lee / Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:11:13 +0100
[originally, steel frames were not welded but soldered
using brass fitting ... remember those?]
These bikes did cost a little more than...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 04:11 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- Phil W Lee / Fri, 01 Jan 2016 21:27:36 +0100
Oops, you are right, I looked it up.
Al suddenly shifts from solid to fluid without optical warning.
And it conducts heat away so readily...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 04:06 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Fri, 01 Jan 2016 12:11:15 +0100
The machines used for making bike-parts from Al alloy
are computer controlled MIG ones that work in two steps --
first drop some material to the...
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Forum: Techniques
January 5th 16, 04:01 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 413
Views: 10,520
Chain Driven Dynamo
- Joerg / Fri, 01 Jan 2016 22:44:02 +0100
1. they didn't know ...
2. newer hubs had no oiler
(not sure, but I think it was when the shift lever
got a red plate on it)
Red plate...
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Forum: General
January 5th 16, 03:49 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,931
O/T: knots
- Phil W Lee / Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:40:10 +0100
Electronics is good, but I'd never trust on it alone.
Even if there are redundand systems. Planes crashed because
pilots were unable to judge...
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Forum: Techniques
January 1st 16, 03:13 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 413
Views: 10,520
Chain Driven Dynamo
- Joerg / Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:36:09 +0100
The 21-28 step works nicely even with the old Shimano 600 derailleur.. I
have to shift across that a lot.
... but I assume that you use the...
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Forum: Techniques
January 1st 16, 02:45 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- AMuzi / Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:17:39 +0100
No one's more committed to hand metal joining than I, but
there are many applications for which a robot can be clearly
superior in quality and...
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Forum: Techniques
January 1st 16, 02:36 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:39:36 +0100
Actually, silver soldering is a bit stronger than brass, although
clearly more expensive.
But I'm not sure that is a concern as the strength of...
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Forum: Techniques
January 1st 16, 02:24 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- Phil W Lee / Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:54:12 +0100
Expert human welding is at least as good - but training and retaining
experts is expensive, and machines can do it far cheaper, while having
...
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Forum: Techniques
January 1st 16, 01:14 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Thu, 31 Dec 2015 01:30:14 +0100
How come nobody ever says steel is real anymore?
Because new aluminium welding machines made alloy the
material of choice.
But...
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Forum: General
January 1st 16, 12:46 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,931
O/T: knots
- Phil W Lee / Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:40:03 +0100
.... happy new year to everyone ...
So I made my way by dead reckoning over very minor country lanes. I was
interested to note that I was...
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Forum: Techniques
December 30th 15, 01:59 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 78
Views: 2,081
Shimano Nexus rear hub
- John B. / Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:28:11 +0100
I'm beginning to see these geared hubs on some of the cheaper flat bar
road bikes here and am sort of wondering whether they might be just
the...
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Forum: Techniques
December 30th 15, 01:22 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 144
Views: 5,081
Steel no longer real?
- John B. / Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:53:51 +0100
How come nobody ever says steel is real anymore?
Because new aluminium welding machines made alloy the
material of choice.
But aluminum...
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Forum: Techniques
December 30th 15, 01:07 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 413
Views: 10,520
Chain Driven Dynamo
- Joerg / Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:44:00 +0100
[sorry for not answering for a lot of time]
For climbing, one or two very low gears are sufficient.
Problem is what the derailleur says about...
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Forum: General
December 30th 15, 12:27 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,931
O/T: knots
- John B. / Fri, 25 Dec 2015 02:28:15 +0100
Are you serious? Celestial navigation? In an airplane?
Without instruments, you have no orientaion.
If you can spot the North Star, you have...
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Forum: General
December 30th 15, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,931
O/T: knots
- John B. / Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:50:33 +0100
[sorry for late reply]
Nobody with a little bit of experience (bike or car drivers
included) relies on GPS only.
I see. Do you really think that...
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