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Dane Buson writes: Tom Keats wrote: In article , Claire writes: Over yonder: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/637385956.html At one point I thought /my/ bike was cursed. Before I even opened the craigslist page I knew that was ad for Henry's bike. I hope it isn't cursed. I wouldn't wish a cursed vehicle on anybody. Well, maybe I'd sorta wish the James Dean Spider on whomever's trodding-down Sudan. Until it and me got head-on'd by a car. Maybe just the parts I had to replace were cursed. But I'll tell ya what -- that frame is as solid as a brick sh!740u23, and that's the truth. I wish I could say the same, my latest broken frame is sitting at Recycled Cycles waiting for them to go through all the motions with the Surly warranty department. There's somewhat to be said for the hi-tens end of the chro-moly spectrum. Well, there ya go. I'm not particularly partial to double or triple-butted frame tubing, and I opine straight-gauge tubes are less failure-prone. It makes for a heavier bike, but what is gained by putting weaker and more flexy spots in a frame? That's just my personal opinion, and I respect other people's opinions. Of course, when rear triangle stays separate from the main triangle, that's just poor construction. I don't know at the time of this writing if that's what happened to you. Black spokes would look good with my rhinestone-eyed black skull valve caps. I need more skull/death's-head themed stuff for my bike. In the frippery department, I've been contemplating what I would need to make my own headbadges. Probably not as swanky as this: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6128877 Y'know what? There's no such thing as tarnish-resistant sterling silver, at least if it's not coated with laquer or something. Their profferings are indeed pretty,though. But I might be able to turn out something interesting. Back in the '70s Bike Boom, we Canadians got these imported Japanese Sekines, the finer editions of which had escrutcheons sporting a brilliant-cut rhinestone. With it, and in the right angle of the sun, you could reflectively direct an annoying solar beam into the rv mirror of the car ahead of you that hesitates too much when they can get across the darn intersection. That was before the advent of laser pointers. My beloved 27"-wheeled mixte has one of those headbadges. The Craigslist seller should just get himself a bike that he could ride and enjoy. Well, I guess he should just enjoy whatever his reasonable volition suggests. He bought a Long Haul Trucker earlier this year, and AFAIK hasn't crashed it yet. Anyways, nothing is ~cursed~. We just tend to put our own baggage on stuff. You know that; why am I telling you? Exactly, the same sort of reason we shouldn't anthropomorphize machines and computers. They really don't like that. I never, *ever* swear at computers. It just distracts them from their background tasks, and makes things worse. Having done a bunch of inventory counting, I also know when to not bother people. As Archie Bunker said: "Patience is a virgin." If those black spokes were octagonal ... As long as they aren't forged out of Octiron or give off Octarine colored emissions we're probably okay though. I think I'd prefer my spokes to be somewhat but not overly work-hardened by drawing, rather than forging. If coloured, I'd think heat-blueing would do the trick. Colourations can be effected with cyanides, but that's a little scary to do at home. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Tom Keats wrote:
In article , Dane Buson writes: Before I even opened the craigslist page I knew that was ad for Henry's bike. I hope it isn't cursed. I wouldn't wish a cursed vehicle on anybody. Well, maybe I'd sorta wish the James Dean Spider on whomever's trodding-down Sudan. I think it's more that Henry shouldn't be riding fixed gear bikes. Lack of attention, lack of respect for the inertia of rotating mass, poor bike maintenance, who knows what the bugbear is. I think the broken collarbone was the sticking point though. Of course, when rear triangle stays separate from the main triangle, that's just poor construction. I don't know at the time of this writing if that's what happened to you. Dropout separation, the same thing that happened last time. I describe it a bit more in the "A bike for sunny days" post. Back in the '70s Bike Boom, we Canadians got these imported Japanese Sekines, the finer editions of which had escrutcheons sporting a brilliant-cut rhinestone. With it, and in the right angle of the sun, you could reflectively direct an annoying solar beam into the rv mirror of the car ahead of you that hesitates too much when they can get across the darn intersection. That was before the advent of laser pointers. My beloved 27"-wheeled mixte has one of those headbadges. Oooeeer, shiny. I don't suppose you've obtained a camera with which to take pictures of said shiny things? -- Dane Buson - X windows. More than enough rope. |
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Dane Buson writes: Back in the '70s Bike Boom, we Canadians got these imported Japanese Sekines, the finer editions of which had escrutcheons sporting a brilliant-cut rhinestone. With it, and in the right angle of the sun, you could reflectively direct an annoying solar beam into the rv mirror of the car ahead of you that hesitates too much when they can get across the darn intersection. That was before the advent of laser pointers. My beloved 27"-wheeled mixte has one of those headbadges. Oooeeer, shiny. I don't suppose you've obtained a camera with which to take pictures of said shiny things? I'm afraid I haven't yet had such an opportunity, but if you Google on "Sekine bicycle" and throw in the secondary keyword: "rhinestone," I'm sure you'll get some worthwhile hits & pix. IIRC Sekine was so popular in western Canada, they set-up shop somewhere in Manitoba. Sekine was a very progressive mfg, sending-out all kinds of experimental stuff into the market. E.g: my mixte originally came with Shimano's '70s Front Freewheel System (FFS) which allows a rider to shift gears while stationarily leaning against a pole or something, and back-pedalling. It also comes with allen-wrench-removable (One Key Release[tm]) cranks. The fancily knurled & chromed, round headset nuts require a 3 pinwrench. The frame is beautifully lugged, and painted in luscious raven black. I can only describe the beauty of Sekines to people who've never seen nor experienced them. It kinda makes me feel alone. Of course, later models were decadent. As with any human creativeness, there's a formative age, a classic/golden age, and a decadent age. I suspect Sekine kept old SunTour in business for quite a while after SunTour might have been faded out. Some of that SunTour crap was actually pretty good crap. And still is. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Tom Keats wrote:
Dane Buson writes: Oooeeer, shiny. I don't suppose you've obtained a camera with which to take pictures of said shiny things? I'm afraid I haven't yet had such an opportunity, but if you Google on "Sekine bicycle" and throw in the secondary keyword: "rhinestone," I'm sure you'll get some worthwhile hits & pix. I found one or two, okay one really. It looks nifty. IIRC Sekine was so popular in western Canada, they set-up shop somewhere in Manitoba. Sekine was a very progressive mfg, sending-out all kinds of experimental stuff into the market. E.g: my mixte originally came with Shimano's '70s Front Freewheel System (FFS) which allows a rider to shift gears while stationarily leaning against a pole or something, and back-pedalling. That sounds a bit terrible. It sounds like a solution in search of problem really. It also comes with allen-wrench-removable (One Key Release[tm]) cranks. The fancily knurled & chromed, round headset nuts require a 3 pinwrench. The frame is beautifully lugged, and painted in luscious raven black. I can only describe the beauty of Sekines to people who've never seen nor experienced them. It kinda makes me feel alone. Of course, later models were decadent. As with any human creativeness, there's a formative age, a classic/golden age, and a decadent age. Decadent is better I think when it refers to Chocolate, plush bedding, or bed partners than bicycles. Hmm, actually all three of the first together sounds especially good to me. I suspect Sekine kept old SunTour in business for quite a while after SunTour might have been faded out. Some of that SunTour crap was actually pretty good crap. And still is. Hey, the front derailleur on my Sunny Day bike is Suntour and it seems to be shifting just fine. So I'll not complain about it. And the suntour barcons on my Tandem seem to work fine. -- Dane Buson - Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat. -- Rule 46, Oxford Union Society, London |
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