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On 11/18/2017 4:17 PM, AMuzi wrote:
For events such as World Series, World Cup, Super Bowl etc shirt vendors order large quantities of printed merchandise with both teams. The loser brand merchandise is donated for a charitable contribution and the charitable contribution tax deduction. Hence the photo in Africa. I learned about this only yesterday afternoon. Was it on this group that someone pointed to an article on the negative effects of such donations? I'm not sure. But somewhere I read that an unintended consequence is the killing of any cloth or clothing industries in the countries that receive the donations. Just goes to show that nothing is simple. Somewhere I've got a photo of us with some folks in their very remote eastern European village, the sort of place that's sees almost no tourists and is difficult to even drive to. One local guy is wearing an "I [heart] New York" T-shirt. I think the world must have been much more interesting before it was so thoroughly westernized. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2:59:49 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 11/18/2017 4:17 PM, AMuzi wrote: For events such as World Series, World Cup, Super Bowl etc shirt vendors order large quantities of printed merchandise with both teams. The loser brand merchandise is donated for a charitable contribution and the charitable contribution tax deduction. Hence the photo in Africa. I learned about this only yesterday afternoon. Was it on this group that someone pointed to an article on the negative effects of such donations? I'm not sure. But somewhere I read that an unintended consequence is the killing of any cloth or clothing industries in the countries that receive the donations. Just goes to show that nothing is simple. Somewhere I've got a photo of us with some folks in their very remote eastern European village, the sort of place that's sees almost no tourists and is difficult to even drive to. One local guy is wearing an "I [heart] New York" T-shirt. I think the world must have been much more interesting before it was so thoroughly westernized. -- - Frank Krygowski people in Ohio believe the world is Westernized or are you humorous ? Hell, we're still fighting the Civil War with TV and BMW/Toyota yet look again at the three amorphous groups TV or no TV |
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:30:41 -0800, Joerg
wrote: On 2017-11-16 17:05, John B. wrote: On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:23:34 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2017-11-16 16:09, John B. wrote: On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:28:13 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2017-11-16 13:21, Tosspot wrote: On 16/11/17 20:38, David Scheidt wrote: Tosspot wrote: :Why do they have holes in them? :Car discs don't, motorbike discs don't, aircraft discs don't. Why do :bicycle discs have them? Lots of high-performance car brake rotors are drilled or slotted. Slotting is more common on better stuff, holes can crack. They serve a couple of features. One, people think they're cool. two, they allow the gasses that come off brake pads somewhere to go (this is a non-issue with modern pads, but it was a problem in the dark ages). Three, they give water somewhere to go. Four, they improve cooling (increase surface area). five, the clean pads, and reduce wear. Gasses off a bicycle pad? Really? Nobody drills rims, and most[1] motorbikes, which are exposed to the rain don't. Because 75 kg of me at 30 kph is the same KE as 160 kph Audi at 1.5 tonnes? Nah. Hmmm...could it be it helps to clean them? They aren't dissipating the KE, so they don't get Eeek! hot. But surely the crud would build up in the holes? I'm going to order a solid one for the front and fit it in the spring and see if it makes any difference. If you find a place (in the US or China) that sells solid 8" or 203mm rotors please let us know. https://www.amazon.com/SRAM-Guide-Ul.../dp/B00XAY7CYK or http://www.jensonusa.com/SRAM-Guide-...te-Disc-Brake/ The SRAM brake Ultimate Brake with 950mm front discs and 1,800 rear discs. Quote "ROTOR SIZES: 140, 160, 170, 180, 200mm" I've got that already. It's not solid rotors. I assume these are for the "go fast people". What's so special about this stuff other than very high prices? Good Lord! It is made by SRAM and everyone knows that they build super stuff. Some of which is even used on TdeF racing bicycles :-) Oh, yes, right. We must bow down deeply and I should never complain about having to pay 10x or more than my current solution. Another confession. I use $10 T-shirts on all my rides instead of $100 technicolor Spandex. Current solution? Like the hose clamps to keep the front fork bearings from falling off? But more to the point $10 for a tee shirt? That is (last time I checked the exchange rate) 330 baht for a tee shirt? Absurd, I buy tee shirts for 100 baht each, six for 500 baht. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:59:45 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 11/18/2017 4:17 PM, AMuzi wrote: For events such as World Series, World Cup, Super Bowl etc shirt vendors order large quantities of printed merchandise with both teams. The loser brand merchandise is donated for a charitable contribution and the charitable contribution tax deduction. Hence the photo in Africa. I learned about this only yesterday afternoon. Was it on this group that someone pointed to an article on the negative effects of such donations? I'm not sure. But somewhere I read that an unintended consequence is the killing of any cloth or clothing industries in the countries that receive the donations. Just goes to show that nothing is simple. Somewhere I've got a photo of us with some folks in their very remote eastern European village, the sort of place that's sees almost no tourists and is difficult to even drive to. One local guy is wearing an "I [heart] New York" T-shirt. I think the world must have been much more interesting before it was so thoroughly westernized. I know a bloke in the tee shirt business, here in Thailand, and he tells me that he, and I assume other tee shirt "makers", buy plain white tee shirts from China in bulk for pennies. Then silk screens something on the front and sells them for dollars :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:22:34 +0700, John B.
wrote: But more to the point $10 for a tee shirt? That is (last time I checked the exchange rate) 330 baht for a tee shirt? Absurd, I buy tee shirts for 100 baht each, six for 500 baht. At a quick skim of the Dharma Web site, the cheapest shirt I saw was $1.87. The most expensive was hemp at $13.35. The most-expensive without a politically-correct-fashion surcharge was $7.38 dollars. (It has long sleeves.) -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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https://www.coloradocyclist.com/men-s-cycling-tops https://www.rei.com/search.html?q=me...sort=max-price note choice plan on left…no cotton synthetics do not 'take' dye without $$$ processing AFAIK |
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 22:37:00 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:22:34 +0700, John B. wrote: But more to the point $10 for a tee shirt? That is (last time I checked the exchange rate) 330 baht for a tee shirt? Absurd, I buy tee shirts for 100 baht each, six for 500 baht. At a quick skim of the Dharma Web site, the cheapest shirt I saw was $1.87. The most expensive was hemp at $13.35. The most-expensive without a politically-correct-fashion surcharge was $7.38 dollars. (It has long sleeves.) A "hemp" shirt? I believe that hemp was once used to make sail canvas, and the word canvas derives from cannabis. Does one call the shirt a "Tee" or a "Joint"? -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 2017-11-18 13:59, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 11/18/2017 4:17 PM, AMuzi wrote: For events such as World Series, World Cup, Super Bowl etc shirt vendors order large quantities of printed merchandise with both teams. The loser brand merchandise is donated for a charitable contribution and the charitable contribution tax deduction. Hence the photo in Africa. I learned about this only yesterday afternoon. Was it on this group that someone pointed to an article on the negative effects of such donations? I'm not sure. But somewhere I read that an unintended consequence is the killing of any cloth or clothing industries in the countries that receive the donations. It kills an industry that was no longer feasible. This is why it is important to foster new skills in such countries. Inventing and producing a better buggy whip isn't going to feed a family anymore. Just goes to show that nothing is simple. Somewhere I've got a photo of us with some folks in their very remote eastern European village, the sort of place that's sees almost no tourists and is difficult to even drive to. One local guy is wearing an "I [heart] New York" T-shirt. I rode with a Tour de France 2010 water bottle until it developed a crack in the pastic early this year. It was the cheapest yet sturdy 28oz bottle I saw in 2013. I think the world must have been much more interesting before it was so thoroughly westernized. Yes, a lot more people died needlessly from simple infections. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2017-11-18 18:22, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:30:41 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2017-11-16 17:05, John B. wrote: On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:23:34 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2017-11-16 16:09, John B. wrote: On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:28:13 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2017-11-16 13:21, Tosspot wrote: On 16/11/17 20:38, David Scheidt wrote: Tosspot wrote: :Why do they have holes in them? :Car discs don't, motorbike discs don't, aircraft discs don't. Why do :bicycle discs have them? Lots of high-performance car brake rotors are drilled or slotted. Slotting is more common on better stuff, holes can crack. They serve a couple of features. One, people think they're cool. two, they allow the gasses that come off brake pads somewhere to go (this is a non-issue with modern pads, but it was a problem in the dark ages). Three, they give water somewhere to go. Four, they improve cooling (increase surface area). five, the clean pads, and reduce wear. Gasses off a bicycle pad? Really? Nobody drills rims, and most[1] motorbikes, which are exposed to the rain don't. Because 75 kg of me at 30 kph is the same KE as 160 kph Audi at 1.5 tonnes? Nah. Hmmm...could it be it helps to clean them? They aren't dissipating the KE, so they don't get Eeek! hot. But surely the crud would build up in the holes? I'm going to order a solid one for the front and fit it in the spring and see if it makes any difference. If you find a place (in the US or China) that sells solid 8" or 203mm rotors please let us know. https://www.amazon.com/SRAM-Guide-Ul.../dp/B00XAY7CYK or http://www.jensonusa.com/SRAM-Guide-...te-Disc-Brake/ The SRAM brake Ultimate Brake with 950mm front discs and 1,800 rear discs. Quote "ROTOR SIZES: 140, 160, 170, 180, 200mm" I've got that already. It's not solid rotors. I assume these are for the "go fast people". What's so special about this stuff other than very high prices? Good Lord! It is made by SRAM and everyone knows that they build super stuff. Some of which is even used on TdeF racing bicycles :-) Oh, yes, right. We must bow down deeply and I should never complain about having to pay 10x or more than my current solution. Another confession. I use $10 T-shirts on all my rides instead of $100 technicolor Spandex. Current solution? I had described it more than once now: Shimano RT-66 rotors with 203mm and Promax Decipher hydraulic brakes. Worked very nicely on a short test ride. Wanted to do a long ride on Friday but it had rained and my wife didn't want to see a mud-dripping MTB and rider in the garage again. So I took the road bike out west instead. Went through almost 2ft deep water and thanks to our wood stove the shoes are just now dry again. ... Like the hose clamps to keep the front fork bearings from falling off? That hose clamp works poifectly. But more to the point $10 for a tee shirt? That is (last time I checked the exchange rate) 330 baht for a tee shirt? Absurd, I buy tee shirts for 100 baht each, six for 500 baht. We can get them for that price as well. However, then the collars wear out faster and become floppy. Also, I need 100% cotton and of good quality. Not something super-thin that unravels at the first brush with a blackberry bush. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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