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it's the little things.
first round of boxen appeared at my porch this afternoon from my holiday
ordering spree, including a box from McMaster-Carr. Got rid of the kludgy quick release seatpost clamp (including several unattractive and mismatched spacers) and after a little gentle reshaping with a large screwdriver inserted a nice 6mm socket head cap screw. Trek saw fit to make this nice little recess in the boss so it all looks clean and finished when properly put together, why do people feel it necessary to try to improve on elegant perfection? Ahhh, that's better. You have no idea how much that bothered me. Now if I just had the tools I ordered, I could start repacking bearings and thinking about putting it all back together... Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. But you knew that already. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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it's the little things.
On Sep 9, 9:59*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
first round of boxen appeared at my porch this afternoon from my holiday ordering spree, including a box from McMaster-Carr. *Got rid of the kludgy quick release seatpost clamp (including several unattractive and mismatched spacers) and after a little gentle reshaping with a large screwdriver inserted a nice 6mm socket head cap screw. *Trek saw fit to make this nice little recess in the boss so it all looks clean and finished when properly put together, why do people feel it necessary to try to improve on elegant perfection? Ahhh, that's better. *You have no idea how much that bothered me. Damn right too. There's a price bracket of bikes -- and it probably doesn't start all that high -- where you can expect decent comfort and components, but which can be ruined by the small things. It's been years since I had a bike with something major wrong with it but exactly the same sort of detail that bothers you sends me up the wall; nothing ruins a ride quicker than your eye falling on some kludgy or just plain wrong OEM detail. God bless mailorder and the Internet! -- Andre Jute Now if I just had the tools I ordered, I could start repacking bearings and thinking about putting it all back together... Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. *But you knew that already. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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it's the little things.
Andre Jute wrote:
On Sep 9, 9:59 pm, Nate Nagel wrote: first round of boxen appeared at my porch this afternoon from my holiday ordering spree, including a box from McMaster-Carr. Got rid of the kludgy quick release seatpost clamp (including several unattractive and mismatched spacers) and after a little gentle reshaping with a large screwdriver inserted a nice 6mm socket head cap screw. Trek saw fit to make this nice little recess in the boss so it all looks clean and finished when properly put together, why do people feel it necessary to try to improve on elegant perfection? Ahhh, that's better. You have no idea how much that bothered me. Damn right too. There's a price bracket of bikes -- and it probably doesn't start all that high -- where you can expect decent comfort and components, but which can be ruined by the small things. It's been years since I had a bike with something major wrong with it but exactly the same sort of detail that bothers you sends me up the wall; nothing ruins a ride quicker than your eye falling on some kludgy or just plain wrong OEM detail. God bless mailorder and the Internet! -- That wasn't an OEM mishap, it was a previous owner's "bright idea." I guess it allows one to remove the saddle when locking the bike up outside, thus removing the risk of having the saddle stolen. I guess it worked, seeing as the original seatpost is still present. Since same is now likely worthless save for resto-weenies, I'm not real worried. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Jute gets something right!!(was: it's the little things.)
On Sep 9, 5:34 pm, Andre Jute wrote:
[...] There's a price bracket of bikes -- and it probably doesn't start all that high -- where you can expect decent comfort and components, but which can be ruined by the small things. It's been years since I had a bike with something major wrong with it but exactly the same sort of detail that bothers you sends me up the wall; nothing ruins a ride quicker than your eye falling on some kludgy or just plain wrong OEM detail. God bless mailorder and the Internet! -- [...] "Even a stopped clock is right twice each day." ;-) |
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Jute gets something right!!(was: it's the little things.)
Ozark Bicycle wrote:
On Sep 9, 5:34 pm, Andre Jute wrote: [...] There's a price bracket of bikes -- and it probably doesn't start all that high -- where you can expect decent comfort and components, but which can be ruined by the small things. It's been years since I had a bike with something major wrong with it but exactly the same sort of detail that bothers you sends me up the wall; nothing ruins a ride quicker than your eye falling on some kludgy or just plain wrong OEM detail. God bless mailorder and the Internet! -- [...] "Even a stopped clock is right twice each day." ;-) Jute also like Schwalbe Big Apple tires, so that is two things. Of course, these posts could have been written by Mini-André the chimp. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 |
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it's the little things.
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:59:17 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote:
Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. But you knew that already. Didn't know you were a bike guy, too! |
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it's the little things.
On Sep 10, 1:05*pm, AMuzi wrote:
*Nate Nagel wrote: Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. *But you knew that already. Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: Didn't know you were a bike guy, too! Welcome to r.b.t, 86! I didn't know YOU were a cyclist! you guys know each other? small e-world. yeah, 86, I used to ride a little back in the day, and ended up getting back into it a couple years ago when I moved to a more bike- friendly area. Found that I could still do it and would much rather ride a bike than anything else physical and good for you, plus it gets you places so that's nice. Also you get to turn wrenches on stuff which is cool too, and the parts are smaller, lighter and (sometimes) less expensive than car parts. Now I'm starting to treat bikes like I do cars... thought process when purchasing either goes something like "hey, I *could* buy a crappy new one, or I could get this cool old one, tear it down, and build it the way I want it" thereby ensuring that there are tools and parts all over the place and at least one bike and one car is disassembled at any given time nate |
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it's the little things.
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:05:48 -0500, AMuzi wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote: Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. But you knew that already. Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: Didn't know you were a bike guy, too! Welcome to r.b.t, 86! I didn't know YOU were a cyclist! Well, it's been a LOT of years since I did it seriously! Also, about 20 years of cigarettes! And about 70 lbs, too. My favorite was a Ross Mt. Hood I bought in 1986 and rode 14 miles to work every day, that is, after riding 12-20 miles a day before work. It got stolen. I found an identical bike with another name about 10 years ago. I rode it for a couple years, and when I took it out of moth balls last year, uh... it got stolen. I *really* found an old Fuji Acadia road bike in back of a store (I mean, in the WEEDS in back of a store) earlier this spring, then got busy. It needs tires, tubes, and all the cable actuated parts were seized. I just spiffed it up Monday. It seems to be a really good bike, just waiting for the tires and tubes to get here. I bought a Realm Contour hardly used a few weeks ago for $75, but it's 24" and I'm a BIG guy. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...7828.271 6578 So, my singer sold me a Mongoose XR200 26" for $75. It's a better bike, bigger anyway, and I got it tuned up OK. I'm putting the Continentals on this since the knobbies SUCK. But I don't know if I have the right rims. a LOT has changed in 24 years!!! If anyone wants to buy a lightly used Realm Contour for $75... |
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it's the little things.
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:41:46 -0700, N8N wrote:
On Sep 10, 1:05Â*pm, AMuzi wrote: Â*Nate Nagel wrote: Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. Â*But you knew that already. Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: Didn't know you were a bike guy, too! Welcome to r.b.t, 86! I didn't know YOU were a cyclist! you guys know each other? small e-world. yeah, 86, I used to ride a little back in the day, and ended up getting back into it a couple years ago when I moved to a more bike- friendly area. Found that I could still do it and would much rather ride a bike than anything else physical and good for you, plus it gets you places so that's nice. Also you get to turn wrenches on stuff which is cool too, and the parts are smaller, lighter and (sometimes) less expensive than car parts. Now I'm starting to treat bikes like I do cars... thought process when purchasing either goes something like "hey, I *could* buy a crappy new one, or I could get this cool old one, tear it down, and build it the way I want it" thereby ensuring that there are tools and parts all over the place and at least one bike and one car is disassembled at any given time nate LOL! Zen and the art of bicycle repair! Exactly! I was put off a little by the local bike store's prices for tires, so I bought the small bike, then my singer offered me the bigger one. The Mongoose needed a little TLC, and I got it running good, but the Fuji is a MUCH better bicycle! And, requires more wrenching! It's putting the Continental tires on the Mongoose that has me. I don't thnk I have the correct wheels... (And the right ones are as expensive as CAR wheels!!!) |
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it's the little things.
On Sep 10, 5:55 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:41:46 -0700, N8N wrote: On Sep 10, 1:05 pm, AMuzi wrote: Nate Nagel wrote: Oh, and good TiN coated taps - way better than Chinese junk. But you knew that already. Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: Didn't know you were a bike guy, too! Welcome to r.b.t, 86! I didn't know YOU were a cyclist! you guys know each other? small e-world. yeah, 86, I used to ride a little back in the day, and ended up getting back into it a couple years ago when I moved to a more bike- friendly area. Found that I could still do it and would much rather ride a bike than anything else physical and good for you, plus it gets you places so that's nice. Also you get to turn wrenches on stuff which is cool too, and the parts are smaller, lighter and (sometimes) less expensive than car parts. Now I'm starting to treat bikes like I do cars... thought process when purchasing either goes something like "hey, I *could* buy a crappy new one, or I could get this cool old one, tear it down, and build it the way I want it" thereby ensuring that there are tools and parts all over the place and at least one bike and one car is disassembled at any given time nate LOL! Zen and the art of bicycle repair! flamebait sure you didn't mean Zinn? /flamebait (actually, I have that book. Well, both of them. It's not bad (the Zinn book) although I could have figured out most of the procedures etc. myself, it is nice to have an "expert's" opinion on the proper way to adjust certain things, which keeps me from posting here more often than I do.) Exactly! I was put off a little by the local bike store's prices for tires, so I bought the small bike, then my singer offered me the bigger one. The Mongoose needed a little TLC, and I got it running good, but the Fuji is a MUCH better bicycle! And, requires more wrenching! It's putting the Continental tires on the Mongoose that has me. I don't thnk I have the correct wheels... (And the right ones are as expensive as CAR wheels!!!)- Hide quoted text - Forget correct... I'll go with "works." I have the "correct" front wheel for my current project and I will probably never use it, I'm thinking I will eventually just have some wheels made (or make them myself) with Sun CR-18s and Shimano road hubs and be done with it. Or perhaps a SON dynohub for the front for true go anywhere, any time capability. Until then I have a pair of Deep-Vs with 105 hubs that look completely schizophrenic on a classic lugged steel frame, but they work, so I can ride. If someone thinks it's funny looking, well, they're right Now the only problem that I have is that I'm dead in the water until my crank puller and old school BB lockring wrench shows up (I didn't have them, LBS didn't have them for sale) I am thinking maybe I will take the frame over to the LBS after work and have them pull the cranks and loosen the BB so I can at least clean the frame and bearing races over the weekend so I can start reassembly the second the tools land on my porch. nate |
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