Noise from new Sunrace cassette

John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:49:32 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 11/29/2018 8:50 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
Duane wrote:

So how is a phone acting as a Garmin different than a Garmin?


If you're good at ignoring incoming e-mail, phone calls, text messages and
Facebook alerts, there is little difference. If not, the phone is more of a
distraction.

I suspect that if you've taken the trouble to get your text messages and
phone calls while riding your bike, you're not very good at ignoring them.

And I didn't even know Facebook alerts were possible.

(Imagine someone explaining a traffic crash by saying "But there was a
new cat video!!!")

Given that "Oh! I was texting" seems to have become a common reason
for hitting something/someone one might assume that watching a video
might also qualify.


cheers,

John B.




Texting while driving gets your license yanked here. So I doubt you’ll
hear anyone use that as an excuse.

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duane

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 01:24:00 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote:

John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:49:32 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 11/29/2018 8:50 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
Duane wrote:

So how is a phone acting as a Garmin different than a Garmin?


If you're good at ignoring incoming e-mail, phone calls, text messages and
Facebook alerts, there is little difference. If not, the phone is more of a
distraction.

I suspect that if you've taken the trouble to get your text messages and
phone calls while riding your bike, you're not very good at ignoring them.

And I didn't even know Facebook alerts were possible.

(Imagine someone explaining a traffic crash by saying "But there was a
new cat video!!!")

Given that "Oh! I was texting" seems to have become a common reason
for hitting something/someone one might assume that watching a video
might also qualify.


cheers,

John B.




Texting while driving gets your license yanked here. So I doubt you’ll
hear anyone use that as an excuse.

Nor here, for that matter, as rush hour traffic is literally bumper to
bumper. The other day we were leaving Bangkok heading N.E. and there
was two kilometers of cars, three lanes wide bumper to bumper heading
into the city.

cheers,

John B.

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

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Joy Beeson
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)

cheers,

John B.

On Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 11:15:20 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)

cheers,

John B.

BSO = Bicycle Shaped Object. Commonly sold in department stores.

Cheers

On 11/29/2018 10:15 PM, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)


Bicycle Shaped Object.

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 01:21:48 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot
wrote:

On Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 11:15:20 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)

cheers,

John B.

BSO = Bicycle Shaped Object. Commonly sold in department stores.

Cheers

But, by definition a "Bi Cycle" has two wheels while the original
poster referred to using it as a wheelchair. She must have a pretty
good sense of balance to use a two wheel chair :-)

cheers,

John B.

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 07:44:31 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/29/2018 10:15 PM, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)


Bicycle Shaped Object.


But what in the world is a "bicycle shaped object". some sort of
garden or front lawn ornament?

It can't possible be a two wheel transportation device as that is a
bicycle, isn't it?

cheers,

John B.

On Friday, November 30, 2018 at 3:21:50 AM UTC-6, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

BSO = Bicycle Shaped Object. Commonly sold in department stores.


Some of the bicycles sold in department stores today, WalMart, Target, are perfectly fine bicycles. Much higher quality than what I bought at an official bike shop 35 years ago. I'd be fine buying a department store bike today and riding it anywhere and everywhere. After I adjusted, fixed everything mechanical on the bike. The bikes sold by WalMart or Target today are no different than the bikes sold by official bike shops today. Except cheaper price.

On 11/30/2018 5:03 PM, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 07:44:31 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/29/2018 10:15 PM, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:30:34 -0500, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:34:46 +0700, John B. slocomb
wrote:

I can't remember exactly, but I certainly have never had much, if any,
problems with using any sort of shifter. The friction shift lever
undoubtedly moves a lesser distance with more gears but I can't say
that I notice it. You just reach down and move the lever about "that
much" and you are in the next gear.

I have friction shifting on my road bike and index shifting on the BSO
I use as a pedal-powered wheelchair.

As far as I've been able to tell, index shifting has exactly one
advantage over friction shifting.

I wore out a drivetrain learning how to friction shift.

I goggled "BSO" and came up with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra :-)


Bicycle Shaped Object.


But what in the world is a "bicycle shaped object". some sort of
garden or front lawn ornament?

It can't possible be a two wheel transportation device as that is a
bicycle, isn't it?

Maybe, depending on what 'is' is:

https://www.amazon.com/Huffy-Hardtai...mountain+bikes

You have to admit it _does_ look a lot like a bicycle.


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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971