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Are you selling something or want to buy something?
"NYC XYZ" wrote in message oups.com... Gooserider wrote: You aren't selling anything. The .marketplace NG is for the selling of items. That's the big deal. I have to sell something here to post here? I have a question about a part of the bicycle market. It's on-topic enough for me. I'm not forcing you to read. Really don't know what's the big deal. Yes, you should either be selling something or looking to buy something to initiate a thread in a marketplace newsgroup. Why did you crosspost to it---because it mentioned bicycle in the ng name? You're being obstinate. You know you're wrong. |
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Hmm, Maybe I Should Be an HP Velotechnik Dealer?
NYC XYZ wrote:
Wish I'd thought of getting air-sprung suspension for the front, too, You effectively have, thanks to the air in the elastomer within the Meks fork. See http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkt...rsystem_e.html My front brakes keep getting misaligned or something on account of all the potholes I go over...no problem at all with the rear disc! I would suggest your front wheel needs tightening in the dropouts in this case, rather than you need a different set of forks With a reasonably rigid link between wheel and forks it shouldn't go out of alignment just because you hit a bump. I wonder what it takes to be an HP Velo dealer... I guess a contract with HP Velotechnik and a viable business plan. I don't know about the contract, but I think the viable business plan will come first and would be tricky as the market is very small and you'll need to provide specialist backup. At the moment you have someone else shorten chains for you, so you'll need to hire a full time mechanic which makes your wage bill double what most small bike shops have to pay out. Also your up-front cost on demonstrator bikes will be high, even at cost. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Are you selling something or want to buy something?
Gooserider wrote: Yes, you should either be selling something or looking to buy something to initiate a thread in a marketplace newsgroup. Why did you crosspost to it---because it mentioned bicycle in the ng name? You're being obstinate. You know you're wrong. I'm not being obstinate at all -- I'm only interpreting the words "bicycle" and "marketplace" more broadly than you are. I didn't think the newsgroup was only an online classifieds section, and frankly I'm still not convinced that it actually is. It may be the common practice that 99.99% of all posts are of the "classifieds" variety but I don't see how that makes the other .01% like mine totally off-topic or beyond the pale. Sorry, but all I hear is that I shouldn't be posting here about my questions concerning 1) the bike business, specifically how a dealership works, and 2) whether White Bros. air shocks for the fork would have been more fitting for a bike outfitted with a DT Swiss rear air shock. Sounds like your complaints are more off-topic than anything I've asked about! In any case, I agree to disagree and you may have the last word in this thread on that matter. |
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Hmm, Maybe I Should Be an HP Velotechnik Dealer?
Um, it says so in the manual, don't it? Also, the dampening can only be controlled on the right side, while the "resistance" (I forget the technical term) can only be adjusted on the left side. I've got the upgraded fork, BTW, the one with the air dampening on the right and spring coil "resistance," as I say, on the left. Peter Clinch wrote: I'm not sure where you got that idea from. AFAICT each side of the fork has identical spring/elastomer setup, spring at the top (so it can be adjusted at the fork crown end) and elastomer underneath. The air damping is within the elastomer as closed cells in the material. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Hmm, Maybe I Should Be an HP Velotechnik Dealer?
NYC XYZ wrote:
Um, it says so in the manual, don't it? Fair enough, I'm just looking at the web site pic and that may well be the old Ballistic fork on mine. However, both sides will affect the behaviour of the fork because any shock they take through the wheel should be transmitted through both sides. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Are you selling something or want to buy something?
NYC XYZ wrote:
Gooserider wrote: Yes, you should either be selling something or looking to buy something to initiate a thread in a marketplace newsgroup. Why did you crosspost to it---because it mentioned bicycle in the ng name? You're being obstinate. You know you're wrong. I'm not being obstinate at all -- I'm only interpreting the words "bicycle" and "marketplace" more broadly than you are. I didn't think the newsgroup was only an online classifieds section, and frankly I'm still not convinced that it actually is. It may be the common practice that 99.99% of all posts are of the "classifieds" variety but I don't see how that makes the other .01% like mine totally off-topic or beyond the pale. It is off-topic and beyond the pale. You're an obnoxious twit. Greg -- "All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons |
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Are you selling something or want to buy something?
"NYC XYZ" wrote in message oups.com... Gooserider wrote: Yes, you should either be selling something or looking to buy something to initiate a thread in a marketplace newsgroup. Why did you crosspost to it---because it mentioned bicycle in the ng name? You're being obstinate. You know you're wrong. I'm not being obstinate at all -- I'm only interpreting the words "bicycle" and "marketplace" more broadly than you are. I didn't think the newsgroup was only an online classifieds section, and frankly I'm still not convinced that it actually is. You are violating the charter, and you have been told thusly. You are being an obnoxious twit. |
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And you have all the IQ of a styrofoam helmet. G.T. wrote: It is off-topic and beyond the pale. You're an obnoxious twit. Greg -- "All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons |
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Hmm.... Steven M. O'Neill wrote: NYC XYZ wrote: I'm not being obstinate at all -- I'm only interpreting the words "bicycle" and "marketplace" more broadly than you are. I didn't think the newsgroup was only an online classifieds section, and frankly I'm still not convinced that it actually is. Here's the (alleged) charter: ======================Begin Quoted Message============================== Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU!news From: (Les Earnest) Subject: Welcome to rec.bicycles.marketplace Message-ID: Sender: Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 05:19:39 GMT Lines: 15 I'm pleased to see that this group is alive and well. Here, in case you don't remember, is the charter. rec.bicycles.marketplace: Bicycles, components, ancillary equipment and services wanted or for sale, reviews of such things, places to buy them, and evaluations of these sources. Not for discussion of general engineering, maintenance, or repair -- see rec.bicycles.tech. Note that postings of articles on things for sale or wanted should generally not be cross-posted to other rec.bicycles.* groups. -- Les Earnest Phone: 415 941-3984 Internet: USMail: 12769 Dianne Drive UUCP: . . . decwrl!cs.Stanford.edu!Les Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 ========================End Quoted Message============================== -- Steven O'Neill Brooklyn, NY |
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