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Old December 12th 14, 07:46 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Friday, December 12, 2014 9:08:38 AM UTC-5, wrote:
now who finds this box of chrome vanadium allen and hex head 6mm's under the BB ?

after years of grinding my teeth post insertion...bought a box of graded FULL THREADED 1/4/20x1.5" from McMaster Carr laid atop the fine toothed hacksaw blades
with nuts...cashews


http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wmr-w80152

or a plastic plate gauge with thread gauge

a steel rule with spoke gauge


DT Pro spoke wrench...AAA

for JB, can of crack tester.

son gets a 4 year bus ticket

the tool shop, endless. Battery drill, gotta Porter-Cablee here, thin.

set of wire rotary brushes, drill index, carbide grinding bits from McMaster Carr....RIGID center punch...

maybe a Sears Mapp gas/O2 torch....saw one at Home Depot...or a fine point propane nozzle.

hmmmm howabout onadem Universal Cycle jugs of Finish Line Waxed Teflon !

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Old December 12th 14, 08:10 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 12/12/2014 12:46 PM, wrote:
On Friday, December 12, 2014 9:08:38 AM UTC-5, wrote:
now who finds this box of chrome vanadium allen and hex head 6mm's under the BB ?

after years of grinding my teeth post insertion...bought a box of graded FULL THREADED 1/4/20x1.5" from McMaster Carr laid atop the fine toothed hacksaw blades
with nuts...cashews


http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wmr-w80152

or a plastic plate gauge with thread gauge

a steel rule with spoke gauge


DT Pro spoke wrench...AAA

for JB, can of crack tester.

son gets a 4 year bus ticket

the tool shop, endless. Battery drill, gotta Porter-Cablee here, thin.

set of wire rotary brushes, drill index, carbide grinding bits from McMaster Carr....RIGID center punch...

maybe a Sears Mapp gas/O2 torch....saw one at Home Depot...or a fine point propane nozzle.

hmmmm howabout onadem Universal Cycle jugs of Finish Line Waxed Teflon !


Exactly.
The dream thingie for which you pine is someone else's
useless crap. 90% of our customers wouldn't even understand
that stuff although most of it is very useful here.

Give a guy a MIG weld setup and he says, "I'll exchange this
for a TIG". Give someone a glitzy new derailleur and whether
it's silver or black they want the other finish.

Give personal not hardware. Really.


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Andrew Muzi
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Open every day since 1 April, 1971


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Old December 12th 14, 08:25 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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As mentioned by others already.
1. Socks. Smartwool brand are very high quality.
2. Tires. Look at what they are riding now. Buy those on sale during the year.
3. Red rear blinkie. Should be cheap from Nashbar. Give them a piece of Ziploc so they can run it through the back of their helmet vents and hang the light there. Always visible and ready to go. Weight is immaterial. I have one on my helmet.





On Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:23:20 PM UTC-6, jbeattie wrote:
So, what would be good (and relatively cheap) gifts for cyclists? Not a major gift -- something more than a stocking stuffer, though. This is when I could kick myself for not buying some cheap jerseys at the Castelli warehouse sale.

-- Jay Beattie.


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Old December 12th 14, 11:17 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Friday, December 12, 2014 1:53:40 PM UTC, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/11/2014 8:23 PM, jbeattie wrote:
So, what would be good (and relatively cheap) gifts for cyclists? Not a major gift -- something more than a stocking stuffer, though. This is when I could kick myself for not buying some cheap jerseys at the Castelli warehouse sale.

-- Jay Beattie.


Our longstanding advice is 'don't buy hardware as a gift'.
Sox, clothing, consumables (oil, bar tape, tubes, cleaner,
food etc)

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I don't like gift vouchers that tie me to a particular store, and I'd rather choose my clothes and consumables myself too.

What I've done this Christmas is to buy a new cycling jacket (Alture Night Vision Evo), hold up to my family, and say, "This is what you're giving me at Christmas. Since it's cheap, I'll let you know the rest of what you're giving me shortly."

Andre Jute
It's embarrassing for an old revolutionary to become so middle class he can't think of anything he wants for Christmas or his birthday.
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Old December 13th 14, 12:07 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Friday, December 12, 2014 2:11:02 PM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/12/2014 12:46 PM, wrote:
On Friday, December 12, 2014 9:08:38 AM UTC-5, wrote:
now who finds this box of chrome vanadium allen and hex head 6mm's under the BB ?

after years of grinding my teeth post insertion...bought a box of graded FULL THREADED 1/4/20x1.5" from McMaster Carr laid atop the fine toothed hacksaw blades
with nuts...cashews


http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wmr-w80152

or a plastic plate gauge with thread gauge

a steel rule with spoke gauge


DT Pro spoke wrench...AAA

for JB, can of crack tester.

son gets a 4 year bus ticket

the tool shop, endless. Battery drill, gotta Porter-Cablee here, thin.

set of wire rotary brushes, drill index, carbide grinding bits from McMaster Carr....RIGID center punch...

maybe a Sears Mapp gas/O2 torch....saw one at Home Depot...or a fine point propane nozzle.

hmmmm howabout onadem Universal Cycle jugs of Finish Line Waxed Teflon !


Exactly.
The dream thingie for which you pine is someone else's
useless crap. 90% of our customers wouldn't even understand
that stuff although most of it is very useful here.

Give a guy a MIG weld setup and he says, "I'll exchange this
for a TIG". Give someone a glitzy new derailleur and whether
it's silver or black they want the other finish.

Give personal not hardware. Really.


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


NNNNNNNNNNN

gnaw.....giving soap is Pass A

giving a gift to expand, educate, enlighten , enhance...your friend's life...this is the goal at Xmass.

lookit the digital gauge....measures cables....measure bolts...nuts....fittings...measures drill bits for tapping or clearance...rim sizes...maybe ID seat tubing...but DHYB on that...

the hapless post here needing that plastic bolt n thread gauge.

sure maybe the hapless will throw it n the heap but then 4 months from now....epiphany ! application...production...nirvana !!


eyehahhahhaha

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Old December 13th 14, 01:59 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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a gift for Russel The Wrench

http://www.campmor.com/Product___60028
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Old December 14th 14, 06:16 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 12/11/2014 6:23 PM, jbeattie wrote:
So, what would be good (and relatively cheap) gifts for cyclists? Not a major gift -- something more than a stocking stuffer, though. This is when I could kick myself for not buying some cheap jerseys at the Castelli warehouse sale.


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OZBJ9C

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Old December 15th 14, 12:10 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OZBJ9C


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people who bought this also bought a crate of hand grenades, a sauna pump and a blender !

Andre Muzi suggests a heat gun for red Loctite removal on small and large screws. Small screw use of red is recommended for MTB and Touring

https://www.google.com/#q=heat+guns&tbm=shop $50 should do it unless you're compulsive then $100.

I have a heat gun and a Yellow Bird hair dryer. The YB is indispensable....dries floors...parts...layups....cures locktite...

whaddid I buy for Xmass ? glad you asked...a new 1/2" Dasco 6" cold chisel....one remaining from a 7-'s Craftsman set to clumsy n short for old age. The new one more precise n less likely to get my hand bludgeoned fro the 11 pound short hanlded engineers hammer.
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Old December 15th 14, 01:37 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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