tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post270654237099789543..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Something NewSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-37615749376099626462010-04-16T21:02:45.106-05:002010-04-16T21:02:45.106-05:00So, does EGCG = SRAM?So, does EGCG = SRAM?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-81673740653082278162010-04-16T20:49:46.111-05:002010-04-16T20:49:46.111-05:00Back in the 1990s I was going to start the Enola G...Back in the 1990s I was going to start the Enola Gay Component Company.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-13767391166193358092010-04-16T20:33:21.433-05:002010-04-16T20:33:21.433-05:00Shimano. The Emperor's revenge...Shimano. The Emperor's revenge...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-35252416878088835072010-04-15T21:56:20.043-05:002010-04-15T21:56:20.043-05:00Hugh, don't let your shifters know you are afr...Hugh, don't let your shifters know you are afraid. They will turn on you on a lonely road and you will never be seen again.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-49327651987999714612010-04-13T23:01:56.542-05:002010-04-13T23:01:56.542-05:00I recently had my local bike shop service the bott...I recently had my local bike shop service the bottom bracket on the Trek 560 I am restoring. I would have liked to do it myself. But I did not have the correct wrench. It only took about 10 min.Probably because it was the only thing still on the frame.I have since ordered(and received) the correct wrench and spanner.Last year I had <br />them adjust my shifter/levers on my MotoBecane<br />Mirage Sport. Because frankly they scare me.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986498277947032639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-51313025418205173172010-04-13T08:10:16.820-05:002010-04-13T08:10:16.820-05:00No need to apologize to me. I became a shop mechan...No need to apologize to me. I became a shop mechanic because I possessed no other job skills and needed money. I don't have the temperament to be a good waiter, which is the traditional job of struggling writers, actors and cartoonists.<br /><br />I developed mechanical skills by fixing my own stuff. Most poor saps who get sucked into the bike business start that way.<br /><br />I would much rather sell tools and parts than just facilitate people's weakness by fixing their machinery. It is, as you say, not that mysterious. Shimano has done the best they can to make it ridiculously complex, followed dutifully by Campy and SRAM, but you can still keep your shifters and brakes separate if you want. By doing so you eliminate nearly all annoying chronic problems with overly complicated systems.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-70485840606579903062010-04-10T11:20:03.046-05:002010-04-10T11:20:03.046-05:00Ed W, do you know my parents, Lucille and Bob?Ed W, do you know my parents, Lucille and Bob?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-89283856079303417242010-04-09T19:29:54.340-05:002010-04-09T19:29:54.340-05:00Crimeny, now THREE future posts spun from comments...Crimeny, now THREE future posts spun from comments on one. All I will say is that, IMHO, bikes are all "it" whatever named. As of today, my most anthropomorphising efforts at the Cannondale refer to it as either "the Road Warrier" or "that bike from Pennsylvania with the shifter bosses they don't sell replacements for:"Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-57518574367592641602010-04-09T19:03:04.539-05:002010-04-09T19:03:04.539-05:00Your bike needs a name. 'Lucille' has bee...Your bike needs a name. 'Lucille' has been taken. 'Bob' is too mundane. Something in Italian would be pretentious and arty on a bike as utilitarian as a Cannondale. But...since it's the bike with no name, I would suggest either East Clintwood, or the simple Max. (As in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.)<br /><br />Me? I don't name my bikes. Too girly. (snicker)Ed Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661476789768156794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-75137556039992810362010-04-09T06:44:57.476-05:002010-04-09T06:44:57.476-05:00Make that the TWO above...Make that the TWO above...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-78224020588291207562010-04-09T06:41:27.869-05:002010-04-09T06:41:27.869-05:00Hmm. Just when you think you have covered every to...Hmm. Just when you think you have covered every topic, along comes a comment like the one above...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-43196782964793934282010-04-09T06:39:36.132-05:002010-04-09T06:39:36.132-05:00Well, you are an engineer. Not all of us are : )
...Well, you are an engineer. Not all of us are : )<br /><br />But actually, what has prevents us from working on our bikes as much as we could have done, is mostly time rather than skill. There are simply not enough hours in the day, and it becomes a matter of priorotising. Yes, I can do "X" to my bike myself if I put my mind to it (and get the right tools). But it's not necessarily the best use of my time and talents.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-20092686023166982062010-04-09T05:52:52.962-05:002010-04-09T05:52:52.962-05:00I find it interesting that when placing a solitary...I find it interesting that when placing a solitary bottle cage you chose the seat tube instead of the down tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com