A question

John Harlow said:

Does the decal indicate the point of failure is where the top tube meets the head tube, or is it
pretty much anywhere along the top tube?:

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Maybe they really mean people's wrists would break trying to use brake levers in the
position shown?

(at least the drivetrain comes pre cross-shifted)

Some bikes look heavy just sitting there. 'Course when a bike has a measurable gravitational field,
ya know its heavy. Hey I know! We can encourage Walgoose (or whoever) to add one or two more bits of
junk and they'll collapse into a black hole under their own crushing weight and sink to the center
of the Earth! Maybe they'll take Walmart with them. Here's to dreaming 🙂

Cheers, Shawn

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Quoted message said:

Does the decal indicate the point of failure is where the top tube meets

the

Quoted message said:

head tube, or is it pretty much anywhere along the top tube?:

i.walmart.com0008787652461 500X500.jpgOpen ↗

Maybe they really mean people's wrists would break trying to use brake levers in the
position shown?

(at least the drivetrain comes pre cross-shifted)

...and the protection-during-shipping cover is still over the rear derailleur, the front tire
appears to be backwards, and they freaking put adjustable travel on it (apparently).

Yeah...dig that ~60mm double crown, baby. First double crown I've ever seen on a threaded stem.
Thankfully.

I'm dying to know what it says on that chainstay protector...I'm guessing "RaceFarce" and of course
"[censored]".

Chris

Quoted message said:

Maybe they really mean people's wrists would break trying to use brake levers in the
position shown?

Do you think that this kind of bike is sufficient for most people, given that it is set up
correctly? Some people really do never exceed 5 mph.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

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Quoted message said:

Does the decal indicate the point of failure is where the top tube meets

the

Quoted message said:

head tube, or is it pretty much anywhere along the top tube?:

i.walmart.com0008787652461 500X500.jpgOpen ↗

Maybe they really mean people's wrists would break trying to use brake levers in the
position shown?

(at least the drivetrain comes pre cross-shifted)

The worst part about it is that most people who buy those bikes think the brake levers should be
the way the picture shows. I did some repairs on my nephew's bike which is very similar and while I
was at it I adjusted the brakes levers to a more human wrist position and he got [censored] at me. I
tried explaining the reason behind my adjustment but it was like talking to the ground. Gratitude
for free repairs.

--

Dave Haley www.geocities.com/bikegeek66

Quoted message said:

Some bikes look heavy just sitting there. 'Course when a bike has a measurable gravitational
field, ya know its heavy. Hey I know! We can encourage Walgoose (or whoever) to add one or two
more bits of junk and they'll collapse into a black hole under their own crushing weight and sink
to the center of the Earth! Maybe they'll take Walmart with them. Here's to dreaming 🙂

Lol! Your commentary reminds me of the really cool show "The Elegant Universe" on PBS nowadays. Even
cooler is it's available on the 'net from pbs.orgprogram.htmlOpen ↗

Watch pbs.org3012 q 03.htmlOpen ↗ and imagine walmart as the sun with
all those walgoose parts circling it! 😉

Quoted message said:

Lol! Your commentary reminds me of the really cool show "The Elegant Universe" on PBS nowadays.
Even cooler is it's available on the 'net from pbs.orgprogram.htmlOpen ↗

Absolutely! I was watching it at 3AM last night and it was engaging. String theory... mmmh. The
theory of EVERYTHING!!!

With this theory, we can have mountain biking in the woods while keeping MV happy by changing
compositions of soils and... nevermind. Good show though. A bit repetitive.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

Dave Haley said:

"John Harlow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Does the decal indicate the point of failure is where the top tube meets

the

Quoted message said:

head tube, or is it pretty much anywhere along the top tube?:

i.walmart.com0008787652461 500X500.jpgOpen ↗

Maybe they really mean people's wrists would break trying to use brake levers in the
position shown?

(at least the drivetrain comes pre cross-shifted)

The worst part about it is that most people who buy those bikes think the brake levers should be
the way the picture shows. I did some repairs on my nephew's bike which is very similar and while
I was at it I adjusted the brakes levers to a more human wrist position and he got [censored] at me. I
tried explaining the reason behind my adjustment but it was like talking to the ground. Gratitude
for free repairs.

you think that's bad? at work some idiot customer brought in an mtb with riser bars ... upside down.
I wanted to cry.

Small Black Dog

Small Black Dog said:

you think that's bad? at work some idiot customer brought in an mtb with riser bars ... upside
down. I wanted to cry.

...from laughter? :-)

--
-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) "It's a shallow life that
doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

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you think that's bad? at work some idiot customer brought in an mtb with riser bars ... upside
down. I wanted to cry.

Man, you are so out of touch with the latest technology. Those are"sinker bars" which help lower the
rider's profile which lowers wind resistance. You can go bigger if you go faster, dood! 😉

Small Black Dog said:

you think that's bad? at work some idiot customer brought in an mtb with riser bars ... upside
down. I wanted to cry.

Small Black Dog

I saw photos a few years back of Michael Rasmussen (known as "the Chicken"😉 when he was riding for
Corratec. He had sinker (upside down riser) bars with bar ends. This was the guy that invented
semislicks, too. I can't remeber what tire company sponsored him, but he shaved off all the tread in
the center sections of the tires to roll faster. All this must have helped him some, because he won
the world championship on that setup.

Miles