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Replacing brake lever hoods

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  1. New around here so my newsreader only downloaded the last 50
    messages, which is a round about way of saying if this
    question has been answered a million times before, take it
    easy on me.

    I have Campag Athena ergopower brake/shifters. The rubber
    hoods have perrished so I removed them, they fell apart
    during the process. Question: can new hoods be fitted
    without removing the entire brake lever assembly, even
    though they were knackered, the old ones took a lot of
    effort to get off. a new pair is £17 I dont want to attempt
    to get them on incorrectly and rip/overstretch them.

    Neal

  2. "Neal Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    New around here so my newsreader only downloaded the last
    50 messages, which is a round about way of saying if this
    question has been answered a million times before, take it
    easy on me.

    groups.google.com.auadvanced group search

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    A: Top-posters.
    B: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?

  3. I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate to
    have to scroll though 100 lines of repeated text to get
    to the new lines at the bottom. I installed new 105
    shifter hoods just once. I did it with the shifters off
    the bars. These hoods were really tough. There was no
    danger of tearing them, even though I pulled the hell out
    of the rubber.

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

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    "Neal Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    New around here so my newsreader only downloaded the
    last 50 messages, which is a round about way of saying
    if this question has been answered a million times
    before, take it easy on me.

    groups.google.com.auadvanced group search

  4. "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate
    to have to

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  5. "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate
    to have to

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  6. flatline said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate to
    have to scroll though 100 lines of repeated text to get to
    the new lines at the bottom.

    Learn how to trim. (And it's ironic that you answer this way
    when there was very little text in the first place.)

    Bill "brainwaves?" S.

  7. "Neal Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    New around here so my newsreader only downloaded the last
    50 messages, which is a round about way of saying if this
    question has been answered a million times before, take it
    easy on me.

    I have Campag Athena ergopower brake/shifters. The
    rubber hoods have perrished so I removed them, they
    fell apart during the process. Question: can new hoods
    be fitted without removing the entire brake lever
    assembly, even though they were knackered, the old ones
    took a lot of effort to get off. a new pair is £17 I
    dont want to attempt to get them on incorrectly and
    rip/overstretch them.

    Neal

    It's about a 5-10 minute job to stretch them over the
    brakes, while they're on the bike. I've done several, never
    had a problem.

    -pete

  8. "DRS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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    "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate
    to have to


    Come on now... the best and worst thing about the internet
    is that it gives one courage to act in a way that they would
    never contemplate face to face. The example you just set out
    above is an example of the worst thing.

    Ritch

    PS. Should I also be expecting a "[censored] you too" as well? or
    just a "yes"?

  9. Ritch said:
    DRS said:

    "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate to
    have to

    Quoted message said:

    Come on now... the best and worst thing about the internet
    is that it gives one courage to act in a way that they
    would never contemplate face to face.

    Says you. I've employed vigorous language to top-
    posters IRL.
    --
    David Damerell <[email hidden]>
    Distortion Field!

  10. "Ritch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

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

    Quoted message said:

    "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate
    to have to


    Quoted message said:


    Come on now... the best and worst thing about the internet
    is that it gives one courage to act in a way that they
    would never contemplate face to face. The example you just
    set out above is an example of the worst thing.

    If you think I won't stand up to the wilfully obnoxious IRL
    then you don't know me at all. Why don't you use your energy
    more efficiently and worry about the moron to whom I
    responded? I bet he's so stupid he thinks he's the first to
    ever come up with that.

    Quoted message said:

    PS. Should I also be expecting a "[censored] you too" as well?
    or just a "yes"?

    You didn't go out of your way to be an [censored]. He did.

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    A: Top-posters.
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  11. Dear David,

    Thank heavens someone is willing to do something fierce and
    manly and vigorous about the dreadful act of top-posting!

    What would we do without the protection of such heroes?

    Gratefully,

    Carl Fogel

    David Damerell said:
    Ritch said:
    DRS said:

    "flatline" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >I'm going to top-post this messsage. And I really hate
    >to have to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Come on now... the best and worst thing about the internet
    is that it gives one courage to act in a way that they
    would never contemplate face to face.

    Says you. I've employed vigorous language to top-
    posters IRL.

  12. "DRS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>... [snip]

    Quoted message said:


    If you think I won't stand up to the wilfully obnoxious
    IRL then you don't know me at all. Why don't you use your
    energy more efficiently and worry about the moron to whom
    I responded? I bet he's so stupid he thinks he's the first
    to ever come up with that.

    Quoted message said:

    PS. Should I also be expecting a "[censored] you too" as well?
    or just a "yes"?

    You didn't go out of your way to be an [censored]. He did.

    Point taken, though I confess I had to look up the meaning
    of IRL. My point is that the guy broke netiquette but gave a
    (poor) reason. Your response was concise, but not very
    persuasive. I'm happy for you to argue the toss and stand up
    for things that are important to you, but IRL you probably
    wouldn't settle a dispute that way (I hope).

    That's it, I'm getting of my high horse... it's too far to
    fall if you get pushed.

    Ritch

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