Stupid %$#@$ Commuting

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Avoid Outrage Excess.

OE is a far more capable newsreader than the anti-Microsoft brigade want to
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Avoid Outrage Excess.

OE is a far more capable newsreader than the anti-Microsoft brigade want to
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eddiec said:

Richard Sherratt said:

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:04:48 +1000, eddiec
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Ouch!

Was she cute?

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Richard.

She was actually!! Or at least, as cute as someone can be when horribly
distressed and a tad freaked out... Must admit, it was a new way to get
a girl's phone number!

Hmm.. anybody ever ended up dating someone they crashed into? An
interesting approach to meeting new people...

I ended up daing someone I crashed WITH when I was driving a cab.

Dave

will OE make me post everything 3 times? 😄

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:54:36 +1000, flyingdutch
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um, you are assuming i am on a P(iece of)C(rap), me thinks. whilst I
have one at home and work , i prefer my G5

So try the mozilla one then.

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Richard Sherratt said:

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:54:36 +1000, flyingdutch
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um, you are assuming i am on a P(iece of)C(rap), me thinks. whilst I
have one at home and work , i prefer my G5

So try the mozilla one then.

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cool. thanx. actually got it. just never use it other than to test webwork...

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will OE make me post everything 3 times? 😄

That was a server stuff-up.

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flyingdutch said:

DaveB said:

flyingdutch said:

have a 6spd 26" wheel ready to go. can probably change over
cassette/cluster if you run more...

Aaaaaaaaaagh. Need advice from anyone used to workign with wheels. I
swapped my casette onto the wheel generously donated by Flying Dutch
(lots of swearing and effort involved though) but when I went to put the
wheel on the bike it wouldn't fit. There was a big spacer on the axle on
FD's wheel so I removed that and the wheel would now fit into the frame.
But I can't shift down to the smallest sprocket, I'm about one sprocket
out for the SDI change. Does that mean I need a spacer just a smaller
one. I don't understand the purpose of the spacer but it seems to do
something vital??

DaveB(thinking the $180 MTB from Learsport is looking better and better)

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Aaaaaaaaaagh. Need advice from anyone used to workign with wheels. I
swapped my casette onto the wheel generously donated by Flying Dutch
(lots of swearing and effort involved though) but when I went to put the
wheel on the bike it wouldn't fit. There was a big spacer on the axle on
FD's wheel so I removed that and the wheel would now fit into the frame.
But I can't shift down to the smallest sprocket, I'm about one sprocket
out for the SDI change. Does that mean I need a spacer just a smaller
one. I don't understand the purpose of the spacer but it seems to do
something vital??

The spaces is just alignment. I assume you have adjusted the
derraileur?
Try the kimit screws.

Otherwise put the spacer back on and just open the frame up a bit,
gentle even pressure should be enough. (might need another pair of
hands) pop the wheel in and set the rear derraileur.

DON'T go near the dreaded Learsport. Best use for them is moorings..

Tom

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(lots of swearing and effort involved though).

Didnt! I, er, um, swear!

is there an equivalent spacer on the non drive as well pusing things out?

F-getting-fixed-D

Tom Nicholson said:

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The spaces is just alignment. I assume you have adjusted the
derraileur?
Try the kimit screws.

Otherwise put the spacer back on and just open the frame up a bit,
gentle even pressure should be enough. (might need another pair of
hands) pop the wheel in and set the rear derraileur.

DON'T go near the dreaded Learsport. Best use for them is moorings..

Tom

Now this is an excellent troll - start out with a piece of sensible sounding advice and then sneak in an outrageous comment at the end. Well played sir!

Ritch

Tom Nicholson said:

The spaces is just alignment. I assume you have adjusted the
derraileur?
Try the kimit screws.

If it was a slight adjustment I'd adjust the limit screws, but this
seems a lot more than what limit screws are for.

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DON'T go near the dreaded Learsport. Best use for them is moorings..

Given the current bike is a 10 year old KMart special I'm tipping the
cheapest Learsport is going to be a vast improvement. Besides I saw on
their website their bikes are recommended by the Mormons (I think it was
the Mormons anyway). You can't get a better recommendation for a
commuter than than a Mormons recommendation surely. If they don't know
about riding bikes everyday, who does?

DaveB

DaveB said:

Besides I saw on their website their bikes are recommended by the Mormons (I think it was the Mormons anyway). You can't get a better recommendation for a commuter than than a Mormons recommendation surely. If they don't know about riding bikes everyday, who does?

DaveB

really?!?! but wouldnt they only ride black ones?

Saw them on a central display down at Vic Gardens/richmond, for the price they actually looked pretty good

flyingdutch said:

DaveB said:

flyingdutch said:

how many speed is it. got a few old wheels lieing about that your
welcome to :-)

WooHoo, the old faithful is back in action. Thanks for the wheel Dutch.

DaveB

quote='DaveB'flyingdutch said:

DaveB said:

flyingdutch said:

how many speed is it. got a few old wheels lieing about that your
welcome to :-)

WooHoo, the old faithful is back in action. Thanks for the wheel Dutch.

DaveB[/QUOTE]
excellent! whatya do ? lose any knuckle-skin in the process?

flyingdutch said:

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WooHoo, the old faithful is back in action. Thanks for the wheel Dutch.

DaveB

excellent! whatya do ? lose any knuckle-skin in the process?

Lots of swearing, head scratching, effort in loosening the lock nuts on
both sides of the axle (why is it the non-freewheel side is always the
hardest), and some wrong advice from rec.bicycles.tech that at least put
me back on the right track. Oh and hands that were almost pure black
(the axle grease looked like crude oil), I've gotta get hold of that
soap gunk in a tin that mechanics use.

DaveB

quote='DaveB'flyingdutch said:

Quoted message said:

WooHoo, the old faithful is back in action. Thanks for the wheel Dutch.

DaveB

excellent! whatya do ? lose any knuckle-skin in the process?

Lots of swearing, head scratching, effort in loosening the lock nuts on
both sides of the axle (why is it the non-freewheel side is always the
hardest), and some wrong advice from rec.bicycles.tech that at least put
me back on the right track. Oh and hands that were almost pure black
(the axle grease looked like crude oil), I've gotta get hold of that
soap gunk in a tin that mechanics use.

DaveB[/QUOTE]
Lightning (white tub, red top) is good with a paper towel wipeoff, and then a wash with soap.

Or Pedros Citrus Cleaner - a bit scratchy with the pumice in it

M "filthy" H