Wear on Top Tube

Andy Chequer says:

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Does anyone else find this or am I some sort of assymetrically legged freak?

The latter. ;-(

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And if so which one? (apart from tubby Lancashire)

The rubbed side, I would guess.

Steve

Andy Chequer said:

Cleaning over Binkie after Monday's ride (some spiffy new singletrack
around here) and a thought struck me. On one side of the bike the top
tube decal says "Zaskar LE" quite distinctly, whereas on the other
side it's almost entirely illegible because it's worn away with 8
years of pedaling.

Does anyone else find this

I'd have to see the bike in person.

or am I some sort of assymetrically legged

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freak?

Asked and answered, apparently.

Oh, and BLINKIE, Gracie?!? 🙂

Bill "do you by any chance always rest the bike against things on that
side?" S.

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Does anyone else find this or am I some sort of assymetrically legged freak?
And if so which one? (apart from tubby Lancashire)

I'm no freak, but I've got this friend (right)...

The inside of his shoe's right heel is red from the paint off his
chainstay. None on the other.

Andy Chequer said:

Cleaning over Binkie after Monday's ride (some spiffy new singletrack
around here) and a thought struck me. On one side of the bike the top
tube decal says "Zaskar LE" quite distinctly, whereas on the other
side it's almost entirely illegible because it's worn away with 8
years of pedaling.

Does anyone else find this or am I some sort of assymetrically legged
freak? And if so which one? (apart from tubby Lancashire)

Andy Chequer

My top tube is fine, it's my cranks that wear unevenly. The driveside is
considerably more polished and worn by the inside of my heel as I pedal.
Not cack-handed, just cack-footed I guess.
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Cleaning over Binkie after Monday's ride (some spiffy new singletrack

around

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here) and a thought struck me. On one side of the bike the top tube decal
says "Zaskar LE" quite distinctly, whereas on the other side it's almost
entirely illegible because it's worn away with 8 years of pedaling.

Does anyone else find this or am I some sort of assymetrically legged

freak?

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And if so which one? (apart from tubby Lancashire)

Andy Chequer

I have a stainless steel pin in my left leg (about 8 inches long). It made
my left leg about
a half an inch longer than my right and makes for some interesting airport
passages these days.
I've had it since I was 14. The Marines were impressed with the "well placed
surgical steel
pin" when I enlisted..............

It causes my left leg/knee to move a little differently on the pedal. If I
don't have enough movement in the pedal I get knee pain. I just experimented
until I found the settings that worked.

Marty

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Cleaning over Binkie after Monday's ride (some spiffy new singletrack

around

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here) and a thought struck me. On one side of the bike the top tube decal
says "Zaskar LE" quite distinctly, whereas on the other side it's almost
entirely illegible because it's worn away with 8 years of pedaling.

Which side do you dress?
(Thats the phrase tailors use when measuring one for new trousers.)

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Cleaning over Binkie after Monday's ride (some spiffy new
singletrack around here) and a thought struck me. On one side of the
bike the top tube decal says "Zaskar LE" quite distinctly, whereas
on the other side it's almost entirely illegible because it's worn
away with 8 years of pedaling.

Which side do you dress?
(Thats the phrase tailors use when measuring one for new trousers.)

I thought it was, "This might tickle a bit."

Bill "his *BIKE* is Binkie, not his binkie!" S.

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I thought it was, "This might tickle a bit."

Bill "his *BIKE* is Binkie, not his binkie!" S.

Binkie is named after Death's horse in the Terry Pratchett books. I thought
it was quite appropriate.

Andy Chequer.

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I thought it was, "This might tickle a bit."

Bill "his *BIKE* is Binkie, not his binkie!" S.

Binkie is named after Death's horse in the Terry Pratchett books. I
thought it was quite appropriate.

Oh.

Bill "not in the Betty & Veronica Annual then?" S.

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Andy Chequer said:

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I thought it was, "This might tickle a bit."

Bill "his *BIKE* is Binkie, not his binkie!" S.

Binkie is named after Death's horse in the Terry Pratchett books. I
thought it was quite appropriate.

Oh.

Bill "not in the Betty & Veronica Annual then?" S.

Apparently not. This some strange American thing?

Andy Chequer

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Andy Chequer said:

> I thought it was, "This might tickle a bit."
>
> Bill "his *BIKE* is Binkie, not his binkie!" S.

Binkie is named after Death's horse in the Terry Pratchett books. I
thought it was quite appropriate.

Oh.

Bill "not in the Betty & Veronica Annual then?" S.

Apparently not. This some strange American thing?

Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the buxom
buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

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Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the buxom
buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

Comics are obviously a bit racier over there than over here. Where does my
bike fit into all this?

Andy Chequer

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Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the
buxom buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

Comics are obviously a bit racier over there than over here. Where
does my bike fit into all this?

Well, it all started with some binkie (small 'b'😉 reference, and
deteriorated rapidly from there 🙂

Bill "Jughead* for the day" S.

*also from the comics. I hung out in pharmacies too much (explains a
LOT)...

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Bill "not in the Betty & Veronica Annual then?" S.

Apparently not. This some strange American thing?

Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the
buxom buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

But Midge belongs to Moose. Now, Sabrina, OTOH, had a certain...charm.

Van
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....enjoys - Theatre / Windsurfing / Skydiving / Mountain Biking
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....thinks - "An Error is Not a Mistake ... Unless You Refuse to Correct It"

Van Bagnol said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

S o r n i said:

Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the
buxom buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

But Midge belongs to Moose. Now, Sabrina, OTOH, had a certain...charm.

Sabrina, Gracie? In the Archie comics?!?

Bill "must have been AFTER my time" S.

PS: But I agree -- don't mess with Midge or Moose'll mess you up!

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Van Bagnol said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

S o r n i said:

Growing up we read "Archie" comic books. Betty & Veronica were the
buxom buddies.

Bill "oh, and hot Midge, too" S.

But Midge belongs to Moose. Now, Sabrina, OTOH, had a certain...charm.

Sabrina, Gracie? In the Archie comics?!?

Both Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats spun off from
the Archie universe. I'm not sure whether they followed, preceded, or
coincided with the animated cartoons, but I'm pretty sure they attended
Riverdale.

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PS: But I agree -- don't mess with Midge or Moose'll mess you up!

Was there a female counterpart to Dilton?

Van
--
Van Bagnol / v b a g n o l at earthlink dot net / c r l at bagnol dot com
....enjoys - Theatre / Windsurfing / Skydiving / Mountain Biking
....feels - "Parang lumalakad ako sa loob ng paniginip"
....thinks - "An Error is Not a Mistake ... Unless You Refuse to Correct It"

Van Bagnol said:

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Sabrina, Gracie? In the Archie comics?!?

Both Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats spun off
from the Archie universe. I'm not sure whether they followed,
preceded, or coincided with the animated cartoons, but I'm pretty
sure they attended Riverdale.

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PS: But I agree -- don't mess with Midge or Moose'll mess you up!

Was there a female counterpart to Dilton?

No clue whatsoever.

Bill "DilBERT, maybe" S.