"cow horn" handlebars stem question



"Paul Myron Hobson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> Jim Flom wrote:
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/29md62
>>>> or
>>>> http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...e&friendID=233211391&albumID=0&imageID=299843

>
> > "A Muzi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> Huh? Paris Hilton? Glacier Surfing? Rilo Kiley? What?

>
> Jim Flom wrote:
>> It didn't give you an image of my handlebars?

>
> You have to log in to see them and it'll be a cold day in hell when I'm
> signed up for myspace. Get flickr, bro.


Fine. How's this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11893790@N03/
 
"Jim Flom" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Paul Myron Hobson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Jim Flom wrote:
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/29md62
>>>>> or
>>>>> http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...e&friendID=233211391&albumID=0&imageID=299843

>>
>> > "A Muzi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> Huh? Paris Hilton? Glacier Surfing? Rilo Kiley? What?

>>
>> Jim Flom wrote:
>>> It didn't give you an image of my handlebars?

>>
>> You have to log in to see them and it'll be a cold day in hell when I'm
>> signed up for myspace. Get flickr, bro.

>
> Fine. How's this?
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/11893790@N03/


or maybe http://www.flickr.com/photos/velominator/
 
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:50:02 GMT, "Jim Flom" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"A Muzi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>>>> "Jim Flom" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> when I squeezed hard on the brake levers,
>>>>>>> the front cable pops out of its catch under the brake lever. Must be
>>>>>>> the angle.

>>
>>>>> "sergio" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>> Assuming you have installed properly, it is the levers' fault, or the
>>>>>> cables', or of both that don't match..

>>
>>>> Jim Flom wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for the photo, Sergio. I had it wrong. I had the tips of the
>>>>> levers literally pointing forward. I interpreted Adres'...
>>>>> "If you place them with the lever
>>>>> pointing back and down, the cable has to be bent in a weird way to be
>>>>> under the bar tape. It reduces braking effectiveness. If, on the other
>>>>> hand, you place the levers pointing facing [forward], then, the cable
>>>>> runs
>>>>> straight back on the bars."
>>>>> I supplied the "forward," since it seemed like a word is missing, and
>>>>> installed the brakes upside down, since it seemed like the only way a
>>>>> triathlete could be hurt with them, and the only way the cable could
>>>>> run straight back to the bars. Seems from the photo you sent that you
>>>>> have the exact same brake levers I have, and that they're really just
>>>>> installed "normally."

>>
>>> "A Muzi" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> With 'normal' road levers, it's possible to mount the cable end in a
>>>> ferrule on the top and run the casing (with another ferrule seated in
>>>> the lever carrier) out the bottom. Give a good hard pull on the lever
>>>> before riding.
>>>>
>>>> re: 'cable popping out':
>>>> Many road levers have a directional cable carrier inside the lever
>>>> blade. Ensure you aren't upside down there! A kinked or damaged brake
>>>> wire/ head should absolutely be replaced ($1).

>>
>> Jim Flom wrote:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/29md62
>>> or
>>> http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...e&friendID=233211391&albumID=0&imageID=299843

>>
>> Huh? Paris Hilton? Glacier Surfing? Rilo Kiley? What?

>
>It didn't give you an image of my handlebars?


It only shows them to people who have a myspace account and sign in.

Ron
 

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