On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:36:43 GMT, maxo <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:45:27 -0400, dgk wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:14:15 -0400, Peter Cole <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>You'll need a spacer to use a 7-speed cassette on a freehub made for 8-9
>>>speed. They're a common item, any shop will know what you mean, Nashbar
>>>should have them, too.
>>>
>>>You don't need a truing stand, you can use your brake pads.
>>>
>>>
>> Brake pads? I thought the idea was to allow the wheel to turn. Oh, lots
>> I'm going to need to know. I can't wait until I can get to the Time's Up
>> repair class next Tuesday and Thursday.
>
>I think what Peter means is that you can use your brake pads as a guide to
>see how wobbly your rims are. That's what I do, just flip the bike over,
>rest the bars on a foam dog bed, and rest my thumb on a brake shoe with
>the nail barely touching the rim, and turn the wheel slowly--it's a great
>way to find smaller wobbles and to "feel" exactly where they begin and
>end. Then I pluck the spokes to see if the tones can tell me which spoke
>is the naughty one, and I tighten it. I find truing to tone to be very
>very accurate.
>
>Remember to lube those nipples!
dgk <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:40:50 GMT, "Bill Sornson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>maxo wrote:
>>> I think what Peter means is that you can use your brake pads as
>>> a guide to see how wobbly your rims are. That's what I do, just
>>> flip the bike over, rest the bars on a foam dog bed, and rest my
>>> thumb on a brake shoe with the nail barely touching the rim, and
>>> turn the wheel slowly--it's a great way to find smaller wobbles
>>> and to "feel" exactly where they begin and end. Then I pluck the
>>> spokes to see if the tones can tell me which spoke is the
>>> naughty one, and I tighten it. I find truing to tone to be very
>>> very accurate.
>>>
>>> Remember to lube those nipples!
>>
>>You have a foam dog?
>>
>>Bill "slow evening" S.
>>
>
> Isn't a foaming dog rabid?
No a rabid is another animal entirely.
Mike Latondresse <mikelat@no_spam_shaw.ca> wrote:
>dgk <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:40:50 GMT, "Bill Sornson"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>maxo wrote:
>>>> I think what Peter means is that you can use your brake pads as
>>>> a guide to see how wobbly your rims are. That's what I do, just
>>>> flip the bike over, rest the bars on a foam dog bed, and rest my
>>>> thumb on a brake shoe with the nail barely touching the rim, and
>>>> turn the wheel slowly--it's a great way to find smaller wobbles
>>>> and to "feel" exactly where they begin and end. Then I pluck the
>>>> spokes to see if the tones can tell me which spoke is the
>>>> naughty one, and I tighten it. I find truing to tone to be very
>>>> very accurate.
>>>>
>>>> Remember to lube those nipples!
>>>
>>>You have a foam dog?
>>>
>>>Bill "slow evening" S.
>>>
>>
>> Isn't a foaming dog rabid?
>No a rabid is another animal entirely.
Somebunny should stop this thread before I call for Starsky and Hutch.
Claire Petersky wrote:
> maxo wrote in message ...
>
> >Remember to lube those nipples!
>
> I often moisturize my legs before a ride, but I think taking the above
> advice is unnecessary.
Guys who wear bibs might disagree. Although I've heard bandaids work
pretty well.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:19:24 -0700, rdclark wrote:
>
>
> Claire Petersky wrote:
>> maxo wrote in message ...
>>
>> >Remember to lube those nipples!
>>
>> I often moisturize my legs before a ride, but I think taking the above
>> advice is unnecessary.
>
> Guys who wear bibs might disagree. Although I've heard bandaids work
> pretty well.
>
> RichC
A lot of long distance runners vaseline their nipples so they don't get
chafed.
I was referring to the brass type, which prefers a less viscous lube.
"maxo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> A lot of long distance runners vaseline their nipples so they don't get
> chafed.
>
> I was referring to the brass type, which prefers a less viscous lube.
I've been told on occasion a certain part of my anatomy was brass, but not
those. If they were, would I be able to run my lights if I connected them to
wires and sweated a lot?
I was once attacked by a viscous lube, but I backed away slowly and it lost
interest.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:18:16 -0400, dgk wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:40:50 GMT, "Bill Sornson" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>maxo wrote:
>>> I think what Peter means is that you can use your brake pads as a guide
>>> to see how wobbly your rims are. That's what I do, just flip the bike
>>> over, rest the bars on a foam dog bed, and rest my thumb on a brake
>>> shoe with the nail barely touching the rim, and turn the wheel
>>> slowly--it's a great way to find smaller wobbles and to "feel" exactly
>>> where they begin and end. Then I pluck the spokes to see if the tones
>>> can tell me which spoke is the naughty one, and I tighten it. I find
>>> truing to tone to be very very accurate.
>>>
>>> Remember to lube those nipples!
>>
>>You have a foam dog?
>>
>>Bill "slow evening" S.
>>
>>
> Isn't a foaming dog rabid?
The Mavic Cross-Land wheels on my MTB have hubs that are made for more
than the 7 cogs I insisted on having, and did manage to keep, thanks to
the addition of a spacer, which your competent LBS should have.
- -
"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"
Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
