Bicycling gifts

On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:39:47 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 1/8/2021 7:41 PM, Mark J. wrote:
On 1/8/2021 3:48 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op vrijdag 8 januari 2021 om 21:55:11 UTC+1 schreef jbeattie:
On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:17:15 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 1/8/2021 10:33 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 20 december 2020 om 17:27:18 UTC+1 schreef Frank Krygowski:
Suppose a member of your extended family kind of likes to bike.
Suppose
that person has a decent bike, and because of the events of 2020 has
been riding it much, much more than usual.


I think I ...ahum... qualify to that description. Because of 'The
Plaque'
as Jay calls it I could not celebrate the fact that I started at my
company 40 years ago. That sucked. My colleagues however must have
picked
up me mentioning that I almost tripped over my 35 years old SKS
Rennkompressor floor pump a couple of months ago and stepped on the
cilinder with my full weight. The cilinder must got some damage
because
it was hard to operate since then. My first attempt the repair it
failed
and I planned to take the pump to work for a second attempt. We
have a
measuring and aligning device, but I didn't came to it yet. We get a
reward if one of our inventions get filed for a patent (1000 euro
before
taxes) and I always say to my colleagues that they should spend that
unexpected extra money on something really nice that makes life more
pleasant, easier and/or nicer; on something they normally would
not buy.
All that combined with my 'reputation' concerning bicycles they
bought me this gift:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TNWoLxvwgQ4yervv9

Bloody hell, THAT is a nice floor pump. They really surprised me.
Big smile.

Lou



That’s a nice looking floor pump. Congratulations on 40 years of
service.
+1.
Pfff. As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on
the gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit. And it should be voice
activated. "Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires."
Or maybe clap-on, clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

Hmm, you got a point. Because it is US made the mickey mouse units are
on the outer scale. Luckely I can still read without glasses but I
have to bend forward.

Lou

I've been fairly happy with my Nashbar floor pump, whose gauge is at the
*top* of the pump barrel, and thus in range of my aging vision.* Having
a good design, Nashbar promptly redesigned to move the gauge to the
floor, then apparently discontinued the model altogether.* I'm sure
going bankrupt didn't help.

I long ago decided that precise psi wasn't critical. I'm fine with a
tolerance of plus/minus 3 psi, maybe more.

So I took my Nashbar pump with gauge at the bottom and marked a black
line on it. When the needle gets to that point, I stop pumping. For my
utility three speed and my folding bike, I stop a little sooner.

BTW, the gauge numbers are pretty hypothetical anyway. I once used a
dead weight tester from our laboratory to test my various tire pressure
gauges. The one on my floor pump is marked "Reads 7 psi high." (I could
have opened up the gauge and calibrated it properly, but it wouldn't be
worth the trouble.)

And, after you pump up the tires in your unheated garage and take the
bike out in the hot sun the pressure goes up. And not only that but
when you cycle up tall mountains the pressure effectively goes up
also. You just can't trust that pesky gauge ;-)
--
Cheers,

John B.

Pfff.Â* As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on the
gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit.Â* And it should be voice activated.
"Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires."Â* Or maybe clap-on,
clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

No! No! No! In today's modern world the tire pump must be controlled
by the smart phone.

Hmm. Good point!

Silca does have a Bluetooth pump:

https://silca.cc/products/tattico-bluetooth-mini-pump

On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 22:36:50 -0500, Bertrand
wrote:

Pfff.* As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on the
gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit.* And it should be voice activated.
"Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires."* Or maybe clap-on,
clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

No! No! No! In today's modern world the tire pump must be controlled
by the smart phone.

Hmm. Good point!

Silca does have a Bluetooth pump:

https://silca.cc/products/tattico-bluetooth-mini-pump

And for only $120 too. Gee a real bargain. Or actually a comment on
the frequent warning regarding the new Democratic regime and inflation
is on the way. Based on the above I'd say that it had already arrived
:-)
--
Cheers,

John B.

On Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:54:09 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

I painted a fat line on my gauge because I can't really see
the numbers that far away.

My gauge has a movable red arrow that one can point to the target
pressure.

It wasn't mentioned on any of the tags; one day I wondered what the
red triangle meant and discovered that the ring it was on could be
moved.

--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at centurylink dot net
http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

Op zaterdag 9 januari 2021 om 02:54:20 UTC+1 schreef AMuzi:
On 1/8/2021 5:48 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op vrijdag 8 januari 2021 om 21:55:11 UTC+1 schreef jbeattie:
On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:17:15 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 1/8/2021 10:33 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 20 december 2020 om 17:27:18 UTC+1 schreef Frank Krygowski:
Suppose a member of your extended family kind of likes to bike. Suppose
that person has a decent bike, and because of the events of 2020 has
been riding it much, much more than usual.


I think I ...ahum... qualify to that description. Because of 'The Plaque'
as Jay calls it I could not celebrate the fact that I started at my
company 40 years ago. That sucked. My colleagues however must have picked
up me mentioning that I almost tripped over my 35 years old SKS
Rennkompressor floor pump a couple of months ago and stepped on the
cilinder with my full weight. The cilinder must got some damage because
it was hard to operate since then. My first attempt the repair it failed
and I planned to take the pump to work for a second attempt. We have a
measuring and aligning device, but I didn't came to it yet. We get a
reward if one of our inventions get filed for a patent (1000 euro before
taxes) and I always say to my colleagues that they should spend that
unexpected extra money on something really nice that makes life more
pleasant, easier and/or nicer; on something they normally would not buy.
All that combined with my 'reputation' concerning bicycles they bought me this gift:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TNWoLxvwgQ4yervv9

Bloody hell, THAT is a nice floor pump. They really surprised me. Big smile.

Lou



That’s a nice looking floor pump. Congratulations on 40 years of service.
+1.
Pfff. As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on the gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit. And it should be voice activated. "Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires." Or maybe clap-on, clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

Hmm, you got a point. Because it is US made the mickey mouse units are on the outer scale. Luckely I can still read without glasses but I have to bend forward.

Lou

I painted a fat line on my gauge because I can't really see
the numbers that far away.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971


Indeed there are simple solution for that problem if you only use one pressure all the time. For my road bikes (25 mm tires) I use front/back 6/7 bar, for my gravel bike on the road (32 mm tires) front/back 4.5/5 bar, gravel bike off road (35 mm tires) front/back 3/3.5 bar and on my cross bike (35 mm front, 42 mm back tires) front/back 3/3 bar. That would be a lot of tapes on the gauge.

Lou

On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 3:43:36 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Op vrijdag 8 januari 2021 om 23:17:40 UTC+1 schreef sms:
On 1/8/2021 4:58 AM, Lou Holtman wrote:

snip
We get a reward if one of our inventions get filed for a patent (1000 euro before taxes) and I always say to my colleagues that they should spend that unexpected extra money on something really nice that makes life more pleasant, easier and/or nicer; on something they normally would not buy. All that combined with my 'reputation' concerning bicycles they bought me this gift:
One company I worked for, paid each patent filer $100.

My colleague didn't want to file for a patent on one design, believing
that the new IP in the new product was so obvious and so trivial that it
could not be patented.

One of the other designers convinced him that it was worth it just so
they get $100 each.

The patent ended up making the company tens of millions of dollars.

It was used in just about every computer up until the demise of serial
RS-232 ports.
The simple and the most obvious solutions are by definition the most valuable and often ovelooked.

As a salaried engineer my developments for a company were their property and not mine to copyright or patent.

On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 7:19:11 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:39:47 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 1/8/2021 7:41 PM, Mark J. wrote:
On 1/8/2021 3:48 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op vrijdag 8 januari 2021 om 21:55:11 UTC+1 schreef jbeattie:
On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:17:15 AM UTC-8, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 1/8/2021 10:33 AM, Ralph Barone wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote:
Op zondag 20 december 2020 om 17:27:18 UTC+1 schreef Frank Krygowski:
Suppose a member of your extended family kind of likes to bike.
Suppose
that person has a decent bike, and because of the events of 2020 has
been riding it much, much more than usual.


I think I ...ahum... qualify to that description. Because of 'The
Plaque'
as Jay calls it I could not celebrate the fact that I started at my
company 40 years ago. That sucked. My colleagues however must have
picked
up me mentioning that I almost tripped over my 35 years old SKS
Rennkompressor floor pump a couple of months ago and stepped on the
cilinder with my full weight. The cilinder must got some damage
because
it was hard to operate since then. My first attempt the repair it
failed
and I planned to take the pump to work for a second attempt. We
have a
measuring and aligning device, but I didn't came to it yet. We get a
reward if one of our inventions get filed for a patent (1000 euro
before
taxes) and I always say to my colleagues that they should spend that
unexpected extra money on something really nice that makes life more
pleasant, easier and/or nicer; on something they normally would
not buy.
All that combined with my 'reputation' concerning bicycles they
bought me this gift:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TNWoLxvwgQ4yervv9

Bloody hell, THAT is a nice floor pump. They really surprised me.
Big smile.

Lou



That’s a nice looking floor pump. Congratulations on 40 years of
service.
+1.
Pfff. As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on
the gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit. And it should be voice
activated. "Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires."
Or maybe clap-on, clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

Hmm, you got a point. Because it is US made the mickey mouse units are
on the outer scale. Luckely I can still read without glasses but I
have to bend forward.

Lou

I've been fairly happy with my Nashbar floor pump, whose gauge is at the
*top* of the pump barrel, and thus in range of my aging vision. Having
a good design, Nashbar promptly redesigned to move the gauge to the
floor, then apparently discontinued the model altogether. I'm sure
going bankrupt didn't help.

I long ago decided that precise psi wasn't critical. I'm fine with a
tolerance of plus/minus 3 psi, maybe more.

So I took my Nashbar pump with gauge at the bottom and marked a black
line on it. When the needle gets to that point, I stop pumping. For my
utility three speed and my folding bike, I stop a little sooner.

BTW, the gauge numbers are pretty hypothetical anyway. I once used a
dead weight tester from our laboratory to test my various tire pressure
gauges. The one on my floor pump is marked "Reads 7 psi high." (I could
have opened up the gauge and calibrated it properly, but it wouldn't be
worth the trouble.)
And, after you pump up the tires in your unheated garage and take the
bike out in the hot sun the pressure goes up. And not only that but
when you cycle up tall mountains the pressure effectively goes up
also. You just can't trust that pesky gauge ;-)

Perhaps one day you will cease making brainless comments. Atmospheric pressure at 7,000 feet when O2 pressure is making it difficult to walk let alone ride is only 2 psi different from sea level. Perhaps you should go back and try and discover what a pen knife is.

On 1/8/2021 10:36 PM, Bertrand wrote:
Pfff.Â* As a gift to someone with 40 years of service, the numbers on
the gauge should be bigger -- and back-lit.Â* And it should be voice
activated. "Silca, I've fallen and can't get up, pump up my tires."
Or maybe clap-on, clap-off.

-- Jay Beattie.

No! No! No! In today's modern world the tire pump must be controlled
by the smart phone.

Hmm. Good point!

Silca does have a Bluetooth pump:

https://silca.cc/products/tattico-bluetooth-mini-pump

There are plenty of people in love with technical complication. :-/

--
- Frank Krygowski

On 1/8/2021 9:20 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:54:09 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

I painted a fat line on my gauge because I can't really see
the numbers that far away.

My gauge has a movable red arrow that one can point to the target
pressure.

It wasn't mentioned on any of the tags; one day I wondered what the
red triangle meant and discovered that the ring it was on could be
moved.

Yup, my Nashbar has that too. Problem is, the ring has gotten a bit
loose, and it moves when bumped. So I have to be able to see if the red
arrow is on the desired number anyway.

Mark J.

On Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:29:37 -0800, Tom Kunich scribed:

On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 7:19:11 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:39:47 -0500, Frank Krygowski

BTW, the gauge numbers are pretty hypothetical anyway. I once used a
dead weight tester from our laboratory to test my various tire
pressure gauges. The one on my floor pump is marked "Reads 7 psi
high." (I could have opened up the gauge and calibrated it properly,
but it wouldn't be worth the trouble.)
And, after you pump up the tires in your unheated garage and take the
bike out in the hot sun the pressure goes up. And not only that but
when you cycle up tall mountains the pressure effectively goes up also.
You just can't trust that pesky gauge ;-)

Perhaps one day you will cease making brainless comments. Atmospheric
pressure at 7,000 feet when O2 pressure is making it difficult to walk
let alone ride is only 2 psi different from sea level. Perhaps you
should go back and try and discover what a pen knife is.

Perhaps one day you could actually write an informative post displaying
your vast IQ, instead of crude insults based on wrong application of an
irrelevant factoid.