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Well, I got her back from her contrôle technique with her dealer in the
16th arrondissement on Friday. He said there was nothing wrong with her, brakes perfect, shifter fine etc. But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. He just had to loosen the headset screw by a quarter turn and Bethie has gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my Dreams as she was meant to be. Award to Jean-Pierre Jacquot for having been the first to suggest that this might be the origin of the problem, way back in January. Unfortunately I was too inexperienced to be able to test for it myself. And thanks to everyone else who has been so infinitely patient and hand-holding through my never-ending complaints. I'm glad I gave Bethie the benefit of the doubt and didn't terminate our relationship before allowing her this simple test. Looking forward to a whole new biking experience. EFR Ile de France |
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Elisa Francesca Roselli said:
Well, I got her back from her contrôle technique with her dealer in the 16th arrondissement on Friday. Excellent. I hope you two have many happy miles together. Incidentally, is the machine's name homage to "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulkagov? In light of the steering problems, the image of an outsize, wicked cat seems quite appropriate, while the biblical references don't. Regards, -david |
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David Nutter wrote: Incidentally, is the machine's name homage to "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulkagov? In light of the steering problems, the image of an outsize, wicked cat seems quite appropriate, while the biblical references don't. I wasn't thinking of Bulgakov in particular, just of a huge, lumbering, diabolical thing. Behemoth apparently means "monster" in Hebrew - some say it may actually mean "hippopotamus", which isn't inappropriate given our combined weights. And of course it is one of the names of Satan. But when she's being good she gets nicknamed to Beth, like the gentlest sister in Little Women. And then I'm Elisa, so I suppose us two together can be ElisaBeth. EFR Ile de France |
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Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
[...] :: But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth :: such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a :: trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll :: properly, he said. He just had to loosen the headset screw by a :: quarter turn and Bethie has gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my :: Dreams as she was meant to be. [...] :: :: Looking forward to a whole new biking experience. :: Good news! |
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in message , Elisa Francesca
Roselli ') wrote: Well, I got her back from her contrôle technique with her dealer in the 16th arrondissement on Friday. He said there was nothing wrong with her, brakes perfect, shifter fine etc. But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. So, a happy ending! I'm very glad to have been wrong. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; It appears that /dev/null is a conforming XSL processor. |
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In article ,
Elisa Francesca Roselli writes: But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. He just had to loosen the headset screw by a quarter turn and Bethie has gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my Dreams as she was meant to be. Well, I'm glad you got that fixed, and can now enjoy Bethie in all her free-spirited splendour. Award to Jean-Pierre Jacquot for having been the first to suggest that this might be the origin of the problem, way back in January. Unfortunately I was too inexperienced to be able to test for it myself. The antient lore is that a headset should be loose enough to, when you lift the front of the bike up, let the front wheel & handlebars easily flop to one side or the other; the headset should be tight enough that the fork doesn't palpably 'clunk' when, standing beside the bike, you close the front brake and give the bike a little shove forward. I'm glad I gave Bethie the benefit of the doubt and didn't terminate our relationship before allowing her this simple test. Many inter-human relationships could benefit from such patience, forbearance, perseverance and mercy. You're a nice person. So you deserve a bike that behaves well :-) And you've gained a deeper intimacy with, and understanding of your Bethie. I guess that's how bikes become more than mere chattles to their guardians. Looking forward to a whole new biking experience. Enjoy! cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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Behemoth apparently means "monster" in Hebrew
"b'hemoth" = "huge beast" some say it may actually mean "hippopotamus" It's from the Egyptian "p-ehe-mau" = "water ox" |
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Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote: Well, I got her back from her contrôle technique with her dealer in the 16th arrondissement on Friday. He said there was nothing wrong with her, brakes perfect, shifter fine etc. But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. He just had to loosen the headset screw by a quarter turn and Bethie has gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my Dreams as she was meant to be. Award to Jean-Pierre Jacquot for having been the first to suggest that this might be the origin of the problem, way back in January. Unfortunately I was too inexperienced to be able to test for it myself. And thanks to everyone else who has been so infinitely patient and hand-holding through my never-ending complaints. I'm glad I gave Bethie the benefit of the doubt and didn't terminate our relationship before allowing her this simple test. Looking forward to a whole new biking experience. EFR Ile de France Congratulations! Another little fix that makes a big difference. I look forward to your future posts! Best Regards, Bernie |
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Tom Keats wrote:
In article , Elisa Francesca Roselli writes: But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. He just had to loosen the headset screw by a quarter turn and Bethie has gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my Dreams as she was meant to be. Well, I'm glad you got that fixed, and can now enjoy Bethie in all her free-spirited splendour. Award to Jean-Pierre Jacquot for having been the first to suggest that this might be the origin of the problem, way back in January. Unfortunately I was too inexperienced to be able to test for it myself. I once had a similar experience after installing fenders on a bike. The bike seemed to handle poorly and was difficult to dangerous to ride no-hands. I had the benefit of knowing it had ridden well before, though. While futzing with it in puzzlement, I realized the wheel did not flop freely. The front fender bracket was rubbing on the lower headset cup. A quick bend with a screwdriver and the problem was fixed, never to return. |
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