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Old October 26th 04, 09:20 PM
Blair P. Houghton
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See if you can spot the upgrades, courtesy of cut-rate
prices at last weekend's gigundous sale at Tempe Bicycles:

http://blair.houghton.net/holdsworth.jpg
http://blair.houghton.net/holdsworth-upgraded.jpg

(Hint: the shiny rear wheel isn't one; nor is the water
bottle; and the slight turn in the fork exposes the yellow
computer that's always been there; there are two visible
upgrades and three non-visible; of the three hidden ones,
two will be easy to guess and one is a new tube in the
rear tire.)

And, at the risk of exposing my exhuberance at what
many will consider a pokey pace, here's my bike log for
the first three months of my recovery from 12 years of
ridelessness:

http://blair.houghton.net/bikelog.xls

(Don't worry; I vetted it for macro virii.)

--Blair
"Don't want no bugs in my grille."
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Old October 26th 04, 10:07 PM
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"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
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See if you can spot the upgrades, courtesy of cut-rate
prices at last weekend's gigundous sale at Tempe Bicycles:


I noticed the pedals and the seat bag, which hopefully contains flat repair
tools. :-)

Cheto


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Old October 26th 04, 10:22 PM
Paul Bauer
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i see the seat pack and new pedals



"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
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See if you can spot the upgrades, courtesy of cut-rate
prices at last weekend's gigundous sale at Tempe Bicycles:

http://blair.houghton.net/holdsworth.jpg
http://blair.houghton.net/holdsworth-upgraded.jpg

(Hint: the shiny rear wheel isn't one; nor is the water
bottle; and the slight turn in the fork exposes the yellow
computer that's always been there; there are two visible
upgrades and three non-visible; of the three hidden ones,
two will be easy to guess and one is a new tube in the
rear tire.)

And, at the risk of exposing my exhuberance at what
many will consider a pokey pace, here's my bike log for
the first three months of my recovery from 12 years of
ridelessness:

http://blair.houghton.net/bikelog.xls

(Don't worry; I vetted it for macro virii.)

--Blair
"Don't want no bugs in my grille."



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Old October 27th 04, 01:42 AM
Blair P. Houghton
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Cheto wrote:

"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
.. .

See if you can spot the upgrades, courtesy of cut-rate
prices at last weekend's gigundous sale at Tempe Bicycles:


I noticed the pedals and the seat bag, which hopefully contains flat repair
tools. :-)

Cheto


Cheto gets all the prizes to go with his nifty casts.

Yes, the bag contains: a set of no-glue patches which
fit inside the interlocking plastic tire-irons, and a
CO2 inflator with a 16-gram cartridge that should just
explode the tire once I get it back on the rim. I saw
some super-light tubes in the Performance catalog and I
might get one to throw in there too, in case the flatted
tube is unrepairable. And if I can find some lightweight
collapsible shoes, they might fit too, in case the tire
is shredded. So now I can cross the street and still get
home if something happens and the mean people who post
here won't share their patch kit.

Oh, and one I forgot until just now: the bag also contains
a small LED light that happens to clip onto a strap on the
back of the bag. Now I can cross the street after dark.

The pedals are Shimano Ultegra PD-6600's; not too highly
rated over at roadbikereview.com, but I kind of like
them so far, and they were like 60% off. They are very
secure (read: damn hard to clip out of but I got bikie
legs so that's not a real problem, thanks) and have a
big platform. I can't really tell much difference in
pressure distribution between these and my old pedals.
I was able to set the cleats forward enough on my shoes
that I wouldn't need an adapter (I prefer to ride with the
spindle just forward of the center of the ball of my foot,
where apparently most people like it more aft). The only
caveat so far is that they don't just have a float, they
can be downright loose in light pedalling situations.
It's like having a film of ice under your foot. There are
two small rubber pads embedded in the pedal to reduce this,
but in some situations I don't put enough force on them
to create friction.

And they're shiny and have a very low profile, so the chicks
will dig them.

--Blair
"My mom doesn't let me cross the
street after dark."
-who said it, what episode?
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Old October 27th 04, 05:04 AM
Blair P. Houghton
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Blair P. Houghton wrote:
Cheto wrote:

"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
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See if you can spot the upgrades, courtesy of cut-rate
prices at last weekend's gigundous sale at Tempe Bicycles:


I noticed the pedals and the seat bag, which hopefully contains flat repair
tools. :-)

Cheto


Cheto gets all the prizes to go with his nifty casts.


Wait. Am I confusing Cheto and Chalo?

Yes, I am.

--Blair
"I bet that doesn't happen in person either."
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Old October 27th 04, 02:38 PM
Cheto
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"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
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Wait. Am I confusing Cheto and Chalo?

Yes, I am.


No, you're, not. HUGE difference....about 200 pounds worth. 8-)

Cheto


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Old October 27th 04, 04:05 PM
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:42:34 +0000, Blair P. Houghton wrote:

a set of no-glue patches which fit inside the


There's patches with glue now? I've always just used the kind with
vulcanizing fluid--the patch is as strong as the tire and you don't have
to replace the tube when you get home

interlocking plastic tire-irons,
and a CO2 inflator with a 16-gram
cartridge


Mini pumps are better for getting an upper body workout. :P

And they're shiny and have a very low profile, so the chicks will dig
them.


Most "chicks" like shiny things with a larger profile. Something in the 2
carat range is a good start.


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Old October 30th 04, 12:23 AM
Blair P. Houghton
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Cheto wrote:

"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
. ..

Wait. Am I confusing Cheto and Chalo?

Yes, I am.


No, you're, not. HUGE difference....about 200 pounds worth. 8-)

Cheto


Unfortunately, Usenet doesn't make a "ding" sound when you
put in your specs. And it doesn't send your specs at any rate.

One of you is gargantuan, and broke his wrists. The other is
not. I'm no longer sure which.

At any rate, I've further upgraded the bike (hopefully
the last change until Cateye finally ships the TR100
computer in December...or early 2008...) but it's not
worth photographing.

Just a new seatpost with 0 setback to give me a more
upright leg profile. I may change it again because
it's black and messes up the blue/silver color scheme,
but it blends with the black seat, so not for some time,
I don't think.

--Blair
"At least I remembered to put
the seat on..."
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Old October 30th 04, 12:26 AM
Blair P. Houghton
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maxo wrote:
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:42:34 +0000, Blair P. Houghton wrote:
a set of no-glue patches which fit inside the


There's patches with glue now?


I didn't know there were patches without.

I've always just used the kind with
vulcanizing fluid--the patch is as strong as the tire and you don't have
to replace the tube when you get home


Glue them right and you still shouldn't. Didn't keep me
from stocking up on new tubes for half-price at the sale,
though.

interlocking plastic tire-irons,
and a CO2 inflator with a 16-gram
cartridge


Mini pumps are better for getting an upper body workout. :P


I saw one the other day that actually had a flip-out
foot pad, and acted to pump air on both the up-stroke and
the down-stroke.

I'm thinking of buying a hundred gross and marketing them
as exercise equipment for midgets...

And they're shiny and have a very low profile, so the chicks will dig
them.


Most "chicks" like shiny things with a larger profile. Something in the 2
carat range is a good start.


I heard the "2 months salary" thing and just about gagged.

Any chick who wants me to drop 2 months of MY pay on a ring is
no chick I want.

--Blair
"She'd need to put it across two fingers."
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Old October 30th 04, 03:07 AM
Cheto
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"Blair P. Houghton" wrote in message
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One of you is gargantuan, and broke his wrists. The other is
not. I'm no longer sure which.


My wrists are fine and last time I was called gargantuan she wasn't wearing
her contacts and there was alcohol involved.

Cheto


 




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