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On 3/30/2015 3:24 PM, James wrote:
On 31/03/15 01:47, Frank Krygowski wrote: I'm in the "almost any tool should do it" camp. Same as the guys who put in the slotted philips screw heads. It occurs to me, I've never carried a Torx driver in my tool pouches. I'd be ticked off if _anything_ on my bike absolutely required one. So many parts already absolutely require hex keys, I don't know how you're not already ticked off! Oh, I like hex keys. Self-centering, light, small in one's tool pack, no tiny bits to lose in the gravel, adequately strong, and practically free. Really, the primary advantage of Torx over hex is for mass production assembly. If you're screwing in a few million fasteners using automated screwdrivers, Torx bits last considerably longer, so production doesn't have to stop while maintenance changes driver bits. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 30/03/2015 19:15, Ian Field wrote:
"Clive George" wrote in message ... On 30/03/2015 18:38, Ian Field wrote: "Clive George" wrote in message o.uk... On 30/03/2015 17:58, Ian Field wrote: "Frank Krygowski" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2015 2:39 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:27:50 -0500, AMuzi wrote: No reason not to. 4mm allen cap screws might be nice and they are readily available. Nothing will break or slip with the screws out. If there's room, you might look into adding a plastic knob onto the cap screw: http://www.shear-loc.com/knobs.htm But think of the air resistance! More seriously, brakes don't have to be adjusted very often. It's reasonable to require a tool for that operation. Brake blocks wear rapidly while the slotted bit of the contact face remains. The v-brake balancing screw isn't there to compensate for brake wear. Maybe you could point out the bit where I said it did! Ok, why is your statement above "Break blocks wear rapidly" relevant to the preceding statement. Someone said these sort of things don't need adjusting very often. And V-brake balance doesn't - it doesn't need adjusting for brake block wear. Cable adjusters which take no tools are what is used to compensate for that. |
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On 30/03/2015 20:27, Frank Krygowski wrote:
The minor irritation for me is if I'm putting my bike into the back of our hatchback. It should be just: 1) Open brake quick release 2) Open wheel quick release 3) Remove wheel with left hand while holding bike with right hand 4) toss into car. But with lawyer lips, there's 2B) Find a way to keep the bike upright while bending down to unscrew the QR nut. Bike standing up. Flip lever open. Bike still leaning on axle. Unscrew QR. Now lift bike up and remove front wheel in the same motion. It's not the lawyer lips which get in the way on the tandem, it's the front rack - I need to remove the QR to get the wheel past it easily :-) |
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:34:24 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 3/30/2015 1:24 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: Ummm... right: http://news.toolbox.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/massive-multi-tool.jpg Oops. No Torx driver! The driver socket it there, which will accept the usual assortment of driver bits including Torx. Where to store the bits is left to the discretion and imagination of the user. Many multiplex tools are just conglomerations of dissimilar and incompatible tools. For example, the smartphone bicycle tool kit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/iphone-toolkit-use-your-iphone-to-fix-your-bike-and-cut-your-steak http://www.thetasklab.com If you watch the video at the top of the page, it shows the tool and phone used to pound on a picture frame hanger. I'm not sure if the smartphone manufactory will honor the warranty after phone fails while performing a bicycle repair[1]. Personally, I would prefer a multi-tool where the individual tools were individually removable and could be used individually or in concert. That also makes it easier to replace or exchange individual tools. Long ago, I had the idea of making a switch blade screwdriver. The mechanism was similar to a switch blade, except instead of a blade, there would be an arm with a driver bit socket at the end. I managed to build a prototype, but soon discovered that the magnetic force was insufficient to prevent the device from becoming a driver bit catapult. A version where the driver bits were brazed to the "blade" worked somewhat better. Shelved, pending further inspiration. [1] Any tool can be used as a hammer. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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AMuzi wrote:
I hope that was humor and not that your Ideal World looks like North Korea. If North Koreans could only have such freedoms - bicycles are banned there. At least for women riders. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2013/01/16/north-korea-bans-women-from-riding-bikes-again/ -- K. Lang may your lum reek. |
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On 3/31/2015 8:20 AM, Király wrote:
AMuzi wrote: I hope that was humor and not that your Ideal World looks like North Korea. If North Koreans could only have such freedoms - bicycles are banned there. At least for women riders. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2013/01/16/north-korea-bans-women-from-riding-bikes-again/ At minimum. All the rest of PRK is worse. I found this moving: http://www.alibris.com/Nothing-to-En...70?matches=104 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 3/31/2015 9:20 AM, Király wrote:
AMuzi wrote: I hope that was humor and not that your Ideal World looks like North Korea. If North Koreans could only have such freedoms - bicycles are banned there. At least for women riders. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2013/01/16/north-korea-bans-women-from-riding-bikes-again/ In an ideal world, bicycles would not be forbidden. They would be mandatory. Andrew: Enjoy. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 3/31/2015 9:38 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/31/2015 9:20 AM, Király wrote: AMuzi wrote: I hope that was humor and not that your Ideal World looks like North Korea. If North Koreans could only have such freedoms - bicycles are banned there. At least for women riders. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2013/01/16/north-korea-bans-women-from-riding-bikes-again/ In an ideal world, bicycles would not be forbidden. They would be mandatory. Andrew: Enjoy. Last weekend there was an LA story about transportation featuring some poor SOB who "has to ride his bicycle 2-1/2 miles to work and then back every day" Dream job, I'd say. YMMV. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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"Clive George" wrote in message o.uk... On 30/03/2015 19:15, Ian Field wrote: "Clive George" wrote in message ... On 30/03/2015 18:38, Ian Field wrote: "Clive George" wrote in message o.uk... On 30/03/2015 17:58, Ian Field wrote: "Frank Krygowski" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2015 2:39 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:27:50 -0500, AMuzi wrote: No reason not to. 4mm allen cap screws might be nice and they are readily available. Nothing will break or slip with the screws out. If there's room, you might look into adding a plastic knob onto the cap screw: http://www.shear-loc.com/knobs.htm But think of the air resistance! More seriously, brakes don't have to be adjusted very often. It's reasonable to require a tool for that operation. Brake blocks wear rapidly while the slotted bit of the contact face remains. The v-brake balancing screw isn't there to compensate for brake wear. Maybe you could point out the bit where I said it did! Ok, why is your statement above "Break blocks wear rapidly" relevant to the preceding statement. Someone said these sort of things don't need adjusting very often. And V-brake balance doesn't - it doesn't need adjusting for brake block wear. Maybe because my bike is old - the calliper screws seem to need adjusting fairly often, if I don't attend to it promptly it can cause uneven wear on the blocks. The 2 adjustments seem slightly interactive, especially with new blocks that wear rapidly till the grooves are gone. Usually the balance screws can be OK for weeks, even months - but every so often I find one block dragging and when I correct that it soon goes over to the other side, The see-saw adjustments can go on for a couple of days before it settles down. |
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On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:09:54 PM UTC-4, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:34:24 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/30/2015 1:24 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: Ummm... right: http://news.toolbox.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/massive-multi-tool.jpg Oops. No Torx driver! The driver socket it there, which will accept the usual assortment of driver bits including Torx. Where to store the bits is left to the discretion and imagination of the user. Many multiplex tools are just conglomerations of dissimilar and incompatible tools. For example, the smartphone bicycle tool kit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/iphone-toolkit-use-your-iphone-to-fix-your-bike-and-cut-your-steak http://www.thetasklab.com If you watch the video at the top of the page, it shows the tool and phone used to pound on a picture frame hanger. I'm not sure if the smartphone manufactory will honor the warranty after phone fails while performing a bicycle repair[1]. Personally, I would prefer a multi-tool where the individual tools were individually removable and could be used individually or in concert. That also makes it easier to replace or exchange individual tools. Long ago, I had the idea of making a switch blade screwdriver. The mechanism was similar to a switch blade, except instead of a blade, there would be an arm with a driver bit socket at the end. I managed to build a prototype, but soon discovered that the magnetic force was insufficient to prevent the device from becoming a driver bit catapult. A version where the driver bits were brazed to the "blade" worked somewhat better. Shelved, pending further inspiration. [1] Any tool can be used as a hammer. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 eyehahhahah...that's ehat ? I did a valve job on food stamps |
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