[OrRando] i am now prepped for the nighttime populaire...

joel metz magpie at blackbirdsf.org
Sat Apr 15 16:11:11 PDT 2006


>for me, it falls in the category of "if it aint broke, dont fix it"
>To which I would respond, it does not have to be bad to get better

oh true - but then again, improving on simple things that work aint 
exactly my bag :)

>"since production carbon fiber frames and forks were first built in 1975"
>I figured someone would point that out, so what do you think they would have
>said 40 years ago?

how about "well, they did it with wood in the 1890s..." :)

-joel

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "joel metz" <magpie at blackbirdsf.org>
>To: "Oregon area Randonneurs" <orrando at tire.patch.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [OrRando] i am now prepped for the nighttime populaire...
>
>
>>  spade connectors arent waterproof, but water isnt a significant issue
>>  with them, in my experience. in 8 years of constant daily usage with
>>  a schmidt, ive never had problem one with spade connectors, and i
>>  daresay theyve been through worse in those years than most will see
>>  in a lifetime. i honestly dont see the failure that susan had as that
>>  big an issue, seeing as its the only time ive yet to hear someone
>>  mentioning this actually happening, and ive been using schmidts
>>  pretty much since they came into production. i probably dont
>>  disconnect mine nearly as much as susan does, but ive certainly been
>>  *far* from gentle/careful with them. for me, it falls in the category
>>  of "if it aint broke, dont fix it"
>>
>>
>
>>
>>  -joel
>>
>>  >You are seeing the world as it is, I'm talking about the way it could be.
>>  >Keep in mind spade connectors are not water proof either, try to think
>>  >outside the box and you too will be able to imagine something more
>>  >durable
>>  >and less susceptible to fatigue.
>>  >
>>  >Think of what design engineers might have said 20 years ago about a fork
>>  >(never mind a frame) made with no metal in it.
>>  >
>>  >----- Original Message -----
>>  >From: "Michael Rasmussen" <mikeraz at patch.com>
>>  >To: "Oregon area Randonneurs" <orrando at tire.patch.com>
>>  >Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 4:45 PM
>>  >Subject: Re: [OrRando] i am now prepped for the nighttime populaire...
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >>  paul johnson wrote:
>>  >>  > it would be only a matter of a short time before they came out with
>>  >> some
>>  >>  > equally elegant and functional fix, like a quarter turn quick
>>  >> disconnect
>>  >>  > coaxial
>>  >>  > coupling.
>>  >>
>>  >>  A quarter turn quick disconnect coax coupling isn't waterproof.  It
>>  >> isn't
>>  >>  even
>>  >>  water resistant.   Being out in the weather makes the low tech but
>>  >> proven
>>  >>  spade connectors a reasonable solution.
>>  >>
>>  >>
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                                 after she got that bicycle...


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