[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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
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==
i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...
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