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

paul johnson pjinoly at msn.com
Sat Apr 15 22:38:14 PDT 2006


"but then again, improving on simple things that work aint exactly my bag 
:)"
Then everything since the very simple and functional high wheeler?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joel metz" <magpie at blackbirdsf.org>
To: "Oregon area Randonneurs" <orrando at tire.patch.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OrRando] i am now prepped for the nighttime populaire...


> >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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>                                  after she got that bicycle...
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