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Old 05-20-2004, 05:19 AM   #31 (permalink)
David L. Johnson
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

On Wed, 19 May 2004 21:24:28 -0700, Bernie wrote:

>>"Wool doesn't stink when you sweat on it."
>>Ever notice that no one wants to draft the guy who tells you that?
>>

> Ok I agree with what you say, 'cept wool doesn't do me like it does you.
> I love light wool sweaters/jerseys - no undershirt required. And no
> way it holds stink like polyester.


The amazing thing about polyester is that you can wash it, after which it
will no longer stink.

>>"The best pump in the world is a Silca." Yeah, and the Model T is the
>>best car ever made.
>>

> Simple is good. I hope to keep my Silca track pump til my heirs toss it
> in the trash.


Their track pumps are a different flavor of horse than their frame pumps.
The trash is the proper place for them.


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Old 05-20-2004, 05:45 AM   #32 (permalink)
Adam Rush
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.05.20.04.37.02.604240@NOSPAMhome.se >...
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 22:07:56 -0500, Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > If the sheep are raised in a wet climate, will the wool be pre-shrunk?

>
> And you can tell those sheep because they'll walk funny and their eyes
> will bulge.
>
>


Alright, enough with the Kiwi jokes...
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Old 05-20-2004, 05:45 AM   #33 (permalink)
Adam Rush
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.05.20.04.37.02.604240@NOSPAMhome.se >...
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 22:07:56 -0500, Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > If the sheep are raised in a wet climate, will the wool be pre-shrunk?

>
> And you can tell those sheep because they'll walk funny and their eyes
> will bulge.
>
>


Alright, enough with the Kiwi jokes...
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Old 05-20-2004, 05:45 AM   #34 (permalink)
Adam Rush
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.05.20.04.37.02.604240@NOSPAMhome.se >...
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 22:07:56 -0500, Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > If the sheep are raised in a wet climate, will the wool be pre-shrunk?

>
> And you can tell those sheep because they'll walk funny and their eyes
> will bulge.
>
>


Alright, enough with the Kiwi jokes...
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Old 05-20-2004, 05:45 AM   #35 (permalink)
Adam Rush
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.05.20.04.37.02.604240@NOSPAMhome.se >...
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 22:07:56 -0500, Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > If the sheep are raised in a wet climate, will the wool be pre-shrunk?

>
> And you can tell those sheep because they'll walk funny and their eyes
> will bulge.
>
>


Alright, enough with the Kiwi jokes...
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Old 05-20-2004, 05:45 AM   #36 (permalink)
Adam Rush
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.05.20.04.37.02.604240@NOSPAMhome.se >...
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 22:07:56 -0500, Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > If the sheep are raised in a wet climate, will the wool be pre-shrunk?

>
> And you can tell those sheep because they'll walk funny and their eyes
> will bulge.
>
>


Alright, enough with the Kiwi jokes...
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Old 05-20-2004, 07:19 AM   #37 (permalink)
eyagerusenet@chartermi.net
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

In rec.bicycles.misc Dick Durbin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "SMMB" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<c8asv8$69k$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...


> "You should repack your headset at least once a year."
> I have used the same Campy headset since 1974 and have only had it
> repacked a few times. The only people I have ever known who have
> problems with headsets are they guys that are constantly tinkering
> with them.


> "The best pump in the world is a Silca."
> Yeah, and the Model T is the best car ever made.


Besides, we all know how corperations that import bicycle accessories from
tawain never go out of business, get bought out, or get dropped from the
selection at the local bicycle shop. We also know how injection molded
plastic parts last such a long time under cyclical high stress loads and how
the models remain the same from year to year guarenteeing the availability of
replacement parts from the manufacturer for years to come. Pump manufacturers
also never tinker around with the design and produce a few turkeys that never
work right or fall apart within 1 year of usage.

Speaking of durability your 1974 Campy headset, much like a Silca pump, is
simply too heavy, overbuilt and extremely clunky to adjust and use. The
perfect headset is a lightweight integrated one with proprietary parts like
the kind Cannondale put in some of their high end framesets. Cannondale always
had the best business planning of all the bicycle manufacturers and never made
an expensive product on wheels they would no longer would be able to support.


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Old 05-20-2004, 07:19 AM   #38 (permalink)
eyagerusenet@chartermi.net
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

In rec.bicycles.misc Dick Durbin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "SMMB" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<c8asv8$69k$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...


> "You should repack your headset at least once a year."
> I have used the same Campy headset since 1974 and have only had it
> repacked a few times. The only people I have ever known who have
> problems with headsets are they guys that are constantly tinkering
> with them.


> "The best pump in the world is a Silca."
> Yeah, and the Model T is the best car ever made.


Besides, we all know how corperations that import bicycle accessories from
tawain never go out of business, get bought out, or get dropped from the
selection at the local bicycle shop. We also know how injection molded
plastic parts last such a long time under cyclical high stress loads and how
the models remain the same from year to year guarenteeing the availability of
replacement parts from the manufacturer for years to come. Pump manufacturers
also never tinker around with the design and produce a few turkeys that never
work right or fall apart within 1 year of usage.

Speaking of durability your 1974 Campy headset, much like a Silca pump, is
simply too heavy, overbuilt and extremely clunky to adjust and use. The
perfect headset is a lightweight integrated one with proprietary parts like
the kind Cannondale put in some of their high end framesets. Cannondale always
had the best business planning of all the bicycle manufacturers and never made
an expensive product on wheels they would no longer would be able to support.


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Old 05-20-2004, 07:19 AM   #39 (permalink)
eyagerusenet@chartermi.net
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

In rec.bicycles.misc Dick Durbin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "SMMB" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<c8asv8$69k$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...


> "You should repack your headset at least once a year."
> I have used the same Campy headset since 1974 and have only had it
> repacked a few times. The only people I have ever known who have
> problems with headsets are they guys that are constantly tinkering
> with them.


> "The best pump in the world is a Silca."
> Yeah, and the Model T is the best car ever made.


Besides, we all know how corperations that import bicycle accessories from
tawain never go out of business, get bought out, or get dropped from the
selection at the local bicycle shop. We also know how injection molded
plastic parts last such a long time under cyclical high stress loads and how
the models remain the same from year to year guarenteeing the availability of
replacement parts from the manufacturer for years to come. Pump manufacturers
also never tinker around with the design and produce a few turkeys that never
work right or fall apart within 1 year of usage.

Speaking of durability your 1974 Campy headset, much like a Silca pump, is
simply too heavy, overbuilt and extremely clunky to adjust and use. The
perfect headset is a lightweight integrated one with proprietary parts like
the kind Cannondale put in some of their high end framesets. Cannondale always
had the best business planning of all the bicycle manufacturers and never made
an expensive product on wheels they would no longer would be able to support.


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Old 05-20-2004, 07:19 AM   #40 (permalink)
eyagerusenet@chartermi.net
 
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Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)

In rec.bicycles.misc Dick Durbin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "SMMB" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<c8asv8$69k$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...


> "You should repack your headset at least once a year."
> I have used the same Campy headset since 1974 and have only had it
> repacked a few times. The only people I have ever known who have
> problems with headsets are they guys that are constantly tinkering
> with them.


> "The best pump in the world is a Silca."
> Yeah, and the Model T is the best car ever made.


Besides, we all know how corperations that import bicycle accessories from
tawain never go out of business, get bought out, or get dropped from the
selection at the local bicycle shop. We also know how injection molded
plastic parts last such a long time under cyclical high stress loads and how
the models remain the same from year to year guarenteeing the availability of
replacement parts from the manufacturer for years to come. Pump manufacturers
also never tinker around with the design and produce a few turkeys that never
work right or fall apart within 1 year of usage.

Speaking of durability your 1974 Campy headset, much like a Silca pump, is
simply too heavy, overbuilt and extremely clunky to adjust and use. The
perfect headset is a lightweight integrated one with proprietary parts like
the kind Cannondale put in some of their high end framesets. Cannondale always
had the best business planning of all the bicycle manufacturers and never made
an expensive product on wheels they would no longer would be able to support.


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