Gear you can't give up? - Page 3

07-01-2004, 07:02 AM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 01:03:49 GMT, "Gooserider"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I have a pair of Look MTB pedals I've used for 10 or more years, and have
>used with four bikes. They're old, scratched and beaten to hell, but I love
>them and I'll use them forever. They don't match my new bike at all, but
>they're my favorites. I have 6 pair of cleats, since the pedal is
>discontinued, so I should be set until I die. :-) Anybody else have anything
>to which they've become so attached?

I was just talking to someone about this the other day. I have a
fifteen (or so) year old Cannondale seat pack that I'm loathe to give
up on. It's one of the models that had a plastic two-pronged fitting
on top that twisted and snapped into the saddle rails, and a velcro
strap around the seatpost. Its shape is maintained by a black sheet
plastic insert that has broken a number of times over the years. The
weak point is the three holes drilled in it to accommodate the saddle
rail fitting. That part was long ago repaired and reinforced with a
thin sheet of aluminum and epoxy.

At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My
sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
black marking pen. ;-)

A couple of years ago an employee at my LBS told me about a bike shop
in Texas somewhere that still had these in stock. I like the pack so
much I was tempted to call and see if they would mail order a couple
to me. Alas, I've since lost the phone number and the guy who told me
about it is long gone. :-(

jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-01-2004, 02:21 PM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:02:50 GMT, John Everett
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>At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
>repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My

Why is tan thread always the thread that happens to be around when
us non-sewers (eww...that sounds wrong) attempt a repair on non-tan
(especially black) items?

I have at least two black items repaired (badly) with tan thread.

>sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
>black marking pen. ;-)

My dad spilled bleach near the crotch of his blue jeans. He
attempted to color it in with a blue marker, but the shade is
entirely wrong, so now it looks like he's had some terrible
industrial accident in a venereal disease testing lab...
--
Rick Onanian

07-01-2004, 02:21 PM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:02:50 GMT, John Everett
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].BOTS.net> wrote:
>At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
>repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My

Why is tan thread always the thread that happens to be around when
us non-sewers (eww...that sounds wrong) attempt a repair on non-tan
(especially black) items?

I have at least two black items repaired (badly) with tan thread.

>sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
>black marking pen. ;-)

My dad spilled bleach near the crotch of his blue jeans. He
attempted to color it in with a blue marker, but the shade is
entirely wrong, so now it looks like he's had some terrible
industrial accident in a venereal disease testing lab...
--
Rick Onanian

07-01-2004, 02:21 PM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:02:50 GMT, John Everett
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].BOTS.net> wrote:
>At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
>repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My

Why is tan thread always the thread that happens to be around when
us non-sewers (eww...that sounds wrong) attempt a repair on non-tan
(especially black) items?

I have at least two black items repaired (badly) with tan thread.

>sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
>black marking pen. ;-)

My dad spilled bleach near the crotch of his blue jeans. He
attempted to color it in with a blue marker, but the shade is
entirely wrong, so now it looks like he's had some terrible
industrial accident in a venereal disease testing lab...
--
Rick Onanian

07-01-2004, 02:21 PM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:02:50 GMT, John Everett
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].BOTS.net> wrote:
>At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
>repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My

Why is tan thread always the thread that happens to be around when
us non-sewers (eww...that sounds wrong) attempt a repair on non-tan
(especially black) items?

I have at least two black items repaired (badly) with tan thread.

>sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
>black marking pen. ;-)

My dad spilled bleach near the crotch of his blue jeans. He
attempted to color it in with a blue marker, but the shade is
entirely wrong, so now it looks like he's had some terrible
industrial accident in a venereal disease testing lab...
--
Rick Onanian

07-01-2004, 02:21 PM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:02:50 GMT, John Everett
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].BOTS.net> wrote:
>At some point the stitching around the zipper started to give up. I
>repaired it with some heavy duty, tan colored upholstery thread. My

Why is tan thread always the thread that happens to be around when
us non-sewers (eww...that sounds wrong) attempt a repair on non-tan
(especially black) items?

I have at least two black items repaired (badly) with tan thread.

>sewing skills are so bad I camouflaged the job by coloring it with a
>black marking pen. ;-)

My dad spilled bleach near the crotch of his blue jeans. He
attempted to color it in with a blue marker, but the shade is
entirely wrong, so now it looks like he's had some terrible
industrial accident in a venereal disease testing lab...
--
Rick Onanian

07-01-2004, 05:26 PM

> I have a pair of Look MTB pedals I've used for
> 10 or more years, and have used with four bikes.

Most of my cycling gear is that old [or older], not because of any
attachment, but because I am way too cheap to replace gear that still works.

--
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07-01-2004, 05:26 PM

> I have a pair of Look MTB pedals I've used for
> 10 or more years, and have used with four bikes.

Most of my cycling gear is that old [or older], not because of any
attachment, but because I am way too cheap to replace gear that still works.

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-01-2004, 05:26 PM

> I have a pair of Look MTB pedals I've used for
> 10 or more years, and have used with four bikes.

Most of my cycling gear is that old [or older], not because of any
attachment, but because I am way too cheap to replace gear that still works.

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-01-2004, 05:26 PM

> I have a pair of Look MTB pedals I've used for
> 10 or more years, and have used with four bikes.

Most of my cycling gear is that old [or older], not because of any
attachment, but because I am way too cheap to replace gear that still works.

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]