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  1. It's used for attaching magnets to. Like a fridge.
  2. ...yeah...but with views of vast horizons I think they call it aspect
  3. Easiest thing would be to mail the seed. And maybe some native soil. Then you get the pleasure of nurturing the stick as it grows and you can train it into whatever purposefully evil shape you want.
  4. You are banned from following those fashions
  5. How did he help us??? all his tyres ever do is wear out.
  6. Flippin eck I was gonna say, "bet that Guzzirider gets this" and sure enough... shame on him. Scritti Politti is pidgin English (political writing) but the connection between Scritti Politti / Gartside and the Forum theme is the lyric of his song, 'Boom! there she was'... ...what are the two missing words? 'The Tupamaros got a platinum card (all right) I got a heart of gold and it's time to get hard (and I like it) A ---- ----- I gotta way to get rich (all right) I gotta library and a seven day itch (and I like It) I got money oh I got around but my life was going nowhere I was looking for love and I want your love baby love When you gonna get me Boom! there she was I was looking for love and I want your love baby love When you gonna get me Boom! there she was - for me The Tupamaros an immutable truth (all right) I got a razor blade an' a beautiful youth (and I like it) A ---- ----- an' a Gaultier pants (all right) I got a reason girl was Immanuel Kant's (and I like it) Pharmacopoeia I got a way with the word (all right) I got an' alphabet that you never have heard (and I like it) (Looking for love now)(Are you looking for me) (I'm looking for love now)(Wanted to get you girl' Please note the rhyming of Gaultier pants with Immanuel Kant's So, what's the best song? This? or A Whiter Shade of Pale? I'm shocked! Is there such a thing?
  7. One is not enough, two is just right, three's too many, ..... four is not enough
  8. Moths like it "The blackthorn is extensively planted for hedging and for cover for game birds. The foliage is sometimes eaten by the larvae of Lepidoptera including Emperor Moth, Common Emerald, November Moth, Pale November Moth, Mottled Pug, Green Pug, Brimstone Moth, Feathered Thorn, Brown-tail, Yellow-tail, Short-cloaked Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Double Square-spot and the Black and Brown Hairstreaks.
  9. Seems like that sentence ought to have "Discuss" after it. It deserves a 1500 word essay. (Is there still such a thing as an essay these days?)
  10. This is not a telephone
  11. What's the connection? 2nd clue
  12. As boring and serious mode has been applied, might as well pick a nit. Wheels being made with consistent precision wasn't what I said. It's the spacer length – where I think there was some agreement that 113mm is the size that the factory part is meant to be (rather than 112ish, which some are). Surely that is the important thing? If you've got a part that is the size that it's meant to be, then you're ok. (No need to chuck the factory part over a notional .04mm???) Whereas if you've got one of the parts from a batch that is out of spec (undersized axle spacer, oversized transmission spring boss...) then you'll find it useful to know what the proper factory spec is. The moon must be in the wrong phase. Wait a day or two and try posting again. PS, have you ever seen the sort of stuff that wombats turn out when they're on a Myford? It's my opinion that Pete seriously overstates their capability. So it's the squash that's bad over there? Here, it's the dealer's coffee that's deadly. Mind you, it still wouldn't drive me to consuming bearings. The metallic taste may provide initial distraction, but it really doesn't help. Tell your friend to try iced buns instead.
  13. The size of the oem part seems to depend on the state of the moon over Italy when the things are being churned out. It's like the tides. If the pull of the moon was stronger, you got a longer spacer. Most wheels were built at the time of high spring tides and they match fine with the long spacer. Those of us who got spacers made when the moon was a bit feeble, find that they are generally 1mm too short. There is/was consensus that the correct length should be 113mm. Whether any individual hub matches that length exactly, will of course only be found by individual measurement. Okydoke..what with your kind enquiry and all, I've just gone and measured my new 'piece'. Sure enough, it is 113mm. I had made a washer from a bit of 1mil galvanised that I had to hand and added it to my short (112mm) spacer when I replaced the wrecked bearing (s). With that fitted, the bearings have held out ok, so I reckon that 113 is the optimal length for a general purpose fit, unless you want an exact, nanometre match to your hub. ! You're right ! That put's a different perspective on... well EVERYTHING! Run for the hills!
  14. someone out there might be interested to hear that the rear axle spacer (a bit of steel tube) that I ordered 16 months ago has now arrived (see moans in other threads over the past year) could this turn of events be due to the auspicious astrological conditions, as observed by Martin B? (see other thread elsewhere) it's as likely as any other explanation (for the scientifically-minded, this is the size that the moon used to be – before it started shrinking) = (for the pernickety, this is JRT's custom built super-fast spacer, not the oem part)
  15. ...or else send them off to Austrail a y er
  16. Ahha. Highly trained skills of professional observation will out! I knew there was something... but couldn't quite put my finger on it! Serious doubt arises as highly trained observational skills are called into question. ! Or else this has the makings of a new Global Warming thread !
  17. First port of call with bad shifting, is to check / adjust the external linkages. That stuff can all get sloppy. There's also the gearshift pedal retaining nut that works its way off the bolt, to look out for – tighten / replace / loctite. There's also something else that causes havoc, possibly supernatural. It gets attributed (including in my own case) to the gearbox getting too hot and upshifts become impossible.
  18. I guess you're talking about the eccentric pin that limits the movement of the pawl arm. It replaced the plain old roll pin that was in the 2002, to act as a stop. There are photos of it in other threads, as at least one pin has been found in the bottom of the box rather than in the casing where it should be. Have you seen the "special adjusting eccentric" mentioned in a manual or something – or are you actually looking at it? – you're not talking about the big eccentric on the transmission plate that is adjusted externally, are you? It's the same on all models, as far as I know. Which isn't very far.
  19. It's looking more unlikely for me. I'll have to chose between paying to go to Scotland or a visit to Vilnius, Lihuania, expenses paid. It's a great pity as these short outings are so rare and the company is a great pleasure. A wee skelp along the West Highlands coast with Guzzirider was one of the highlights of my 2006. err... where is Lithuania anyway?
  20. 1961 Condensed Books published in Norway. 1965 buys Funk & Wagnalls 1971 sells Funk & Wagnalls to Dun & Bradstreet 1987 acquires The Family Handyman 1994 Reader's Digest Association establishes Young Families 1997 financial crisis 2000 acquires World's Finest Chocolate direktemeldinger!
  21. Yep, in that age range. She's just moved to Glenn Innes. Seems to be 'Celtic Country". Why don't you put them on ebay then?
  22. I'd say so alright. Me daughter arrived up Brisbane direction today so I've been googling aroundabouts the (rather large) area.
  23. Should you wear a helmet while bicycling? > Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:35:18 -0400 We've had previous discussion in RISKS of the unexpected side-effects that can result when human beings respond to safety measures by changing their behavior, taking on risks that previously were too great to feel acceptable. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/200...b-wah091106.php is a news release about some research in this area. Dr. Ian Walker spend a great deal of time bicycling around the UK on a bicycle with equipment that measured how close drivers of different kinds of vehicles came to him when passing. Half the time, he wore a helmet; half the time, he didn't. Result: Drivers approached closer (and average of 8.5 cm) when he was wearing a helmet. Walker's hypothesis is that drivers see bicyclists wearing helmets as more experienced and competent, hence not in need of consideration. In other interesting results, when Walker wore a wig so that he looked like a woman, he was given significantly more room. He also confirmed a feeling all bicyclist have: Yes, indeed, trucks and buses do approach bicycles more closely (average of 19 cm for trucks and 23 cm for buses) than cars do. As Walker points out, helmets definitely do protect a rider in low-speed falls. How much they help in collisions with vehicles is harder to say - and if wearing a helmet makes a collision more likely, the net effect is difficult to predict. (Walker was hit twice, once by a bus and once by a truck, during his experiments. He was wearing a helmet both times.)
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