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'Monday. I am all caught up on sleep but I am physically tired.
Did some excavation in the guest bedroom, have a couple of huge loads of trash, recycling, and items for local thrift store.
Need to finish post-NEMBAfest cleanup.
As always, push lawn mower around.
Kill filthy teasel.
Need to finish post-NEMBAfest cleanup.
As always, push lawn mower around.
Kill filthy teasel.
rode DH Saturday.
missed a great ride yesterday, but saw teh Stoney and fam for dinner in the evening.
oh well ... today is a new day.
missed a great ride yesterday, but saw teh Stoney and fam for dinner in the evening.
oh well ... today is a new day.
So much to do, so little motivation to accomplish any of it.
Sang that at a karaoke party on Saturday. Also sang Jignny Are You Queer.
hrmph-which parts? brake mounts? that stinks. you get the dropouts sorted?
gonna shop for a new helmet at lunch. apparently i must have left mine on top of the car or something on friday? because i can't find it anywhere. probably a good thing, as it's about 8 yrs old and has sustained quite a few hits.
Father's Day hike up in the Banana Belt. Warm up there. Looked at some land on Saturday. Good weekend. Back to the salt pits today.
head tube / bb. will probably get the seat tube reamed as well. ano, ano everywhere.
and still working on the dropouts.
And that's done. Pissed in a cup, had blood pressure checked three times, height/weight check, and questions like "have you done crack cocaine in the last 10 years?" On the upside, I clocked in at an inch taller than I think I am and 3 lbs lighter than my scale said I was this morning. I'm still going to be in the "fat rate" group, though.
Bad cold and I was at a very fun wedding all weekend so I am totally exhausted. I rode to work in slow motion.
Yes, my son picked it up. Still better than last year where they gave me strep mid summer.
Big kick-ass ride yesterday that Nick missed has me hurting today. Well, that plus a different big ride the day before. Gonna try and crank out at least 1-2 more rides this week before it's off to Vernal, UT to race the car.
or apparently not. called 4 bikes shops, none of them have a cutting tool for a 1.5 head tube.
try it nao w/2x4 and rubber mallet?
Isn't this a new frame? Why the fuck would it need all that work done? 
because i plan on actually riding it?Isn't this a new frame? Why the fuck would it need all that work done?
any frame should come ready to build, IMO, including all facing and chasing of threads.
your banshee is hereby and hence forth deemed unrideable. sorry.
your banshee is hereby and hence forth deemed unrideable. sorry.
unfortunately, in all my years of cycling, i have never once come across a frameset that didn't require facing and chasing (this is inclusive of my years working at a higher end bike shop).
I'm really surprised by that.
I'm a Turner fan-boy and have owned 4 over the last 12 years, every one came fully prepared and ready to build.
I'm a Turner fan-boy and have owned 4 over the last 12 years, every one came fully prepared and ready to build.
Require facing and chasing as determined how?
You have got to be fucking kidding me. Why would a mfg'r do this??
by fucking looking at it. when you see powder coat or paint on the BB threads it's pretty much a dead giveaway.
So, why exactly does the abbreviation for manufacturer have a 'g' in it, Anyhoo?
i have a headset press. i need the headtube prepped before i can press the cups.
#PreparationH
because bike industry?
actual reason i've been told is that if during shipping/handling the frame picks up any dings or nicks, then you can get them out without risking the diameters or other dims winding up out of tolerance. also in many cases, painting/powdercoating/ano is the last step in the manufacturing process prior to pack and ship.
and this isn't just small manufacturers. even trek and specialized frames require a chase n face. not sure if their modern stuff does with integrated headsets and press fits bottom brackets (which are horrible, by the way).
just so i'm clear - this is only on frames, not complete bikes.
anyways, back when i turned wrenches i heard a story that trek denied a warranty for a stripped BB on a frame because it wasn't chased before building it.
If 7-11 is open 24 hours, why do the doors have locks?
because mfg?
<shrug>
i'm not saying that there aren't frame builders out there that don't face n chase their frames, but they are the exception, not the rule.
in googling the subject, i came across a story by a guy claiming that Chris King denied a warranty claim due to the headset being used on an unfaced frame.