• New years bah humbug

    From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 1 03:19:26 2025
    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be. Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of something.

    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Catrike Rider on Wed Jan 1 08:11:37 2025
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be. Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of something.

    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then
    went out to find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of
    driving around to no avail. It's 28 with light snow, not
    much accumulation, and windy. New Year's Day ride coming up
    in four hours will be the high point of the day.

    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Mark J cleary@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Wed Jan 1 11:26:53 2025
    On 1/1/2025 8:11 AM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be.
    Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of
    something.
    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then went out to
    find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of driving around to no
    avail.  It's 28 with light snow, not much accumulation, and windy.  New Year's Day ride coming up in four hours will be the high point of the day.

    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    Up at 3:45 coffee and walked 2.75 miles outside. Very cold so came in
    and finished with 1 mile on treadmill walking. Went to Mass and when I
    got home I put 27 miles on the indoor trainer. 124 watts 17.3 mph. It is
    way to windy to ride outside. I might go out to walmart and get a few
    items just to get out of the house a bit. I have a thing now for these
    butter rum lifesavers hard candy.

    Oh my brother made yesterday homemade french onion soup. It is great
    with some croutons and mozz cheese on top. Great stuff with a sandwich.

    --
    Deacon Mark

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  • From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to frkrygow@sbcglobal.net on Wed Jan 1 13:02:19 2025
    On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 11:46:20 -0500, Frank Krygowski
    <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 1/1/2025 3:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be.
    Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of
    something.

    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    Damn! What a miserable old man!

    Who isn't perturbed by being woke up in the middle of the night?

    It seems to me that Krygowski is the one who lives a miserable,
    unhappy existence. A good share of his RBT posts involve him whining
    and complaining about something. He doesn't like how the bicycling
    trends are heading; he doesn't like the frame designs; he doesn't like
    the newer bicycle components; he doesn't like the newer accessories;
    he doesn't like bicycle helmets, flashy shirts, or SPD shoes and
    pedals; he doesn't like the bicycle infrastructure trends; he doesn't
    like bicycle trails; he doesn't like guns; he doesn't like the
    marketing of anything, he clearly dislikes the current political
    trend, he hates people who ignore his advice; he hates that people
    drive instead riding their bikes to their jobs or the grocery store.
    When he's not complaining about something, he trying to get people to
    change their minds and agree with him, which doesn't happen very
    often, so then he whines and complains about that. His brags and lies
    are scattered among his constant complaints and attempts to manipulate
    others. His need for imaginary friends is hardly surprising. He has
    probably driven away all the people who know him.

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  • From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to mcleary08@comcast.net on Wed Jan 1 13:35:59 2025
    On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 11:26:53 -0600, Mark J cleary
    <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

    On 1/1/2025 8:11 AM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be.
    Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of
    something.
    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then went out to
    find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of driving around to no
    avail.á It's 28 with light snow, not much accumulation, and windy.á New
    Year's Day ride coming up in four hours will be the high point of the day. >>
    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    Up at 3:45 coffee and walked 2.75 miles outside. Very cold so came in
    and finished with 1 mile on treadmill walking. Went to Mass and when I
    got home I put 27 miles on the indoor trainer. 124 watts 17.3 mph. It is
    way to windy to ride outside. I might go out to walmart and get a few
    items just to get out of the house a bit. I have a thing now for these
    butter rum lifesavers hard candy.

    Oh my brother made yesterday homemade french onion soup. It is great
    with some croutons and mozz cheese on top. Great stuff with a sandwich.

    After waking up the second time and posting a blurb or two on Usenet,
    I went outside and disassembled my wife's Christmas decorations. After
    putting them back in their boxes for transport to the storage locker
    in the truck, I took the Catrike out of the truck, put it on it's
    maintenance rack and cleaned and wear checked the chain. I came in,
    washed up, cooked up a ground round, Alfredo, and Cavatelli pasta dish
    for my still recovering wife. Shortly, after I finish my wine, I'm
    going to go back out and lube the chain. The Catrike will have to
    remain on it's maintenance rack until we get all her indoor
    decorations ready for transport to storage.

    I'm lucky to be this active and useful at my age, and in spite of
    somebody's rude comment about me here on Usenet, my wife and I are
    very happy people.

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  • From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 1 16:00:22 2025
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:55:40 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed Jan 1 13:35:59 2025 Catrike Rider wrote:
    On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 11:26:53 -0600, Mark J cleary
    <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

    On 1/1/2025 8:11 AM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to >> >>> decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be. >> >>> Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of >> >>> something.
    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then went out to
    find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of driving around to no
    avail.? It's 28 with light snow, not much accumulation, and windy.? New >> >> Year's Day ride coming up in four hours will be the high point of the day.

    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    Up at 3:45 coffee and walked 2.75 miles outside. Very cold so came in
    and finished with 1 mile on treadmill walking. Went to Mass and when I
    got home I put 27 miles on the indoor trainer. 124 watts 17.3 mph. It is
    way to windy to ride outside. I might go out to walmart and get a few
    items just to get out of the house a bit. I have a thing now for these
    butter rum lifesavers hard candy.

    Oh my brother made yesterday homemade french onion soup. It is great
    with some croutons and mozz cheese on top. Great stuff with a sandwich.

    After waking up the second time and posting a blurb or two on Usenet,
    I went outside and disassembled my wife's Christmas decorations. After
    putting them back in their boxes for transport to the storage locker
    in the truck, I took the Catrike out of the truck, put it on it's
    maintenance rack and cleaned and wear checked the chain. I came in,
    washed up, cooked up a ground round, Alfredo, and Cavatelli pasta dish
    for my still recovering wife. Shortly, after I finish my wine, I'm
    going to go back out and lube the chain. The Catrike will have to
    remain on it's maintenance rack until we get all her indoor
    decorations ready for transport to storage.

    I'm lucky to be this active and useful at my age, and in spite of
    somebody's rude comment about me here on Usenet, my wife and I are
    very happy people.




    Hope you to have a very happy nhew year.


    Same back at you, and everyone else, even Junior and Krygowski.

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  • From Ted Heise@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Wed Jan 1 22:25:04 2025
    On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 08:11:37 -0600,
    AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that
    an arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day
    and the beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group
    thinking session to decide on the exact raltionship to the sun
    that designation should be. Simiarly, a designated
    relationship with the sun was group thought to detirmine the
    day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate
    those group thinking session by unknown people, as if they
    were signicant of something.
    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up
    and acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I
    acknowledge springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound
    of fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not
    going to work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of
    coffee coffee, I'm going back to bed.

    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then went
    out to find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of driving
    around to no avail. It's 28 with light snow, not much
    accumulation, and windy. New Year's Day ride coming up in four
    hours will be the high point of the day.

    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    VIsiting St. Louis and brought in the New Year with two of three
    sons and their families. Best to all in rbt as well!

    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> West Lafayette, IN, USA

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 1 22:46:32 2025
    On Wed Jan 1 03:19:26 2025 Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be. Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of something.

    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.




    Nothing is arbitrary. Your thumbs are different than your hands so they would not count them. But you have 12 knuckles on each hand. So it was not particularly arbitrary to divide a day into 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night inasmuch as Noon was
    when the Sun was highest in the sky. It bothered people that the length of days changed but they noticed that there were 10 Constellations that appeared in the night sky in a cycle of about 360 days before repetition.

    Seafaring civilizations originally hugged the coast line but knowing where the Sun would be at any particular time of the year meant that rather than long arduous trips they could sail in straight lines from one place to another.

    It wasn't until clocks were invented that they discovered the exact time of an hour (12 hours of day plus 12 hours of night divided by 24) and rather than starting a new day at noon, they would start it at midnight so you awoke to a new day.

    After telescopes were invented they could look at exactly when Constellations appeared. This allowed them to see that an actual year was 365 1/4 days long. They then made up for the quarter day with a leap year.

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  • From Radey Shouman@21:1/5 to Mark J cleary on Wed Jan 1 23:51:01 2025
    Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> writes:

    On 1/1/2025 8:11 AM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 2:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
    decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be.
    Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of
    something.
    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.
    I had my usual coffee and some reading at the diner, then went out
    to find the newspaper. None to be had, an hour of driving around to
    no avail.  It's 28 with light snow, not much accumulation, and
    windy.  New Year's Day ride coming up in four hours will be the high
    point of the day.
    All the best, and to all of you on RBT!

    Up at 3:45 coffee and walked 2.75 miles outside. Very cold so came in
    and finished with 1 mile on treadmill walking. Went to Mass and when I
    got home I put 27 miles on the indoor trainer. 124 watts 17.3 mph. It
    is way to windy to ride outside. I might go out to walmart and get a
    few items just to get out of the house a bit. I have a thing now for
    these butter rum lifesavers hard candy.

    Oh my brother made yesterday homemade french onion soup. It is great
    with some croutons and mozz cheese on top. Great stuff with a
    sandwich.

    I had to have some greens and black eyed peas today; I think that's kind
    of like going to Mass. Used a bicycle to pick them up. I was a little
    worried that I might have to visit multiple stores to find black eyed
    peas, but the first down market Market Basket had plenty. Goya, it's
    an institution around here.

    Drizzly but warmer than seasonal here, and the black eyed peas were delicious. --

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  • From Catrike Rider@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 1 20:08:19 2025
    On Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:33:55 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:02:19 -0500, Catrike Rider
    <soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

    On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 11:46:20 -0500, Frank Krygowski
    <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 1/1/2025 3:19 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:

    The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
    arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
    beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to >>>> decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be. >>>> Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
    detirmine the day to start counting days.

    Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
    group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of >>>> something.

    As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
    acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
    springtime.

    Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
    fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
    work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
    going back to bed.

    Damn! What a miserable old man!

    Who isn't perturbed by being woke up in the middle of the night?

    It seems to me that Krygowski is the one who lives a miserable,
    unhappy existence. A good share of his RBT posts involve him whining
    and complaining about something. He doesn't like how the bicycling
    trends are heading; he doesn't like the frame designs; he doesn't like
    the newer bicycle components; he doesn't like the newer accessories;
    he doesn't like bicycle helmets, flashy shirts, or SPD shoes and
    pedals; he doesn't like the bicycle infrastructure trends; he doesn't
    like bicycle trails; he doesn't like guns; he doesn't like the
    marketing of anything, he clearly dislikes the current political
    trend, he hates people who ignore his advice; he hates that people
    drive instead riding their bikes to their jobs or the grocery store.
    When he's not complaining about something, he trying to get people to >>change their minds and agree with him, which doesn't happen very
    often, so then he whines and complains about that. His brags and lies
    are scattered among his constant complaints and attempts to manipulate >>others. His need for imaginary friends is hardly surprising. He has >>probably driven away all the people who know him.

    Hey! Don't forget the terrifying black pickup truck and the guy with
    the machine gun :-)

    Most of Krygowski's RBT posts are about something he's unhappy about,
    and he says I'm a miserable old man.

    Clearly a case of projection.

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 1 17:18:49 2025
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:58:09 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:


    Tell me again about how I should know that a crankset is getting loose when it is splined and isn't loose until it falls off.

    If you description is correct and it's the left crank that's trying to
    fall off, it needs to slide off the spindle to the left about 1/2 inch
    before falling off. It will probably happen in a series of small
    lurches instead of one monumental slide towards oblivion. That you
    give you plenty of time to notice that your left leg feels rather odd
    trying to apply pressure, at an angle, to the left pedal.

    If it's the right crank, it will need to slide to a larger distance.
    However, that doesn't matter because the sliding will cause the chain
    line to be misaligned. That should produce a tangled chain and
    probably a sudden stop before the crank and chainring fall off the
    spindle. You should also notice the right shifter indexing to be
    moving to the right.


    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
    Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Zen Cycle@21:1/5 to Frank Krygowski on Thu Jan 2 08:37:50 2025
    On 1/1/2025 7:03 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
    On 1/1/2025 1:58 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    On Wed Jan 1 11:46:20 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:

    Damn! What a miserable old man!

    Have you ever for one second looked in a mirror?

    It would show me chuckling at your post, Tom.  :-)

    Tell me again about how I should know that a crankset is getting loose
    when it is splined and isn't loose until it falls off.

    There must be _some_ way to tell it's getting loose, or prevent it from getting loose. You're the only one here who has had a crank fall off!

    Splined cranks of all types give plenty of warning before they fall off.
    They don't get as wobbly as a loose square-taper, but they do wobble.


    Stop pretending to be Jobst.

    Posting accurate information is not pretending to be Jobst. It's just
    being competent. Lots of people do that.



    --
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  • From Zen Cycle@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 2 08:41:51 2025
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:02:19 -0500, floriduh dumbass
    <soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

    He has
    probably driven away all the people who know him.

    No surprises here, it only took 13 hours into the new year for the
    dumbass to post an embarrassingly ironic statement....



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  • From Jeff Liebermann@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 2 11:51:31 2025
    On Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:23:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu Jan 2 08:41:51 2025 Zen Cycle wrote:
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:02:19 -0500, floriduh dumbass
    <soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

    He has
    probably driven away all the people who know him.

    No surprises here, it only took 13 hours into the new year for the
    dumbass to post an embarrassingly ironic statement....

    I love reading your postings. It shows a level of ignorance I've seldom observed.

    Ignorance is curable by obtaining an education and gaining some
    experience. Stupidity isn't curable by these means.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
    Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 2 11:49:14 2025
    On Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:18:21 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed Jan 1 17:18:49 2025 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:58:09 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:


    Tell me again about how I should know that a crankset is getting loose when it is splined and isn't loose until it falls off.

    If you description is correct and it's the left crank that's trying to
    fall off, it needs to slide off the spindle to the left about 1/2 inch
    before falling off. It will probably happen in a series of small
    lurches instead of one monumental slide towards oblivion. That you
    give you plenty of time to notice that your left leg feels rather odd
    trying to apply pressure, at an angle, to the left pedal.

    If it's the right crank, it will need to slide to a larger distance.
    However, that doesn't matter because the sliding will cause the chain
    line to be misaligned. That should produce a tangled chain and
    probably a sudden stop before the crank and chainring fall off the
    spindle. You should also notice the right shifter indexing to be
    moving to the right.

    Why are you talking about things you know nothing about? Why would it "lurch" and how would you detect that 3whie pedaling over bumps and potholes? You do not ride bikes so stop pretending to know about them.

    If the crank and pedal spline was so loose that it could slide
    smoothly back and forth, you would certainly have noticed a rather
    wobbly ride. If the spline is only slightly loose, you would have
    experienced grinding and creaking noises while pealing. Unless you're
    using a gear (or crank) puller, which pulls the crank straight out,
    you would might find that the edges of the splines will dig into the
    mating splines, causing the lurches. If you've ever manually removed
    a pulley, flywheel or gear that requires a gear puller to remove,
    using a pry bar or screwdriver, you probably would have experienced
    the lurches as the spline edges are destroyed on their way out. While
    it might be interesting to troubleshoot such a loose crank problem
    while riding over bumps and potholes, troubleshooting procedure
    generally don't involve adding such rides to make things more
    difficult to detect. For what it's worth, I have about 6 ft of 1/8"
    ID rubber hose that I use for noise troubleshooting. One end goes to
    a tiny funnel clamped to my shoe. The other goes into my ear through
    an ear muff noise suppressor which I sacrificed to the cause.



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  • From Zen Cycle@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 3 08:05:33 2025
    On Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:23:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu Jan 2 08:41:51 2025 Zen Cycle wrote:
    On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:02:19 -0500, floriduh dumbass
    <soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
    >>
    He has
    probably driven away all the people who know him.

    No surprises here, it only took 13 hours into the new year for the
    dumbass to post an embarrassingly ironic statement....

    I love reading your postings. It shows a level of ignorance I've seldom observed.

    And tommy, not to be outdone by the floriduh dumbass, enures his ironic
    crown remains on his head....."brake lock", anyone?



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