2 things
$200 is realistic in Chicago, not Hogland.
That bike is from the 60s, not '79, my wife has the exact same bike with
less rust. Paid $80 in Detroit.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (168,xxx mi)
On 8/10/2013 3:53 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel wrote:
I installed PriceBlink add-on to keep me appraised of their price drops.
They do let the prices fluctuate 20-30% as I've noticed.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (168,xxx mi)
On 8/9/2013 9:36 PM, Craig wrote:
The hard disk drive in one of our computers has been acting up. I
I ride DT, they make very good spokes, as you would expect from the
Swiss. I don't believe they come pre-stretched, so they would need to
be stretched before building a wheel. If they're not stretched, they
will stretch in the wheel and eventually become loose.
Luther KB5QHUForest
Eventually = 500-2000mi, maybe in the first year as the metal ages.
Just because you're not a cyclist doesn't mean you're not stressing
the spokes. If you weren't stressing the spokes, you could ride a 20 or
24 spoke wheel :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (168,xxx mi)
On
Pot. Kettle. Black.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/12/2013 9:53 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I cant believe you found a woman to take you much less put up with you
for that long. WOW.
On 8/12/2013 9:50 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
3.5 here :)
Luther KB5QHU
, it might now apply to me. so far the
wheel is fine. the last one lasted 2 years with spokes that caught rot
from all the salt water i ride through. if this one lasts 2 or 3 years, i
will be very happy
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Eventually = 500
As others have said. Clean the bike chain, gears, and derailleurs with a
degreaser, preferably one that is NOT water based. Simple Green is
fairly good, just keep it away from paint and the brake surface. If you
do happen to get some on the brake surface, clean the surface with a
clean rag
They can be lubed, but if the cable has rusted inside the housing, lube
won't help.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/13/2013 7:28 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Aug 13, 2013 3:49 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Check brake and shifting cables
Oh, and the cable+housing will cost $20 or less, depending on how much
highway robbery your local shop does...
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/13/2013 7:30 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
They can be lubed, but if the cable has rusted inside the housing, lube
won't
Or a gel/memory foam seat cover instead of padded shorts. Not everyone
likes walking around feeling like they have a full diaper between their
legs
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/13/2013 8:23 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Which reminds me. Alex, get some
A 15yo hybrid is not likely to have plastic coated cables. Especially
since it has low end Altus/AceraX components.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/13/2013 8:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Depends on if the cables are plastic coated or the housings are plastic
M, shinny $#it! :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/9/2013 6:48 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Of course you can - they did it on MythBusters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI
Dan
On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:05 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel wrote:
At 10:10 PM
I do look like a pedaling sperm with a loaded diaper on a regular
basis when I'm riding for exercise, i.e. training for racing this fall.
When you sweat, you are glad to wear spandex and not have sweat soaked
heavy clothes flapping around. When I'm riding to/from work or a
clients, I'm
Yes, Altus is high end compared to Wal-feces, but it's still low-end for
what Cannondale offers. Cannondale is one of the premier aluminum frame
makers, and has been for the last 20 years, but that doesn't make the
low-end Altus groupo any better...
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98
So explain your point better :)
My point is stress is stress and the quality of the wheel build will
show up no mater which type of stress you put on the wheel.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/13/2013 10:22 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
you still miss my point but
, August 14, 2013 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT
On 12/08/2013 9:50 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
3.5 here :)
Luther
Hang it there.
It will be 40 years before you know it.
Randy
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, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
So explain your point better :)
My point is stress is stress and the quality of the wheel build will show
up no mater which type of stress you put on the wheel.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi
not keen on any derailleur system, actually . i also only ride steel
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Yes, Altus is high end compared to Wal-feces, but it's still low-end for
what Cannondale offers. Cannondale is one of the premier aluminum frame
700x25 is the new 23mm tire since research has shown that 25mm tires are
just as fast as a 23mm. One of my riding buddies is riding on 28mm
tubeless clincher tires and he claims they feel as fast and comfortable
as a 25mm tubular. Wheels and tires have come a LONG way in the last 2
years
ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/14/2013 9:37 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
28 is a huge rim, no? like you can run 2 inch wide tires or even bigger on
that
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
700x25 is the new 23mm tire since research has shown that 25mm tires are
just
700 is a touch bigger in diameter than the old 27. 1-1/4 is about 25%
wider than a 25mm tire. The off-road tires I'll be riding for the
Cyclocross season this fall are about the same width as the old 1-1/4
except that mine will have MTB stile knobs to help with cornering, sand,
and mud. See
Oops, right.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/15/2013 5:06 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
700 is a touch bigger in diameter than the old 27.
I think Luther got that backwards.
Bead seat diameter on 700 is 622mm, 27 uses a 630 rim, to the brake
Maybe. IMO, new technology added more threads to the tire making
700x28s are as comfortable as the old 1-1/4 tire. Also, the tire rubber
is thinner and stronger than older tech.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/15/2013 5:04 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
700x32 is
Sheldon's got references for everything else too. I use his site all
the time.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/15/2013 11:27 AM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote:
here's the holy grail site for bike wheel and tire sizes
it explains it all, including Schwinn sizes
Forest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/15/2013 10:32 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Maybe. IMO, new technology added more threads to the tire making
700x28s are as comfortable as the old 1-1/4 tire. Also, the tire
rubber is thinner and stronger than older tech.
Really
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that
these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the York compressors
not being able to handle the higher R134 pressures. Can anyone confirm
or refute this?
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Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx
Wanna watch me race? Here's the schedule. http://chicrosscup.com/schedule/
Does Schwinn have CX bikes? Not the drop bar style, just
flat-bar-hybrids that use mountain style brakes and can handle wider
tires. That'll get you tons of heckle. Probably not as much as my
baseball pants, but
If this is a stationary desktop, this will work. If you use a laptop and
go from work network to home, to the coffee house, to a hotel, it will
be more complicated than listed below.
In Windoze, open a command prompt and type ipconfig/all and find the
section Ethernet adapter Local Area
If they put it on a shared server or just plain don't invest enough
resources to build their own quality server.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/18/2013 10:34 PM, Craig wrote:
I don't see, though, how someone else's DNS server would be faster than
my own
Correct, which is why I gave the detailed instructions.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/18/2013 10:54 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Most MS Win users rely on DHCP from the router, from what I
gather. To manually enter a DNS server requires a manually entered
IP address
My internal SD slot can transfer photos FAST off of the 10x card I've
got in my camera. It only transfers at 20MB/s compared to the brand new
Toshiba Exceria Pro which is clocked at 240MB/s write and 260MB/s read.
That's barely half of the current SSD drives, clocking in around
500MB/s...
Like this?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-setup-secrets-and-tune-up-tweaks_p2/2910
And to move data and system files to another drive (i.e. NOT the SSD):
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-cutting-your-system-drive-down-to-size/2941
Luther KB5QHUForest
If they can get a solid trans behind that 5L Cummins, that might be a
damn good truck.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/20/2013 5:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Columbus is in Indiana, about 40 miles from where I live.
COLUMBUS — Cummins Inc. revealed plans to
IMHO, Cummins is the leader in medium and large diesel engines. I'd
expect a new engine to be as good or better than ones that it replaces.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/20/2013 8:21 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
If they can get a solid trans behind that 5L
Why isn't this liar banned? Kaleb, get on it, we don't need to see his
once-a-month-excuses after ruining Rusty's good name.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/23/2013 3:40 PM, Trent Fiorini wrote:
If I was going to steal, I would'nt be coming back, now would
How bout G-chat?
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi)
On 8/23/2013 10:28 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
email is best, especially if you are not inclined to leave message when you
call.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Ya, but Skype is just another thing I'd have to install/run. Google
chat has voice, video, and text just like Skype. I already have Voice
running on my cell giving me a 2nd and local phone number for business use.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/24/2013
I think that'd be fun! An apple and banana! :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/24/2013 2:49 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
we'd be a perfect silent movie comedy team
On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net wrote:
Mike Esh wrote:
Sorry, I
Is that a Road Morph on your top tube? If so, damn good pump!
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/24/2013 7:53 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
clearly amazon cloud is failing me badly. or visa versa
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share?s=sDgiYAz-R-ovDbjpLfT0ZI
Uh, no. Try Mahler, Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Berlioz, Wagner,
Puccinni, Rossini, Faure, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann,
Verdi, Smetana, Strauss clan, Tchaikovsky, Greig, Rachmaninoff, oh my,
where do I stop! That's not even half of the names in my CD library.
Don't get me
Not in Chicago. I'm 10-15 years or more older than the youngest every
performance I've seen at the Lyric.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (165,xxx mi)
On 8/24/2013 7:05 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i became an opera fan a year ago. i spent my whole life thinking opera was
some
Sam Ramey teaches 8 miles away from where I live and I've watched two of
his master classes recently. I've also had lessons and a master class
from Ariel Bybee, 18 year vet of the Met Chorus.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 7:28 AM, Dan Penoff
Without Wagner, we have no lite-motif and no inspiration for melodrama
music or the great Lord of the Rings soundtrack. :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 10:53 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
regarding wagner,
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I own one as do about 6 different guys I ride with. Oh, and I made my
bro-in-law buy one before he started bike commuting 10 mi to work in
Pittsburgh.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 10:32 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
a good eye for hardware have you,
There might be a good 123 steering wheel on the homestead in AR. I'll
let you know tomorrow.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 7:54 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote:
Folks,
Sorry if this is on the topic of mercedes cars
Do any of you have a decent
Hit that hill 3 times a week and cry with it, you'd see the weight drop
like a rock off a cliff :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 11:05 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i could commute up to about 15 miles each way but that is deceptive as it's
really flat
Dude, quit making excuses and figure a way around it. It'll put some
hair on your chest and make a man outta you yet :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 11:11 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
it woudl help but i have other issues, mostly relating to blood
Enjoyed it, but not live, only live-radio.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 11:21 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
have you endured parsifal?
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Without Wagner, we have no lite-motif
So you're going the right direction, AWESOME! Now there's no reason you
cannot go the right direction FASTER :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/25/2013 11:25 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
ah, luther, you wouldn't be impressed by me. i'm a typical fat man. i'm
and i am not all that young anymore, so an
argument can be made to stop messing about and step up the program
On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
So you're going the right direction, AWESOME! Now there's no reason you
cannot go the right direction FASTER
Don't worry, I'll subject myself to it this season at the Lyric :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/26/2013 1:47 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
over six hours. no real songs at all. i still have nightmares
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GV does do texting. I can text from my phone or computer (via email).
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/26/2013 2:12 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
And does GV even allow SMS mesages these days?
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No. Family make horrible accountability people. Get someone neutral,
they can be more firm while they build a trust relationship with you.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/27/2013 12:06 AM, Gary Hurst wrote:
n, i'm in a situation where i'm taking care
Here's what I have to look forward this year, 9 miles from my front door. :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
Original Message
Subject:Our fantastic 2013/14 season—plus a free concert Sept. 7!
Date: 26 Aug 2013 15:32:24 -0700
From:
I got that :) Most of the college age kids aren't being forced :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/27/2013 7:43 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Not in Chicago. I'm 10-15 years or more older than the youngest every
performance I've seen at the Lyric
Puccini is also the best to sing. Gorgeous melodies, tons of emotion,
and he knows what vowel to give us when high or low, long or pitterpatter.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/27/2013 2:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I gotta put in a plug for Puccini.
Get over it. I'm almost 2 months from 35, that makes it possible for me
to have a kid in college
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/27/2013 6:46 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Sorry, Zippy.
I guess it's hard to think of you as 15 years older than a college kid.
What language is he singing in? Certainly not French, too crisp and
heavy on the rolled 'r'.
I know this was French, but his inflection is all wrong, it's too
rhythmic and like Italian/German/English. French is a smooth language
with very little inflection. His recit sounds way too Italian
If I get a special category, I'd hate to see ya'lls reaction when I tell
you how young my wife is :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/28/2013 11:29 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
So Mitch, does Luther get a special category for being younger than me?
-Curt
They like motivated and confident men.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/28/2013 11:33 AM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i could use a young wife
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If I get a special category, I'd hate to see ya'lls reaction when I
tell you how young my wife is :)
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Shouldn't. Most European's learn the other European languages at early
ages. Besides, if he's a pro, he should have a diction coach that knows
French.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/28/2013 1:41 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
Alfred Kraus Trujillo was born in
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/28/2013 12:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
French.
Guiseppe DeStefano is also phenomenal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f667ibKJrD8
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
What language
Wouldn't that be more of a historian? I remember that story from at
least 5-7 years ago :) No harm ment, just keeping you on your toes :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 8/28/2013 1:46 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Craig answered before Larry asked:
The motor-generator
Download an app that's not Google. Google's email is designed to handle
threaded view expecting that you will open up the quoted text.
Boomerang Android app is in beta and I've suggested the quote feature.
See
I already have a Thinkpad x201, which is quite portable. I'm looking
specifically for a tablet.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/3/2013 10:55 PM, Richard Hattaway wrote:
Hey Luther, when you go tablet shopping, look carefully at the Acer Chromebook.
It's
It should be noted that the early Green Party in Germany in the 1980s
also supported advocates of pedophilia, this according to the leftist
TAZ here, quoting Spiegel.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/4/2013 11:38 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
The head alone is worth more than scrap. I would at least do some
checking, and have the head checked. If it's good, you can keep it for
a spare, or sell it.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/6/2013 12:44 PM, Tim Crone wrote:
Me too! :) I hope I can keep it
Did you get a PPI? If not, don't blame the PO, blame your PPI mechanic.
If you didn't get a PPI, why not? $70-100 saves you headaches like
this
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/6/2013 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I bought a 300D where I couldn't
Squirt some Kroil in them. Better yet, order new ones, they're not
expensive.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/7/2013 3:56 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote:
Some of you crafty fellow listers may have the answer.
My windshield washer shoots way over the top of the
This list is suppose to be free of politics. Please stop and move them
to Banned.
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'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
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Since I don't have cable, I'm gonna take a guess that the Patriots
defense isn't gonna let a rookie look good. Also, I'd bet that Tom aims
to shred the Jet's defense to make the rookie feel welcome. Just a
hunch though...
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On
Well that sucks. Maybe Geno will learn.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi)
On 9/12/2013 10:59 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
jets really should have won the game. pats low on skill player and they
are making brady look bad. but geno just isn't all there, so jets lose 13
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