Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-04 Thread Bill Lindsay
Unfortunately -- this is one of those otherwise very nice bells that have the striker on a little coiled spring -- in this position the striker dings every time I hit one of our 5 wide pavement expansion cracks. I will probably get one of those even nicer bells with the lever striker. It would

Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-01 Thread Patrick Moore
It's a bit too rich for my constitution, at $17. But all's well, I just belatedly discovered that there is just enough room under the stem extension to mount the bell on the quill above the locknut (I want the bell to face dome out, for better aerodynamics.) On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:58 PM,

Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-01 Thread Peter Morgano
You should shave your legs too then, think of the weight penalties of millions of hairs catching wind and slowing you down. ;-) On Jun 1, 2014 1:28 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: It's a bit too rich for my constitution, at $17. But all's well, I just belatedly discovered that

Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-01 Thread Patrick Moore
? Who's talking about weight? I'm talking about $17. Patrick that $17 still in my pocket is slowing me down Moore On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote: You should shave your legs too then, think of the weight penalties of millions of hairs catching

Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-01 Thread Peter Morgano
Haha, I meant the aerodynamics of bell positioning. On Jun 1, 2014 2:38 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: ? Who's talking about weight? I'm talking about $17. Patrick that $17 still in my pocket is slowing me down Moore On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Peter Morgano

Re: [RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-06-01 Thread Patrick Moore
Oh, OK. Well, I just went riding and it's a windy day, and I know, just *know*, that I was precisely 2.7315% faster than with the bell mounted on top of the bar. My leg hair *did* slow me down, though. Unfortunately -- this is one of those otherwise very nice bells that have the striker on a

[RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-05-31 Thread Chris Cullum
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Harald Kliems kli...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, May 30, 2014 1:09:04 PM UTC-4, Chris Cullum wrote: The cheapest solution is to drill and tap an existing spacer to M5. It works fine if you don't want to buy the threaded mount. Have you (or anyone else)

[RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Headset spacer substitute bell mount

2014-05-31 Thread Michael
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