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01-26-21, 12:56 PM
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Did he change the seatpost too?
01-26-21, 12:58 PM
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I'm noticing that hand position is one of those things I just did and didn't put a lot of thought into. As in, off the top of my head, I'm having some difficulty visualizing it. I'm quite sure when efforting a climb I encircle the bar with my thumbs, but on flatter stretches?
I guess there's really no way to know for sure how one might like a different design unless you try it on a ride.
I scrubbed the old bars with some soap. There's still some residue, and the finish is rough, but it appears to be a cosmetic issue only.
I can see why the mechanic might not have wanted to mess with that, but it seems like he might have contacted me before replacing the bars? Nothing was ever communicated about bars until after the fact.
I guess there's really no way to know for sure how one might like a different design unless you try it on a ride.
I scrubbed the old bars with some soap. There's still some residue, and the finish is rough, but it appears to be a cosmetic issue only.
I can see why the mechanic might not have wanted to mess with that, but it seems like he might have contacted me before replacing the bars? Nothing was ever communicated about bars until after the fact.
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01-26-21, 12:59 PM
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Not the loudest thing I've heard as far as SPL at the eardrum - but certainly the most impressive - was a full power test of one of NASA's new solid rocket boosters at the former ATK Thiokol facility in Utah.
I was probably 3 miles away and you could still feel the pressure waves in your chest and through your feet.
And to think that on the full SLS rocket there are two of those, plus another cluster of four liquid motors
I want to be there when that candle is lit more than just about anything else in the world.
I was probably 3 miles away and you could still feel the pressure waves in your chest and through your feet.
And to think that on the full SLS rocket there are two of those, plus another cluster of four liquid motors
I want to be there when that candle is lit more than just about anything else in the world.
01-26-21, 01:01 PM
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01-26-21, 01:01 PM
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01-26-21, 01:02 PM
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Further, as soon as V.V.'s acid like sweat comes in contact the corrosion will just start up again. Which will likely end in catastrophe.
01-26-21, 01:11 PM
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Although the encounter at Picacho Pass was only a minor event in the Civil War, it can be considered the high-water mark of the Confederate West.
01-26-21, 01:13 PM
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01-26-21, 01:18 PM
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Like most folks from the area, NO! I was f***ing THRILLED! We called it "Ottenstein's Dick"
That appears to be a 3 Inch Rifle.
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01-26-21, 01:33 PM
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ON the Mississippi, though - those counted. (my GGF was a river pilot in the Union's 'Brown Water Navy')
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01-26-21, 01:37 PM
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They’re a competing website.
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01-26-21, 01:41 PM
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01-26-21, 01:42 PM
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01-26-21, 01:48 PM
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01-26-21, 01:59 PM
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01-26-21, 02:03 PM
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01-26-21, 02:43 PM
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That is a good point. Removal and regreasing or carbon pasting of the seat post is also a maintenance task, that should be done on a schedule similar to the handle bars. One wouldn't want the seatpost to become corrosion bound to the frame.
01-26-21, 02:46 PM
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01-26-21, 02:52 PM
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I conducted a mini-stress test and the handlebars are fine, probably.
Several weeks ago I loosened the clamp and the seatpost seemed stuck. Uh oh.
01-26-21, 02:54 PM
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01-26-21, 02:57 PM
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01-26-21, 03:02 PM
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Everything, that is, except the main reason for the whole war.
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01-26-21, 03:04 PM
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OR youpushed them closer to ultimate failure....
Well, I guess as long as you're not going to adjust your saddle height, you'll probably be okay.....
Several weeks ago I loosened the clamp and the seatpost seemed stuck. Uh oh.
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