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#1826
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#1827
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
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#1828
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
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106 degrees in Merida. Poco caliente
#1829
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Join Date: May 2016
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My wheels now look like wheels! They still need to have the tensions measured and corrected, stress-relieved, and trued for good and all, but at this point, you could ride them!
I keep going over them looking for the mis-threaded spoke, but once I got into the rhythm (under-under-over; over-over-under) it was pretty straightforward. Taping the new rim to the old wheel worked great!
Each set of spokes came out easily, till I got to the rear drive side. Whoever built the wheel years ago used some thread locker/spoke prep that really held the spokes TIGHT. Every spoke, each turn of the spoke wrench, the spoke would wind up, then *TICK!*, over and over again, all the way up the threads. The others, I could just back it off a bit with the spoke wrench then use the nipple driver the rest of the way. Not these. The stuff on the threads was reddish brown, and hardened after all these years. ONLY the drive side on the rear.
I keep going over them looking for the mis-threaded spoke, but once I got into the rhythm (under-under-over; over-over-under) it was pretty straightforward. Taping the new rim to the old wheel worked great!
Each set of spokes came out easily, till I got to the rear drive side. Whoever built the wheel years ago used some thread locker/spoke prep that really held the spokes TIGHT. Every spoke, each turn of the spoke wrench, the spoke would wind up, then *TICK!*, over and over again, all the way up the threads. The others, I could just back it off a bit with the spoke wrench then use the nipple driver the rest of the way. Not these. The stuff on the threads was reddish brown, and hardened after all these years. ONLY the drive side on the rear.
#1830
Not actually Tmonk
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
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Still Truckin' over here
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#1831
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#1832
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,635
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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#1833
Silver Comet Fred
#1834
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
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#1835
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
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#1836
Not actually Tmonk
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How the hell does it go from freezing rain to 90 in a few weeks? That ain't right. Most be an East Coast thing
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#1837
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Join Date: May 2022
Location: USA - Southwest PA
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Bikes: Cannondale - Gary Fisher - Giant - Litespeed - Schwinn Paramount - Schwinn (lugged steel) - Trek OCLV
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#1838
Silver Comet Fred
BAM is cheating on us in the your bike near water thread. Sad.
On the good side he didn't get eaten by a bear.
On the good side he didn't get eaten by a bear.
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#1839
Not actually Tmonk
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#1840
dot dash
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If you have not done so, you may want to go get an opinion from a university hospital academic rheumatologist who specializes in challenging and/or tough to treat patients with RA. Be sure to bring a full history of your relevant labs as well as a summary of treatments you have tried and what they did/did not do for your symptoms.
#1841
VFL For Life
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#1842
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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In other Kei car news, a neighbor just scored this sweet Samurai. I think this model exceeds Kei specs, but still tiny and rad!!!
#1843
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I googled to learn why a rheumatologist would be needed in a hospital. I'm still not sure.
#1844
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Dang it, just broke down and placed a tyre order yesterday. I keep forgetting there's a free tyre pole in town though.
Oh well, if there are any Sixers on there they're probably crappy wire bead commuter junk anyways
Oh well, if there are any Sixers on there they're probably crappy wire bead commuter junk anyways
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#1845
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#1848
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https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/lineup/jimny/
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#1849
dot dash
Join Date: Jun 2015
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They admit patients who require inpatient care and consult to other services on patients with rheumatological issues. Virtually all hospitals in the US have rheumatologists on staff. However, just because someone is associated with a hospital doesn't mean they spend all their time there.
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#1850
Chilcy to Cold at night. Nice during the day. Saw two bald eagles and heard two foxes screaming. Got tasty clam strips in Rehoboth. Pulled into a city park and spooked a Great Blue Heron that was crouched down by the edge of a pond. The wind was the real negative. When I first got off the ferry back in NJ, I could only manage 4 mph on one wide open stretch leading to a bike bath. Panniers make great sails.