Originally Posted by seedsbelize2

It can be done with a bit of tape.

Originally Posted by WhyFi

I will say this on spokes: if I build another set of wheels in the future, I'll pay the premium for bladed spokes; to me, the visual for wind-up is worth it, alone.

Originally Posted by genejockey

I've heard of using Magic Marker on one side, especially on butted spokes. I worry about wind-up when I'm truing the old, old wheels on my C&V bikes, so I always hold the spoke between my fingers while tightening - or loosening for that matter.

Originally Posted by WhyFi

I've done both - sharpie on black spokes doesn't work very well, though I suspect you'd be looking at silver. I found pinching while tightening to be pretty imprecise, though I'm sure experience helps. Again, prolly moot for your hubs, but for my money and ease of use, I'll happily pay the premium in the future.

Besides, bladed spokes are *way* faster.

Originally Posted by datlas

Thread idea: "The death of the death of rim brakes."

Too meta??

Originally Posted by datlas

Fun fact: you can still "like" posts in a closed thread. Not sure it's supposed to be that way, but you can.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize2

It can be done with a bit of tape. And then you're not stuck with those ****** bladed spokes. I don't know what it is about bladed spokes, but we don't see eye to eye.

Originally Posted by Mojo31

I've never heard that as a legitimate excuse for non-prosecution. Few criminals ever pay restitution or fines.

Inability to pay would certainly be a reason not to file a civil suit.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets

They are visually unappealing to me as well. I'll keep using Scotch tape when I want to watch the spokes wind up.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize2

With all this Ironman talk, I've begun to think about building mine back up. It could be my dedicated nighttime bike. I have two(count'em) dynamo wheels sitting unused, and two sets of lights. And now that I think about it, a bb dynamo with it's own set of lights.

Originally Posted by indyfabz

I am not kidding when I say that I was in the building or about 20 min. and with the doctor for maybe 5 min.

Originally Posted by DougRNS

Note:
The area around 6 flags is a "food desert" so it might be a last resort thing. It doesn't make sense to us but it might work for reasons unknown.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985

cyclists, broken and damaged, feel a sense of injustice

Originally Posted by indyfabz

I am not kidding when I say that I was in the building or about 20 min. and with the doctor for maybe 5 min.

When I used to have to bill hours I would always wrestle with questions like "Should I knock off a couple of minutes because I went to the bathroom even though I was thinking about what UI was working on? We used to bill in 15 min. increments. That all changed, at least at larger firms, when federal bankruptcy courts got annoyed at how much of a debtor's assets were going to legal fees in bankruptcy proceedings. They started changing their rules to require billing in 6 min. increments. Other clients then said "Hey. If your billing system can do that for debtor clients it can do it for me. You want to keep my business, you have to bill in 6 min. increments."

Interestingly, I and a former colleague once billed part of a Saturday morning bike ride. We were discussing a brief we had to write on a novel issue and actually came up with a good outline and arguments during the ride on Forbidden Drive.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985

I bill in six minute increments. Maybe it's changed, but that was the least our billing company would allow when we opened in 2005.

Originally Posted by Mojo31

I used to do quarter hour minimums, but not long ago switched to tenths. There are pros and cons to both.

Originally Posted by Mojo31

I've never heard that as a legitimate excuse for non-prosecution. Few criminals ever pay restitution or fines.

Inability to pay would certainly be a reason not to file a civil suit.

Originally Posted by datlas

Thread idea: "The death of the death of rim brakes."

Too meta??

Originally Posted by sbxx1985

I could never justify talking to someone on the phone for a few minutes and charging them a boatload for it.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985

I could never justify talking to someone on the phone for a few minutes and charging them a boatload for it.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

It came up in a case here a couple of years ago, where the defendant had considerable income and there was supposedly some kind of deal to keep him out of jail so he could continue to work for the victim(s).

On another subject, how do you feel about Ray vs. Garmin vs. B&G? My electrician likes Garmin, which I've never used. He just sent me a link to his Strava feed.