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03-03-10, 07:27 PM
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magnesium
Put a pair of these Nashbar magnesium spd-style pedals on the V3 last night and rode 10 miles on them today. They seem fine. Attractively priced.
Never had a magnesium anything before except maybe milk of magnesia.
Never had a magnesium anything before except maybe milk of magnesia.
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03-04-10, 07:08 AM
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03-04-10, 08:17 AM
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Magnesium corrodes very badly with the salt they put on the roads in winter.
03-04-10, 09:07 AM
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too much Magnesium will give you soft stools
03-04-10, 10:03 AM
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The last time I had magnesium was in college. Some bad judgement, a lighter, magnesium wire, toliet stall in the dorm, a guy we always picked on, you get the drift... = Social Probation for 2 yrs.
Now days, would probably end up in a Homeland Security concentration camp in some central american jungle country.
Now days, would probably end up in a Homeland Security concentration camp in some central american jungle country.
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03-04-10, 10:10 AM
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This is from Wikipedia:
"Magnesium ion's high solubility in water helps ensure that it is the third most abundant element dissolved in seawater."
Another wiki entry:
"The free element (metal) is not found naturally on Earth, as it is highly reactive (though once produced, is coated in a thin layer of oxide, which partly masks this reactivity). The free metal burns with a characteristic brilliant white light, making it a useful ingredient in flares."
Something to consider:
1. Don't ride in the rain and stay out of the ocean.
2. Don't ride too fast or the pedals may ignite.
One of the guys at the shop I used to work at bought a magnesium frame on ebay and we would always kid him about the frame catching fire.
"Magnesium ion's high solubility in water helps ensure that it is the third most abundant element dissolved in seawater."
Another wiki entry:
"The free element (metal) is not found naturally on Earth, as it is highly reactive (though once produced, is coated in a thin layer of oxide, which partly masks this reactivity). The free metal burns with a characteristic brilliant white light, making it a useful ingredient in flares."
Something to consider:
1. Don't ride in the rain and stay out of the ocean.
2. Don't ride too fast or the pedals may ignite.
One of the guys at the shop I used to work at bought a magnesium frame on ebay and we would always kid him about the frame catching fire.
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03-04-10, 11:19 AM
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Mercedes-Benz used to make their race car body-frames from magnesium. It just took one bad accident in France to get them to stop that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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03-04-10, 03:17 PM
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Mercedes-Benz used to make their race car body-frames from magnesium. It just took one bad accident in France to get them to stop that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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03-04-10, 03:33 PM
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wow, that is a huge death toll
03-04-10, 08:27 PM
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I guess if you do get those pedals to ignite it will give a whole new meaning to the phrase
HOT FOOTIN IT!
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03-04-10, 08:29 PM
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Mercedes-Benz used to make their race car body-frames from magnesium. It just took one bad accident in France to get them to stop that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
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That '55 crash got a lot of press again when a Mercedes car "took flight" during warm-up for the '99 race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFN_Gp1eHN0
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Originally Posted by [B
BengeBoy[/B];10482571]The '55 Mercedes Crash was (tragically) historic -- I never knew the frame was magnesium. That '55 crash got a lot of press again when a Mercedes car "took flight" during warm-up for the '99 race:]
But by the time of the flying Mercedes they were mostly carbon fiber. Plus, this time around the driver survived!
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03-05-10, 10:41 AM
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link to that 99 flying Mercedes video?
03-05-10, 02:47 PM
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Back to magnesium bikes:
https://paketabike.com/
https://paketabike.com/
03-05-10, 08:49 PM
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Problem with the new pedals.
It's true what they say about magnesium..............
It's true what they say about magnesium..............
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My car has a magnesium engine case, Seems to do OK with it.
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Lot's of new things are made of Mg. Lincoln MkX gate. f-150 core support.... light metal that is strong.