Astana: Wrench Naked?
05-14-09, 11:46 PM
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Astana: Wrench Naked?
I know they're broke, but...
The words:
The image:
WTF?
The words:
Originally Posted by velonews
A butter knife
Astana mechanic Alan Buttler uses a butter knife to scrape glue off of carbon rims. When asked whether that was a special butter knife, he said, “No, it’s just one that I really like the shape of.” He did point out that, while he is scraping glue off by pushing hard with that knife, he does have a lot of experience at it. After scraping the rim as cleanly as possible with a knife, he uses “Wasbenzine” (a.k.a. “Essence de Nettoyage,” or “Reinigungsbenzin”) solvent to clean off the dregs of glue.
Astana mechanic Alan Buttler uses a butter knife to scrape glue off of carbon rims. When asked whether that was a special butter knife, he said, “No, it’s just one that I really like the shape of.” He did point out that, while he is scraping glue off by pushing hard with that knife, he does have a lot of experience at it. After scraping the rim as cleanly as possible with a knife, he uses “Wasbenzine” (a.k.a. “Essence de Nettoyage,” or “Reinigungsbenzin”) solvent to clean off the dregs of glue.
WTF?
05-15-09, 10:52 AM
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sometimes household tools work better then what is on the market. I have used my share of whack tools to get certain jobs done.
05-15-09, 11:20 AM
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...and people thought I was weird when I used acid brushes to butter my dinner rolls.
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05-15-09, 11:26 AM
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I'm trying to envision the high-dollar aerospace carbon glue removal tool you were expecting to see.
I imagine it would look alot like a butter knife.
I imagine it would look alot like a butter knife.
05-15-09, 11:33 AM
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Those of you who keep mentioning the butter knife, open your eyes. It looks like the guy is not wearing any clothes, that is what the thread is about.
05-15-09, 11:37 AM
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05-15-09, 11:59 AM
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Not workplace safe! Either it's terribly hot over at the Giro or the Astana dress code doesn't apply to everyone. Or maybe like the racers...he's protesting and hence won't wear Astana logos?
05-15-09, 12:12 PM
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Dang it! Left the butter knife in the galley.
Don't think nakedness would work here though.
Don't think nakedness would work here though.
05-15-09, 12:17 PM
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Nice. Don't we all wish we could do that?
....and thanks for the butter knife trick too. I will use that tonight
....and thanks for the butter knife trick too. I will use that tonight
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Do you want him to get rim glue on his clothes?
How do you think I keep ski wax off of my clothes in the winter?
How do you think I keep ski wax off of my clothes in the winter?
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05-15-09, 12:36 PM
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Are you all so used to seeing naked bike mechanics that you thought I was talking about the butter knife?!
Full disclosure [sic]: I fully support his wrenching unsupported. Do thy thing shall be the way of the wrench.
05-15-09, 01:18 PM
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everyone is mentioning the butter knife because your post is all about the butter knife. you just mention he is naked in the title which he obviously isnt. thread fail.
Originally Posted by velonews
Astana mechanic Alan Buttler uses a butter knife to scrape glue off of carbon rims. When asked whether that was a special butter knife, he said, “No, it’s just one that I really like the shape of.” He did point out that, while he is scraping glue off by pushing hard with that knife, he does have a lot of experience at it. After scraping the rim as cleanly as possible with a knife, he uses “Wasbenzine” (a.k.a. “Essence de Nettoyage,” or “Reinigungsbenzin”) solvent to clean off the dregs of glue.
05-15-09, 01:50 PM
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05-15-09, 01:58 PM
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my immediate thoughts when I saw that picture were (in order):
1. There's going to be a thread about this on BF
2. I wonder how long it will be till the last super-popular "shop-apron" thread gets dragged back out?
1. There's going to be a thread about this on BF
2. I wonder how long it will be till the last super-popular "shop-apron" thread gets dragged back out?
05-15-09, 03:25 PM
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speaking of....umm....questionable attire......wasn't their a few mooners on the side a few stages ago (Tuesday's I think) at the Giro? I only remember seeing them flash the breakaway.....
My SO won a door prize that she wasn't present for, the knives are like an Arabian sword. Kinda like:
but a bulb at the end. It works quite well as a scraper for small radiuses.
growing up, we called them screwdrivers.....I think we only had one or two flat or straight ones.....
My SO won a door prize that she wasn't present for, the knives are like an Arabian sword. Kinda like:
but a bulb at the end. It works quite well as a scraper for small radiuses.growing up, we called them screwdrivers.....I think we only had one or two flat or straight ones.....