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Old 12-14-10 | 06:09 PM
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Tor
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Joined: Dec 2005
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Bikes: Primary: Specialized crossroads; Secondary: seldom used specialized MTB

Not a whole lot for 2010 for me.

Liked: I am liking my tail/brake lights, although the mounting is kind of sketchy. Bad/hurried design on my part rather than product design defect. See the end of Total Geekiness for more details on this bright light setup. I haven't heard much either way about real world performance yet, but given the parts used I expect it to be good. At night I can see the light on the ground, especially when the brake light is on.

Got a second bungee for tying loads of the type that has two separate lines running between the hooks. They make it very easy to tie packages onto a rack.

Not really 2010, but I definitely like my Arkel panniers. Armadillos seem to be holding up quite well, though I think 25mm is way too small for my use case, although I haven't ever gotten snakebite even when I have gotten down to 40PSI (or perhaps lower), so I'll keep using them till they wear out. Rear tire feels like it is wearing out in a bit of a hurry, though. Had someone pick them up for me at LBS after blowout, will probably get a different brand when I replace them.

Dislikes: Really nothing for 2010, but then I only started really using my bike again in September, and it was in pretty good shape to start with, though I just have to replace the front brake pads and the return (I think) spring.

Never been entirely happy with my disc brakes (except for the first few weeks (maybe months) after I got them burned in, before they started rubbing slightly), and will probably get a standard brake and perhaps the carbide impregnated rim as used on some Thorn bikes when I need to change or get a new bike. LBS has looked at my bike several times over the life of my bike, so maybe I have excessively high expectations on this issue, but they did once have to straighten my rear disc (no idea what would have bent it, though)

Maybe a bit confused here, but I need to get on to other things.

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