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LAJ 10-13-17 07:40 AM


Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 19926911)
I was watching the Cubs and drinking beer.

W.

I was watching the same and eating watermelon.

LAJ 10-13-17 07:42 AM

Broncos have the toughest schedule in football this year.

Chefs, Eagles and the evil pats, all in succession.

WhyFi 10-13-17 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19926699)
Speaking of sports, is there something going on with the Philadelphia Eagles?

Yes - they're building up the hopes of the fan base so that the inevitable late/post-season crash is all the more painful.


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 19926920)
Getting back to the topic of birds of prey...


E! A! G! L! E! S!
EAGLES!

See?

:innocent:

seedsbelize 10-13-17 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 19926903)
What thread should I not start?

How about a poll?

WhyFi 10-13-17 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19926923)
I was watching the same and eating watermelon.

But was it pickled?

rpenmanparker 10-13-17 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19926573)
I also wanted to avoid having a different spoke key size, but it's difficult to determine which key size the replacements online use.

These are 3.3mm.

I can't tell you for sure, but the common 3.3 mm size used in the USA and Europe is now ALMOST universal. Goes with the BLACK Park spoke wrench. If the nipples are DT or Sapim, they are almost surely that standard size. Maybe some variation in Japan, but I have had green and red wrenches for 35 years and never used them.

LAJ 10-13-17 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19926931)
But was it pickled?

No. Ghost pepper infused pickles were earlier.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19926927)
Broncos have the toughest schedule in football this year.

Chefs, Eagles and the evil pats, all in succession.

I would love to see the Chiefs win. Even moreso if Marty Shottenheimer was still there.

rpenmanparker 10-13-17 07:46 AM


Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19926775)
64° at an hour til sunrise here. Left the windows closed last night.

What is a window?

seedsbelize 10-13-17 07:46 AM

It would be good to have a Shottenheimer/Belichick playoff

indyfabz 10-13-17 07:48 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926940)
I would love to see the Chiefs win.


I don't want Andy Reid to get any glory.

LAJ 10-13-17 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926940)
I would love to see the Chiefs win. Even moreso if Marty Shottenheimer was still there.

He couldn't coach a big game to save his can.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19926938)
I can't tell you for sure, but the common 3.3 mm size used in the USA and Europe is now ALMOST universal. Goes with the BLACK Park spoke wrench. If the nipples are DT or Sapim, they are almost surely that standard size. Maybe some variation in Japan, but I have had green and red wrenches for 35 years and never used them.

I have all three colors too, and can't remember which I've used.

indyfabz 10-13-17 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926930)
How about a poll?

Man! That is SO tempting. Let me think about it.

rpenmanparker 10-13-17 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19926575)
Riding. Descending, bumps, boing.

How did it break? If the head popped off, that is not a good sign. That is what happens when the insertion of the spoke into the nipple is too short and the spoke end doesn't bind the top and bottom of the nipple together. But considering it was a name brand wheel (right?), I would guess the alloy threads just failed.

WhyFi 10-13-17 07:50 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19926939)
No. Ghost pepper infused pickles were earlier.

OoooOoooh.

I went through a pickle phase (NTTAWWT) over the summer, but the Moroccan dish the other day has me thinking about olives, now.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 07:52 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 19926952)
I don't want Andy Reid to get any glory.

I like Andy too. Twould be great to see him win it all.

rpenmanparker 10-13-17 07:53 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926714)
To my old man brain a) I can't imagine my first wheel build to be crabon, and 2) it just seems like bad business to use metal nipples in crabon rim. Do crabon nipples exist? To be honest, I've given it no thought until just now.
Good morning!

I don't know where to begin. Oh, I know: good morning.

Metal nipples are standard in carbon rims, either brass or aluminum. IIWY, I would start with an inexpensive alloy rim like Kinlin. What about all the tools. Are you going to buy a truing stand?

LAJ 10-13-17 07:56 AM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19926958)
How did it break? If the head popped off, that is not a good sign. That is what happens when the insertion of the spoke into the nipple is too short and the spoke end doesn't bind the top and bottom of the nipple together. But considering it was a name brand wheel (right?), I would guess the alloy threads just failed.

It's a very common Easton issue. High tension/low spoke count and not the best hubs in the world.

I wouldn't have owned the set I have but for the fact I was endlessly waiting for my set of Psimets to arrive. My Ksyrium Elite developed a death squeal, I needed a quick set, and they were on the deal at my Performance.

LAJ 10-13-17 07:57 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19926962)
OoooOoooh.

I went through a pickle phase (NTTAWWT) over the summer, but the Moroccan dish the other day has me thinking about olives, now.

I tried some heat with olives, and it was also delicious. Pickles are best, and the hot juice rocks.

f4rrest 10-13-17 08:00 AM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19926938)
I can't tell you for sure, but the common 3.3 mm size used in the USA and Europe is now ALMOST universal. Goes with the BLACK Park spoke wrench. If the nipples are DT or Sapim, they are almost surely that standard size. Maybe some variation in Japan, but I have had green and red wrenches for 35 years and never used them.

I carry the green "B" park spoke key on my keychain to fit these wheels, measures 3.3mm.

Did they change the color?

RPK79 10-13-17 08:00 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926017)

You need more walls and a ceiling or all the wildlife will get in.

f4rrest 10-13-17 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19926958)
How did it break? If the head popped off, that is not a good sign. That is what happens when the insertion of the spoke into the nipple is too short and the spoke end doesn't bind the top and bottom of the nipple together. But considering it was a name brand wheel (right?), I would guess the alloy threads just failed.

Head popped off.

That there is good intel.

topslop1 10-13-17 08:04 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19926861)
You must have some of those future roads that'll require gravel bike tires to absorb all the bumps, cracks and potholes.

Real talk, these roads jacked up, cracked hard or potholed. I roll out with 90-100psi always because I'd be snakebiting everything at 80psi. That and I ride my road bike like it's an extension of the mountain bike. You can pop wheelies off of anything and everything if you try hard enough.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:06 AM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19926968)
I don't know where to begin. Oh, I know: good morning.

Metal nipples are standard in carbon rims, either brass or aluminum. IIWY, I would start with an inexpensive alloy rim like Kinlin. What about all the tools. Are you going to buy a truing stand?

I have built a number of alloy wheels. I enjoy it immensely. Something about crabon......one day I hope I can see it for what it is. I don't use a store bought truing stand, btw. Or a tensiometer. I don't think of crabon wheels as being flexible enough to go out of true and be brought back in with spoke tension. I suppose I am wrong.


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