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RPK79 10-13-17 08:10 AM
I've only ever used a borrowed truing stand. I've only done some basic re-truing and spoke replacements though. Well, I guess I basically rebuilt a set of wheels on a WalMart bike my wife was using as a commuter. At first I was trying to true them up, but they were so pepe'd up that I had to take out all the tension and start over.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:12 AM
Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 19926989)
You need more walls and a ceiling or all the wildlife will get in.
We're gonna finish that back wall with steel doors, like the rest, and a ceiling over the pool. We enjoy living outside. We sometimes think of it like a picnic shelter.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:12 AM
Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19925959)
Some others have suggested she looks like she could be from a Pacific island somewhere, but she is 100% Korean. Her family immigrated to the usa when she was 18.
People don't think it be like it be, but it do... as far as diversity in Dallas. In fact, my office sits across from a Korean mega-church. There's a HUGE korean population here. We take my kids to one of the big korean shopping malls all the time. They have the best ice cream and stuff.

f4rrest 10-13-17 08:13 AM
Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 19927013)
I've only ever used a borrowed truing stand. I've only done some basic re-truing and spoke replacements though. Well, I guess I basically rebuilt a set of wheels on a WalMart bike my wife was using as a commuter. At first I was trying to true them up, but they were so pepe'd up that I had to take out all the tension and start over.
Why is it easier to start over instead of bringing one replacement up to the same tension?

f4rrest 10-13-17 08:14 AM
Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19927018)
We're gonna finish that back wall with steel doors, like the rest, and a ceiling over the pool. We enjoy living outside. We sometimes think of it like a picnic shelter.
Nice looking place.

Too bad about the heat and humidity. Deal breaker.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:14 AM
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19926142)
[MENTION=107711]datlas[/MENTION], they were selling Reynolds wheels right in the restaurant we got second lunch in. Go ahead and drool.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4504/...5ff06de1_b.jpg
How much do you gotta tip on a set of wheels?

indyfabz 10-13-17 08:16 AM
Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926965)
I like Andy too.
Think you misread my post.


He made so many bad coaching decisions when he was in Philly. He even messed up badly near the end of the Superbowl with that on-sides kick.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:17 AM
Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19927022)
Why is it easier to start over instead of bringing one replacement up to the same tension?
Because everything changes, relatively, every time you make that move. By starting over, you bring them all up together.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:18 AM
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19926171)
I mean, he’s not wrong. Scrap the whole thing and start fresh. The only reason putting McAdoo in charge made sense was to try to provide continuity for Eli. Suddenly that doesn’t seem to matter, and McAdoo is failing to impress. Goodbye McAdoo, Reese, and Eli.
R e d d i t has a lot of fun making fun of McAdoo. I'm going to miss the insults. Like in most game threads people are talking about the game, but in Giants threads 2/3 of the 30,000 comments will be making fun of McAdoo. Stuff like:

If I was Ben McAdoo, I would buy a mirror. Then I would beat the ****ing **** out of my barber.
/u/Rev_Jim_lgnatowski
Ben McAdoo owns a 'Female Body Inspector' t-shirt.
/u/mapkin
Ben MacAdoo looks like he's the kind of guy to take 15 items in the 12 items or less line. And use a divider for the last 3.
/u/NomadofExile
McAdoo looks like he covers his ears during a fire alarm
/u/donownsyou
Mcadoo is the type of person to propose on both knees
/u/Caoa14396
Ben McAdoo sexually identifies as a mid 90's Honda Civic Hatchback.
/u/mapkin
Ben McAdoo sends out all of his team memos in Comic Sans.
/u/Johnny_Utah09
Ben McAdoo goes on ****** nsfw threads and comments 'I like your smile.'
/u/orgelbauer
Ben McAdoo looks like he only refers to his wife as "Mrs. McAdoo"
/u/Kchevals15
McAdoo looks like he opens bags of chips with scissors
/u/donownsyou
McAdoo looks like that guy that leaves his turn signal on for 20 miles
/u/AnalogDogg
Ben McAdoo looks like the guy who returns vhs tapes to Blockbuster without rewinding.
/u/javalang
McAdoo looks like he would put his hands on his hips and say "excuse me mister!" when his kid talks back
/u/donownsyou
McAdoo looks like he waves with both hands
/u/donownsyou
Ben Mcadoo initiates conversations at the urinal with strangers
/u/domesystem
Ben McAdoo thinks Van Halen was better with Sammy Hagar.
/u/therealqkumber
McAdoo looks like a middle school wood shop teacher who laughs at his own jokes.
/u/TheGrumpyOldDad
Ben McAdoo's wife had an Ashley Madison account.
/u/mapkin
Mcadoo is the type of person to stop at redlights in GTA 5
/u/Caoa14396
Ben McAdoo posts GOT spoilers on Facebook
/u/Psuphilly
Ben McAdoo looks like he used to wear his gym clothes underneath all day long in high school just to avoid changing in the locker room.
/u/Deep_in_her_House
Ben McAdoo sold his shares in Apple in 1980
/u/bleedingreen925
McAdoo looks like that creepy neighbor that would try peaking over the fence to check out your sister sun bathing. Except he's really your uncle.
/u/IronTX
McAdoo holds his cup with 2 hands when taking a sip
/u/donownsyou
Ben McAdoo looks like he isn't allowed within 10 miles of an elementary school.
/u/InvisibleSun
Ben McAdoo eats ketchup on his well done steak
/u/Psuphilly
McAdoo wipes from back to front
/u/visforveejay
McAdoo was picked on in school, by his teachers.
/u/IronTX

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:20 AM
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19926228)
Oh also, is it normal for Reynolds wheels to have I9 Torch hubs? Because that’s really cool. I hate every wheel OEM using their own hubs, or rebranded ones, with different spacing so you can’t just tune the derailleur once and be done.
I'm partial to DTSwiss at this point. I9 are sexy, too.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:20 AM
Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 19927035)
Think you misread my post.


He made so many bad coaching decisions when he was in Philly. He even messed up badly near the end of the Superbowl with that on-sides kick.
Some of us just think outside the box. I like him for the same reasons that many don't like him.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:22 AM
Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19926315)
14 gauge is 2mm and 15 gauge is 1.8mm. I think Easton used Sapim double butted spokes on those wheels. They're a lightweight wheelset, so maybe a 12mm long nipple.
Y'all are making me want to build some wheels. I need carbon on my 650B+ set... but alas the hubs that came with it are not worth reusing, so I won't save anything building my own. Maybe the time after next. Also, I'm broke.

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:22 AM
I worked too hard yesterday. I thus was asleep before nine, and am now still in the hammock more than twelve hours later, on my second cup of coffee. What great company though.

RPK79 10-13-17 08:23 AM
Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19927022)
Why is it easier to start over instead of bringing one replacement up to the same tension?
In that case I wasn't bringing a replacement up to tension. I was just trying to true up the wheel shaped object. The tensions were all over the place though so it was impossible.

For simple spoke replacements I don't even bother with a truing stand.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:24 AM
Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19926570)
Thanks. Easton rebuilt them in 2012 but used the alloy nipples.

I think this could be my first wheel build.
What's wrong with allow nipples? Brass weighs more...

BillyD 10-13-17 08:26 AM
Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19926929)
Yes - they're building up the hopes of the fan base so that the inevitable late/post-season crash is all the more painful.
Wentz is asking for it. He took on a tackler head on more than once last night. He's obviously been working out with the kickers in the weight room again, thinks he's a tough guy. The NFL stands for 'Not For Long', son.

sbxx1985 10-13-17 08:26 AM
Cool.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926017)

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:27 AM
Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19926699)
Speaking of sports, is there something going on with the Philadelphia Eagles?
Yes, there is.

https://www.guidelive.com/craft-beer...-epic-beer-war

Despite not drinking beer, I have been to Noble Rey... I used to know the head brewer guy there, but they had a falling out over copyright to the beers he was creating, or some such nonsense. Yes I'm a guy who can go to a brewery for where all beer is free and they have like 40 types, and not drink any. It's my super power.

RPK79 10-13-17 08:27 AM
Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19927072)
Yes, there is.

https://www.guidelive.com/craft-beer...-epic-beer-war

Despite not drinking beer, I have been to Noble Rey... I used to know the head brewer guy there, but they had a falling out over copyright to the beers he was creating, or some such nonsense. Yes I'm a guy who can go to a brewery for where all beer is free and they have like 40 types, and not drink any. It's my super power.
That's not a super power. That's a character flaw.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:28 AM
Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19926806)
Night ride stuff.
That looks safe. You get some bang for buck lights yet?

seedsbelize 10-13-17 08:29 AM
Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19927061)
What's wrong with allow nipples? Brass weighs more...
It's brittle.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:32 AM
Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19926994)
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.
Truth. Irving is the worst (specifically Las Colinas). Carrollton/Coppell come in second on terrible broken concrete roads. It's the soil here.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:33 AM
Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19926998)
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.
Lol, they aren't... so they never go out of true. That's why you use them in the first place.

f4rrest 10-13-17 08:33 AM
Originally Posted by jtaylor996 (Post 19927061)
What's wrong with allow nipples? Brass weighs more...
Apparently, brass is stronger.

It's definitely easier to turn on a lathe, something I used to do.

Oddly, the BOM from the factory rebuild lists a dozen brass nipples and the rest alloy.

They may have used brass on the rear drive side.

jtaylor996 10-13-17 08:35 AM
Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 19927078)
That's not a super power. That's a character flaw.
:innocent:


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