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05-08-23, 10:11 AM
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05-08-23, 10:12 AM
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I'll admit that is one of the better college songs. It may be better than the classic Hail to Pitt.
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05-08-23, 10:14 AM
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05-08-23, 11:14 AM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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To determine which is the high limit screw, shift into the low ring so the shifters are all the way down. The cable should be somewhat slack. Next, while watching the cage VERY CLOSELY, tighten one of the screws. Whichever one causes the cage to move outward is the LOW limit screw. The other one is the HIGH limit screw. Remember to return the Low limit screw to the original adjustment (assuming it was adjusted properly and you never drop your chain onto the BB).
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05-08-23, 11:21 AM
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One tends to think of "Supercar" as being unattainable by the Hoi Polloi, so, despite its mid-engine, amazing handling, and ungodly horsepower, it doesn't qualify, any more than my nephew's 800+ bhp Challenger with a similar top speed.
Also, based on the history of Supercars, reliability, fit and finish, useablity etc. are not factors to be considered. Exclusivity and price are about it. The much-beloved supercars of the past, the ones that adolescent boys have posters of on the walls? A lot of them were crap.
Also, based on the history of Supercars, reliability, fit and finish, useablity etc. are not factors to be considered. Exclusivity and price are about it. The much-beloved supercars of the past, the ones that adolescent boys have posters of on the walls? A lot of them were crap.
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05-08-23, 11:23 AM
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One tends to think of "Supercar" as being unattainable by the Hoi Polloi, so, despite its mid-engine, amazing handling, and ungodly horsepower, it doesn't qualify, any more than my nephew's 800+ bhp Challenger with a similar top speed.
Also, based on the history of Supercars, reliability, fit and finish, useablity etc. are not factors to be considered. Exclusivity and price are about it. The much-beloved supercars of the past, the ones that adolescent boys have posters of on the walls? A lot of them were crap.
Also, based on the history of Supercars, reliability, fit and finish, useablity etc. are not factors to be considered. Exclusivity and price are about it. The much-beloved supercars of the past, the ones that adolescent boys have posters of on the walls? A lot of them were crap.
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05-08-23, 11:35 AM
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Yep. And then when it breaks you pay Ferrari prices to fix it. I saw a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow on FB Marketplace. Looked to be in good condition. Only $20,000. I can only imagine what the parts go for.....
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05-08-23, 11:37 AM
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05-08-23, 11:40 AM
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It reminds me of a commercial I saw, way back in the 70s, for Midas Muffler, which had started carrying mufflers for a range of imported cars. There's a "European" looking guy, with a pencil moustache, wearing an immaculate white lab coat and carrying a clipboard. Behind him is a stereotypical "European" looking mechanic holding an old muffler. The first guy says, "Six weeks! Gonna cost you two hundred dollah! And you gotta leave-a da car!"
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05-08-23, 11:40 AM
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05-08-23, 11:43 AM
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You're obviously not an actual idiot.
05-08-23, 11:46 AM
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05-08-23, 11:47 AM
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05-08-23, 11:49 AM
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05-08-23, 11:50 AM
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05-08-23, 11:52 AM
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05-08-23, 12:10 PM
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05-08-23, 12:19 PM
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A friend was at work when someone slammed into his Suburban which was parked at his house. Totaled it out. Neighbors were home and saw the tow truck come and take the other car away, along with the driver, but none of them got a license plate or even the name of the towing company.
05-08-23, 12:21 PM
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Thanks.
I would just take it to the LBS, but my mechanic had surgery and they are short a man and slammed. They bent over backwards to get the bars, new cables and tape installed, and I accidentally rushed them, so the FD rubbing is my fault. I don’t want to bother them with it, besides I should be able to figure this out. I push buttons for a living.
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05-08-23, 12:22 PM
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05-08-23, 12:22 PM
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05-08-23, 12:23 PM
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05-08-23, 12:43 PM
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05-08-23, 12:59 PM
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Thanks.
I would just take it to the LBS, but my mechanic had surgery and they are short a man and slammed. They bent over backwards to get the bars, new cables and tape installed, and I accidentally rushed them, so the FD rubbing is my fault. I don’t want to bother them with it, besides I should be able to figure this out. I push buttons for a living.
I would just take it to the LBS, but my mechanic had surgery and they are short a man and slammed. They bent over backwards to get the bars, new cables and tape installed, and I accidentally rushed them, so the FD rubbing is my fault. I don’t want to bother them with it, besides I should be able to figure this out. I push buttons for a living.
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05-08-23, 01:18 PM
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