Bike Forums - The Aussie Thread- Part 4

Q: What is the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

A: A buffalo is a hoofed creature that roamed the American Plains. A bison is what you wash your bloody face in, mate.

Very droll. :rolleyes:

climbo

05-09-06 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jock

Q: What's the difference between a wallaby and a guinea pig?
A: You don't need tape for a wallaby!

a classic, thanks jock !

ozbiker

05-09-06 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Thylacine

I sanded and Scotchbrited Royales' Ti Arete entirely by hand. It's theraputic! :rolleyes:

However, if I can buy a media blaster for 60 bucks, I think I might start doing them in a 'speedblast' finish. (Called 'speedblast' of course because it only takes 20 minutes to do instead of 4 hours) The other option I'm considering is shot-peening, but that scares me. "Hi there, here's a 3600 buck titanium frame I want shot peened. Be careful though, the tubes are only 0.9 of a mil thick." :eek:

Is there an embrittlement issue here???
Need to know - I've been putting together a spec for you for a Ti bike to do bunch rides (races!!) and randonneurs. I want a bike I can pass on to my descendants.

Brian

05-09-06 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernie Knight

Hi all

I know I'm way of 'Thread" topic here but cannot 'Post' on the Wanted category for some reason.

Anyone have or know of an available set of Mavic Cosmic wheels - clinchers carbon/aluminium units.

kni-time@bigpond.net.au will find me if you can give me a lead

Cheers

Bernie

Generally, you're not allowed to post WTB in a thread. Of course, the damage is already done. In the future, please request that other members send you a PM. Bad form to post your email address. Anyhoo, looks like you're set.

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Originally Posted by mrkott3r

In all seriousness, you're probably not going to get caught sharing protected content of bt. Lets face it we all do it. But posting it on a public board is probably not the best thing to do, as one, anyone can see it, (MPAA and RIAA are crazies who knows what they are doing), and in some forums you can get banned for posting that stuff. Since this is a bike forum, I dunno what their policy is, even if they have one. (wanna cut in Expat?)

The forums can't contribute to illegal activity. Don't know how rigorously that gets enforced, as we can't generally track down every link. My suggestion is to offer a link or whatever by PM, rather than linking to something in a post.

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Originally Posted by matagi

Just make sure you do this in full-on stealth mode as the removal of beach sand without a permit is in fact illegal on many beaches.

Shhhh! We have our own bit of Newcastle Beach here in Utah...

jock	05-09-06 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

Shhhh! We have our own bit of Newcastle Beach here in Utah...

Smuggled in the tubes of a famous Ti tandem, no doubt!

Brian

05-09-06 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jock

Smuggled in the tubes of a famous Ti tandem, no doubt!

Actually, Tupperware.

climbo

05-09-06 08:37 PM

hopefully no used condoms or syringes in there. :)

jock	05-09-06 08:38 PM

So let me get this straight.

You nicked some sand from Newcastle Beach to take with you to Utah. Hmmmm...

I can only imagine that it has been suitable enriched with the sweat of a bikini clad Vodafone Beach Volleyball girl :D

Thylacine

05-09-06 08:58 PM

Hang on.....appart from the mountains and the local Mor(m)on cemetary, isn't Utah just one big beach minus the fun bits?

An anyway, it's not a farken bison, moit, it's a farken SINK!

Ozbiker, what embrittlement issue?

Brian

05-09-06 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jock

Doubtful. It's from Horseshoe beach. If it's enriched with anything, I don't want to know about it. :eek:

Brian

05-09-06 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Thylacine

Hang on.....appart from the mountains and the local Mor(m)on cemetary, isn't Utah just one big beach minus the fun bits?

Hmmm. We have the empty lake, and one with water. Lots of snow too. I am slowly learning that Utah is full of Mormon prudes like Australia is full of convicts...

Odin	05-09-06 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by matagi

... as the removal of beach sand without a permit is in fact illegal on many beaches.

That's a bit hard to enforce... I've seen people at the beach that could easily smuggle a couple of kilos of sand in their arse cracks.

Thylacine

05-09-06 09:04 PM

Would you like us to send you some stolen beer and pron Brian? :D

matagi

05-09-06 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Odin

That's a bit hard to enforce... I've seen people at the beach that could easily smuggle a couple of kilos of sand in their arse cracks.

The mental imagery was just too much! :eek:
I need to go lie down for a while.

ozbiker

05-09-06 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Thylacine

.....Ozbiker, what embrittlement issue?

Is that a "no, its not an issue" or is it a "no, whataya talkin about??"

Thylacine

05-09-06 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ozbiker

Is that a "no, its not an issue" or is it a "no, whataya talkin about??"

Depends if you're talking about hydrogen embrittlement or some form of embrittlemant caused by shot peening.

If you have any specific questions, drop me an e-mail and I'll be happy to fill you in.

Brian

05-09-06 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Thylacine

Would you like us to send you some stolen beer and pron Brian? :D

You can buy beer in the grocery store here. I think you need to go to Wyoming or Nevada for the other.

Wilchemy

05-09-06 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

You can buy beer in the grocery store here. I think you need to go to Wyoming or Nevada for the other.

Budwieser does not count as beer. :D