RollCNY

I thought Chloe was the cat?

Makel

I just don't understand how someone can own a word, especially if it's not a new word.

Makel

Chloe and Buddie are miniature schnauzers, Snickers is a cat.

WhyFi

Re: odd number - interesting, I'll look in to it a little, but it is currently even:even

On sourcing, I'm going to make a couple calls today and see if someone has one in stock - if I can, I'd rather just get it, slap it on and be done with it rather than go without it over the weekend. If no one can help me after a few calls, I'll order online. Thanks!

RollCNY

Got it. And lest you forget, we are all still dancing.

LesterOfPuppets

It's not odd numbers but prime numbers. It's a consideration for fixed gear. Having prime numbers increases the number of skid patches.

LAJ

Good endings are good. Nice job, Makel.

I won't tell my Doctor I have been dancing all week, if you don't.

WhyFi

The dogwalk find of the day. Perfectly matches the SS Beater; it's a particularly timely find because a cage was on the list for the next time I found myself at a bike shop.

RollCNY

I knew that part of it, but there is also a part that has to do with chain wear. On fixed gear ratio (not fixed freewheel, but fixed gear ratio), chain wear all falls on the roller units or pin link units with even number sums, and it gets balanced between them with odd numbers. It has been a lifetime since I worked with chain drives in power transmission applications, but I kind of recall that same rule in specifying power transmission systems.

RPK79

I wonder how someone lost that...

RUOkie

I would think most men would love to ride Mystique.

RollCNY

It got knocked off the Tinkoff car?

RUOkie

its a conspiracy

WhyFi

Both movie versions, please and thank you.

rjones28 

How did you get it home? It looks huge.

WhyFi

Dunno, but I'm assuming that it was came off of a car-mounted bike - I can't imagine that anyone riding their bike would fail to notice the death rattle of loose metal cage.

Velo Vol 

Maybe she can teach you. Then you can make a music video of yourself playing the recorder to a music video.

WhyFi

I work out.

LesterOfPuppets

I've heard people worry about that but I don't think alternating between inner/outer plate links on sprocket teeth would concern me much in a bike chain situation.

Narrow/wide chainrings where teeth are designed to take only one kind of link are even a bit of a thing now in 1x mtb land.

sbxx1985 

Very nice.

sbxx1985 

I agree with this. The SS takes the brain damage out of it. Set up is slightly more comfortable. It's fun, easy, and zennish, but never reaches the Zen of the Paketa and R3SL.

I haven't ridden the Paketa in a long time. That's the problem with having an A+ and A bike in the stable. But that's another story.

sbxx1985 

I've been really pleased with the psimet 50/58 powertap wheelset. Excellent wheels for the money. My guess is November, Boyd, and Rob are all similarly situated with their product. Not enough capital to develop a fancy Firestrike or Smart system, but a solid enough product that the gains per dollar are marginal for most riders.

And you get to support the small guy.

RUOkie

and more a personal interaction

3alarmer

...is this a euphemism for him telling you, "You don't know jack about wheels" ?

halfspeed

They can't. They can trademark a word for specific business purposes which are called out in the registration. So, it's legally OK for us to use "Specialized" in reference to the company (or anything else, really), but it's not legal to engage in trade using that name for bicycles, bicycle parts and whatever else is called out in Specialized's registration. It's also why Specialized can't sue the town of Roubaix.

Further,trademark owners are required to legally pursue violators or risk losing their trademark. That doesn't, however, mean that Specialized hasn't overreached on occasion.