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And yes, businesses are out to make profits, no surprise there.
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#6056
smelling the roses
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I could stand to change to the threadless headsets and sealed bearings. But I'd have to buy a new bike. I don't want to do that anymore. Leading up to Covid I was a volunteer maintaining a fleet of rental bikes in Merida. All of them threadless. But, with the tools and experience I have, maintenance is no issue for me. Adjusting a headset is no longer a mystery. Wheel bearings either. Or bbs.
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I don’t find old tech a mystery, still have all of the pro tools to seat a headset race, face a bb shell, enough cone wrenches to fill a box, etc. but I’ll be happy if I never use any of that stuff again.
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#6060
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Some of us move with the times; others don't. Simple.
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In a well-functioning economy, firms make more profits when they do what's best for the common consumer. And some parts of our economy are actually well-functioning. Some other parts, not so much.
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See, this is kind of like the tape I have, but on the top she's wrapping it the wrong direction.
How to Replace Road Bike Bar Tape
How to Replace Road Bike Bar Tape
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Getting some much-needed rain.
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The song came out in 1967 and it blew my mind. Heard it on FM after midnight.
If the oldest brother was alive today he would be 90.
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See, this is kind of like the tape I have, but on the top she's wrapping it the wrong direction.
How to Replace Road Bike Bar Tape
How to Replace Road Bike Bar Tape
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#6073
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Fizik bar tape. 'Fizik' printed in white on one edge, embossed on the opposite edge. Notice how the printed side is exposed both above and below the levers. That's what Figure 8 does for you.
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I don't really care about the appearance of the dots. It's the fact that there's an off-centered stitched ridge between the dots and the logo, which works nicely as a track when you're swirling in the right direction. But if you wrap the opposite direction (leading with the polka dots ) then the ridges cover up the smooth half of the tape and it's not going to feel great when you grab it.
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