--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDB00001 Date: 09/03/96 From: ILHAN AKIDIL Time: 10:25am \/To: KEN PECK (Read 3 times) Subj: Wd-40 KP> Which is where there are some rubber or plastic washers are located, KP> which WD-40 can dissolve. Let me remind WD-40 technical data for rubber and plastics, from its rochure: --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- General: Nearly all materials react to wd-40 as they would to high grade aliphatic petroleum spirits with the same exposure, i.e., spray, quick dip or prolonged immersion. RUBBER: No visible effects on surfaces of various types of rubber sprayed with WD-40. Certain types of rubber will swell upon prolonged immersion in WD-40. PLASTICS: The following plastics were immersed in WD-40 for 168 hours with no visible effects: Polyethylene Formica Epoxy Delrin Polypropylene Acrylic Vinyl Teflon Polyester Nylon Clear polycarbonate and polystrene may stress craze or crack in contact with WD-40. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- bye ps:I'm new here, so hello all. ____iLHAN____ --- > The Sentinel 212-559-4O82 * Origin: http://www.lookup.com/homepages/80180/home.html (2:430/219) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00000 Date: 09/05/96 From: JOHN O'NEILL Time: 12:30pm \/To: BRIAN STEWART (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: NEW BIKE HELP? -=> Quoting Brian Stewart to Ken Peck <=- > BS> BS> (I gave in to laziness and DROVE to work yesterday! Just felt I BS> needed to confess!) BS> BS> I takes only about 20 to 30 minutes getting to work on my normal route BS> (mostly depending upon streetlights and getting across South Park BS> street.) My route for going home gets more variation, since I am not BS> in such a rush. With the way I've been eating/snacking lately, I'm BS> going to need to throw in some more miles to burn more calories! The Good part is your metabolism is still burning calories faster After your morning bike commute is over than if one were to drive to work. I don't remember how long it takes for our metabolism to drop back to normal but it does last a while. Commuting gives us this metoboic turbo boost twice a day. KP > KP > The bike racks where I work are constantly guarded. It is one of KP> two KP> designated smoking areas. KP> BS> BS> At the hospital, smokers don't bother with the smoking areas! They BS> just smoke wherever it's convenient. (This includes most of the BS> security guards/ University Police, so the non-smoking exits aren't BS> enforcable.) Anyway, no one's bothered an abandoned bicycle in the BS> racks I ussually use, so I am not too worried! Our bike rack is in an unoffical smoking area too. It is less than 100 yards from the real official smoking area and for some the extra distance is to far. I'm glad they are there but I don't understand how they can do that to their own bodies like that. Texas sounds great, I have tried to talk my wife into moving south a few times. I do like Pennsylvania but our winters last too long. John O'Neill Lehigh Valley, PA ... Cold waves from Canada. Can't we weatherstrip the border? ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #12 * Origin: Bird Brains * Allentown, PA * (610) 437-4438 (1:2607/201.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00001 Date: 09/05/96 From: JOHN O'NEILL Time: 01:38pm \/To: KEITH KNAPP (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Younger, Lighter, W/H -=> Quoting Keith Knapp to Cyrus Cathey <=- KP> And, of course, that is also the secret of the great KP> mountain road racers. Their advantage over me is being KP> thirty years younger, fifty to seventy-five pounds lighter, KP> and blessed with stronger legs. One small thing I have been doing that seems to have helped my hill climbing. After riding hard I come home and drink a protein shake the same way I would after weight lifting. Most bike magazines push taking carbohydrates after a good ride. All body building mags recomend protien and carbos after lifting. Although cycling is not weight lifting the muscle goes through the same break down from hard use, right? So it may be posible the reason some riders get legs stonger than others might be as much due to diet as genetics. By the way even if you don't want stronger legs, keep in mind that 75 percent of calories are burned by your muscles while at rest. Larger muscles burn more calories then smaller ones. CC>Heck, everyone has that over me! But, I just keep on pedaling. KK> KK> Ah, Mr. Cyrus Tortoise! You obviously have heard who eventually KK> wins the race. KK> KK> Why care about winning as long as we can just enjoy doing our personal best? Those Nike ads that ran during the olympics made me sick, what ever happend to the "Just Do It!" slogan? Just Do it stood for what ever the reason whatever your sport just go out and do it. Now they are telling us that unless you win first place you are a looser. I know you guys don't think this way, I'm just blurting out another observation (Grin). ... Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #12 * Origin: Bird Brains * Allentown, PA * (610) 437-4438 (1:2607/201.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00002 Date: 09/06/96 From: BRIAN STEWART Time: 05:41pm \/To: RICHARD GLAZER (Read 3 times) Subj: FORMERLY NEW BIKE > You mentioned all Continental tires as being one directional. I > have grandprix's and I don't find the pattern to be any different no > matter on what side it is. I imagine that mountain bike tires could > be the exception due to their more prominant nature. > > > Richard > A mountain bike is what I've got. The front tire has got a "V" pattern to its tread, and it evidently works best when oriented correctly. The rear tire is also, supposedly, unidirectional-- although, it looks the same in either direction. BAS --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: 9J9 - Internet/Fidonet/Usenet - 608-256-5697 - Madison WI (1:121/99) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00003 Date: 09/06/96 From: BRIAN STEWART Time: 05:48pm \/To: RAY SHANNON (Read 3 times) Subj: FAT FEET! > KK> If you contrast the ultra-hip, baby-boomer ad campaigns of Nike > and > KK> Reebok with the near-slavery police-state conditions of the > people > KK> who actually make the shoes, the contrast is really disturbing. > > Simple matter, boycott those suckers. When their excessive profits > begin to plummet, then maybe they will wakeup and find out why > people are not buying their high priced crap. It is time that the > Hippy, Yippy, Yuppee, Baby Boomers were taken down a notch or two. > Personnally I wouldn't be caught "Dead" in some of those gaudy > Nike style things they callo shoes. Sheesh, whatever happened to > Keds or any of the other reasonably priced shoes? > Good question. Actually, I seem to recall that a Polish brand of shoes was quite successful at importing their low cost, high quality shoes. I stopped seeing them about the time the military (under orders from Moscow) cracked down on the union. If my money is going to go overseas, I'd just as soon it go to a company based out of the nation where the work is being done! (That, and the more stability in the former Soviet states, the safer I'll feel!) Anybody remember the name of that company? I don't know if they made cycling shoes, but I remeber other athletic shoes by them. I'm kind of curious whether they are still in business, and if they are planning to export to the U.S.A., etc. BAS --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: 9J9 - Internet/Fidonet/Usenet - 608-256-5697 - Madison WI (1:121/99) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00004 Date: 09/07/96 From: DAMIAN STAMM Time: 03:55am \/To: OZKAL OZSOY (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Cadance Ozkal Ozsoy said this about Re: Cadance to Damian Stamm..... OO> DS> Well, I took a bicycling class last year (TWO CREDITS! Don't ya just OO> OO> Fun , a bicyciling class.. Well all of us who have read your mail (from OO> Turkey) really wondered about this lecture. Well do you have any scripts OO> from the lecture? If any we would like to read them in any possible means. OO> By the way you're the first person whom i've written in this echo. No lectures - just get to ride through the potholes on Broad Street! --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: From the Sports Desk of Damian Stamm (1:273/406) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00005 Date: 09/07/96 From: CYRUS CATHEY Time: 06:59am \/To: RICHARD GLAZER (Read 3 times) Subj: Formerly New Bike Hello Richard! In a message to Cyrus Cathey <09/03/96> Richard Glazer wrote: RG> Have you tried putting your tires on backwards? If so what RG> is the noticable difference(s)? I don't think that tires on RG> bikes could be compared to tires on cars. Mountain bike RG> tires may be different than road bikes'. In this context of rotation, tires are tires . We have had directional off-road tires for 4 wheel drives for some time. They work great clawing through the sand going forward, and tend to rise up in reverse (good for getting out of your own ruts, but at a loss of traction. It is due to the way they angle the knobs or tread pattern. Look at the farmers tractor tires and you get the picture. As far as road tires go, I think it is less critical for all but high performance (wet weather, high cornering speeds, braking, etc.) considerations. A directional tire can be made to run quieter. All this is based on automotive experience, but I think where the rubber meets the road arguments hold true for most cases. My 2 cents worth .. What I would like to know is how much easier an ATB is to ride on the pavement with road tires or those new Ritchey On-Off Road treads like they used at the Olympics? Anyone have a response on that one? Is the smallest width the best for rolling resistance? What are the issues in going from knobbies to slicks? Cyrus --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.2j * Origin: Power Windows! is Win95 & MIDI! 205-881-8619 (1:373/27) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 150 BIKE NET Ref: DDC00006 Date: 09/07/96 From: JOHN THOMPSON Time: 11:43am \/To: RAY SHANNON (Read 3 times) Subj: FAT FEET! In a message of 09-05-1996, Ray Shannon wrote re: FAT FEET! RS> Sheesh, whatever happened to Keds or any of the other RS> reasonably priced shoes? They're still around, but they're not "reasonably priced" anymore (IMHO). I could have bought myself a new bike on what I've paid for kid's shoes in the last couple years :-( * KWQ/2 1.2i * Internet: jdt@edsi.org --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.4P1a * Origin: APPLEGATE; Neenah, WI. 199.201.105.205 (1:139/631)