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Date: 13 May 2007 19:27:23
From: Brian
Subject: Heeeere's Bender!
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From: "Brian" <brianarc@hotmail.com >
Subject: Heeeere's Bender!
Date: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:21 PM
In a previous "ramble, rant, groan, whine" (on bc.cycling)...I mentioned I
was building
another roadie as a commuter to replace Freddy Fender...called "Bender"
He's finally finished.
Bender started out as an Apollo ("by Kuwahara") sport 12 that had been stuck
in a hedge at St. Cuthbert's church in North Delta early in March. Rear
wheel was trashed and it was missing a couple of cables. I re-built the
rear wheel, and swapped over some parts from Freddy. Mucho thanx goin' out
to the good guys 'n gals at O.C.B. for the odds 'n ends and the new
aluminium rim...
Bender can be viewed at:
http://brianarcweblog.blogspot.com/
(yes, that's my 'blog)
B.
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Date: 14 May 2007 02:47:33
From: nash
Subject: Re: Heeeere's Bender!
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"Brian" <brianarc@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:134fi941kfe2c5a@corp.supernews.com...
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> From: "Brian" <brianarc@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Heeeere's Bender!
> Date: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:21 PM
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> In a previous "ramble, rant, groan, whine" (on bc.cycling)...I mentioned I
> was building
> another roadie as a commuter to replace Freddy Fender...called "Bender"
>
> He's finally finished.
>
> Bender started out as an Apollo ("by Kuwahara") sport 12 that had been
> stuck
> in a hedge at St. Cuthbert's church in North Delta early in March. Rear
> wheel was trashed and it was missing a couple of cables. I re-built the
> rear wheel, and swapped over some parts from Freddy. Mucho thanx goin'
> out
> to the good guys 'n gals at O.C.B. for the odds 'n ends and the new
> aluminium rim...
>
> Bender can be viewed at:
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> http://brianarcweblog.blogspot.com/
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> (yes, that's my 'blog)
>
> B.
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You actually going to use those suicide brakes or is that in progress?
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Date: 13 May 2007 21:15:49
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Heeeere's Bender!
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nash wrote:
> "Brian" <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:134fi941kfe2c5a@corp.supernews.com...
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>> From: "Brian" <brianarc@hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Heeeere's Bender!
>> Date: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:21 PM
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>> In a previous "ramble, rant, groan, whine" (on bc.cycling)...I
>> mentioned I was building
>> another roadie as a commuter to replace Freddy Fender...called
>> "Bender" He's finally finished.
>>
>> Bender started out as an Apollo ("by Kuwahara") sport 12 that had
>> been stuck
>> in a hedge at St. Cuthbert's church in North Delta early in March. Rear
>> wheel was trashed and it was missing a couple of cables. I
>> re-built the rear wheel, and swapped over some parts from Freddy. Mucho
>> thanx goin' out
>> to the good guys 'n gals at O.C.B. for the odds 'n ends and the new
>> aluminium rim...
>>
>> Bender can be viewed at:
>>
>> http://brianarcweblog.blogspot.com/
>>
>> (yes, that's my 'blog)
>>
>> B.
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> You actually going to use those suicide brakes or is that in progress?
I think the upturned bar-ends are the imminent danger. <eg >
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Date: 13 May 2007 21:10:52
From: Brian
Subject: Re: Heeeere's Bender!
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> You actually going to use those suicide brakes or is that in progress?
We'll see...the DiaCompe center-pulls from the previous incarnation did an
excellent job...I don't know yet if these produce *quite* enough braking
pressure with those levers
They were good enough to easily maintain control down 116th. It's a longer,
but gentler slope...
B.
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