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Date: 03 Nov 2007 11:26:54
From: Elisa Francesca Roselli
Subject: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Well, that was a bit of brinksmanship!
Yesterday by 4:30 pm I still had no word of the arrival of my new trike
in time for his naming ceremony this morning. I phoned the Darth at the
last possible minute, just in time for me to leave my home and arrive
there while the shop was still open, and heard that it had finally shown
up. Earlier calls to HP Velotechnik had informed us that it had left the
factory on Friday 26th. This was late because they had run out of rims
and had to wait for these to be delivered, which got bogged down in the
Mercury Retro and the German transport strikes. And it was taking a
prodigious amount of time to cross the Rhine!
Two things were not as planned. I had paid a supplement for short
cranks, more comfortable for someone of my 1.7 meters, and strangely not
fitted as standard. (It would seem the average German Dark Sider is very
tall, a pleasant thing to contemplate.) Also the parking brake on the
rear wheel was supposed to be actionable with a push button. Instead it
is a tacky velcro-strap arrangement that they told us when we ordered
was no longer used. We will sort this out with them over the next few weeks.
Widdershins is his name. Widdershins means "in the direction opposite to
the rotation of the Sun", or in other words, "towards the Dark Side",
appropriate for a Bent trike in Halloween colors, born so close to the
Day of the Dead. Also the German origin of the word, "wider sinnig" or
"against sense", picks up on his German provenance. And many
conventional people consider Bents against sense. The Scorpion is a
Scorpio, associated with Sex, Death and Regeneration. All of this might
frighten some but Scorpio is my own 5th house which is all about sport,
play and fun. I persistently associate this time of year with pleasant
engagements, handsome men, enjoyable outings. (Flyzipper too is a
Scorpio, he will be 3 on Tuesday.) Which reminds me, Happy Birthday to
all the Scorpios on my mailing list!
Widdershins narrowly escaped another name. I reached such a state of
mental obsession over him that I very nearly called him the Zahir, after
Borges' haunting eponymous tale about a man who descends into madness
after becoming obsessed with a 5 cent coin. "Belief in the Zahir is of
Islamic origin, and seems to date from the eighteenth century...Zahir in
Arabic means 'notorious', visible'; in this sense it is one of the
ninety-nine names of God, and the people (in Muslim territories) use it
it to signify 'beings or things which possess the terrible property of
being unforgettable, and whose image finally drives one mad'". Both
Widdershins and I have Third House Plutos, connoting to astrologers a
tendency to OCD, among other things. But by this morning he had reverted
to Widdershins - I suppose the best antidote to being obsessed by
something is to take posession of it.
For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
garage. I placed Widdershins on them, and drew a circle around the
whole. Then I seated myself on Widdershins and read out loud an
invocation of each of the planetary deities of his horoscope, one by
one, by sign, position and desired interpretation. At 6:15 exactly, I
pushed off and rode him out of the circle. So that was his first moving
pedal stroke. In the shop yesterday, he didn't move at all, but spent
all the time on his parking brake while we made our adjustments.
So now I can finally go take a nap. Cheers to all!
Elisa
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 13:34:05
From: Peter Clinch
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
>
> Two things were not as planned. I had paid a supplement for short
> cranks, more comfortable for someone of my 1.7 meters, and strangely not
> fitted as standard. (It would seem the average German Dark Sider is very
> tall, a pleasant thing to contemplate.)
I'm 1.73m, and have relatively short legs and long trunk, and have
never had a particular issue with "standard" length cranks. While
this is not saying that they're necessarily the best thing, it's
not really "strange" that they've opted for the standard when so
many folk use it without problems.
> Also the parking brake on the
> rear wheel was supposed to be actionable with a push button. Instead it
> is a tacky velcro-strap arrangement that they told us when we ordered
> was no longer used. We will sort this out with them over the next few
> weeks.
If you've gone for the Maggie Big one lever actuated pair then that
would leave you space on the other bar for a decent parking brake
lever. Magura do a very nice one which is supplied as standard on
the Burrows 8 Freight as the rear brake lever and parking brake,
working just like a normal brake lever but with an easily engaged
ratchet to keep it on if (and only if!) you want to. While not
particularly familiar with the layout of the Scorpion I can't think
of any immediate reasons why it wouldn't work, and since HPVel work
with Magura anyway it would seem even easier, and would give you a
bit of emergency brake power just in case you couldn't get at the
lever for the Bigs.
Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 13:49:20
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <5p6022Fpk4msU1@mid.individual.net >, p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk
says...
>
> I'm 1.73m, and have relatively short legs and long trunk,
UR a baby elephant and ICMFP ;-)
IGMC
--
Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 17:22:27
From: Peter Clinch
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Tony Raven wrote:
> In article <5p6022Fpk4msU1@mid.individual.net>, p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk
> says...
>> I'm 1.73m, and have relatively short legs and long trunk,
>
> UR a baby elephant and ICMFP ;-)
No, but I do shuffle about carrying a bass trombone around...
B'boom Tss!
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 12:18:41
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Peter Clinch wrote:
> Tony Raven wrote:
>> In article <5p6022Fpk4msU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk says...
>>> I'm 1.73m, and have relatively short legs and long trunk,
>>
>> UR a baby elephant and ICMFP ;-)
>
> No, but I do shuffle about carrying a bass trombone around...
Meh. I used to carry a euphonium AND a trombone, the case for which
accommodated both valve attachment and slide.
> B'boom Tss!
Bill "chops" S.
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 13:00:41
From: Duncan Smith
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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>
> Widdershins is his name. Widdershins means "in the direction opposite to
> the rotation of the Sun", or in other words, "towards the Dark Side",
> appropriate for a Bent trike in Halloween colors, born so close to the
> Day of the Dead. Also the German origin of the word, "wider sinnig" or
> "against sense", picks up on his German provenance. And many
> conventional people consider Bents against sense. The Scorpion is a
> Scorpio, associated with Sex, Death and Regeneration. All of this might
> frighten some but Scorpio is my own 5th house which is all about sport,
> play and fun. I persistently associate this time of year with pleasant
> engagements, handsome men, enjoyable outings. (Flyzipper too is a
> Scorpio, he will be 3 on Tuesday.) Which reminds me, Happy Birthday to
> all the Scorpios on my mailing list!
>
How about a photo on the Internet to complete the birthday ceremony?
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 10:20:43
From: Simon Mason
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Elisa Francesca Roselli" <e.roselli@free.fr > wrote in message
news:472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr...
>
> For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
> for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
> this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
> garage.
The Virgin and the Huntsman eh? ;-)
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 10:40:35
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <gtGdnZsMMOKYALDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk >,
simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>
> "Elisa Francesca Roselli" <e.roselli@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr...
>
> >
> > For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
> > for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
> > this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
> > garage.
>
> The Virgin and the Huntsman eh? ;-)
>
<pedant >
Ermmm....in Greek mythology Arcturus means "protector of the bear" and
was created to protect Callisto and Arcas (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
from the anger of Zeus' wife Hera. So hardly a huntsman.
</pedant >
--
Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 11:33:31
From: Simon Mason
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid > wrote in message
news:MPG.2197b1f11fd2bef7989867@news.nildram.co.uk...
> In article <gtGdnZsMMOKYALDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>>
>> "Elisa Francesca Roselli" <e.roselli@free.fr> wrote in message
>> news:472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr...
>>
>> >
>> > For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
>> > for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
>> > this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
>> > garage.
>>
>> The Virgin and the Huntsman eh? ;-)
>>
>
> <pedant>
> Ermmm....in Greek mythology Arcturus means "protector of the bear" and
> was created to protect Callisto and Arcas (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
> from the anger of Zeus' wife Hera. So hardly a huntsman.
> </pedant>
I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation
Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense rather
than a mythological one ;-)
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 11:57:35
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <l9qdnZfnSLUAMrDanZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk >,
simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>
> I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation
> Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense rather
> than a mythological one ;-)
>
Even Bootes is derived from Greek mythology and not as an independent
astronomical creation ;-)
--
Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 12:22:03
From: Simon Mason
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid > wrote in message
news:MPG.2197c3eefe0b4e5989869@news.nildram.co.uk...
> In article <l9qdnZfnSLUAMrDanZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>>
>> I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation
>> Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense
>> rather
>> than a mythological one ;-)
>>
>
> Even Bootes is derived from Greek mythology and not as an independent
> astronomical creation ;-)
Where does Spica fit into all this then? :-/ I thought the name was of Latin
and not Greek origin.
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 13:31:11
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <quednU2u8JgVJLDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk >,
simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>
> "Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid> wrote in message
> news:MPG.2197c3eefe0b4e5989869@news.nildram.co.uk...
> > In article <l9qdnZfnSLUAMrDanZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> > simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
> >>
> >> I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation
> >> Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense
> >> rather
> >> than a mythological one ;-)
> >>
> >
> > Even Bootes is derived from Greek mythology and not as an independent
> > astronomical creation ;-)
>
> Where does Spica fit into all this then? :-/ I thought the name was of Latin
> and not Greek origin.
>
Well Virgo is in so many myths, including the Callisto myth which would
link it with Arcturus, that nobody knows which one it originated with.
Spica, as you say, comes from the Latin for an ear of wheat and refers
to myths in which Virgo is associated with Demeter, the Greek Goddess of
the Harvest and Fertility, who is often depicted holding a head of wheat
in one hand. In Virgo, Spica is identified as that head of wheat.
--
Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 18:07:43
From: Simon Mason
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid > wrote in message
news:MPG.2197d9e7e3867e1998986b@news.nildram.co.uk...
> In article <quednU2u8JgVJLDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>>
>> "Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.2197c3eefe0b4e5989869@news.nildram.co.uk...
>> > In article <l9qdnZfnSLUAMrDanZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
>> > simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>> >>
>> >> I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the
>> >> constellation
>> >> Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense
>> >> rather
>> >> than a mythological one ;-)
>> >>
>> >
>> > Even Bootes is derived from Greek mythology and not as an independent
>> > astronomical creation ;-)
>>
>> Where does Spica fit into all this then? :-/ I thought the name was of
>> Latin
>> and not Greek origin.
>>
>
> Well Virgo is in so many myths, including the Callisto myth which would
> link it with Arcturus, that nobody knows which one it originated with.
> Spica, as you say, comes from the Latin for an ear of wheat and refers
> to myths in which Virgo is associated with Demeter, the Greek Goddess of
> the Harvest and Fertility, who is often depicted holding a head of wheat
> in one hand. In Virgo, Spica is identified as that head of wheat.
Thanks Tony - anyway there is a fine naked eye comet in Perseus at the
moment :-)
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/10775326.html
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 18:20:34
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <kJidnXG2laHml7PanZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk >,
simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>
> "Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid> wrote in message
> news:MPG.2197d9e7e3867e1998986b@news.nildram.co.uk...
> > In article <quednU2u8JgVJLDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> > simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
> >>
> >> "Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.2197c3eefe0b4e5989869@news.nildram.co.uk...
> >> > In article <l9qdnZfnSLUAMrDanZ2dnUVZ8sqjnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> >> > simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
> >> >>
> >> >> I corrected myself. Arcturus is the brightest star in the
> >> >> constellation
> >> >> Bootes, the Herdsman. I was looking at them in an astronomical sense
> >> >> rather
> >> >> than a mythological one ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Even Bootes is derived from Greek mythology and not as an independent
> >> > astronomical creation ;-)
> >>
> >> Where does Spica fit into all this then? :-/ I thought the name was of
> >> Latin
> >> and not Greek origin.
> >>
> >
> > Well Virgo is in so many myths, including the Callisto myth which would
> > link it with Arcturus, that nobody knows which one it originated with.
> > Spica, as you say, comes from the Latin for an ear of wheat and refers
> > to myths in which Virgo is associated with Demeter, the Greek Goddess of
> > the Harvest and Fertility, who is often depicted holding a head of wheat
> > in one hand. In Virgo, Spica is identified as that head of wheat.
>
>
> Thanks Tony - anyway there is a fine naked eye comet in Perseus at the
> moment :-)
>
They've kept that one quiet. All I need is a patch of clear sky in the
right place. I had expected Hale-Bopp to be the last comet I would see
in my life so a nice bonus if I see this one.
--
Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 20:15:47
From: Martin Dann
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Tony Raven wrote:
> In article <kJidnXG2laHml7PanZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
> simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>
>> Thanks Tony - anyway there is a fine naked eye comet in Perseus at the
>> moment :-)
>>
>
> They've kept that one quiet. All I need is a patch of clear sky in the
> right place. I had expected Hale-Bopp to be the last comet I would see
> in my life so a nice bonus if I see this one.
This one has been in the news for a week, although I have not looked due
to the levels of light pollution around here which has dramatically
increased in the last week.
Then if I go to the nearest park area I could get arrested for
disturbing perverts of something.
Martin.
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 21:51:50
From: Martin Dann
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Martin Dann wrote:
> Tony Raven wrote:
>> In article <kJidnXG2laHml7PanZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
>> simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk says...
>>
>>> Thanks Tony - anyway there is a fine naked eye comet in Perseus at
>>> the moment :-)
>>>
>>
>> They've kept that one quiet. All I need is a patch of clear sky in
>> the right place. I had expected Hale-Bopp to be the last comet I
>> would see in my life so a nice bonus if I see this one.
>
> This one has been in the news for a week, although I have not looked due
> to the levels of light pollution around here which has dramatically
> increased in the last week.
> Then if I go to the nearest park area I could get arrested for
> disturbing perverts or something.
I have just been up to Clifton Downs, and it can be seen by the naked
eye despite all the light pollution from Bristol. Looks great through my
10x binoculars. I might also have seen a shooting star, but there is a
lot of noise in that area at the moment.
(Didn't see any preverts.)
Martin.
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 18:37:17
From: Clive George
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.invalid > wrote in message
news:MPG.21981d5ad826f68198986f@news.nildram.co.uk...
> They've kept that one quiet. All I need is a patch of clear sky in the
> right place. I had expected Hale-Bopp to be the last comet I would see
> in my life so a nice bonus if I see this one.
It's not terribly comet-shaped, but interesting to see nonetheless. Could
see it in Cambridge, and rather better here in the Dales.
cheers,
clive
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 10:33:56
From: Simon Mason
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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"Simon Mason" <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk > wrote in message
news:gtGdnZsMMOKYALDanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
>
> "Elisa Francesca Roselli" <e.roselli@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr...
>
>>
>> For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
>> for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
>> this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
>> garage.
>
> The Virgin and the Huntsman eh? ;-)
Oops - I meant Herdsman of course.
--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
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Date: 03 Nov 2007 18:49:38
From: Rod King
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Elisa
I run with 140mm cranks on my Windcheetah and I have found it far better
than my previous 170mm cranks.
I had my cranks cut down to 140 by HighPath Engineering. However, this can
only be done if you have solid rather than hollow cranks.
Enjoy your trike and best regards
Rod King
"Elisa Francesca Roselli" <e.roselli@free.fr > wrote in message
news:472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr...
> Well, that was a bit of brinksmanship!
>
> Yesterday by 4:30 pm I still had no word of the arrival of my new trike
> in time for his naming ceremony this morning. I phoned the Darth at the
> last possible minute, just in time for me to leave my home and arrive
> there while the shop was still open, and heard that it had finally shown
> up. Earlier calls to HP Velotechnik had informed us that it had left the
> factory on Friday 26th. This was late because they had run out of rims
> and had to wait for these to be delivered, which got bogged down in the
> Mercury Retro and the German transport strikes. And it was taking a
> prodigious amount of time to cross the Rhine!
>
> Two things were not as planned. I had paid a supplement for short
> cranks, more comfortable for someone of my 1.7 meters, and strangely not
> fitted as standard. (It would seem the average German Dark Sider is very
> tall, a pleasant thing to contemplate.) Also the parking brake on the
> rear wheel was supposed to be actionable with a push button. Instead it
> is a tacky velcro-strap arrangement that they told us when we ordered
> was no longer used. We will sort this out with them over the next few
weeks.
>
> Widdershins is his name. Widdershins means "in the direction opposite to
> the rotation of the Sun", or in other words, "towards the Dark Side",
> appropriate for a Bent trike in Halloween colors, born so close to the
> Day of the Dead. Also the German origin of the word, "wider sinnig" or
> "against sense", picks up on his German provenance. And many
> conventional people consider Bents against sense. The Scorpion is a
> Scorpio, associated with Sex, Death and Regeneration. All of this might
> frighten some but Scorpio is my own 5th house which is all about sport,
> play and fun. I persistently associate this time of year with pleasant
> engagements, handsome men, enjoyable outings. (Flyzipper too is a
> Scorpio, he will be 3 on Tuesday.) Which reminds me, Happy Birthday to
> all the Scorpios on my mailing list!
>
> Widdershins narrowly escaped another name. I reached such a state of
> mental obsession over him that I very nearly called him the Zahir, after
> Borges' haunting eponymous tale about a man who descends into madness
> after becoming obsessed with a 5 cent coin. "Belief in the Zahir is of
> Islamic origin, and seems to date from the eighteenth century...Zahir in
> Arabic means 'notorious', visible'; in this sense it is one of the
> ninety-nine names of God, and the people (in Muslim territories) use it
> it to signify 'beings or things which possess the terrible property of
> being unforgettable, and whose image finally drives one mad'". Both
> Widdershins and I have Third House Plutos, connoting to astrologers a
> tendency to OCD, among other things. But by this morning he had reverted
> to Widdershins - I suppose the best antidote to being obsessed by
> something is to take posession of it.
>
> For the ceremony, I made an infusion of sage, for Spica, and plantain,
> for Arcturus, which I transferred into Widdershins' water bottle. With
> this, I drew the symbols of Spica and Arcturus on the floor of the
> garage. I placed Widdershins on them, and drew a circle around the
> whole. Then I seated myself on Widdershins and read out loud an
> invocation of each of the planetary deities of his horoscope, one by
> one, by sign, position and desired interpretation. At 6:15 exactly, I
> pushed off and rode him out of the circle. So that was his first moving
> pedal stroke. In the shop yesterday, he didn't move at all, but spent
> all the time on his parking brake while we made our adjustments.
>
> So now I can finally go take a nap. Cheers to all!
>
> Elisa
>
>
>
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Date: 03 Nov 2007 11:33:29
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr >, e.roselli@free.fr says...
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> So now I can finally go take a nap. Cheers to all!
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And may you have many happy hours together with your new friend.
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Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 03 Nov 2007 08:47:53
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Tony Raven wrote:
> In article <472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr>, e.roselli@free.fr says...
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>> So now I can finally go take a nap. Cheers to all!
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...he said condescendingly.
Bill "per other thread" S.
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Date: 03 Nov 2007 16:44:17
From: Tony Raven
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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In article <472c982f$0$20636$4c368faf@roadrunner.com >, askme@ask.me
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> Tony Raven wrote:
> > In article <472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr>, e.roselli@free.fr says...
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Not at all. Elisa has not had good fortune with her bikes and is
clearly excited by the new arrival having spent a lot of time working
out which one to get. I really do hope she has many hours of enjoyment
out of riding it.
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Tony
" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Date: 03 Nov 2007 12:23:44
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Widdershins Born on Schedule, Minor Glitches
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Tony Raven wrote:
> In article <472c982f$0$20636$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, askme@ask.me
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>> Tony Raven wrote:
>>> In article <472C4CEE.4030107@free.fr>, e.roselli@free.fr says...
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>>>> So now I can finally go take a nap. Cheers to all!
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>>> And may you have many happy hours together with your new friend...
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> Not at all. Elisa has not had good fortune with her bikes and is
> clearly excited by the new arrival having spent a lot of time working
> out which one to get. I really do hope she has many hours of
> enjoyment out of riding it.
OK, glad to hear it. Sorry for thinking otherwise.
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