Nobody touches my speakers

[wgscott]

After the initial wax, I have been refreshing it with this:

 

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

I am not so comfortable with the idea of engaging my legs into a kind of repetitive motions for a purpose of reaching a substitute of audio nirvana. Would you please recommend something more decent or dare I say appropriate?

[kumakuma]

53 minutes ago, AnotherSpin said:

I am not so comfortable with the idea of engaging my legs into a kind of repetitive motions for a purpose of reaching a substitute of audio nirvana. Would you please recommend something more decent or dare I say appropriate?

 

Repetitive motion is the basis of many pleasurable activities.

[Sal1950]

22 hours ago, wgscott said:

Recent in situ photo:

Where are the engines, you getting them rebuilt or something?

[Ralf11]

1 hour ago, Sal1950 said:

Where are the engines, you getting them rebuilt or something?

 

that reminds me - about time to get the telomeres re-wrapped

[AnotherSpin]

10 hours ago, kumakuma said:

 

Repetitive motion is the basis of many pleasurable activities.

 

When you over with motions of different kinds the real pleasure starts.

[wgscott]

On 8/12/2017 at 9:25 AM, wwaldmanfan said:

Just don't burn down your house waxing the chain. Because, I knew someone who did that.

 

The crock pot I bought came with a tiny daughter module, which I didn't know what to do with, until I realized it was a sign from above that I should use it for waxing the chain (which sounds kind of vulgar).  Anyway, I do this outside of the garage, so that I can burn down the whole neighborhood.  I'm now waxing chains on 3 bikes, including my wife's road bike.  It is so much cleaner, it makes it a pleasure to work on.

[Sal1950]

Most modern motorcycles are using a belt drive. Lite, clean and maintenance free, don't know why bicycles are so behind the curve?

 

10 hours ago, wgscott said:

The crock pot I bought came with a tiny daughter module, which I didn't know what to do with, until I realized it was a sign from above that I should use it for waxing the chain (which sounds kind of vulgar).  Anyway, I do this outside of the garage, so that I can burn down the whole neighborhood.  I'm now waxing chains on 3 bikes, including my wife's road bike.  It is so much cleaner, it makes it a pleasure to work on.

 

[rando]

When a cyclist can put out 25-125 bhp at the rear wheel, when @Sal1950 can descend a twisty mountain canyon faster than a carbon fiber road bike, or hop astride one himself and hold 40 mph for a mile on flat ground without drafting or significant tailwind.  That's when I'll look at belt drives.   

 

Actually they do exist.  They don't work very well for a number of reasons having to do with real world considerations in our physical world.  Prime among them is the need to replace a 200-400 gram cassette with much heavier and fluid damped internal rear hub shifting mechanisms.  The alternative is picking one gear and still paying a hefty penalty in weight and reactivity.  The closer you get to Dutch "sit-up-and-beg" bikes the less any of this matters.  

 

Full admission:  I'm a shaft drive guy.  

[Sal1950]

4 hours ago, rando said:

Full admission:  I'm a shaft drive guy.  

Heavy,  wasteful of horsepower, expensive to repair,  blah. 

[Sal1950]

On 9/17/2017 at 9:18 AM, rando said:

When a cyclist can put out 25-125 bhp at the rear wheel, when @Sal1950 can descend a twisty mountain canyon faster than a carbon fiber road bike, or hop astride one himself and hold 40 mph for a mile on flat ground without drafting or significant tailwind.  That's when I'll look at belt drives.   

 

Actually they do exist.  They don't work very well for a number of reasons having to do with real world considerations in our physical world.  Prime among them is the need to replace a 200-400 gram cassette with much heavier and fluid damped internal rear hub shifting mechanisms.  The alternative is picking one gear and still paying a hefty penalty in weight and reactivity.  The closer you get to Dutch "sit-up-and-beg" bikes the less any of this matters.  

 

Full admission:  I'm a shaft drive guy.  

Don't know much about bicycles, wasn't thinking about the big problem of integrating a belt in those complicated derailing shifter mechanisms. Looks like the Gates system has it's place but there are problems as you note.

[wwaldmanfan]

On 9/16/2017 at 9:51 PM, wgscott said:

 

The crock pot I bought came with a tiny daughter module, which I didn't know what to do with, until I realized it was a sign from above that I should use it for waxing the chain (which sounds kind of vulgar).  Anyway, I do this outside of the garage, so that I can burn down the whole neighborhood.  I'm now waxing chains on 3 bikes, including my wife's road bike.  It is so much cleaner, it makes it a pleasure to work on.

 

Crock Pot is a good idea. The guy I know must have been using a open flame, like a bunsen burner and a tin can of paraffin. It got knocked over and ignited, then the whole place went up. You can't make this stuff up.

I never wanted to ride with him again, figuring he was a klutz, but actually he won several state championships.