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Kinda seems to be a common theme with them...

Glad your brother and family are ok Vicki. My bike is a '73 Raleigh RRA, which I built up full Campy Nuovo Record, replaced the derailleurs in the '80s with Super Record. Friction shift (Simplex Retrofriction levers), so you have to hit the gears (not indexed), but for my needs is fine. BTW, I like your Gunnar alot.

Is Futurelec questionable for that part? $1.65 each... http://www.futurlec.com/Transistors/2SC3675pr.shtml LittleDiode is less than bdent... they are usually hideous on pricing, and have I heard fakes from them?

Happy Birthday!

Decided to take most of the afternoon off since it was just gorgeous out, and I could. The current conditions had a very light wind, but forecast for a wind change and large increase later in the day. Got 27 miles in on the bike (ok, 26.85) and felt good, unlike bonking on a previous ride. Still out of shape, but getting better. The wind of course switched and I did much of the last 8 or 9 miles into about an 18-20 mph wind. Last mile or so was fun though, with the wind! Stopped in at a Trek store I hadn't been to, but had seen at about mile 10. Still don't like modern bikes I shudder to think how much it would cost me to get something modern but equivalent to my bike (full Campy, etc.)

^ Good luck Ken. Nice that things are amicable, and great that she agreed on the filing/insurance. Very nice of her.

I'll echo the very nice job!

So what will they have in store for LCD4? Balsa?

Watched the season opener tonight, and wasn't disappointed. Watched all of last season as well. Good show. Subscribed (as well as Game of Thrones... kudos to DVRs though!).

Yeah. Many bike shops don't know that much about vintage, and obviously would rather sell you a new bike. If it were me, I would clean and regrease the bearings (bottom bracket, headset and most certainly the hubs), replace the cables/housings, clean and lube the freewheel and replace the chain (KMC or SRAM). You could do a lot of this yourself, particularly if you have a bike coop around where you wouldn't have to buy any tools. Maybe this place: http://mobobicyclecoop.org/ http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=422297 http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_178263_-1___

Not sure what you mean by "old style" tires. What size of wheels are they? Should either be 27" wheels or preferably 700c wheels, which would give you your choice of pretty much any modern tire you want. 27" are readily available, just not as common any more. Something like a Panaracer Pasela in maybe a 27 x 1 1/8" would be a good choice in that case, and cheap (~$15 ea). Performance Bike has a couple (thought they carried Paselas but I guess not): http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1089790_-1___

I added it to the CAM processor on Eagle (20 dimension layer). At least I think it should have worked. I don't have a gerber viewer here at home (Mac), but have Gerbview at work. I suppose I could load it onto that PC I have in the basement. I may need to go into work today at some point anyhow.

Double would be good If Kevin doesn't take it, I will. Files are Eagle, ran the gerbers, would like to check them at work but should be good to go. Chris

Nice ride Nate! I have been lax this winter about working out (pretty much haven't). I went out a week or so ago to do an 18-22mi ride, and bonked at about 10 miles, to the point where I was wondering if I was going to make it home. Did a bit over 16, and did make it home. I knew there was no one at home or able to come rescue me, so I had to do it myself Strange that I rode 18 miles just fine in January on a rare nice day. I did another 16 mile ride last week and got tired, but not as bad as the first one. Just really out of shape I guess, and in two months. Jim: nothing at all wrong with clips and straps. I didn't switch to clipless until last year, but could go back. I'm using eggbeaters (and occasionally a pair of Time ATACs) and will stick with mountain shoes instead of road shoes cuz you can walk in them. My normal pedals w/clips/straps would not fit tennis shoes or whatever, and I have narrow feet. I've used some Avocet M30 touring shoes for years. The biggest thing is that the soles are stiff enough. If you like sandals, the Keens should be great.

Single or double sided? I might have something...

Looks real nice Vicki. Brooks FTW! I like the color. I've ridden the same Brooks Professional for ~40 years. Heavy compared to Italian plastic saddles, but big deal (for me).

Happy Birthday Doug!

Happy Birthday indeed!

I thought I recalled mine as being rated for 60V hands-on, and 300V total. Couldn't find that in Pomona's datasheet now though.

Backwards. FMs are lower ESR. Not sure if reliability is higher or not. FCs are available in more sizes however. Pana also has a newer series out called FR as well.

Plus boutique caps are only 85C rated, whereas good PSU caps such as the FM/FC etc. are usually 105C rated, and longer life. It is hard to find much in the way of specs for most boutique caps also.

Those are only rated for 300VDC (or RMS) MAX

Had ComEd out today anyway (didn't cancel the appointment I had made), and they took it! Yay! I was at work, but had removed the railing from the staircase, instructed both of my sons on how to remove the doors (both refrigerator and house), plugged it in to make sure it worked (a requirement from ComEd). Their movers apparently used a blanket and some kind of moving strap (good call Dan!). One of them commented on how heavy it was ("this is all metal, not like they build them today").

Yes...

Oh, is this one of those groups where they get enough people that the group IQ goes sub-geranium (or negative)? Cool!