tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post5927668375665578994..comments2024-03-14T06:38:42.335-05:00Comments on <center>* PINCH FLAT NEWS *</center>: Rationalizing a bad attitudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-71261267562656475922008-11-10T12:58:00.000-06:002008-11-10T12:58:00.000-06:00Enjoy your new 29er.Enjoy your new 29er.rigtenzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753944603301426002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-9807931745548323542008-10-17T22:08:00.000-05:002008-10-17T22:08:00.000-05:00my question is what inspired the "piss boner" and...my question is what inspired the "piss boner" and was it the tried and true, or was it the "strange" and unfamiliar, maybe the not so standard or standardized is what excites us at the dawn of our days and drives us to rub one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-43938241907972441312008-10-17T09:32:00.000-05:002008-10-17T09:32:00.000-05:00Howdy--Tubeless tires. WTF. How many times do we h...Howdy--<BR/><BR/>Tubeless tires. WTF. How many times do we have to read that they can run lower pressure without pinch-flatting, and, apparantly at the same time, they reduce rolling resistance.<BR/><BR/>How you get lower rolling resistance by changing what's inside the tire is one of those great engineering mysteries that bike journalists seem willing to accept on faith, even though rolling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-91549261055059551412008-10-16T12:44:00.000-05:002008-10-16T12:44:00.000-05:00What's the worst manipulation of standards, dya th...What's the worst manipulation of standards, dya think? There are so many -- and I hasten to add, some that are real innovations. <BR/><BR/>For example, THANK YOU JESUS for letting the cotter-pin crank go quietly into extinction. BUT! WTF with splined BB spindles?! Honestly. How many square crank sets and spindles have you seen rounded off AT ALL? Much less noticeably so (giving a little play Pinchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903230276310230126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-31247631505678166002008-10-15T20:24:00.000-05:002008-10-15T20:24:00.000-05:00true that.the more universally organized product m...true that.<BR/><BR/>the more universally organized product managers and engineers are as a whole, the better off the bike industry will be. <BR/>There is nothing worse than a customer aggravated based on a non-standardized part they want to replace and can't find an immediate match because of some spec mismatch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420705914703707854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-78245127327029567792008-10-15T13:05:00.000-05:002008-10-15T13:05:00.000-05:00man, your introduction is quite awesome, with that...man, your introduction is quite awesome, with that blending you gotta win the pulitzer :)Morphlythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661923720336782548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-47237958349567672322008-10-15T10:50:00.000-05:002008-10-15T10:50:00.000-05:00Damn right on standards. I'm slowly beating the N...Damn right on standards. I'm slowly beating the NON-STANDARD threaded shock fork on my bike to death, not sure what I will do when it fails.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-52122350957568419822008-10-15T08:59:00.000-05:002008-10-15T08:59:00.000-05:00wordwordbloodlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519109611746481790noreply@blogger.com