Comments for It's Just A Ride http://ijar.chiggins.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:48:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on The Longest, Hardest Race, and a Longish, Pleasant Ride by It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » So That’s Leadville, Wow! http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/08/14/the-longest-hardest-race-and-a-longish-pleasant-ride/#comment-64 It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » So That’s Leadville, Wow! Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:40:45 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=335#comment-64 [...]     « The Longest, Hardest Race, and a Longish, Pleasant Ride [...] [...]     « The Longest, Hardest Race, and a Longish, Pleasant Ride [...]

]]> Comment on Long Bike Rides and Small Independent Farms by It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » Friday Afternoon Interlude (Riding Bikes With Swell Ladies Edition) http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/08/08/long-bike-rides-and-small-independent-farms/#comment-61 It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » Friday Afternoon Interlude (Riding Bikes With Swell Ladies Edition) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=291#comment-61 [...]     « Long Bike Rides and Small Independent Farms [...] [...]     « Long Bike Rides and Small Independent Farms [...]

]]> Comment on Have You Ever Really, Ya Know, Like, Looked At Yer Hand, Man? by chiggins http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/08/06/have-you-ever-really-ya-know-like-looked-at-yer-hand-man/#comment-59 chiggins Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:54:41 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=283#comment-59 Are you whorried thet she wheel put har diss-ease een you? Are you whorried thet she wheel put har diss-ease een you?

]]> Comment on Have You Ever Really, Ya Know, Like, Looked At Yer Hand, Man? by monkeyrotica http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/08/06/have-you-ever-really-ya-know-like-looked-at-yer-hand-man/#comment-57 monkeyrotica Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:36:13 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=283#comment-57 I am spraying myself down with Tilex as I type this. I can FEEL the herpes coming through the keyboard. I am spraying myself down with Tilex as I type this. I can FEEL the herpes coming through the keyboard.

]]> Comment on What’s In A Name? by It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » Friday Afternoon Interlude (I’ll Tell You What’s In A Name, Bygawd Edition) http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/05/22/whats-in-a-name/#comment-54 It’s Just A Ride » Blog Archive » Friday Afternoon Interlude (I’ll Tell You What’s In A Name, Bygawd Edition) Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:23:29 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=98#comment-54 [...] What-Shall-We-Name-The-Xtracycle debate at Casa De House has continued since it was first brought up, costing my wife and I precious finite [...] [...] What-Shall-We-Name-The-Xtracycle debate at Casa De House has continued since it was first brought up, costing my wife and I precious finite [...]

]]> Comment on Out Of Sorts by patriarch http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/29/out-of-sorts/#comment-52 patriarch Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:08:28 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=226#comment-52 also go ahead and hate being referred to as a consumer and being told what is good for you. hate it. also
go ahead and hate being referred to as a consumer and being told what is good for you. hate it.

]]> Comment on Back From New York by amsterdamize http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/21/back-from-new-york/#comment-48 amsterdamize Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:48:39 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=168#comment-48 that's wild! Going, going, going... that’s wild! Going, going, going…

]]> Comment on Thursday Afternoon Pre-Interlude by amsterdamize http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/17/thursday-afternoon-pre-interlude/#comment-47 amsterdamize Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:44:36 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=161#comment-47 I can't believe I missed Kunstler on TED, thanks! Such a big fan, subscribed to his podcast The Kunstlercast as well. This man has brains and skills to deliver a message, love it. I can’t believe I missed Kunstler on TED, thanks! Such a big fan, subscribed to his podcast The Kunstlercast as well. This man has brains and skills to deliver a message, love it.

]]> Comment on A Risk Worth Defending by amsterdamize http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/16/a-risk-worth-defending/#comment-46 amsterdamize Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:42:23 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=156#comment-46 appreciate that! And you're more than welcome and happy to show you The Dark Side when in da hood ;-)! appreciate that! And you’re more than welcome and happy to show you The Dark Side when in da hood ;-)!

]]> Comment on My Aim Is True by Smudgemo http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/14/my-aim-is-true/#comment-45 Smudgemo Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:09:09 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=152#comment-45 I think if you build it properly, it will be fine. I think if you build it properly, it will be fine.

]]> Comment on My Aim Is True by chiggins http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/14/my-aim-is-true/#comment-44 chiggins Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:33:44 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=152#comment-44 Mr. Musson said the same thing about butted spokes, but I figured rightly or wrongly that for a cargo bike I'd want spokes butted like perhaps 2.3-2.0 instead of 2.0-1.8 or thinner. Is it totally wrong to think that on a 36-spoke wheel for a cargo bike that going with a straight gauge spoke will be better in an application-specific sense? Is that just "truthiness" on my part? Mr. Musson said the same thing about butted spokes, but I figured rightly or wrongly that for a cargo bike I’d want spokes butted like perhaps 2.3-2.0 instead of 2.0-1.8 or thinner. Is it totally wrong to think that on a 36-spoke wheel for a cargo bike that going with a straight gauge spoke will be better in an application-specific sense? Is that just “truthiness” on my part?

]]> Comment on Thursday Afternoon Pre-Interlude by chiggins http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/17/thursday-afternoon-pre-interlude/#comment-43 chiggins Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:45:47 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=161#comment-43 Yeah I noticed that too. Nice of 'em to spring for distributing a speech where it's explicitly declared that "there will be NO hydrogen economy." They've got high hopes, I suppose. Yeah I noticed that too. Nice of ‘em to spring for distributing a speech where it’s explicitly declared that “there will be NO hydrogen economy.” They’ve got high hopes, I suppose.

]]> Comment on Thursday Afternoon Pre-Interlude by Smudgemo http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/17/thursday-afternoon-pre-interlude/#comment-41 Smudgemo Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:06:42 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=161#comment-41 Excellent video, but rather interesting that it is sponsored by BMW. Excellent video, but rather interesting that it is sponsored by BMW.

]]> Comment on My Aim Is True by Smudgemo http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/14/my-aim-is-true/#comment-39 Smudgemo Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:58:36 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=152#comment-39 The owner of a shop that helped me build my first wheels said the first ones usually come out best because you spend so much time on them. True, I found, but as you do more of them, you become more proficient and have to think less about what you are doing. In reality, a normal 3-cross wheel is able to withstand a less than perfect build a lot better than fancy low spoke count wheels. Easier to rebuild as you noted. I'll just throw it out there that double-butted spokes are supposed to be more durable than straight-gauge because the "give" in the center helps avoid breaking at the bend. I went straight on the Xtracycle wheels, but popped for DB spokes for the commuting wheels I did recently. No idea if I'll notice any difference, but it's only money. The owner of a shop that helped me build my first wheels said the first ones usually come out best because you spend so much time on them. True, I found, but as you do more of them, you become more proficient and have to think less about what you are doing. In reality, a normal 3-cross wheel is able to withstand a less than perfect build a lot better than fancy low spoke count wheels. Easier to rebuild as you noted.

I’ll just throw it out there that double-butted spokes are supposed to be more durable than straight-gauge because the “give” in the center helps avoid breaking at the bend. I went straight on the Xtracycle wheels, but popped for DB spokes for the commuting wheels I did recently. No idea if I’ll notice any difference, but it’s only money.

]]> Comment on A Risk Worth Defending by chiggins http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/16/a-risk-worth-defending/#comment-38 chiggins Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:14:57 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=156#comment-38 Yeah me too. There's things about SoCal that I love dearly, but honest to god drivin' there gives me a jaw grind. I lived in SF for a while, and every time I was in that part of the East Bay, I enjoyed bein' there. It's in the short list of cities that come up when the West Coast comes up. Yeah me too. There’s things about SoCal that I love dearly, but honest to god drivin’ there gives me a jaw grind. I lived in SF for a while, and every time I was in that part of the East Bay, I enjoyed bein’ there. It’s in the short list of cities that come up when the West Coast comes up.

]]> Comment on A Risk Worth Defending by Smudgemo http://ijar.chiggins.com/2008/07/16/a-risk-worth-defending/#comment-37 Smudgemo Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:42:08 +0000 http://ijar.chiggins.com/?p=156#comment-37 I get the feeling you'd like Berkeley/Oakland a whole lot more than you cared for SoCal. I get the feeling you’d like Berkeley/Oakland a whole lot more than you cared for SoCal.

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