Another tiresome post
July 29, 2003 9:16 AM Subscribe
Bicycle tire sizes You thought paper sizes was an obscure and dull topic? Wait till you explore the historical arcana of bike tire sizing, where 1.25" does not equal 1 1/4".
Like Mayor Curley said, please don't let this little trend get out of control.
Anyone can find bike-tire sizes or paper sizes by simply searching Google. What's there to discuss?
posted by dhoyt at 9:31 AM on July 29, 2003
Anyone can find bike-tire sizes or paper sizes by simply searching Google. What's there to discuss?
posted by dhoyt at 9:31 AM on July 29, 2003
No. We don't need a contest to see who can find the dryest stuff to post. I currently have a bunch of bookmarked pages on ancient Hittite and its relation to Proto Indo-European, but I know better than to share.
Actually, I'd be interested in reading about that...
posted by bshort at 9:33 AM on July 29, 2003
Actually, I'd be interested in reading about that...
posted by bshort at 9:33 AM on July 29, 2003
Can we draw a line now betwen the relative interest of bicycle tyre sizes and ancient Hittite's relation to Proto Indo-European before we set some sort of precedent?
posted by jamespake at 10:59 AM on July 29, 2003
posted by jamespake at 10:59 AM on July 29, 2003
Mayor Curley, I'd like to join the growing chorus of requests for those links re ancient Hittite and its relation to Proto Indo-European. Seriously, post them. There are many of us here who find this stuff fascinating...
posted by jokeefe at 11:05 AM on July 29, 2003
posted by jokeefe at 11:05 AM on July 29, 2003
I want bike tyres though...
*audience waits while twine gets beaten to death with an inner tube*
posted by twine42 at 11:10 AM on July 29, 2003
*audience waits while twine gets beaten to death with an inner tube*
posted by twine42 at 11:10 AM on July 29, 2003
Mayor Curley, we're calling you out. We need a front page post on ancient Hittite and its relation to Proto Indo-European!
Don't make me take this to MeTa :-)
posted by bshort at 12:09 PM on July 29, 2003
Don't make me take this to MeTa :-)
posted by bshort at 12:09 PM on July 29, 2003
Bah! The relationship is specious at best! (waggles jowls)
posted by Hildago at 12:57 PM on July 29, 2003
posted by Hildago at 12:57 PM on July 29, 2003
I currently have a bunch of bookmarked pages on ancient Hittite and its relation to Proto Indo-European, but I know better than to share
Don't tease me, damn you! Post them!
posted by languagehat at 5:51 PM on July 29, 2003
Don't tease me, damn you! Post them!
posted by languagehat at 5:51 PM on July 29, 2003
Sheldon Brown is one of the coolest men on the Internet. If you own a bike, and especially if you fancy you can perform at least some minor repairs upon it, please read his site. He frequents rec.bicycles.tech with dry wit and some of the best advice. Great post adamrice.
posted by caddis at 6:38 PM on July 29, 2003
posted by caddis at 6:38 PM on July 29, 2003
what caddis said, you snarkofux
posted by Fupped Duck at 8:13 PM on July 29, 2003
posted by Fupped Duck at 8:13 PM on July 29, 2003
Hittite advances in wheeled vehicles
Ancient Mesopotamian cultures used positional sexigesimal numbers. Matching tire and rim sizes is next to impossible in this number system, so the Hittites just rode around on their rims.
posted by eddydamascene at 10:44 PM on July 29, 2003
Ancient Mesopotamian cultures used positional sexigesimal numbers. Matching tire and rim sizes is next to impossible in this number system, so the Hittites just rode around on their rims.
posted by eddydamascene at 10:44 PM on July 29, 2003
Well, I'm more interested in this than some obscure language anal indulgence.
Back to bikes: I just pulled my mid 80's road bike down from it's high storage for the first time in about 15 years. In looking at what's out there for misc. upgrade parts (i.e., my gel seat is no longer gel) I was surprised that 9 speed freewheels are now the common road gearing. When did that happen? (Mine has seven). Also, my bike has those out-of-round chain rings which were a fad for a time but which I was always doubtful of being any better than round ones. Do those still exist? Or have those things been abandoned to the failed invention heap of history? I haven't seen any anywhere online. (Not that I want to buy any, just wondering) Oh, and I notice that the new(?) brake-lever shifters seem to be the norm today. Go figure.
posted by HTuttle at 11:30 PM on July 29, 2003
Back to bikes: I just pulled my mid 80's road bike down from it's high storage for the first time in about 15 years. In looking at what's out there for misc. upgrade parts (i.e., my gel seat is no longer gel) I was surprised that 9 speed freewheels are now the common road gearing. When did that happen? (Mine has seven). Also, my bike has those out-of-round chain rings which were a fad for a time but which I was always doubtful of being any better than round ones. Do those still exist? Or have those things been abandoned to the failed invention heap of history? I haven't seen any anywhere online. (Not that I want to buy any, just wondering) Oh, and I notice that the new(?) brake-lever shifters seem to be the norm today. Go figure.
posted by HTuttle at 11:30 PM on July 29, 2003
The non-circular chainrings are biopace rings, which have fallen out of favour.
I have had the experience of trying to install a tire on my bike that looked like it should fit but which was not quite the right one. (I've also tried to remove a pedal by turning it in the wrong (normal for everything else in the world) direction. I now check the internet before I try to fix anything.) I'm also amazed at how every part of a bike seems to require yet another tool for installation or removal. But, hey, it's much simpler than a car.
posted by teg at 1:35 AM on July 30, 2003
I have had the experience of trying to install a tire on my bike that looked like it should fit but which was not quite the right one. (I've also tried to remove a pedal by turning it in the wrong (normal for everything else in the world) direction. I now check the internet before I try to fix anything.) I'm also amazed at how every part of a bike seems to require yet another tool for installation or removal. But, hey, it's much simpler than a car.
posted by teg at 1:35 AM on July 30, 2003
HTuttle: Campagnolo moved their high end components to 10 speed a while ago. Shimano are doing the same next year.
posted by elliot100 at 6:32 AM on July 30, 2003
posted by elliot100 at 6:32 AM on July 30, 2003
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