Hi all, I wanted to test the new group, so here goes. In the past I've used a 100 inch pipe, a small level, and a ruler to measure road gradients. Obviously,...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 6, 2001 5:42 pm
I suppose what you could try and costruct is a kind of elongated spirit level mounted on a mobile device (trolley? car? skateboard? your bike?) which has a...
Richard Marston
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Feb 6, 2001 6:42 pm
... This was my first idea, but I can't think of a practical way of converting a bubble to an electronic signal. I'm thinking now more along the lines of a...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 6, 2001 10:20 pm
Not so much elongated as curved. This is of course both feasible and cheaply available. Cyclomaster supply a bike computer with this feature incorporated and...
Brian Tomlin
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Feb 6, 2001 8:33 pm
... I actually picked up a "line level" at the hardware store the other day that is marked in increments approximately equal to %grade. If I recall correctly...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 6, 2001 10:17 pm
Why not use a 4" (10 cm) graduated bubble level (gradiometer) mounted on your handlebars. Your bike's wheelbase is likely longer than the pipe, and you can...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 6, 2001 10:51 pm
... LOL! I just suggested the same thing. Thanks for the idea. But what kind of bike do youride that has a longer wheelbase than 100 inches? Ted -- Theodore...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 7, 2001 3:15 am
Ted, Yes, I returned from a few hours of x-country skiing, checked my email, and responded to the original query. Shortly thereafter I saw your similar ...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 7, 2001 5:14 am
... You're not the guy with the red clothes, trident and huge bike-on-trailer are you? ;-) Visit the new Penguin web site at www.penguin.co.uk ...
Richard Marston
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Feb 7, 2001 12:09 pm
Such a device exists - I have it on one of my bikes - just took a picture of the one I have a few minutes ago. Look at the attachment. 3 years at the VeloNews...
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Feb 7, 2001 12:30 pm
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Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 7, 2001 3:22 pm
Alan, I can't take credit for thinking up the idea. A friend of mine has one he occasionally mounts on his bike. I think it's an effective tool, even if it...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 7, 2001 3:32 pm
... I know what you mean -- I met Didi a few times. That's one of the problems with obsessively following three-week tours. Visit the new Penguin web site at...
Richard Marston
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Feb 7, 2001 3:50 pm
... Don't know what my tandem's wheelbase is--now you've got me curious! :) Also, I don't know why I never thought of this before, but I've got an Anocet 50...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 7, 2001 11:40 pm
... Does the word Hoosier have a bearing? ;-) From south of the Ohio R................Nate Morgenstern ...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 8, 2001 5:05 pm
... DOH! :) Actually, I moved here in 1997 from Nebraska, where I lived most of my life. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise <theise@...> West Lafayette, IN,...
Theodore Heise
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Feb 8, 2001 6:50 pm
... my life. Ted, I won't hold that against you either ;-) Nate Morgenstern _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
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