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
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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
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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
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... 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
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... 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
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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
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... 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
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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
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Richard Marston
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Feb 7, 2001 12:09 pm
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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...
al7h@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:30 pm
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Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 7, 2001 3:22 pm
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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
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... 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
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kom_ group. File : /NMorgenstern.jpg ...
kom_@yahoogroups.com
Feb 7, 2001 8:16 pm
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... 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
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... NAH! I give up. Yahoo have made it too difficult and I'm a computer geek. I have to fill in all sorts of crap to sign up, then It says I'm not signed up ...
Nigel White
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Feb 8, 2001 8:09 am
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ditto - MH ... From: Nigel White <nwhite@...> To: <kom_@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:08 AM Subject: Re: [kom_] New file...
Smallmaker Musical In...
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Feb 8, 2001 8:59 am
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Nigel wrote <Then it tells me I have to "convert" my email address... What the hell does that <mean, convert to what? Stupid expression but it just validates...
Pyreneen Pursuits
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Feb 8, 2001 9:52 am
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Whoop-de-doo! I've done it. It took a while of hacking around going back and forth to change bits of my profile. Nice picture Nate. Looks like you have some...
Nigel White
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Feb 8, 2001 11:52 am
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... Like learning to ride a bike all over again? I was just trying out the feature of uploading a jpg. Nate Morgenstern ...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 8, 2001 2:49 pm
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Hi Jan, April I > believe you have a photo waiting to put somewhere, how's about uploading it> onto your Profile ? I tried twice last night, and both times, my...
April Pedersen Santinon
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Feb 8, 2001 3:04 pm
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... 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
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... 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
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... my life. Ted, I won't hold that against you either ;-) Nate Morgenstern _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
Nate Morgenstern
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Feb 8, 2001 7:05 pm
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I've been trying to upload my photo to our new "clubhouse," without success. I click the BROWSE button, select the file (JPEG) I want to send, add a blurb, and...
April Pedersen Santinon
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Feb 8, 2001 11:14 pm
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April, if you still have problems feel free to mail the photo to me as an attached file, and I'll upload it to kom_. Lisa, lisari@......
Lisa Risager
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Feb 9, 2001 7:15 am
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my email-adress is: lisaris@... ... without...
Lisa Risager
lisaris@...
Feb 9, 2001 11:00 am
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... I'll take this opportunity to send again a quote I shared over a year ago. I don't know if this is what the list is all about, but it surely captures a...
Theodore Heise
theise@...
Feb 9, 2001 5:24 pm
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Great climbing moments, #16: Down by 1:15 at one point on the last climb of the stage, Stephen Roche fights back in the last 5 km on the slopes of La Plagne to...
Charles Howe
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Feb 9, 2001 6:48 pm
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Lisa, thanks for your offer to upload the photo. Karol suggested filling in a problem report and that is what I did. I let you know what answer I get and hope...