tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post23435666869818160..comments2023-06-01T08:39:31.363-07:00Comments on Veloquent: meant to be usedKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-44891515531132360912009-03-03T11:17:00.000-08:002009-03-03T11:17:00.000-08:00I have a few old parts that I like to display, but...I have a few old parts that I like to display, but all are well used, and most of them were used by me! I started doing this a decade or so ago when I realized that the derailleurs from old bikes that I owned, or used to own that I kept stashed in my tool box were kind of fun to look at! I do think that hording new-in-the box parts for display only is a waste!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-50278205670715457302009-02-19T18:03:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:03:00.000-08:00Well, I've got a set of stem-mount Power Ratchets ...Well, I've got a set of stem-mount Power Ratchets on my road bike right now, and they work just GREAT. Plus, I know how to open them up and replace the internal spring when it's shot (yet another useless thing I learned during my apprentice days).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-13331363558596897062009-02-19T16:39:00.000-08:002009-02-19T16:39:00.000-08:00I think I have a similar facination with Suntour r...I think I have a similar facination with Suntour ratchet stem-shifters. Are you talking about the really long ones with the large barrel-diameter. What the hell are we going to do with those?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601092971406547119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-5420311007480479262009-02-06T21:36:00.000-08:002009-02-06T21:36:00.000-08:00Great article on using old parts. Good for you to...Great article on using old parts. Good for you to actually put the FD on a bike & use it. I've got a whole bunch of old stuff I inherited from a friend that's gradually finding homes. One of my requirements is that it go on a bike & not just complete a collection (not that much of it is "collectible"). It's OK for bikes (and other things too) to look good but they are meant to be used & enjoyed. <BR/>Enjoy the ride.<BR/><BR/>dougP (from the RBW group)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-35405460856680152232009-01-31T05:29:00.000-08:002009-01-31T05:29:00.000-08:00I'm with you Beth! Sure, it's probably a good thi...I'm with you Beth! Sure, it's probably a good thing that someone out there is preserving SOME of these things, but they were made to be ridden!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-44876886051685006822009-01-30T20:37:00.000-08:002009-01-30T20:37:00.000-08:00I don't think there is a right or wrong answer for...I don't think there is a right or wrong answer for this. It sounds as though the Japanese guy really appreciated the parts for what they were and what they represented. It sounds as though some here appreciate the utility of the parts. <BR/><BR/>I have one bike from which I've save most of the original worn out parts as I replaced them. A headset badly brinneled. Bent derailer. Bottom bracket so badly rusted I broke my wrench trying to remove it. They have no use. I just appreciate them. Live and let live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-18888564034684744772009-01-29T22:41:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:41:00.000-08:00That's the problem, "anon". You just can't be sure...That's the problem, "anon". You just can't be sure whether you're selling the part to someone who needs it for a bike, or to someone who'll stick in a glass case at the office. Crazy world, I tell ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-81842751528670894232009-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:00It's probably a good thing that there are museums ...It's probably a good thing that there are museums in the world, and their job is to preserve examples of this sort of thing for future generations. If you're not running a museum, that's not your job. Not every classic item needs to be preserved, and if they were, the world would be completely clogged up with untouchable preserved items. Old stuff is a joy to use, and it feels better when it's being used, too. Really, it does. I been using old stuff whenever I can for a long time now, and I asked. ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-75935774529923724272009-01-29T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:40:00.000-08:00I'd be more motivated to pull things from my parts...I'd be more motivated to pull things from my parts box and sell them if I knew that someone really needed part X and would start using it immediately. I wonder if there's a low key non-ebay way to arrange this kind of marketplace online. It happens to some extent on the ibob list, but you have to sift through a lot of other stuff as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-31988393114196665432009-01-28T21:31:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:31:00.000-08:00exactly right.exactly right.lynnefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150859903856738614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-86369167717240928042009-01-28T18:23:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:23:00.000-08:00Good for you! To ride it, is to truly appreciate i...Good for you! To ride it, is to truly appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306946217995521362.post-22957767897520368912009-01-28T17:56:00.000-08:002009-01-28T17:56:00.000-08:00I'm still sad that my dad has never repaired his m...I'm still sad that my dad has never repaired his magnesium crankcase 0.15 cubic inch engine. He used it a lot when I was very small, and it had some minor parts break. It's not a horribly hard fix, since Henry the friend who made it still makes engines and would be happy to see it run again.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the guy who contacted you wouldn't understand *that* either. And all the explanations about power to weight ratio, precision engineering and how sad the bustedness makes Henry will not get through to him.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212663858639818685noreply@blogger.com