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Pierre Head
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...and as regards gears... the regulations are in metric... so newbies to the sport will use that. Guess you will have to modernise!
It might help if you have you have a swift 0.56 litres...
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I've just gone right off you. American stuff 'Newbies'. I've liked this site until you came up with that one. Now go and wash your mouth out with soap. You are a bloody disgrace. This is a trad. site for British Riders. I hope your Dad doesn't know that you are on such a slippery slope. If you continue with this disgusting wordage I shall now alternative but to stop posting. I've gone all cold. |
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Rafiki
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Pierre Head wrote: |
| I've just gone right off you. American stuff 'Newbies'. I've liked this site until you came up with that one. Now go and wash your mouth out with soap. |
I accept the punishment... I plead a momentary lapse of language, reason and logic due to overwork... Grrr!!!! |
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Pierre Head
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: |
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| Rafiki wrote: |
| Pierre Head wrote: |
| I've just gone right off you. American stuff 'Newbies'. I've liked this site until you came up with that one. Now go and wash your mouth out with soap. |
I accept the punishment... I plead a momentary lapse of language, reason and logic due to overwork... Grrr!!!! |
No excuse at all coming from such a solid cycling background. I suppose that lurking somewhere in the dark recesses of your mind are the words, Campy, Shimmy, and worst of all drivetrain, which is an oxymoron, for a chain. You're on probation. Any more of this and I shall send a letter to the sec. of the Abbotsford. Has your Dad got any nearer? |
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Thomo
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| ray stuart wrote: |
| I thought this thread was about metric vs imperial not about decimal. |
The school I went to taught me that Metric was a decimal system... so for me it is correct...
We also were taught about other number bases..., but metric is about base ten (aka decimal!)
Paul
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Pierre Head
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| Thomo wrote: |
| ray stuart wrote: |
| I thought this thread was about metric vs imperial not about decimal. |
The school I went to taught me that Metric was a decimal system... so for me it is correct...
We also were taught about other number bases..., but metric is about base ten (aka decimal!)
Paul |
So are a lot of things, but it won't make a difference if you've seen the weather forecast and it's a facer on the long climb, you change the desperate dan one into a bigger pie. |
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legro
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:15 am Post subject: |
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whats interesting about this poll is how many of you prefer metric.
Most of the people I know young and old who prefer imperial which is more familiar imho when talking to other bikies about gears
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Billy Boy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Pierre Head wrote: |
| Thomo wrote: |
| ray stuart wrote: |
| I thought this thread was about metric vs imperial not about decimal. |
The school I went to taught me that Metric was a decimal system... so for me it is correct...
We also were taught about other number bases..., but metric is about base ten (aka decimal!)
Paul |
So are a lot of things, but it won't make a difference if you've seen the weather forecast and it's a facer on the long climb, you change the desperate dan one into a bigger pie. |
Pies, now your talking 
Anyway, it depends what your talking about, so I'm not voting. 
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joxster
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What about 7" and 12" *CENSORED*, what are they in metric. 
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Megman
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| What about 7" and 12" *CENSORED*, what are they in metric. |
They are CD's in metric Jocko. |
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Coggy
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joxster
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| joxster wrote: |
| What about 7" and 12" *CENSORED*, what are they in metric. |
They are CD's in metric Jocko. |
I tried one of them and it didn't fit on my Dansett player. The hole in the middle was to big and it got scratched by the needle.
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Bally
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| how do you do a medium gear 72 inch race in metric |
Get the events converted... Let's face it, it's much easier saying that you can ride an event with a 7.93m gear than a 100.3"... after all, when you know the metres needed to be covered by one revolution you can work it out with a tape measure... knowing that the tyre depth can have an impact... It's a doddle doing that than having to play with pi and then with the variables of tyre width as well...much more hit and miss with the non-metric method. |
Gears are in inches, end of!
I've got gears in my head just like Legro, so no need for a tape measure. |
Depends how long your cranks are
Doh!!!!!
Oh it's OK - John's in Majorca |
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Billy Boy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Billy Boy wrote: |
| Rafiki wrote: |
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| how do you do a medium gear 72 inch race in metric |
Get the events converted... Let's face it, it's much easier saying that you can ride an event with a 7.93m gear than a 100.3"... after all, when you know the metres needed to be covered by one revolution you can work it out with a tape measure... knowing that the tyre depth can have an impact... It's a doddle doing that than having to play with pi and then with the variables of tyre width as well...much more hit and miss with the non-metric method. |
Gears are in inches, end of!
I've got gears in my head just like Legro, so no need for a tape measure. |
Depends how long your cranks are
Doh!!!!!
Oh it's OK - John's in Majorca |
Thank God for that!
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Mossy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| inches..... how do you do a medium gear 72 inch race in metric |
you have to do a big gear 72 metre event instead
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Pierre Head
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| What about 7" and 12" *CENSORED*, what are they in metric. |
They are CD's in metric Jocko. |
I tried one of them and it didn't fit on my Dansett player. The hole in the middle was to big and it got scratched by the needle. |
Have you tried a rectal insert? I believe the local undertaker may be able to assist. |
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Rafiki
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Have you tried a rectal insert? I believe the local undertaker may be able to assist. |
It could be a bit of a bug-ger to try that round here.... |
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joxster
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| Pierre Head wrote: |
| joxster wrote: |
| Megman wrote: |
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| What about 7" and 12" *CENSORED*, what are they in metric. |
They are CD's in metric Jocko. |
I tried one of them and it didn't fit on my Dansett player. The hole in the middle was to big and it got scratched by the needle. |
Have you tried a rectal insert? I believe the local undertaker may be able to assist. |
Supositories? Maybe Pascal Simon could pick me up a few.
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legro
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I think she's da dirty cow
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ray stuart
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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thomo wrote"The school I went to taught me that Metric was a decimal system... so for me it is correct...
We also were taught about other number bases..., but metric is about base ten (aka decimal!)
Paul"
Metric is a system of units, decimal is number system. There is no reason why you could not , for example, make metric measurements and record the result in hex. Or to put it another way, imperial measurements are usually given in decimal. eg there are 16 ozs to the pound, 16 is a decimal number. If this was given in base 16 ie hex there would be 10ozs to the pound. Campag get round this difficulty nicely by quoting gear-inch in mm! |
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Andrew Jackson
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I'm converting to metric inch by inch
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