Water in Frame

[The Drongo]

Hey Drongo,

Its Monday, and I am slightly slow...

 

Ping and MODMERGE... Huh?

 

No worries.

 

Ping: a sound made to attract attention.

 

MODMERGE: A moderator tasked with merging recurring subjects (yawn). AKA The Explosive One. (who is at present busy in HIS thread, where NO **'er talk is permitted.)

Edited December 12, 2011 by The Drongo

[NINER_boy]

Fanks for that clarification...

 

Now I know that the answer to my question is posted elsewhere on the hub (in another topic / thread).

 

Spank ya...

[The Drongo]

Fanks for that clarification...

 

Now I know that the answer to my question is posted elsewhere on the hub (in another topic / thread).

 

Spank ya...

 

Dude.

 

It went on ad nauseum for a number of days. You won't miss it. Think it was in the :>Tech Q&A, may have originated in :>Engineering, but probably has been moved to :>Heated Arguments.

[Johan Bornman]

Hi guys

 

My common sense says, to drill two holes next to one another at the bottom of the BB shell.

 

Johan, any recommendation on the size of the drill bit to be used?

(2mm / 3mm)

 

Regards

That's a bit small and will block too easily. I do them 6mm. One is enough.

[The Drongo]

This is a BB with a manufacturer installed slot in the BB shell - 29x6mm.

[Johan Bornman]

This is a BB with a manufacturer installed slot in the BB shell - 29x6mm.

Now that's a slot! Actually, its more like a gutter. What frame is that?

[The Drongo]

Now that's a slot! Actually, its more like a gutter. What frame is that?

 

Giant Trance1

 

EDIT: The Landcruiser of the MTB world

Edited December 12, 2011 by The Drongo

[Tumbleweed]

"The carbon/resin mix as used in bike frames is completely intert to water and most other things."

 

"Interesting. One never give much thought to water absorbtion by plastics and resins, but they do."

 

Contradiction much? Pick one, Bornman.

 

"Most of that damage could take two or three years to manifest - just enough to for gaurantee to expire."

 

Are you suggesting engineered decrepitude? Watch Blade Runner much? Wouldn't drilling an area like that be an invite to more ingress as well as drainage? Surely it would expose more layers of resin to the elements, thus increasing the rate of absorption of the resin to water, and result in faster decay. What do the engineers say?

[DJR]

Giant Trance1

 

EDIT: The Landcruiser of the MTB world

Being both a Landy and a Trance fanboy, I, for once, don't quite know what to say!

[Tumbleweed]

Rate of absorption is most probably the wrong phrase. Open more layers of resin to absorption, thus resulting in quicker decay?

[Johan Bornman]

"The carbon/resin mix as used in bike frames is completely intert to water and most other things."

 

"Interesting. One never give much thought to water absorbtion by plastics and resins, but they do."

 

Contradiction much? Pick one, Bornman.

 

"Most of that damage could take two or three years to manifest - just enough to for gaurantee to expire."

 

Are you suggesting engineered decrepitude? Watch Blade Runner much? Wouldn't drilling an area like that be an invite to more ingress as well as drainage? Surely it would expose more layers of resin to the elements, thus increasing the rate of absorption of the resin to water, and result in faster decay. What do the engineers say?

 

Barry, why don't you phone your Mirage wing designer friend and ask him to look up the meaning of "inert" for you? There is no contradiction.

 

Further, resin isn't applied in layers. The carbon is applied in layers and soaked with resin. Get it? If not, ask your friend in point above.

 

However, it seems like no matter what I say, you'll find a reason to nitpick and bait. Stop it, you're an adult. In Tech Q&A we DISCUSS issues and offer hypothesis and counter-arguments. Try and debate, not act like an idiot obsessed on focussing on one person's contributions.

 

You are a moderator here and should be above such childish behaviour. Take a leaf out of Slowbee's book of impeccable behaviour.

 

You don't like me. Who cares? Get over it.

[Dustman]

Hi

During the amashova ride and afterwards i must of emptied at least a cup full of water out of my Raleigh rc 7000 frame.

[TNT1]

Hi

During the amashova ride and afterwards i must of emptied at least a cup full of water out of my Raleigh rc 7000 frame.

 

Drill a hole?

[Tumbleweed]

Barry, why don't you phone your Mirage wing designer friend and ask him to look up the meaning of "inert" for you? There is no contradiction.

Something is either relatively inert or completely inert. He works for Airbus not Dassault.

 

Further, resin isn't applied in layers. The carbon is applied in layers and soaked with resin. Get it? If not, ask your friend in point above.

Your point? Does that render it inert?

However, it seems like no matter what I say, you'll find a reason to nitpick and bait. Stop it, you're an adult. In Tech Q&A we DISCUSS issues and offer hypothesis and counter-arguments. Try and debate, not act like an idiot obsessed on focussing on one person's contributions.

Simply, answer the questions. Provide the science. My questions to you were posed in a civil manner. Scientists don't nitpick? I thought you were a stickler...lest you think that is personal, please elaborate.

 

You are a moderator here and should be above such childish behaviour. Take a leaf out of Slowbee's book of impeccable behaviour.

 

You don't like me. Who cares? Get over it.

 

No, I don't. That doesn't discount my opinion of yours despite your claims of journalistic and engineering acumen; both of which you've failed to display here.

 

Childish? Petulant is a better word. Wear it well.

[Minion]

Surely it would expose more layers of resin to the elements, thus increasing the rate of absorption of the resin to water, and result in faster decay. What do the engineers say?

Yes, but insignificantly so.

[Big H*]

Being both a Landy and a Trance fanboy, I, for once, don't quite know what to say!

 

Is there truth in the rumour that Landrovers leak oil to mark their territory?