Veloce Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I saw an advert in Bicycling magazine the other day advertising helmets or something and it had this cool looking dude riding a Kuota but the brake caliper quick release was in the "up" position. I thought to myself "At least get the technical bits right for the flippin advert!"But 2 days later I saw a pic of Robbie Hunter riding Barloworlds Bianchi with the quick release in the up position!!!! WTF!?!?!?!?Have I being doing it wrong all the time??? Surely it needs to be in the down position so that when you need to remove the wheel you can open the calipers??Somebody please tell me...this is driving me nuts!?!?!
bob_the_builder Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Down id the correct way. Don't feel bad, most riders you see don't have a clue, and have them open when they should be closed. Get campag and you wont have that problem anymore.
Spinnekop Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Luckily I have more pressing issues to drive me crazy....But interesting observation none the less.....
GreyOwl Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I have some worrying thoughts as well, If a tree falls on a mime in the forest when no one is around, does he cry? This bugs me personally...
word Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 GO, there you go with that cunning linguist thing again
word Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Veloce, I think that it depends on the thickness of your rims. My training wheels are Mavic Ksyriums and when those are on the bike, the caliper quick release is right down. However, when I use my Equinox rims, I have to keep the caliper adjusted (about half way up/down) to take into account the fact that the carbon clinchers are wider.
Veloce Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 Oh no, now you've just added to my list of things that drive me crazy!!!Like, what happens if a mime loses his voice but is sick of his job???
Veloce Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 And, would people really just call him Pat if Postman Pat was fired????
fandacious Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 GO' date=' there you go with that cunning linguist thing again[/quote'] I heard he was a master debater...
word Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I have some worrying thoughts as well, If a tree falls on a mime in the forest when no one is around, does he cry? This bugs me personally... No
GreyOwl Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Exactly!!! WTF!!! Its emotionally draining... And, hypothetically, if an astronaut and a cave man got into a fight...who would win??
E1A104 Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 If a pig loses it's voice, is it disgruntled?If a man says something in a forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?
Veloce Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 If a pig loses it's voice, is it disgruntled?BWA HAHHAHAHA!!!!!
GreyOwl Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Thats a very valid scientific point regarding the pig!!!
bob_the_builder Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I have some worrying thoughts as well' date=' If a tree falls on a mime in the forest when no one is around, does he cry? This bugs me personally...[/quote'] If a tree falls on a mime in the forest does anyone care?
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