K2 / Proflex Riders Group
General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Frankd3000 on October 14, 2005, 02:38:59 pm
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Yup, all of you! You kept talking and squalking and CARBON-this and CARBON-that. I have a carbon something-or-other. I just bought a carbon what-cha-ma-call-it.
I saw it and just HAAAAAAD to have it.
(http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG)
So, now it begins. The hunt.... for that which is CARBON! Mooohahhahahhahha!!!!!
THANKS guys!
Oh, btw - updated my Gallery pics again. Nothing horribly interesting. Just more pics of my bike and me blabbing. ::) Hey, two months without an update? Geez, i'm slipping! [smiley=laughing.gif]
Okay. Done.
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Oh MAN!!! That stupid little box!
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave?!?!??!??!? What on Earth am I doing wrong? Help?
Oh, just go to the second page of my Gallery. It's a carbon seatpost. So much for the build-up! ::) (slumps in chair)
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Here you go...
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG)
Now, I just have to fix my avatar... (It's been here so long that I had it saved on MTBR.com! i.e. I put it here before we even had galleries! I guess the link finally expired...)
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THANKS Matt! You da man!
So, how'd you do dat, anyways? :P
What's the before and after part?
Damn, that carbon stuff is sexy, huh? Mmmmmm, carboooooon. Arrhgrhghghgrhg. :-[
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You just click on the "(http://idriders.com/newforum/YaBBImages/img.gif)" icon.
Then you can go to your picture in your gallery, right click it, and "copy image location" (not "copy link") or in the alternative, right click the picture then properties and copy the URL. Paste that link in between the two bracketed "img"s and VOILA! (Does that explain it?)
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frankd how did the cable routing go?
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Alright, that's wierd - I think.
When I do it I use the "IMG" and "/IMG" on either end of the URL that appears when i'm looking at the actual picture in the gallery. I use the copy/paste method from IE's address bar.
"img"http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=frankd3000/IMG_1501_resize.JPG"/img"
Of course, the quotations would be substitued with the square shaped brackets. Is that not what you're talking about as an end result? I've never seen the "copy image location" as an option. [smiley=blankstare.gif]
Kiwi - the cable routing went well. I'm very satisfied with the results. Check out the second page of my gallery to get an idea of what I did. I could NOT go through the s/arm - no way. That inner cable housing is bonded so i'm not touching it. I just zip-tied it. I can officially say that I DO notice less friction in the RD's operation while shifting. [smiley=nod.gif]
Martha Stewart say's "that's a good thing". Frank say's "Yeah. Give 'er!" [smiley=laughing.gif]
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matnos link is
http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG
yours is
http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG
(http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG)
dont know why it doesnt work as a img link works when you click it.I ussually right click and copy the url from properties....
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When I do it I use the "IMG" and "/IMG" on either end of the URL that appears when i'm looking at the actual picture in the gallery. I use the copy/paste method from IE's address bar.
"img"[url]http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=frankd3000/IMG_1501_resize[/url] .JPG"/img"
Of course, the quotations would be substitued with the square shaped brackets. Is that not what you're talking about as an end result? I've never seen the "copy image location" as an option.
Sorry, the "copy image location" is a Firefox option.
In IE, you have to go through the properties. The difference between what you were trying to link to and what I linked is that I used the picture's actual location, whereas you were trying to link to the gallery page, which doesn't work.
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(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/frankd3000/IMG_1498_resize.JPG)
Hhmmmmmm. The difference is that IE uses a cgi-bin, whereas the properties are really from Proflex. Interesting.
Okay. THANKS guys!!!!!
And I like my sexy new carbon seatpost, too. :P
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sheesh frank is that set up for riding or a you just showing"a bit of post"?
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frank, there are a lot of short haul flights that are shorter than your seatpost [smiley=laughing.gif]
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that should be shorter lol, damn the affects of alcohol and keyboard, ..not to be messed with!
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:o :o :o,
Ok Andrew, I see the sweetness in the seatpost. Not thinking of carbon bars are you(he he he he, snicker, snicker :P)?
28.5 lbs, not bad. Frank is looking svelt!
Terry
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Simon posted about interesting components and bike. I had carbon waterbottle bolts!
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HAHAHA! Yeah, that's ride height. It's a full 350mm post, too. Right up to the "min insert" marker and all! :o Hey, 36" inseam. (shrug) You do what you gotta.
Shooting for the 26.something-pound range for the first ride next year. Just bought some RF Turbine LP crank arms NIB. Respectable light, strong and very sexy! New wheels over winter (minus rims - re-using mine).
Spying the ultimate carbon seat on E-Bay right now and i'm totally freaking over it! I'm going to miss it. U.S.-only 'cuz' the guy hasn't "opened" it for me yet! [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=furious.gif] >:(
So I guess that means that having a 14.25" tall BB is .... abnormal? :P [smiley=laughing.gif] [smiley=nod.gif]
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ive got a carbon cage to match the bike and if i had to i can call upon the services of a carbon post to match the rest of the bike!! i wont try a carbon stem ever again....scary when i broke it!!!!!!
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:o OMG! I couldn't even begin to comprehend the fear!!!!!!!!!
But, since you're alright (you ARE alright, aren't you?) can I say it must have been one of those classic cartoon moments when a character pulls the steering wheel of the car and his eyes pop out of his head? [smiley=laughing.gif]
And if you're not alright then i'm sorry for the above comment. :)
Either way i'm glad you're still around to talk about it. Scary indeed!
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it was on my roadbike, it was a carbon stem with alloy inserts for the bolts and i pulled both inserts out of the rest of the stem, luckily i was close to home, it was a simailar situation when i sheared the bottom two cogs off a screw on freewheel, only the bo**ock top tube interface was rather more painful at the time
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SEE?! You guys did it AGAIN!
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/frankd3000/IMG_1514_resize.JPG)
Where does it end? [smiley=laughing.gif]
Okay, but seriously, thanks guys!
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Frank.,
I can't imagine sitting on a carbon saddle although practically everything else on my Oz is carbon, including the wheels. the only non-carbon structural type things are the fork (had a carbon xllink for a while), and stem. the stem is ti. anyway, how comfortable is that carbon saddle? ita very cool looking, but I have my doubts about comfort, am I wrong about that?
on my road bike, I have a carbon railed fizik aliante which is extremely comfortable (another all-carbon bike, except for the ti stem).
on another note, I just finished buying several carbon booms and masts for windsurfing. can't wait till they start using carbon in the sails like on the sailboat that I steer. I guess I'm just into sports that use carbon equipment. too bad I'm too old and not strong enough anymore to have ski boots with carbon. wish I could afford a carbon car.
carbon, carbon, carbon, too bad saxophones and flutes are not made out of carbon. carbon is the substance of my life.
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Frank.,
I can't imagine sitting on a carbon saddle .......... anyway, how comfortable is that carbon saddle? ita very cool looking, but I have my doubts about comfort, am I wrong about that?
Weeeeeell.... ::)
I put it on the bike and sat on it. Felt good for just eye-balling the set-up (in JEANS, nonetheless!). BUT, I had to re-adjust the height. So, I loosened the seatpost collar bolt, raised it and ... SNAP!
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The stupid bolt broke! [smiley=furious.gif] Cheap steel junk! Yeah, going Ti with it now. [smiley=nod.gif]
The shape is very agreeable. Gotta see about riding, but it does have some give to it. Something I was only so-concerned about. From all the accounts i've heard carbon fiber saddles are generally quite confortable because of the flexibility. Strange as it's usually referred to as being such stiff material. My conclusion is that because the material is so thin it's flexible. It also seems to be different from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some of these things are REALLY stiff!
I have yet to hear about anyone complaining about SI's Flite Evolution's being uncomfortable. When I saw it it was a no-brainer. It would be mine!
I'll have a ride report tomorrow. ;)
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DANG YOU AAAANDREW!!!!!! ::)
I checked weight weenies, ooowwwwhhhh! :o
I think you have lost a quarter pound off Frank. [smiley=nod.gif]
Broke the bolt eh! Giggle, Giggle. [smiley=laughing.gif]
Don't forget to rotate your clamp forward so it does not pinch on the slot. It could crack your seatpost otherwise. Or send it to me RIGHT NOW to test for you for free. This could take a few months.
Terry
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Ya-huh? Rotate the clamp? Oh, you mean to avoid too much stress on the seatpost where the frame/seattube is slotted? [smiley=blankstare.gif]
Hmmm, didn't think of that. Thanks Terry! It'll be done when I get a new seat collar. I can't get that stupid bolt out! [smiley=furious.gif] [smiley=disbelief.gif]
Testing? Ummm, how about I have another slice of Pumpkin pie for ya'. [smiley=laughing.gif] I'm sure it would take a few months - USPS lost two tires I bought off E-Bay! >:(
Yup, half pound with seat and post. Just found an XTR wheelset that should knock off another half-pound at least. Nevermind next year - I might be down into the 27-pound range by my next ride the way things are going! [smiley=laughing.gif]