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              --  I 
              have updated the look and function of my Quickbeam, including photos 
              of my refined digital shifting system. Here are the pix and captions 
              with each. You're doing a great job.  Ray 
              Shine  
               
               r.shine@sbcglobal.net 
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                have switched my wheelset to the city wheels and tires, added 
                a Nitto rack and a kickstand. I use a yellow Redpoint crampon 
                stow bag (from my backpacking gear closet) to carry spare tube, 
                patch kit, pump, cell phone, and windbreaker. It works great for 
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                is a nice, clear shot of my handlebar treatment. I love this configuration 
                for around town. | 
         
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  This 
                is a close up shot of the Almost-Quickbeam-Green insulated Starbuck's 
                coffee mug that I use to java-up before heading into the office. 
                Also showing in this shot is the curious red valve cap. The cap 
                is made from a special plastic developed by NASA. It was originally 
                black in color, but it has a hyper-sensitive particle structure 
                that changes the color of the plastic to red if the rotation of 
                the wheel should exceed 100 mph. I use the caps as a safety devices. 
                When the caps turn red, I try to have the wheels rebuilt and new 
                tires applied as soon as possible. (I would think that just about 
                all Rivendell riders would need a handful of these high velocity 
                caps.)    | 
         
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                on the topic of speedÉ   | 
         
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                shot of my H-bars head-on.    | 
         
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              is a shot of my digital shifting system. The stuff in the Purell 
              vial is really hand goop. After using the three digits displayed 
              to change the gearing, I use a drop of the goop and the red shop 
              rag to clean the digits so that I don't bung up my fancy handlebar 
              treatment. The goop vial and the red shop rag fit nicely into the 
              black, zippered top pocket of my crampon bag and are always at the 
              ready.    | 
         
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