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Jim
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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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I
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
that purpose, and it's waterproof!
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This
is a nice, clear shot of my handlebar treatment. I love this configuration
for around town.
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This
is a shot of the bike on it's new kickstand.
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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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While
on the topic of speedÉ
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Another
shot of my H-bars head-on.
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This
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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