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| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
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| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
97.0. "DEC Bike Club Newsletter... July '86" by KELVIN::CGORDON () Wed Jul 09 1986 17:44
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JULY, 1986
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BIKE CLUB OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: CHARLIE CRABB (CAD::CRABB)
VICE PRESIDENT: LARRY CAMILLI (EAGLE7::CAMILLI)
TREASURER/SECRETARY: CAROL MURPHY (BETTER::MURPHY)
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FOR INFORMATION ON THE BIKE CLUB, CALL COLIN GORDON AT 289-1490
OR SEND MAIL TO KELVIN::CGORDON OR APO-2/F2
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BICYCLE NOTES FILE: RAINBO""::FLG:[WASSER]BICYCLE.NOTE
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* NEXT BIKE CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: *
* *
* -> July 29, 7:30 pm, HLO2 <- *
* *
* Agenda, speaker and meeting room to be announced later. *
* All interested DEC employees and guests are invited. *
* *
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*** D E C B I K E C L U B S H O W - A N D - G O R I D E S ***
The show-and-go rides are scheduled for each Tuesday at 6:00 pm. These
will be short (10 - 15 mile) rides... the route and pace depends on who
shows up. Beginners as well as experienced cyclists are encouraged to
show up. Besides the ride, it is an excellent opportunity to meet fellow
bikers, get free advice, etc.
The June show-and-gos are scheduled to meet in the parking lots of the
following facilities at 6:00 pm:
July 15: MRO3
July 22: OGO (Stow)
July 29: HLO2 (prior to monthly meeting)
August 5: LTN1
**** O T H E R U P C O M I N G A C T I V I T I E S ****
COAST OF MAINE TOUR - JULY 11-13
Easy Rider Tours is offering a Coast of Maine tour in conjunction
with the Lotus Bike Club. The tour includes camping on the beach at
Casco Bay, cycling along the coast and staying at an oceanfront inn,
and touring rural inland roads. Cost is $100, which includes all food,
lodging, dinner and breakfast at the Birchwood Inn, leaders, map and
a two-hour bike touring clinic and preparatory meeting. A $50 deposit
is required by May 10. Contact Jim Goldberg, Easy Rider Tours,
28 Creighton St., Cambridge MA 02140 (354-7259).
GSW RIDES, DURHAM NH - JULY 13
Sunday, July 13, A series of rides will be hosted by the GSW from Durham, NH.
the rides will be varied distances and difficulties, of 25 - 35 - 40 and 63
miles. The GSW is host club for NEAR 87, and Durham is the site. These rides
are rough drafts of rides to be offered at NEAR. Come on up and familiarize
yourselves with the area.
The rides will begin at the Parking Lot opposite the Field House at the
west end of campus at 9:45.
For more information contact Ed Fisher (BANZAI::, DTN 381-2377) who is also
the Rides Committee Chairman for NEAR 87 and the host for these rides.
**** O T H E R N E W S ****
NEAR '87 UPDATE . . . The New England Area Rally is planning its next
biannual event for summer 1987 in southern New Hampshire. The
Granite State Wheelmen will be the host club. If you want to help
plan this rally, call or write Linda Harvey, chairperson, at 16
Clinton Street, Salem, NH 03079 (603-898-5285).
**** D I G I T A L U N I T E D W A Y C A M P A I G N ****
California Peddler
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by tim allard
During this years Digital United Way Campaign I will be
bicycling to raise money through pledges. Having participated in fun runs,
raffles, pie eating contest and holding back crouds at the "dunk the manager"
tank, I had to find something more exciting and challenging. An idea came
to me while vacationing in the National Parks of California. Having driven the
central plains (with endless farmlands that seem larger than New England) and
hiking the Sierra mountains surrounded by enchanting National Parks, all that
was left was the coast.
This fall I will bicycle the California coast, from north to south, to
raise money for the Digital United Way Campaign. The trip will be Sept. 27 -
Oct. 12. I expect to average 80-100 miles per day. The distance is 1000
miles.
I will be asking Digital employees to pledge money towards this event.
The pledge amounts will be based on one penny per mile, for the total distance
I ride. 1 penny = 10 dollars, 2 cents = 20 dollars and so on. Although I am
based in the Woburn facility I would be delighted to receive other employee
pledges. I will coordinate this through the United Way rep. in Woburn. We
will set up a procedure and announce it via the mass Digital media. If you
would like to know more infomation on the trip my node is; FSLENG::ALLARD.
I would like to thank the bike club for sharing this artical with
its members and look forward to hearing from you. As a member of the
running and skiing club, I also enjoy reading about employees who contribute
there time and tallents after work.
regards,
tim
**** S Q U E A K Y B R A K E S ****
Squeaking brakes are annoying, and someone sent in a
request to USENET for advice on what to do, and published the
responses.
Here are the suggestions:
o Toe-in the brakes.
"Most cantilever brakes allow you to adjust "toe-in",
as it is called, but with others you will have to remove
the wheel and the brake pad, grab brake arm with an
adjustable wrench, and carefully bend the front inward.
(If you bend the back in, you may stop more suddenly than
you ever imagined!)...
I've done toe-in quite successfully with Campys and
Dia Compes. Alas, there is no known cure for Mafacs.
(Heard on a club ride just after a long descent: "I hear
you have Mafac brakes?")"
"The most likely cause is the angle with which the
brake pads hit the rim. If the rear of the pad hits the
rim before the front of the pad, the pad will vibrate very
quickly causing the squeaking sound. To alleviate the
problem, just bend the caliper arm (using a crescent
wrench) until the front of the pad hits the rim before the
rear of the pad. Be careful when you bend the arm. Do it
SLOWLY!!!"
"Park makes a brake toeing tool, which is essentially
a wrench to twist the arm. A crescent wrench will
accomplish the same thing, though not as easily since the
handle is parallel to the wheel."
o Brake shoe technology.
"Try a different brake shoe. I've heard the new
"high-tech" shoes don't squeak. If all this sounds
daunting, you might just want to put up with it for a
while. Many shoes will squeal when new, then settle down
once they start to break in to the rim."
"By now you've seen the articles suggesting that you
adjust your brake shoes to give some toe-in. If you don't
want to bend your brake arms, you might be interested in
Mathauser brake shoes, which, although expensive
($12-$15/set), allow adjustment of toe angle (as well as
every other angle). These are available for non-cantilever
brakes, and there may be other shoes with the same
adjustment (possibly Aztecs)."
o Soap and water
"The most common cause of squeaking on properly toed
brakes is old (hardened) pads and/or dirty rims. Don't
grease your rims, but clean them if necessary, and if all
else fails, try new pads (properly toed)."
"... a common cause is oil or other contaminants on
the rims. A little ammonia on a rag will clean up the
rims."
o Spokes.
"I have stopped the noise from my brakes by taking the
time to individually tighten/loosen the spokes on the
wheel."
After reading these, I decided to try to fix my squeaky
brakes. All I did was toe-in the shoes and use ammonia to
clean the rims. There was a barely visible film on the rims
that took some rubbing to get off. The result is no squeak.
My brake shoes are very worn and should be replaced, but don't
seem to be the cause of the squeak.
/Charlie Crabb
**** M I S C E L L A N E O U S ****
T-SHIRTS . . . There are still plenty of DEC Bike Club t-shirts in a
variety of sizes (including children's sizes, but no more adult
mediums). If you'd like one, send a check for $5 made out to "DEC
Bike Club" along with the size you need to Eric Bloom at HL02-2/C07.
DISCOUNTS . . . The following stores will give DEC Bicycle Club members a
discount upon presentation of a club membership card:
20% OFF NEW BIKES:
FREE MOTION, Grafton. For info, contact Dave Rivetts @ USMRW2::DRIVETTS
10% OFF PARTS - 5% OFF NEW BIKES:
LINCOLN GUIDE SERVICE, Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 259-9204
QUIET SPORTS, INC., Route 62, P.O. Box 340, Concord, MA 01742 897-9390
GAMACHE'S CYCLERY, INC., 62 Laurel St., Fitchburg, Ma 01420 343-3140
O'NEIL'S, 1094 Main Street (Webster Sq.) Worcester, MA 798-0084
CYCLE LOFT, 28 Cambridge St., Burlington, MA 01803 272-0870
LEXINGTON CYCLE, INC., 7 Meriam St., Lexington, MA 02173 863-1480
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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 97.1 | Show up and GO today! | ENGINE::MCKINLEY | | Tue Jul 15 1986 14:10 | 19 |
| > *** D E C B I K E C L U B S H O W - A N D - G O R I D E S ***
>
>The show-and-go rides are scheduled for each Tuesday at 6:00 pm. These
>will be short (10 - 15 mile) rides... the route and pace depends on who
>shows up. Beginners as well as experienced cyclists are encouraged to
>show up. Besides the ride, it is an excellent opportunity to meet fellow
>bikers, get free advice, etc.
>
>The June show-and-gos are scheduled to meet in the parking lots of the
>following facilities at 6:00 pm:
>
> July 15: MRO3
Is anyone planning on going to this today? Which parking lot do you
meet in (I am not familiar with MRO3)? Is there a place to change clothes
there?
---Phil
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| 97.2 | Is there a place to change, indeed!!!!! | LSMVAX::MILLER | Fidem Scit | Tue Jul 15 1986 14:32 | 10 |
|
> Is anyone planning on going to this today? Which parking lot do you
>meet in (I am not familiar with MRO3)? Is there a place to change clothes
>there?
Phil, there are showers and lockers in MR03-2.
I will likely be there, altho a meeting I must attend MAY go past 6:00.
I intend to hang around the main entrance looking for suspicious characters
on bikes. You'll recognize me, I'll be the innocent looking person on a
bike, just hanging around at 6:00pm.
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| 97.3 | I'll be there! | BELKER::BLESSLEY | Wherever you go, there you are | Tue Jul 15 1986 20:24 | 9 |
| The real Gary Miller? Haven't seen [you] him in an awful-long time! I plan to
attend, cuz I'm already here (MRO3) first off, and my bike is out in the
parking lot sitting atop my car.
To find the locker room: 2nd floor, right-wing, in the men's room about halfway
down the hall.
-Scott
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| 97.4 | Come one, Come all! | ENGINE::MCKINLEY | | Tue Jul 15 1986 20:35 | 3 |
| Thanx, I'll see you there.
---Phil
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| 97.5 | There IS life after Mafac brakes.... | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | Engineer on the Train of Thought | Wed Jul 16 1986 16:19 | 7 |
| re .0 : Squeaky Mafac brakes.......
Mafac brakes are quite susceptible to de-squeaking by toeing them in
properly. I've fixed lots thru the years, usually takes more tries than
other brakes though.
Taking my earplugs out now,
ken
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| 97.6 | Show-and-Go Rides | EAGLE1::CAMILLI | | Tue Aug 12 1986 18:46 | 18 |
| Since Colin absconded with the distribution list, the Show-and-Go
ride schedule has been left hanging. If the pattern of the past
is to be continued, I guess today's ride is supposed to be from
MRO3. Is anybody else planning to go there?
July 15: MRO3
July 22: OGO (Stow)
July 29: HLO2 (prior to monthly meeting)
August 5: LTN1
.
.
.
August 12: MRO3
August 19: OGO (Stow)
August 26: HLO2 (prior to monthly meeting)
September 2: LTN1
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