Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's another. With Jobst Brandt's book on my lap, I've built probably 10 or so wheels for myself and friends. A meditative activity, not unlike knitting or processing film show with my Leica. Ken Iisaka kiisaka@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/kiisaka Still lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California - ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Post <dpost@triad.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Er, shame on my off-topic post > > ad- another LUGger that has built up bicycle wheels! > I mention this because when I was about 12 years old, I and my friends were > always tinkering with our bikes. We dis-assembled the Bendix hubs and > regularly repacked them with Vaseline- the only brake in the world that > works better when packed in grease! > I took a wheel apart one time and asked my dad if he could help me re > assemble it- I was at the stage where I figured dad's went to some kind of > boot camp where they were trained in every contignecy! > He said, "Son, it'd take a Philadelphia Lawyer to but that back together!" > Well- it wasn't until I was in College that I learned to rebuild a bicycle > wheel, and I did manage to do it, and get it dished right for the rear hub I > used without a law degree, but it was a chore. I am amused that the same > sort of eccentricity runs with other members! > WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! > Dan ( Double butted Etoile spoke dittos, over three!) Post >