Ariens replace scraper blade

have a 32" 10hp ariens 924073
need part# ariens 02437300 scraper blade 32"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qceJfmXMLKI
suppliers:
http://www.rcpw.com/ariens-parts/genuine/02437300.html
http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Scraper-Blade/02437300/1763113
http://www.arienspartsdirect.com/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=2666

06215700

Bolt-Round Head Square Neck .31-18 x .75 Grade 5

$1.45

Washer-Flat-Steel .38 x .88 x .083
Nut-Locking-Center .31-18 




low temp grease (synthetic is good)

interesting video to create keyway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDraOqqg1g

2000 Ford E350 ball Joints & spark plugs

Upcoming job:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_change_spark_plugs_on_a_for_econoline_van

F-model but probably similar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiIewl4RqYQ

MKV springs, struts and shocks

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3012010-2006-MKV-GTI-suspension-install-DIY-with-pics-%28fronts-only%29
http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a5/strut-suspension-replacement-Jetta-TDI.htm

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a5/strut-suspension-replacement-Jetta-TDI.htm
NOTE the Bently ERRATA: 133ftlbs and not 33!



decent video, not exaclty the same though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBsf54zFcMQ

need:
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES248799/

diy construction ideas and help

making square holes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt46yoQkBDA&feature=related

casting with a parting line
http://www.freemansupply.com/video/masscasting/complex.htm

Ford reverse lights not working

Pinpoint Test T: The Reversing Lamps Are Inoperative

Normal Operation

Switched battery voltage is normally provided to the digital transmission range (TR) sensor through circuit 295 (LB/PK). When the transmission is placed in REVERSE, the digital TR sensor routes power to circuit 1043 (DG/YE) which provides power to the reversing lamp relay coil. The reversing lamp relay is integral to the central junction box (CJB). When the reversing lamp relay is energized, power is routed from the central junction box (CJB) to circuit 140 (BK/PK). Ground is provided to the reversing lamp relay by the CJB and each lamp through circuit 57 (BK).

Possible Causes

circuit 140 (BK/PK) open
circuit 295 (LB/PK) open
circuit 1043 (DG/YE) open
CJB
digital TR sensor

PINPOINT TEST T: THE REVERSING LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE
Test Step Result / Action to Take
T1 CHECK FOR POWER TO THE DIGITAL TRANSMISSION RANGE (TR) SENSOR
Ignition OFF.
Disconnect: Digital TR Sensor C167.
Ignition ON.
Measure the voltage between the digital TR sensor C167-9, circuit 295 (LB/PK), harness side and ground.

Is the voltage greater than 10 volts?
Yes
GO to T3.

No
GO to T2.
T2 CHECK CIRCUIT 295 (LB/PK) FOR AN OPEN
Ignition OFF.
Disconnect: Central Junction Box C270b.
Ignition ON.
Measure the voltage between the CJB C270b-1, circuit 295 (LB/PK), component side and ground.

Is the voltage greater than 10 volts?
Yes
REPAIR the circuit. TEST the system for normal operation.

No
REPAIR or INSTALL a new CJB. TEST the system for normal operation.
T3 CHECK REVERSING LAMP OPERATION
Ignition OFF.
Connect a fused (10A) jumper wire between the digital TR sensor C167-11, circuit 1043 (DG/YE), harness side and the digital TR sensor C167-9, circuit 295 (LB/PK), harness side.

Ignition ON.
Do the reversing lamps illuminate?
Yes
INSTALL a new digital TR sensor. REFER to Section 307-01.

No
LEAVE the jumper wire connected. GO to T4.
T4 CHECK CIRCUIT 1043 (DG/YE) FOR AN OPEN
Ignition OFF.
Disconnect: Central Junction Box (CJB) 270b.
Measure the resistance between the CJB C270b-1, circuit 295 (LB/PK), harness side and the CJB C270b-12, circuit 1043 (DG/YE), harness side.

Is the resistance less than 5 ohms?
Yes
GO to T5.

No
REPAIR circuit 1043 (DG/YE). TEST the system for normal operation.
T5 CHECK FOR REVERSING LAMP RELAY GROUND
Ignition OFF.
Disconnect: Central Junction Box (CJB) C270f.
Measure the resistance between the central junction box C270f-6, circuit 57 (BK), harness side and ground.

Is the resistance less than 5 ohms?
Yes
GO to T6.

No
REPAIR or INSTALL a new central junction box (CJB). TEST the system for normal operation.
T6 CHECK CIRCUIT 140 (BK/PK) FOR AN OPEN
Disconnect: LH or RH Reversing Lamp.
Disconnect: CJB C270e.
Measure the resistance between the CJB C270e-20, circuit 140 (BK/PK), component side and LH reversing lamp C451-3 or RH reversing lamp C461-3, circuit 140 (BK/PK), harness side.

Is the resistance less than 5 ohms?
Yes
GO to T7.

No
REPAIR circuit 140 (BK/PK). TEST the system for normal operation.
T7 CHECK CIRCUIT 57 (BK) FOR AN OPEN
Measure the resistance between the LH reversing lamp C451-1 or RH reversing lamp C461-1, circuit 57, harness side and ground.

Is the resistance less than 5 ohms?
Yes
REPAIR or INSTALL a new CJB. TEST the system for normal operation.

No
REPAIR circuit 57 (BK). TEST the system for normal operation.

Interest only payments

in excel;

This simple example shows the interest payment for a $100,000 investment that earns 6% annually for 1 year. The interest payment is calculated for the 1st month and payments are due at the end of each month.

=IPmt(6%/12, 1, 1*12, 100000)


http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/ipmt.php
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/ipmt-HP005209145.aspx

this can also be simply calculated as: 100000*.06/12

MAC backup, restore and hdd replacement

hdd replacement;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2CxSAVwFqE&noredirect=1

Gedesic home

Wouldn't this be great for a home retreat say up in Maine or VT?



A retired NYFD fire fighter builds and energy efficient home. The neighbors aren't crazy about it but it looks pretty cool to me. I've often considered building one of these...

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10407

"Kevin Shea lives in a wood-frame geodesic dome in Long Island, New York. Forty-four-feet-tall, 70-feet in diameter, it is equipped with a solar array, a wind turbine, a geothermal system and adorned with reclaimed material--from a garden made of 800 tires to an artificial lake made from crushed fiber optic cables...."

2006 MKV Rear Brake Replacement

FRONT Brake replacement

DIY 2006 REAR Brake replacement
DIY 2006 REAR Brake replacement (repost)

Hub Related replacement (text only)
One version

Another
1. Remove the dust cap.
2. Loosen the 12-point socket shouldered nut using a 30 mm, 12-point socket and a BIG breaker bar.
3. Raise the car and support.
4. Remove the tire.
5. Tie a piece of wire to the coil spring. This will be used to hang the caliper from.
6. Remove the brake pad sensing wire from the bracket.
7. Disconnect the pad sensing wire connector.
8. Remove the two plastic caps that protect the caliper guide pins.
9. Loosen the two caliper guide pins using a 7mm allen head on a 3/8 drive.
10. Suspend the caliper from the wire.
11. Remove the phillips head bolt from the brake rotor.
12. Remove the rotor.
13. Remove the axle nut that you previously loosened.
14. Use a three-jaw puller to pull off the hub / bearing housing. Clip the jaws on the hub, while the center long bolt pushes on the stub axle.
15. Use the same three jaw puller to remove the inner race of the bearing from the stub axle. No problem.
16. Install the new hub / bearing by hand as far as it will go.
17. Use the old axle nut to push the new hub / bearing all the way onto the stub axle.
18. Install new stub axle nut. Tighten to 129 ft lbs.
19. Install the dust cap, brake rotor, caliper and wheel.

A good assortment of torque specs

Rplacing a Front Hub Bearing on a Jetta MK5 MKV

trying to do a hub-replacement.

MKV hub bearing replacement DIY
Do not use a TORX bit, use the correct tool:
12 point triple square 12mm. might need 18mm for the rear
http://www.germanautoparts.com/Tools/Volkswagen/Axle+%26+wheel+bearing+tools

the 10 piece set from here.
http://www.metalnerd.com/cat05.htm

REAR Hub Assembly;
http://www.idparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1795

Axel bolt torque (not sure if xzn)
180Nm (133Ft-lb) + 1/2 turn (180 degrees)
Always replace

REAR brake kit;

http://www.idparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1506

2006 TDI oil;
http://www.idparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1007

OIL FILTERS:
http://www.idparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=50&products_id=615

holiday shopping

It's that time of year again kids. Park super close to the mall, get your car all dented in from door dents, buy too much stuff for yourself because you can't find good gifts for others.

I found myself wandering around aimlessly in a store last night. I came out of the fog and noticed an ice cream scooper. I thought, hey where the eff is my ice cream scoop? Haven't seen it in years.

Sink fix

BEFORE

PART WAY THERE

DONE!

A few days later it has been confirmed it is working and clog free!

Fixing a Subaru light

One wintery day I was removing the headlight bulb (H1-55W) for low-beam. There's a spring loaded clip that attaches on an aluminum bracket. There's a small finger of metal that broke off. Tony (my electrician friend) cleverly said let's just drill right through the fixture and the (H1-55W) light bulb to screw it into the collar. Presto! Sure beats having to buy a $300 light fixture.

Update: well I bought the entire light assembly and then harvested the part and resold it without the aluminum.

Score me 2 points.

-----------------------------------------
2004 Subaru WRX Car Light Bulb Size Guide

Low Beam Headlight Bulb Size: H1-55W
High Beam Headlamp Light Bulb Size: 9005
Parking Light Bulb Size: 168
Front Turn Signal Light Bulb Size: 7440
Rear Turn Signal Light Bulb Size: 992 (7440A)
Tail Light Bulb Size: 7443
Stop Light Bulb Size: 7440 or 7443
High Mount Stop Light Bulb Size: 921
Fog/Driving Light Bulb Size: H3-55W
License Plate Light Bulb Size: 168
Back Up Light Bulb Size: 7440
Front Side Marker Light Bulb Size: 168
Rear Sidemarker Light Bulb Size: 168
Ash Tray Light Bulb Size: 74
Map Light Bulb Size: DE3175
Dome Light Bulb Size: DE3175
Trunk/Cargo Area Light Bulb Size: 921

cinco

Almost seems like an eternity.

f.derailers

Top Swing - The clamp mount of the derailleur is at the bottom, then the moving pivot is on the top, call Top Swing, like XTR M970 is top swing

Bottom Swing - The clamp mount of the derailleur is on the top, then the moving pivot is at the bottom, call Bottom Swing, like XTR M971 is Bottom Swing

Top Pull - The cable routing is from frame top tube to derailleur.

Bottom Pull - The cable routing is from under BB to the derailleur.

Garmin 305 reset

1. hard reset procedure:

“To hard reset the unit turn the unit off, hold down the mode button and turn the unit on. When the unit asks if you want to erase all user data, select yes. After resetting the unit, leave it with a clear view of the sky for about 30 minutes to acquire the satellite almanac. “

2. soft reset:

hold down the mode & reset button while turning on.

The ladder of mediocrity

Road license upgrade to Cat3 approved. At this point it's not about being able to stick with the pack, here's it's about tactics. Now it's time to start shaking things out with teammates and putting things together. Base fitness is in check, it's time for the mental fortitude.

Battenkill 2009

Results are now up. I placed 17th - 3rd in the chase group. I'm happy with that - but I had higher expectations.

here's my brain dump of Battenkill Cat4 Red

You will like this course IF you like long distances, hills and mixed terrain (dirt).

I previewed the course with Wayne & Jean on Friday. We noticed there was plenty of 'unpave' and many hills. This was my 3rd consecutive run, last year the heat was on and I expired. This year the weather was to be cool and chance of showers. Everyone obsesses over equipment for this I was not exempt. There's no straight answers until the day before when you firm up the weather report and road (gravel) conditions.

clincher or tubular? tubular
add stans? would have if I had the time.
narrow or wide? didn't look until home, 22s
tire change equipment? not for tubulars, was relying on my spare wheels
chance of wheel van? limited, many reports that they drove on by
bring a phone? skipped. risk it all
run low gears? yes, definitely. Ran a compact with an 11t in the rear.

Wayne and I pre-rode 20 miles of the course, just up to where things got interesting / dangerous. Some of the dirt climbs we used to go UP were now screaming descents. The paved mile long killer climb was changed into a 50+ mph sweeping descent. That's a lot of talk about going down- well there's plenty going UP. In years past the pack would crack on the first big hill. This time it looked like you warmed up for 10 miles before the first of the succession of hills and slowly string things out.

While previewing we spoke to Johnny Bold on one of the dirt roads and he was saying how clinchers just were too much of a pinch-flat risk. Later he would go on to flat on his tubulars. At a minimum the glued tire offers some safety to stay on the rim and to slowly go flat, unlike the rapid deflation of a clincher.

The start was rather uneventful, though for the first time I had no other NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental kits in my field. I knew a few racers but realized this was a whole new crowd as the teams were randomly mixed into Cat4 sub-groups. The first 10 miles felt like we were on the brakes the entire time - so I wasn't doing much work, yet.

There were a couple of flats in the first 8 miles before we hit the dirt. They raised their hands and this is appreciated - while in the pack you can easily see who to avoid.

Now the hair pin section of the course came and left, few if any were getting dropped. Here I moved up to the front with my low gears and was feeling fresh. After all there was a rewarding descent after most climbs! On some of the slower sections mishaps occurred - a rider wobbled and a couple of slow speed tumbles happened around me where I was able to escape to the grassy shoulder.

The hills got progressively harder as we tried to shake some of the back of the pack. Finally around dirt section 5 the pack was thinning. The descents became more dangerous and luckily we had room in the pack to adjust. We started to catch onto other fields and noticed a number of riders on the side of the road - flats, scrapes and exhaustion. On one particular fast dirt descent the road turned left while the crown was steep and forced you into the gutter. A few around me skidded into it, stopping safely but adding to the nerves and I slowed down to stay upright. Then the rain started, it blurred your vision but kept the dust down.

Around dirt section 6 I started to loose some contact with the front group of ~20 riders, I fell back 30 seconds back maybe. I tried my best and the group of 2 around me was not interested in a chase. We rode hard for miles but slowly the gap widened and we lost track of where they were with the intermixing of dropped riders, rain & touring bikes w/ mirrors (no joke!).

Upon the conclusion of the final hill and dirt section #8 it was a blur for the remaining 8 miles. Some riders jumped in illegally drafting our wheels. There was a small group that I knew I'd be springing against but your legs are so beat at this point and I hadn't saved much trying to reconnect to the group ahead. Then, with 1k to go the pace heated up and a sprint started 700/500 meters out. I was able to position myself into the final corner and sail trough to hold a solid line for the finish. One guy nipped me before the line but was he with our group or not?

I wasn't sure if I was 7th or 27th for a few days. There were problems with results. Tuesday they were posted online - then taken down hours later. Now they're back up. I have sympathy for these guys; having run the Charlie Baker Time Trial and posting results can be an undertaking - for fewer than 50 people.

My spare wheel was used by a guy from New Zealand - said it saved his ass 8 miles into the race. Glad it helped him and that I also didn't have a need for it! It sure was nice to warm up and enjoy a hearty meal at the race headquarters - the Cambridge hotel.

Plenty of whining going on over on the public forum.

Nail Clipping

WTF is up with people who clip their nails at work? It all began at my first company when we'd have a group lunch to discuss the recent engineering developments. Everyone would give a status. Why would this one guy sit there and clip his nails? I thought ok, his life at home sucks and maybe he's spending too much time coding in his office to effectively cut his nails in privacy. Meanwhile I always wondered if the nails went flying off into someones pizza or salad.

Years later, this stuff is still happening around me. There's at least two guys who do this in surrounding cubes. It's not like it's unnoticeable.

Finally found some power

Yea, that's right I'm finally out of the "untrained" stage. I believe the algorithm is something to the effect (time in years from purchase + weekly distance/100) ~= (5 + competitive category). It has basically proven you pay to know how bad you are and that's motivation enough. I also have no idea where that 5minute power surge comes from.

Duplicating a HDD

1> scan for drives
sudo fdisk -l

2> back up a drive
sudo dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb conv=noerror,sync bs=4k

more goodies: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Backupsolutionsforlinux

LED lighting power!

specs on the Shimano Sport Dynamo DH-3D71 Front 32h Centerlock Hub (HU7872)

Features and Information
* Rolling resistance with lamp off is reduced by 70%
* Double-contact seal mechanism
* Ultegra/XT grade polished bearing races
* Centerlock disc brake compatible
* Quick-release, 32 hole
* Includes Hub Wire Connector Cap & Cover

Dynamo
* 6V, 3.0W output

Item Specifications
Color Silver
Front Wheel Type Mountain
Front Hub Spacing 100 mm
Front Axle Type 9x1
Hub Flange Diameter 73.5 mm
Hub Center to Flange 20 mm
Skewer Included Yes
Intended Use Mountain
Hub Drilling 32 spokes
Hub/Brake Compatibility Center-Lock Disc


Mavic X517 V rim: 542mm ERD

PRO Riding is sweet

There are a few levels of riding. Riding one handed takes some skill so it is more akin to being pro than riding with two hands. Consider the guy smoking a butt- all he has to do is stuff his face and ride fast and gets more smoke. Riding one handed with a cup of joe (Dunkin Donuts) is harder. Swerving in & out of traffic with Escalades and cell phone traffic enacts pro moves.

Thread repair

Options:

1> Riv Nut
2> Helicoil
3> Time-Sertz
4> EZLok

Kurt Kinetic Calibration

Kinetic Standard Fluid
5.244820x + 0.01968x3

Kinetic: watts = 5.244820x + 0.01968(x^3)

Fluid2: watts = 0.0191x^3 + 0.0673x^2 + 4.2639x
R2 = 0.9997

MTB @ Otis

Thinking of Tubulars

Need to figure out if Barge cement is a good option, or if I should enlist the services of Tire Alert.

Ambrosio Nemesis

Another source

Allston: the Pit

what a gem! Affectionately the Allston 'Lounge'.

How to check BB for square threads

from the depths of here

>> Since I don't own expensive BB facing tools, I screw both cups in until they contact a .010 inch feeler gage, then use .008-.012 inch feeler gages to search for high or low spots.

non-standard wheel lacing

Will lacing a 32h hub to a 24h rim work? It does appear to be discussed and done!

Sheldons 36-24
Road bike with Ligero!
guys in NZ

RWS conversions

bontrager race x lite RWS conversion
specialized Roval Contrôle XC race disc RWS conversion

Chris King is coming out with some QR15 options

Hope Pro 2 front hubs have a Conversion kit

INVESTIGATING!
DT Conversion kit from Chain Reaction or JensonUSA

Reviews:
Roval controle

What is chain wrap?

You need to determine chain wrap for rear derailer sizing (medium cage or long cage). An explanation.


SRAM specs chain wrap
short: 30
mid: 37
long: 45

Stumpjumpers are currently specd' with mid-cages, though here's the calculations
(44-22 = 22) + (34-11 = 23) = 45

Sounds like Specialized is expecting you to not dummy shift.

KCCX Wrap-up

Day0: Arrive, ensure bike has safely arrived via trailer, do a 1hr road ride w/ the boys. Needed toe warmers and coverings.

Day1: The ground is frozen, toe warmers once again. Ride over some ice in the parking lot and firmly plant face on pavement. Retreat to the trailer sufficently looking "the worst I've ever been". Get back outside for 11am race. Rider goes down in front of me and I stop to avoid contact. Smash my pedal on the inside of my heel, pain is imense. Two laps later it subsides when my rear tire goes soft. The ground is soft, I place 37. Scott just off the podium.

Day2: Spectage, rest & team dinner.

Day3: "Ride with the pros" not against them. Andy Jaques passes me while I finish my 5th and I get pulled - my fastest laps on the course. Placed again at 37th, though Oscar deserves this spot and I one later. Party at the Shark Bar and others in the Power District.

Day4: Winds are gusting at 10-20mph easily. 5th row start after a 5:45am wake-up, a fantasitc start in 10-15th posisiton. Slowly fades to 20th mid-race. By the end I am looking for the leaders wondering if this is racing. Finish up a respectable 29th.

KCCX

1. Registered

2. crossresults.com for ranking

3. Masters 3034 Ranks:

First Name	Last Name	Team Name	Bib	Points
Andy	Jacques-Maynes	Specialized/KMC pb Cal Giant	500	152.8410139
Frederick	Bottger	Vitamix/Sixtufit	546	202.0256902
sam	krieg	kriegcycling /Sienna/ICE	509	202.988995
Weston	Schempf	C3-Sollay.com	502	204.7111878
Nathaniel	Ward	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage	523	234.7310063
Jason	Lowetz	Team Bearclaw	511	240.2874096
Nathan	Rice	Michelob Ultra-Big Shark	510	242.394281
Gary	Douville	Platinum Racing Team	524	242.6270746
damian	schmitt	sunnyside sports	540	260.8469124
Grant	Berry	Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory	501	262.1072365
Joshua	Johnson	Big Shark Racing	564	273.4784467
Mike	Kennedy	Barbasol	575	277.8615604
Andrew	Crooks	NYC Velo	557	297.0349381
Chris	Sallen	Hup United	553	304.4191841
Jeremy	Gardner	Spokepost	522	306.4735071
Michael	Hemme	Killjoy	551	310.109649
Aaron	Elwell		514	316.9276661
Matt	Tillinghast	Midwest Cycling Community		326.9165173
scott	hammack	Acqua Al 2/SDBC	538	334.5926625
Jake	Helmbrecht	Grumpy's/LGR	544	349.7824357
Paul	Hernandez	Bicycle John's Serious Cycling	539	352.5697104
Zachary	Daab	Hup United	508	354.5144723
Jason	Knight	University of Kansas	549	358.7376065
PETER	OZOLINS	Thompkins Courtland Community College	517	365.4316409
Ross	Cerniglia	My Wife Inc.	521	373.6141362
David	sheek	OutsideAllDay.com	580	378.5675105
Joseph	Hu	SKC Racing	542	395.1782095
Patrick	Angell	SKC Racing	562	395.1989628
Adam	Clark	ChicagoCuttinCrew	582	404.4612895
Adam	Jones	Georgia Cross - Cannondale	532	417.25
Oscar	Jimenez	NEBC/Cycleloft/DevonshireDental	528	428.6688281
Robert	Schultz	SKC	547	435.4163226
Keith	Reynolds	NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental	555	436.1702483
Tyler	Schumacher	KCOI/Boulevard	513	463.1340128
ryan	lindsay	zephyr wheel sports		466.7987984
Kyle	Smith	Ridley Factory Team	515	478.5085141
Justin	Howe	NEBC	550	517.0300701
kyle	Williams	University of Iowa	566	530.9393231
Mike	Benedek	NA	583	549.3205685
Ali	GOULET	Ridley Factory Team	507
Eric	Rasmussen	Porcupine/Specialized	512
James	Blake	Team Kaos/Nebraska Medical Center	516
Keith	Snoop	HBA Racing	518
Ron	Bridal	Dogfish Racing	520
Ryan	Bosio	Memphis Velo / Smith & Nephew	519
Brian	Eppen	Mercy-Specialized	525
Darian	Founds	unattached	526
Russell	Griffin	Marx and Bensdorf Cycling Team	527
dusty	labarr	Kona FSA	529
Kelly	Irwin	Lincoln Industries/Highgear	530
David	Neis	Bike Surgeon	531
Mike	Sharkey	Ridley	533
Chris	Behrmann	Sledgehammer Charlie's Racing	534
Ryan	Galdes	boulder cyclesport	535
JAY	STROTHMAN	NA	536
Alec	Riendeau	Big Ring Cycles	537
James	Schneider	Sonic Cyclocross/Jittery Joes	541
Matthew	Gumm	All9Yards.com	543
Sean	Walker	Bikes to You	545
Jarret	Kinder	NA	548
Roberto	Barrios	Mack	552
Joel	Budacki	NA	554
Michael	Seek	Tri-Cities Road Club	556
Ryan	Barthel	Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory	558
Damien	Fraser	Mafia Racing	559
Raymond	Hall	Trek/VW Regional Team	560
Kent	Throlson	Loon State Cyclists	561
Mat	Ankney	Mercy Cycling	563
Kervin	Quinones	NA	565
DANIEL	FUHRMANN	ROUTE 66 CHODE SQUAD	567
Jeremy	Nagoshiner	Gran Fondo-Bianchi	568
Chris	Johns	Rad Racing / Hagens Berman	569
Jesse	ell	Sisu Cycles	570
Nathaniel	Swanberg	Crossniacs	571
Todd	Crooks	Unattached	572
jay	kocks	Mafia Racing	573
Matt	Edmonds	Bicycles of Tulsa	574
Robert	Kelly	NCVC/Inova Health Systems	576
Matthew	Even	Hub Racing	577
Matt	LaBerta	Dogfish	578
Josh	Roeser	Flat City Cycling Club Inc.	579
Josh	Jewell	CRRC	581
Daniel	Miller	Bigshark Racing	584

Core temperatures

The Core of the Matter

I'm chiming in from Minnesota, another cold-weather state.

There are lots of footwear tricks that help to varying degrees, but the most important key to keeping feet from freezing is your suggestion to keep the torso warm and dry so the body's core temperature stays up.

Perhaps a simple technical explanation of why this works will convince people to pay attention to this misunderstood process.



Your body temperature control works exactly opposite of the thermostatically controlled heating system in your home. When the temperature sensor in the thermostat on your wall gets cold, it turns on the furnace, which pumps heat to the extremities of the house. When the thermostat is satisfied, it turns the heat off.

When the temperature sensors in your tootsies and fingers get cold, they send a signal to the brain (or somewhere else in our magic control system) that tells the blood circulation system to reduce that nice warm flow to your extremities. That's nature's way of conserving heat in the vital core area to keep you alive. You can stay alive with frozen hands or feet, but you die when your core temperature drops too low.

It's apparent, then, that chilled feet or hands is a worsening spiral unless you take action to warm your core temperature with warmer clothes, increased exertion rate, warm liquid intake, and so on.

I spent 50 years as an avid Minnesota outdoors person before I learned this simple principle. Since then, I've been a lot more comfortable in cold weather. -- Don Y.

Lactage and Threshold

Lactic acid

blood lactate is usually 1-2 mmol/L at rest, 4 mmol/L of is an arbitrary number chosen as a baseline for Lactic Threshold and can rise to over 20 mmol/L during intense exertion.

Gear Inches

Need to set up the Cross bike with proper inches.... thus I must get the details on a few setups;

Calculator

MTB: 26", 175mm,
32x16: 52.0GI (hard)
32x17: 48.9GI (seems ideal)
32x18: 46.2GI (good)

Track: 700c, 165mm,
48x16: 78.8GI
48x18: 70.1GI

Cross: 700c, 172.5mm,
42x16: 69.0
42x18: 61.3

Torque Values for bike parts

• Ideally you want 2 torque wrenches, one that measures in inch-pounds and one that measures in foot-pounds.


• Avoid crappy cliker types


• Find your torque values!


• Convert if necessary link





• Specialized S-Works bar




1. 4-bolt stem. Tighten bolts in a criss-cross pattern in 5 in-lbf increments. Recommended torque is 40 in-lbf (4.5 N-m). Do not exceed maximum torque of 50 in-lbf (5.6 N-m)


2. 2-bolt stem. Tighten bolts in an alternating pattern in 5 in-lbf increments. Recommended torque is 80 in-lbf (9.0 N-m). Do not exceed maximum torque of 90 in-lbf (10.1 N-m)


3. brake levers (install just the clamp, do not twist the clamp! Recommended torque is 70 in-lbf (7.9 N-m). Do not exceed maximum torque of 90 in-lbf (10.1 N-m).




• Specialized dual-bolt head carbon seat post


1. Recommended torque for the rear SADDLE clamp bolt is 80 in-lbf (9.0 N-m). Do not exceed maximum torque of 90 in-lbf (10.1 N-m). Use a 6mm allen key and a 8mm box wrench.


2. Turn the clamp collar 180º opposite from seat tube slot
   
3. Do not twist the seat tube during installation. clamp to 45 in-lbs (51 N-m). Max is 55 in-lbf (6.2 N-m)
   




• Specialized Tarmac




1. Bottom Bracket 442 in-lbf (50N-m). Do not exceed 670 in-lbf (70 N-m).


2. Front Derailer 44 in-lbf (5 N-m). Do not exceed max 60 in-lbf (7 N-m).


3. Rear Derailer 70 in-lbf (8 N-m). Do NOT exceed max of 87 in-lbf (10N-m).


4. brakes 70 in-lbf (8 N-m). Do NOT exceed 87 in-lbf (10N-m)


5. fork steer tube - Alternate tightening in 5 in-lbf increments. Recommended 75 in-lbf (8.5 N-m). Do not exceed maximum of 90 in-lbf (10.1 N-M).
   
6. bottle cage 35 in-lbf (3.9 N-m) Do NOT exceed 87in-lbf (10N-m)




• Easton EC90 stem




1. EC90 top cap: 30 ft-lbs (40.6 Nm). Do not tighten beyond this point.
   
2. EC90 faceplate bolts 60-70 in. lbs. or 7-8 Nm.









• Bontrager X Lite seatpost binder bolt (frame) 85-125lb*in [9.6-14.1Nm]


• Bontrager X Lite seatpost seat bolt (seat) 100-150lb*in [11.3-17.0Nm]

Small parts

EA30 stem
EA50 stem
EA70 stem
Flat handlebars

TREK QUICK CLEAT RAIL KIT item 67157


Tektro Cable Hanger/Triangles

DropStop by Jtek

Easy-Split by DaVinci installation method discussed here with some photos.

seatpost shim for 28.6mm I/D to 31.6mm O/D (not for a 27.2mm post)

Shimano America Front Derailleur Band for (Tarmac) [31.8mm or 34.9mm?]
Shimano America Front Derailleur Band for (Trek MTB) [31.8mm or 34.9mm?]

barcon shifters for 9spd


road stem (120mm/12º)

Nokon MTB Shift System

Obtained:
2x 42t Rocket Chainring

FOX MTB fork anodized (air) cover

2x conti 4000s tires

Dual pivot brake calipers w/ cartridge brakes (for cork)

White Industries freewheel remover

MA MTB State Championship

Welcome to the podium.. here's a medal. I already lost it, go figure.

Frequent Flyer

Points.com to transfer between programs

http://www.flyertalk.com/ has some forums talking about ideas.

	Delta	Continental	US Airways	United	BA	AA
Expiration	31 Dec 2010	~Feb 2010	1 Nov 2008	30 Sept 2008	31 Jul 2009	??
Miles	64	61	2	1	8	~4

United -> Diners Club Rewards -> (1/2 miles) Delta
American -> Diners Club Rewards -> (1/2 miles) Delta
cost: 95$ to start

American -> Hilton Honors -> (1/5 miles) Delta or Continental

US Airways -> points.com -> (<1/5 points) Delta ** make sure this can be done
cost: 10$+

power

5.50 for sl+rim
11.00 for sl2.4 w/ rim+elec.

Of the spoke patterns [20, 24, 28, 32], Saris says 24 appears to be the most common option due to carbon rims.

BMX Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3FlaAauASM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsrxD2WsyU&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnzc8M6WDb0

Wheelbuilding

I had to figure out the lenght of my spoke cause one broke on the drive side last week.

PTap/OpenPro:
N: 32
ERD: 605
OSB: 0.0
WL: 36.2
WR: 16.7
dL: 78.0
dR: 66.0
S: 2.4
X: 3.0x

left length: 290.9
right lenght: 290.7
Tension is something like 71%

Daily Thoughts

Once Mt.Snow is over this might be something to think about...

American Mountain Classic
Registrants to watch...

In an effort to reduce front shifting problems, with my MTB 3x9; like a dropped chain or just messy shifting altogether, I have been considering going to a 2x9 setup for local non-mountainous events.
discussions on 2x9
STRONGLIGHT Oxale Two
Somewhat of a Review
Obsessive weight information 2x9 cranks @ 545g + Ti ISIS BB @ 132g = 677g.
Middleburn makes some cranks with a DUO spider for a 29/4x setup.
FRM also makes some crazy expensive cranks
MTBTandems.com carries Middleburn stuff.

On the road for hilly events I want to experiment with a compact 50x34 mated with an 11x27* in the rear. *note: you've got to do some magic by mating two cassettes to create the 11x27. Take a 12x27, ditch the 16 tooth from the middle and put on an 11t with matching 11t end cap.

Natz comparison

I'll go if it doesn't rain.

Registered Riders

1. Gary Douville The race favorite. About the only thing that could possibly stop Gary would be the slew of California wildfires blazing in his backyard. The fires would need to surround the house and be large enough such that Gary wouldn't risk limb nor hair (well his coif anyhow), to salvage his bike stable. This is all very doubtful since he loaded up the car and did multiple laps between the office and home. Being resourceful, he could also come up with a bike on the East coast.


2. Jeff Dickey Having launched a reasonable CAT2/3 career this year Jeff looks like he's got fitness. He's also done the '07 nationals and placed 7th. So he knows what it takes- yet the terrain is normally different from what this boys used to. Can't help but wonder if this is that Dickey that rides single speed endurance stuff... wonder.


3. Pierre Vanden Borre. Pierre has me beat at some cross races over the past year and seems to be just out of reach on the road with all his CAT3 buddies. We'll see what he brings to the table, though I suspect it's some goodness.


4. Anthony Snoble and Noah Meineke. Noah and Anthony might as well team-up since they finish 2007 nationals holding hands and skipping though the finish line together. These two guys are just going to duke it out between themsleves nad end up blowing up. Given comparison to local talent I should be able to overtake them.


5. Andrew Messer - Currently he's got some good results. Last year looks like a disaster for him though. Might have been a mechanical or a bout with the gout, who knew?


6. Thomas Fenush. This guy only has ONE result in his history. Not that that means too much in this world, but I would not take a kid who told me he's only worked at Wendys.


7. Steve Wallace - beat him by 2 min at Coyote


8. Steven Mancuso (NJ) looks like he gives Noah a good lickin' by about 10 minutes. Might want to pace myself off this guy.


9. Joe DeVault (OH) not much in the way of posted results. Plus I can't take these guys who aren't racing in the North-East who are Cat'in up like it's their job.


10. Jason Selwitz (NY). NOT quite sure why he does one series as a Sport and makes the leap to Expert for the MTB nationals. Probably going into this dragging some Sport-a-licious mentality.


11. Erick Marklund just 1 usac result


12. John Kirkwood (NC). I just don't take these guys from NC or OH seriously. PLUS they have got to lug their bike out of Logan. We all know how much fun Boston is. Forget it if this guy is DRIING up now.


13. Christoper McGill just came off of a big competition like Masters Road. Looks legit when he actually finishess a race.

Update:
Ok, well it rained like mad for about an hour between 12 and 1am. The storm was about the same up there, but it happend at 11pm.

Wondering if I'll move from MTB rank 1192 (1445pts)
Rank jumped to 764
For comparison MG is ranked 1162 (1441pts)

Longsjo.4

Someone wants me to win...Or they know I'm most always hungry and trying to tickle. Is readership going up?

Longsjo.1

Geoff's humor is hard to ignore. Finally a decent TT effort!




Geoff hits the nail on the head here. Poo poo for being late! As a general lesson, spending short $ on a watch to get you to the starting booth on time is worth more than the aero beneift of some crazy expensive wheels.

Muddy Park / Moody Park

Arrived to see racers covered head to foot in mud. Faces were barely visible, bikes looked destoyed and I cringed at that thought. It rained in NH this entire week during the evenings - but I heard no word of it. Kurt rightfully sat this one out, not wanting to risk an injury.

Last week after Clifford Park, where my pedal fell out a couple of times and forced a DNF, I thought about some routine maintenance. Ah, the brakes could use a little sprucing up, new pads and even to be re-bled. That would have been some foresight had I put it to use.

Here are my list of excuses;

1. Limited sleep leading up to the race
   
2. Bruised rib from go-carting on Friday night
   
3. Failed to perform routine maintenance on my brakes. This led to no rear brake for lap2 (scary at points), later it re-engaged and was on partially for the remainder of the race... no visible pads left by the end of the race.
   
4. Improper hydration prior to race. One Grande Chai is not sufficient when racing in the HEAT and HUMIDITY.
   
5. Excessive cramping. Riding through mud pits, climbing out of the gravity cavity and huffing a bike sodden with mud led to the worst pain I have ever felt in my legs - EVER. Yes, ever.
   
6. Right shoe's velcro strap came undone in the thick mud. Obviously I spent some time thinking about this if I am writing about it now. I wondered if I could tuck it into the shoe somehow.
   
7. Partially rolled my left ankle in the mud trough
   
8. Zip tie broke on the rear hydrolic cable and swung into the tire often, requiring a dismount and small adjustment of the cable. Opportune time to clean the stays from mud once again.
   
9. multiple times off the bike to clean mud from the rear stays
   
10. wheels that wouldn't clean themselves of mud, needing me to bend over and glove it off the sidewalls.
    
11. mentally prepared for a fast, dry course - WHOOPS!
    
12. ...
    
13. the list continues
    

Ok we are down to the last quarter mile and here comes this guy, SHAWN, who I resolved to not be beaten by.

Even though I could barely run through the mud/muck I summonsed enough energy to keep Shawn off my wheel and take it to the finish. Later we talked and he says he isn't training this year, just commuting 80mi per week. Pfft. I don't care, I'm not training on the mtb either. Sheesh, what a way to say you ain't got nothing.

Wake the legs

Been dormant for nearly a week after the B2B... well I did the CBTT the other night and had a pretty good result without trying so hard. Yesterday had a good lunch ride too. I might take off to CT tomorrow for an "opener" and do the Nutmeg course with Bernard. Why not?

Le Etape

I would enjoy this...

Mega miles in two days

Cape in a Day
125.44mi / 6:33:11 = 19.1mph



Harpoon B2B
148.22mi / 7:32:14 = 19.7mph

--------------
~280 miles within 4 days; 2 days of riding.
Call it over-training if you will.

Embarking on the Cape in a Day

Cape in a Day

my motion based activities

Wow, this was 130 miles... I guess I didn't set the right expectations for Bernard when I told him it would be 105 miles... maybe Michael clued him in with the right statistics.

I thought I might be cycling on the Sun

This is what it must feel like in the Desert.

UGH, it was so frickin hot!

I had heard through a long grape vine that the Channel 3 course was a roadie delight. Driving into the rural area with repeated hills and many roads containing the word 'swamp' led me to believe we were up against a different beast. Mike R, Ted Y and I got our things together once the Sport class was out on course and where we woulen't interfere. We ran into a few guys absolutly suffering, gasping for air on the hills. At pre-ride pace the course looked fun but the heat was getting to me. We road the entire course, shorter than advertised we were completey soaked and returned to the CycleLoft tent to mulled over the conditions. Rocks and roots were wet just from the humidity. There was definitly going to be a case of swamp hands from the heat.

Up the loose road we went, shuffling into a double wide group. By the time the hill relented and we doubled back into some single track I was sitting in 10th with no opportunity to pass. During the streches of fire roads everyone was blazing, during the single track people were just getting used to the course and had some surprises.

24 minutes later we ened our first lap. The ending of the loop had a short up/down where I was able to pass a guy or two, then I over-cooked the exit leading into the feed zone. Sliding the rear wheel I was able to avoid a rock resembling a parked car. Cathy was able to take all of this in while in the feed zone and appeared to enjoy the excitement!

Felt
Sweat
Almost threw up
chills
hair standing on end
almost wanting to laugh

Which will you buy?

I wouldn't buy a Lemond because he tapes phone conversations and post them on the internet.

Bear Brook recap

Jamie gives me a thumbs up for a top 10 overall finish! He also goes home with a black & blue forming under his eye. You've got to check your equipment and stay out of the thickets buddy!

With about 6miles to go, this guy comes blazing by. Next race I'm going to hold that wheel and give it some gas my friend!

And here is his friend, who caught me on the fire roads leading into the finishing stretch, all the while saying "Vet, Vet". Hump. Essentially he was telling me (our) race is over bcz he was started minuteS behind me.

Long lost Adirondacks

Wouldn't this be cool? Now where's my companion?!?

To become a Dirt Cowboy

MG and I headed north to find out how competitive our fields were. As we expected MG needed to be a lady for the day and finish, that formality would earn him entry into the National event. My field wasn't so cut and dry; 19 of us were in the 30-39 Experts and therefore I needed to beat 4 other guys (ooh). Thinking ill thoughts, that could easily happen with mechanicals!

The start had a 'cross like grassy field to sort things out before entering only one tight area with an unstable wooden bridge wrapped with chicken wire. Within sight was the chicken coop. For the start I was perched like a precarious chicken myself; one leg up on pedals straddling the overbearing frame due to a slight camber in the field. We started via the ever-accurate pink timex watch the starter had and I jockeyed for 5th or 6th wheel headed into the shaded trail which led up and out to the continuous uphill road the Coyote Hill camp is situated on.

MG and I had previewed only this starting hill, it was a solid 1m30s climb with mostly packed dirt that would be grey grease if it were wet. Note: do not return if wet! There were a couple of sections with loose shale rock - just stay in the tire tracks and you're fine. From there I sat in and suffered with the rest of the group until we crested and entered the woods. Once the lead group hit the single track, they vanished. I was left wondering what the hell happened. A pre-ride might have been a good idea... I am not used to guys pulling away from me in descents. To my surprise the only place I could gain ground was on the ascents; a total flip from years past!

Once we got into the lower sections of the course my shifting and chain started to act up a little. Argg! I had to let a few guys pass me at that point. Nearing the end of the lap I was wondering where this was going. A bearded man with a big smile had a jingle going; little dips, short hills, roots and getter-done. Or something like that. As I passed him on Lap 2 he had two cups full of water Q: "Want to get wet?". A: No. Follow-up: I am now soaked in the chest. Oops he says.

me?
Is MG?
MR is in

Excel IF function

Use this in Excel to create an ID for each of the 4 roads in the CBTT.
=IF(E2 < 7.05, 1, IF(E2 < 9.94, 2, IF(E2 < 15.59, 3, 4))))

Garmin Edge Reset

soft reset:

Press all together: Power, Mode and Lap/Reset


hard reset: from power off..

Press MODE and RESET together, release just the RESET button and continue to hold the MODE. Now press the POWER-ON still holding the Mode button.
This boots up the Forerunner into an 'erase all?' menu.


Q. My Edge 205/305 unit will not power on after being removed from the charging source. How can I get it to turn on?
A. Your device may have temporarily locked up due to the lack of being charged. In order to "wake up" the unit, please follow these steps:

1. Connect the unit to the available power source (USB/110V.
2. Press reset and mode for 3 seconds and then release. Once you have done this please attempt to power the device on.
3. Allow the unit to charge briefly (15 to 30 minutes), and it should then be ready for use.

Orchard Hill Assault

MG and I prepare for the battle, checking out the top of the hill for the final time... we descend and await the start with less than 20 guys. No that is not my preferred position on a MTB bike - way too upright. Reasons: 1) not my bike 2) stem was about 70mm 3) bb is about 2" too high 4) no mods from the shop other than seat height. You ride what you got eh?


The rule I live by in MTB racing is that if you have the skills in the tech (or think you do), you better get your ass up front so you aren't blocked by those that don't. So on the uphill I give it a few good kicks and get a couple of bike lengths on the field. Now you coast into the funnel of trees and other obstacles that await. I was surprised by the U-shaped wooden structure about 300 yards ahead. What surprised me most was that I could not figure out just what the hell it could have been used for. While thinking too much about it I got up on to it and then needed to dab because I just couldn't ride it straight while looking all over the place. Call me inquisitive.

Jiminy Peak

Driving out to Jiminy I see Chiu's Mazda w/ 3 bikes loaded. Rain is coming down, at 70mph things may have been a little distorted - as in images in mirror are closer than they appear



Race begins, things are looking good until our second pass on Rt7 where I feel some sluggishness in the rear tire. This happened at the end of Sturbridge RR. I fiddle with the rear brake bridge and things appear to be better but I see 300 watts when I'm in the middle of the pack. Soon after (2mi) I have a true flat. The follow car pulls over quickly and the driver opens the rear hatch. I say "Shimano 10", he knows nothing of branding or wheels - I fish out a DT240 rear wheel with a DA 10 branded lockring.

As I'm reassembling, a Razorfish guy goes by and calls out "Cat4?". Yeah! I yell back. So he hangs back a little and we proceed to finish the race together. On some of the climbs I drop him a bit and on every corner he must have yo-yo'ed himself. Still he was very strong on all the flat straight sections and I could tell he was a TT'ist. I was glad to have him for company and to have worked together. Steve, start doing some 2x20's!

Race done, finished 12 or 13 minutes back, stayed out of a crash (due to the weary) and shoved off to NoHo for some grub at La Veracruzana.

Update: I found a small metal shard stuck in the center of the tire casing! Now that it's removed I can super glue the mini hole.

Sturbridge Palmer 3/4

Saturday called for a sufferfest of hills. Sunday was a bit more tame and shared a portion of the same course. You can see an overlay of the two courses here;

Torque values

Truvativ GXP BB: 34-41 N*m (25-30 ft*lbs)
Truvativ GXP crankarm bolt: 48-54 N*m (35-40 ft*lbs)
Pedals into Truvativ crankarms: 31-34 N*m (23-25 ft*lbs)

Bike Questions

Q: Can I take my Truvativ Stylo SS GXP crankset and temporarily use it on my geared bike with 9-speed rear cassette w/ a 3/32" chain?
A: From the Truvativ documentation "All Truvativ chainrings were designed to work with 8 and 9 speed drivetrains. For best shifting performance use a 9 speed chain."

Q: Installing the Truvativ Stylo SS GXP into a 68mm BB shell, what is required?
A: Two spacers, use one on each side! Chainline is something like 49mm. On a 73mm BB you use NO spacers.

Q: what is the clap size for the Trek Top Fuel 110 front derailer?
A: <<>>

Q: what front derailer is needed for the Trek Top Fuel 110?
A: Currently XTR Top pull, either swing (uses the bottom swing?) .

Post Battenkill

Last weekend was Battenkill. Bernard and I trekked out to small town New York to have some pain doled out. This is a road race where there is about 25% dirt roads over the course of 55 miles with 4,000'+ of climbing. Add to that the unsuspecting 92ºF temperatures and little amounts of water each rider brought. We considered it the hardest single day race EVER (so far).

After the race (and after someone stole my bar-end plugs!) we were looking for some food/results. We guessed results were somewhere between [40,70] out of the 125 person field. We bumped into a local who was doing the truffle shuffle over to the mailbox and pulled his car straight in, in the opposite driving direction. He asked if we had won and we shrugged it off saying, nah it was a hard race.

He says "it's time to get more serious then!"

The Intern on Warrants

Looks like that peace rally stirred up a little cop attitude, brining in some kind of search & seizure.

The Intern Saves

Today the intern is cursing with banking personnel about his checking account accumulating fees. Supposedly he set up a savings account just to avoid fees and it's all crumbling down on him. "Look the whole reason I opened an account with you guys was to avoid fees."

I think the last banking incident was about a month ago when he last switched to this current bank.

The very next day he gets a call from a company who can help with consolidating debt and getting you out of financial ruin. He replies that he's a self maid Millionaire, doesn't need their help and take me off the list immediatley. How ironic he got this unsuspecting call!

The Intern as a Poet

Hemp festival for the intern this weekend! He's going to "chill", "relax" and take it easy all in the same breath. That is after he gives a speech to all the hempfestivians that are known to the Pioneer Valley, namely those that are subjectively graded at the Hampshire university. I say university because they are a bit "different" than a college, they are very forward thinking - much like that of the intern.

The Intern Drives

This week I learn the intern has had his recent car (which was a replacement to some accident?) has been stolen and reclaimed. It's in such disrepair that it needs to be sold... and that's this week's prerogative.

Arrive to "work" about 11, make arrangements via phone during the day and "leave" by 4pm. Quite the business man if you ask me!

U2 3D

I was just reading some reviews of "U2 3D" and wondered what editing system it used, primarily because of the multi-cam and other features Avid's product has I thought it would be a good fit. Here's what I found...


Olivier Wicki, editor of the film "U2 3D", said, "We worked with live-action 3D content from 3ality Digital to create this film. Because we had footage shot at seven live shows and up to nine different cameras at each one, one of the challenges in editing this piece was to make it continuous. I was impressed by how fast the Avid systems moved through the timeline and how responsive the system was given the amount of data it was handling."

Source


Interestingly, Modell found that there was no direct way to sync picture and sound recording together with a digital clock. “Front of house would have had to sync their whole show to our camera clock, and that was not going to happen,” he says. To solve the problem, a stereo FOH mix was recorded to both systems. Editor Olivier Wicki then imported that mix into his Avid editing system, which was then output as an OMF (Open Media File), which Adams and Glanville then imported into their Pro Tools session, visually aligning transients of the FOH mix with their own recording of that mix in the Pro Tools session.

Source

Bummer they still have to use OMF with ProTools huh?

The Intern Smokes

Sometime ago the intern started working across from me. I can tell when he gets into work, sometime around 10 or 11. The air wafts over and it reeks of butts. It must be a long drive in from Pawtucket because he needs to leave sometime before 6, which affords him ample time to get on the phone with whatever utility customer service problem he is having that week.

During his first week there was some mis-understanding between him and the placing agent. See, there was some stipulation he had to pass a drug test to start work here. But said company forgot to test him during this placement... but he sweat it big time one day as he had to take multiple smoke brakes every 5 minutes or so.

100,000 shares

For a guy who gets 100,000 shares of "restricted stock" and a salary that probably would make any read pee their pants, you'd think he could be clever enough to change the subject of his emails. Now he's worked here at Avid for 2 monhts maybe and sent 8 emails all with the subject "Open Door"; even though he's announced new hires (his friends) and departures of replacements amongst other changes.

Brake Dust

On Saturday I went and saw Tony & Em who are 'expecting' their first child in about 4 months. It was great to see them and Emily is just starting to have the mommy tummy. When I pulled in and parked I wasn't sure which garage was theirs but I figured we'd be out working on the cars in no time, no foul. But as I got inside there was lots of catching up and general chit-chat for oh maybe a half hour. Finally Tony and I got to business and went outside to find a grumpy old bag with her garage open, cell in hand and my car sitting in front of her bay. Whoops, I start to trot on over and explain myself. "I'm so sorry, I thought I had parked in front of Tony's garage." She would have none of it and wanted to basically mow my car over. I'm trying to get out to do my errands! If that truck wasn't there I'd have backed into your car and put you over there. (yea, as if destruction of property wouldn't have landed you in court). Tony reels back and says he'll put his name on his garage. OMG we were laughing so much we hardly could get to the real task at hand, working on the cars.

When she finally returned an hour later and opened the trunk filling her little old lady white wire wheeled basket for groceries I asked if her day was getting any better? I figured hey that's just on the edge of being nice and trying to lighten the mood. She scoured off and mumbled she ought to get me a book on manners. Maybe next time she threatens someone or their porperty she'll be getting a restraining order!

I told Tony to off me if I ever get like that. He liked it and half-wished I had said it in front of her. Can you believe she didn't even know who Tony was and they've been neighbors for 4 years. Let me tell you, I'm sure those have been a few good years without knowing the beast. Tony is sure the husband has been soured by this beast, having run into him a few times in the past- now he knows where the source is!

Now, back to the brakes.. Tony and I played shop mechanic for most of the day doing Em's brakes and taking the car for a test ride before turning it over to mom & unborn. Car worked great, the pedal was a little higher off the floor and stopping was good. Ok, my car's turn. We choose Tony's method of removing the entire caliper and fiddle with getting the brakes backed into the spring harness. That was a fiasco! Then one of his cooler neighbors comes out to his Saab 93 (WRX with differnet trim). He's just done his brakes and gives us the low-down on all the little things; the piston rubber boot, watch for a sticky bolt (grease it if it won't move, and the big one- how to not remove the entire caliper when doing a brake job. I should have printed out the wrx forum instructions to begin with! I knew there was a clever way to just lift up half the caliper and slide the brakes in from the facing sides. It was so much easier than using the bench grinder and finding just the right angle to back the pads into the housing!

Boo to old hags and hooray for mid/late 20's with Subaru cars!

We're all suspect

We've started our own conspiracy. We'll casually talk about our 'coffee shop' banter but in the end we'll be called the double conspiracy. We seem to ride by the same places the other conspirators will, except we get there first. We lay claim to those town lines and coffee shops and we suspect others are off doing it themselves. We're elitists, snobs to our own selective exclusive group. They say they aren't training, that they are resting their injuries, they're not riding, they're doing a lot of talking about nothing... nothing about what they are doing! They're hitting those closets hard, closing the doors to hide the fluid trainer goodness or the mystery bike.

atmo imho

atmo = according to my opinion
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Goals; 2007 lookback & 2008 up and coming

Todd asked me what my biking goals were for the year on Jan 1, 2007. I said I had wanted to focus my efforts on MTBing. I sort of held back saying that I wanted to kick ass at MTBing in 2007. That was sort of true with results, but honestly I think I had quite a bit of fun ROADing instead. I formed some great riding friendships in 2006 that continued into 2007. Michael, Kurt, Anthony, Bernard and I did a fair amount of riding together. I know those guy's wheels, their signals, their bikes and we've all trusted one another's actions to keep us out of hot water. There was the B2B, the Cape-in-a-day, the EFTA MTB series and numerous day trips to go race some road bikes. The cross season was a disaster, period. I got injured on my first race and continued to race without knowing how bad my condition really was. Sure I started a number of races and probably shouldn't have even finished them. My body was whining and the fact is it still frickin hurts 3 months later. This might turn into surgery (gasp). For me the racing was exciting but it also became a gym membership that didn't have four walls and a gigantic mirror. Instead it was a bunch of my friends paling around like we were teenagers again.

2007 Goal Recap:
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MTB: Upgrade to Expert (a resounding done!)
Road: Upgrade to Cat4 (done, though I would have liked some higher results)
Track: compete at Trexlertown @ Nationals (skipped; $ & lack of track time)
Cross: upgrade to Cat3 & place top quarter consistently (incomplete. My upgrade happned based on MTB but not points like I had wanted. The body mechanical got in the way on both accounts.)
Vacation: take a bike vacation (done; Operation Kansas!)

Goals for 2008:
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MTB: Place top 5 in Expert SR2 Men in one or more races. go race a NORBA race and check the competition. Decide if Nationals is within reach.
Road: Upgrade based on Points to Cat3 & become a "Competitive" Cat3 placing in top 20
Track: just go for a workout now and then based on where I live
Cross: Place top 15 in a Verge race and top 3 in non-Verge
Vacation: bike in CA, VA, Spain or Italy
Move: TBD. Somerville? Belmont? dunno.
Job: challenge myself.
Family: stay in touch esp. w/ Nana
$: limit spending

Error CXX0017

I hate that the debugger can't show you something that's been typdef'd. that's lame.

cycling quote

cycling success demands the 3 P's: patience, persistence and being positive.

Small Projects

1. investiate File System operations - move should be serial amongst a single disk for efficiency.
2. Create a binary tree of all files in memory - somewhat like indexed search

3. become a billionare

Free (temporary) image hosting

hese are two, quick and simple sites for posting an image online (temporarily). It doesn't get much more simple than this. The front page of each site has an upload field, and after you upload the image it gives you the image's URL. No signing up or other hassle involved.

- TinyPic Image Hosting
- TechImage

Wheelbuilding

Dan Halem's spoke calculator
Sheldon's Wheelbuilding article
DT Swiss calculator
Spokecalc
Jim langley
spokeanwheel

spokecalc
of particular interest is:
How to Measure Hub and Rim Dimensions

Tensioning a wheel
Tension Excel spreadsheet

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Shimano Parallax f. hub
(a) l. flange dia: 38.0
(b) r. flange dia: 38.0
(c) l. center to flange: 34.5 (or so I believe)
(d) r. center to flange: 34.5 (or so I believe)

Alex DA28 rims
ERD: 584.8mm (from Alex) or 587mm (from Jenson)
Weight: 480 g
Width: 19.3 mm

32 spokes 3-cross
L.Spoke length:
R.Spoke lenght:
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Backing up Blogs

hey why not back yourself up every now and then?

Blogger directions
The XML easy way

Wireless hacking

Had to do some research for Andy;

http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/16/24/

Orthopedist to the rescue in Cross'07

Some 5 weeks after my injury I fing out that I have torn two ligaments (CFL & ATFL) and they are either partially or fully. There is some soft tissue swelling too, ooh thanks so much is that why my ankle is swollen? Now Doc, remember I told you I heard something go wrong?

The noise I heard when I jumped over that 'cross hurdle sticks in my mind. A small snap, makes me kind of sick just thinking about it. Online research on my condition says CFL tears in combination with ATFL tears are the second most common ankle injury.

ATFL = anterior talofibular
CFL = calcaneofibular

consider Merrimack Valley Orthopedic in Chelmsford; (978) 275-9650
and prosports

DuraAce BB

Ick, I bought this BB on ebay and the cones are totally pitted. I looked briefly on ebay for a suitable replacement and called around but no one's got one. I started searching the web and found some guy's review on the entire BB.

Strengths>> All of you guys that say it fails is because you all weigh 200 lbs! Cripes man, lose some weight. Of course they failed on you, Dura Ace is designed for pros and I dont know of any that weigh over 165. Idiot.

Weakness>> None, unless your body is a bloated over weight carcas, Dumbass.

Hilarious

Update 9/2008: you can buy 7710 BB's and they are essentailly identical to the BB-6500 model!
Discussions about such

All about batteries & lights... for night mtb

Chemistry:
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/bat.html
http://www.nordicgroup.us/s78/

The industry:
NightRider
L&M
DanoLight

http://peterwhitecycles.com

Acclaimed home-made lights:
http://joegross.net/2007/08/14/schmidt-hub-dual-cree-xr-e-led-light/

Direct Battery & light sales:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=499
http://forums.batteryspace.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5251

DIY:
http://joegross.net/2007/08/14/schmidt-hub-dual-cree-xr-e-led-light/
http://www.mtbr.com/files/data/18.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/SZMEGU9F1B3RAV0/
http://www.instructables.com/id/BIKE-LIGHT-500-Lumen-%22Mt.Bike%22-for-under-10-bucks-/
http://www.instructables.com/id/E9TB6BF1X8EXCFHBIC/
http://www.instructables.com/id/SXA8L6XF0FI39ST/
http://www.instructables.com/id/LEDs-for-Beginners/
http://www.instructables.com/id/EIMDD88XB2EV2ZA2LV/
http://www.instructables.com/id/E5971IAKRZEY95SF3M/

The Grass is Greener

Hey I might just live in one of the top 100 places in the country according to Money. My commute is pleasurable at double the best times in the country (that being ~15 minutes...), sadly my neighbors are the golden girls and my income doesn't even stab at what the biggest earners pull in... but life is good in the hood!