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Originally Posted by DebW

Knotted, we need a UPS report. Where is the bike now? Is it coming to you or your LBS?



Kit, you're starting to sound like Knotted with the running in circles stuff.

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"when in danger
or in doubt,
run in circles
scream and shout."

Words to live by....

My newly-beloved is on a truck somewhere between Chicago and Seattle. She was transferred to the truck from the Chicago FedEx depot on Tuesday morning, and is supposed to be at my apartment tomorrow.

I might try to put her back together myself. My only real worry is putting on the quill stem. (well, it is ME afterall, so there are several worries! But that's the only real one. The rest are mere hysteria.)

When I have a spare moment (!) I will take her to LBS to figure out what parts I need to order to change her over to a compact double so I have a snowball's chance in h#ll of getting up some of the hills around here. (and if I can't figure out how to put her back together with the help of Park Tools' book, they will put her together for me too.)

Then I will take my bits and pieces off my commutermobile and switch it over to SKnot. Who I swear has grown again in the last week.

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

Deb so why is the 18 better than the 13??

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A 13 would give her a very high gear (depending on the chainring size, which I think was around 47 or 48). With that as the only gear, she'd be fine on steep downhills, killing herself on flats, and her quads would combust on the uphills. But she would be fast. She'd be forced to ride at about 32 mph all the time. An 18T cog would be a gear that's normal for flats, so forced to hammer on uphills and spin like mad on downhills, but all within reason.

32 mph?? seriously? wow. thank you.

it took one of my coworkers 1 hour and 40 minutes to go 33 miles.
Because IT RAINED....ah yes, the joys of Seattle.

It would take me that long just because I'm ME!

(actually, I think it would take me longer)

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Originally Posted by Lise

I am reading Karen Armstrong's new book, The Great Transformation. It's about the Axial Age, in which the world's major religions developed. Fascinating. I am so glad Karen Armstrong is here on the planet. That woman can WRITE. :D

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Ditto! I have enjoyed her other books very much and The Great Transformation is next on my list to buy (but not until I make a dent in the huge stack of books I still have to get through!) I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it!

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

32 mph?? seriously? wow. thank you.

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Actually, I exagerated. Now that I calculate it, a 47Tx13T at 90 rpm gives 27 mph, or 21 mph at 70 rpm. Beta "she who rides with Lance" could do that. Not me, however.

OK, tell me what y'all think.

Backstory: Currently my title is IST (Info Systems Technician). I've been talking with an analyst in my department about getting some backup help. He presented our ideas to my manager.
Her reply: "We should have enough people with Janet, her IST and Bill to have enough backup."

If I'm going to have an IST working for me, does that sound like my promotion is finally going through? I'm afraid to get my hopes up.

Cross those fingers and toes, Kit send some luck my way!

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Originally Posted by Lise

Oh, I
I am reading Karen Armstrong's new book, The Great Transformation. It's about the Axial Age, in which the world's major religions developed. Fascinating. I am so glad Karen Armstrong is here on the planet. That woman can WRITE. :D

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I am struggling with it. Bought it a while ago (think I mentioned it here) and just can't get into it. Only up to page 70 and that has taken ages. Hasn't caught my fancy yet.
Read History of God no trouble and Mohammed too.
Since it is nearly Ramadan (not to mention Rosh HaShana,etc) I am re-reading Mohammed.

Good luck, snap!!!

Knotted, I salute you for even thinking of putting the bike together yourself. I know people can. I just wouldn't trust myself. Maybe I would do it and take to the LBS to have them double check it. What a fun adventure you're about to begin!

Margo, Z, I'm glad to find other fans of Karen Armstrong. I loved her book about Muhammad. Much more fun to read than her history of Islam, since it was the story of a very interesting man and his family. Great idea to reread it for Ramadan. The *only* book of hers that I didn't like all that much was the "short history of Islam". I know she was commissioned to write it as part of a series, and it felt too constrained for her style. I wish she'd write a book about the wide variety of modern Islam.

I'm at page 76 of TGT. I mostly read before I go to sleep, so I can read a couple of paragraphs and find it very satisfying. I am really interested in the way people search for, understand, and celebrate the holy in their lives.
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mimi--kitties! If they'll show themselves long enough, will you post a picture? :D
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PS, Margo, have you tried KA's Jerusalem? It was the first of hers that I read, and remains one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by Lise

Margo, have you tried KA's Jerusalem? It was the first of hers that I read, and remains one of my favorites.

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I also loved her Biography of Buddha

My company's seasonal forecasting guru predicts 2-3 degrees above normal this winter in the upper midwest. You Chicago ladies could be in for a warmish winter with average precip. About normal in the northeast. Above normal precip in the south. His forecasts are based on Eurasian snowcover in July modulated by el Nino when it comes. We are supposed to get an el Nino soon, but it won't affect winter US temps much this year.

Right now I'm looking at the interannual variability of stratospheric downwelling at 60N, 25 km altitude. 1963 is huge, probably due to the eruption of Mt. Agung. Can't really predict the atmosphere too well until we can predict explosive volcanic eruptions. Luckily they only come about once every 10 years.

I'm reading "The Jew in the Lotust; A Poets Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz now, mostly on BART each day.

gonna need my luck all day today. I came home all excited that my interview went well, and DGF said "Great! You have another one at 4. =) 2nd interview at internet marketing place. W00t!

snap this is for you my bear encounter.

i'll catch up on TD in a bit, just still a bit nerve recked from what happened.

you are amazing chick.
i read your account. MAN.
how many hours of light do you have in the winter? we have 8 and they're not like bright sunny 8 hours most the time it's pretty dim here.