That’s funny! Well, why not? It gives people a tool that they previously did not realise was a tool. Surely that is worth 1 dollar!
One of my favourite products to see online is Rivendell’s serving of beeswax in a paper cup, including their suggestions of what it can be used for. Terrific!
Gotta love good marketing,
Along similar lines, I saw a thing online called a “Jersey Bin”. It is a waterproof pouch to put in your jersey pocket. To me it looked like a snack sized ziplock baggie.
@Rider – not lug nuts, lugs. It’s a way of connecting the tubes, rather than welding. You put them into a “lug”, and then braze them together. It’s a much cleaner connection.
Hmm, I’ve been thinking all weekend about how much the younger generation is missing by never knowing the artistry that is the lugged steel frame. Nothing comes close to its beauty and perhaps its efficiency.
but one pays a premium for either kind of brazing, which may explain why younger generations are “missing out.”
i’m not really sure that’s a bad thing though – what’s the point of buying a lugged or fillet brazed bike if one doesn’t also value craftsmanship and old-school construction?
not that good welding isn’t also worthy of respect – Seven, IF, and others builders build fantastic welded bikes. but one pays a premium for that kind of talent too.
It was driving things like that old Pinto (and even WORSE… a YUGO) that really made me appreciate beautiful craftsmanship. They also helped me to see that what I drive (drove) did not define me. What I ride might, on the other hand
thinking big.
That’s funny! Well, why not? It gives people a tool that they previously did not realise was a tool. Surely that is worth 1 dollar!
One of my favourite products to see online is Rivendell’s serving of beeswax in a paper cup, including their suggestions of what it can be used for. Terrific!
Gotta love good marketing,
Along similar lines, I saw a thing online called a “Jersey Bin”. It is a waterproof pouch to put in your jersey pocket. To me it looked like a snack sized ziplock baggie.
Ah, just got it after googling q tips. The brits should read “Cotton Buds” in frames 1 and 2
Think different.
Lug?
I don’t think my bike has lug nuts.
Maybe I need to upgrade.
OMG! I NEED LUG CLEANERS!
@Lucy
If you didn’t realize that you could clean out small and tight spaces with a q-tip then you deserve to pay $1 for one. I agree
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I only use organic hemp with recycled stems lug cleaners . They cost $5 each, but they are worth it.
It’s not too far from reality:
http://OldRoads.com/clean_kit.html
@Rider:
I think the reference is to the lugs on a lugged steel frame, not lug nuts.
@Rider – not lug nuts, lugs. It’s a way of connecting the tubes, rather than welding. You put them into a “lug”, and then braze them together. It’s a much cleaner connection.
Here’s an example:
http://www.vanillabicycles.com/frames/track/3/lrg/7.jpg
Hmm, I’ve been thinking all weekend about how much the younger generation is missing by never knowing the artistry that is the lugged steel frame. Nothing comes close to its beauty and perhaps its efficiency.
‘Beauty of lugs’ coming from a guy who used to drive a yellow ford pinto.
I like beeswax, too. But I get a 1-pound cake every year from the Indiana Beekeeper’s Association booth at the state fair.
Mark wrote about:
“…how much the younger generation is missing by never knowing the artistry that is the lugged steel frame.”
Kevin’s comment:
I like my Schwinn with its electro-forged frame.
Having owned a pearl white bike I can’t tell you how many dozens of boxes of Q-tips I’ve gone through.
aesthetically, i prefer fillet brazing to lugs.
but one pays a premium for either kind of brazing, which may explain why younger generations are “missing out.”
i’m not really sure that’s a bad thing though – what’s the point of buying a lugged or fillet brazed bike if one doesn’t also value craftsmanship and old-school construction?
not that good welding isn’t also worthy of respect – Seven, IF, and others builders build fantastic welded bikes. but one pays a premium for that kind of talent too.
Jack:
It was driving things like that old Pinto (and even WORSE… a YUGO) that really made me appreciate beautiful craftsmanship. They also helped me to see that what I drive (drove) did not define me. What I ride might, on the other hand
Of course, riders of lugged steel framed bicycles, probably aren’t a good target market for selling overpriced useless crap.
A carefully done TIG weld on a newer custom aluminum frame is hard to beat for asthetics. It really carries the human touch!
Bamboo tubes and hemp fiber lugs…http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm