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    I see they forgot the leprechauns this time.

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    1 good out of 2 ...percentages are increasing

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    mo....I think it says JBL on the water bottle or speaker or whatever it is

    http://www.jbl.com/bluetooth-portabl...CHARGE+II.html
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    That oughta fit right in with the fixed-gear/"fixie" crowd in Portland, NYC, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LowPhreak View Post
    That oughta fit right in with the fixed-gear/"fixie" crowd in Portland, NYC, etc.
    fixies ???? yuk

    I've got 27 speeds and know how to use them. (tho the top 9/small chainring are strangers) ...hills don't scare me

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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    mo....I think it says JBL on the water bottle or speaker or whatever it is

    http://www.jbl.com/bluetooth-portabl...CHARGE+II.html
    Can of day-glow orange spray paint, apparently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    fixies ???? yuk

    I've got 27 speeds and know how to use them. (tho the top 9/small chainring are strangers) ...hills don't scare me

    see ==>> http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...-Bicycle-stats
    I hear you. I have 20 speeds.



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    Quote Originally Posted by LowPhreak View Post
    I hear you. I have 20 speeds.
    looks nice ..come by for a ride sometime (97233)

    mine are Randonee's (French for Adventure/Safari ?) ..have 2 identical ones ..dry & wet ..and rubber on the wheels Touring steel , long WB , comfortable upright, good for hauling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LowPhreak View Post
    I hear you. I have 20 speeds.




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    Need to get you some rubber there. Nice wheels

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    Have there been any ?

    what are the dots on the tracks ?? Is that the sun and planets orbiting ?

    Harming needs a new ad agency ... or send those dollars to LHF and let the members
    have competitions to design ads for JBL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by macaroonie View Post
    Need to get you some rubber there. Nice wheels
    That pic was when the Boras were brand new, before I glued the Vredestein tubulars on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    what are the dots on the tracks ?? Is that the sun and planets orbiting ?

    Harming needs a new ad agency ... or send those dollars to LHF and let the members
    have competitions to design ads for JBL.
    Maybe you were joking, but a very similar scenario recently played out in the tennis world. Wilson developed a new racket for Roger Federer, the first in many years, but he had been using a blacked out, graphics-free beta version in public. There was huge excitement about this on the tennis blogs, and people starting speculating about what the final retail version - which was bound to be a HUGE seller - would look like. Someone posted an image of their idea on the Tennis Warehouse forum, the post was seen by Wilson, and that's the graphics design they went with. Maybe "open source marketing" is the wave of the future.

    BTW, I can't figure out what they're going for in that ad either. If it is the solar system they're playing the Saturn track, but that doesn't help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by audiomagnate View Post
    Maybe you were joking, but a very similar scenario recently played out in the tennis world. Wilson developed .....
    only half joking .... throw those ad dollars to LHF ... forum could have "design an ad" contests. Lots of creative minds here, bet we could do better.

    looks like HAR is going to have to buy up the www.Harman.sucks domain before someone else does ? http://marketingland.com/controversi...st-here-121505

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    what are the dots on the tracks ?? Is that the sun and planets orbiting ?
    Quote Originally Posted by audiomagnate View Post
    BTW, I can't figure out what they're going for in that ad either. If it is the solar system they're playing the Saturn track, but that doesn't help.
    maybe it's just a dirty record ..I've seen worse.

    way,way,way
    OT, but ....Antiques Roadshow mentioned that Wilson started out as a slaughterhouse and to find a use for all the hides ..started developing sporting equipment to use them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Sporting_Goods

    maybe this thread should be renamed "JBL Dogs" ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    looks nice ..come by for a ride sometime (97233) mine are Randonee's (French for Adventure/Safari ?) ..have 2 identical ones ..dry & wet ..and rubber on the wheels Touring steel , long WB , comfortable upright, good for hauling.
    If I was closer to you than Nashville, I'd be glad to join you for a 50-60 miler. Haven't got my legs this spring yet for a full century. I always wanted to build a randoneur/touring rig, it would be great fun. That Raleigh frame looks aluminum but it's Columbus Zona steel and rides very nicely, sometimes feels better than my previous Litespeed ti frame. Named after the legendary Raleigh Professional of yore. With the carbon wheels and sew-up tires it was even better and didn't beat you up on long rides. As decked out in the pix it was about 18 lbs., not bad even with the Brooks Swift and it felt lighter on the road, but I can't build too light since I range from 175-190 lbs.

    The geometry of that frame is what did it for me though, just about perfect and was no need to have a custom frame built, except I could have used 5-7 mm. longer on the top tube. Easy to compensate for with a slightly longer stem and perhaps different angle and height so no prob. Raleigh only made those for 2 years (2002-03), factory speced with Campy but I bought the frame separate and put my own Campy parts on.

    I can't quite tell from your pic, but it doesn't look like a Brooks on that rig. You mean you have a tourer and no Brooks saddle!? I'm tellin' ya man, get one! Your backside will thank you, and with minimal care they last forever.

    OT but hey I could talk cycling all day (I used to sell high-end bikes). It's almost as bad as audio.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LowPhreak View Post

    I can't quite tell from your pic, but it doesn't look like a Brooks on that rig. You mean you have a tourer and no Brooks saddle!? I'm tellin' ya man, get one! Your backside will thank you, and with minimal care they last forever.

    OT but hey I could talk cycling all day (I used to sell high-end bikes). It's almost as bad as audio.
    I bought a Brooks B-17 Flyer (sprung) a couple of years back ..it was slip & slide time for quite a while. Then it was great.
    But last year it didn't feel comfortable anymore (it was on the dry bike, not wanting to ruin it in Oregon's infrequent rains) ..at that time I switched to a leather San Marco Concur America and it's been good. Still have the Brooks and maybe it will be good again too. I'm working on an 18 pound ALAN all Campy Guerciotti right now. (2 randoneurs, 1 Italian sprinter, 1 hybrid, 1 MB to maintain.) besides all the audio projects, the shoulder rehab, fighting the VA, computer projects, memoirs ...etc,etc.

    yeah at $100+ an .oz for weight savings , it can get pricey. Or electronic shifting ....
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