I'm sure Harvey recycles his aluminum beer cans.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX, (where we drink beer from long neck bottles and throw them away because TX has no deposit law.)
> Harvey just outed himself ... only hillbillies drink canned beer.
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> Amir Avitzur
> in Ramat-Gan, Israel where you get a 25 agurot refund on bottles (and a
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> "cleaner" buzz)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "HM & SS Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 1:41 AM
> Subject: [CR]An easy-to-use shimstock for bars and French frames &c
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> > Like all but the purest of the pure, I occasionally wind up with an
> > overpowering urge to use some 25.4 bars with a 26.0 stem, or find myself
> > trying to hang a Cyclone front derailleur on a metric 531 downtube
> > (Gitane TdF Pro). I used to regularly slice myself making and
> > installing "Coors" shims: beer can stock. Now I've found a Better Way:
> > PLASTIC. The plastic stock that was used for overhead projection slides
> > ("viewgraphs," etc) is a nice thickness and often works well. Also
> > found as report cover stock. Since it is clear, it is much less
> > conspicuous than metal shims if you want to avoid nicking the handlebar
> > by trimming (for example). Of course, we only do this for "riders," and
> > we cinch things down right good, and we would never, ever, consider
> > showing such a rank amateurish thing at Cirque, but it doesn't seem
> > immoral and it has worked for years for me on one bike.
> >
> > Of course, your mileage may vary.
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> > harvey sachs
> > mcLean va