Long time no post. Nothing too exciting. When pics are uploaded they will include:
Somali Wedding.
Garden.
One might be thinking "Why dont you just upload them now?" and the answer is that this fine blog is published from an ancient desktop taken from a dead guy and doesnt have the capacity to download massive amounts of things.
Anyway.
I had a long going battle with Dr. Stubna about whether his joe blow pro or my Silca Pista was superior.
My argument was this: they are both the same until failure. When the Joe Blow failed, it is then disposable. When the Silca Pista failed, it is able to be rebuilt.
So after several years, the silca was hurting. I had replaced the rubber valve ring a few times at 3-4 dollars a time, and I figured it was this again. I ordered 3-4 more (figuring this would last me many more years). I install them, and its not the case.
I order a leather plunger, install it. Not the case.
I finally realize that the freaking gauge is leaking air out as it goes from the barrel to the hose. Great. The price on a new gauge was that of a joe blow sport. Game over, I lose. Welcome to America where everything is freaking disposable. I order the Joe Blow Sport and put the silca in the basement full of broken bike junk.
REDEMPTION:
Amy had mentioned needing to buy a new dehumidifier for the basement. The hot hazy humid summer is upon us and it is starting to get wet down there. The old dehumidifier crapped out. Not sure if you know this, but Dehumidifiers are expensive. Finding a used one is like hitting the lottery. "Dehumidifier" is a key term put in newspaper ads in describing a yard sale to bring more people. Seriously.
So today I took the 70's Kenmore apart. I cleaned all the moving parts super well, they were totally nasty with decades of dust and grossness. I cleaned all the coils front and back, and I figured out the switch that had been not working properly. Old stuff is pretty simple. The proof was that I am pretty simple and I figured it out. I put it all back together and plugged it in. It is humming like new.
2 comments:
the joe is also able to be rebuilt. almost every part is available.
I have an old Silca that I cherished. But it was a pain to switch from presta to schraeder and back and I have both on my bikes. I bought a $35 performance pump and while it's nowhere near as stylish it is easier to work and does a great job.
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