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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    This is my great grandfather's monkey wrench. Not sure what he used it for, he had a livery and transport business (horse drawn). A...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    Mine is clearly the Model B. I also have several unknown brand monkey wrenches (what they call "automobile wrenches") of various sizes...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    I can't say I've actually used this on a bike, but this little monkey wrench is (I believe) from the toolkit included with Pierce Arrow...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread RAD Power Bikes Going Bust.
    Another part of the problem may be that most of Rad's older models are, well, kinda crude. That was OK at one time but the industry has...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread The Future of eBikes: How Fast is Too Fast?.
    Note that the article is defending legal class 3 (28mph) ebikes, not the faster electric motorcycles masquerading as e-bikes.
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Three fat old men on ebikes could nail that.
    That video is fun but way overdramaticized. It only takes about 15 lbs of pull to get that glider airborne, which about 1.5HP at the...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread What happened to good manners.
    The bot scours the web to find forums, then creates the account and then posts the links, on thousands of forums at the same time. Now...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread What happened to good manners.
    Search engine ranking. The more other websites that have a link to yours, the higher you sit in the search results. So they put links...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread What happened to good manners.
    Well, being polite is a sign of "a proper upbringing that instilled a superior class of behaviour." It has nothing to do with social...
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    Biplaneguy reacted to teskow's post in the thread What happened to good manners with Like Like.
    Please and thank you are just plain good manners in my opinion. In days gone by men always removed their hats when in public places...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Which brake first?.
    I'm in the "both" camp, but I modulate the front and rear pressures according to how the bike feels without really thinking about it...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Drug driving.
    The thing that seems to be ignored is the synergistic effect. One or two pints of Guinness or one or two puffs on a joint may not cause...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread RAD Power Bikes Going Bust.
    26 / 600,000 = 0.004%. Just for fun, I did a search. Online quoted statistics are dubious, but that's about exactly the rate of fires...
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    Biplaneguy reacted to Gordon71's post in the thread RAD Power Bikes Going Bust with Like Like.
    Here's a thought. If you want to comment on Rad going bust this is the place. If you want to comment on political s*it I would suggest...
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    Biplaneguy replied to the thread Your own way sexuality.
    I think much of what a person finds attractive is based on the prevailing images and people around you during puberty when you start...
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