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I don't think Michelin are the best tires out there, and have my share of dissatisfaction with several of the OEM sets on our Hondas. Michelins are also very expensive, but don't seem to bring much (if anything) to the table for the additional $$. Take a look at the Primacy reviews on Tire Rack and compare them to those of other tires you might consider.

I'd agree. I had a set of Kumhos on one of my Accords, and my boss uses them and likes them as well. Also take a look at Dunlops. I had some A60s on the old Accord and liked them (well, until they delaminated or something, but they had a lot of miles on them and were shot anyhow when that happened). My wife's car is the same as yours Shelly (2004 EX-L V6), and the Yokohamas have been good on it.

Yeah, get some Blizzaks Shelly! I have not been too impressed with the Michelins that came stock on any of our Hondas, other than the set on my 2011 seems pretty good. Usually they were good the first winter but then traction really fell off. As Wayne notes, the higher the mileage rating, the harder the tread compound to achieve that mileage rating. I once bought a set of Michelins (can't remember what model they were) with a 60K or 70K mileage rating. I got rid of them at around 30K because the traction sucked so bad I couldn't stand them anymore. We have put Yokohama Avids on as replacements on my wife and son's cars, and have been happy with them so far. We normally get tires from Discount Tire (with the warranty, which has paid for itself with a couple of nail punctures). I might try Tire Rack for my next set however.

Yes, but then you'd be here...

Sorry for your loss skullguise.

Good to hear. Yes, patience is required

Looks good. Did you get the offset down to more manageable levels? I try to get the offset to within 1mV on dynalo/dynahi before I put the servo opamp in. Not sure if anything has changed on these boards with respect to that versus the old single boards or not? I'm aware of the input section being true balanced now vs. the previous mono boards. I wouldn't expect that to change anything.

^ There's a picture of Jeff in there??? Great work!

Happy Birthday Marc!

^ Nailed it. Too much of this behind the scenes wink wind nod nod say no more shit going on. Maybe instead of sending shit to shills to blow more sunshine up orifices, invest in a unit to someone knowledgeable like Kevin or Birgir to look it over and evaluate it and provide feedback. I think both of them have already offered way more than enough constructive help regarding the Exstata (assuming I have the story straight and remembered it correctly), which apparently fell upon deaf ears. I must have misread this the first time because I didn't really think much of it, but alleging that Birger (or someone) went over the solder joints on this to make them appear bad is ludicrous, and has been pointed out, normally, an experienced tech (and I am one) would be adding solder to joints. Many of the joints appear to have too little solder, and poorly flowed.

I use an iphone, but my brother sent me this link the other day. I've read some of it, but it is an interesting view of android... http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/

^ I'm in the same boat as Nate; I don't ride enough though. Nate: sorry about the crash, glad your damage to you was minimal. A trick you can use on the derailleur hanger is to pull the skewer of a rear wheel, remove the derailleur, and screw the wheel into the hanger (should be the same M10x1 thread on a rear axle, at least vintage is). The wheel will help you gauge whether the dropout is aligned with the actual rear wheel in the bike.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Was he the one that was into the Rudi shit a long time ago (when Kevin and Rudi got into it on HF?) Might be thinking of the wrong guy...

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

I was dumbfounded as well. Reminded me of the Jecklin float picture that everyone posts

Cool jersey Raffy. Probably not big enough for me though.

Happy Birthday Vicki! Hope you have a great one!

Way to go Karen! And to Peter's soccer team as well! Quite a success filled day/weekend!

Is Richard (SumR) handling these faulty trafos, or do you have to buy a new one from him? Doesn't sound good, whatever.

I hate shaving, which was probably why I had a beard for 20+ years. I occasionally use an electric, but normally just a Gillette Mach 3 Turbo and Nivea shaving cream. I used my Dad's single blade Gillette something or other (probably '60s vintage) and tended to cut the shit out of myself, so no thanks...

And had my first commuting "accident" tonight. Soon after I left work, I pulled into a turn lane and had to wait for oncoming cars. I thought I had unclipped when the wait was longer than I expected, but apparently not. "Oh shit" moment unraveled. Fell over, and scraped up my elbow on the asphalt. Glad I didn't do a collarbone. The balance of the ride home was fine once I got the bike readjusted a bit, and am riding in again tomorrow.