Wow, who knew Wald basket attachment methods could be so passionately debated. This is the most exciting part of my day so far!
Bill, I don't think anyone commented with the idea of seriously telling you what to do. I think it's just a way of writing or talking about a position somebody might have a strong opinion about. If they were in fact trying to zealously convert you over to the non-zip world, they are indeed foolhardy! In terms of UV problems, I came across a lifetime supply of "Fence Ties" at a garage sale. They are made by Tenax, are bright green, and resist UV rays, probably long enough for Bill to win his bet and then some. I suspect they would go well with BRG... As far as stress breakage, I think with enough points of attachment, and pulling tight, using the corners so they have nowhere to wiggle or slide, it will be fine 98.76 percent of the time. But still, that stainless steel wire wrap is tres cool! I do think how a man or woman chooses to attach things to their bicycle in some way speaks to their personality. Although, as Freud (or was it Yogi?) once said, sometimes a zip tie is just a zip tie. But I draw the line at zip-tying racks. On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 2:05:49 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Masmojo, > > You are entitled to not-use zipties whenever you choose to not-use them. > To paraphrase Yogi Berra: "If people don't want to use zipties, nobody's > going to stop them". Link to original Yogi Berra quote > <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/y/yogiberra447736.html> > > The place you or Anton lose me is when you tell other people to stop using > something that they like using. Maybe you and Anton just didn't mean what > you said, but when you said "I don't condone it" and Anton said "please > please don't use zipties", that's where I politely and respectfully > recommend that you mind your own business. On these boards, it's perfectly > fine to say that you use something and why you like it. It's perfectly > fine to say why you don't use something. It's fine to say "I don't > recommend using such and such and here's why". It's fine to say "I won't > use that" and not give any reason. But, when you tell people that you > don't condone me using something, or when Anton begs me to stop using > something that I like, I say "stay in your lane". I will use what I like. > If you want to educate me about things that I'm overlooking because you > want me to change my mind about zipties, then by all means go ahead and > educate me. I reject the assertion that zipties are solely intended for > temporary applications. People use zipties for cable management on their > solar panels for 20 years plus. They don't die from UV, they don't fail, > and that's not temporary. If your only reason is you think zipties on a > Rivendell is a lowbrow hack, I already know about that reason. If you want > to recommend another way for me to attach my Wald Basket to my Nitto Rack > that is cheaper, lighter, stronger, easier to install, easier to remove and > similarly recyclable, then by all means, educate me. I'm not receptive to > people telling me to stop using a product with no compelling reason. > > On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 7:16:00 AM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: >> >> Two things >> First zip ties are brilliant & were it a situation of putting the basket >> on for several weeks or months even & taking it off again I would fully >> endorse and condone using them, BUT if it's a basket that'll be on there >> for 5 years! NO! And I don't think there's anything Rivendellish about it. >> Quick easy fixes are intended to be temporary in nature like the Bandaid or >> the rubber band. >> Secondly, I notice that very fine Mercian, lacks braze-ons for routing >> the brake cable!!!! Oh my!!! ;-) but, at least no zip ties! >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
