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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5096
Location: Nashua, NH

8/22/17 10:19 AM

Do we REALLY need this???

For the true believers that everything is better with Bluetooth...

https://silca.cc/pages/tattico-bluetooth-mini-pump?redirect_mongo_id=599b704a0600c40049000090&utm_source=Springbot&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=Email

Honestly, if they can cram the Bluetooth electronics and battery into a pump, why not do the obvious and put a digital readout on the pump itself? Has Silca finally "jumped the shark" this time?

I definitely won't be buying one.

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Campyman
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Posts: 52
Location: Wausau, WI

8/22/17 10:34 AM

Silca

Totally agree.

Why BT to a phone app....build it into the pump.

I have an older Super Pista pump. Due to the drastic cost increases since Silca got bought out and moved to the US it's most likely the last Silca product I'll ever own, let along buy.

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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6884
Location: Maine

8/22/17 10:50 AM

You know you want this

Handmsde/Artisan Chainlube:

https://silca.cc/products/silca-nfs-pro-chain-lube

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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5096
Location: Nashua, NH

8/22/17 1:27 PM

I MAKE artisan, handmade chain lube

Utilizing a scale accurate to 1/10 of a gram, I weigh out the solid components, then slowly and lovingly introduce them by hand into a blend of high-technology oil and the purest of diluents. The result is a chain lubricant of unsurpassed smoothness and durability, with a distinctive smoky color. Each bottle is individually hand filled while the blend is gently agitated, in order to ensure the highest consistency of the final product, and the highest-possible performance on your chain.

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Seeing them get 16 bucks for a tiny 2 oz. bottle really does make me wonder if I should start selling this stuff. It easily lasts over 500 miles per application and it's "slicker than snail snot". After 3000 miles, I've got no measurable chain wear.

What the heck, I just wrote the ad copy! ;-)

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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6884
Location: Maine

8/22/17 1:46 PM

Excellent

Brian my only suggestion is that you age in in oak barrels.

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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5096
Location: Nashua, NH

8/22/17 1:57 PM

Yeah, that's the ticket!

Well, maybe I can find woodgrain plastic bottles...

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19068
Location: PDX

8/22/17 2:05 PM

MEH. :)

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Jesus Saves
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
Posts: 1150
Location: South of Heaven

8/23/17 8:39 AM

"you AGE in [in] oak barrels"

I'm surprised Brian did not find your comment offensive.

What's next? Suggesting he take a trip down Niagara Falls in his oak barrel?



Who sang only the good die young?

- Mr. Literal aka JS

P.S. Seriously, thanks for the laugh.

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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5096
Location: Nashua, NH

8/23/17 9:21 AM

Ironically...

...I'll be in Niagara in a few weeks.

The singer you're looking for is Billy Joel. If he's right, I'll be immortal! ;-)

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19068
Location: PDX

8/23/17 9:26 AM

"I'll be in Niagara in a few weeks."

So "IS there an oak barrel?" in your plans one has to ask. And if yes it seems pretty prophetic on Dan's part. ;)

Is Dan actually suggesting you age yourself in an oak barrel, to what [yours?] end? ;)

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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5096
Location: Nashua, NH

8/23/17 11:07 AM

While it may be hard to believe...

...I still have a semblance of sanity left, so a barrel over the falls isn't going to happen...at least not for me.

As for the other question, I've been told a lot of things in my life, but "Go age yourself" is a new one. Perhaps once you get to a certain point in life, that's the nastiest thing you could say to someone! ;-)

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: PDX

8/23/17 11:29 AM

Lol

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