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Subject:Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
From:John Rodgers
Date:Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:59:21 -0600

Mark, thanks.

Beleive it or not, this thing is going to be rigged out on a potters
wheel!!!!

Regards,

John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL

Mark Tuovinen wrote:

>Some of the bike tachs are wireless,but you are still limited to a certain distance from the sender on the wheel.
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>Mark in AK
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Date: Thursday, November 6, 2003 1:43 pm
>Subject: Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
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>>Fairly certain it was Bill Marshall, John. I haven't done it and
>>may or not
>>but can understand how easy and effective it would be. Gluing the
>>magnet to
>>the front L wheel rotor/hub and attaching/gluing the pick-up wire
>>within 1/8
>>in. of that and routing the wire up the steering column or
>>directly thru the
>>floor and attach the gauge near the steering wheel on the plastic
>>columnmoulding. These pick-up lines are limited in length as they
>>only go from the
>>bike front wheel to the handle bar.
>>Bike computers links:
>>http://www.branfordbike.com/computer/compute.html
>>http://www.touringcyclist.com/gear/accessory_computer.html
>>http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cyclecomputers/
>>also go to www.pricepoint.com, and www.supergo.com and migrate to
>>theircomputer links. Lotsa choices. That Sheldon Brown site will
>>have articles
>>about "how to".
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>>
>>Bob Stevens
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