Re: Even more derailleur fun

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:05:42 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 6/11/2025 5:29 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:29:12 -0000 (UTC), Beej Jorgensen
<beej@beej.us> wrote:
 

In article <91gj4k9nh8iau3u6bppgvdbhf9aaan7t1u@4ax.com>,
Catrike Ryder  <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

I do an equipment check before every ride before I even top off the
tires. Some of it evn before I unload it from the truck.

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Yeah, I'm not so thorough. :)
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Once a week I fill the tires, which seems to be enough. And I check and
lube the chain every 2-4 weeks. I'll probably add more inspection on
that timeframe.
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The bike doesn't take nearly the same beating as the MTB, but I do ride
it down a bumpy unpaved bit at the end of every commute. Also the
commute is only 5-6 miles per day, so I'm not putting tons of mileage
on. (The hanger bolt fell out after 3 years, for example.)
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But, yes, more attention would have saved me the trouble.

 
I've learned by experience...
 
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C'est bon
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Mr Jorgensen brings up a real and valid concern, something
for which I have no snappy solution.
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Let's say we're looking for Juan Valdez who has a prior
deportation order and a felony conviction.  How do you know
the guy in front of you, named Juan Valdez, is the same
person?  You don't.
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I linked earlier to one of the several dozen per year US
citizens who spent days or weeks jailed just because their
own valid ID matches the name of a wanted person. No easy
answer to that either.  Expecting competence from government
employees, MVD clerks to police, is more hope than plan.
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And for people not wanting to be deported, there's a rich
selection of fake ID now, muddling an already murky situation.
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I did some three-day sentences under a fake name (wanted
elsewhere) back in the pre computer days. You'd think modern
technology would clear up details, what with iris scans and
facial recognition.  We're not there yet.  Being _not_
recognized as a citizen or lawful visitor or lawful resident
alien is not yet certain enough.
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Which leaves us yet within the judgement of the LE in the
moment. Errors will be made, both ways, regardless of policy.

No system is perfect, but a hearing before a judge for each
deportation is not an acceptable solution. I know there are efforts to
do that, but that's mostly just a ruse to slow down the deportations.
Perhaps the outcry from the wrongly arrested person's friends and
relations is the answer. That seems to work sometimes for wrongly
arrested and convicted citizens.

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C'est bon
Soloman