[Tithers]

What is this that you speak of?

 

[jroden]

Rare-earth magnets are strong, permanent magnets made from alloys of rare earth elements. Rare-earth magnets are substantially stronger than ferrite or alnico magnets. The magnetic field typically produced by rare-earth magnets can be in excess of 1.2 teslas. Ferrite or ceramic magnets typically exhibit fields of 50 to 100 milliteslas. Rare earth magnets are usually nickel-coated to protect them from breaking and chipping (they're extremely brittle), hence their typically shiny, stain and rust resistant nature.<br><br>
Lanthanides are elements with an incompletely filled f-shell. Electrons in such orbitals are strongly localized and therefore easily retain their magnetic moments and function as paramagnetic centers. Magnetic moments in other orbtals are often lost (quenched) due to strong overlap with the neighbors. In addition the f-shell can contain up to 7 unpaired electrons, enhancing the size of the magnetic moment. The presence of large magnetic moments is however not sufficient. There also is a strong ferromagnetic coupling between them in these materials.

 

[Tithers]

Ok JR. The $ talks. How much do one of these magnets costs? Yah...I'm cheap...but in a reasonable way.<br><br>
It's a struggle with Mikey though. He's a diva...he only wants to wear designer items.<br><br>
Thor-where are his pink tires?

 

[jroden]

The magnets are inexpensive, I learned of them through one of the inventores of the Polar power meter, he helped me install mine in his garage and threw the Polar magnet in the trash--here's some examples:<br><br><a href="http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/SearchResult-CategoryID-34.html" target="_blank">http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/Se...goryID-34.html</a><br><br>
I don't like trying to figure out the more advanced Polar products, I don't like their use interface or directions, though the products do seem to be well made.<br><br>
I got sick of having cadence, it worked infrequently and I was always fiddling with it while I should have been riding. If you are a gear masher, though, it will make you aware of what 90 rpm's feel like. I found that after riding for so long, my cadence was fine.

 

[Thor]

I'm changing my tune. After reading Jr's confession of how when faced with honesty or even someone else mistake he asks himself what he would want his kids to see him do. That will be my new life guide. Thank you, Jr. Very thoughtful and will always -- always! -- put things in perspective. I like it!<br><br>
Tithers: Thor thinks Mikey would like to rub his Tri-package all the same -- pink tires or not. As for Thor, the jury is still out if he would ride Mikey like that.

 

[Tithers]

I wonder what the "other" people were thinking when they hit "other."

 

[hobey]

Happened to me. I called and sent it back on their dime.

 

[bcc594]

I'm with the majority - give them a call, and get them to send me an SASE so that I could get it back to them. I wouldn't pay to send it back, though. That's their goof. I once got the wrong book shipped to me, I got in touch with them, they refunded my money, but said that it would cost too much for me to send the book back. So, I got to keep it for free. I still feel kind of badly, although I have no use for the book.

 

[Tithers]

Computer #1 arrived!

 

[Tithers]

Well-I'm sure they'd want it back...it would cost much less to send it back than for me to keep it.<br><br>
I'm not talking about a $40 Cateye...we're talking about a Polar CS220 w/cadence...almost $200...

 

[jroden]

Not to place an overfine point on it, if a child in your classroom had a similar problem, what would you advise? For better or worse, we are the sum of our actions and all the children are watching us quietly.

 

[rottensquirrel]

Taking the honest course and returning the 2nd computer will never make you feel bad. Keeping the computer even though it was their mistake would prey on my conscience.

 

[Tithers]

People...if you read my post earlier on page one I said I would call the internet store and tell them they made a mistake...

 

[Thor]

Ironbabe Hawt Thang, I know you post a lot, but how in the world do you already have over 3200 posts?

 

[Tithers]

This HAWT thang has been a member here since April.

 

[jahona]

Well, even though its been resolved, I would like to chime in with a view from the inside. I work in customer service / warranty / tech help for a bike company that makes computers and many other things. If we send something extra out that's our problem not the customers. If they send it back, they're a nice customer. If they don't they're still a nice customer, bc it was our fault. In the end the cost of the extra whatever gets taken out of our sales numbers for the year and maybe we get less of a bonus. Most likely in the grand scheme of things it's nothing unless the mistakes start adding up.

 

[paulboth]

It's also my fault if I leave my wallet on a park bench, but I still would love someone to return it. I know that rarely happens these days. Sad to say.<br><br>
Paul

 

[jroden]

I hope my children would return your wallet to you when they grow up. I hope they would stop and help your wife if she had a flat tire and I hope my son will always take his hat off when a man should and that my daughter will always expect to be treated like a lady. I hope to leave a little morsel of decency behind when I'm gone. Some days raising children in our culture feels like walking into a raging headwind. I'll be darned if I'm just going to roll over and let Disney do it for me, though.

 

[Thor]

Last time I found a wallet, I looked up the address on the Internet and a few hours later returned the treasured piece with a knock on the door. Out came the young lad who the wallet belonged to. I think he was thankful, but it was hard to tell because he was high on crack or acid. He kept repeating the same phrase over and over, "I was wondering where I put it," until he disappeared behind a closed door. Only to open it a minute later and say, "Thanks, I was wondering where I put it."<br><br>
The time before that was a wallet of a teenager whose car got broke into on a Sunday during church service. Apparently, as I learned, this church was known for such things.<br><br>
There were countless others. I suppose I've been running for quite a while.