...and not in anyone of those situations listed below, will you find a Ty-Wrap used to secure metal to metal.
Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > http://www-public.tnb.com/ps/pubint/index.cgi?a=heritage > > From the Thomas & Betts web site: > > "In 1958, Thomas & Betts secured a place in engineering history when > it developed the Ty-Rap® cable tie to facilitate assembling wire > harnesses in airplanes. In the first month, sales were $350. Today, > Thomas & Betts sells hundreds of millions of dollars of cable ties in > 14 colors, 15 designs, 10 materials and multiple lengths. T&B cable > ties can be found on thousands of products ranging from motorcycles to > spacecraft." > > ...and bicycles! > > I'm not sure about the specific inventor(s), but the company seems to > be doing OK. > > Thomas and Betts makes Ty-Raps with a metal "ratchet" (typically > plastic)...I had not thought about this before, but there appears to > be a hierarchy in the Zip-tie/Ty-Rap market. > > No more cheap Zip-ties for me! > > Angus > > > On Dec 23, 2:44 pm, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Dec 23, 2:16 pm, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> With no disrespect to anyone, especially during this joyous time, plastic >>> ties on a +/- $4000.00 bike is just atrocious. Learn the use of a few basic >>> tools and use the correct fasteners. For a "get-you-home" or temp repair, >>> OK, but in the words of my first shop-teacher, it's "hack". >> >> I suggest that while Rivendell definitely markets to the rider with "a >> job and bicycle prorities", the underlying aesthetic of Rivendell >> bikes is absolutely a loving and benign sense of "hack". For evidence, >> I submit the old tan Atlantis flyer of several years ago, which showed >> a number of Atlantii (??) in various types of build-up, with all >> manner of baskets, zip-ties and other funkinesses on them. I'd also >> look up Grant's multiple articles/photo essays on "Beausage" (a word I >> still stumble over when I actually try to use it in a sentence because >> it feels made-up), all of which practically glorify the bike that is >> well-ridden, a bit dirty, maybe even a little dented and has paint >> worn off the edges of the fork crown and all the stays. >> >> While some folks may ride a $4,000.00 bike because it's spendy or >> fancy, some folks may choose to ride a $4,000.00 Rivendell simply >> because it's well-made, and durable enough to see them out. And for >> those of us who fall into that category, there are lovely zip-ties. >> >> I hope the inventor of the zip-tie didn't die broke. >> >> Beth > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
