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Since daylight savings has put an end to after work hockey, I've been a
bit glum.  However, whilst roaming about Cupertino at lunch today I found
a new skate shop which is exclusively in-line!  (Not that other types of
skates are in any way bad :-)

Anyway, it's located on Homestead road and Blaney (Between Wolfe and Saratoga/
Sunnyvale).  They're an authorized Rollerblade dealer so they've got the
full lineup, but I didn't see any Bauer.  They did have some other skates
but since I'm already equipped, I didn't check them out.  Until the end 
of the year you get a $25 gift certificate if you buy low end Blades, 
$50 if you buy high end.  Pretty standard motto, "we'll beat any price!"

They've got a ton of hockey equipment - (good selection of sticks) and
just about everything you could think of to tack on your stick or blades.
Lots and Lots of Kryptonic and Hyper wheels (they carry seconds of Hyper
for half price!).

They've also got an easy phone number (aside from the fact that they're
a block from my work) (408) 25-BLADE

Dave Orth
Hewlett-Packard Company
dorth@cup.hp.com
From: qinyi@uk.ac.man.cs (Yi Qin (BCW PhD))
Newsgroups: rec.skate
Subject: Re: Skate sharpening
Date: 16 Nov 92 23:18:43 GMT
Organization: University of Manchester, UK
In-reply-to: piltch@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov's message of 13 Nov 92 21:43:00 GMT

>In the year or so since I've been ice speedskating I've had one of
>the other club members sharpen my skates for me. The time has come
>to learn it myself, however. How do you go about learning to
>sharpen skates? Is watching someone else once sufficient? How about
>reading about it? How easy is it to correct your errors?

This is one of the topic I am interested in. But firstly, I want to
know if there exits any difference between the "western" technique
and my "eastern" one to do the sharpening, as I did speed skating
reasonably seriously in China a few years ago (At some competition
level). We all did our own sharpening on a rack which holds the
skates in strict parallel. A few gentle tests with the sharpener 
are necessary to ensure the surfaces of the skates have strictly even
contact with the sharpener. Some lubricant would help to both protect
the long life of the sharpener and providw smooth sharpening. Some attention
is needed if you do the sharpening in a long run, as the shape (though
the surface of the skate looks like a straight line from one end to the
other,) may have subtle effect on your performance. Most of us would
prefer to have the shape with a very very small convex. It'll be very
uncomfortable if you get the concave shape on the skates. So, with this
in mind, I always give proper effort to the entire surface range of
skates. Some finishing work is vital, to sharpen the both sides of a
skate. Only layman would do it in the way of sharpening a kitchen
knife.

I haven't done any speed skating since I left China. I want to know
how you do the sharpening of ***SPEED SKATES***, esp. the equipment
you use. I personally hate the electric sharpening tool, as it can 
finish a new pair of brand new skates in just one season.

I guess the best way to get it right quickly is to do it yourself,
and then go and try it to see if what you have done is satisfactory
to your own feeling. We never ask other people in the club to do the
sharpening as what other people have done may not be suitable for our
own purpose in performance. Even before the competitions, we usually
spent nearly half an hour to prepair the skates to ensure everything
is ready for the single race (as I had redo it for the next race).
Hope this is of any help to those interested, while I am also interested
in how you guys do it.

Cheers

Yi Qin
Dept. of CS
Univ. of Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
U.K.
From: aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger)
Newsgroups: rec.skate
Subject: "Be Seen On TV On Skates. Roxy" - NYC
Date: 16 Nov 92 16:04:46
Organization: BBN, Cambridge MA
Reply-To: aboulanger@bbn.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: kariba.bbn.com


As posted in the Village Voice (Nov 17):

 "Be Seen On TV On Skates. Roxy
  515 W 18th St. Skating & Auditions Suns & Weds. 8pm
  Live taping Suns 7pm 212 420-0943, adm $10."

I went to their new Sunday session (7PM-12AM) and it looks like a success..


Dance the night away on roller skates,
Albert Boulanger
aboulanger@bbn.com
From: jnewborn@ecst.csuchico.edu (Gadget)
Newsgroups: rec.skate
Subject: Re: HELP!! I CAN'T GET MY SPACERS OFF
Date: 16 Nov 92 21:24:55 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu


Spacers are a pain at first, but they get easier to work with as you use them
more.  There are several things you can do to get the bolts out easily.

  - Loosen all the bolts before you take any out
  - hold the opposite bolt (losened) at a slight angle as you loosen the other
  - Pull (or push) on the wheel as you try and loosen bolts.

The 2nd two methods bind the axel to the bearing so it won't twist as you
loosen the bolt and the bearings aren't affected either.



Gadget



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Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: sk82wind@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Peter P Zapalo)
Subject: Tonya Harding
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:56:13 GMT

Re Tonya Harding's weight:

	I have tapes of her from Skate America '89 Where she slaughtered Jill
Trenary with a dazzling display of triples--she really looks tiny.  She
looked a bit bigger in '91, but healthy, and bigger but healthy in '92.  She
really does look fat (for a skater) now, especially in her legs.  I don't
think that she will fare well with the body shape she has now.


--PPZ III	<<sk82wind@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu>>


Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: htr@world.std.com (Helena T Robinson)
Subject: Re: Skate America comments
Keywords: xxx
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:23:52 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.173017.11647@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> kevin@dipl.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com writes (in part):
>The most entertaining
>skaters are the ice dancers who don't have to jump at all (you notice that
>they almost never fall down).

Well...ice dancers may not have to jump, but they are expected to show some 
intricate footwork, and that has been known to cause some falls.

Helena Robinson
htr@world.std.com
Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: kewasiel@unix.amherst.edu (They call me Ren)
Subject: Re: Figure skate recommendations
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:02:33 GMT

i tend to recomend reidell silver stars to skaters who aren't that advanced
yet, but who would like to work seriously.  nice strong boot, but not such
thick leather that it'll take many weeks and many band-aids to break 'em in. (:
it should give you support.  if you're interested in something for more 
advanced work, try the reidell gold stars or even move up to teri super-delux.

karen
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From: ahsiung@bbn.com (Anita Hsiung)
Newsgroups: rec.skate
Subject: Wow!  New user.
Date: 21 Nov 92 00:23:18 GMT
Reply-To: ahsiung@labs-n.bbn.com (Anita Hsiung)
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

I just tried rollerblading last weekend and it was a blast!  Great
fun!  Had three major spills but my frequent falling on the ice
helped me get away with just minor scrapes.  Can't wait 'till I get
out there again!  (Sorry, just had to let everyone know!)

	-- Anita --

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Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: kol@hal.nta.no (Karl Olav Lillevold TFU Student)
Subject: address of RollerBlade
Organization: Norwegian Telecom Research
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:07:55 GMT

Could someone please _email_ me the address and fax no. of
RollerBlade.

Please don't flame me, I have no access to american phone directories.

Karl Olav Lillevold  -> kol@hal.nta.no

     
  
Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: "haroon bashir" <haroon.bashir@canrem.com>
Subject: precision skating
Reply-To: "haroon bashir" <haroon.bashir@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 21 Nov 92 21:34:03 EST

Apologies if I am breaching protocol. I just joined this board and this
is my first attempt to comment. I changed subject to "precision skating"
since that is where my interest lies through my daughters participation.
Her team is competing at Lake Placid in al tiny little competition by
your standards (I presume) but we enjoy the sport. Do you know of anyone
else who may be interested in it? My daughter is part of a team of
Novice level children called the Pickering Ice Rockets. The team is in
its 1st year as novice. Most of the kids on it were at the Juvenile
level for the past two years. Again my apologies if this is in the wrong
place. Anyone else have anything to say???
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Newsgroups: rec.skate
Subject: re: winter skating
From: <CXF122@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:00:11 EST
Organization: Penn State University

I hope that people just don't stop skating because it's cold out.  Now is the
best time of the year; no many people out and almost no poser wannabe skaters o
n ultrawheels or roces or any thing cheesy like that, only the hard core. Stair
bashing is much easier without the people or pusses out.
As far as wet pavement, I find that I get loads of grip on concrete but none
on blacktop.  Could it be from the oil in the blacktop floating up to the
surface?

Chris


Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: htr@world.std.com (Helena T Robinson)
Subject: Re: Skate Canada - Full Results
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:31:32 GMT

In article <1dot5lINNr0e@FUNCTOR.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU> loosemore-sandra@cs.yale.edu (Sandra Loosemore) writes (in part):
>The various fall competitions (including Skate America, Skate Canada,
>the Trophee Lalique, the NHK Cup, and who knows how many others) are
>"minor" competitions, sponsored by the various national skating
>organizations as a means to provide some international competition
>experience to their younger skaters.  Most skaters only end up
>participating in one or two of these competitions each year.

However, last year many potential Olympians used these events - particularly 
Skate America and Trophee Lalique - as occasions to "try out" their programs 
for Albertville.  The latter-named event was especially enticing since it 
served as the "test event" for the rink being used tfor the Olympics.  One 
reason cited for Kurt Browning's participation in this event, despite physical 
problems that already caused his chief competitors to pull out, was to gain the 
"psychological edge" in having "skated on Olympic ice."

Another reason several questions have arisen concerning absence of the 
better-known competitors is that these events received fairly wide TV coverage 
last year.  Perhaps the fact that Skate America and Skate Canada have been 
televised this year attests to the attraction the sport has gained in the past 
year?

Helena Robinson
htr@world.std.com

Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: Preston.Jones@launchpad.unc.edu (Preston Jones)
Subject: roller skates
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:11:02 GMT

My son is selling his skates they are in excellent condition the ad is below.

mens size ten black hightop boot
pink hard candy plates
pink psyic II wheels
bearings, wrench

Paid $160.00 new will sell 80 postage paid.  preston.jones@launchpad.unc.edu

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Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: mfoster@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Marc Foster)
Subject: Re: Metroblades?
Originator: usenet@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:57:07 GMT
Organization: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

In article <1992Nov17.232228.298@stortek.com> pae@blackcat.stortek.com (Phil Earnhardt) writes:
>
>Rollerblade has announced the MetroBlade, which is a walking shoe and
>external in-line shell sold as a pair. There have been pictures in
>several US magazines. I haven't seen it in stores, but I haven't been
>looking either. One magazine stated that sizes 7-10 are available now;
>other sizes will be available in the spring.
>
>The MSRP is $225.
>
>>Fernando D. Mato Mira
>
>--phil


Skateworks Plus here in Norman has had them for several weeks.  I tried them
out and the crossover style seems to work ok.  The support is adequate for
skating, but I wouldn't thrash or play hockey in them.

marc  
Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: stek@amazon.pfc.mit.edu
Subject: Clubs in Boston area
Organization: MIT PLASMA FUSION CENTER
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:22:38 GMT

I would like to get in contact with some inline skate clubs in the
Boston area.  Does anyone know of any?  I am putting on a cycling event
and am looking to see if there is interest in putting on a skating
event in conjunction.
I do not read this news group, so please send all replies to
Stek@pfc.mit.edu
thanks
                Paul Stek
                Boston Road Club
Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: htr@world.std.com (Helena T Robinson)
Subject: Re: Skate America comments
Summary: Harding-Giloody's triple axel
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:11:13 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.160716.18333@dvorak.amd.com> erussell@dvorak.amd.com (Ed Russell) writes (in part):
>I was impressed with Harding because of her tenacity and unwillingness
>to give up trying the triple Axel even when she was having a lot of
>problems with it.  I believe that at a more recent competetion (worlds?) 
>she dropped it on the advice of her coach.  Hopefully she has put it
>back in by now.

Well...don't look for it to return anytime soon.  On yesterday's coverage of 
Skate Canada, it was reported that tonya was leaving out the jump for now and 
concentrating on style.  In addition, she's gained weight since the '92 
competition season ended - more weight makes it tougher to get all those 
rotations done.

As for the performance itself, she certainly had her problems.  Used the 
"Robin Hood" music we've heard before, but I don't think she completed more 
than one or two triples.  And I can't say I was terribly impressed by the 
"style," although it did look as thogh she had put more effort into it than 
I've seen in the past.  Alas, I just think her time has passed.

Helena Robinson
htr@world.std.com

Newsgroups: rec.skate
From: kettyle@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (john.jr.kettyle)
Subject: Re: Rain Skating? (was Re: Cleaning bearings)
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:00:57 GMT

From article <Bxo66q.IC0@rice.edu>, by rbutera@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert John Butera):
> In article <Bxo2sv.B6w@acsu.buffalo.edu> v066pz78@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (COMPUTER BLUE) writes:
> 
>>try to relubricate them.  For lubrication, I use 3-in-1 household
>>oil.  It seems to work better under wet conditions than the standard
>>grease.  (i.e. after skating in the rain, oiled bearings were still
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>rolling smoothly, while the greased ones weren't sounding as good.)
> 
> I have a question for all of you rain skaters:
> 
> 1.  HOW?  What kind of wheels?  Personal experience is that even
> getting the wheels wet (either quads or blades) makes any kind
> of serious "gripping" (even worse on blades) out of the question.
> 

I have found out that there is no way to insure gripping, so I don't worry
about it. Call me a fag and a wimp for rollerblading ( :-) ) but skating around
in the rain with no controll is like doing doughnuts in the parkinglot in a 
snow storm. I don't do it alot, and when I do I take precautions so that others
won't get hurt as I go flying over a curb. Remember, PADS HELP REDUCE SCARING!

If you want to try it out, go slow and stay in control. You'll sure get wet,
in a downpoor though.

> 2.  What are the short and long term effects on the bearings?
Short term effects are slowing down or binding of bearing movement. Long term 
effects are total binding of bearings. Best to repack or replace bearings.
> 
> -- 
> Rob Butera - ECE grad student   Rice University, Houston, TX   rbutera@rice.edu
> 
>   BAKER FOR PRESIDENT - eliminate the middleman (from rec.humor.funny)


John Kettyle, Jr.
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: velde2@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Francois Velde)
Subject: Re: Absinthe - ???
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:44:02 GMT

In article <102904@bu.edu> rohm@bucrf17.bu.edu (Ryan Rohm) writes:
>Absinthe is a liqueur flavored with anise and other strong herbs.  It also
>includes oil of wormwood, which is apparently a neurotoxin if chronically
>used (i.e. it eats your brain).  
>
>There are similar liqueurs without the wormwood component;  one I am familiar
>with is Pernod.  They are commonly drunk diluted with (sparkling or still)
>water;  because of the oils dissolved in the alcohol, this produces a 
>cloudy mixture as microscopic drops of oil come out of solution.  This is
>fun, but IMHO Pernod is an acquired taste, and not a particularly versatile
>mixer, either.  

Are all the other Mediterranean liquors (ouzo, arak, etc) the same in 
that respect, i.e. the cloud comes from dissolved toxic oils?

Pernod is quite legal, and thoroughly enjoyed in France (especially the 
South): it is a brand name, become synonymous with anisette, like 
Martini with sweet vermouth.


-- 

	Francois Velde

Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Cognac!
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 20:33:18 GMT

In article <12750158@hpmwgde2.sr.hp.com> budn@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Bud Noren) writes:
>The other night I picked up a bottle of Remy Martin VSOP cognac for no par-
>ticular reason.  I guess it's the promise of winter's chill that will 
>call for some stronger stuff than the wine I usually find myself drinking.
>Anyway, this stuff was fantastic!  I've either never had cognac, never
>had a good one, or don't remember it if I have.  It had the complexity
>and bite of a good whiskey and the oily 'fatness', as I heard it once
>aptly described, of an Oloroso Sherry.  This was one of the most enjoyable
>liquors ever to find its way between my lips.  I dug through back issues
>of the Wine Expectorator in search of an article I recalled seeing that
>dealt with cognacs.  Apparently, the RM VSOP is one of the most highly
>regarded cognacs in its class, at least according to that publication.
>
>Being that the difference between a lush and a connoisseur lies in
>knowledge, does anyone have any wisdom they would care to pass on
>regarding cognacs?  I can see myself drinking a lot of this in the
>future and would rather be in the latter category.  Any tips in regard
>to price/performance would be great.
>

RM is a very good cognac, cognacs are brandies, which are from grapes,
which is why you found such complexity - they are great for sipping
in the evening in front of a fire, with a good book or SO

one of my ex-fiance's, French Canadian, who lived in NH,
liked his cognac straight or 
with a splash of soda

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Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: shla@spf.trw.com (Sheila Wallace)
Subject: Re: Margaritas!!
Organization: TRW Sensor Data Processing Center, Redondo Beach, CA
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 01:37:15 GMT

In article <1eb0ssINN2gj@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> wpt@po.CWRU.Edu (William P. Taylor) writes:
>
>
>	I'm looking for recipes for Margaritas.  I've tried several 
>mixes, and a few experiments with made-from-scratch, but I haven't
>been satisfied yet.  If anyone has any favorites, or tricks of the 
>trade, let me know.  Either post or mail me, and after exhaustive
>research and product testing I'll post a summary :)   Thanks!!
>-- 

We make ours using sour mix, Cuervo 1800, Cointreau or Triple Sec
(Triple Sec if we're being cheap :), and (this is the most important
part) salt _in_ the drink, not just on the rim.  We started doing
this after having a fantastic 'rita at a Chart House restaurant
in Marina Del Rey.  We've tried using freshly squeezed limes, but
that's a lot more work for not much difference in taste.  (Actually
I prefer fresh limes, my husband prefers sour mix.)

We've also tried different tequilas, including Herradura, Cuervo
Gold, Cuervo Silver, and Cuervo 1800.  The 1800 is the best so far.
(Save the Herradura for sipping.  It's actually too good for
Margaritas. :)

Here's our proportions:

1 cup sour mix (or 3/4 cups fresh lime juice and 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar)
1 cup Cuervo 1800
1/2 cup Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 teaspoon salt (we use La Paz margarita salt, the coarse kind),
  more if it needs it.

Blend and add ice.  Salt the glass rims by wetting the rim with
a slice of lime then dipping in salt.  Pour and enjoy.

Cheers!
-- 
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Soon to be leaving TRW and working at home...
new address: fluent@cerfnet.com