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    One multi - or several in a series with a bonus?

    in General geocaching topics

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    While I don't agree that a multi should all be in one park I still think the themed with a bonus caches should be approved as seperate caches.

     

    Look at the team jiffy solar system series. It's 300 miles across and each one is a nice little cache. But if you happen to be able to find them all, you can find the coordinates to the bonus Haley's Comet. No different.

     

    Now previous approvals don't mean that a new similar cache has to be approved, but I think these types of caches add to the sport not take away from it.

     

    george

     

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    I Need a Mountain Bike

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:

    Anyone saying you should spend more doesn't really know if your riding style needs it or not.

     

    http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ihazeltine/bandbass.gif

     

    On that note, does anyone NEED anything more than a yellow etrex?

     

    It's a catch 22, you don't need a nice bike if you don't ride much, but maybe you don't ride much because you have a cheap bike.

     

    It all depends on price range, if you're willing to spend a couple hundred bucks, there is no reason you can't buy a reliable bike from a bike shop. If you can only spend less than $100, well, maybe, but I'd be tempted to buy a used Trek or equivalent.

     

    george

     

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    SF Bay Area geocachers

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Green Achers:

    Stupid Question from the farmer...

     

    Why does http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=41391 have three elements in the name?[This message was edited by Green Achers on April 07, 2003 at 03:19 AM.]

     

    It may be a hint, but it wasn't on the orignial cache page. Since I was on of the first to admitedly try the cache I saw the orignial cache page. The elements were not listed.

     

    Allison was a chem grad student and I think something she said caused the addition of the elememnts. But I don't know if it's just cute or a clue or a cute clue.

     

    george

     

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    I Need a Mountain Bike

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    As far as buying a used bike things to look for

    at least 8 speed rear cluster

    at least 1 1/8" head tube, threadless stem

    NO NO NO U brake, (very old so unlikly)

    Those are the biggies. Any good frame with 1 1/8 headset can fit with most modern parts. Disk brakes being the exception but I really doubt you're going to go there.

     

    george

     

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    I Need a Mountain Bike

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Rich in NEPA:

     

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    Geez, I spend more for a set of tires for my bike than some of you spend on a bike! icon_rolleyes.gif

     

    Cheers ...

     

    _~Rich in NEPA~_

     

    http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/1132_3300.gif

     

    __--- People do not "drive" cars, they steer them. People do not "ride" bicycles, they drive them. ---__

     

    Nice lightspeed. I wouldn't even begin to tell them how much a nice set of wheels cost.

     

    The most efficent machine in the world is a man on a bike.

     

    george

     

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    I Need a Mountain Bike

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by RJFerret:

    quote:
    Originally posted by Ce'Nedra:

    i can assure you i'm a girly!

     

    Well then, that changes EVERYTHING!

     

    Er, no, wait... That doesn't change anything...

     

    Grin,

     

    Randy

     

    PS: Department stores hire outside people to come assemble their bikes. They usually make the rounds, stopping at an individual store once or twice a week. They do however, get paid by the unit, NOT hourly--so like I said before, expect to adjust cables--but again, that's easy, not worth taking it back to the shop for, just twist the adjuster (no tools required). Oh yeah, if the department store screws it up, take it back--they stand by their products too (and you won't have to pay anything).

     

     

    Plus, don't forget about the bang up walmart staff that will take the time to fit you on your bike.

     

    george

     

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    I Need a Mountain Bike

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Bike Shop is the way to go.

     

    Ok, you don't have to spend $500 bucks on a mountain bike at a bike shop. You can get a decent bike that will last you years and years for a little over $200. It will be assembled by someone who knows how to build a bike and will come with the store backing. You also usually get a 'tune up' after a 30 day break in period where they shop will bo over the bike a readjust everything after the cables of stretched.

     

    Walmart bike, usually assembled by some minimum waged high school kid. Do you really want to trust that you're breaks are actually going to stop you when you're going down that hill you didn't think was going to be so steep?

     

    As someone who's worked in a bike shop I cannot tell you how many brand new department store bikes came it to be fixed becaue they weren't put together right in the first place. Bike doesn't shift right, the brakes don't work right etc etc. So all this money you saved buying a cheap bike is going to getting it repaired.

     

    Do you know why most bikes have less that 100 miles on them? Because people buy cheap bikes that don't fit, don't work right, and are just no fun to ride. So they sit in the garage gathering dust.

     

    You don't have to spend a lot for a nice bike shop bike.

     

    george

     

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    International GeoCaching 'Meet and Greet'

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Why Vegas?

    Well, it's has the facilites to host people.

    It's near many many wonderful and beautiful parks and canyons.

    It has something to do at night,

    it's cheap to eat,

    cheap to get to,

    and can be cheap to stay

    they have facilities for RV and or camping

    they have a roller coaster on top of a building

    and they have all kinds of caches

     

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    Eastside cachers

    in Northwest

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by SuperGenius:

     

    BTW what gift was waiting for you in your 1000th cache.

     

    Pepper

     

    Horizontals where it's at!

     

    Oh, bthomas left $1 and joked that if the next 999 visitors each left a dollar then I would get $1000 cash. Death thought the whole cache was for me so he left another $5 and didn't sign the log book. I don't think he got it. I'm going to email him to go back to sign the book.

     

    george

     

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    SF Bay Area geocachers

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by The Rat:

    I hadn't heard about this, but I'd be very interested to know the answer, too. Surely one of you obsessive-compulsive geocachers will know the answer - assuming the initial fact is accurate. I don't see why there would be any adjustment needed, since each of the general satellites sends its exact position and an exact transmission time, doesn't it? If so, it shouldn't really matter which ones are received or how many there are in terms of processing the information; it should only result in greater accuracy with more satellites received. But I'm no geek here - just speculation. Someone here must actually know the answer.

     

    Short answer.. the new satalite replaced one that was lost so there is not net gain of satalites.

     

    Long answer... well, the gps maxes at 12 satalites so it's not like you could have locked on to 13. Plus, when's the last time you had all 12 locked on? Lot more to getting a good reading than just how many stalites you have locked on. Stuff starts to get over my head at this point so I'll just bow out now.

     

    george

     

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    Is this a Cache Yes or No

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Tahosa:

    Not even close to a letter box, believe me your legs would cramp up if you took a bike up this one.

    Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops.

     

    That' just makes the downhill more fun.

     

    Just leave the instructions in the original cache and leave it as a bonus for those that find it.

     

    george

     

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    SF Bay Area geocachers

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Here's my thoughts on Golden Bear.

     

    There is a broken fountain near the original coordinates. I believe that there is some sort of plaque on the fountain. You then use the dedication date of the fountain to tell you which way to walk using the key that 12 is south.

     

    When we went after this cache the last time we did not check the fountain, so I'm not sure which direction to check on the map. I did find by doing some research that Sather Gate is considered to be public property. I noticed that it is about ten minutes from the starting point.

     

    I may be totally wrong, but that is where I'm at right now.

     

    Mary

     

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