Plumbers tap handle
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Plumbers tap handle
Postby footloose » Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:22 am
I bought mine from Bunnings, about $10 if I remember. In the shape of a cross, it fits four types of taps most commonly seen.
Managed to find it on the Bunnings site:
http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_pro ... and+Valves" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby wqlava1 » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:59 pm
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Postby Tim » Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:43 pm
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby festybiker » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:11 pm
These little gizmos are indeed used on taps with modified "anti-vandal" spindles installed. Yes they are normally in public places, schools etc for obvious reasons.
I can tell you that if you are carrying a shifter or spanner of a specific size, you do not need these "keys" to undo the tap, you can simply loosen the spindle as if you are taking it off, and water will indeed flow due the washer being lifted from its seat.
So now can you please tell me whats the best bike and accessories for touring. I've got short hair if that helps.
Festybiker.
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby }SkOrPn--7 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:00 am
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby redned » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:55 pm
Festy, You are asking for trouble with an open question like that. How long have you got?festybiker wrote: So now can you please tell me whats the best bike and accessories for touring. I've got short hair if that helps.
Festybiker.
Have a look at the Touring Australia forum and a thread called "Thorn Raven Nomad Coming Together" or under the Cycling Brands Vivente forum for the "Vivente Randonneur" thread for starting points.
Also Google "Loaded Touring Bike" and you will have hours of day dreaming.
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby il padrone » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:25 pm
Endless photos to dream over here at Fully Loaded Touring Bikes as wellredned wrote:Also Google "Loaded Touring Bike" and you will have hours of day dreaming.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby GregLR » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:44 pm
Variations such as an expedition bike can then be considered, for example see this page http://www.adventure-cycling-guide.co.uk/bike5.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and this one, amongst others: http://www.adventure-cycling-guide.co.uk/bike2.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It’s also helpful to read the information on the Vivente bikes website (the brand mentioned by redned above), starting with their home page http://www.viventebikes.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and then clicking on “Choosing a Bike” http://www.viventebikes.com/main/page_c ... _bike.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and reading in particular the the material under the heading “The parallel between touring and urban bikes”.
Then click on the “Technical” tab, which brings up a page with various technical topics listed in the tabs in the LHS margin that go through the features of a touring bike including frame design & materials as well as individual components, starting with the handlebar options http://www.viventebikes.com/main/page_t ... tions.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby il padrone » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:38 pm
Here is an archetypal world touring bike (probably the greatest touring cyclist of recent times)
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby festybiker » Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:22 pm
I did stumble across BNA in doing months of research about touring bikes and thought i'd sign up to get invloved. Thanks to the advice from this forum and others, trawling through what is good advice and not so good advice, i have today hopefully secured a very low mile 2nd hand Disc Trucker at a very good price (sub $1200), with pedals, racks and bar bag.
I did look at and test ride the Vivente Randoneur (not sure bout the spelling), and it is a great bicycle, but i do feel the trucker to be a better quality bike. I know the extras on the (somewhat price point based) Vivente are terrific and it did ride very well, however for the price i got the LHT, i can now add a Son dynamo hub and decent light and be in the same paddock price wise as the Vivente.
For a first tourer, i reckon i've done pretty good.
I am however having trouble doing search's on this forum. e.g if i wanted to find something related to lightweight touring racks, would i type in the advanced search [+lightweight +touring +racks] or is there a better way?
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby Baalzamon » Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:28 pm
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby HappyHumber » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:11 pm
I find BNA's search function a bit teak, returning a lot of superfluous hits and confusing layout.festybiker wrote:I am however having trouble doing search's on this forum. e.g if i wanted to find something related to lightweight touring racks, would i type in the advanced search [+lightweight +touring +racks] or is there a better way?
It works for other sites as well, but use Google like with a search string like this:
lightweight touring racks site:bicycles.net.au
This will give you search results with the specific string in quotes:
"touring rack" site:bicycles.net.au
This sorts out duplicate thread references for you automatically, and can be readily used for other site names, like the Seppo competition (eg. substitute the 'site:' bit with bikeforums.net)
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: Plumbers tap handle
Postby festybiker » Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:22 pm
Thanks Happy Hunter for the searching tips. This will indeed help researching.
one might say we are now "off topic" but as a plumber, i think i am now getting a handle on this site. Wow, thats really bad and im not sorry.!!
Nighty night ya'll.
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