Epinions Recent Reviews for r0b3rt

A great book about suspension

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:18:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - This is a book about racecar suspension. It's mainly geared toward the hardcore racer who will be fabricating racing chassis and suspension. It is a good book to read and keep around as a reference if you desire to have a good understanding of racing...

The Missing Book

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:04:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - Or, "The Book I've Been Missing All My Life." All kidding aside, this really is a great book it's one of those ones that plugs the holes left by most of the others. This book is about performance tuning modern fuel injected vehicles. It is not...

Delta variable speed benchtop drill press

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:19:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I run a SCCA race car with a buddy of mine. He fronts the money and I do the work basically. He has an appetite for modifications and I finally got sick of trying in vain to build precise things using my pistol drills so I went off in search of a drill...

Amazon.com: How did we ever get along without it???

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:30:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - Over the last few years I have made several purchases from Amazon.com. I have been completely satisfied with all of my shopping experiences there. I have a rather short attention span and loath the thought of spending an entire day running around in...

A good multi purpose reference manual

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:12:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - This book has been very useful to me. Gone are the days when any Joe could pull a wheel off a car and change the brakes with nothing more than a pair of pliers. With things like rear disc brakes and antilock systems, it is possible to do more harm than...

No hype, all facts!

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:00:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - If you are looking for an analytical, objective, and factual guide to the construction of turbocharging systems, this is the book for you. This book is not the kind of cursory overview that you will find in performance magazines, rather it is the first...

The automotive engineering bible

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:54:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - With 962 pages of highly technical information, this is a book that I may never read entirely. It is a very good reference though. In a world of theory and maybe this maybe that, this is the one place you can find concrete answers about the functions...

Informational but not inspirational

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:41:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I found this book to be very informative on all the variations of Bosch fuel injection. However the final chapter is what initially attracted me to the book. Namely Tuning and Modifying. I was disappointed with that one chapter because it had a sort...

Buyer beware

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:05:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - This is a good car for those of you who are going to beat on it and race it and modify it and stuff like that. If you're that person, then you'll never care about the fact that the passengers side glass doesn't fit well against the seals and makes a lot...

Microsoft Windows 98: Tips on optimizing a slow computer

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:17:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I've been running Windows 98 ever since it came out. I've found it to be a quite satisfactory operating system once you learn to work with it. I have a lot of friends that complain about it being slow, though. Because its designers put the emphasis on...

Pioneer CDX-P1250 Car CD Changer: Good Unit

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:59:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I had an old Pioneer 12 disc changer that I liked just fine except for a few things. 1, I had to manually input names for the cd's. New one is automatic. Cd title and track name. 2, Its guts were rigidly mounted to its case, which made it skip...

Compromise, like everything else

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:35:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - Here's and update after a good bit of flogging on these shoes. I'm still happy with the fit, but have found the edge of the sole along the big toe to contain a deficiency. This edge wad a bit rounded right out of the box and has now worn to the point...

Camp n Bike

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:13:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I went to Pine Grove Furnace for a weekend mountain biking trip. I didn't know what to expect but was very pleased when I got on the trails. First of all, it is of note that the trails are mostly ATV trails. Don't let this make you think that they're...

Great rear tire

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 00:00:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I like running this tire on the rear of my bike. Its tread is laid out like a bunch of tall, rectangular paddles. These paddle like lugs seem to deliver good acceleration in sandy soil due to their width and can grab onto the corners of rocks and...

good front tire

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:48:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - As the title says, I use this tire on the front and have had good results from it. It has a regular steel bead and lots of fairly tall, arrow shaped knobs in a wide regular pattern that extends well out to the edges for good turning power. When...

Great rim, but not bomb-proof

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:30:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I kinda slammed on these rims a little in my review of the 521's, but they don't really deserve it. They are a lightish rim and are for cross country use. As long as you don't push it too hard, this rim will serve you well. It would also help to weigh...

Bomb-proof!

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:13:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I had a set of 221's on my full suspension GT when I bought it. It was my first serious mountain bike and still my favorite one to ride. As I got better at riding and more fit, I started having to true the wheels every couple of rides. I decided to...

Good for intended purpose

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 00:04:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I've had two 4 ohm 8" passive bazooka tubes in my truck for the past seven years. As best I can determine from the website (http://www.sasbazooka.com/), the EL8-hp is the model equivalent to what I have.

My setup is two tubes wired in...

Saved my marriage

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:39:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - In short, I'm a newlywed. I watched this move with my wife. She refused to comment after it was over, so I knew something was up. A couple of days later, she admitted to me, in tears, that she had drawn an incredible parallel between herself and the...

Stick it to em

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:19:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I bought the Digital stick with the twist action and the game-port interface. Unlike the other fellow, I had no problems configuring it and getting it to work. My stick came with software, though. He may have gotten the shaft on that one. Anyhow,...

Great for the money

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:00:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I paid about $129 for this thing and am pretty happy with it. It makes a lot of noise, shakes, and refuses to deal with more than about 15 sheets of paper in the hopper at once without trying to suck down 5 sheets simultaneously. However, this thing...

Good results-eventually-almost never

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 21:44:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

Finally got it to work with WinME. For like two hours. Then it went back to it's old tricks- spitting out error messages that aren't on any list in the world, refusing to work right,...

Years of enjoyment

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 21:08:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I've had this game for about two years. My favorite thing to do with it is play cooperative skirmish matches on the network with my wife as an ally and as many enemies as the map will hold. The missions are pretty cool too. Some of them are really...

Tough Monkey

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 22:00:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - I bought this bike used with a few modifications, so this will be a frameset review mostly. The bike came to me with XT v-brakes, Deore rear der., noname front der., SR Suntour crankset, 98 Judy T2 fork, Mavic wheels, Specialized Dirt Control and Dirt...

Good starter bike

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 21:05:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author r0b3rt - Bought this one as a starter bike for the wife because I wasn't sure if she'd like cycling or not. Unlike the picture and description on this site, my bike came with a short travel front suspension fork. Oddly enough, though I eventually replaced it...