FPs and mountain passes

[hari317]

How hard was it to get that apart? Friction fit, or soem adhesive? My mind is spinning with ideas for a replacement feed.

 

John, the nib carrier is friction fit, it will pull out. Check out my old post on this.

 

Well, as promised I managed a small detour on the way back home.

Just a 150 km and 3 hour more and I was able to fit a couple of minor passes plus the Stelvio in.

 

Wow, the view and your photgraphy is stunning.

 

Cheers,

Hari

 

[Gran]

Beautiful photo of a lovely place.

 

Thanks much for posting it, and this thread.

[rhosygell]

All thats needed to complete the Stelvio picture is the soundtrack of a hard driven Alfa Giulia laid on top...

or a Maserati Mistral... or a plain Fiat 500!!!!

Edited September 11, 2009 by rhosygell

[enricof]

Happy you liked the view.

Looks like I should post some more pics of the place...

[Gran]

Enrico, if you care to post more lovely photos, I think many of us would enjoy seeing them. Thank you!

[enricof]

A few others, waiting for some more still in my old trustworthy film camera (must finish the film and have it developed and digitalized)..

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-7.jpg

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-3.jpg

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-4.jpg

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-5.jpg

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-6.jpg

 

 

 

[Bearcat]

Beautiful photos. I almost expected to see some Giro D'Italia cyclists in them.....

[Johnny Appleseed]

A quick thought to add to the experiment - when you said you filled the Parker 51 Aero "100%", did you clean the collector after filling it? In other words, did you give it one last squeeze , then pull it out of the ink to let the sac reflate - thus sucking excess ink out of the hood and collector? I have had P51s disgorge ink into the cap when I have failed to do this - even without air pressure changes.

 

Just a thought.

 

John

[enricof]

Couple of years later, last Saturday I had a chance to celebrate my 50th birthday with a long solitary motorbike trip to the same passes (13 hours and 720km total, 500km on the highway and 220km "in the mountains" - uncountable U-turns ).

 

Did not take FP pics, but took three pens with me "for scientific research" and to keep a short diary.

 

Here are the results when I arrived at the Stelvio Pass (2.760m):

 

Pelikan M1005 clear demo, Noodler's Navy

No problems at all.

 

TWSBI Diamond 540 ROC 100, MB White Forest

Couple drops in the cap.

 

Pilot Custom 823 clear, Noodler's Zhivago

When I opened the shutoff valves, the pen spat out a couple drops of ink,

I had to clean nib and feed of excess ink.

Beware if you open it in an airplane...

 

No problem at all when I got back at home.

 

Test conditions:

Pens fully filled, nib up, clipped inside my bike jacket inner pocket.

Temperature was decreasing as altitude increased, so this made the test a bit less hard.

It was a torture test in term of vibrations (@ 140km/h my bike generate quite a lot of high frequency vibrations, plus lower frequency shaking caused by the wind).

Edited September 20, 2011 by enricof

[h_s_shrivastava]

 

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-4.jpg

 

 

 

What's the name of the town in the photo ?

Edited September 20, 2011 by h_s_shrivastava

[Uncle Red]

WooHoo, now that's a birthday. I'll need to do something like that in 5 years.

Thanks for sharing both experiments and

Happy Birthday :clap1:

Edited September 20, 2011 by Uncle Red

[enricof]

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/stelvio-4.jpg

 

 

 

What's the name of the town in the photo ?

 

Hard to remember, but it was a small village along SS38 (Val Venosta). Could be Oris.

Enter these coordinates in http://maps.google.com/: 46.629754,10.64661.

 

[Kaweco]

Hello Enrico

Nice tour, the Alpes are fascinating. Here are some pics from my bicycle tour last July.

Gotthard Pass/ San Gotthardo. Pelikan M200 transparent blue, not leaking at an altitude of 2106 Meters

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/Gotthard1.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/Gotthard3.jpg

Nice downhill drive at Gotthard

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/ValleyofScattering.jpg

Across Nufenen Pass/ Passo Novena, 2478 Meters

Brig in the Rhone Valley in Switzerland

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/Brig1.jpg

Rainy and snowy weather. After driving through the Simplon tunnel by train, arriving at the Lago Maggiore. My dream lake!!!

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/LagoMaggiore1.jpg

Home across the Lukmanier Pass/ Passo Lucomagnio 1972 Meters

Kind Regards

Thomas

[enricof]

Great pics.

 

By bike... uhm, my legs aches just seeing it.

Edited September 20, 2011 by enricof