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Postby dimwit » Mon May 23, 2005 8:12 am

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Police suspect arson in bicycle lot fire

A fire broke out early Sunday in the bicycle parking lot of a public apartment in Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo, burning about 60 bicycles, about 20 motorcycles and the exterior walls of the apartment building, police said.

A 35-year-old resident of the eighth floor injured her leg as she fled the blaze.

Police suspect arson.



The Yomiuri Shimbun

Maybe, I am getting old and cynical, but even motorcycles don't usually burn unless some one put a match to them.
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Postby FG Lurker » Mon May 23, 2005 9:10 am

Newspaper translations often leave a lot to be desired... :(

At home wouldn't this be written as "Police are treating it as an incident of arson." or something similar?

Translation is a bitch of a job though... I certainly wouldn't want to do it.
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Re: Can bicycles spontaneously combust???

Postby Socratesabroad » Mon May 23, 2005 11:35 am

dimwit wrote:Police suspect arson.

Maybe, I am getting old and cynical, but even motorcycles don't usually burn unless some one put a match to them.


Not necessarily. Some bikes don't have metal frames (mine doesn't, it's carbon) and many have extra junk attached to them that will burn more readily. And a fire breaking out doesn't mean someone deliberately set it]Typical causes of accidental fires are cooking accidents, overheated or short circuited electrical connections, spontaneous combustion of oils, welding sparks, burst gas lines, sparks from fireplaces, lightning, cigarette butts, left-on appliances, reacting chemicals. The list of all the possible causes is very long.

If a fire is not the result of an accident, it must have been deliberately-lit; arson.
http://www.tcforensic.com.au/docs/article3.html[/quote]

FGL wrote:At home wouldn't this be written as "Police are treating it as an incident of arson." or something similar?


No, it'd probably be written 'police suspect arson,' just as it is.
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Postby FG Lurker » Tue May 24, 2005 1:21 pm

Socratesabroad wrote:Some bikes don't have metal frames (mine doesn't, it's carbon)

Somewhat off-topic, but still on the subject of bikes... What are you riding? How do you like it?
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Postby Socratesabroad » Wed May 25, 2005 2:44 am

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming...
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Postby FG Lurker » Thu May 26, 2005 9:27 pm

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Postby dimwit » Thu May 26, 2005 10:50 pm

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Postby FG Lurker » Thu May 26, 2005 10:55 pm

dimwit wrote:A Momochari

Momo? Did I miss something?
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Postby dimwit » Thu May 26, 2005 11:08 pm

FG Lurker wrote:
dimwit wrote:A Momochari

Momo? Did I miss something?


It's pink. :D
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Re: Can bicycles spontaneously combust???

Postby Socratesabroad » Fri May 27, 2005 12:08 am

FG Lurker wrote:I think you have the same frame I do then! Giant MCM all carbon, right?

I would have been happy to settle for a metal frame, but the largest frame they had on-hand was the all carbon one. Looks a lot like the one in the picture.

FG Lurker wrote:I bought a Giant MCM-1. Has mostly Deore XT, but some LX too. Hayes hydraulic disc brakes that kick serious ass. Front fork is a Rock Shox SID SL. Overall I am extremely happy with the bike.


I bought a frame w/ some extras. Has some gears plus handlebars. Pedals and brakes that work. Front fork works too. :wink:

Honestly, I have no idea about the parts - I basically consulted the guy who fixed most of the bikes in the store and then pointed to stuff on the wall. After some initial teething problems, I'm quite satisfied.
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Re: Can bicycles spontaneously combust???

Postby FG Lurker » Fri May 27, 2005 8:50 am

Socratesabroad wrote:
FG Lurker wrote:I bought a Giant MCM-1. Has mostly Deore XT, but some LX too. Hayes hydraulic disc brakes that kick serious ass. Front fork is a Rock Shox SID SL. Overall I am extremely happy with the bike.

I bought a frame w/ some extras. Has some gears plus handlebars. Pedals and brakes that work. Front fork works too. :wink:

:lol: You might just be the only guy in the world with a carbon frame who is not interested in bikes! ;) No worries though, glad to hear the bike is working out well.
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