ALiteralCabbage

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[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's a much neater solution than tyrewiz's - but I'm still dubious as to what (if any) use this can offer, except for riders to be able to radio to team cars when they notice a drop in pressure indicative of a puncture or burp?

It would be nice if it paired with Connect of something to remind me to pump up my tubeless setup when it's been sat in a shed for a while....

But then again I'm absolutely not a racer, so perhaps there are angles I can't conceive of here.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I get that the over-honking of the horn is annoying but this reads a little like people who buy houses near churchyards and then whine about the bell ringing.

You live near a lighthouse; it may make noise, and that's the point.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When Wasseem was just pushing 19-years-old he hit his first £1 million after trading currencies, social media work, real estate and other avenues.

So, lucky trades, crypto(?), then - presumably - slum lord of some description.

Truly the cream of the crop.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago

If it was modern I suppose his centre of mass would be basically over the front wheel but otherwise, yeah, the UCI have robbed us of a lot of cool bike designs!

Though the TT scene has truly produced some absolutely unbelievably ugly bikes, so maybe it's for the best.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We're basically going to end up with Graeme Obree's bikes being made UCI legal aren't we?

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

I can't get REI in the UK (sadly), though it looks like Alpkit make some. They're on sale, too, so might be worth a punt!

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Merino for socks. I don't know if any ball-pouch pants makers do merino - if they do I know where to "request" my next set from...

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago

Properly fired it's pretty tough to get any meaningful amount of lead out of a glaze on ceramics.

I'd bet they did it because of pressure from customers.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Best gift I get (every year now) is a new set of Saxx underpants. They're great.

One of the big things I've learned in my 35 years of life is that a little splurge on anything you wear near your dick and balls makes the rest of your life much easier to bear.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

A bit beefy for my taste but having bits both ends is nice!

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago

It's lovely kit!

Please don't use torque wrenches as general purpose ratchets! It's a great way to throw them out of calibration, and if you use a "clicker" type you might be over tightening by accident anyway (the "click" can act like an impact driver if you check tightness with them).

I used torque wrenches where appropriate - ie. On carbon parts and to ensure minimum tightness of contact points where manufacturers tolerances are expressly stated.

You'd be hard pressed to over torque with a 2 inch ratchet, mind you, you can apply more force with a standard T or L handled hex.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

That's the whole idea!

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