Had that been an SUV, the dude would have been smoked.
That said I ordered some endurance additives for the Silca wax so I’m gonna use that for now. I hope I can squeeze 1K km between rewaxing.
Nice! It wouldn't surprise me if you do! And a bag of wax lasts a very long time, so you should be set for at least the next few years.
Nope. Haven't had a need to.
But when it comes time to replace my immersion wax, I'll be going with Rex Black Diamond. It's high scoring on Zero Friction Cycling's tests, made in Finland, and can be tuned using different ratios.
But... it's like $80 + another $75 for their drip wax, so I will be waiting for that.
Fake news, fake reality, fake President. There's a pattern.
He's still a rapist who was knowingly involved with a pedophile and human trafficking ring.
I use both KMC and Wippermann chains. On one bike, I only run KMC with rust buster (Z8.1, believe) during the winter.
But the Connex links go on everything. Super easy.
The KMC quick links are reusable, but for something like five times. Wippermann links are designed to be used "forever" or for the life of the chain.
For Wax, it's Silca hot melt and Silca drip wax between. I'm looking to move away from Silca wax (or any American wax), but finding alternatives isn't easy without spending at least 3x more.
Immersion wax is usually after 600 to 800km, with drip wax every 200km or so. This is in dry conditions.
Over the winter, or after a gritty/wet ride, the chain gets rewaxed more often. Because I rotate chains, the process is really quick.
Silca sells an endurance drop in block that should extend longevity by hundreds of kilometers more.
I wonder if someone can make a Firefox extension that auto fills user profiles in various accounts with nonsense... fake address, fake bio, fake job, etc. Make it easy for users to poison data.
And the extension could add nonsense to various posts, like here on Lemmy. Not enough to ruin the content, but enough to taint any LLM data scraping.
That's exactly how NIMBYs act, too!
"You can't expect me to fit my single car in my empty, 6 car driveway! I neeeeed on street parking!"
I've been seeing this quite a bit. And there's no excuse.
It takes nothing to have your stock person check the label of the food they are putting out, and making sure it matches with the label the store has for that food. If it's wrong, reprint the label!
They have all the time in the world to put maple leafs on everything, but can't bother to be accurate?
Will be converting all. Especially with the ridiculous prices of chains and other conponents currenty.
Yup. When I got my gravel bike, I knew it was the perfect time to try, since everything was new and I did not want to burn through more expensive 11speed components. Within a week, I converted the other two. LOL
One tip: Look up "Wippermann" chains, or at least their Connex master links (Made in Germany products, but are sold through several Canadian dealers). The links can be opened and closed without tools, making waxing easier. I also rotate through several chains, so I can quickly swap a dirty one for a freshly waxed one.
I ALREADY DO! Humph! 😏
Honestly, though. Waxing my chains has been the single best decision I've made with regards to my bikes. I absolutely lothed dirty chains, and the shit I needed to do in order to keep them "clean". The solvents, ultrasonic cleaner, endless wiping after rides, switching to "clean" lubes... I just had enough.
Amazon Prime Days ran on July 16th and 17th (at least here, in Canada).
This price jump happened a day before and ended two days later, but this item was "on sale" during those two Prime Days.
I've been seeing this scam far too often, especially with food items. Why isn't this illegal yet?
Context:
This guy landed on my shoulder and just walked around for a few minutes.
Southern Ontario Around 2:30pm in bright sun; 24 Celsius.
(S)he was loaded with pollen and the bands on their abdomen were white.
From a list of possible bees in Ontario, I have narrowed it down to the polyester bee, but if anyone can confirm, I'd appreciate it.
It's been pretty depressing seeing fewer pollinators around year after year, so this guy really made my day!
Now that summer is almost here, I'm looking for better ways to protect myself from the sun. I generally dislike sunscreen, but I do wear it while riding.
The helmet visor "Da Brim" (website) caught my attention. Since I wear a huge-ass sombrero-style hat when I'm off the bike, I'm fine with the way Da Brim looks.
For context, some of my summer rides might have me in 8-10+ hours of sun, which isn't good, even with sunscreen on. If Da Brim can make the experience more tolerable, I'm in!
I'm curious to hear from anyone who has one, and what their experience has been.
Fight AGAINST cancer, not cause it!
Spoiler, they are talking about fermented stevia.