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bike wrench etymosis 4 months ago 98%
Pinned rim has an air gap, should i be worried?

Fresh wheelset for my single speed and i noticed this out of the box. Should i be worried or is it fine?

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fuckcars Fuck Cars Montreal's winter bike share trial (Oh the Urbanity!)
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    etymosis
    5 months ago 100%

    There are two angles i’d like to come at this with, one is systemic and the other is more individualistic. Systemically, bike infra isn’t given the same clearing priority as auto traffic, making it much harder to use your bike to get around. Convincing city council to invest in better infrastructure and maintenance is a good place to help getting as many people as possible on bikes when it gets cold out Individualistically, winter tires go a long way to overcome whatever your specific geography’s winter challenges are. Studded tires are great to combat icy conditions and wider tires can help float over slushy or snowy conditions But biking in the winter has a big mental block for a lot of people, even when they’re used to playing winter sports. The key, like anything outdoors in the winter is preparation; having the layers appropriate to the conditions seriously improves your comfort. In the same way you wouldn’t ski in a t shirt, you need to dress the part to bike in the winter

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  • fuck_cars Fuck Cars Noticed this while talking with a couple of friends
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    etymosis
    5 months ago 100%

    Not arguing, just curious - would suspension seatposts or stems help? Having to haul a full squish bike around i imagine would feel heavy/sluggish

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  • games Games Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of April 1st, 2024
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    etymosis
    6 months ago 100%

    A buddy of mine got me into dead by daylight and it’s been a whirlwind of fun. I dont love the microtransactions but theres enough base content to keep you going for a while

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  • over30 Over 30 What was in your bucket list that was a waste of time and money?
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    etymosis
    12 months ago 100%

    I’m a big second-hand kind of person and agree with you that flagships are too much buck for the short lived bang. I usually live a year behind on whatever the latest version of a phone is and it lasts me a good number of years before i upgrade to another one-year-out-of-date electronic.

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    etymosis
    1 year ago 100%

    Thanks a bunch, been trying to figure out how to pull this off and this looks like a nice solution 🙌

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    etymosis
    1 year ago 100%

    What rack do you have there? I have what looks to be a similar problem, a bike without eyelets but I desperately want more storage

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