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Switched to TPU tubes, and it feels like I'm cheating now. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Average overall speeds are up, but not by that amount since it's urban riding with lots of things bringing that number down (stop signs, red lights, pedestrians on shared paths, etc.)

But for segments where I can just go, speeds are considerably faster.

Switched to TPU tubes, and it feels like I'm cheating now. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don’t think so. I think they’re better but it’s a very small percentage in terms of times. Close to latex IIRC.

They are supposed to bring watt savings, which could mean faster speeds at the same effort, or the same speed with less effort. I have noticed it, especially at higher speed.

And the rotational weight savings seems to also make a difference in climbs. Easier to push up climbs, and still faster than before.

I do believe there is a solid benefit in comfort compared to typical butyl with supple tires but that’s pretty subjective.

Yes! Even with more pressure (they felt way too squishy at the same pressure I was running before), they are still more comfortable.

The only downside in my mind is they’re slightly loud. I’m very happy with them, and recently had a puncture and was happy that the patch seems to hold.

I love the sound! LOL It's different, and slightly unnerving, but pretty cool.

I'm not sure if I'll be putting TPU tubes in my old MTB, which I ride all year. If the ones in my gravel bike hold out well until November, I may just go for it!

CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 74 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

The video rolls, almost uninterrupted, for the next 11 hours. At 6:30 a.m., corrections officers can be seen rushing across the frame. The Justice Department later disclosed that that's when Epstein's body was discovered.

Over the course of the night, the staff on duty failed to conduct the required 30-minute check-ins on Epstein while he spent the night alone in his cell.

How convenient! They missed 22 required check-ins on the night he was ~~murdered~~ died by suicide. Sure, sure, sure.

nah it's natural in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Our parents didn't ignore it.

Our Governments, and the corporations who bribed those governments, just didn't give a shit enough to listen.

Why is insurance not mandatory for cyclists? Well, they can't do this for a start in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

On a side note: I wonder what the cost of all the bike-related crashes (caused by bikes) would add up.

A crash like the one in the video likely cost someone (insurance company, tax payers, other drivers, etc.) way more than hundreds of cyclist-caused crashes.

I'd be willing to bet that the administrative costs to have cycling insurance would likely be more than the insurance is worth.

Whereas with car insurance, you'd never be able to pay for the true cost of all the damage, lives lost, etc. That's why they cap liability to usually max $2,000,000.

Waxing a chain connecting link in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Pro-level hack! Nice. 👌

Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put ‘people at increased risk of harm and death’

The judge ruled Wednesday that Cycle Toronto and others “have established that removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person.”

I'm no genius, but can't the exact same ruling be used in favour of urgently expanding cycling networks and infrastructure?

The lack of this infrastructure is putting "people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person", does it not?

Drivers Who Run Red Lights Get Tickets. E-Bike Riders Get Court Dates. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

And if motorists kill people, they get a minor traffic offence.

Like this guy, who killed a young e-scooter rider, but only gets a "fail to yield" charge because humans outside of cars don't matter.

Altman: Anything You Say to ChatGPT Can and Will Be Used Against You in Court in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And how would they prove that what you said was truthful, and not just fucking around with ChatGPT?

Also, wouldn't this be easy to poison? Have a script randomly ask ChatGPT wholesome things all day... and then your defence lawyer can use that to bolster your character in court, no?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s explanation for being friends with Jeffrey Epstein in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

His excuse is he hangs out with a lot of rapists

And just how casually that comes out, too.

30-lb ebike game changer fully charges in under 15 minutes in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd love to see a breakdown of the weight of the motor, battery, and frame on its own. Many carbon-framed bikes are around 20 pounds, so the fact that this one is only 10 pounds more and still has to account for everything else makes me very suspicious as to where corners were cut and if the specs are actually true.

Electric Cars in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d argue that at least where I live, the amount of electric vehicles that has appeared over the precious decade is very clearly a majority bikes, scoots and other personal transport, instead of a car.

Me too, and I love it! Just the number of private e-scooters out this year has blown my mind! I'm not sure if it's due to accessibility (they are <$1000) or if our rental e-scooter program showed people the value in micromobility, so they invested in a personal e-device.

And while the rent-a-scoots are pretty obnoxious at times, they do support the public transport insanely well in a city like mine

My city does not have great public transportation, however, the data from our first year of rental e-scooters has shown that people are using them for trips that would be "car first" at any given time. This is positive, and that's with an enormous amount of push-back, lacklustre infrastructure, and the growing-pains that come from such a new and highly regulated form of transportation.

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Inner tubes... go big or go small? (lemmy.ca)
 

I've got 32mm wide tires on my road/gravel bike. Currently looking at TPU tubes and I've got two options:

  • 32-47mm
  • 18-32mm

So, is it better to get one over the other, or will they both work equally well? Never used TPU tubes before, so I wouldn't even have a reference to compare these.

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TEMU black hole (lemmy.ca)
 

When I want something cheap, I usually hit Aliexpress (website). As I was looking at the Aliexpress app page on the Google Play Store to check its privacy details, TEMU came up as a recommended app.

Now, my wife has used TEMU in the past, but since she often can't find her way around things, I downplayed her negative experience as "user error". That said, I went to the TEMU website and started looking around.

I found something that was a reasonable price, but then get this message saying I could get this item free through the app... sigh. OK. I sign up with my usual fake/random credentials and add this "free" item to my cart.

A spinning prize wheel comes up. Hey, I can get THREE free items now! Sweet. I spend the next 3 hours looking for stuff I can actually use, doom-scrolling through everything from women's underwear to t-shirts with assault rifle print. Literally something for everyone. LOL

Then I select my third "free" item, and another spinning prize wheel comes up. "100% off the next $35". Ok.

I didn't need more stuff, but hey, 100% off sounds like more free stuff!

I spend another hour looking, keeping an eye on the amount "saved" (apparently $600+, for stuff that is sold on Aliexpress for maybe $25).

When I finally get to check out, I get another spinning prize wheel. "100% off $100"!! Goddamn, I'm on a roll here. How do these guys make any money?!!

More time looking... I must have spent well over 4 hours on their app. Time to check out.

$67? Huh? What about 100% off and all that nonsense? Enter your phone number*

  • You must agree to get promotional texts, or you can't check out... hmm, maybe my wife wasn't wrong.

In any case, there was no way to actually get anything "free". I deleted the app, deleted my account, and will never touch this scam ever again.

Do people actually end up getting anything from Temu? I thought AliExpress was bad, but the experience is 1000x better.

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Suggestions wanted re: Saving/archiving web pages (lemmy.ca)
 

Hey guys, so it seems that Linkwarden isn't as good as I was hoping, since some websites will throw up a cookie popup or some other screen that basically prevents the capture.

Firefox Screenshot seems to work well, but it saves a PNG, which isn't really text searchable.

FF's "save page as..." feature seems to break things when viewing them back.

Save to PDF is another option, and that seems to be decent.

I'm not looking to copy entire websites, but I like to save web pages for later reference (i.e. instructions/specs).

I use Synology Note Station, but they don't have a web clipper for Firefox...

I'm fine with using a folder structure to store files, despite not being totally ideal when compared to Linkwarden.

Does anyone have any other suggestions that perhaps I've missed? Nothing too complicated... ideally, as simple as a button click would be great.

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Anyone use triathlon shorts instead of cycling shorts? (lemmy.ca)
 

Ok, so here's my problem.

I own quite a few padded shorts, ranging from $30 - $250 (bibs), and they feel great for the first 2-3 hours, then I get really uncomfortable in them. Not pain, but quite uncomfortable.

I was able to ride 200km wearing only compression shorts with no padding, but I think I got lucky.

Regular shorts/underwear always have issues because of the seams, so they aren't viable.

I heard that triathlon shorts are lightly padded, so they may offer a nice in-between.

Does anyone wear them? How do they compare to traditional cycling shorts?

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An Osprey enjoying lunch (lemmy.ca)
 

I heard this guy chirping very loudly and spotted him enjoying a meal. It's rate that I'm able to see them eating this close, since they usually carry their catch away 😂

Near Darlington Park in Ontario.

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Does this unicorn trackball mouse exist? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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My current trackball has lost its smoothness and feels "sticky" no matter how well, or often I clean it.

So, I'm looking for a trackball (thumb controlled) with the following features:

  • Bluetooth wireless with support for at least two connections (for laptop and PC media station).
  • Uses AA or AAA batteries.
  • Uses bearings.
  • Set at a tilt/ergo angle.
  • Repairability is also important, but not a total dealbreaker if the mouse is high-enough quality.

So far, most that I've found will lack one of those features, but I'd really like to have all of them, if possible.

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who offered tips on getting my current trackball working better. Today, trying to roll the ball left became very difficult, like it didn't want to move. I took it out, looked at the little white ball (bearing?) supports that the ball should be rolling on, and noticed that the left-most one was almost pushed in, and flush with the cup that the ball sits in. The other two are higher up, so the ball can "float" on those, but not this other one. The manufacturer is already sending a replacement mouse, so it should work better, but I'd still like to find my unicorn 😄

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Cyclist dead after Yorkville collision with truck driver (www.cbc.ca)
 

Five months left for 2024, and Toronto has already broken their record for most cyclists killed in a single year.

This is shameful.

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Cyclist dead after Yorkville collision with truck driver (www.cbc.ca)
 

Five months left for 2024, and Toronto has already broken their record for most cyclists killed in a single year.

This is shameful.

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Artificial price increase so that you can post “discounts” on Prime Day (lemmy.ca)
 

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?

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To those using Tube Archivist, does it often freeze for you too? (lemmy.ca)
 

I'll start by saying that I really love Tube Archivist. It works flawlessly in doing what it does (archiving YouTube videos), and the UI and UX are great.

However, no matter what browser I use (Edge, FF, Opera, Samsung mobile, FF mobile, etc...), I run into issues where the video will play, but the interface freezes... I can't do anything on the screen until I refresh.

I don't have it set to any strange codecs, so videos are in vp9. But I also tried a few different codecs to see if the quality/size could be better optimized, and had the same issues with freezing UI then.

If I run the videos through Jellyfin, they work fine. It's only through the TA web interface where things lock up.

Is this normal? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this working better?

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Checking chain wear when waxing chains. (lemmy.ca)
 

So, I joined the world of waxed chains. So far, it's life changing. Quiet to the point that your think I'm running a belt drive, but more importantly, super clean and component preserving.

But, I was thinking earlier, if wax fills in the gaps between the parts the wear, how would you actually get a true chain wear measurement?

I've never heard of someone stripping the wax off to check for wear, and that would get incredibility wasteful to do it often.

Zero friction Cycling doesnt mention anything special in regards to checking a waxed chain.

So, would I go about checking the chain, waxed and all, and assume the numbers are pin point accurate?

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Quick follow up re: my post "Advice wanted: Best/safest route between Pickering and Scarborough?" (lemmy.ca)
 

Hey guys, just a quick update regarding my question: https://lemmy.ca/post/22882437

I did end up successfully riding from Oshawa to Vaughan and back over the weekend, using Finch as the bridge between Pickering and Scarborough.

For the most part, I'm really happy with my route choice. The total trip was just over 162 km, and some highlights included:

  • The trans-Canada trail along Duffins Creek in Pickering was amazing.
  • There's a long-ass hill on Old Finch, just west of the zoo, that almost killed me on the way back (my folding bike is NOT geared at all for climbing, and I burned off any glycogen reserves by that point).
  • The Finch hydro corridor was nice... taking McNicoll before and after was not. Poor roads and aggressive drivers.
  • The Duncan Creek trail is also stunning. I'd 100% do this trail again if I'm in the area.
  • The cycling infrastructure in Vaughan was great... until it's not. There's a section of road along HWY 7 West of Centre St and east of the 400 that's just downright terrible. Where there is no bike lane, the roads are garbage and traffic is fast and aggressive. Where there is a separated bike lane, it was COVERED in rocks, metal, plastic, wire, and pretty much everything else you can imagine; the road, FYI, looked as if it was cleaned using a toothbrush. The raised cycling lanes west of the 400 were really, really nice.

Overall, a really great ride. I'm not sure if I'll attempt the same ride using Taunton/Steeles at some point, since aggressive motorists going far in excess of 80 km/h just doesn't sound like fun.

As a side note, my Varia radar clocked one guy going 126km/h...

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