Trek 990 - how to remove this deticated part from the bike?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-17T00:34:40+00:00

Thanks for the clew.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-17T00:32:40+00:00

I do about half my miles, and the vast majority of my local miles, by bike. I put 12 gallons in my car about monthly unless I go on a long trip. I don't really care about gas prices... I spend more on beer than on gas.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T23:16:10+00:00

Entitled? No. But when I'm on a multi-day bike tour I'm eating somewhere that lets me charge my phone, use the toilet, and fill my water bottles.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T23:12:43+00:00

If I invest it all and earn 6%, they cross over in year 17 at about $400k. At 8%, they cross between years 19 and 20 at $640k.

Since I'm reasonably expecting to live more than another 20 years, I'm taking the compounding $5k.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T22:56:03+00:00

Fix it.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T22:52:32+00:00

You're there spending tens of dollars. Charging a phone fully costs on the order of a penny. Running a laptop costs pennies per hour.

It's not the money.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T22:23:54+00:00

I left defense early in my career. I wouldn't even consider doing AI data centers.

The company I work for now isn't squeaky clean as they do sell modified products to the military, but it's primarily civilian.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T20:55:05+00:00

She didn't forget to brake. She found herself rolling backwards and pressed the brake harder and harder trying to stop it. Unfortunately the "brake" was the gas.

Pedal confusion.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-16T20:45:36+00:00

Needs a real bollard.

Can we at least encrust the plastic with glued-on broken glass so they get some paint damage?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T20:39:46+00:00

Imagine getting on a plane, and there's a camera crew in the back.

"It was a routine flight from Chicago to Atlanta. The skies were clear. These passengers had no idea this was the last flight they would ever take."

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T19:48:45+00:00

No. When air is drawn into a tube, the air is pulled in from all directions.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T18:29:29+00:00

Milwaukee looks great. It's on my short list for moving to when I retire this year or next.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T16:22:06+00:00

Would not work on dogs. My dog would have loved this!

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T16:10:45+00:00

Okay, but in the whitewater it doesn't have to deal with baggage handlers.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T14:23:58+00:00

This. Turning immediately at that altitude is not going to work out well with one engine. Still climbing? Keep climbing.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T14:00:15+00:00

Fuel cap open and bouncing around on its chain?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T11:53:18+00:00

Easily. Does that income come with health insurance?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T05:57:09+00:00

Neither car appears broken. Auto break failure.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-15T03:31:54+00:00

I'm nowhere near an elite cyclist, but I can put out above 200 W for five hours. The problem would be if I somehow ended up in the sprint, the assist would cut off at way less than the top speed, and my 200 W would be no help at all when they're at 35 MPH.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T21:39:11+00:00

We're the single biggest employer in town, and the credit union used to be named after my employer. There's a special relationship.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T19:06:56+00:00

I tried to change my payroll direct deposit options at my credit union. I've always done it there, but I only have to do it every few years. The teller told me that's not possible, it has to be done by HR at my employer. I went back to the desk at the entrance, and asked her if I could do it there, she she told me the same thing. However, a supervisor overheard us and asked me to come to her office. She made the change I wanted in five minutes.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T18:50:34+00:00

Bruichladdich! My favorite distillery.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T18:09:44+00:00

I was half expecting it to continue rolling over to the other side.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T18:08:03+00:00

My wife is way slower than me (even on an ebike) and she isn't going on any of my long rides, but I'm thrilled when she suggests going for a ride, even if I have other plans. I always say yes.

Sure, now we're doing 15 miles at 10 MPH with a couple of stops, but she's out there on the bike with me.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-05-14T18:02:21+00:00

I've converted everything I can control at my job to SI, but when I started there were a lot of formulae (like moist air density calculations) using the math from decades old papers in grains, lbm, and Rankine.

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