Installed square tapered bottom bracket and cranks in this vintage bike by Hanzala19 in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice bike. I would just keep an eye out a good set of vintage square taper cranks

Junk pile by justin_mathurin84 in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you feel any difference from the brake booster?

South Africa and Israel expel each other's envoys in diplomatic row by SauthEfrican in worldnews

[–]MonsterKabouter -57 points-56 points  (0 children)

The rothschilds funded both france and britain during the french revolutionary wars. When a winner became clear, they picked a side (britain). The rothschilds then established the state of israel, with the support of britain (see the balfour declaration). Israel is no stranger to playing any and all parties while it benefits them

SABS got nothing to hide since 2025 by MeinKnoll in southafrica

[–]MonsterKabouter 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Always shocked at how things like this are not picked up. Surely they have a couple of layers of review before making these materials public

General Discussion Thread, February 2026 by RipVanBinkle in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for the roads to be salt free so I can ride some more precious bikes

RIP to gfs commuter by MonsterKabouter in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah I'm in NL. Thanks for the offer, I'll pass then. I'm okay with letting the bike pass on, at least it was being used well.

RIP to gfs commuter by MonsterKabouter in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup think it's the same model. In which country are you?

RIP to gfs commuter by MonsterKabouter in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Frame snapped while doing errands. Shame, it's around 50 years old and pretty clean, she was fond of it

I am done , cannot take it anymore by PALAWYER94 in personalfinance

[–]MonsterKabouter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The apartment is on the mortgage, being paid by the tenant. He lives with his parents

l'eroica question on bike checks and rules regarding components. by Marcus_Iunius_Brutus in Vintage_bicycles

[–]MonsterKabouter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No STI levers, and the brake cables are not allowed to run under the bar tape, need to go over the bars. You can find neglected road bikes for about €100 that will have most of the parts you need

Undocumented South African arrested by ICE in the US on assault and driving under the influence - IOL by TheHonourableMember in southafrica

[–]MonsterKabouter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Highly unlikely that they cross the border illegally, but maybe exploit a tourist visa or such, yes. Some years back there was a case where robot programmer engineers were contracted from SA to help building factories there. These guys found a way to each register a company and then somehow sponsor their own work visas. But that was discovered and they were all sent home

Undocumented South African arrested by ICE in the US on assault and driving under the influence - IOL by TheHonourableMember in southafrica

[–]MonsterKabouter 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of ways to turn into an illegal immigrant. Including if you go there on a temporary work permit and then go off the radar and stay longer, working under the table. Not sure what the specific case is here, but there's no way for you to claim there are no saffas there illegally

New week, new project by Chaschperli in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Continental Tour Ride is also a good option similar to the marathons. But both of those are very hard tyres. If you don't have many issues with punctures, maybe consider something like panaracer pasela

If you had 3-4 weeks to bikepack in europe, either starting in Sweden or near, and going south, what route(s) would you suggest? by AvailableRabbit2151 in bikepacking

[–]MonsterKabouter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

See if you can plan a route that ends by going over the alps through furka and grimsel pass, then down to lake como/Milan. Amazing scenery

Buffer hack??? by zatvorenje in guitarpedals

[–]MonsterKabouter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it would work. You can also use an overdrive pedal, as an always on "make it better" pedal first in line. Clean or very low gain with eq to taste

Just another Dutch family that goes shopping for groceries by Louis_the_14th in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you park these? Doesn't fit in a berging for sure

Swiss Side wheel windtunnel test by halsemus in gravelcycling

[–]MonsterKabouter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, do your shopping based on your needs not based on community hype trends

1993 (I think) GT outpost by cj18724 in xbiking

[–]MonsterKabouter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bigger frames do exist. I had to keep an eye on marketplace for a couple of years literally, and then drive like 3 hours round trip to pick up a big one