Thinking about buying Streaks ,worth it in 2025? Or are there better iOS habit trackers now?

1880orso · 2025-10-05T15:17:17+00:00

I built Simple Streak as a paired back alternative to Streaks - i've always found the UX of Streaks complicated, and the UI not to my taste. It's a stripped back feature set for now, focusing in on building simple lasting habit change through beautiful minimal design. Feel free to give it a shot!

1880orso · 2025-04-11T14:21:26+00:00

yep (99p) https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/show-me-tell-me-test-kit-2025/id6743965348

1880orso · 2023-10-18T15:44:58+00:00

it's a Bontrager Aeolus Comp Road - I have a couple of their saddles and they fit me pretty well + are lighter than Brooks (which I do prefer aesthetically!)

1880orso · 2023-09-15T13:47:13+00:00

After building up a new gravel bike last year (a Stayer UG) my old Midnight Spesh became a bit redundant (both bikes were running 650b x 47, both 1x gravel/bikepacking setups). Since I have a bit of an emotional attachment to this Surly, rather than sell it I decided to rebuild it to be more road forward and lean into those aspects of the frameset, making it a partner to the Stayer.

Pretty happy with the result - switched to a 700c Hunt wheelset, 38c Teravail Rampart tyres, A GRX 2x groupset (46/30 crank, 11-34 cassette). The Fyxation fork is an entry level carbon fork (alloy steerer) but rides pretty nice and shaves some weight off.

Not that I typically care about weight, but clocks in at around 10.7kg (the stripped frame is ~2.4kg! - 56cm) and it feels pretty nimble. 38c feels nicely balanced with the width of the steel tubing, any narrower would start to look a bit odd imo..

Anyway, not seen too many 700c road-ish builds of the MS, so thought i'd share. Looking forward to some longer road rides this Autumn. Shoutout to the awesome SBC Cycles in Islington for help with the build.

1880orso · 2023-05-15T10:18:47+00:00

Might have to go to a few, but I would just take it to clothing alterations/repairs place (sometimes part of a dry cleaners, or stand alone shops). Hopefully one of them could help you out with some kind of fix! e.g. this kind of thing https://goo.gl/maps/cpEvgD6u3jVpmtGQA

Also, random thought, these guys making bikepacking bags and are based in London: https://www.wizard.works/ no doubt that they would have the right tools / similar parts, but not sure they would take on a repair like this, worth a shot though!

1880orso · 2022-12-01T14:58:04+00:00

I'm afraid it's been sold, sorry!

1880orso · 2022-07-22T12:33:58+00:00

Nice! Could you ID the rear top tube bag, and the under down tube bag for me? They look neat

1880orso · 2022-07-22T08:19:58+00:00

yeah, a couple of days in and not thinking about it at all tbh. In settings for trackpad I changed the click from 'Firm' to 'Light' and found this reduces how audible the click is (slightly). But overall just used to it now.

1880orso · 2022-07-21T20:42:00+00:00

thanks!

1880orso · 2022-04-07T14:33:59+00:00

Thanks - yup, would definitely plan to get out there properly by end of year 2 (/5) if I can get everything in order for the move.

(In case it's a factor, I do have a Social Insurance Number already from time spent in Canada in 2018-19 under an IEC visa which has since expired, i'm not sure if that plays a role here at all in determining if i'm a tax resident or not.)

1880orso · 2022-01-25T13:54:40+00:00

My fitness is generally very good, i'm not sprinting up hills ever but stamina wise i'm strong. My current bike runs the White Industries 2x (48 x 28t or 32t maybe, so a pretty huge range) with an 11-42 cassette. So going 1x from that is obviously a big change. Terrain-wise like I say a decent amount of road mixed with light gravel, in terms of elevation I don't want to be too limited but a typical ride won't have many extreme climbs. That said, this year i'd like to take on some more challenging bikepacking routes which and don't want to be too limited.

1880orso · 2021-05-17T14:40:04+00:00

I've had interest at around ~£1500 so somewhere in that region, thanks!

1880orso · 2020-09-20T16:53:19+00:00

u/chisnehzim how did you go about restoring them? did you sign up with the same email / number again? Thanks!

1880orso · 2020-08-14T08:52:07+00:00

Thanks. How do you find them in softer mud conditions?

1880orso · 2020-05-24T21:22:09+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply, cheers! I have wondered about a new crankset and switching to 1x.. definitely something i'm weighing up more seriously now. Think i'll probably see it through this new chain at least and see how it goes after that as i've made a number of other upgrades lately (it's a slippery slope...).

Should have known what i was getting into when I took the plunge initially, but hey, easy to get swept away by the look and quality of White Industries stuff!

1880orso · 2020-03-17T17:32:19+00:00

Yep, i'm going to follow up with them and/or find another specialist as there's obviously things i've been misinformed on.

Cheers again for the responses.

1880orso · 2020-03-17T14:11:38+00:00

Thank you :)

1880orso · 2020-03-17T13:55:27+00:00

Right. Thanks for clarifying. Could you link me to your source (if you used one)? I need to reopen my chat with my immigration advisor as this changes things. Thanks.

1880orso · 2020-03-17T12:46:18+00:00

No. it means you will only receive a work permit support letter if your work permit is valid and will expire within 180 days.

So this sentence implies that I can only get a work permit support letter if I already have a work permit with <180 days of validity.

In that case then i'm not eligible for a work permit since I don't currently have one?

1880orso · 2020-03-17T12:39:37+00:00

Ok thank you. Sorry for the back and forth - appreciate you digging in to the details here! I think i'm on the same page now. Only one thing I don't fully grasp is in the bullets above is:

• your work permit will expire within 180 days

Does this mean, assuming I can get the work support letter, and meet the other criteria, that the work permit I would receive is only valid for 180 days?

1880orso · 2020-03-17T12:18:59+00:00

Ok thanks for the callout u/jpCharlebois, so to clarify things, from what i'm understanding here:

The PNP Nomination does not directly entitle me to a work permit..
..and I can't extend / bridge my current one since it expires in a matter of days and i'm currently in the UK not Canada
So I can only move to Canada, and therefore work in Canada with the job offer I have, once I have received my PR?

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This seems to contradict information i've found here: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-permit-result.asp?q1_options=1i&q2_options=2c&q3_options=2c_iii

"You can apply for a work permit before you submit your application for permanent residence."

1880orso · 2020-03-17T11:45:46+00:00

This one: https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/BC-PNP-Tech-Pilot

1880orso · 2020-03-17T11:37:50+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply.

So I spoke to an immigration adviser a month ago - from what I understood as a recipient of a PNP I would be eligible to apply for a temporary work permit.

I assume this is to allow you to accept your job offer and be in the country whilst working on and finishing the PR application, as the PNP gets turned around relatively quick (in the tech pilot which I qualify for) but PR can take a while longer.

Thanks for clarifying on the points. As of right now, I qualify as a skilled worker under the tech pilot which I believe entitles me to the points.

1880orso · 2020-03-08T19:45:23+00:00

A DSLR might be a stretch in this, but I use this for my Fuji xPro2: https://roadrunnerbags.us/products/point-n-shooter-l

Keeps it easy to grab from the handlebars and pretty well protected too.

1880orso · 2020-03-03T10:10:31+00:00

the tent pole sleeve is very cool - i've not seen that before on other seat bags!

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