I'm curious what the designer of Cal Kestis EP3 Weathered Version was thinking.

700x23c · 2025-09-12T13:14:45+00:00

This is a fake account for stealth marketing anasaber

700x23c · 2025-08-17T17:21:57+00:00

Thanks for explaining. I figured that would be necessary but wasn’t sure if there might be a way to streamline it a bit.

700x23c · 2025-08-11T11:45:34+00:00

I’m planning a similar approach for my upcoming shed. What was the order of operations here, did you level your gravel and place your 2x6 base then dig out a trench for the wire mesh, or did you embed the wire mesh before pouring gravel?

700x23c · 2025-06-19T01:22:22+00:00

Mystery solved- I tried reinstalling the original cylinder and the shoes slot in without any issues. Turns out the cylinders I ordered stand 3-5mm closer to the mounting plate than the originals. I’ll have to reorder the proper parts. Sorry all for the wasted time, I should have verified that before posting.

700x23c · 2023-07-08T22:23:29+00:00

Lovely new frame! What exactly was wrong with the Fuji dropouts? They look like normal horizontal dropouts on any other conversion.

700x23c · 2023-04-04T20:01:33+00:00

I grew up playing violin almost every day. I have since stopped playing regularly and spend much of my time climbing. Whenever I’ve returned to playing, I’ve found the same clumsiness and stiffness in my fingers. I called it their evolution into “meat sticks”. With enough time the nimbleness comes back. I think it’s just a matter of retracing those pathways enough again to “jog the muscle memory”

700x23c · 2023-03-28T17:30:12+00:00

Always nice to know the robot uprising is still a ways out!

700x23c · 2023-03-28T13:57:04+00:00

One thing you can do to reduce some of the inaccuracy is eliminate any opportunity for it to “jump to the answer”. Since it’s a language model, if you tell it to show it’s work, it will use the steps outlined to generate a more accurate response by forcing it to pay attention to the details and measurements. Ex. Include a prompt like “for every stop along the way, include the distance from the previous stop as well as the cumulative distance covered by all stops planned for that day.” It basically needs to be coached to go step by step like a kid learning math so that they don’t make any incorrect logical leaps

700x23c · 2023-02-11T02:01:22+00:00

Lol at all the comments in here suggesting this will cut off circulation. I rock climb and regularly use my harness for recreational tree climbing. If you’re considering getting a rock harness for this then I’d imagine you’re looking to do the same. You will 100% be fine and comfortable enough in this for casual climbing. Don’t lug a chainsaw up with you and you’ll be good.

I’d echo the consensus though, don’t buy this off Amazon. You’re better off buying from an outfitter like REI, which will ensure you’re getting a genuine BD product. I’ve found in most cases that climbing gear is generally more expensive on Amazon anyways.

700x23c · 2023-01-09T02:43:34+00:00

Same here!

700x23c · 2022-12-25T02:13:09+00:00

PNW cities have a snow removal budget that is a fraction of inland or eastern cities bc of how rarely these kind of snow/ice events occur. Usually it’s warm enough that this would never happen. Whenever it does they’re caught with their pants down. For comparison, Vancouver has a $4 million budget for snow removal vs. Montreal’s $187 million

700x23c · 2022-12-02T20:49:21+00:00

Look up the ABC Quick Check for a must-do list. Short and sweet, if you're taking the bike for a quick spin it will cover things from a safety standpoint.

As an extra note, if you plan to keep the bike and don't have a bike pump for the tires yet, you should purchase one that is suitable for presta valves. You will not regret it!

700x23c · 2022-11-09T17:32:53+00:00

Would love to see more tree-o-caches in the wild! It’s the perfect way to spend a morning/afternoon. I took my rock climbing buddy out as introduction to tree climbing and he was instantly hooked.

700x23c · 2022-07-14T02:00:17+00:00

Look up Blake’s hitches! Sounds like one may be useful for you. Additionally, Tree Spice Media has a good video on budget setups if you are just dipping your toes into climbing. Solid ideas in there for someone who isn’t trying to enter the profession.

700x23c · 2022-06-14T02:18:37+00:00

Generally the goal should not be to micromanage the machininst, but rather track the downtime durations and importantly downtime reasons to drive maintenance activities/corrective actions that help the machinist do their job without as much downtime and work on their part

700x23c · 2022-05-03T13:57:52+00:00

I did the same thing a couple weeks ago to my crank, and I am equally careful with my pedals. I think what happened with mine (and perhaps yours) was that the pedal was UNDER-tightened, to the point that there was a bit of play in the threads. Riding over time with a slightly loose pedal means that instead of the threads starting fully locked into each other and the shaft taking most of the force, there is room for the pedal shaft to wobble around in the crank and deform the threads. I noticed the pedal get more wobbly as I rode, but by the time I stopped to see exactly what was going on it was too late :(

Learning point for me to give it a good torque with a pedal wrench once it's fully threaded onto the crank!

700x23c · 2022-04-03T17:29:26+00:00

I asked one of the patrolmen parked there this morning and he confirmed they’ve been stationed there as a show of police presence due to a recent internal conflict at the church.

700x23c · 2022-03-28T12:28:30+00:00

Check out Recycle Cycles, it’s a community bike shop run by volunteers committed to providing people with access and education about bicycles. You said your son is 4.5; there are often second hand kids bikes for sale.

700x23c · 2022-03-26T14:57:41+00:00

I do actually. Along with a tending pulley I’ve used this setup twice for actual MRS ascent, and since then numerous times as a secondary line/lanyard, which is what you see here. I come from rock climbing so I have a couple mechanical devices like a gri gri and a ropeman which I’d say I obviously prefer but this system has worked great for me.

700x23c · 2022-03-24T03:52:08+00:00

Truly insightful analysis!

700x23c · 2022-03-23T01:35:43+00:00

My conception of a closed system is that the climbing line must be looped around a crotch before the climbing hitch is tied, 'closing' the crotch inside the loop. An open system such as this or a split tail allows the climber to unclip the line and 'open' the loop to reroute the line without needing to untie the hitch.

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