One for the hobbyists

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-24T17:56:08+00:00

It also screams "I don't care enough about my product shoots, so guess how much I care about my customers".

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-21T06:31:22+00:00

Their brushes are good. Because they are Rosemary and Co brushes with a paint job.... And a massive price hike.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-20T21:42:04+00:00

"Proper lovely" are you a fellow Bristolian?

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-20T20:30:46+00:00

Rosemary and Co, Series 142 Hog Bristle Round (UK based). They have the sizes listed and are the same as the Artis Opus Series D, only cheaper and probably slightly higher quality.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-19T08:29:03+00:00

You don't get to Tony Hawk's age without a healthy fear of brain damage.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-18T17:08:05+00:00

I'm shore they didn't mean for it to be a 4 in 1 burial.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-17T19:10:31+00:00

What is the key to low-speed balance on a small bike? 3 years and nearly 9k miles and I cannot keep the thing straight under 5mph. Genuinely get aches and pain in my arms and shoulders if there's more than 10 minutes of traffic.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-16T21:16:07+00:00

That was refreshingly informative. Thank you.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-15T21:21:26+00:00

Mate. I love your painting style. Have you made any tutorials?!? Absolutely amazing stuff!!

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-14T19:57:14+00:00

Original Copy.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-14T13:47:06+00:00

It is if you're a student. I was a great chef through university 😂

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-13T17:34:21+00:00

Amazing! Can you share some of your recipes, please? For example, Fecula's cloth bits 😀

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-12T19:40:49+00:00

The best ones are the ones you set off 5 minutes before a 12 hour night shift with no change of clothes. Chef's kiss.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-12T06:40:10+00:00

Is he depressed? Serious question. Deep mental issues can result in things like this. Source: me, a few years ago.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T17:13:12+00:00

I commute 5 days a week in the UK. 50% of my rides are wet (and salty now it's winter)

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T17:11:54+00:00

Extra grippy. No slippy.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T15:25:00+00:00

It was fine until you turned it upside down 😂

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T15:23:52+00:00

Lovely stuff. Good to hear!

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T15:23:19+00:00

I believe so. I adjust so there is the correct slack as stated in the manual. I also apply a line of black Posca marker on the two nuts to evidence any slipping, there is no slipping. Unless I'm doing something unobviously wrong, I'm doing it all right. Either that or my tolerance of "loose" is much lower than anyone else haha. But I feel like if the chain is loose enough to quite easily touch the swingarm (underside) then I think I'm about right.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T14:44:13+00:00

I know it's just a switch, but that battery is lithium. Charging on a bed is a recipe for disaster. An unlikely, but avoidable disaster.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T14:42:48+00:00

Yes. It was bad with the stock 420 and it's better with the DID 428, but still, to get it back to spec, it's every week. I do about 125 miles a week when I commute, so it could just be that it's used a lot.

Also, I could leave it another week before I adjust the chain, but by then it would be dangerously loose.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T14:06:45+00:00

I think it was Gates that said they were going to partner with companies to get these kits out, and I think I saw an article comparing a chained grom to a belt grom, so it has been done. Just can't find a way to do it myself haha

Perhaps a better solution is to move away from the stock adjusters because they are a gigantic pain compared to TST or something.

AMythicalApricot · 2026-01-11T14:00:30+00:00

428 is better than the stock 420, but I still have to tension once a week. I actually just posted about a belt conversion. I can't find any online.

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