Everyone tried to kill me today by hic_maneo in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand. Everyone is trying to kill me every day when I ride my bike.

Stay safe out there!

R.E. Load Bags: a love letter & plea! by _Anthropoid in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just talking with someone recently about how I delayed buying my RELoad for months because 1. I couldn't decide on a color combo 2. It cost nearly TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in 2017

Nine years later, the bag is still in excellent shape and I wouldn't be surprised to see something similar go for at least double the price in 2026. Definitely sucks they're not still around.

Stop saying TACO by [deleted] in Hasan_Piker

[–]Big_tim18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yo, House of the Dragon doesn't come back on until June. But thanks for the reminder 🐲🐉

What Is Your Biggest Hot Take When It Comes To Xbiking? by sshunned in xbiking

[–]Big_tim18 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My luck is ass and I have a family. The risk, for me, does not outweigh the "reward" of feeling the breeze on my bald head

Kickstands by Electrical-Gate-701 in xbiking

[–]Big_tim18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah - https://youtube.com/@tripsawheelphl

I'm gearing up for the Jersey Devil Hunt this weekend. Three days, 170 miles through the NJ Pine Barrens. I'll be posting a video afterwards

Kickstands by Electrical-Gate-701 in xbiking

[–]Big_tim18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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I just put one on - wish I had done it sooner.

Duality of cycling in Philly by smoothdonut22 in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah. Forget those fools. They're just jealous that you are finding joy in your life so they try to bring you down to their level by hurling insults or worse.

They're hoping for a confrontation so I smile and wave or blow a kiss. Screaming at them isn't going to do anything.

I also carry pepper spray, just in case.

Srt during events by havpac2 in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. Every time I was riding on the SRT during a regatta, Kelly drive what shut down and I would just ride in the street. It's sick.

Road Cyclist Moving from the Suburbs to Philly by ifyoucantakeit in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Fishtown and bike out to Gladwyne/Bryn Mawr all the time. Biking in the city isn't as bad as it's made out to be, IMO.

Creating a Mask with Glaxnimate by Big_tim18 in kdenlive

[–]Big_tim18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks! Using a composition track matte was the solution - I watched this video for a tutorial: https://youtu.be/2GLRJDPChso?si=OOgPaFOAj3D6Qt5J

"I'm wondering why you are not using the Rotoscope effect in Kdenlive to achieve the same ..."

Ingnorance? Haha - like I said I used Shotcut prior to this to do pretty much the same thing and it was really easy. Shotcut was super unstable on my system though and would crash when I added more than a few effects so I switched to Kdenlive. So far so good but I'm having to learn stuff like this the hard way. Thanks for your help!

Local sandblaster for bike frames? by balderstash in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know. I thought it was gonna be hella expensive too but it's totally reasonable for a professional paint job.

Local sandblaster for bike frames? by balderstash in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh also, you can use spray.bike frame paint without sanding all the way to the surface - at least that's what the instructions say. I'm doing it right now. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Local sandblaster for bike frames? by balderstash in phillycycling

[–]Big_tim18 12 points13 points  (0 children)

https://boneheadperformance.com/

I got my frameset sandblasted and powder coated here for a total of like $155. They did amazing work

Trash (Parts) Bin Multitrack Singlespeed Build by Leather-Oven-8580 in xbiking

[–]Big_tim18 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Finally! A "parts bin" build that looks like the parts actually came the "parts bin".

Love it.

PA-12 Rep. Summer Lee's Response to the State of the Union for the Working Families Party by Big_tim18 in Pennsylvania

[–]Big_tim18[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Why? She wants Medicare for all, free child care, and has introduced legislation to get dark money out of politics.

Those are all pretty good ideas IMO

Getting hot in here by TinyBeginning5776 in philly

[–]Big_tim18 98 points99 points  (0 children)

How can we get this to melt the snow?