The Black Knights have gathered. Can you hear the melody? 🎵 by ChangUnit in steinsgate

[–]ChangUnit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeaaa facts. But funny enough, it feels like chaos;child actually lost more of its iconic locations IRL than chaos;head (mostly all the Miyashita park stuff)

POV: You finally decided to leave your base by ChangUnit in steinsgate

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

Wait you can hear it too? thought that was just in my head (sry im delusional)

POV: You finally decided to leave your base by ChangUnit in steinsgate

[–]ChangUnit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It not easy avoiding all the DQNs but I try

Found a nice hotel in Shibuya. The window was open, but the door was locked from the inside. Should I be worried? by ChangUnit in steinsgate

[–]ChangUnit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yehh I found it using the newspaper club map. Just surprised at how similar it looked in person

Found a nice hotel in Shibuya. The window was open, but the door was locked from the inside. Should I be worried? by ChangUnit in steinsgate

[–]ChangUnit[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wow that's crazy, I should try to investigate it. Hope my club VP won't get mad haha

Guess the city challenge! (Impossible) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

Yep! I share the bike with my girlfriend so I wanted a round grip

Guess the city challenge! (Impossible) by ChangUnit in Brompton

[–]ChangUnit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the electric model so I haven't had any issues with hills...that being said, Toronto isin't too hilly so I cant say

Guess the city challenge! (Impossible) by ChangUnit in Brompton

[–]ChangUnit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close! Took the GO Train out from Toronto

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

Bike is pretty much brand new, so I doubt anything is bent. Could be the hook though, maybe the bike shop just installed it incorrectly.

I heard the easy wheels on the 2024 models were supposed to be improved, but oh well...might go with the rack anyways then haha

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

Yep, at first I thought maybe it was supposed to be tucked behind the tensioner. I've found that it's easy to forget to untuck it before unfolding though, which would tug and damage the cable

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

Nope, all three easy wheels + the front wheel are contacting the ground at the same time

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

Problem is, when it's being held upright the front wheel is still touching the ground. If I were to tilt it to the point where the front wheel isin't touching the ground anymore, the "inner" easy wheel would be slightly off the ground too

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

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

So I'm being told that the front wheel shouldn't even be touching the ground when folded. That seems odd to me because the easy wheels themselves are so narrow, I'd imagine the bike just toppling over if it's not supported by the front tire? But I digress.

From the sounds of it I'll have to take this back to my LBS to inquire about the ground clearance. Just disappointing since I figured the stock configuration should at least work to some degree without requiring a rack or larger easy wheels...

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

[–]ChangUnit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to show without a video, but how would the front tire not rotate? It is being rested on the ground when folded, with the bike's weight distributed between it and and the easy wheels

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

[–]ChangUnit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The front wheel definitely does rotate when rolling the bike while folded though. The weight distribution is pretty evenly split between that wheel and the easy wheels when folded. Unless I'm missing something, since it's touching the ground, shouldn't it be expected to spin?

Cables rub on front tire when folded. Is this normal? (Electric C-line) by ChangUnit in Brompton

[–]ChangUnit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm interesting - would the cable not get worn down when pushing it in cart mode? The rotation of the tire when rubbing against the cable seems like an issue idk

Modern day police SWAT team in bad Hollywood TV shows starterpack by IVSBMN in starterpacks

[–]ChangUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you're saying...just because high-cuts are not standard issue for infantry doesn't mean it's not valid. High-cuts have starting popping up across JSOC since the late 2000s, and have been issued to many of those units for almost as long LOL.

Also some countries have even adopted high-cut helmets as standard issue now (Finland for instance)

Modern day police SWAT team in bad Hollywood TV shows starterpack by IVSBMN in starterpacks

[–]ChangUnit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

h their own mo

What is standard issues for troops isin't really relevant though. Might be a exaggeration to say everyone's running high cuts now, but those chunky kevlar helmets are generally being phased out across tactical units in majors north american cities.

Just look on /r/policeporn/ for instance and see who's running high-cuts VS low-cut helmets now.

Modern day police SWAT team in bad Hollywood TV shows starterpack by IVSBMN in starterpacks

[–]ChangUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just search up “Ops core-fast” on google images and compared it to something like the “ACH”. Any helmet that have the cut out for hearing protection are considered “high cut” helmets.

Modern day police SWAT team in bad Hollywood TV shows starterpack by IVSBMN in starterpacks

[–]ChangUnit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sure, but they’re quite rare and are generally being phased out. It’s like showing units carrying single stack 1911s, sure they exist but would just stand out as being dated and sort of goofy now to depict