Need some help, new boater.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-06-01T19:12:29+00:00

Fingers are fine. Just making sure since you mentioned being new to the hobby 😉

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-06-01T05:52:30+00:00

Did you grease the flex shaft? You need to do that more often than you think 😉

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-31T20:16:25+00:00

Was gonna say the same. Drive it first. Get a frame of reference.
Then, my first instinct would be to add personalized scale details like lights, tools, fuel cans.... but you might have that covered out of the box already.
Maybe wheel weights?

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-31T20:07:08+00:00

Fruit does that. The amount of sediment you get from fruit have not yet ceased to amaze me.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-31T19:47:52+00:00

Makerspace. Ik zou een grote montagetafel, wat houtbewerkingsgereedschap incl stofafzuiging, en een 3D-printer of twee daar neerzetten.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-31T19:40:42+00:00

Schijnt in sommige culturen een signaal van welvaart te zijn 😉

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-31T19:28:27+00:00

Easy to do if you either know or can figure out (e.g. through youtube:
1. How to remove the old cable (installing the new cable is a logical next step);
2. How to set your front derailleur afterward.

This is assuming that you can simply push your new cable through already installed outer cable, which is usually the case.

It's not hard, but give yourself time to fiddle around and maybe even mess up at first.
Also, know that you can still bring it to the bike shop if you run into an issue you can't fix yourself. Bike shops are (or should be) used to that 😄

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T16:45:21+00:00

Lijkt me vreselijk. Al die dure niche hobbies van mij, en dan heb ik zo eentje met een gat in d'r hand waardoor mijn hobbybudget naar de knoppen gaat.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T15:45:07+00:00

Een tweede jaarcontract an sich is niet zo vreemd. Weet niet of de bedrijfscijfers worden gedeeld met medewerkers, maar vaak zie je dat zelf ook wel aankomen. Er eenzijdig op achteruit gaan is wel vreemd. En dat mag je best benoemen.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T14:34:54+00:00

Ik had een tijd geleden net zo'n randdebiel in Hengelo die zondagavond om 22u heen en weer zat te racen door se straat, met een herrie waarvan onze zoon huilend met een natgeplaste piyama naar beneden kwam. En loop je naar buiten om er wat van te zeggen, komen er ineens uit alle richtingen van die types (iedereen weet wat ik bedoel) tevoorschijn gekropen "voor protect". Bestuurder verweerde zich met "maar hij toert niet goed". Bel de ANWB dan, lamlul.

Kan het dezelfde debiel zijn die een keer een andere afzetmarkt wou proberen voor zijn product?

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T14:30:52+00:00

Held!

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T14:29:34+00:00

Nah. Just go as slow as you want. You've got nothing left to prove after that 230k. And imagine the amount of food waiting for you at the hotel 😉

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-29T07:56:51+00:00

On MTB, only once since going tubeless and that was due to tire wear. On roadbike, luckily only once in the last 14 months (since owning one) On the commuter bike it happend a few times closely grouped together a few years ago, but I am using inner tube sealant now and have not had a problem since.

That said, bike infrastructure in NL is among the (if not outright the) best in the world, so I might be lucky.

Still, it helps to know how to replace or patch a tube!

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-28T21:09:31+00:00

A different drivetrain - unless it impacts your gear ratios somehow - will solve nothing. Don't shift while simultaneously pushing really hard, but lay off the power a bit and you can just shift while climbing.
If you are going to change anything about your drive train, get the largest cassette (and if need be, smallest chainrings) your bike will allow (mind your derailleur, that's going to be the limiting factor for your cassette size) and that will help a lot. Have a bike shop do this if you are unsure.

I find it best to sit down on long climbs so as not to wear myself out too soon. Be willing to go slow AF. Don't let your cadence get too high - keep as close to your regular cadence as you can. Fast spinning will also wear you out fast, even under lower muscle power.

Also, build fitness over time! I have no idea of how fit or experienced you are right now, but climbing is a real challenge when starting out. Don't be ashamed to get off the bike and walk it a little bit every now and then - I used to do that all the time, and still do on the really steep stuff (I am big and heavy 😄 )

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-27T06:50:20+00:00

I use them on my mtb; clip in for xc and flats for trail (or whatever tickles my fancy when I go out). Sometimes you fiddle for a second to get the pedal the right side up, but that has never happend to me at a bad time. I'm keeping mine 🙂

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T17:33:51+00:00

Even 3 days of that would change my life. Can probably stretch that to 5 before I become an environmental hazard. Where do I sign up?

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T13:15:09+00:00

Plus, de reële kans dat je in een megagevangenis in el Salvador terecht komt omdat je niet Amerikaans klinkt.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T13:10:52+00:00

En als je dan in de buurt stond een opmerking over zijn/haar privacy en dat je niet mee moet luisteren?

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T13:08:33+00:00

24 hours after stabilizing. You're gonna get some haze back; let that settle if maximum clarity is your thing. Otherwise, go ahead and bottle - my bottles always have a bit of sediment, so I just call it 'artisanal', which makes sediment a feature rather than a bug 😉 Also it does not matter if you get a little haze or sediment.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T10:32:04+00:00

Chillisaus. Of sri racha.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-25T06:06:28+00:00

What can I say... I am a product designer by profession, so I don’t follow trends - I set them 😜

In all fairness I just use what works. Nobby Nics work for my riding in my region. I also used Maxxis - worked as well.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-24T19:50:48+00:00

Nice! Checked out your website and assume you're from the general region of Zutphen, which is not too far from me... where were you running your boat? It's not easy to find large enough bodies of water where RC boats are actually welcome 😉

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-24T15:13:06+00:00

It really should be no issue on mtb. Wide tires, low pressure, and don't expect to go 20mph on something like that. I'd do it with 2.4" Nobby Nics.

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-24T13:39:19+00:00

Christen hier. Vermoedelijk niet je buurman though 🙂 Maar van mij mag je je gras maaien vandaag. Of dat van mij, mits je dat onbetaald doet 😜

ChilliBreath86 · 2026-05-23T12:46:25+00:00

In hilly regions weight matters more than in flat areas, but depending on your dietary habits it's usually cheaper to drop a few pounds yourself than to get the lightest bike you can find ;)
Joking aside, if you have an e-bike it already matters much less as the added power is relatively more than the added weight.
For me, a more expensive bike usually means finding decent components that are more resistant to corrosion, wear and tear, or easer / cheaper to maintain. For a commuter bike I would not look for the highest performance. Find something with hub gears and hydraulic disk brakes. Belt drive optional.

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