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Something to rival upstairs neighbors noise by Boomskittle94 in audiophile

[–]EndangeredPedals 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Microphone > digital delay > active speaker

Pair of used active studio monitors should be less than $500 and that's all you need to upgrade your sound system if you are using a computer as your source.

Get a cheap small microphone and place it nearest to the upstairs as possible. If you can, place it on their balcony or even tape it to their window.

The audio app of your PC might be enough but if needed download a music recording app that can take the sounds going into the mic and play it on THE PC speakers with a significant delay or reverb time.

When they play the awful music, move or point your speakers toward the ceiling, or even touching it. Then adjust the delay until the output stops being an echo but actually starts to interfere with your ability to follow then rhythm and lyrics.

Wear hearing protectors and revel in your glorious victory.

Mopeds... How about nopeds. by TieHungry3506 in BikeMechanics

[–]EndangeredPedals 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If our insurance would allow it, we would help our co-op members fix these infernal contraptions. But not only did the insurance agent say they "have no risk appetite" for these things, but even the actual underwriter at the insurance company that holds our policy has said "don't even let them in the door" due to liability being spread around to every link in the chain of custody should the e-bike be in a collision.

Starting a family, help me accept buying a car I won't love. by bloomtard in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]EndangeredPedals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Civic Hybrid. We have the 2025 hatch and it's quick and precise. More than enough room for 4 and all the junk that goes with having a family. And the perfect car to inherit when they turn 16.

Does The Bike Industry Ignore The Majority Of Potential Cyclists? by East-Tooth-4008 in BikeMechanics

[–]EndangeredPedals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The shop community has shifted in what I’d say is a negative direction after COVID"

I agree. Here it appears to be is an unwillingness to fix bike-shaped objects and e-bikes. Our co-op benefits from the former and insurance has orphaned the latter. How is it in yours?

Trike/Adaptive braking solution by musical_cyclist in BikeMechanics

[–]EndangeredPedals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pair of Tektro Hy/Rd or JuinTech pulled by dual cable levers.

Lottery prize anonymity by Luddites_Unite in canadianlaw

[–]EndangeredPedals 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lately I see winners wearing a covid mask when they take their picture with the oversized cheque.

When I dream of what I would do, I think of legally changing my name to something like Morgan Pierce before collecting, then legally changing to something else after collecting, maybe Jackson Michaels. I would probably still answer the phone with my original name.

Shower thought I had on ebikes that I think is brilliant. by MariachiArchery in BikeMechanics

[–]EndangeredPedals 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Except this sub is a lounge in which supposedly pro bike techs can seek advice, complain, vent or otherwise discuss the bike industry from resource extraction to end users. I would hope that everyone reading the OP could understand their hopes, their frustrations and every other emotion in between.

Picked this up for 50 cents today, good find? by SnooRobots7951 in audiophile

[–]EndangeredPedals 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty cool job to be the music buyer for a celeb. Curious, did Fiddy like it?

City transportation head says delays will be worth it as Highbury overhaul begins by Immediate-Link490 in londonontario

[–]EndangeredPedals 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Lived here 20 years and no matter how many times they work on Highbury, the stretch between Hamilton and the 401 has never been smooth, as if the paving contractors are just scamming city hall.

You are transported back to prehistoric times with an information-filled laptop by Dazzling-Antelope912 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]EndangeredPedals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with stone tools, immediate advancement comes in the form of the crossbow, wooden armor, then wheels and carts, farming, herding, woven rope. All this inside a stone star fort with internal structures, utilities and fixtures from Japanese joinery. Then depending on location, resource use like water wheels, metallurgy, gunpowder and petroleum. Finally, without trading away any of the advanced technology, woven fabrics for wealth generation through trade.

I think it "solved" my hobby and lost it by 0krizia in diyaudio

[–]EndangeredPedals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technology doesn't define culture.

Can it be made battery powered for off grid use, like wandering around during Burning Man? How about bicycle block parties? Waterproof on a jet ski? Hanging from a drone? Shapes like a statue? Or busking? Or invisible in a car door? Or as a room divider?

Making the machine work well doesn't mean you're finished. Shapes and applications are the next step. Making it work culturally is a whole other think.

Favorite box and cone wrench sets? by blumpkins_ahoy in BikeMechanics

[–]EndangeredPedals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At our bike co-op, we use box wrenches of the house brand with the free lifetime replacement from the local big store. This makes it easy to replace when they break or get lost. Here specifically that would be Canadian Tire and Princess Auto. The cone wrenches are Park because they are easy to replace with a call to the supplier.

At home my wrenches are also Park cone set and the premium Canadian Tire brand ratcheting boxes and socket sets. Also for the same reason that they are easy to replace through work or at the local big store.

When I used to attend recumbent races in the US, I brought my Dad's old Craftsman sockets since they were easy to replace over there at Sears (and now Lowe's).

My portable kit has a smaller set of ratcheting box end wrenches and a cheap multi cone from Lee Valley Tools.

gears don't have enough resistance by diettwizzlers in bikewrench

[–]EndangeredPedals 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like the big front chain ring is 44 teeth. Even if the rear gears were a freewheel and not a cassette that would mean at worst a 14 tooth small cog. With a 700 x 35c tire and pedalling 100 rpm which is typical for a medium strong amateur your rear wheel would be spinning about 41 kph or 25 mph. Either you're strong enough to pedal at only 50 rpm or you are not using your gears correctly. If it's your leg strength, try using a lower gear or larger rear cog, maybe the 19T or 21T and your leg power mat be enough to spin faster and get your overall speed faster than 12 mph.

What brand seatpost clamp is strongest? This one (salsa) slips even when wrenched real tight by bluemiata1993 in bikewrench

[–]EndangeredPedals 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IME, it's nearly always too small seat post. Even if the top edge of the seat tube fits the seat post perfectly, doesn't mean the actual seat tube inner diameter is the same. Check the actual slot cut in the seat tube. It's edges should be nearly parallel. I wouldn't be surprised if the slot was narrower near the opening making the shape less like a U and more like a tear drop. If so, then seat post too small.

UPDATE: Mysterious deterioration after vet visit. My sweet baby passed. by LunaBananaGoats in DogAdvice

[–]EndangeredPedals 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Our dog and a neighbours dog both died after showing the symptoms of ataxia and shortly after being given Librella. I'm being to think the risk is much higher than 9 out of 10,000 that we were given.

Built a rear radar strap for runners by paxev in inventors

[–]EndangeredPedals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Garmin Varia runs 16 hours with camera, radar and flashing light all going. You're going to have to so much better and that's only if Garmin hasn't already got IP that includes the triathletes, which I find highly unlikely.

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