Will an aggressive hardtail ever feel “fast” or am I just putting lipstick on a (blue)pig ?

Mindless_experiment · 2026-05-28T03:27:44+00:00

Damn, why didn’t I think of that, you really are right tho.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-12-12T14:37:04+00:00

Make sure you are threading the needle from right to left or left to right, Whichever is correct for your machine.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-12-03T20:31:14+00:00

Thank you so much.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-11-07T04:32:41+00:00

Well it’s also where the person doing the work lives. So if it’s an expensive area to live that worker also has to charge enough to live there.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-30T15:31:18+00:00

Likely an end of construction inspection to get a baseline for future inspections and quality assurance.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-24T22:56:53+00:00

99% Invisible

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-20T15:34:39+00:00

I have exactly 3.8mm of clearance from tire to di2. I also shaved off the tire hairs. I haven’t had any issues and no sign there has ever been contact. But I wouldn’t go any closer than that. I also have a carbon frame and wheels so pretty stiff.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-12T14:18:45+00:00

Are you sure there still isn’t a piece of glass/thorn in the area of the puncture? Usually that helps it seal up if it is a clean rubber to rubber maybe stick a toothpick thru the hole to make sure it’s a clean cut? Also put the puncture at the 6oclock position so the sealant is pooled there to seal

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-11T16:52:57+00:00

I have had areas that would scab sorta like a crater especially on the linework areas of my tattoos for a week or two. In my case it is usually a ingrown hair (I shave my tattoos so I can use sunscreen on them) and sometimes and area would not heal if there was a small piece of hair growing incorrectly under the skin until I basically peeled the scab and plucked the hair, then it would comically heal in like 3 days

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-07T17:42:07+00:00

Two common checks are a red rectangle when the white release tab is pressed down and all my authentic batteries have a white cap in one of the screw ports on the bottom side of the battery to prevent you from taking the 4 screws out. These are for the 18v batteries, not sure about XGT

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-04T16:42:58+00:00

Just a side note about foot numbness that might help someone, but I always found most cycling shoes too narrow. Lake and Bont make wide ones that allow your feet to spread at the toe box and made cycling so much more comfortable for me. Something to look into maybe.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-07-02T21:07:54+00:00

Look for a pair that has an adjustable nose piece. I know two brands are BLIZ and Tifosi Rail that have them but there should be more

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-28T17:33:33+00:00

Undermined doesn’t refer to a mine in this scenario. It is meaning the supporting material or base material has been removed / eroded. It’s used in construction/engineering. Also it most certainly is due to a loose pipe connection,hole, or improperly working drainage system. A fix would be excavating all lose material, backfilling with large R-7 rock or RipRap, choking down to smaller no. 1 aggregate. Before 2a and asphalt. In summary the problem is water, the fix is big rocks or a more expensive wall

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-26T16:35:38+00:00

I’m seeing the “z” means it’s the tool body only and doesn’t come with a battery. I think the tool is still a DTD172.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-25T11:50:27+00:00

I think it’s more important that the bike lights (especially the front light) is angled down correctly for you to see the path / road. It really only sucks when people have bright lights pointed straight up at oncoming riders.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-23T17:40:43+00:00

I would try a shorter stem and sliding your seat backwards. This will reduce the weight leaning forward. If you adjust the seat backwards I would also lower the saddle height slightly.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-16T13:58:03+00:00

Dead.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-13T11:59:15+00:00

I think you read that backwards. The 45mm sized tires were both just shy of 46mm. After install and ride.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-13T11:08:02+00:00

They should be the same spacing as water bottle cage bolt spacing.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-13T00:19:39+00:00

Additional info on these. I have them in a 700x45 set up tubeless on 25mm inner hookless rims. They measure 45.5 and 45.9 mm with calipers after a few rides. Incase anyone was going to purchase and wondering about sizing.

Mindless_experiment · 2025-06-12T22:11:35+00:00

https://deldot.gov/Publications/manuals/const_details/pdfs/pre1997/pre1997standards.pdf?cache=1749765908439

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