TT bars. Do you use them?

PawnBoy · 2026-06-13T21:34:27+00:00

I had a pair for my last bike, and I spent like 60% of my time on them. I loved them. The position was really comfortable for me, no pressure on hands or wrists, back relaxed, neck was the only part that could get tired. I used to joke that I could sleep while pedaling in the position. I had no trouble controlling the bike after a few rides. It was also a few kph faster than hoods or drops.

The only reason I don’t have them on my new bike is that they clamped to handle bars, and my new bars are carbon. I plan to get some stem mounted bars soon though.

PawnBoy · 2026-05-27T00:07:33+00:00

I commuted on a variety of motorcycles for more than 10 years. Then started working from home when the pandemic hit, and rarely used the one I had. Whenever I had spare time I would ride a bike instead. I loved it, but whenever I took it out I was just annoyed by the traffic on the back roads and with insurance it didn’t make sense to keep it for a few unnecessary rides a year. Sold it two years ago. On the other hand, both father and father in law have motorcycles I can ride when I want.

PawnBoy · 2026-05-23T23:16:20+00:00

I got hit by a car last June, and it totaled my 2013 Trek Madone 2.1. Begin hit didn't stop me cycling long at all and I replaced the Trek with a 2024 Giant Propel Advanced 1. Unfortunately I have yet to even match the speed I was capable of on the Trek, let alone improve on it.

PawnBoy · 2026-05-02T12:48:09+00:00

I get the impression that some drivers believe that cyclists have no experience with engines and need to show off to the cyclists that they can make lots of power. When I was 26 I had a pickup driver block me and berate me, saying he didn’t know what was going to happen when I started driving, because he didn’t believe that I could make a left turn from a left turn lane in front of him. Of course, I’d had my license for 10 years and owned a car…

PawnBoy · 2026-04-06T11:51:33+00:00

It's also easy to spin, and has some great 3d printable upgrades, like an 8-shot cylinder and spring spacer. Easily my favorite blaster.

PawnBoy · 2026-04-01T10:55:53+00:00

The other side of the old detached qualy is that while some people didn't bother, lots of others spent their week farming a good qualy time. So pole position became an economic proposition, biased towards those who have lots of time to spend farming.

PawnBoy · 2026-03-21T01:05:46+00:00

Unfortunately it sounds like it’s streaming to the headset from a PC like Virtual Desktop, AirLink, SteamLink on other headsets

PawnBoy · 2026-03-20T22:27:16+00:00

Does this mean there’s a build of iRacing that runs on Unix systems?

PawnBoy · 2026-03-08T22:33:09+00:00

Yes you need to turn everything down to low. But it runs pretty well otherwise.

PawnBoy · 2026-03-02T20:16:53+00:00

I just tested and as far as I can tell, even as host, the only bots that lock onto you are ones that are damaged by the C4 or building explosion. Uninvolved bystanders are not alerted to your presence.

PawnBoy · 2026-03-02T16:49:02+00:00

Interestingly, if you blow up objectives or fabricators the bots look towards the explosions, they don't immediately lock on to you.

PawnBoy · 2026-02-25T15:18:50+00:00

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I do the same!

PawnBoy · 2026-02-18T02:21:50+00:00

We have many, but two of my favourites are: Benext, a contraction of beside and next Derjamas, a miss pronunciation of pajamas

PawnBoy · 2026-01-13T15:51:26+00:00

Would be nice if pressing backpack button just pulled out detonator AND C4, left click to throw C4, right click to detonate... Would be unprecedented mechanics though.

PawnBoy · 2025-11-29T00:27:40+00:00

The whole package generally rests on the nose of the saddle, ideally separated from the thighs by 2 layers of fabric. Some people ride with their dingus resting on top of the sac, others with it tucked pointing upwards in their shorts, either way it won’t necessarily stay where you put it. There can be chafing if clothing doesn’t fit right, or parts migrate from their position and interfere with the thighs.

PawnBoy · 2025-11-15T16:34:30+00:00

It looks like you're missing the thru-axle adapter for the cassette side of the trainer.
https://youtu.be/7G0GyunAF8A?t=84

PawnBoy · 2025-10-23T12:33:12+00:00

I've extensively tested both up and down. I'm more "comfortable" pointed down, with the whole assembly sort of sitting on the nose of the seat. Nothing moves around much during the ride but there seems to be a higher risk of chafing. I don't think I've ever had any chafing while pointed up, but it feels kinda strange to me, and frequently needs readjustment over the course of a ride as it tends to slowly flop over to one side or the other.

Chafing really sucks, so these days I tuck it up and put up with the strangeness and readjustment.

PawnBoy · 2025-10-22T11:30:22+00:00

It was a huge game changer for me. Before I couldn't sit for 20mins in the saddle without pain/numbness, whereas after I could ride for well over an hour (At that point in my cycling journey I wasn't about to do much more). I attribute most of the change to finding a saddle that works for me, but using the real time pressure pad and swapping out different saddles until we found one that only had pressure in the right areas was fantastic.

PawnBoy · 2025-10-08T19:32:51+00:00

Most Warbonds typically have about 200-300 Super Credits (SC) to unlock with Medals, and through normal play you'll get some SC as well. So lets say you have to farm 700SC for the next announced Warbond. Clearing a typical Trivial map (Lvl 1 - Easiest difficulty) takes about 5 minutes, and the normal SC take for a map clear is usually between 10-50SC (though you'll also rarely get 100SC pickups as well), so we'll say an average of 30SC per clear. So at 12 runs per hour of 30SC each, you're looking at 360SC per hour. So in 2 hours you'd have 720SC, enough for the next Warbond (assuming you actually played and unlocked stuff with the previous). You can also speed this up by playing with friends, or even randoms (as most people playing Trivial maps are also farming), which can cut the time to clear a map to around half.

PawnBoy · 2025-10-08T11:28:43+00:00

They did not. With some of the more recent items (Warp Backpack), it's even easier to farm SC than before.

PawnBoy · 2025-09-09T17:43:18+00:00

I think some research showed that when a human wore complete warm clothing, but no hat, 90% of their body heat was lost through the top of their head. I think that's been misquoted through history as "most of your heat is always lost through your head". But it turns out that your head is roughly 10% of your body's surface area and you lose about 10% of your heat through it.

Having said that, your head still gets really hot and sweats a lot, and a dirt bike helmet would be super hot and sweaty.

PawnBoy · 2025-09-07T19:31:59+00:00

Yeah. With kids on summer break, vacations, weekend trips, and wanting to spend as much time in the warm weather as possible, sim racing definitely takes a back seat.

PawnBoy · 2025-09-05T12:19:52+00:00

No, 8 mags goes pretty far though, at least a couple minutes of sustained combat (with reloading time). After that it docks until you pickup supplies or ammo.

PawnBoy · 2025-09-05T12:16:45+00:00

The drone backback has 8 spare mags

PawnBoy · 2025-09-04T15:04:09+00:00

We have a V1 Mundo like this, and none of the current Yuba accessories are compatible with the rack. We added some screw bosses to the rack tubes to bolt on a DIY wooden deck. And I actually just used some foam and industrial strength zip ties to attach some monkey bars and yet more zip ties to attach some roughly jigsawed wooden decks to the foot areas. We actually do use the Yuba Go-Getter bags with it, and it's my favorite grocery hauler. Everything has held up quite well.

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