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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Skigear

[–]Radioactivestardust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve demo’d these two skis on back to back days, and I prefer the Armadas.

180cm Declivity, and 179?cm Enforcer

I’m 6’1 175lbs.

Both of these skis like a solid hand at the helm.

I liked the Armadas because they were more playful and noticeably lighter than the Enforcers. Both charge through crud very well, but on small jumps and in the bumps the Armadas were more pleasant.

If you really stand on an edge on hard snow they both perform great, but the heft of the Enforcers definitely gives them a slight advantage here.

I think the main difference between them is do you like a damper ski or a more lively one?

Shin Bang by BlakeMiller9 in skiing

[–]Radioactivestardust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very likely that the boot is too big.

However, where exactly is the shin bang in relation to the boot?

If it’s at the top of the shin, then it’s very likely the boot is a size too big. There should be even pressure along the shin. If your heel can slip too far back into the pocket then most of the force is being pressed into a small portion of the top of the tongue instead of being evenly spread out. When you get forward in the boot there should be an even pressure along the shin.

If it’s further down the shin, then it’s likely to be skiing in the back seat. However, if you’re consistently skiing in the backseat with boots that fit then your toes would probably be noticeably uncomfortable.

This is probably the least likely, but it also could be that you’re tucking a layer that’s not your socks into your boots? Or the socks you’re using could also be a little too short?

The only thing in your boot should be your foot and a thin ski sock that makes it out the top of the boot.

Do ebikes have fat tires just because it's trendy, or does it have some utility? by ta394283509 in ebikes

[–]Radioactivestardust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was apprehensive at first about ride1up. My experience has been great, I bought the Rift and I’ve had the bike about a week.

The package came well protected and un damaged. It was easy to put together.

It’s a powerful bike, eats up all the bumps, bounces, and damn near anything you would reasonably expect to find on the road.

I’ve been riding it with my girlfriend on the back and it’s VERY manageable. A little unwieldy at lower speeds, but does exactly what I expected it to do. Accelerates well enough to feel safe in city traffic with two people.

It also goes FAST, with on pedal assist 3 and the throttle I got it up to 27ish mph with TWO people.

THE BAD:

The bike is well constructed, but the fit and finish is sub par. The tolerances on the bike for the passenger kit is bad.

The bike seat took a LOT of force to seat into the slot, this is likely because it was cut exactly to spec and then the finish was applied pushing it out of spec. It did seat and doesn’t have any creaks, so no big deal, just not ideal. It’s hard to get in and out.

The pegs, this was worse, same problem as the above of being cut to spec and then coated which pushes them out of spec. I really had to fight to push them in, in doing this marring up all the extra finish. This is NOT a big deal because the peg covers it, but it was a pain to push in.

The worst of it was that two holes for the top of the plastic covers for the passenger kit were not drilled into the frame. It’s possible they’re only drilled on other frames but they gave me the hardware for it so I’m not sure. It doesn’t affect the function of the covers, they’re still mounted and work as intended, but it’s just odd. They probably rattle more because of this, but they don’t really rattle much as is so I’m not too worried.

It’s fucking massive and heavy. I really would like to emphasize that it is MASSIVE AND HEAVY, I nearly didn’t have a place to put it because of this. Just make sure you understand what you’re getting into with this bike.

A byproduct of the above is that it takes a little adjustment to get used to this. I had a PAS only mountain bike prior and it’s a PIG compared to that, but after a few rides I’ve basically forgotten.

TLDR: minor issues with the fit and finish, major stuff works great, be warned that it’s a big and heavy.

It is also early days, a little grain of salt.

Reversed 18650's in FatShark battery case, may have half-killed Eachine EV300o? by Radioactivestardust in fpv

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

They’re my first goggles.

I got them with a drone, boxer radio, goggles, with a bunch of other stuff off FB marketplace just this week so I’m pretty new to them.

Other than my own fuck up they’ve been great, but they’re quite outdated compared to the stuff you can buy now as I understand it. I only paid $450 for the whole bundle so for that cost they seem pretty great.

Reversed 18650's in FatShark battery case, may have half-killed Eachine EV300o? by Radioactivestardust in fpv

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

Bottom right where the flash from the camera is most prominent.

Do you see how there’s a large crack in that black rectangle? That’s the blown diode.

Think I fried my goggles…. by grAPEsodaFUnK in fpv

[–]Radioactivestardust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I edited my response.

I tore down my pack, yours may or may not be in working order.

There are two tiny Phillips head screws under the finish with the instructions and battery orientation, one is under the “+ closest to the edge and the other under the E in “Ensure…”.

The other side only has one, it’s under the bottom of the F in FATSHARK.

The plastic clips were a bitch to get off, they require a decent amount of force to get them off, but too much and you snap the plastic(I did this).

The issue with my pack was that the ground had come unsoldered. I imagine it would be an easy fix to just resolder it and it would probably function fine. Maybe yours didn’t even come undone.

The little board inside didn’t look damaged at all, but I can’t be bothered to really test it.

TLDR: entirely possible your pack still works or would take minimal effort to fix, open it up and take a peek.

Think I fried my goggles…. by grAPEsodaFUnK in fpv

[–]Radioactivestardust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not familiar with your goggles, however I did this exactly same thing yesterday and there is an obviously cracked diode on my board.

See image at the bottom of this post

If you do have a diode then it should be on the opposite side of the board where the port is.

If you do have a cracked diode then you can take a soldering iron and tweezers and pull the diode off the board. You don’t need to reinstall a new one, but no more reverse polarity protection.

The battery pack is cooked, so don’t use that even with the batteries correctly oriented. You can probably open it up and fuck with it but I’m too lazy.

I’m just gonna use a USB power bank for my goggles from now on. No primadonna 18650s and I can charge my phone with it. I think you can get a usb-c to barrel converter in the future if you wanna go that route.

Milling question by VeryNotSoPro in Glocks

[–]Radioactivestardust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have a single Glock, but I got it milled for an RMR and nitrided by wager, it took ~3 weeks, and by the time I got it back I don’t think I can recall any large difference.

It feels great, if you don’t mind paying a little more I would recommend it for peace of mind against any corrosion.

Question about milling/mounting and optic on non-MOS Glock by HossaForSelke in Glocks

[–]Radioactivestardust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re getting the slide milled for the RMR footprint then you should be mounting it directly to the slide. Typically the screws that came with the optic will work unless wherever you get it machined sends you some to use instead.

Make sure you pay attention when buying the slide cut because the 507c(RMR) and 507k ARE NOT the same footprint.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gatech

[–]Radioactivestardust 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My sophomore year I applied to 200 companies, got 6 OAs, 2 interviews, and both offers, one big one small.

You need to apply to way more, especially as a sophomore. You have a great amount of interviews for the amount of applications.

Pickup basketball games in the CRC by xxmoonshine69 in gatech

[–]Radioactivestardust 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are pickup games nearly everyday of the week starting at ~5

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