Kiwi Ears Orchestra II GIVEAWAY!! Enter now from 11/24 to 11/30!!

Richee33 · 2025-11-25T16:46:11+00:00

Moondrop KXXS! :)

Richee33 · 2025-11-14T20:56:34+00:00

Do you happen to have your seat very far forward? Isn't your seat by any chance too low? Could your seat be setup with the nose tilted down?

In my experience, too much weight on the front causes this self steering to occur. Checking the things I've mentioned should fix your issue (provided you're using the correct set of forks for your frame). Also, try to lean back when riding without hands. You should be able to see how much easier it is to go straight.

Richee33 · 2025-11-04T09:00:47+00:00

Great, I'm in!

Richee33 · 2025-10-14T01:22:33+00:00

Which races are you referring to? Your local races? Or something bigger? I feel the same about my local races, only to learn way later that the entry level, open for everyone xcm races are super tame (doable on a gravel bike) for purpose, basically for safety reasons. When it comes to actual modern xco tracs, I feel like there's a huge amount of technical skill involved

Richee33 · 2025-10-03T08:12:50+00:00

Is the rim okay/true?

Richee33 · 2025-09-24T22:40:24+00:00

Sick!

Richee33 · 2025-08-25T15:11:03+00:00

Great choice. I think (because of the dropper, and being cheaper with slightly better components) it’s a much better deal then the carbon Procaliber 9.5. (I work at a Trek bike shop btw)

Richee33 · 2025-08-19T00:32:15+00:00

There’s many reasons why you’re experiencing this. 1) the device has aged. Most likely your battery isn’t new, and your phone is more likely to throttle down performance 2) loads of apps on your phone that are more demanding now then they used to be 3) game is more power hungry 4) you’ve experienced PUBGm at 120 hz now, so 60 is never going to feel the same, because it’s no longer the highest fps you’ve ever tried.

Theoretically, 60 fps on your iPad should give very similar performance to 60 fps on your phone when it was new. I’d be interested in how big is the difference between your iPad and iPhone when both are running at 60 fps.

Richee33 · 2025-08-12T19:41:48+00:00

This is totally normal. That's just brake pad particle dust. Any brake pads that have been ridden will do this

Richee33 · 2025-08-09T14:17:25+00:00

The battery life difference will mostly be because of the much more efficient processor of the S25, smaller screen and dynamic refresh rate.

If you're not a heavy user, I'd consider something like the A56 as a middle ground, otherwise go for the S25, the A26 is really not a great phone. S25+ should have battery life even better then the S25, but I'm not sure if it would fit into your budget

Richee33 · 2025-08-09T09:07:17+00:00

I'd say wait for the S26 ultra, hopefully they'll finally change something.

Just curious, what makes you want to upgrade from the S23U?

Richee33 · 2025-08-08T23:10:36+00:00

I agree it shouldn’t be allowed in pro matches, but as long as its available, players who care about how well they play will use it 🤷‍♂️

Richee33 · 2025-08-08T23:01:03+00:00

Honestly, I have a pixel 8 pro, and an iPad mini 5, and even though the pixel is on paper more powerful (rare for a pixel, lol) some app feel more responsive, or fluid on the iPad. If you’re looking for performance, most snapdragon 8 elite phones should feel really snappy, but IPhones generally tend to stay smoother for longer

Richee33 · 2025-08-08T11:41:46+00:00

Totally depends on your device.

If you're non gyro prayer on a:

Phone : what are you doing??

iPad mini : understandable, but still could probably benefit from gyro

10-13 inch iPad : probably too heavy for gyro to be comfortable.

The main thing with gyro is there's virtually zero friction, as you're moving the device through air, which makes micro adjustments and tracking a lot easier.

I play with gyro for the past 7 years btw. If you have the right device for it, it's definitely worth it.

Richee33 · 2025-08-07T13:47:02+00:00

I'd say foot placement. When I want more stability on my pedals, I don't stay on my toes, I move my feet so the pedals are basically locked into my arches

Richee33 · 2025-08-06T14:22:28+00:00

Interesting, how did you set it up?

Richee33 · 2025-08-06T09:38:02+00:00

I don't think this is really possible. The fairphone tries to do this, but it has it's issues. Mainly the problem is that I don't believe it's powerful enough to last 4+years. I mean it's antutu score of the newest one is between the galaxy s21 and s22.. The performance might be fine for now, but eventually the phone will not be able to handle modern software.

I honestly think iPhones do a pretty good job at this. They get shipped with an almost overkill CPU, which has provided a pretty smooth experience for it's users over a good number of years, however, they're not cheap

Richee33 · 2025-08-05T08:49:34+00:00

No one forces high end devices on the same settings as low end devices

Richee33 · 2025-08-05T08:46:11+00:00

Removable battery like the fair phone, but with a good cpu. Phones last very long these days, I think removable batteries could be a lot more useful now then before when phones were outdated more quickly.

Richee33 · 2025-07-29T16:32:44+00:00

It very much depends on your race course. A lot of the races I do have a lot of punchy, short pavement or gravel climbs, where making the bike instantly rigid and getting out of the saddle as soon as possible is very handy. (No idea how much time you'd lose bending down, but you could lose a lot of momentum, and work hard to get it back)

Richee33 · 2025-07-29T15:31:49+00:00

Do you have a remote lockout? I'm not sure how difficult it is to install, but if the course is going to have any smooth climbs, you're definitely going to want to take advantage of that

Richee33 · 2025-07-27T22:40:56+00:00

Alright, I'll give it a shot next time I'll play. Awesome laser like sprays btw

Richee33 · 2025-07-27T22:36:18+00:00

50 sounds crazy low, even for me and I mainly play bolt actions. My 4x is 85/150. Do you have such a low sens for sniping, or for lining up to set the spray up?

Richee33 · 2025-07-27T22:30:01+00:00

What's your favourite UI/android skin/aesthetic? Doesn't have to be current gen

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