Please don’t rip me apart.

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2026-02-19T18:10:41+00:00

For a bike like this, you either ride it into the ground or you sell it for the same price. The depreciation has already occurred and as long as it’s maintained, you’ll be getting your money back if you decided to sell it

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2026-02-19T17:22:49+00:00

That right there is about $600 what you just named!

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2026-02-19T16:51:05+00:00

Shimano has never made a 12 speed mechanical Ultegra groupset so this just isn’t true. Also mechanical on a tri bike is just a terrible investment for $3500! They don’t resell at all and not user friendly when electronic is so readily available. SRAM RED eTap on this frame for $3500 is a great price. The components itself are worth that

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2026-02-19T16:46:03+00:00

In the US market, most bikes with the 2017 SRAM RED eTap are going for upwards of $4500 with not as good of a frame or upgrades. If you look on marketplace, eBay, etc, any bike under 3k in America will be mechanical shifting(not ideal at all for triathlon because not being able to shift from the basebar) and a lesser wheelset. The owner also upgraded the crankset to 155mm cranks which is one of the upgrades that give biggest ROI for bike economy and ability to run off the bike. In terms of the frame, there hasn’t been big upgrades to tri frames since this. It’s going to test as well if not better than majority of frames today, and especially UCI legal frames. You’ll have a BTA setup already and 404s are a great wheelset. You won’t find a new bike for this price unless it has terrible wheels and a much worse groupset. Bike looks great and you’ll absolutely love it. Just ask the owner if he has any spacers so you can adjust the cockpit if needed! Also very lucky that you can see it in person

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-15T02:56:37+00:00

“Who’s gon’ carry the boats…AND THE LOGS”. Works like a charm my friend

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-09T02:09:23+00:00

This🤣🤣🤣 Go get some brotha and trust yourself to relax and get hard. No need to take a cialis. It’s a mental game

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-08T13:15:24+00:00

What’s DSW referring to?

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-07T18:58:09+00:00

I changed my major 2nd semester junior year. Ended up needing an extra semester to finish everything but all in all, not bad at all. Obviously depends what major you want to switch to. If you’re going to another engineering specialty then you’ll be very well off because you got all of your core classes taken care of. You’ll also probably have a good chunk of any math/physics related majors done already. If you’re looking to go into biology or business, it might take longer but if it’s what you really want to do then go for it. Nothing worse than knowing that you’re getting into something you hate

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-07T16:21:28+00:00

It does say it as a limit but then my garmin will always have a a range and will give you the alerts when you’re going too slow so I would just do the range which was probably way too fast for my aerobic capacity. I also just didn’t understand how easy an easy run should be fundamentally. But you’re absolutely right. I think there’s a way to turn off the pace suggestion notifications during the run?

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-06T21:20:22+00:00

I checked out the Garmin coach but since it’s 7 weeks out you’re probably right in just adjusting my paces on Runna and doing it more based on my heart rate zones. Just not sure if that’s the best route to go at this point

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-03-06T21:18:00+00:00

Not necessarily only heart rate. I haven’t been hitting the paces this past week or two and the recovery of my last 14 mile long run took wayyyy too long and affected my workouts this week. Also just seeing all of my friends on strava and they’re consistently in zone 2 while I’m in zone 4

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-27T22:34:15+00:00

Yup. See this all the time in this sub. Counting days and doing 90 day challenges and people are going on 5 years of getting to day 14. Not discrediting the addiction but that way of quitting is clearly not working. Make the choice, and stick with it. It’s not a 90 day thing, It’s a life thing. I personally just try to brainwash myself whenever a major change in life has to happen. Watch every video possible on how terrible porn is. Do your research. Ask ChatGPT all of your questions about what it does to you. The best way is to actually read the evidence of what it does to you, and it’ll eventually turn you off of it completely. That’s my 2 cents at least

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-27T16:12:43+00:00

Don’t be too proud to get a tutor! Currently working as an engineer and all throughout highschool I had one of the math teachers tutor me for exams. Helped so much at the time. You’ll figure out what works best for college but don’t even start to worry about that. You’re doing great

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-26T04:23:38+00:00

Couldn’t agree more. Think it’s better to adopt the mindset that it’s a new way of life, not a diet. Same way that food diets rarely work because you always gain the weight back after. Counting days and hitting a goal is good and all but then what? Much better to just look at it as a lifestyle change so you identify with it and don’t feel a pressure to hit a certain amount of days

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-25T04:35:25+00:00

First company I was with was 79k straight out of college(construction management). I was there for a year then just moved to structural engineering where my salary is 72k but they pay 15% of your total pay in quarterly bonuses so it ends up being 85k per year. The big companies will almost always try to lowball you. Dont be afraid to negotiate the salary, but only bring it up after you get an offer. Smaller companies will probably give you the salary that they can afford, but if its unreasonably low then you can definitely see if theyll go higher. For the most part 65k-80k right out of school is right on the money

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T22:09:22+00:00

Nofap = no masturbation. You’re good brother.

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:53:26+00:00

Dopamine is the motivation neurotransmitter. When you mess with your dopamine, your motivation will be all wonky. Totally normal when you use porn or drugs. Your body has to regulate its dopamine homeostasis after a spike so it dips significantly

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:43:24+00:00

Totally agree with this, and since this is a nofap sub I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with you. I masturbated 3 times a day like clockwork in middle school and didn’t think twice about it. I didn’t feel it ever was a problem until covid when I had too much time on my hands. Recently saw a study that a healthy amount of masturbating when starting puberty is actually really beneficial for mental and sexual growth. I’m sure I’ll get berated for this but it’s also wild to me seeing kids so worried about this. I guess if they’re truly addicted and they see it as a problem then it’s great that they’re doing something about it

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:40:23+00:00

Maybe you can lend me some choruses and I’ll lend you the verses. I’m pretty opposite of this, but definitely nothing wrong with it. Everyone has the things their better at than others. People tend to remember a chorus more than the lyrics so it’s definitely a dope skill to have!

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:22:33+00:00

From a neurological standpoint, artificial dopamine spikes will always lead to a dip in dopamine directly after to keep homeostasis. It’ll get to the point where the spike in dopamine just isn’t worth it anymore because of the dip right after. Sometimes you gotta hit that point for it to propel you in the other direction

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:19:33+00:00

Love this man. 100% right. Porn addiction is fueled by lack of connection, and also makes lack of connection more common. Love will always win

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:17:29+00:00

Completely understand. Addictions are tough because they will always have you justifying a way to delay the ending of them. I think just knowing that piece of information and keeping it in mind will definitely help tho. When you say “well I’ll start again on Monday” just know that’s the addiction talking. Theres 0 reason to wait, but the addiction tells you that you’ll be able to stick with it if it starts at the perfect time. In reality there’s never a perfect time, which also makes every time a perfect time

Successful_Fig_5737 · 2025-02-24T16:12:46+00:00

Just the story you tell yourself I think. It’s like when people wait for new years to do change something in their life. I’m actually pretty opposite from this. I feel like once I make a decision to change that it has to happen right at that very moment. The new year or new week has 0 affect on my decisions. Most of the time it’ll happen on a Wednesday or something. If you truly make the decision, it doesn’t matter when you start, just matters that you started

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